can't use forge or fabric
I opened the java edition launcher the other day and noticed that there are 2 changes to the versions list. 1 forge and fabric versions aren't listed and 2 there are red triangles with exclamation points on a lot of the vanilla versions saying it is an older version that doesn't have the new safety features. as a long time player I checked the instalations tab first to see if the forge and fabric versions were there which they weren't so I went into the versions folder under the .minecraft folder and the forge and fabric things were still there and I even tried re-installing forge 1.16.4 and it still isn't showing. after trying all of this I am still unable to launch forge or fabric because neither are showing in the versions list even though they are still in the versions folder. I have done nothing to the folder since the last time I used forge and it worked then so I'm at a loss of what to do please help
Environment
java edition, windows 10
Created Issue:
can't use forge or fabric
I opened the java edition launcher the other day and noticed that there are 2 changes to the versions list. 1 forge and fabric versions aren't listed and 2 there are red triangles with exclamation points on a lot of the vanilla versions saying it is an older version that doesn't have the new safety features. as a long time player I checked the instalations tab first to see if the forge and fabric versions were there which they weren't so I went into the versions folder under the .minecraft folder and the forge and fabric things were still there and I even tried re-installing forge 1.16.4 and it still isn't showing. after trying all of this I am still unable to launch forge or fabric because neither are showing in the versions list even though they are still in the versions folder. I have done nothing to the folder since the last time I used forge and it worked then so I'm at a loss of what to do please help
Environment
java edition, windows 10
Tick the Modded button under Installations in the top right hand corner
The exclamation points do not really change anything gameplay wise
thx for the help!