Help needed with Java installation issue on Windows

[latent maple]

Hi, I downloaded Java from the official website and tried to install it. The installer asked for permission to make changes, I allowed it, but nothing happened after that — no confirmation or error.
I also tried using the Java Uninstall Tool, but it says Java is not installed on my system.
When I check the Java version in CMD, it doesn’t recognize Java at all.
Can someone help me figure out how to properly install Java on my PC?
Thanks!

[tawny garden]

<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

Download latest Java from https://adoptium.net/, run the installer.

Open a CMD and type java -version and javac -version, if both show your new Java version, you have successfully installed Java! 🎉
https://i.ibb.co/X8Kms8q/CurMujt.png

In order to prevent issues with old installations you may want to remove them. Type where java and where javac. They should only show the new and no old entries:
https://i.ibb.co/fkKHv0b/x5k1GxG.png

If that is not the case, you may want to clean up. Therefore, type "environment variable" into the Windows search and follow the dialog. You will see two entries for a variable called Path, one for your user and one for the system. This variable tells Windows where to look for commands, like java and javac.
https://i.ibb.co/BwvMpM6/3bN9QE2.png

Edit both. Make sure that they only list the entry to your new Java installation and remove all the old entries you have seen with the where command before:
https://i.ibb.co/9GTnHsm/JAYog1U.png

Confirm and close all dialogs. Restart your CMD window and try where java and where javac again. It should only list the new installation now and nothing else.

Congratulation, your Java is now finally ready, happy coding 🎉

zabuzard • used /tag id: install · Jun 12, 2025, 12:37 PM

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[oak remnant]

I personally wouldnt install java from "official website", adoptium installer is way better

[latent maple]

Thanks for your help but when I run java version in CMD, I get this error:
Error: could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment.

[prisma scarab]

run the installer as explained in the bots message

[latent maple]

I followed all the steps exactly, but it’s still not working.
I edited the PATH variable, removed old Java entries, added the new Java path at the beginning, restarted the CMD, but when I run java -version it doesn't show the new version.
Also, it shows me the following error message:
Error: could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment.

[prisma scarab]

so u downloaded the adoptium installer?

instead of the one from the oracle website?

which is step 1 in what the bot says

can u show ur environment variables. is there any that is called JVM_OPTIONS or similar? if so, delete it

[latent maple]

Yes, I downloaded the Adoptium installer, not from Oracle.
I checked my environment variables, and there’s no JVM_OPTIONS or anything similar.
Still getting the same error.

[oak remnant]

can you show us the full console log when running java -version

[latent maple]

Is this what you wanted?

[oak remnant]

did you download this, a .msi?

also it might be helpful if you share your environment variables Path

[latent maple]

Yes, I downloaded the .msi installer from Adoptium.

[latent maple]

Is this what you wanted?

[gentle parcel]

@latent maple hello i don’t know if this gonna help you but i installer jdk 24 from oracle and it installed fine for me but you need to go to properties system and then variable enviroment and add Java there that what i did i it worked

[latent maple]

That was actually the main issue — I first tried installing from Oracle, but it didn’t work.

[latent maple]

@prisma scarab @oak remnant do you have any ideas what else I could try?

[prisma scarab]

if u follow the tutorial from the bot closely step by step it will work. promised

if it doesnt u must have skipped a step

we have people come here with this issue multiple times a week for years already and it always worked after doing that

if u need help with it ull have to share details and screenshots of every single step so we can tell u where u went wrong

start with where java and where javac as the bot explained

show us what it says please

is it pointing to the adoptium one or not

if not, u still have an offender in ur PATH. possibly in the user PATH or in the system PATH (there are two in the window if u look closely)

but step by step

[gentle parcel]

Îm sorry but that the only thing that i did and u know if i find any vidéo that expalain how to install it i will send it here or in private ok

[latent maple]

I followed all the bot’s steps exactly, but it still doesn’t work.
Can you please tell me which screenshots exactly you want me to share? Meanwhile, I’m attaching this one:

[prisma scarab]

not sure what ur trying to do, help OP? please note that stuff has to happen on our server, not in DMs

[prisma scarab]

u forgot where java

as i explained earlier, best would be if u simply share many screenshots. of every single step

then u would avoid this ping pong that drags forever and we would likely have spotted the issue already and it would be fixed

