


As long as you buy Minecraft, you can change your mind about which version to play whenever you need to.

The good news is that both are included with your purchase now, meaning you don't need to sweat the purchase. If you're new to Minecraft, the differences between the original Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft for Windows (also called Bedrock) aren't obvious. Whether you're installing Minecraft for yourself for the first time or you're setting it up for a kid, we'll walk you through where to buy it and how to download the version that suits your play style. Nowadays, a Microsoft account is a prerequisite for playing Minecraft, so be prepared to either use your existing account or create a new one that will handle all your Minecraft account info and any additional microtransaction purchases you make. Both versions of Minecraft are compatible with the Windows operating system, despite one specifically being named Minecraft for Windows. Unlike in the past, you cannot screw things up by purchasing the wrong one.

World fog now starts further away from the player, to make distant terrain more visible.Fixed an issue that would cause players on low-bandwidth connections to get timeout errors when connecting to a server.If you are running a multiplayer server, we highly encourage you to upgrade to this version as soon as possible. This release fixes a critical security issue for multiplayer servers, changes how the world fog works to make more of the world visible, and fixes a couple of other bugs. We’re now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1.
