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Profiles and versions
- Removed the profile version picker limit so older Minecraft versions and imported custom clients remain searchable.
- Added Create profile to the version context menu. New profiles default to a 1920 × 1080 game window.
Launching and performance
- Profile and version shortcuts show the loading screen without opening the main launcher. After the game starts, the launcher stays in the background or exits according to your preference.
- Added Exit launcher when the game starts, disabled by default. The game continues running after the launcher exits.
- Reduced idle and background work by pausing animations and the character preview, avoiding unnecessary refreshes, and deferring account and world components until needed.
- Improved native loading-screen lifetime and shutdown handling.
Smaller downloads
- Removed the duplicate portable executable from the setup package and excluded unused dependencies, source maps and sample files from distributed packages.
- Both the setup and portable builds remain available. Choose Setup for normal installation and installed updates; choose Portable to run without installation.
Accounts, profiles, worlds and server lists are preserved. Updates are installed only after an explicit action and are blocked while games or installations are active.