Minecraft Launcher Java Error- java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create

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When I start my Minecraft Launcher I get an error specifically shown below:

java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create

The full error is shown below:

[22:43:22 INFO]: JFX has been detected & successfully loaded 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Refreshing local version list... 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Minecraft Launcher 1.3.11 (through bootstrap 5) started on windows... 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Current time is Apr 6, 2014 10:43:24 PM 
[22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 7' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.1' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_51' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation' [22:43:24 INFO]: System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Refreshing remote version list... 
[22:43:24 ERROR]: Unexpected exception refreshing version list java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create  at java.net.Socket.createImpl(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]  at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.Http.performGet(Http.java:56) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.RemoteVersionList.getContent(RemoteVersionList.java:26) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.VersionList.refreshVersions(VersionList.java:77) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.VersionManager.refreshVersions(VersionManager.java:60) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$1.run(Launcher.java:165) [launcher.jar:?]
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
[22:43:24 INFO]: Loaded 17 profile(s); selected 'Nodus' 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Refreshing auth... 
[22:43:24 INFO]: Logging in with access token 
[22:43:24 ERROR]: Exception whilst logging into profile com.mojang.authlib.exceptions.AuthenticationUnavailableException: Cannot contact authentication server
    at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:69) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logInWithToken(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:124) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logIn(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:53) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher.ensureLoggedIn(Launcher.java:208) [launcher.jar:?]
    at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$1.run(Launcher.java:177) [launcher.jar:?]    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.7.0_51] 
Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
    at java.net.Socket.createImpl(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]     at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_51]
    at com.mojang.authlib.HttpAuthenticationService.performPostRequest(HttpAuthenticationService.java:73) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:52) ~[launcher.jar:?]
    ... 9 more

I kept looking for ways, and it didn't work.

Yes, I've tried

  • Reinstalling/updating java.
  • Messing with firewall/anti-malware stuff.
  • Reinstalling the launcher.
  • Getting the Windows Update

Other info you may want to know:

  • I use malwarebytes to get rid of viruses because I had Adblocknwatch extension virus that couldn't be uninstalled/removed.
  • When I got malwarebytes my minecraft stopped working.
  • I have AT&T u-verse and my computer [WAS] port-forwarded for my server, I unport-forwarded it to see if it would fix the problem, but it didn't.
  • I only have Java jre7 no higher/lower
  • This was asked as of April 6th, 2014.

Here is the full bootstrap error thing:

Bootstrap (v5)
Current time is Apr 12, 2014 12:48:14 PM
System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 7'
System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.1'
System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.7.0_51'
System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'
Looking for update
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 2/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 3/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 4/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 5/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 6/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 7/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 8/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 9/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Downloading: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/launcher.pack.lzma (try 10/10)
Exception: java.net.SocketException: Unrecognized Windows Sockets error: 10106: create
Unable to download remote file. Check your internet connection/proxy settings.
Didn't find an update in time.
Reversing LZMA on C:\Users\Alex Chiang\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\launcher.pack.lzma to C:\Users\Alex Chiang\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\launcher.pack
Unpacking C:\Users\Alex Chiang\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\launcher.pack to C:\Users\Alex Chiang\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\launcher.jar

Best Answer

I fixed this by reinstalling Java:

  1. Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features
  2. Uninstalled Java and all Java updates
  3. Go to Java's download site and reinstalled Java

and bam it worked

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