Minecraft Bedrock Edition on PC crashing after loading at 51%

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Minecraft Bedrock Edition on PC crashing after loading at 51%

Angel Garcia 0

Every time I load up Minecraft Bedrock Edition, the game keeps crashing, like the game will pop out, but when it gets in and starts loading, it stops at 51%. How do I fix it?

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Answer 1

Welcome Angel Garcia,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum. I understand Minecraft Bedrock Edition is crashing consistently at 51% during the loading process on your Windows 11 PC.

Please make sure you already tried the Q&A Assist steps. In addition, please try the following.

Before proceeding, could you clarify:

Does the crash happen only with Bedrock Edition, or does Minecraft Java Edition work normally on the same PC?
Did the issue start after a recent Minecraft update, Windows update, or graphics driver update?

In the meantime, you can try these steps:

Step 1: Test with a new Minecraft data folder

Press Win + R and enter %LocalAppData%\Packages
Locate the Minecraft Bedrock package folder
Rename the LocalState folder to LocalState.old
Launch Minecraft again

Step 2: Check for corrupted system files

Open Command Prompt as Administrator
Run:
- sfc`` ``/scannow
- DISM`` ``/Online`` ``/Cleanup-Image`` ``/RestoreHealth
Restart the PC after both commands complete

Step 3: Disable overlays and background gaming utilities

Temporarily disable Discord Overlay, GeForce Experience Overlay, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner, or similar applications
Try launching Minecraft again

Step 4: Create and test a new Windows user account

Create a temporary local Windows account
Sign in to that account
Install and launch Minecraft Bedrock
This helps determine whether the issue is caused by a corrupted user profile

Looking forward to your update.

Emma1-N 13,430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-10-08T06:39:50.0766667+00:00

Hello Angel Garcia,

I just wanted to check if my previous response addressed your question correctly. If there is anything I may have misunderstood, I would truly appreciate it if you could provide a bit more detail to help me better understand your needs.

Answer 2

Try these fixes in order for Minecraft Bedrock on Windows when it crashes during loading:

Reset the Microsoft Store cache.
- Press Win + R
- Run wsreset.exe
- Wait for the Microsoft Store to reopen
Repair or reset Minecraft Launcher.
- Go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps
- Select Minecraft Launcher
- Open Advanced options
- Click Repair
- If it still fails, click Reset
Reinstall Xbox Gaming Services.
- A missing or broken gaming component can prevent Bedrock from launching correctly.
- Open PowerShell as Administrator and reinstall Gaming Services from Microsoft Store, then restart Windows.
Run Minecraft Bedrock as administrator.
- Right-click the Minecraft Bedrock Edition shortcut or executable
- Select Run as administrator
Update or roll back the GPU driver.
- Several reported Bedrock crash cases were resolved by changing GPU drivers.
- If the issue started after a recent driver update, try downgrading to an earlier stable version.
- If the driver is old, install the latest clean driver from the GPU vendor.
Sign out and sign back in to Store and Xbox apps.
- Open the Xbox app and sign out
- Open Microsoft Store, select the profile icon, and sign out
- Restart the PC
- Sign back in with the same Microsoft account in Microsoft Store, Xbox app, and Minecraft Launcher

If the crash still happens at 51% after these steps, the strongest pattern in the available cases is a GPU driver issue, especially when Java Edition works but Bedrock crashes.

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