League of Legends is a free-to-play game that keeps many fans glued to their monitors. But what should you do if the MOBA does not start? In the following, we have compiled the most common causes as well as the appropriate solutions for you.
Error message: “League of Legends does not start. “
With the free online game “League of Legends”, you compete with your friends as a team against enemy teams to prove your strategic approach and team skills on the “Fields of Justice”. However, more and more users are complaining that the MOBA does not start properly or immediately stops again. If you are also affected, you should check whether one of the following causes is not responsible for the problem.
- An active internet connection is required for League of Legends so that you can play online with your friends. In addition, it is important that the servers in your region are online.
- If League of Legends does not start, it is possible that you do not have the latest software installed on your computer. For this reason, you should always update all the programmes that the game relies on.
- Also, make sure that you have the latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework. In order to play League of Legends without any problems, you need at least Microsoft . NET Framework 3.5. Older versions will cause the launcher to crash without warning.
- In a few cases, existing files or folders on your computer may be responsible for this problem. You should remove or update some of these files for this reason.
LoL: Active internet connection and server status
As a first step, make sure you have an active Internet connection. In all compatible Windows operating versions, you usually check under “Control Panel” and “Network Connections” whether there is an active LAN connection. Furthermore, it is important that the League of Legends servers are online. You can tell whether the servers in your region are online or offline by the remark “Online” or “Offline” at the top right of the launcher, depending on the server status.
- If the LoL servers in your region are actually offline, there is still a way to play League of Legends online. In the practical tip “LoL server down – what to do?” we explain how you can outsmart the offline mode.
League of Legends: Using the latest software
In order for League of Legends to start and function smoothly, it is important that the necessary programmes are up-to-date. Many patches are based on new versions of the programs that ensure that League of Legends runs without problems. For example, it is important that you have installed all available Windows updates and have the latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework, DirectX 9, Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Air installed on your computer.
- If you have not forbidden the automatic updates of the respective programmes, the mentioned application will update itself automatically. In any case, check whether you have installed the current programme version on the hard disk. You can check the programme version of the individual applications in Windows under “Programme access and standards”.
Use current launcher and delete defective files
In rare cases, the League of Legends Launcher may also crash on you as soon as you press the orange “Start” button. This can be caused either by defective files and folders or an outdated launcher.
- In both cases, solve the problem by reinstalling League of Legends on your computer. On the other hand, it may be sufficient to delete the files “releasemanifest”, “S_OK” as well as the contents from the subfolders “downloads”, “solutions” and “projects” in the League of Legends folder “LegendsRADSprojectslol_launcher”.
- In addition, in the League of Legends directory of the “deploy” folder, remove the “lib”, “META-INF” and “mod” folders, as well as the “lolclient.exe”, lolclient.swf” and “locale.properties” files.
- The League of Legends launcher normally updates itself as soon as you run the game. If this is not the case, uninstall League of Legends and download it again from the official website.
- The League of Legends launcher normally updates itself as soon as you run the game.
