How to fix your minecraft launcher when it turns gray and crashes

Lets say that when you open your Minecraft Launcher you don't see anything and it is all gray. When you click on the launcher it says it is no longer responding and crashes.

Step 1

Go to your Minecraft data folder.

Windows: Press Win (Windows Key) + R. When you see a box pop up, type in %appdata% then press enter. You will then see a folder pop up. Find the folder called .minecraft. Linux/Mac: Refer to this article.

Step 2

Reset your .minecraft folder

Once you see your .minecraft folder, right click it and select Rename. Rename it to minecraft_backup. Please note that this will reset your settings, texture packs and worlds. To bring back your worlds, move the saves folder from the minecraft_backup folder to the new .minecraft folder.