CKII wont launch

[Meraun]

Hey Guys
i got a weird problem. I get into the CK II launcher and press play, the CK II Sign shows up in the Taskbar and the music starts playing. but the game itself wont start. If i open the Task Manager it says "inactiv" next to CK II.
Ive played houndred of hours, but never saw this problem before...
Driver is actual
Any Ideas?

 

[AndrewT]

Did the problem start after a recent game update, or something else such as Steam or Windows or an AV app?

Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK2
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK2 AND Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add ck2game.exe to the exceptions list/whitelist of your antivirus app
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK2 or Documents CK2 locations, before installing again.

Also if you have installed a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game.


IF that doesn't help, DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach your Documents/Paradox/CK2/settings.txt.
From your Documents/Paradox/CK2/logs/ folder, attach system.log .

 

[gazman]

If I may, I had the same issue today, as well as a long while ago (I reinstalled recently after carrying out a factory reset). If the solution suggested by the mod above doesn't work, then I suggest trying what I did:
Open settings.txt in Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings II/
and set:
'fullScreen=no'
and
'borderless=yes'