[latent maple]

step 1:

step 2:

[prisma scarab]

can u screenshot ur env var window

i suspect sth faulty there

see if theres anything java, jdk, jre, jvm, oracle,... in the env vars or in PATH. check both, the user and the system env variables (the top and bottom half of the window).

screenshot if ur unsure and want us to check as well

[gentle parcel]

@prisma scarab I'm sorry i did not know i was trying just to help him i i ever find a vidéo that will explain the issu that his having

[tawny garden]

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[harsh lodge]

could you show the full path entry for the JDK?

seems the JDK was added to the path, but does it point to the bin folder?

java does seem to be recognized. its not saying "unknown command", its saying "cant find dll"

but just to be safe, lets confirm the path entry

[prisma scarab]

i suspect a jvm_options or another PATH with sth wrong in user vs systems env vars

[harsh lodge]

whether its the user path or system path also plays a role

in the end, what matters for this is whats specified on the path

path seems fine, sounds like a bad install

you could always manually install Java, its not that hard

just download it, put it on the path

set it as a file association if you wanna go to those lengths

[latent maple]

I tried installing multiple versions of Java, but none of them worked.
(Of course, I removed all of them afterwards.)

[harsh lodge]

i dont think its the version, i think its the installation process

do you need a specific version?

if not, lets download the latest OpenJDK & manually install

its simple, and it would iron out any issues with installation

https://jdk.java.net/archive/

download the version you need, add it's bin to your PATH

make sure it appears as the first/top-most JDK entry in your path

[latent maple]

Java 21 or 17

[harsh lodge]

whichever you wanna use. the latest is 24

https://jdk.java.net/24/

could download it there, then manually install

[prisma scarab]

do u happen to run a 32-bit windows instead of 64-bit? these are very rare nowadays but u never know

or are u on an old unsupported windows version?
id also suggest putting the java install out of ur appdata and somewhere into C:/Programs instead. perhaps that helps

[tawny garden]

@latent maple

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[latent maple]

@prisma scarab Could you please continue helping me?

[humble laurel]

they didn't stop helping
you stopped answering

[latent maple]

I know, I meant that I want him to continue helping me from where we left off.

[prisma scarab]

we are all here just waiting

no need to ask for asking, just start straight away 🙂

[astral jungle]

You are getting that error because you username has non-latin characters. If you reinstall it somewhere outside your users directory then it should work (so long as you don't use non-latin characters again).

[latent maple]

Thank you very much 🙏 , so what should I do now?

[prisma scarab]

what carrots says

🙂

[tawny garden]

Download latest Java from https://adoptium.net/, run the installer.

Open a CMD and type java -version and javac -version, if both show your new Java version, you have successfully installed Java! 🎉
https://i.ibb.co/X8Kms8q/CurMujt.png

In order to prevent issues with old installations you may want to remove them. Type where java and where javac. They should only show the new and no old entries:
https://i.ibb.co/fkKHv0b/x5k1GxG.png

If that is not the case, you may want to clean up. Therefore, type "environment variable" into the Windows search and follow the dialog. You will see two entries for a variable called Path, one for your user and one for the system. This variable tells Windows where to look for commands, like java and javac.
https://i.ibb.co/BwvMpM6/3bN9QE2.png

Edit both. Make sure that they only list the entry to your new Java installation and remove all the old entries you have seen with the where command before:
https://i.ibb.co/9GTnHsm/JAYog1U.png

Confirm and close all dialogs. Restart your CMD window and try where java and where javac again. It should only list the new installation now and nothing else.

Congratulation, your Java is now finally ready, happy coding 🎉

_nobodyhome • used /tag id: install · Dec 17, 2025, 4:31 PM

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[latent maple]

I'm sorry... but it didn't work...

I changed the file, it is now located at:
C:\Java\jdk-25.0.1.8-hotspot\bin\java.exe

Gosh... what’s wrong with the computer? Why isn’t it working?

[prisma scarab]

so, can u share screenshots of the console commands where javac and where java please

as shown in the bots response u made

[latent maple]

here

Or is the whole problem because the text isn’t in Latin characters?

[prisma scarab]

ur java is installed correctly

if it still doesnt work u have to share more info with us

and answer the questions ive send u recently

🙂

[latent maple]

which questions?

