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How to Fix Minecraft Bedrock Incompatible With Launcher Error

Hritwik Raj

Published: Jun 27, 2022 10:34 am

The “Incompatible with Launcher” error in Minecraft Bedrock Edition stops players from playing the game as the Play button is greyed out, and players cannot click on it to run the game. In the wake of that, players often look for how to fix Minecraft Bedrock Incompatible with Launcher error?

How to Fix Minecraft Bedrock Incompatible with Launcher Error

You can fix Minecraft Bedrock Edition “Incompatible with Launcher” error using the below troubleshooting steps:

Run Minecraft Bedrock Edition Launcher as Administrator

The first thing you should do when you get the “Incompatible with Launcher” error is –

Go to your Minecraft Bedrock Edition launcher
Right-click on it and select Properties
Navigate to the compatibility tab
Select the Radio box with “Run this program as an Administrator.”
Apply the changes
Launch the Minecraft Bedrock Edition launcher

If you have downloaded the game from Game Pass or other places, you will not get the “Compatibility” tab in Properties. In that case, Right Click on the Minecraft Launcher and select the “Run as Administrator” option.

Restart the Minecraft Bedrock Edition Launcher

Sometimes hard restarting the Minecraft Launcher fixes the “Incompatible with Launcher” error. You can do a hard restart using the below steps:

Open Task Manager
Look for Minecraft Launcher
Select it from the list of running tasks
Click on End Task
Now open the Minecraft Launcher once again and check if the error is gone

Make Sure Minecraft Launcher is Updated

When you get the “Incompatible with Launcher” error, make sure you are connected to an active internet connection. And the launcher is up to date.

Re-Download Minecraft Launcher

Sometimes uninstalling the current Minecraft Launcher and installing a fresh and updated one is the only way to fix the “Incompatible with Launcher” error in Minecraft Bedrock Edition.

So that’s it. You can try the above troubleshooting steps to fix the “Incompatible with Launcher” error for Minecraft Bedrock Edition.

Author

Hritwik Raj

Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.