The game Skyrim SE is shown in task manager but won't start.

[Richard Boderman]

So I click play game in the library, I click play, then I go to task manager and it's there but the game doesn't launch itself, some help for this will be appreciated.

(By the way: please only post on here if you have a solution, because then I can keep track of all the comments on here.

[Gene]

When this happened to me, I was able to determin it was an incompatible mod. For me it was 'Skyrim Book Covers'. All it did was add high res textures for books in game. But once i deleted that mod, Skyrim started right up.

[Gene]

Here's a cut-paste of what mods I'm running with no difficulty, in case it helps. Mods that are for original Skyrim are preceded with =, but work great.

GameMode=SkyrimSE

Skyrim.esm=1
Update.esm=1
Dawnguard.esm=1
Dragonborn.esm=1
HearthFires.esm=1
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp=1
Cutting Room Floor.esp=1
=Unlimited Training.esp=1
=smakit_house_markers.esp=1
=GyldenhulMineFix.esp=1
=skyforge_map_marker.esp=1
=NoSneakAttackSound.esp=1
=MammothPelts.esp=1
=better hunting prices.esp=1
Map Markers Solstheim.esp=1
coveredcarriages.esp=1
BarenziahQuestMarkers_Droppable.esp=1
=Rebalanced Leveled Lists.esp=1
=ktxcompleteskyforge.esp=1
=Skyrim Realistic Archery.esp=1
Dragon Claw Stands.esp=1
Dolmen Ruins.esp=1
Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp=1
Shadowmarks.esp=1
Whistling Mine.esp=1
Gildergreen Regrown.esp=1
Point The Way.esp=1
Storefront.esp=1
Bring Out Your Dead.esp=1
Soljund's Sinkhole.esp=1
Karthwasten.esp=1
Shor's Stone.esp=1
Kynesgrove.esp=1
Ivarstead.esp=1
Darkwater Crossing.esp=1
Oblivion Gates in Cities.esp=1
AcquisitiveSoulGemMultithreaded.esp=1
=hearthfireextended.esp=1
HearthFires Map Marker Fix.esp=1

[Richard Boderman]

So explain exactly what I do with this please.

[mtritter]

So I had the same problem. Turns out it was a Mod that was causing the issue as Gene mentioned above. I've only downloaded mods through Bethesda so far but I did go ahead and download Mod manager from Nexus. From there I was able to disable my mods/plugins and Skyrim will now launch. From there I was able to enable mods by groups of 5 to determine which mod was the bad apple. Currently still trying to determine which mod it was.

Edit: turns out it was Gifts of Akatosh armor mod.

[wim1234]

ha , yes, that one seems to give quite a bit of probs and..as you notice, its wayyy better to use a proper modmanager, its indispensible.

[wim1234]

Originally posted by Dakota:

So explain exactly what I do with this please.

well, just remove the dang thing for now, until its fixed..and see post after you..thats the way to go,
use a proper modmanager.