Many Minecraft players seem to be bothered by the Java(™) Platform SE binary error. It can lead to the game freezing midway or not even starting up.

If you see Minecraft failed to download file, The file contents differ from what was expected in Minecraft launcher, use these fixes ...

Specifically, the "install" button remains stuck on "waiting on install" without the launcher downloading the necessary game files/folders.

If Minecraft Mod Fabric Installer has crashed on your Windows computer, follow the solutions mentioned in this post to resolve the issue.