What To Do When Path Of Exile Won’t Launch On Windows PCs?
In addition to in-game difficulties, sometimes you may encounter the problem that the game won’t launch, and Path of Exile recently had this problem. To ensure that you can play the game smoothly, we will introduce you to 6 solutions.
Although Path of Exile 2 has been getting more attention recently, you may still want to try or relive the charm of POE 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur. This is completely possible. There is even a new event Legacy Of Phrecia in the game recently, which allows you to continue enjoying POE 1 before 3.26 arrives.
However, there have been some problems with the running of Path of Exile recently, and some players have reported that the game cannot be launched normally on PC. But don’t worry, this is completely solvable, and we will provide you with several solutions below.
1. Set A DirectX 12 Launch Option
Using this method will make the game to run using the DirectX 12 API. If you want to set the DirectX launch option through Steam on PC, you can follow the steps below:
- Open Steam and find and click the “Library” tab.
- Find Path of Exile in your game library and right-click it to select “Properties”.
- Find the General tab in the Properties menu and enter -dx12 in the Launch Options box.
If this doesn’t work, enter -vulkan again instead.
2. Rename The Repository Folder
This method is a more indirect adjustment method. Just find the wbem folder in the file explorer on your computer and rename it to Repository.old. Then return to the command prompt and enter and execute the net start winmgmt command before trying to restart the game.
3. Delete The Production_Config.ini File
This file is one of POE’s configuration files. It may be that its failure prevents your game from starting normally, so you can find and delete it in Path of Exile directory path by accessing the file explorer.
4. Update Graphics Card’s Driver
In addition to failure, “outdated” is also one of the possibilities for the game not to run, because old GPU drivers are not always compatible with newer game features, so you can solve your game failure by updating your computer’s graphics card driver.
5. Unplug The Headphones In Advance
Although this solution may seem a bit confusing, it is indeed one of the options to solve the problem, and some players have done this and succeeded. So if you often keep the headphones plugged in, you can try it.
6. Turn Off Voicemeter Banana
Voicemeter Banana is an audio mixer software player. Although the user experience is good, it has been officially confirmed that it will conflict with the operation of POE. If you have installed the software on your computer and POE startup fails, try uninstalling it.
If you have tried all the above 6 solutions as much as possible, but your Path of Exile still cannot run normally, then you can only try to reinstall the game or check whether your computer itself has a problem. I hope you can solve all the difficulties as soon as possible!
