How to Fix Minecraft “Failed to create profile” Error

When you try to create profile in the Minecraft launcher for Minecraft Java edition, an error message pops up: “Failed to create profile”. You have no idea what’s causing the error. Don’t worry. To create profile successfully, you can try the methods below:

Method 1: Log out of Minecraft launcher and log in again
Method 2: Create Minecraft profile on the official website
Method 3: Create Minecraft profile on your phone
Method 4: Download Minecraft launcher from the official website
Method 5: Try the older version of Minecraft launcher
Method 6: Disable your VPN

Method 1: Log out of Minecraft launcher and log in again

Some users have reported that logging out of Minecraft launcher and logging back in could help fix the problem. You can try this simple fix and see if it works for you.

1) Open your Minecraft launcher.

2) Click your game profile icon at the top left corner and select Log out.

3) Log in to the Minecraft launcher again.

4) Check to see if you can create your profile.

If Method 1 doesn’t help fix the problem, you can continue to try Method 2.

Method 2: Create Minecraft profile on the official website

Since you can’t create profile in the Minecraft launcher, you can try to do it on the official website. Go to Minecraft’s official website and create your Minecraft profile there.

1) Open Minecraft’s official website.

2) Click Log In at the top right corner of the website.

log in to minecraft website

3) Log in with your Microsoft account.

log in to minecraft website with microsoft account

4) Click your username and then click Profile.

select profile on minecraft website

5) Go to My Games, click Minecraft Java Edition -> Profile Name, and then enter your username to create your profile.

If you still fail to create profile, you can try to do it on your phone. See Method 3.

Method 3: Create profile on your phone

The problem can only occur on the desktop end. If you can’t create Minecraft profile using your computer, you can try to do it using your mobile phone.

On your mobile phone, launch the browser, open Minecraft’s official website, log in to the website with your Microsoft account, go to Profile -> My Games, click Minecraft Java Edition -> Profile Name, and then you can start creating your profile.

Method 4: Download Minecraft launcher from Minecraft official website

The version of Minecraft launcher from Microsoft Store has been reported that it can cause the “Failed to create profile” issue. If you downloaded the Minecraft launcher from Microsoft Store, to create profile successfully, you can try to use the version from Minecraft official website.

Go to the download page of Minecraft website, click the DOWNLOAD LAUNCHER FOR WINDOWS 10/11 button, then the installer file will be downloaded to your computer automatically. Double-click on the file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the launcher on your computer.

download windows 10 minecraft launcher from the official website

If the Windows 10/11 version doesn’t work, you may want to use the Windows 7/8 version. See Method 5.

Method 5: Try the older version of Minecraft launcher

New versions of Minecraft launcher can cause errors. If the new version of Minecraft launcher doesn’t work, you can try the older version, the Windows 7/8 version.

On the download page of Minecraft website, click on the link DOWNLOAD LAUNCHER FOR WINDOWS 7/8, then the installer file will be downloaded to your computer automatically.

download windows 8 minecraft launcher from the official website

Double-click on the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation of the launcher.

Method 6: Disable your VPN

Sometimes a VPN can stop you from connecting to Minecraft servers and cause errors. The “Failed to create profile” error is one of the errors that can be caused by VPN.

If you have any VPN running when the “Failed to create profile” issue occurs, you should check if the VPN is the cause. Disable your VPN and see if you can create profile successfully. If you can create profile successfully, the VPN is the cause. You can re-enable the VPN after creating the profile.

Hopefully you find this post helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment below. I’ll get back to you ASAP.

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