XCom 2 isn't launching

[NeverLucky]

I'm launching XCOM 2, starting launcher and when this always popup.
System.ComponetModel.Win32Exeption (0x80004005): Access denied at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfostartInfo) at ModLauncherWPF.Launcher.LaunchApplication(String AppEXE) in d:\rmcfall_BALW-RMCFALL2\xcom2\main\WPFXCOM2\Development\Tools\ModLauncher\ModLauncherWPF\Laucher.cs:line 141 Application: I:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\XCOM2\Binaries\Win64\XCom.exe
Anyone knows how to fix this?

[rammsteinsverre]

Have you tried launching Steam / Or the game launcher as Administrator?

[NeverLucky]

Originally posted by rammsteinsverre:

Have you tried launching Steam / Or the game launcher as Administrator?

Yes, I did

[Starways System]

I'm having this issue too.

[Ravenlord]

Kind of late to the topic, but I'm posting my solution here just in case anyone winds up getting here by googling the error.

The error seems to be caused by the launcher deciding to be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and not looking for XCom2.exe. In the OP's case, for example, the path ends with XCom.exe... which clearly won't exists in the XCOM2 folder.

I'm absolutely befuddled how this could even happen.

The solution is simple: symlink the file! Open a command prompt with elevated privileges (for Win7, type CMD into the start menu bar, right-click cmd and RUN AS ADMIN), then go into the game folder (c:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\XCOM2\Binaries\Win64) and issue this command:

mklink XCom.exe XCom2.exe (<-- replace XCom.exe for whatever the launcher is looking. Was XComGame.exe for me vov)

That's it! Your game executable can be found with a different name as well, and the launcher will finally do its freaking job.

[NeverLucky]

Originally posted by Ravenlord:

Kind of late to the topic, but I'm posting my solution here just in case anyone winds up getting here by googling the error.

The error seems to be caused by the launcher deciding to be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and not looking for XCom2.exe. In the OP's case, for example, the path ends with XCom.exe... which clearly won't exists in the XCOM2 folder.

I'm absolutely befuddled how this could even happen.

The solution is simple: symlink the file! Open a command prompt with elevated privileges (for Win7, type CMD into the start menu bar, right-click cmd and RUN AS ADMIN), then go into the game folder (c:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\XCOM2\Binaries\Win64) and issue this command:

mklink XCom.exe XCom2.exe (<-- replace XCom.exe for whatever the launcher is looking. Was XComGame.exe for me vov)

That's it! Your game executable can be found with a different name as well, and the launcher will finally do its freaking job.

Thx, but already got my money back)

[MekoTheMango]

I had this problem after buying, War of the Chosen, For me skipping the launcher helped, just go to your game files and find Xcom2.exe, war of the chosen shuld be in a sub folder, but it has the same name, just run it and game shuld start

[NeverLucky]

Originally posted by Mango:

I had this problem after buying, War of the Chosen, For me skipping the launcher helped, just go to your game files and find Xcom2.exe, war of the chosen shuld be in a sub folder, but it has the same name, just run it and game shuld start

Dude, you're very late, lul.