# Game does not launch from Launcher or exe
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-does-not-launch-from-launcher-or-exe/27788
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-does-not-launch-from-launcher-or-exe/27788 "2022-04-16T00:01:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Grims](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grims)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-does-not-launch-from-launcher-or-exe/27788/1 "2022-04-16T00:01:13Z")
Last week my game was working just fine then after trying to launch today the game automatically closes.
I get returned to the launcher with the notification game process has ended.
Version 84f3a1a
Windows 10
I’ve tried:
-Launching from exe: It just doesn’t start
-Launching the exe as administrator: wont start
-Using launcher with exe set to start as administrator: get an error about anivirus, i only use windows defender.
-Whitelisted exe and folder on defender and it still wont work
-full reinstall
-tried launching to prev version
-changing main file locations
Any thoughts you guys might have would be appreciated.
Like I said earlier, game was working fine a week ago, now it refuses to boot up.
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### Author:  [@Fris0uman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fris0uman)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-does-not-launch-from-launcher-or-exe/27788/2 "2022-04-16T07:09:12Z")
Update the launcher [Release Add option to chose build type · Fris0uman/CDDA-Game-Launcher · GitHub](https://github.com/Fris0uman/CDDA-Game-Launcher/releases/tag/2022-04-15) chose msvc buil, update, and it should work
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### Author:  [@Grims](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Grims)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-does-not-launch-from-launcher-or-exe/27788/3 "2022-04-16T14:09:43Z")
it worked! you are the man!