League Client doesn't appear!

GrishataG·Feb 19, 2020·1 votes·2,730 views

l have been trying to launch League for 5 hours now. When l press to open the client my mouse indicates that it's loading then the Riot Games logo pops up for a split second and disappears. Then l open Task Manager to see if l can end the task from there and relaunch the client but it doesn't show up there. l tried running League as administrator, l tried using the Hextech Repair Tool to repatch and reinstall the game and nothing has worked. l checked the servers (EUNE) and they are online. I'm concerned if it's my PC that's the problem or if there is something going on with the client. Please help. Thank you in advance!

14 Comments

E1visFeb 19, 20203 votes

A guy found a solution.

SOLUTION

RiotClientServices.exe was the problem. You can fix it as follows:

Move RiotClientServices.exe out of the Riot Client directory

Start your League as usual. It will start without Riot Client, in the "old way".

Start League again. It will start to install the Riot Client as new. Once finished the problem is fixed.

You can sign in now through Riot Client.

Hope it helps anyone who encounters this problem.

GrishataGFeb 19, 20201 votes

I did what you said and the game started again but l had to download the whole game all over again. It's downloading right now. l should restart the client again? And where do l put the riotclientservices after removing it from the folder? l put it on the desktop. Should l just leave it there or can l put it back where it was?

ValiantKillerFeb 19, 20201 votes

{quoted}

A guy found a solution.

SOLUTION

RiotClientServices.exe was the problem. You can fix it as follows:

Move RiotClientServices.exe out of the Riot Client directory

Start your League as usual. It will start without Riot Client, in the "old way".

Sign in. It will tell you that it needs update. Just continue. Once you are in, just exit the Client.

Start League again. It will start to install the Riot Client as new. Once finished the problem is fixed.

You can sign in now through Riot Client.

Hope it helps anyone who encounters this problem.

I can confirm that is the best solve for this problem.

GabrieliusFeb 20, 20201 votes

{quoted}

A guy found a solution.

SOLUTION

RiotClientServices.exe was the problem. You can fix it as follows:

Move RiotClientServices.exe out of the Riot Client directory

Start your League as usual. It will start without Riot Client, in the "old way".

Sign in. It will tell you that it needs update. Just continue. Once you are in, just exit the Client.

Start League again. It will start to install the Riot Client as new. Once finished the problem is fixed.

You can sign in now through Riot Client.

Hope it helps anyone who encounters this problem.

This best solution ever ty

SachiroMar 8, 20201 votes

{quoted}

A guy found a solution.

SOLUTION

RiotClientServices.exe was the problem. You can fix it as follows:

Move RiotClientServices.exe out of the Riot Client directory

Start your League as usual. It will start without Riot Client, in the "old way".

Sign in. It will tell you that it needs update. Just continue. Once you are in, just exit the Client.

Start League again. It will start to install the Riot Client as new. Once finished the problem is fixed.

You can sign in now through Riot Client.

Hope it helps anyone who encounters this problem.

Did that, i can start my client now but i somehow cant use my media keys ingame (switching songs) and my friendlist is just not there its just a blue space, and i cant connect to lobby chat or champ select chat. I can play the game now but its really annoying please fix ur client RIOT GAMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

hyperion3182Feb 19, 20201 votes

Contact Player Support, describing your issue and what you have already tried. Proactively attach the Hextech zip.

E1visFeb 19, 20201 votes

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l have been trying to launch League for 5 hours now. When l press to open the client my mouse indicates that it's loading then the Riot Games logo pops up for a split second and disappears. Then l open Task Manager to see if l can end the task from there and relaunch the client but it doesn't show up there. l tried running League as administrator, l tried using the Hextech Repair Tool to repatch and reinstall the game and nothing has worked. l checked the servers (EUNE) and they are online. I'm concerned if it's my PC that's the problem or if there is something going on with the client. Please help. Thank you in advance!

Dude, I'm having your problem too. The weird part is that yesterday Lol was working perfectly. Now I have your problem and I have litteraly no clue on what to do... I tried the uninstall and install again option but nothing changed. Let me know if you find a solution!

ShirarezaruEiyuuFeb 19, 20201 votes

Delete:

%LocalAppData%\Riot Games\Riot Client %ProgramData%\Riot Games %SystemDrive%\Riot Games\Riot Client (<-- This where the new client should be installed by default)

Afterwards, try running the game via "LeagueClient.exe" (Normally located in

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Riot Games\League of Legends

%SystemDrive%\Riot Games\League of Legends.

Sigma Pi 1206Feb 19, 20201 votes

I have been having a similar issue but my game starts fine if i search on the start menu as opposed to using the desktop shortcut or taskbar pin.

monsterartistFeb 20, 20201 votes

Thanks, removing the RiotClientServices.exe worked, strange that this issue happened all of a sudden today.

RiotRiot BlueMondayFeb 21, 20201 votes

What version of Windows are you using? Out of curiosity... is it Windows 7?

the Anarchit3chtFeb 23, 20201 votes

ive been hppening a similar issue... but i click it enough nd it findally opens

DivinemethedFeb 25, 20201 votes

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ive been hppening a similar issue... but i click it enough nd it findally opens

I had this issue once, I found out league was having some service or whatever program they have running in the background. I had to go in command line. Type in "tasklist" in cmd and then find all instances of league running and type "taskkill /F /PID pid_number" for all riot or league processes running. The PID number will be listed in a column when you type tasklist.

RiotRiot BlueMondayFeb 24, 20201 votes

ive been hppening a similar issue... but i click it enough nd it findally opens

That might be a different issue. Out of curiosity are you attempting to start the League client shortly after closing it. There is a bug where trying to start League while its shutting down fails. League also takes quite a while to shut down which makes it a bit worse...