The elder scrolls v skyrim won't launch. Solutions to various problems, bugs and errors in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

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Skyrim Special Edition

Troubleshooting FAQ

Update video drivers, DirectX and Windows:
NVIDIA Drivers: www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
AMD Drivers: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
DirectX Updates: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/179113
Windows updates will download automatically if enabled.

From time to time, make backup copies of your Skyrim save files (they are located at "C:\Users\*UserName*\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Saves").

Skyrim Special Edition requires the following software:
- DirectX 11
- .NET Framework 4.6
- Visual Studio C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86 and x64 editions).

List of things to check to prevent/solve problems with the game:
- Disable antivirus
- Update your operating system
- Update the .NET Framework to version 4.6
- Update DirectX
- Update your video card drivers
- Update your sound card drivers
- Skyrim SE must be installed on the C:\ drive and cannot be located on an external drive or drive with a different drive letter
- If you already have problems, try running Skyrim SE without mods (if any)
- Make sure both ini files are in the "\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\" folder and are not empty
- Launch the launcher (SkyrimSELauncher.exe)
- Set the screen refresh rate to 60 Hz (note that V-sync must be enabled and GSYNC disabled)
- Disconnect graphics tablets and any external drives (at least to check)
- Make sure Visual Studio C++ 2015 Redistributable x86 and x64 is installed correctly
- Install the Windows patches listed below
- If everything is bad with VC C++ 2015, try running a file scan from the command line with admin rights: "sfc /scannow"
- If Skyrim crashes, try disabling "Give priority to exclusive mode applications" in the default audio device settings and set the audio format to "16 bit 44100 Hz"
- If Skyrim crashes every 15 minutes or so, disable the touch keyboard and handwriting panel service
- If Skyrim starts but is slow or flickering/blinking, or the in-game physics are going crazy, check that the integrated graphics card is not selected (you can check in the graphics adapter control panel)
- Vertical sync must be enabled (60Hz) and G-Sync disabled - this is important.

The launcher sometimes incorrectly determines system performance and may set incorrect settings.

The game crashes/freezes without mods.
- Welcome to the world of games from Bethesda Game Studios!

The mouse or keyboard does not work.
- Disable the gamepad.
- Disconnect the USB microphone, webcam or whatever you connected to yourself, this may help.

Problems with animation or the cart at the beginning of the game takes on a life of its own.
- Vert. sync (60 Hz) must be enabled!
- Open \Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\SkyrimPrefs.ini and set the iVsyncpresentinterval value to 0 if you are using a system with G-Sync. This can also be done in the Skyrim SE settings in the GPU control panel (nvdia and ati).

I stopped receiving achievements.
- When using mods or an old save that was made while playing with mods, achievements will be disabled.
- This can be fixed using a mod: Achievements Mods Enabler / .

Trees and other objects have some gray spots.
- Set the 3D image quality to high in the GPU control panel.

Double cursor when minimizing the game.
- Try to put a neof. patch for Skyrim SE - ENG / .

The save cannot be loaded because it is out of date.
- This can happen if the save is corrupted or conflicting mods are installed.

I'm trying to run SKSE on Skyrim SE, but it doesn't work.
- A new SKSE64 is being developed for Skyrim SE, release dates are unknown. The old one won't work.

Skyrim is terribly slow, fps is nowhere lower!
- You need to make sure that the game does NOT use the built-in video card. Usually this problem can occur with Nvidia. You can check the settings in the GPU control panel (it seems that we are talking about laptops).
- Disable G-Sync if it is enabled.

The game crashes on AMD RX-- series video cards.
- If updating the video driver does not help, lower the GPU frequency to 1115mhz.

Skyrim SE keeps crashing.
- If you play with mods, make sure they don't use scripts or depend on mods that use scripts.
- The order in which plugins are loaded is very important; incorrect loading order can cause crashes.
- Changing the language helps some players. You can change the language in Skyrim.ini. Also try changing your OS language to one of the languages listed on the Skyrim SE Steam page.
- If Skyrim won't start or crashes on startup, try restarting your computer. It is also useful to restart your computer before installing VC++ 2015 Redist.
- Try activating triple buffering in the nvidia control panel.
- Try setting real-time priority for SkyrimSE.exe in Windows 10. This can be done through the task manager.

Skyrim SE keeps freezing shortly after loading!
- Disable your antivirus (especially Avast), this may help.

