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My game is not launching

ccoomes_robotics_ESO
ccoomes_robotics_ESO
Soul Shriven
So I decided to try and get back into ESO recently, but have run into a problem. I own the game through steam and after I have downloaded it I try to launch the game. A window pops up with a progress bar that says preparing to install. But after the bar fills, the window closes and then nothing happens. I try to launch the game again, and the same thing happens. I have checked my task manager and ESO pops up there when I try to launch it, but then disappears again when the window does. Anyone got a solution?

Best Answer

  • ZOS_Bill
    ZOS_Bill
    admin
    Here are some additional changes you may need to make to get the ESO launcher working correctly with Steam.

    1. The .exe that Steam requires to be launched to be compatible with the Steam overlay is not actually eso.exe, but a file called "zosSteamStarter.exe". If your Steam library is "pointing" to the wrong .exe file, it won't launch from the library. The correct file "zosSteamStarter.exe" will usually be in the following directory:

    Steam\Steamapps\Common\Zenimax Online

    After locating "zosSteamStarter.exe", right click it to run it as an administrator. You may want to set it to permanently run as an administrator in your Compatibility tab. You can also create a shortcut to this .exe to use it more easily in the future; this is the .exe that must be run to access the Steam overlay and log your Steam play hours.

    2. In order for "zosSteamStarter.exe" to log the information such as play hours properly, you may have to lower your Windows UAC (User Account Control) settings. Lowering User Account Control settings to the minimum will allow Steam to gather this data properly.
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