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Client Freezes in Game

ToumaMikoto··20 votes·35,305 views

So ever since I downloaded the recent patch, the game randomly freezes and I can't do anything. I can't even go to my task manager to shut the game down and the worst part is, the game works fine for like the first 5 minutes of the match and then starts freezing up. I've run the corrupt repair program from the login screen, reinstalled league, checked my drivers, cleared my RAM, and turned off my firewall to test, and it still consistently keeps happening. It's really becoming a pain and I don't know what else to do. If someone can help me I'd really appreciate it.

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Bubsies11 votes

I have been having this issue as well. For at least a month off and on. I can restart my computer because I have two monitors but even task manager cannot close it. I ended the processes but it doesn't leave until I restart. It does not happen every game but can happen multiple games in a row. It only does it once per game if it does happen. I'm not sure if can even create a dump file. It's become annoying and makes me not want to play anymore.

Starliito7 votes

Happens to me too. Been a consistent problem for over 2 weeks now. I have a gaming computer and have never had this issue before. Tried everything I can think of to fix it

Fun4Killers7 votes

it happens to me to.. i hear a windows sound and then my lol freezes.. i have two screens so i can move the mouse to the second screen but if i open the task manager it opens behind lol so can't see what what opens up and i am forced to restart the computer..

Iamcoolok3 votes

its happening to me too. Go into task manager > options and hit 'always on top' this way whenever it crashes you can still use task manager to force quit the game

yipikye1 votes

logged in to say thank you even tho im 8 months late

LoliJon6 votes

Hi guys, I had this problem as well but after changing from fullscreen to borderless mode and I've been playing fine

Geoffofneir3 votes

It works. Thank you so much for figuring it out! Playing now with borderless and the game works. No more dcing in ranked games and not getting rewards

ssidimoh2 votes

how did you do ?

CiCeRo1 votes

Well, can u share with us how did u fix it ?

guy2kool1 votes

THIS WORKS!!! While in game, go to the settings > video > (dropdown menu) borderless. This started happening to me this recent patch in November 2019!!! It would freeze at seemingly random times (either the first few minutes or 30 minutes) and won't let me force quit! I changed this setting and it hasn't had any problems yet. Thank you!!!

minie5 votes

Did anyone ever find a solution for this? It's happening to me too, at least twice a day and I got a leaver buster for it. I have a gaming PC and my internet is just fine. Someone help

FDS3 votes

Having the same problem. Plz fix

balazsr3 votes

same problem

Nutt Juice3 votes

This is happening every single game i get into. It will work for the first 2 mins and then freeze. Cant even open task manager to close the game. I can move my leagiue cursor but i cant do shit after. This is sooo frustrating. Im getting leaver busters and its not even my fault RIOT DO YOUR FUCKING JOB AND FIX THIS ISSUE!!!

InfinityGruvia2 votes

same like wtf are we going ot do

DarkSoulGod3 votes

Yes this has been happening to me all month usually when I’m gonna fight some one the blip and froze can’t get the game off the screen have to restart

Ðöniel3 votes

I have this problem now for the last 2 patches and i cant figure out a solution. Please someone tell me how to fix. But at least i am able to shut down the LoL task with my Task Manager.

suo piisami3 votes

Is this bug section a joke? Last reply is from 6months ago and seems like many people have this problem. I bet most don't even bother to come to forums and write about it. Is anyone going to take this seriously or what?

AngryScientist3 votes

I would like to say thank you rito this has been happening to me none stop and i am getting leave penalty's left and right.

PaulAnds2 votes

Me too and its making me loose over and over and when we win because i manage to shut down and start my pc again i get 0 lp because i left

PrettyLameGuy2 votes

This is happening to me too. Only, get this, two different laptops! I just bought an Alienware and thought it was defective, took it back, 2nd laptop same issue! can anyone help?

RiotRiot Bugcheck2 votes

Hey there,

It would be great if I could get a memory capture of the game when it's in this state. First, please make sure you're not in fullscreen mode. This'll make it easier to capture the dump. When the freeze happens, you should be able to open up Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC), select the League of Legends.exe process (note: this is "League of Legends (TM) Client"), right-click and select "Create Dump File". Upload this to your favorite file sharing website (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, whatever is convenient) and share the link here.

Thank you.

I'll do my best to get you back in game ASAP.

ToumaMikoto2 votes

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Hey there,

It would be great if I could get a memory capture of the game when it's in this state. First, please make sure you're not in fullscreen mode. This'll make it easier to capture the dump. When the freeze happens, you should be able to open up Task Manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC), select the League of Legends.exe process (note: this is "League of Legends (TM) Client"), right-click and select "Create Dump File". Upload this to your favorite file sharing website (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, whatever is convenient) and share the link here.

Thank you.

I'll do my best to get you back in game ASAP.

So I went into a game and created a dump file from the task manager but I don't know where to find the file specifically on my computer. I checked my program files but I don't know where to start looking for the file.

