The game will load and boot up, but the launcher won't

[Pater-Bies]

I have this weird problem where the game will boot up and work perfectly fine (modded playthrough in the newest update), but the launcher itself won't launch which means I can; t manage my mods or turn them off. Also the launcher doesn't recognize that I have Stellaris installed even though I have and I can boot it up perfectly fine via Steam.

 

[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.

 

[Pater-Bies]

So you're saying delete the Paradox launcher and every file associated with it and then run Stellaris through Steam as adminitsrator?

 

[AndrewT]

Yes; running steam.exe as Admin means that the launcher is installed and run as Admin too, which often gets past installation issues.

 

[Pater-Bies]

Thank you! That seemed to fix the problem.