Windows security
The things that most often block a launch. Each item tells you where to turn it off.
- Secure Boot and TPM
- VBS, Memory Integrity and Credential Guard
- Hyper-V, Sandbox and WSL, which keep VBS from turning off
- Defender, Tamper Protection and exclusions
- Third-party antivirus
- Vulnerable driver blocklist, Smart App Control
- SmartScreen, UAC and test mode
Anti-cheats
Finds installed anti-cheats, including those that load with Windows.
- Riot Vanguard
- FACEIT and ESEA
- ACE (Delta Force, Arena Breakout)
- Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye
- GameGuard, XIGNCODE3, PunkBuster
Programs and components
What the loader can't start without and what is blocking it right now.
- Visual C++ 2015–2022 x64 and x86
- .NET Framework 4.8 and DirectX
- Running debuggers: Cheat Engine, Process Hacker and others
- Overlays: RivaTuner, Afterburner, Overwolf
- Steam and Discord
System
Common reasons why "nothing happens" after launch.
- Windows version, build and bitness
- Running in a virtual machine
- Pending restart after updates
- Cyrillic characters in the user name
- Free space, Fast Startup, uptime
Hardware and display
Everything support usually asks about, in one report.
- CPU, GPU and driver date
- BIOS mode (UEFI / Legacy) and disk partition style
- Drives, memory, motherboard
- Monitors, refresh rate and display scaling
- GPU acceleration, Game Mode and Game Bar recording