I dont remember...

[lone linden]

What didn't work?

Since Java is now found on the path, I presume there's something you want to do with Java that isn't working.

Is this a problem with an editor or IDE? Because another problem we regularly see is people trying to use Java on projects stored inside Onedrive (and your desktop is on Onedrive by the looks of it).

Also, if the path changed (such as adding the Java bin folder to the path), applications that were open before the path change may need to be closed and reopened to see the new path.

[latent maple]

When I try to open Minecraft, I still get these two errors:
Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment
People told me that Java wasn’t installed on my computer, but now it is, and I’m still getting the errors...

[lone linden]

If I'm recalling correctly, Minecraft, by default, bundles its own JVM. And that would be in the profile directory and could be suffering the same path-name issues.

You can edit the minecraft profile (in the launcher) to specify which JVM to use.

[keen root]

Yall should update that adoptium tag to use a JAVA_HOME in teh path.

[latent maple]

Can you still help me with this, or should I contact Minecraft support now?
Btw, thank you so much for your time and help 🙏

[lone linden]

By default the configurations in the Minecraft Launcher have '<Use bundled Java runtime>'. If you want to use the one you installed, you need to:

• Go to 'Installations' in the launcher
• open the ... menu on the installation you want to change, and select Edit
• Click 'More Options'
• Browse to select your new Java installation.

This all assumes that the Minecraft installation you want to update works with Java 25 (which is the version you installed I think).

[latent maple]

I deleted and reinstalled Java 17 and unfortunately it still doesn’t work…
The Java error is gone, but now there’s an error from Minecraft itself, which I assume is related to Java...

here

[latent maple]

@lone linden Did I do this correctly?

[lone linden]

Presumably they want java.exe (or javaw.exe), I'm not sure which. They won't want javac.exe (which is the compiler, not access to a runtime).

[latent maple]

same error :(

[lone linden]

I don't see the error mentioned.

[latent maple]

Oh, now I’m getting Minecraft error 1. When I searched Google for the error, it said it’s related to Java...

[keen root]

Your profile says you're playing it now

[latent maple]

It shows that I’m playing while I’m on the launcher… now that I closed it, it no longer shows that I’m playing.

[latent maple]

It shows this because of the game overlay… even though I’m just on the launcher and getting this error: (I’m not sure if a screenshot of the error will help, but… I’m sending it anyway.)

[lone linden]

The exit code is just that the process failed. The minecraft logs might have more. There are many reasons Minecraft could be failing but it is at least finding and launching Java (though the Java version can also be a cause). I'm presuming this is modded - since generally you'd just run with the bundled JVM.

[latent maple]

When I run with the bundled JVM, I get both of these errors:
Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment

Isn’t that a bit strange? @lone linden

[lone linden]

The bundled one probably can't be found because of the path (as mentioned earlier). What version of Minecraft are you trying to run? It might be that you are not launching a compatible version (though I thought Minecraft would try to check that - doing better than an unhelpful exit code)

[latent maple]

For example, in version 1.19.1 I heard that Java 17 works perfectly with this version (right now I just want to see that Minecraft can run at all…).

[latent maple]

I don’t understand why this is taking us so much time… I thought it would be much, much easier…

[lusty burrow]

For what it's worth, neither do we

[tawny garden]

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[latent maple]

So, what should I do next?

It’s strange to me why Java isn’t working, and right now I have no idea what to do…

[lusty burrow]

All I can think of is "reset to square one". ... Somehow

And then maybe have one of us look over your shoulder and see what you are doing wrong

[latent maple]

Yes, okay, I’m ready.

[latent maple]

But where will you look?

[lusty burrow]

🤷‍♂️ I just figure i can figure it out

[latent maple]

Ok, Im ready. Just let me know what you need me to do.

[lusty burrow]

well can you hop in VC?

[latent maple]

Unfortunately, English is not my first language… so this will be difficult…

[lusty burrow]

its already hard

[latent maple]

In text, I have time to reply, but on voice it will be difficult. I can do it with you on voice, and I’ll show you what I’m doing without speaking.

