This is actually being submitted for someone who can't make an account here. They say this:

"I can not launch minecraft from alpha 1.1.2 to release 1.2.5 because it freezes on Mojang Specifications logo! I have Windows 11 and processor ryzen AMD and gtx 1650ti."

I've tried reproducing this bug, but I only have Windows 7 and Windows 10 systems. I suspect these earlier versions of Minecraft were never tested against a Windows 11 install, and perhaps this could be something that can be reproduced, and possibly fixed.

Version is marked wrong in the drop down menu as I couldn't choose the actual versions...but those versions are used to connect to some active online servers, in fact some of the oldest and largest servers require those earlier versions.