A friend accidentally bought the "new" Minecraft for Windows 10.
Is it possible to change or migrate this account or purchase to the Java version?
Unfortunately, I don't know that much. Either you have one version or the other.
No, you can't. The other way around he would have got the Win 10 Edition for free, so he has to buy it as far as I know.
No that is not possible, i also accidentally missed the version at the beginning
you will have to buy the java version extra (you can also buy accs cheaper on ebay, I got mine)
Only the other way around.
I know from my son that you could get the Windows 10 Edition (by key) for free if you bought the Java Edition. I don't know if this is still the case, but it won't help your friend either.
If he wants to play without modifications, the Windows 10 Edition is better because it contains improved graphics settings (visibility, etc.) and can use the raw performance of the PC better than the Java Edition. In addition, Windows 10 Edition is also more stable and will soon support ray tracing, according to Nvidia, but your friend will need a graphics card from the RTX 20 series to use this feature.