[lusty burrow]

sure

[latent maple]

one moment

yeah

no

[lusty burrow]

what language is the username for your computer written in?

okay. my guess is that that is what is causing the issue

just for whatever reason minecraft or java has trouble finding its own files when there is hebrew in the path

i don't know why - but thats my current guess

we can resolve this actually by using a windows feature you probably have never used: a second user account

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-user-accounts-in-windows-104dc19f-6430-4b49-6a2b-e4dbd1dcdf32

so make a new user on your computer where there are no hebrew characters in the name

then try to install minecraft on that user

and we will see if it works

[latent maple]

Okay, it’ll take a bit of time to install Minecraft with my Microsoft account details, but alright.

By the way, thank you so much for your patience and your time with me.

just a sec

thank you!!!!!!!

thank you so much!!!

First of all, thank you so much @lusty burrow , but I tried changing the username on the account I’m currently using, and I’m not sure if that was supposed to fix the problem. If it was, though, it didn’t solve the issue…

Only letters in English.

[lusty burrow]

it doesn't change the paths

so even though you changed the name to abc - the files are still under C:\users\<hebrew characters>

and thats what the problem is

now it shouldn't be an issue, you should report the issue to the java people

[latent maple]

So, if I change it in the path, will the problem be fixed?

[lusty burrow]

i thought that

thats why i had you make that Minecraft folder

so we were changing the install path

but for some reason just having that path at all is an issue?

idk problems for another time

report it to mojang and to java

https://bugreport.java.com/bugreport/

[latent maple]

Anyway, thanks a lot for the help, but it’s a little strange that I play only Minecraft on one account and all my other stuff on the computer is on a second account...

[lusty burrow]

You can just start using the second account only I guess, but yeah that's a pain

[latent maple]

And move all the stuff I have on the computer?! I can’t believe there’s no solution, it’s really annoying to do this. No one is going to start moving everything on their computer just for a Minecraft game.

[lusty burrow]

Report it to Java and mojang

[void phoenix]

use different launcher

like prism launcher

its just better

[maiden sentinel]

Or modrinth launcher

The modrinth launcher is really easy to use

[void phoenix]

anything

normal launcher just sucks

really i had sooooo many issues with it, most of them are bc of microsoft

[maiden sentinel]

True

[latent maple]

@void phoenix @maiden sentinel I tried using Lunar Client as well, and I got the same error…

Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment

@lusty burrow Thank you very much for your patience with me. I really appreciate it, and I hope this issue will be resolved as soon as possible...

[lusty burrow]

Yeah it's pretty solid hint that the problem is with Java

And there are people to bug about that who will handle it

Try the link I sent above it might be a little annoying but it works

I'll try to find the Java bug tracking number when you get it

[latent maple]

Are you talking about this link?

[lusty burrow]

yeah

[latent maple]

Ah, I already sent it a long time ago.

[lone linden]

I think it's a little of both. Java inside the unicode path fails completely. Java outside the path, and Minecraft fails (because the launcher still has minecraft place assets in the user's unicode path).

There is some alignment with this conclusion in online discussions dating back some years - though poorly detailed. The only successful solution seems to have been to create a new account without unicode in the user's path.

Unless it's possible to get the Minecraft launcher to use a location other than the the user's path for all assets, that might be the only solution.

Disappointing, as it is completely possible to write Java code that works correctly - and the fact that Java itself fails is pretty damned disappointing.

[latent maple]

Java, as a major software, I wouldn’t expect them to fail on these trivial issues...

[maiden sentinel]

Try multimc, modrinth launcher or prismlauncher. Modrinth launcher is my top recommendation, but the others are good choices as well. LC is not that better than the vanilla launcher regarding java installation handling

[latent maple]

same error...

Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment

[lusty burrow]

Rule of the software world: most stuff is written considering English first

You just have to adapt to it

[humble laurel]

can you link me the issue please ? i want to check it out

[maiden sentinel]

Shich did you try

[latent maple]

For some reason, I didn’t receive the email with the ID in Gmail. It was written at the end of the message, but I forgot it.

[latent maple]

I tried what you recommended, Modrinth, and I got the same known errors.

[maiden sentinel]

go to the settings of the modrinth app, go to the java section, and press all the download recommended buttons you can find. After that try again

[latent maple]

On every Install Recommended, I get the known errors...

Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment

I don’t know what’s going on with my computer, but this is so strange…

[humble laurel]

@maiden sentinel please stop advising that
when someone has q problem, you solve it, you don't lead them to alternatives

[tawny garden]

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[latent maple]

So what am I supposed to do now? @lusty burrow You’ve seen what the problem is. Do you have any ideas or anything? This is really strange, and it doesn’t make sense that I would need to create another account on my computer just to play Minecraft…

[lusty burrow]

it makes sense if you consider "nobody tested this with a hebrew username"

link the bug number if you have it

we can help from that angle

[latent maple]

If I create another account on the computer with Hebrew characters, and it works, would that be strange? @lusty burrow

[lusty burrow]

yeah

but you see how this has exited the realm of reasonable

now its just a wacky issue you work around

[lone linden]

I don't know Hebrew. Are there any multi-character code-points? It could be that this is the difference between the two accounts - but I am just speculating.

As Ethan says, you are well off the beaten track of our experience with Java installation issues.

(grr... unhelpful mobile corrections typed as a passenger in a car)

[latent maple]

I didn’t quite understand your question…

What are “multi-year after code points”?

Ugh, annoying problem… Why isn’t there a simple solution?

[lone linden]

typo... Multi-character codepoints... Lots of programs mishandle unicode strings which compose code-points from multiple characters.

[latent maple]

My Windows account name is just “עמית”.
It’s only the four Hebrew letters — no combined characters, accents, or special symbols.
So I don’t think it uses multi-character code-points.

And, I still find it hard to believe that just because I created a user with Hebrew letters within a few seconds, Minecraft doesn’t work.

By the way @lusty burrow, yesterday I created many users, some with English names and some with Hebrew names. All the users with Hebrew names didn’t work, so that really was the problem.

[lone linden]

Then I would have said that it's definitely not that... In which case it must be something about the account and not just the name (a relief, for while I do see unicode handling mistakes often, from the JVM would have been surprising).

Then I see that you've reproduced it just with the differences being Hebrew or not... Very disappointing.

[lusty burrow]

good time to learn about unicode for fun

[latent maple]

I sent a message to Minecraft Support about the errors, let’s see what they say.

[tawny garden]

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[latent maple]

@lusty burrow, @lone linden
I’ve been in contact with Minecraft Support, and they said this issue happens because of a bug in the Java Runtime Environment — when the PC name contains special/alt characters, Java can’t find the files correctly. They suggested either creating a new Windows user without special characters, which works, or performing advanced edits in the registry files on the main account (though this is risky and not recommended).

Is this a known Java bug, and is there a proper fix planned?

[lone linden]

So you can definitely resolve the 'java' part, by just installing outside of the profile and then telling the launcher to use that Java runtime.

However Minecraft itself will look in the profile for assets - and that could be having similar issues.

[lone linden]

I wasn't aware this was an issue for the Java Runtime, and I haven't searched the Java bug-tracker to know if it's even reported.

[solar fjord]

Why not install to C:/java problem solved.

[lusty burrow]

we tried that - or at least a solution in the same vein

didn't work

right now we need to just find a JBS number

[solar fjord]

Why not use something portable and specify java_home correctly

If anything just correct the launcher paths.

[lusty burrow]

we've tried all that

[lone linden]

It's a long history. To recap...

• When using the bundled JVM, Minecraft fails with an error
• Trying to run that version of Java (which is in the Hebrew-named profile path) from a shell, with -version, you get "could not find java.dll" from java.exe
• Installing another java in the profile gets the same
• Installing Java outside the profile no longer gets the error from the shell
• Minecraft, which still has its asssets in the profile folder, still fails

The errors, reported by the MC launcher, are unhelpful - reporting only that the Java process returned error code 1. It is possible there are MC logs with better error detail, but we have not seen them.

OP has tried this with a new user that does not have Hebrew naming and this seems to be resolved.

So there are likely two issues

1. Java itself has an issue with its JVM residing in a path with Hebrew characters - which is pretty damned disappointing for such a major piece of software.
2. Minecraft itself also does not correctly handle paths for its assets, if they reside in paths with Hebrew characters.

So far we have not been able to resolve OP's issue, beyond using a different user account.

It is possible you might be able to reconfigure MC not to use paths in the user's profile. I don't know the MC configuration well enough to advise here.

