League of Legends does not start - what to do?
League of Legends is a free-to-play game that captivates numerous fans to the monitor. But what to do if the MOBA does not start? Below we have put together the most common causes as well as the appropriate solutions.
Error message: "League of Legends does not start."
With the free online game "League of Legends" you compete with your friends as a team against enemy teams in order to demonstrate your strategic approach and your ability to work in a team. However, more and more users complain that the MOBA does not start properly or stops immediately. If you are also affected, you should check whether one of the following causes is not responsible for the problem.
- League of Legends requires an active internet connection so that you can play online with your friends. It is also important that your region's servers are online.
- If League of Legends doesn't start, you may not have the latest software installed on your computer. For this reason, you should always update all programs that the game uses.
- Also, make sure you have the latest version of the "Microsoft .NET Framework". To play League of Legends without any problems, you need at least Microsoft. NET Framework 3.5. Older versions cause the launcher to crash without warning.
- In a few cases, existing files or folders on your computer may be responsible for this problem. For this reason, you should remove or update some of these files.
LoL: Active internet connection and server status
As a first step, make sure that you have an active internet connection. In all compatible Windows operating versions, check under "Control Panel" and "Network Connections" whether there is an active LAN connection. It is also important that the League of Legends servers are online. You can tell whether the servers in your region are online or offline at the top right of the launcher by the "Online" or "Offline" comment, depending on the server status.
- If the LoL servers in your region are actually offline, there is still a way to play League of Legends online. In the practical tip "LoL server down - what to do?" we’ll explain how to outsmart offline mode.
League of Legends: Use the latest software
In order for League of Legends to start and work smoothly, it is important that the necessary programs are up to date. Many patches build on new versions of the programs that ensure that League of Legends runs without problems. It is important, among other things, that you have installed all available Windows updates and installed the current version of Microsoft .NET Framework, DirectX 9 as well as Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air on your computer.
- If you have not forbidden the automatic updates of the respective programs, the application mentioned will update itself. In any case, check whether you have installed the current program version on the hard disk. You can see the program version of the individual applications under Windows under "Program access and standards".
Use the current launcher and delete defective files
In rare cases, the League of Legends launcher may also crash when you click the orange "Start" button. Either broken files and folders or an outdated launcher can be responsible for this.
- In both cases, solve the problem by reinstalling League of Legends on your computer. On the other hand, it may be sufficient if in the League of Legends folder "LegendsRADSprojectslol_launcher" delete the files "releasemanifest", "S_OK" and the content from the subfolders "downloads", "solutions" and "projects".
- In addition, remove the "lib", "META-INF" and "mod" folders as well as the "lolclient.exe", lolclient.swf "and" locale.properties files from the "deploy" folder in the League of Legends directory ".
- The League of Legends launcher usually updates itself when you run the game. If this is not the case, uninstall League of Legends and download it again from the official website.
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