league doesn't work on Windows 10

TR011FTW·10/7/2014, 5:24:02 PM·22 votes·108,320 views

so i got windows 10, i can log on, but after champ select i cant get in game. right when the game should load it goes black screen then a pop up message says "An unknown DirectX error has occurred and League of Legends cannot start. Please make sure your video card is using the latest video drivers from the manufacturer. and i have got all the video drivers for my laptop and still nothing :/

169 Comments

b nce i has dwns4/23/2015, 4:37:38 PM37 votes

Hey guys I believe I may have found a solution to this. I am currently running windows 10 preview and had issues launching the game. Here is how I have fixed my issues.

  1. Open Control Panel
  2. In the search bar for Control Panel type Troubleshooting and click on it.
  3. Click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows
  4. Click next on the troubleshooter
  5. Select League of Legends on the program list
  6. Click troubleshoot problem
  7. Only have The first box checked and then press next
  8. From the list of Versions of Windows the only one that seems to work for me is when I use the Windows XP version
  9. Select windows XP and click next
  10. Click Test the program... which will open league

And that should fix it! League now works perfectly fine for me on windows 10 preview.

DrCyanide10/7/2014, 6:03:36 PM5 votes

I've heard other people say that League does work on Windows 10.

The biggest question is why are you complaining about a Tech Preview not working? Figure out your problems and post them on a Microsoft website, not this one!

ItsTheParrot6/1/2015, 7:35:42 PM3 votes

My question, is whether or not you can switch back to Windows 7 after you upgrade. If someone could tell me that would be great

Nespoko1/31/2016, 7:35:35 AM2 votes

Mine won't open at all. :/ I try to open it but it pops up a message tht says (I have to translate god) "A problem caused, that the program stoped correctly working. System Windows will close the program and tell you, if there is a solution to it." (or something like that) original message in Czech: "Problém způsobil, že program přestal správně fungovat. Systém Windows program ukončí a oznámí vám, zda je k dispozici řešení." I seriously ddon't know what to do.

KingKhan37217/17/2016, 2:10:26 PM1 votes

I also was having troubles with Windows 10, I followed the 10 steps of the comment below but what worked for me was checking the 1st and third box. If that doesn't work keep trying different ways, that's what i did. Best of luck.

SomethingWong 8/11/2016, 2:32:41 AM1 votes

I keep on getting the bugsplat error after champ select and have done everything that the site suggested and even uninstalled and reinstalled and repaired

RogueofVoyd9/22/2016, 1:33:32 AM1 votes

I was having a similar issue. Not exactly the same but my game was freezing during load screen. I tried this fix with the troubleshooting and it was the only thing that worked so far.

Creemaux11/10/2016, 4:58:03 PM1 votes

Im having a slightly different problem

I download everything correctly, but when I try to open up the game, it goes to a small window that says "PVP.net is not working" and then it just does its own troubleshoot and says its done with the problem, just to not open the game at all. Im using a dell desktop and I feel like the windows 10 update might not support the use of DirectX correctly or something?

Anybody who can help me with this, would be be greatly appreciated~ :D

Xiao Chun Zhu11/25/2016, 10:20:15 PM1 votes

I can't even download the lol !!!

NikeMonster12/21/2016, 7:32:42 PM1 votes

I can go lauch and i choose the champion is but i can not go get start the game

Fiddlésticks7/30/2017, 6:15:25 PM1 votes

just got new alienware laptop with windows 10 keeps saying wrong username or password even though I know its right whats up. plz help

ThreshedUp10/21/2017, 11:46:19 AM1 votes

guys..i have the same problem..but i also can't spectate anyone...i don't know what to do..plz help me

Sailor Moon S2/13/2018, 10:50:23 AM1 votes

so i got windows 10, i can log on, but after champ select i cant get in game. right when the game should load it goes black screen then a pop up message says "An unknown DirectX error has occurred and League of Legends cannot start. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMMMM HELP ME

Aqueity10/7/2014, 5:27:27 PM1 votes

Are you just testing it on here or flat out trying to use Windows 10 as an operating system?

blackcat13002/24/2019, 10:08:58 PM1 votes

I'm stuck in permanent leaver buster hell.

I sit their for 20min and then after champs slect 100% nothing sit 5 min then try to re-log to a game that is already over.

This bug has been hear for two months now 2 months!

piau7/31/2015, 12:56:17 AM1 votes

black screen

Kjeldoran5/24/2016, 12:35:06 AM1 votes

im having an issue were after i downloaded windows 10 when i open league it would start fine then when the launch screen should come up it would instead come with a popup saying "PVP.net Patcher Kernel has stopped working". I tried redownloading league and i still have the problem.

despot26026/30/2016, 6:44:23 PM1 votes

I have problem, can someone help me ? I have bad English so i must tell sory right on start :D ... I instal window 10 and play lol all normal, luncher is normal, champ select all work good, but when game start in some moment my hero don't wanna listen me, its not lag, i have good internet, its not fps, i have about 200 fps on ultra hight graphics, i play all good and in one moment hero just stop, i see everything around me normal, all its work exsept my hero don't wanna listen me... Anyone have this problem ?