I have a laptop that can run my graphics integrated graphics on my processor (7th gen i7) or on a dedicated graphics (Nvidia 1050Ti).

Both drivers are up to date and I can run more demanding games without issue, however starting up Minecraft will not work unless I first disable my Nvidia driver before starting and the game will run as it's supposed to.

I can then re-enable my Nvidia driver and the game seems to run fine, though there are some minor visual glitches that pop up from time to time but I have no way of knowing if they are related to the same problem.

When I do try starting with my Nvidia driver enabled I get a white square on a black background. I can click on buttons in the menu and even get a world to play if I'm lucky but still can not see anything I'm doing.

I have had this problem to a varying degree going back at least to Minecraft 1.16 ish and have only now discovered this work around.

This is clearly not how the game is supposed to start up. I hope the information I have helps in solving this issue.