lady andromeda.9065 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 GW2 freezes Win 10 after todays update. I have to force reboot. I was finally able to run it in Windows 8 compatibility mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ruler.7034 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Note: Do this at your own risk. I am not a representative of Arena Net , Guild Wars , or any of their associates. I am a gamer that has possibly found a solution and trying to help out the community. So I may have found a way to fix it. (This worked on my wife's laptop, not sure if it will work for you.) For those running Windows: To get out of the locked screen without forcing a restart do the following: (DO NOT USE YOUR MOUSE!!!!) 1.) Hit Cntrl + Shift + Esc (Pulls up the task manager) 2.) Hit Alt + O (The Letter , Not a Zero) 3.) Ensure "Always On Top" Is Selected , If It's Not Hit Enter on your keyboard. 4.) Right Click Game and Choose End Task. What I did to Fix: (Only worked one time, sorry yall. Keeping this up for admins to see) 1.) Moved Game "C:\Program Files\" 2.) Ran the Repair Tool. (https://help.guildwars2.com/hc/en-us/articles/201863008-Repairing-the-Game-Client) 3.) Went to file location "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars 2" 4.) Ran Game Application from there. (Did not use any shortcuts, copies, etc...) Note: Do this at your own risk. I am not a representative of Arena Net , Guild Wars , or any of their associates. I am a gamer that has possibly found a solution and trying to help out the community. Edited November 9, 2021 by Dark Ruler.7034 Only worked once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG.7169 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Same problem, no addons, admin doesn't work. Anet said they're looking into it three hours ago, how much longer for a fix guys? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncledread.7251 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 4 hours ago, MarySueLlama.8136 said: Same failure to load game after logging in to launcher. I don't leave my desktop, and I don't hear any audio from the game. Alt tab does not close the game. Open Task Manager to shut the game down, but then Task Manager freezes. Have to restart pc. Would like to see a tweet from Anet acknowledging the issue and possible ETA of a fix. Thanks. Although I do hear audio, I have this same issue with alt tab, task manager freezing and having to restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyssia.4637 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Didn't work for me either. Hoping a fix is coming soon... 🥺 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyssia.4637 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Brasetvik.1609 said: I might have a fix, in windows 10 turn off "windows 10 game mode" You can search for: Game mode and should find it. Still Anet should really fix this so we can run the game with Game Mode ON. Tried that, but it didn't work for me, unfortunately. Edited November 9, 2021 by Lyssia.4637 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longpoke.8290 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lyssia.4637 said: Tried that, but it didn't work for me, unfortunately. FIX: renaming the gw2-64.exe in the main folder helps it launch. > Rename to anything (I just added a 1 after the 4) > Double click on the file to open > Game launches fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoringBard.8652 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 +1 here. Reinstall didn't help :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faetos.2035 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Longpoke.8290 said: FIX: renaming the gw2-64.exe in the main folder helps it launch. > Rename to anything (I just added a 1 after the 4) > Double click on the file to open > Game launches fine I tried that and was a negative for me. Tried Game Mode off, too. Negative. I'm glad you're up and running again. Too late for a refund on the pre-order, lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarte.7158 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Yep Launching from the game folder after renaming worked for me. It would still not work while using shortcut on my desktop P.s. it seems you have to rename the .exe file everytime you want to start the game though Edited November 9, 2021 by Sarte.7158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolcor.2601 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 I followed a tip from someone on the forums. I went to my Windows 10 File Explorer, opened the Program Files page, found the Gw2 exe launch thing, and then renamed the launch by adding a symbol such as % to the name. After that I clicked on the exe launcher and was able to log into Gw2. I hope this works, and doesn't ruin anything with your games. Good luck to all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Min.5834 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 The problem is still there. Login but the character select screen does not show up and my screen just hang there. I have to logout from my PC to get back in. Restarted my computer twice and still unable to load character select screen. Please do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolcor.2601 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Did you try the tip I helped link from another guy on the forums up above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolcor.2601 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mil.3562 said: Edited November 9, 2021 by zolcor.2601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolcor.2601 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, zolcor.2601 said: Edited November 9, 2021 by zolcor.2601 I accidently repeated my original comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeyteriKiyeri.4207 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Game didn't start ( heard the music but no char select screen) but froze my pc, had to force close it. Will try tomorrow again.. Edited November 9, 2021 by NeyteriKiyeri.4207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Shalaar.5620 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 having the same issue as so many above. Windows 10. game launches to music and changed gamma, but no char select window. don't have game mode enabled. task manager will not end, no other apps work, have to hard power down to resolve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot.7190 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Same here. Windows 11, 2070 mobile, Nvidia 496.49. Edited November 9, 2021 by Zoot.7190 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siupson.1803 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) After 09.11.2021 patch I have similar problem (Windows 10 Home). I log in in launcher, click play and all I see is a black screen with music in the background. On top of that, I can't do anything. ALT + TAB/windows menager/gw2 aplication exit - nothing works. I have tried several times and every time I launch the game it leads to a reboot so I can use the computer normally. Few people in my guild have similar problems. Edited November 9, 2021 by siupson.1803 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosKhaos.8134 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 same here, what do we need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Time.7054 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 When I launch the game, game starting window appears completely black. Even no sounds, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosKhaos.8134 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 will there be a patch to fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnieBoy.5104 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Same issue, though not black screen - appears minimised but with audio. Taskmanager from different desktop shows it's not responding. Glad it's not just me, assuming dev team in a mad panic in the background (Muppet visuals). No GW2 for me today then 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayerking.3581 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Same for me, Game starts but there is no game screen just music and the crash report. Arch linux using proton to load GW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnieBoy.5104 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Isaphiel.6047 said: This worked for me on the second try. Meaning: Turn game mode off, start the game (it will freeze again), Ctrl+Shift+Esc, use keyboard to close game from task manager, open the game again. Sucess! (at least for me) This worked for me! Disabling game mode and second attempt worked 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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