Minecraft's latest launcher unifies the Java, Bedrock, Windows and Dungeons edition and here is how to get the minecraft launcher.

For Java users, simply open up the Minecraft Launcher and select the drop-down menu next to the large green 'play' button. From here, users will be able to select the 'latest release' option.

Somewhat confusingly, there was an old launcher called 'Minecraft Unified Launcher', which was specifically for Windows 7 and 8 and only launched Java Edition and Minecraft Dungeons.

Minecraft Java on PC Minecraft Java is slightly harder to update than the Bedrock edition. You’re going to need to head on over to the launcher.