Stellaris - Cannot start any Paradox game

[oktoron]

Description
Cannot start any Paradox game

Game Version
3.10.4

What version do you use?
Steam

What expansions do you have installed?
Plantoids, Humanoids, Synthetic Dawn, Utopia, Leviathans Story Pack, Apocalypse, Megacorp, Distant Stars, Ancient Relics, Lithoids, Federations, Necroids, Nemesis, Aquatics, Overlord, Toxoids, First Contact, Galactic Paragons

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
Cannot start Stellaris from Steam. Paradox Lancher showing "We were unable to load the game settings. Plaese make sure thet you have an access to the Documents folder".
Please, drop Paradox Launcher. It's horrble, constant crashes, infinite cupdates, after you release your Launcher my game expirience became MUCH WORSE. I'm very dissapointed. Very.
Please allow start Paradox games from steam without any Launcher, you cannot maintain this software. You just can't, it became just unuseful and painful for me.

Steps to reproduce the issue.
Start Stellaris from Steam

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[oktoron]

Please, or fix it, or make a refund. For all paradox games in my account. I just cannot launch anything.
I'm very dissapointed, sad and angry.

 

[oktoron]

Fixed the issue, but it's very unpleasunt expirience
Guide "

The Paradox Launcher v2 doesn't work !​

"

 

[oktoron]

On the next day - same issue.

 

[AndrewT]

Please try this:

- 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.

- exit the Steam app entirely
- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user
- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

Note that you can run stellaris.exe directly from File Explorer, which bypasses the launcher.