{"id":941,"date":"2025-03-28T02:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:37:02","slug":"league-of-legends-not-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix: League of Legends Not Opening Issue in Windows [2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many gamers reported that they often couldn&#8217;t open the League of Legends game or <strong>League of Legends Not Opening<\/strong> on Windows 10 due to various error messages.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the same problem in the League of Legends game, let&#8217;s discuss it together. In this article, we are going to share some solutions that will help fix this problem so that the game can be reopened when you want to play it.<\/p>\n<p>League of Legends is a fun game, but many users have reported that they can&#8217;t open it on their PC.\u00a0Speaking of League of Legends issues, here are some of the issues users have reported:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-980 size-full\" title=\"League of Legends Not Opening\" src=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/League-of-Legends-game-that-cant-be-opened-on-Windows-10-8.1-8-7.jpg\" alt=\"League of Legends Not Opening\" width=\"700\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/League-of-Legends-game-that-cant-be-opened-on-Windows-10-8.1-8-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/techmaina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/League-of-Legends-game-that-cant-be-opened-on-Windows-10-8.1-8-7-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>League of Legends won&#8217;t launch after being clicked &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0This is a relatively common problem with League of Legends.\u00a0This problem is usually caused by apps like Steam or Razer Synapse, so make sure to close those apps before starting the game.<\/p>\n<p><b>League of Legends can&#8217;t be opened on Windows 10, 8, 7 &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0According to users, this problem occurs on all versions of Windows.\u00a0However, almost all the solutions I&#8217;m going to share are compatible with older versions of Windows, so you can use them even if you&#8217;re not a Windows 10 user.<\/p>\n<p><b>League of Legends doesn&#8217;t work at all &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0Some users have reported that League of Legends doesn&#8217;t work at all.\u00a0This might be caused by your shortcut, and to fix the problem, it is recommended to start the game directly from the installation directory.<\/p>\n<p><b>League of Legends does not start due to an error rads (black screen appears only) due to the firewall &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0There are various problems that can occur and prevent League of Legends from running.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5b2e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffccff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">If you are facing <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/fix-roblox-error-code-267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roblox Error Code 267<\/a>, then you can read the article to solve the problem easily.<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6811c83ec3176\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span 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\/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#How_to_Fix_League_of_Legends_Game_Not_Being_Opened_in_Windows_10_8_7\" title=\"How to Fix: League of Legends Game Not Being Opened in Windows 10, 8, 7\">How to Fix: League of Legends Game Not Being Opened in Windows 10, 8, 7<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_1_Start_the_Game_Directly_from_the_Installation_Directory\" title=\"Solution 1: Start the Game Directly from the Installation Directory\">Solution 1: Start the Game Directly from the Installation Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_2_Change_usercfg_and_Delete_LeagueClientexe\" title=\"Solution 2: Change user.cfg and Delete LeagueClient.exe\">Solution 2: Change user.cfg and Delete LeagueClient.exe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_3_Disable_all_Running_League_of_Legends_Processes\" title=\"Solution 3: Disable all Running League of Legends Processes\">Solution 3: Disable all Running League of Legends Processes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_4_Update_the_Game\" title=\"Solution 4: Update the Game\">Solution 4: Update the Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_5_Repair_Installation\" title=\"Solution 5: Repair Installation\">Solution 5: Repair Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_6_Reinstall_the_Game\" title=\"Solution 6: Reinstall the Game\">Solution 6: Reinstall the Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_7_Reinstall_Graphics_Card_Driver\" title=\"Solution 7: Reinstall Graphics Card Driver\">Solution 7: Reinstall Graphics Card Driver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_8_Close_the_Problematic_Application\" title=\"Solution 8: Close the Problematic Application\">Solution 8: Close the Problematic Application<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Solution_9_Run_the_Game_as_an_Administrator\" title=\"Solution 9: Run the Game as an Administrator\">Solution 9: Run the Game as an Administrator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/league-of-legends-not-opening\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_League_of_Legends_Game_Not_Being_Opened_in_Windows_10_8_7\"><\/span><strong>How to Fix: League of Legends Game Not Being Opened in Windows 10, 8, 7<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_1_Start_the_Game_Directly_from_the_Installation_Directory\"><\/span><strong>Solution 1: Start the Game Directly from the Installation Directory<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If League of Legends is not opening on your PC, the problem is probably your shortcut keys.<\/p>\n<p>According to users, sometimes your shortcut keys might not work properly, and to fix that problem, it is recommended to start the game directly from the installation directory.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, simply follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the installation directory, by default it is located at C: \\ Riot Games \\ League of Legends<\/li>\n<li>Click LeagueClient.exe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If this solves the problem, you should always use this method to start the game.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_2_Change_usercfg_and_Delete_LeagueClientexe\"><\/span><strong>Solution 2: Change user.cfg and Delete LeagueClient.exe<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to users, if League of Legends can&#8217;t be opened or League of Legends Not Opening on PC, the problem might be your user.cfg file.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can fix this problem by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the default League of Legends installation folder&gt; go to \\ RADS \\ system.<\/li>\n<li>Find the user.cfg file and open it with Notepad.<\/li>\n<li>Change leagueClientOptIn = yes to leagueClientOptIn = no.<\/li>\n<li>Save and launch League of Legends again.<\/li>\n<li>Once open, go back to your LoL folder&gt; delete the LeagueClient.exe file.