Are you one of many eager for Wuthering Waves that you jumped at the chance to pre-download it? You’re not alone in wanting to be as prepared as possible to jump into the action when the time comes. But it’s not smooth sailing for everyone. Unfortunately, there are reports of problems with the Wuthering Waves launcher not opening, specifically with the Epic Games. The issue is everything seems to work on the surface, even Epic Games will indicate that it’s working, but the launcher isn’t firing. Thankfully, it’s a fixable complication so you can start pre-loading quickly.
The Epic Games Store allows you to pre-download Wuthering Waves so you’re ready for its official release, but the launcher is opening like you expect. If this happens, there are two possible solutions:
Solution 1
This is the most straightforward approach that should get Wuthering Waves pre-loading:
- Open the Epic Games launcher
- Go to your library and select Wuthering Waves
- Hover over the three dots to bring up the menu and select “Manage”
- Find “Installation” and click on the folder
- Search for “launcher.exe” and select it
Solution 2
If the above doesn’t work, try this workaround:
- Find the desktop shortcut Epic Games made for Wuthering Waves
- Right-click the desktop shortcut and click “Open file location”
- Scroll until you locate “launcher” and double-click to start it
For everyone eager to get to their favorite waifus and husbandos, you’ll want to get that Wuthering Waves launcher opening ASAP. The steps above are useful until Epic Games fixes this bug. However, if neither solution works, you can circumvent them completely. The official Wuthering Waves website features a direct launcher you can download instead. Either way, you’ll be ready when the time comes to embrace this epic new RPG.
