Hogwarts Legacy was released on the PC platform on February 10 on Steam and Epic Games stores.
With the pre-sale, Deluxe players started to experience the game beforehand.
When players want to experience the game, they encounter the “Won’t Start or Launch” problem.
In this guide, we will provide information on how to fix Hogwarts Legacy “Won’t Start or Launch“.
- Why Hogwarts Legacy Won’t Start or Launch?
- How To Fix Hogwarts Legacy Won’t Start or Launch?
- Fix 1: Restart The Computer
- Fix 2: Verify Game File Integrity
- Fix 3: Install .Net Framework
- Fix 4: Update Graphics Driver
- Fix 5: Run as Administrator
- Fix 6: Add Game Folder as Exclude
- Fix 7: Turn off Graphics Card Overclocking
Why Hogwarts Legacy Won’t Start or Launch?
The reason for Hogwarts Legacy game Won’t Start or Launch is usually due to missing or incorrect game files.
Additionally, we may encounter this error with .Net Framework not installed on the device.
In order to prevent the error, we will give you information on how to fix the error by mentioning a few suggestions.
How To Fix Hogwarts Legacy Won’t Start or Launch?
Under this heading, we will try to resolve it temporarily or permanently by mentioning a few steps.
Fix 1: Restart The Computer
Restarting the computer will help us avoid potential errors.
This can happen because some cache files or services created in the background are running problematic.
To repair problematic running services or damaged cache files, restarting the computer may fix the error.
Restart the computer and run the game to see if the problem persists.
Fix 2: Verify Game File Integrity
Loss or corruption in game files can cause us to encounter various errors like this.
Verifying game file integrity will help fix various in-game errors.
You can follow the step below for us to verify the game files.
File Verification for Steam;
- Run the Steam application.
- Access the library menu.
- Right click on the Hogwarts Legacy game and access the “Properties” menu.
- Click on “Local Files” on the left.
- Click the “Verify integrity of game files” button and verify.
Wait until the verification process is complete. After the process is complete, run the game and check.
File Verification for Epic Games;
- Run the Epic Games Launcher application.
- Access the library menu.
- Click on the three dots at the bottom of the game.
- Then click “Manage” to access the management tool.
- Start the verification process by clicking the “Verify” button in the window that opens.
After the verification process is complete, run the game and check.
Fix 3: Install .Net Framework
Since many games developed make use of the .Net Framework library, we need to provide control.
The lack of .Net Framework on the device can cause us to encounter various problems like this.
To install .Net Framework, you can download and install it by clicking the link listed below.
- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (X86)
- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (X64)
- DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer
Click on the 3 links we left above and perform the download process.
After the download is complete, run the setup files and perform the installation process.
If it is already installed on your device, you can repair it by clicking the “Repair” button.
After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.
Fix 4: Update Graphics Driver
The fact that the graphics driver is not up-to-date causes the version to be unsupported for the newly released game and many errors are encountered in the game.
Therefore, we will need to check if the graphics driver is up to date.
You can follow the step below to check if the graphics driver is up to date.
If You Are Using AMD Graphics Card;
- Access the AMD Radeon Software site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access AMD Radeon Software site.
- Select the “Graphics” option in the link, select the video card model, and click the “Submit” button.
- Then download the driver and perform the installation process.
- Restart your computer after the installation is complete.
- Right click on the desktop and select “AMD Radeon Software“.
- Check if your graphics card driver is up to date in the application that opens.
- If a new update is available, download and install it.
If You Are Using NVIDIA Graphics Card;
- Access the Geforce Experience site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access Geforce Experience site.
- Click the “Download Now” button in the link and download the application and perform the installation process.
- After the installation is complete, run the application and register and log in.
- Click on “Drivers” at the top.
- Then click “Check for Updates” to check if your driver is up to date.
- If a new update is available, the current update version will appear.
- After downloading the current update version, perform the installation process and restart the computer.
After following the steps, run the game and check.
Fix 5: Run as Administrator
Failure of Steam or Epic Games Launcher to run with administrator privileges can lead to various errors like this.
Before running the application as administrator, close it completely with the help of a task manager.
Then right click on “Steam” or “Epic Games Launcher” application and click “Run as administrator“.
After the application is run as administrator, you can open the game and check if the problem persists.
Fix 6: Add Game Folder as Exclude
Game files may be blocked due to Windows Defender.
We can use the exclusion plugin included in Windows Defender to prevent game files from being blocked.
- Type “Virus & threat protection” in the start search screen and open it.
- Click on “Manage Settings“.
- Then scroll down the menu and click “Add or remove exclusions“.
- Click the “Add an exclusion” button and select the “Folder” option.
- After this process, select the folder where the Hogwarts Legacy game is installed and save it.
Verify the game’s file integrity after the process is complete. You can check step 2 to verify the file integrity of the game.
After the verification process is complete, run the game and check.
Fix 7: Turn off Graphics Card Overclocking
This recommendation applies to users who have already overclocked their graphics card.
If you have overclocked your graphics card with the help of MSI Afterburner, we recommend disabling it.
Follow the step below to disable graphics card overclocking.
- Run MSI Afterburner.
- Then set “Core Clock” and “Memory Clock” to “0“.
- Save by clicking the confirm button below.
After the process is complete, run the game and check.