RiotRiot Bugcheck2 votes

Hey,

It'll be in your %TMP% folder, e.g. C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp

When you create a dump, task manager will give you the full path to it.

High On Thresh3 votes

It would be great if you fixed this. Cuz right now i have 2 options, keep on playing and risking my Pc to die during to constant reboots or uninstalling the game and looking For a new one.

Voluntary1 votes

hello I play on the eune server and i would like to point out that this just started occured to me 4 days ago and would like to know if the problem will be fixed anytime soon :)

Belearta1 votes

I have this problem since about 1 year ago. I have also gaming PC. I did everything, repair, reinstall, nothing works. I even quit League for a couple of months. Cant quit because of a problem they refuse to fix, thou. What should we do?

DAM30N1 votes

Hey there, Still having the same issue, What do you plan to do to fix it.

I can’t play like this,

Prackinhoff2 votes
  1. I had the same problem. Freezing anywhere from 1-10 mins into a game. Full computer lock up. Riot support asked me to clean install. Now it freezes 1 min after the client opens. Full lock up, forced to hard reset. All other games work fine
Sumogre2 votes

Was this ever fixed because it’s happening to me now

Frazerbop2 votes

Same thing happening here, game freezes and I have to do a hard reset. Using the same computer that has worked fine for me before, I've updated drivers, reinstalled League, etc. Please fix this issue!

InfinityGruvia2 votes

it is happening to me i am being told to ctrl esc and stuff like that it doesn't work i am stuck n lol i have to rest my pc it and i get afk ban it awful

Dirty Boots2 votes

same thing just happened to me, just started 2 days ago, have to logout, tried running a compatibility test and doesnt fix anything. driving me nuts, and its just on aram

suo piisami2 votes

Bump... Can we get a solution?

JZM Toxicity2 votes

I will DC randomly within the first 10 minutes of the game.. LOL freezes and when I open the task manager nothing pops up.. I cant force shutdown the application.. The only solution is to restart CPU or log off and back in.. Seriously this is an issue for lots of people.. FIX THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny5hax0rs2 votes

This happens and has given me a 10 minute leaver low priority queue. Not only is this unfair, its infuriating. It makes me consider quitting the game. Before I've put in a request and a CSR basically told me it's my fault because my computer must have some problem. Unfortunately for riot my computer is fine. The problem is with the client. I run 2 monitors. Leave task manager open in the one that isn't playing league if you are using more than one and you'll only lose about 3-5 minutes.. but that still basically guarantees a lost match.

NDP Positivity2 votes

I talked to one of the employees at Riot and they helped me fix this issue. If you go into the properties of your league client.exe and turn off compatibility mode in the compatibility tab then it should fix things. Let me know if this helps :).

  • See you on the rift!
TankyMasochist2 votes

still waiting on a fix..been happening all over for every game, becomes more likily the longer the client is open. literally cant play ranked because team fkin ints if you dc and have to hard reset

AnkyloPhoenix2 votes

Hi riot, I have a issue, when I play a normal or ranked game, at 32 or 33 min, my client is freezing. After that I have to close the client and to wait to reconect and usually the game is lost because I was afk when I try to reconect. Can I do something for that?

TheBrokenTwitch2 votes

See, this is the thing that pisses me off! People are going through the same issue, but instead of focusing on trying to fix their client, RIot instead wants to push out new champions and new skins. Like they don't give a damn about this in-game freezing issue. Their Player Support is unreliable as well. I talk to them for an ENTIRE week and they tell me it's gotta be something wrong with my computer. I know that's false cause I just got the thing and it's 100 custom made. Can't play in Practice Tool without this freeze happening. But does RIot care? No. Will Riot make an attempt to fix this? Probably not.

Doodlenator1 votes

Same happens to me. Sometimes not for a while and then other times 3 times a night.

KnightClanX1 votes

This thread has been out a year?! I'm having the same exact issue now and I'm in low priority because of it

Ethos931 votes

wow so im not the only one this happens to me too and I know its not my computer because it does not happen with other games or watching movies..

Secretwards1 votes
  1. Yeah man same here having it for a long time, started at mid of season 8 and It is really tilting I tried everything and I can’t find any possible solutions and I don’t think it’s my computers problem but in order to fix this I might as well do a whole factory reset to my computer and hope it will fix it
057345145691 votes

So, it is happening to me as of recent as well now. Dide anyone find a solution?

Geoffroy1 votes

This started happening to me about three weeks ago. Thanks for the workaround guys. @Riot I have a ryzen processor if that can help somehow...

RamenBoy3211 votes

I have been having this same issue for the past month, please help. I expect the game to freeze each time I play, but it just sets me back too far. When this occurs I hear the WIndows ding and then my whole computer freezes pls help

BowmanSX1 votes

same problem... zz... given you plenty of money, get your shit together

suo piisami1 votes

bump

Pancaked1 votes

problem still exists over a year later :)

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