6 Ways You Can Fix Wuthering Waves Not Launching on a Windows PC

Wuthering Waves has quickly become one of the most popular Epic Games titles. However, players have been reporting Wuthering Waves startup issues. One WUWA player’s Reddit post says: “I downloaded WUWA from Epic Games, but hitting launch doesn’t open the Kuro Launcher. Task Manager shows that a process called KRLauncherEpic is running in the background, but nothing opens up.” Thus, it’s often the case that the WUWA launcher doesn’t open. This is how you can fix Wuthering Waves not launching on Windows 11/10 PCs.

Set Wuthering Waves to Run as an Administrator

First, try setting Wuthering Waves to run with elevated privileges and starting the game. You can then try launching WUWA from its installation folder rather than Epic Games. This is how you can set Wuthering Waves to run as an administrator.

1. Click File Explorer (the folder library taskbar icon) and go to the WutheringWavesj3oFh > Wuthering Waves Game directory.
2. Next, right-click the Wuthering Waves EXE file to select Properties.
3. Go to the Compatibility tab to select its Run this program as an administrator checkbox.
   
   

   The Run this program as an administrator checkbox

4. Select Apply to set your compatibility options.
5. Click OK to close the Wuthering Waves properties window.
6. Double-click the Wuthering Waves file in its installation directory to start the game.

The Open Install location option

If you can’t find the Wuthering Waves installation folder, open it from Epic Games. To do that, click the three-dot (…) menu button under WUWA in Epic and select Manage. Click the Open install location option there.

Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for the Wuthering Waves Launcher

WUWA players confirm disabling fullscreen optimization for the launcher file can fix Wuthering Waves not launching. You can disable fullscreen optimizations for the Wuthering Waves launcher like this.

1. Open the WutheringWavesj3oFh game folder from the Epic Games launcher.
2. Right-click the launcher file for WUWA to select Properties.
3. Select Disable fullscreen optimization inside the Compatibility tab.
   
   

   The Disable fullscreen optimization option

4. Press the window’s Apply button, and click on OK to exit.

Create a Desktop Shortcut for the Wuthering Waves Launchers

You may find you can access the WUWA launcher by opening it from the WutheringWaves game folder. If that is the case, try creating a desktop shortcut for the launcher. This will enable you to start the launcher directly from the desktop outside Epic Games. You can create a desktop shortcut for the Wuthering Waves launcher.

1. Go to the WutheringWavesj3oFh installation folder as covered for resolution one.
2. Double-click the launcher file to see if the game launcher opens ok. If it does, proceed to the next step.
3. Right-click the launcher file to select Send to on the context menu.
   
   

   The Send to option

4. Select the Create desktop shortcut option.

Repair the Wuthering Waves Launcher

If WUWA doesn’t launch when you click Start in the launcher, try repairing the gaming client. To do that, bring up the Wuthering Waves launcher and click the spanner button inside it. Select Confirm to start a repair scan for the game’s directory.

Clear the Cache for Epic Games

The Epic cache folders

Clearing Epic Games Launcher’s cache is a standard troubleshooting method for fixing startup issues that occur for games installed with it. Applying this potential fix enables the launcher to rebuild its cache. This Epic help page includes instructions for how users can clear the Epic Games cache.

Reinstall Wuthering Waves

Reinstalling Wuthering Waves can fix corrupted or missing game files. This is the last thing you should try doing to fix Wuthering Waves not launching if other potential resolutions don’t work on your PC. You can reinstall WUWAs like this.

1. Launch your Epic Games Launcher software and go into its Library.
2. Click the menu ellipses button for Wuthering Waves to select Uninstall twice.
   
   

   The Uninstall option

3. Next, click on Wuthering Waves in Epic to select Install.
   
   

   The Install option

Other Ways to Fix Wuthering Waves Not Launching on a Windows PC

The possible solutions above aren’t necessarily the only ways to fix Wuthering Waves not launching. Try applying these potential fixes if the game still doesn’t start.

• Set your Windows 11/10 PC to clean boot by going through the steps on this Microsoft page.
• Add Wuthering Waves to your firewall’s and antivirus app’s exception lists.
• Repair the game files for WUWAs by running a game verification scan in Epic Games.
• Update the driver for your graphics card.

Those are some of the best ways to fix Wuthering Waves not launching on a PC. Many players have fixed the WUWA launcher or game not starting by applying the remedies above. You can also contact the Kuro Games Support service for Wuthering Waves for more potential fixes with the  

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