World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC, How To Fix World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC?

World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC It is said that the World of Warcraft game has a launching issue and players are also complaining about World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC. Check here How To Fix World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC and why it is not launching.

by V Gomala

Updated Feb 03, 2023

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World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC, How To Fix World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC?

World Of Warcraft

Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft (WoW) is an MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game). World of Warcraft, a fantasy role-playing game set in the Warcraft universe, is set in the continent of Azeroth around four years after the events of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. On November 23, 2004, the game—revealed in 2001—was made available to celebrate the Warcraft franchise's tenth anniversary. The Burning Crusade (2007), Wrath of the Lich King (2008), Cataclysm (2010), Mists of Pandaria (2012), Warlords of Draenor (2014), Legion (2016), Battle for Azeroth (2018), Shadowlands (2020), and Dragonflight are the nine major expansion packs that have been released for World of Warcraft since its release (2022). 

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World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC

Many players who bought and are playing World of Warcraft complained that it would not launch, which might be due to many factors. Corrupt game files, outdated graphics drivers, hardware limits, or faulty drivers could all contribute to World of Warcraft launch problems.

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World of Warcraft was released by Blizzard Entertainment in 2014. Many people play World of Warcraft, a multiplayer online role-playing game. Know here how to fix World Of Warcraft Won't Launch On PC issue.

How To Fix World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC?

1. Check The System Requirements

Check to verify if your PC fulfills the minimum system requirements for the game.

Minimum system requirements

Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB or AMD Radeon RX 560 2 GB or Intel UHD Graphics 630 (45W TDP) *Requires manufacturer’s driver support.

Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 or AMD FX 8300

Memory: 4 GB RAM (8GB for integrated graphics like Intel HD Graphics series)

Storage: SSD with 100GB available space or HDD with 100GB available space.

Internet: Broadband internet connection

Resolution: 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution

Input: Keyboard and mouse needed. Other input devices are not supported.

Recommended system requirements

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Storage: Solid State Drive (SSD) 100GB available space

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB or better

Internet: Broadband internet connection

Resolution: 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution

Input: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel

2. Close World of Warcraft On Task Manager

When you launch World of Warcraft on your system, another World of Warcraft process might be running in the background. To fix the World of Warcraft won’t launch issue, you must open task manager and close the app. To close task manager, do the following.

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  • Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys and Open Task Manager.
  • Select the Processes tab.
  • Right-click the World of Warcraft process and then click on End Task.
  • Once you have finished the steps, close the window and try to open World of Warcraft.

3. Updating video card driver or graphics card drive

An outdated graphics driver can also be the source of the World of Warcraft launching problem on the Battle.net application. To solve this problem, you should update your graphics card driver to the latest and correct driver, which also includes upgrades and bug fixes from the graphics card manufacturer.

The drivers automatically would download and install, when you have updated your device drivers. Try to launch World of Warcraft.

4. Updating Network drivers

Your network card’s device maker would release an updated driver with improvements and bug fixes over the previous version. To Update the network drivers

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  • Access Control Panel and Click Device Manager.
  • Look for the Network adapters drop-down menu.
  • Select Network Adapter. Just Right-click the adapter, and choose Update Driver.
  • A dialog box appears. Click search automatically for drivers.

This would automatically download the driver and then install the correct version.

5. Repairing corrupt game files

The launching problem may be caused by corrupted files or missing files. Use the Battle.net application scan and repair feature to verify and repair the World of Warcraft game files. To repair game files, do the following.

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  • Open Battle.net application.
  • Head to the World of Warcraft game.
  • Click the Settings icon.
  • Click Scan and Repair.

6. Using DirectX 11

Using DirectX 12 could be the source of the launching issue. Change DirectX 11 in-game options of WOw. Check whether the launching issue is resolved when in-game options was changed. To use DirectX 11 on the game settings:

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  • Head to Battle.net application and Click Batte.net menu.
  • Click Settings. and on the settings window, click Game Settings.
  • Click World of Warcraft on the Game Settings
  • Enable Additional command line arguments just by checking the box. Type “-d3d11”, on the text box then click Done.

7. System corrupt files

Check and repair your system file, using the Windows repair tool System File Checker.

  • Type CMD on the search bar on the desktop and open the command prompt window.
  • On the CMD icon that shows up in the result, right-click it and run as an administrator.
  • In the command prompt window, just type sfc .scannow and press enter.

8. Update Windows PC

Having the latest Windows update installed would launch World of Warcraft properly. To update Windows PC OS,

  • Right-click the Start button and then Click Settings.
  • Click Windows Update on the bottom left side of the new window that shows up which will take you to the Windows Update section.
  • Click Check for updates.
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9. Hiding Microsoft services

When the system boots up, some programs, applications, and services may start automatically. You should hide the applications, programs, and services that are using up all your system’s resources and preventing World of Warcraft from starting. To hide Microsoft service,

  • Press the Window + R keys and open the Run dialog box. Type msconfig and click Ok.
  • In the System Configuration, click the Services tab.
  • Check the checkbox near Hide all Microsoft Service checkbox at the bottom of the window, and click on Disable All.
  • Click the Startup tab and then press Open Task Manager.
  • A new window will pop up, select every application and right-click on it, and choose Disable.
  • Close the window and then click on Ok in the system configuration window.
  • Restart your computer and then play Sifu game to check if the problem got is resolved.

10. Antivirus software

If your antivirus software, like Windows security, considers the game or game files of World of Warcraft to be a security risk, you might be unable to launch WoW. So, disable your antivirus software first and then see if it resolves the World of Warcraft not launching issue.

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11. Adjusting the virtual memory section on Windows PC

You can also set the initial, minimum, and maximum settings for your virtual memory paging file size. To adjust virtual memory,

  • Type View Advanced System Settings on the search bar on your desktop and click it from the search result.
  • Click the Advanced tab and go to the Performance tab and click Settings.
  • Select the Advanced option and choose the Change option located under Virtual Memory.
  • A window will show up, uncheck the box associated with the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives option and then click on the C drive.
  • Select the Custom Size and type 4096 in Initial size (MB) and Maximum size (MB), click on Set, and click OK.

12. Checking HDD

Disk Cleanup is a maintenance program that lets you to clear up space on your hard disk, which improves system performance. To do this,

  • Press the Windows logo key + R keys together to open the Run dialog box.
  • Just type cleanmgr and click the OK button.
  • Disk Cleanup Drive Selection will appear, choose the drive you installed World of Warcraft and click OK.
  • Click the Delete Files option.

13. Uninstall and Reinstall the game

If none of the above techniques work, consider uninstalling and reinstalling the battle.net app, and reinstalling WoW. Reinstalling the battle.net application and WoW will also resolve the most issue you are encountering.

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World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC - FAQs

1. Why is World Of Warcraft Not Launching On PC?

Corrupt game files, outdated graphics drivers, hardware limits, or faulty drivers could all contribute to World of Warcraft launch problems.

2. How to Repair corrupt game files?
  • Open Battle.net application.
  • Head to World of Warcraft game.
  • Click the Settings icon.
  • Click Scan and Repair.
3. How to Check for System corrupt files?

Check and repair your system file, using the Windows repair tool System File Checker.

  • Type CMD on the search bar on the desktop and open the command prompt window.
  • On the CMD icon that shows up in the result, right-click it and run as an administrator.
  • In the command prompt window, just type sfc .scannow and press enter.

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