<\/li>\n<li>Save and open your League of Legends installation directory and run lol.launcher.exe.<\/li>\n<li>If LoL still won&#8217;t launch, try using the launcher called &#8220;lol.launcher.admin.exe&#8221; instead.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title td-module-title\"><a title=\"How to Change Moonton Account Password in Mobile Legends\" href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-change-moonton-account-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Moonton Account Password in Mobile Legends<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_3_Disable_all_Running_League_of_Legends_Processes\"><\/span><strong>Solution 3: Disable all Running League of Legends Processes<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If League of Legends Not Opening on your PC, the problem is probably a background process.<\/p>\n<p>According to users, sometimes certain League of Legends processes might be running in the background, and that can cause this problem to appear.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can fix the problem by simply disabling all League-related processes from the Task Manager.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>To do so, just follow these simple steps:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.<\/li>\n<li>Now search for LoLLauncher.exe and LoLClient.exe and end the process.<\/li>\n<li>To do that, just right-click the process you want to end and select End Task from the menu.<\/li>\n<li>After disabling the required processes, try starting the game again and check if the problem still appears.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_4_Update_the_Game\"><\/span><strong>Solution 4: Update the Game<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If the game doesn&#8217;t start, the problem might be a corrupted installation. To fix this, it is recommended to delete certain files from the game installation directory.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s relatively simple, and you can do it by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the LoL installation directory and then navigate to RADS&gt; Projects.<\/li>\n<li>Delete the air clients and the lol launcher folder.<\/li>\n<li>Now go to the downloads directory and delete the contents.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the solutions directory and delete the client folder.<\/li>\n<li>After doing that, restart your PC.<\/li>\n<li>After your PC restarts, find the game shortcut button and run it as administrator. This will force the game to update automatically.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_5_Repair_Installation\"><\/span><strong>Solution 5: Repair Installation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If League of Legends doesn&#8217;t work on your PC, the problem might be your installation. Sometimes your installation gets corrupted and it can cause problems like this to appear.<\/p>\n<p>To fix the problem, it is recommended to repair your installation by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start League of Legends as administrator.<\/li>\n<li>You can do this by right-clicking the shortcut and selecting Run as administrator from the menu.<\/li>\n<li>Once the launcher opens, in the top right corner click the Cogwheel icon and select Repair.<\/li>\n<li>The repair process will now begin. Keep in mind that the repair can take a while, so you have to be patient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_6_Reinstall_the_Game\"><\/span><strong>Solution 6: Reinstall the Game<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If none of these solutions fix the problem, you may have to uninstall the game and install it again.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to do this, but it is best to use uninstall software. After you delete the game and reinstall it again, it&#8217;s guaranteed to run smoothly.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_7_Reinstall_Graphics_Card_Driver\"><\/span><strong>Solution 7: Reinstall Graphics Card Driver<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to users, sometimes League of Legends doesn&#8217;t work due to a problem with your graphics card.<\/p>\n<p>Your graphics card is essential for gaming sessions, and if there is a problem with the graphics card driver, you may not be able to play League of Legends at all.<\/p>\n<p>To fix this problem, it is recommended to remove your graphic card driver and use the default driver instead.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to do it, but if you want to completely uninstall the driver, I suggest you use Display Driver Uninstaller to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>Once your drivers have been removed, <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/how-to-restart-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restart your PC<\/a> and Windows 10 should install the default drivers instead.\u00a0After you install the default drivers, check if the problem still persists.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_8_Close_the_Problematic_Application\"><\/span><strong>Solution 8: Close the Problematic Application<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to users, sometimes other applications can interfere with <a href=\"https:\/\/euw.leagueoflegends.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League of Legends<\/a> and cause problems like this to occur.<\/p>\n<p>One app that can interfere with gaming is Steam, so if you&#8217;re using Steam, make sure to close it before starting League.<\/p>\n<p>After you close Steam, try starting the game again and check if the problem is still there.\u00a0Another app that can cause this <a href=\"https:\/\/techmaina.com\/razer-synapse-not-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problem is Razer Synapse<\/a>, so if you have it installed, make sure to close it before starting the game.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_9_Run_the_Game_as_an_Administrator\"><\/span><strong>Solution 9: Run the Game as an Administrator<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Many applications require administrator privileges to run properly, When you run an application using the &#8221; Run as administrator &#8221; command you are instructing your system to run the application without restrictions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Game Installation folder ( C:\\Program Files (x86)\\RIOT\\League of Legends\\lol.launcher.exe)<\/li>\n<li>Now right click on the Play Game icon (not Shortcut)<\/li>\n<li>Now Click on &#8220;Run as administrator&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Run League of Legends as Administrator<\/li>\n<li>Run League of Legends as Administrator<\/li>\n<li>Tap Yes! there she is<\/li>\n<li>Now, Check if the game is working properly or not. If the problem comes from the system then running as an Administrator will solve the problem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those are some solutions for overcoming the League of Legends game that can&#8217;t be opened on Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many gamers reported that they often couldn&#8217;t open the League of Legends game or League of Legends Not Opening on Windows 10 due to various error messages. If you have the same problem in the League of Legends game, let&#8217;s discuss it together. 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