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Crash Report:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// My bad.

Time: 10/13/16 5:48 PM
Description: Initializing game

org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
at ave.ap(SourceFile:534)
at ave.am(SourceFile:363)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
at ave.a(SourceFile:310)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.8.8
Operating System: Windows 8.1 (amd64) version 6.3
Java Version: 1.8.0_25, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 63254160 bytes (60 MB) / 160112640 bytes (152 MB) up to 1060372480 bytes (1011 MB)
JVM Flags: 6 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx1G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
Launched Version: 1.8.8
LWJGL: 2.9.4
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
GL Caps:
Using VBOs: No
Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
Type: Client (map_client.txt)
Resource Packs:
Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
CPU: <unknown>

Please help asap

so, i looked up my computer on the manufactures website and it doesn't have anything for windows 8.1 graphic drivers....... and i went to the java website, it said it will only work in desktop mode??!

Try updating your graphics driver with driver easy.

or use Win 7

i have the latest version of java installed, and my driver is working properly. I think i may be missing something else because my friend is running minecraft on his windows 8 computer. Any ideas?

OH GOSH WHY!?! Why did you not upgrade to windows 10?! Win 8(.1) is filled to the brim and overflowing with all kinds of software, hardware, and driver problems. It is so messed up that one little thing can give someone an error almost no-one else has ever gotten and no-one but yourself will fix. Until windows 10 came out and I installed it, I had reset my pc twice and no external disk drive, wireless receiver, or microphone would work on my pc.

If it is worth it to you, I would tell you to look for a cheap $10-$20 windows 10 disk on ebay if you can't fix the problem any other way.

This is almost always related to graphics drivers. You said you can't find them on the manufacturer's website, so try this: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26228.