EU4 won't launch on a new window 10 PC

[AndrewT]

Okay, so with that setting on eu4.exe does everything work now?

 

[lexysdad]

Okay, so with that setting on eu4.exe does everything work now?

Yes, I can start the game from eu4.exe but not from the launcher. Are you suggesting just skip the launcher and always start the game from eu4.exe?

 

[AndrewT]

No, I'm clarifying what the exact situation and problem is now, since it's changed in the course of this thread.

A complicating factor may be the launcher update mess that happened yesterday. Let's now do another clean reinstall of it:


- exit the Steam app entirely
- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user

- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

 

[lexysdad]

No, I'm clarifying what the exact situation and problem is now, since it's changed in the course of this thread.

A complicating factor may be the launcher update mess that happened yesterday. Let's now do another clean reinstall of it:


- exit the Steam app entirely
- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user

- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

It worked this time!!!!! Hurray!!! Thank you