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How To Fix HELLDIVERS 2 Not Launching/Won't Launch On PC

Fix HELLDIVERS 2 Won’t Launch,Fix HELLDIVERS 2 Does Not Open/Start On PC
Step 1) Restart Steam, restart PC
Step 2) Run the game as an administrator from the game installation folder, also compatibility mode
Step 3) Run Steam as an administrator, try running game as an administrator
Step 4) Install Visual C++ files
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
Step 5) Disable Steam Overlay, disable overlay in Discord, GeForce Experience, Nvidia shadow play overlay, AMD overlay), Disable Image scaling in GeForce Experience, Close all the overlay app (Discord, GeForce Experience etc)
Step 6) Close all the overclocking app such as MSI Afterburner, riva tuner etc.,close browser Firefox/chrome and third-party app like Zerotier, Unplug hotas, wheel, pedals, mouse, Razer Tartarus, disconnect all the additional USB adapter connected to PC, disconnect additional joystick/controllers connected, disconnect multiple monitors, Turn off Razer Synapse (razor lighting effects) and MSI Dragon Center, corsair software, end nahimic services & lightingservice.exe in task manager, remove the undervolt, perform clean boot
Step 7) Uninstall and reinstall the nProtect GameGuard
Step 8) Uncheck DLC in Steam
Step 9) Verify the game files
Step 10) Do a clean installation of graphics driver
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/
https://www.amd.com/en/support
Step 11) Laptop users with dual graphics card: Run the game on dedicated graphics card
Step 12) Allow the game to Antivirus program and Windows Security
Step 13) Try these in launch options
-dx11
-dx12
Step 14) Rename/Delete the save game files (You will lose all the game progress)
Step 15) Update Windows 10/11 to the latest version
Step 16) Increase the Virtual Memory:
View Advanced system settings
Initial Size: 1.5 x Total Ram
Maximum Size: 3 X Total Ram
Step 17) If able to launch the game, disable crossplay, switch to windowed mode and lower down graphics settings
Step 18) Update System BIOS
Step 19) Uninstall the game, delete the game files, restart your PC and reinstall the game to C Drive/Another SSD

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26 thoughts on “How To Fix HELLDIVERS 2 Not Launching/Won't Launch On PC

  • in 2024 this is insane that a 20 minute video is needed to play a game. Not to discredit Aarohan he did an excellent job of explaining everything quickly but its insane how over the top this anti cheat is that causes most of the problems

  • I have to restart my pc everytime I want to play the game. If I had already launched the game, closed it. And tried to relaunch it, it gives me the error.. pretty annoying tbh

  • I literally did everything you said and I still can't get it to work T_T Why can't it just work like any other game?

  • I bought the game 2 days ago and i havent played one mission yet, I have AMD radeon 580 and everytime i launch the game my pc just turns off. Its only Hell divers 2 it happends to no other game on my pc. I have checked around and tried everything but i cant get it to work. Pls someone help me. I just want to play the game i spent 45 bucks on 🙁

  • which one helps from getting a BSOD on running the game

  • oh thank god, an accent! I've found the right video!

  • Mine issue was a currupted game file. Validated game files and solved my issue

  • my game launches but just gets stuck on a black screen and then crashes

  • just exiting steam closing it fully works after u reopen it thank you

  • VERIFY THE INTERIGTY OF YOUR GAMES IF STILL NO LUCK (steam library>rightclick game>files>Verify)

  • Your video put me on the right track.

    I had to run as administrator to let it finish doing what ever janky set up they have… To do that I needed to update my MS C++ redistributable… well played sir

  • Mine launched but it shuts down all apps like discord and steam and my username is not my steam name it's my moniter name

  • Spent 60 bucks on a game that won’t even get through the initial loading/launch!

    Man, back in the day you would buy a 60 dollar game and be pissed when the multiplayer had bugs.

    Now I buy a 60 dollar game, and it crashed every time I try to start it!!!

    Cool. Love where the gaming industry is going

  • Thank you for putting this together. For me it was the GeForce Experience overlay which was causing the problem.

  • Thank you for this. Mine seemed like a combination of problem. I think it was a 2 ways folder corruption/oudated scripts

  • im getting the problem that the game launces on the wrong screen, so i have 2 screens, my main is my laptop, and it just opens up on the 2nd monitor, and when i try to move it to the main pc it just disepears

  • 20 minutes??
    Edit: Nevermind! You fixed my issue withtin the first 2 minutes! How could I have doubted… I'm a fool.

  • Thank you very much. Nobody else could help but you did. For me it was actually going into properties and putting it as run as admin .

  • I think one of the main issues is the crappy nProtect anti-cheat they chose to use. I remember it being used on PSO2 New Genesis and I had similar issues where the game would constantly crash on startup and stuff. Man, I hate shitty anti-cheat. I get they don't want people messing with their game but it sometimes makes the game experience worse in the end with problems it causes lol.

  • Running helldivers2.exe as administrator fixed it for me, I don't know if you just so happened to make this video by chance or if this game is that buggy on launch but either way thank you friend for fixing mine and hopefully everyone else's problems

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