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Pixel Format Launch Error

What to do if you encounter a Pixel Format launch error

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The error can appear similar to these messages

Couldn't set pixel format
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method) ~[lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar:?]
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52) ~[lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar:?]
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247) ~[lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar:?]
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306) ~[lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar:?]
	at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848) ~[lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar:?]
	...
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Pixel Format is caused by one or more of these problems:

  • You have an incompatible JRE (for Intel Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge users)
    • This is usually not a concern as we automatically detect most incompatible hardware, but can happen if our checks fail or newer hardware is undocumented.
  • Your graphics drivers are not properly installed, or are out of date.
  1. Install the latest graphics driver for your system (see How to install GPU drivers)
  2. If you are still crashing, change the JRE (see Change JRE)