Mojang published the changelog for the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 26.63 hotfix on November 11, 2026, rolling out to Windows, dedicated servers, and PlayStation 5. The patch fixes a bug that froze the loading screen at 73% during game startup, as well as a problem that interfered with multiplayer when connecting to a server for the first time.

No more freezing at 73% on startup

The most important fix in 26.63 addresses a situation where the game on Windows would get stuck on the loading screen at exactly 73%, preventing players from reaching the main menu. The bug was reproducible enough to make it into the official bug tracker as MCPE-243914 and had been reported by players for several weeks. Mojang's changelog describes it briefly: "Fixed an issue that could cause the game to get stuck at 73% during startup on Windows".

The second fixed issue involves a bug on first connecting to a given world or server, which could prevent some multiplayer features from working properly. This is the kind of issue that's most noticeable on community servers, where a player logs into a world for the first time and some multiplayer mechanics simply fail to start as they should.

What else changes in the editor and on Realms

The hotfix also touches features related to the Pro Realms Editor. Starting with this update, projects created in this editor now launch with world simulation enabled right from the first load on Realms, instead of starting in a paused state. The second change is subtle but important for builders: worlds uploaded to Realms now correctly drop items after environmental block destruction, for example when crops die from being flooded by water. Previously, this kind of destruction could simply remove the resources without dropping anything, which broke automatic farms on servers.

  • Gameplay: fixed a bug on first connection that could block some multiplayer features
  • Stability: fixed the game getting stuck at 73% during startup on Windows (MCPE-243914)
  • Editor: Pro Realms Editor projects now start with simulation running from the first load on Realms
  • Editor: environmental destruction (e.g. crops flooded by water) on worlds from Realms now correctly drops items

Another hotfix in the Wilderness Bound series

26.63 is yet another patch in the hotfix cycle for the Wilderness Bound drop featuring the Dappled Forest biome, which arrived in the game on September 15, 2026 as Java 26.3 and Bedrock 26.50. Since then, Mojang has been releasing regular hotfixes numbered in the 26.5x and 26.6x series, patching issues that surface after launch. A week earlier, hotfix 26.62 was released, improving stability on Xbox under heavy memory load, fixing a freeze on Nintendo Switch 2 when rendering large numbers of objects, and fixing a bug where cloud-saved configuration would override purchase settings on Realms.

26.63 goes in a different direction, focusing on Windows, dedicated servers, and PlayStation 5, leaving Xbox, Switch, and mobile devices unchanged in this release. Mojang notes in the changelog that the fix "will be available on each platform once approved," so the rollout timing may vary by device.

What this means for Polish Bedrock Edition players

For players using Minecraft Bedrock Edition on a Windows PC, this is a simple but very noticeable change: freezing at 73% effectively blocked entry into the game, so the problem affected anyone who hit this bug, regardless of whether they were playing on their own world or on a server. People running their own Minecraft servers on dedicated machines should pay attention to the fix for first-time connections, since that's exactly when multiplayer feature problems most often showed up, during a player's first login to a world.

Realms world owners, especially those building farms that rely on water destroying blocks, will benefit from the fix regarding drops from environmental destruction. It's also worth checking the mechanics documentation in the Minecraft wiki if something on your server starts behaving differently after the update.

How to install the hotfix

Hotfix 26.63 installs automatically through the standard update system on each platform, so there's nothing to download manually. On Windows, the update comes through the Microsoft Store, on PlayStation 5 through the console's update system, and dedicated server operators should download the new server binary once it's published. Mojang didn't give a specific time or date in the changelog for when the fix will reach all regions, so some accounts may see the update with a slight delay compared to others.

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