How to Fix Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching in Windows 10

What is ‘Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching’ issue in Windows 10?

If you are experiencing ‘Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching’ issue in your Windows 10/11 computer while trying to launch/play Diablo II Resurrected/ Diablo II game, then you are in right place for the solution. Here, you will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.

‘Diablo II/ Diablo II Resurrected’: Diablo II or Diablo 2 is action role-playing hack-and-slash computer video game designed and developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment. This game is available for Microsoft Windows OS, Classic MacOS and MacOS. This game is successor of Diablo and has improved gameplay. In 2021, Blizzard announced a remastered version of Diablo II game which also includes Lord of Destruction expansion, called as Diablo II Resurrected.

However, several users or Diablo II Resurrected game players reported that they faced ‘Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching’ issue while they tried to launch/play Diablo 2 Resurrected/ Diablo II Resurrected game on their Windows 10/11 computer. This issue indicates that you are unable to launch Diablo II Resurrected game application in your Windows computer for some reasons.  One possible reason behind this issue can be corruption or missing game files relating to Diablo II Resurrected game in your computer.

In such case, you can repair game files related to Diablo II Resurrected game in Windows computer in order to fix the issue. This issue can also be occurred due to required administrator permission not given to Diablo II Resurrected game to run in your computer. You can try running the game with administrator privileges and check if it works for you. Another possible reason behind this issue can be corrupted or outdated graphics card drivers in your computer.

Graphics card driver plays important role in graphics and gaming performances and experiences in Windows computer. If you are unable to launch the game, then you can try updating graphics card driver to latest & compatible version in order to fix the issue. This issue can also be occurred due to the interference of your third-party antivirus/firewall program installed in your computer. You can disable the antivirus/firewall temporarily and check if it works for you. Let’s go for the solution.

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How to Fix Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching in Windows 10/11?

Method 1: Fix ‘Diablo 2 Resurrected not launching’ issue with ‘PC Repair Tool’

‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs/applications, malware or viruses issues, system files or registry issues, and other system issues with just few clicks.

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Method 2: Update graphics card driver in Windows PC

Updating graphics card driver to latest update version can resolve the gaming performances and experiences and resolve this issue.

Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows 10 via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Display Adapters’ category

Step 2: Right-click on your graphics card and select ‘Update Driver’. Follow on-screen instructions to finish update process. Once done, restart your computer to see the changes.

Step 3: You can also get the latest updates for your graphics card driver from your graphics card manufacturer official site like AMD, Intel or NVIDIA.

Download or reinstall graphics card driver update in Windows 10 [Automatically]

You can also try to update your all Windows drivers including graphics card driver with ‘Automatic Driver Update Tool’. You can get this tool through button/link below.

⇓ Get Automatic Driver Update Tool

Method 3: Repair game files relating Diablo 2 Resurrected game in Windows 10

This issue can be occurred due to corrupted or missing game files relating to Diablo 2 Resurrected in computer. You can repair game files in order to fix the issue.

Step 1: Open ‘Blizzard Battle.net’ launcher app in Windows 10

Step 2: Find ‘Diablo 2/ Diablo 2 Resurrected’ in the list of games, and click on ‘Cogwheel’ button next to the Play button and click ‘Scan and Repair’ option

Step 3: Select ‘Begin Scan’ and wait to finish. Once done, re-launch Diablo 2 Resurrected game application and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 4: Run Diablo 2 Resurrected game as Administrator

This issue can be occurred due to required administrator permission not given to the game launcher.  You can fix the issue by running the game with administrator permission.

Step 1: Open ‘File Explorer’ in Windows 10 and go to installation folder of Diablo 2 Resurrected game, right-click on executable of Diablo 2 Resurrected game, and select ‘Properties’

Step 2: In ‘Properties’ window, click ‘Compatibility’ tab, tick ‘Run this program as an administrator’ checkbox and hit ‘Apply’ and ‘Ok’ to save the changes

Step 3: Once done, retry launching/playing Diablo 2 Resurrected game and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 5: Disable your third-party antivirus/firewall temporarily

It might possible your third-party antivirus/firewall or Windows 10 build-in Windows Defender Antivirus & Firewall is blocking Diablo 2 Resurrected game application from running for some security reasons. To resolve this problem, you can disable your antivirus/firewall temporarily in your computer. After disabling antivirus if the issue is resolved, you can re-enable antivirus and add ‘Diablo 2 Resurrected/ Diablo II’ game to ‘Exception List’ of your antivirus/firewall if you want to play game with enabled antivirus in computer.

Method 6: Check if your System is eligible to run Diablo 2 Resurrected game

This issue can be occurred if your computer is not eligible to play/run Diablo 2 Resurrected game. You need to check the minimum system requirements for Diablo 2 Resurrected game and check if your Windows 10 computer can run/play this game. Let’s take a look at minimum system requirements for Diablo 2 Resurrected.

  • Operating System: Windows 10/11 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3250/AMD FX-4350
  • Memory: 8GB.
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660/AMD Radeon HD 7850
  • Storage: 30 GB

 Method 7: Install Windows 10 updates

Updating Windows 10 OS to latest update version can resolve the issue. Let’s try.

Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10 via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update’ and click on ‘Check for updates’ button

Step 2: Download and install the available Windows update and pending updates in computer, and once updated, restart your computer to see the changes and check if the issue is resolved.

Conclusion

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