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this is my first time playing minecraft on a laptop and i aint the best with technology so any advice is needed. im trying to run 1.12.1 (or rlly any version tbh) but all i get are crash reports, saying that theyre modded and cant be sent to mojang to fix. ill post my crash report down below

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Hi. I'm Minecraft, and I'm a crashaholic.

Time: 12/3/17 8:30 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 bib.at(SourceFile:635)
at bib.aq(SourceFile:458)
at bib.a(SourceFile:404)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:123)

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Thread: Client thread
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 bib.at(SourceFile:635)
at bib.aq(SourceFile:458)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
at bib.a(SourceFile:404)
at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:123)

-- System Details --
Details:
Minecraft Version: 1.12.2
Operating System: Windows 10 (x86) version 10.0
Java Version: 1.8.0_151, Oracle Corporation
Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode, sharing), Oracle Corporation
Memory: 48437920 bytes (46 MB) / 151007232 bytes (144 MB) up to 523501568 bytes (499 MB)
JVM Flags: 6 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx512M -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:-UseAdaptiveSizePolicy -Xmn128M
IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
Launched Version: 1.12.2
LWJGL: 2.9.4
OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
GL Caps:
Using VBOs: Yes
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>

thats what i get when running 1.12.1 again im not the best with tech and stuff so any help is appreciated.

EDIT: sorry folks, i meant 1.12.2 woops

Lack of updated graphics drivers, post a dxdiag log http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/pixel-format-not-accelerated/support/

sure, here ya go.

https://pastebin.com/0CXAqqfW

Your computer does not meet Minecraft's system requirements https://help.mojang.com/customer/en/portal/articles/325948-minecraft-system-requirements

aww man, that sucks.. well, i now know what i should look for if i want to buy a new computer that can play minecraft. thanks for the help though!