Avoid using the new Minecraft launcher (Windows 10/11 version) to play Java Edition
The new launcher has mutiple problems
the most common one being the "Play Demo" error - and incorrectly saying that you don't own the game.
Uninstall the buggy Windows 10/11 launcher
install the much more stable Windows 7/8 launcher
//www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/alternative
Windows 7/8 Launcher is 100 times more stable (regardless of what Windows you're actually using)
the older launcher however does not support launching the Bedrock edition of the game
but you can just launch the bedrock edition straight from the Microsoft store (no need for a launcher)
Once installed - you can also
remove the annoying "Please update your launcher message"
by right clicking the launcher properties and set compatibility to Windows 8.
If you're angry enough you can leave a comment here on the bug report page - //bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCL-16570
Not using Windows?
If you're on Mac or Linux OR just want to try a different launcher altogether - then try a 3rd party launcher
MultiMC
Badlion Client
Lunar client (apparently having issues)
Also check these simple steps
If you have just migrated - make sure you log out and back into the launcher first with your new Microsoft credentials
If you are still having issues, check your minecraft account license on the minecraft.net website
Navigate to - //minecraft.net/profile
You should see something similar to a "My Games" list
you should see Minecraft Java Edition in your list of games
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/Edit 2 PROBLEM SOLVED!! Some great Redditor who will remain unnamed was kind enough to fix the problem for me and I'm now free to log in and create. Or probably just get frustrated and quit. Thank you to everyone who helped out or made any kind of a suggestion!! You guys are awesome!!!!!
/Edit I've been getting some downvotes. Maybe that's just trolling or maybe people think I'm super mad about this or something. Just to clarify, I'm not mad that this happened. It was clearly just some kind of glitch, or something went wrong during verification, or I'm just being an idiot and missing something obvious. Not mad about the situation, but I would like to either join the fun, or just have my money back.
So, I paid for minecraft the other day. My card has been charged, the funds have been deducted but the website still says I need to pay for the game.
Read all through the FAQs, made a post on the "official" forum, I went through the tech support email list all the way to emailing tech support (i.e. none of the suggestions fixed my problem). I found Notch's email and sent an email straight to him. I tried emailing the tech support directly. Still nothing, I can't play the game. At this point I would almost rather just have my money back, but I still want to try it out. Does anyone have any suggestions that I may have overlooked? Is there anything else I can do?
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#1 Jan 17, 2015
whats going on?
Why can't I play the actually game? I hope I didn't waste my money on this
#3 Jan 17, 2015
I downloaded it from the website
#5 Jan 17, 2015
Yea, of course I logged in
#6 Jan 17, 2015
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make sure you logg into the launcher with the profile you bought the game with, and also make sure that you run the game with an internet connection (only required the first time you play the full game) and that neither your firewall nor the network/router blocks the Minecraft launcher from accessing the internet.
#7 Jan 17, 2015
Yea, I logged in and everything, it says play demo.
#10 Jan 17, 2015
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Is Minecraft able to connect to the internet on your computer? Is it giving a warning message like "unable to logg in" or does it say something like "this account is not premium?"
#11 Jan 17, 2015
All It did was let me log in, it still says play demo, I don't know where it should say not premium
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