Is your League of Legends game not opening on your PC? Let us show you how to fix it. Sometimes, the error is as simple as your game not being up to date, but other times, the game will not even load.
There isn’t a popular title out there where players do not encounter problems on a daily basis. League of Legends is no exception to this rule. This article will show you what to do if your League of Legends client is refusing to open.
Photo from Task Manager on Windows
This is a very common error that many do not have an answer for. You have clicked on League of Legends to play it, the game doesn’t load, but on your task manager it still says it is running. Sometimes, a simple fix for League of Legends not opening is to close all background running processes for the game. Here is how you do it:
Another method related to the task manager is to ensure Riot Games client is not running immediately upon booting up your machine. In the task manager, on the left hand side, go to ‘Start-Up Apps’. From there, right-click ‘RiotClientServices’ and click disable.
A common fix players across multiple games has used is running the game as administrator. Running an application as administrator bypasses a lot of problems your machine could be having when trying to load up a specific application. It creates a separate path for your machine to follow, which is why running as administrator normally works.
To run League of Legends as an administrator, it’s very simple. On your desktop, right-click on the League of Legends icon. A drop-down menu will appear; click “Run as Administrator”.
The game should attempt to start right up. If it doesn’t..
Image Taken Via Hextech Repair Tool
Sometimes, your files can be corrupted, so you must repair the game to get it working again. Thankfully, repairing or reinstalling League of Legends could not be simpler. Riot Games introduced the Hextech Repair tool, an easy-to-use program that will help identify what is wrong with your game and, as a last resort, quickly help you reinstall the game with a push of a single button. You can learn how to use the Hextech Repair Tool on the installation page.
You do not need to worry about going through the uninstall process on your machine; using the Hextech Repair tool will automatically uninstall and reinstall the game through the program. This may be the best method compared to the ones shown in this article. This isn’t a third-party program; Riot Games created it to help League of Legends players get back in the action quickly. To reinstall the game, press reinstall in the HRT, click start, and the program will take care of the rest.
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