Go to Add or Remove Programs and uninstall “Paradox Launcher v2”.

Step 2: Uninstall the launcher and remove its settings files

mods_registry.json (optionally, also delete the mods folder).

content_load.json or dlc_load.json (depending on game).

Step 1: Remove game-specific files created by the launcherįor each game that uses the launcher, you will need to delete the following files or folders, if they exist, from the game’s data directory (e.g., Documents/Paradox Interactive/Age of Wonders Planetfall ):

If this still doesn't solve it this rather long and elaborate removal of the launcher should do the trick:.

This will trigger a fresh re-installation of the launcher and hopefully solve it.

Exit Steam and remove the Paradox Launcher from the Add/Remove programs menu (Windows) and then start the game again.

Run the game.exe file directly from the installation directory (this will circumvent the launcher all together).

Exit Steam and start it as Administrator (right click Steam.exe > Run as administrator).

If none of the above first steps work please try the following:

Make sure that both Steam and the game is installed on the same partition, preferably your C:.

If it's in your quarantined list please restore the file and try again.

Check your anti virus programs quarantine section as we've found that occasionally the bootstrapper file gets falsely flagged as a virus.

Make sure steam.exe and the games.exe file are on the allowed list for both Windows Defender and your anti virus program.

If you're experiencing issues with your launcher when you try and run a game from Steam please try the following solutions:

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