[opaque bough]

Might be worth trying a different launcher. Prism launcher is popular and trusted. It can be installed anywhere and gives more control over how the game is launched

[latent maple]

I think this is a Java issue, so I don’t think using a different launcher will fix it…

[lone linden]

It's only an issue with Java being installed in the profile... You've already confirmed that installing it elsewhere avoids that issue.

[opaque bough]

Prism could fix the asset folder issue, as it stores it elsewhere. It also installs java differently from the normal launcher

[latent maple]

the same errors

Error: Could not find java.dll
Error: Could not find Java SE Runtime Environment

[lone linden]

If it's trying to run a JVM located under the profile folder then it will have the same issues.

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[astral jungle]

I'm not familiar with minecraft but if your original question on how to get the java command was fixed by moving java out of your user directory (with non-ascii characters) then can't you just re-install minecraft to outside your user directory too? Have you already tried that?

[lone linden]

Assuming that the minecraft installer gives that option. If so, yes, just avoid the profile folder altogether.

[astral jungle]

You could also try changing your windows language to hebrew (I'm guessing it's english) if that's an acceptable solution for you. There's a ticket at https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8242283 that talks about the language / regions being set differently that causes issues. It's not exactly the issue you're facing but might give some clue to a possible solution.

[latent maple]

I think this idea might actually work…

[latent maple]

Well, unfortunately, it didn’t work…

[latent maple]

Minecraft is installed on my computer on the C drive. I’m not sure how that would help, but maybe?

[astral jungle]

When you say on your C drive, do you mean C:\<minecraft> or C:\Users\<user>\<minecraft>. Both are on C: drive.

I think you've tried changing the path of java in the minecraft launcher itself but changed it javac. It might be worth posting a screenshot just so we can really make sure you've set the correctly.

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[latent maple]

Hi, I’m back after a period of not being active on my computer. I tried running Feather Client, but it didn’t work. Then I tried changing the game folder like you suggested in the Minecraft launcher, and it actually worked!!

@lone linden, @lusty burrow Isn’t it strange that it doesn’t work in the Minecraft launcher, but it works in another launcher?

[lone linden]

Moving the game folder, and JVM out of the profile? That's what we expected to work. It may be that the other launchers already do that, or that they specify paths differently, avoiding whatever unicode issue is the root cause.

[latent maple]

I’m trying to get help from ChatGPT, even though I’m not sure it will really help us with anything. Here’s what happened: when I ran Minecraft and got the errors, I ran this command:
C:\Users\עמית>wmic process where "name='javaw.exe'" get ExecutablePath
ExecutablePath
and I got this:
C:\Users????\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.4297127D64EC6_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\runtime\java-runtime-delta\windows-x64\java-runtime-delta\bin\javaw.exe

I’m not sure what this means, but I can guess that the ???? are related to the Hebrew characters in my username. So maybe javaw is still looking for something using my username in Hebrew.

[lusty burrow]

Yes it's weird, but I think we all just accept that some things are cursed

[latent maple]

It really sucks that there’s no solution. I can’t believe just four Hebrew characters are enough to mess up the whole JVM.

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[latent maple]

@lusty burrow @lone linden I can’t believe I actually managed to fix Minecraft!!!

[latent maple]

What I did was: I went to Control Panel → Clock and Region, then I went to Region, entered Administrative, and then Change system locale. After that, I checked Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support.

I'm not sure what I did there, but it actually worked!!!!

[keen root]

hackerman

[latent maple]

Just so you know, these two have been trying to help me for months.

And neither of them succeeded… which is strange

[keen root]

I doubt it's strange, trying to diagnose someone else computer problem, remotely, is historically NOT FUN.

[lusty burrow]

I succeeded on my own terms; i would have given up and saved the mental headache

but i'd report your fix on all the places youve found with people talking about the issue

[lone linden]

I haven't been working on it the whole time. Not having a non-English system, I could only speculate as to causes and solutions.

I hadn't even seen the option you mention.

Kinda appalling that after decades of Unicode systems, it's a beta option. I guess it shows just how few users must be using these problematic combinations of apps and system configurations.

Congratulations.

[tulip roost]

Yeah, don't make your username unicode is a long standing known fact among IT people

[open kraken]

אתה ישראלי?

o shit this is fixed mb

[latent maple]

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