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  1. Minecraft Launcher
  2. MCL-23450

Launcher getting stuck on "Waiting on Install"

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 3.4.50 (Win 10/11)
    • 2.4.79 (Win 10/11 App), 2.4.104 (Win 10/11 App), 2.5.9 (Legacy Windows), 2.5.9 (Win 10/11 App), 2.6.16 (Win 10/11), 2.26.2 (Win 10/11), 2.28.11 (Win 10/11), 2.29.11 (Win 10/11), 3.0.13 (Win 10/11), 3.3.13 (Win 10/11)
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      Workarounds

      We're working on a fix, but in the meantime, if you see this and do not also see a progress bar at the bottom, or you see an `Unable to start Minecraft` error in the top right, give the following steps a try:
      1. Restart the launcher and attempt to launch the same version again. In most cases, this should fix the issue.
      2. If that does not work, close the launcher, then navigate to `.minecraft/assets/indexes` and delete the numbered files in there (for example `5.json`), then try again.
      3. Update the Microsoft Store.
      4. Go to Microsoft Store and either update the game from there, or stop the download and restart the download in the Store.

      Sometimes when I try to start the game, the Launcher just says "WAITING ON INSTALL" and never does anything no matter how long I wait. My internet connection is fine and I have already played that version of the game before anyways.

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