Minecraft won’t launch after updating to 26.2 — error says I need Java 25

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Just updated to 26.2 and now the game won’t start at all. It crashes the second I hit Play, and the log is full of red text about “Java 25” and something like “Unsupported class file version.” I play modded through Prism Launcher on Windows 11. I always thought Minecraft came bundled with its own Java, so I’m confused about what I’m actually supposed to install. Everything worked fine before the update. How do I get it running again?

Minecraft won’t launch after updating to 26.2 — error says I need Java 25

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