Skyrim SE won't start / black screen.
- If you don’t use mods and the game still won’t start, try setting the files “skyrimSE.exe” and “skyrimSELauncher.exe” in the properties in the “Compatibility” tab to run as administrator and compatibility mode with Windows 7.
- Change Skyrim's full-screen mode to frameless windowed mode. This helps some people.
- Change the preferred video adapter for Skyrim SE from integrated to high-performance in the GPU control panel.

The launcher crashes or freezes.
- Set the files "skyrimSE.exe" and "skyrimSELauncher.exe" in the properties in the "Compatibility" tab to run as administrator and compatibility mode with Windows 7.
- Delete both .exe files in the Skyrim folder and check the integrity of the game via Steam so that it downloads them again.

Doesn't go past the logo screen.
- Incorrect loading order of plugins. You need to change it to the correct one.
- Set the screen refresh rate to 60 Hz.
- Delete both ini files in "\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\".

I want to play Skyrim SE in ultrawide mode.
- Add the following lines to "\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrim.ini":

SIntroSequence=1
and then in the SkyrimPrefs.ini file change the settings to the following values:
bBorderless=0
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1440
iSize W=3440

I can't reassign any keys!
- Perhaps disabling the gamepad in the options will help.

Error 0x000007b / VC_redist errors / "The program can"t start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-(1-1-0.dll is missing from you computer"
- These errors occur when something went wrong with the installation of Visual Studio C++ 2015. You need to remove both packages, x64 and x86, then install them again by downloading them from the site Microsoft. When installing these packages, you should disable your antivirus.
- Install all Windows updates and make sure that KB2919355 and/or KB2999226 are installed (you can find it on the Microsoft website).
- If the error is still present, try reinstalling VC++2015 from "\Skyrim Special Edition\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2015".

Error 0xc0000005.
- It looks like there is a registry error or a problem with the video driver. You can try reinstalling the video driver and cleaning/fixing the registry using appropriate programs.

Problems with the introductory quest in Helgen.
- As a temporary solution, install the mod: Alternate Start / .
- Try to turn off the neof. patch until the end of the introductory task.

Skyrim constantly overwrites graphics settings.
- You can try setting both ini files to the address "\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition" in the properties as "read only".

Skyrim won't load, it just hangs in processes.
- This happens if a mod with a bsa archive for regular Skyrim was installed. Skyrim SE uses a new bsa packaging method, so older mods must be converted properly.

Clicking the "Play" button in the launcher restarts the launcher.
- There is no exact solution. Try deleting both .exe files in the Skyrim folder and checking the integrity of the game through Steam so that it downloads them again.

The water is gone!
- EXPERIMENTAL SOLUTION. Add the following lines to Skyrim.ini:
bUseCubeMapReflections=1
fCubeMapRefreshRate=0.0000

I was shot in slow motion during a battle.
- Kill all enemies nearby and wait 1 hour using the wait menu.
- You can try to turn off the neof. patch, if installed.

Problems with saving.
- Disable Bitdefender or antivirus software. Skyrim may be mistakenly identified as a virus. You can also add Skyrim to the antivirus exclusion list.

Textures in Russian are missing and there is a problem with the font in the console.
- A patch needs to be installed -

All games differ from each other not only in genre or plot, but also in their own set of bugs, lags and launch problems. Unfortunately, owners of computers and laptops will have to come to terms with this.

Unlike consoles that come with standard hardware, computers have very different components, and therefore it often happens that the game does not start due to problems with one element.

In most cases, the cause is a weak video card, lack of drivers or necessary software, but there are exceptions. So let's talk about the fact that why Skyrim won't start and what can be done to rectify the situation...

Skyrim won't launch due to sound card settings

It is not known exactly why, but sometimes The Elder Scrolls of Skyrim does not start due to the sound adapter settings. In this case, after selecting “Play” in the launcher, the game most likely will not even start. If you open the task manager at this moment, you can see two processes appearing for a second or less. One of them belongs directly to the game, and the other belongs to the system utility responsible for errors.

Solving the problem takes no more than a minute. At the bottom right of the taskbar (in the tray), you need to find the speaker icon and right-click on it. Select “Playback Devices” from the drop-down menu. Having selected a standard playback device from the list (most often these are speakers), you need to open its properties and go to the “Advanced” section. After decreasing the sampling value the problem should go away.

You need to check the minimum system requirements

Skyrim was released in 2011, and therefore most modern computers run it at least on medium graphics settings, but problems may arise with weaker devices. Before you start any game, you need to know its minimum system requirements.

For TES: Skyrim they are as follows: Windows XP or newer, dual-core processor with a clock speed of 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 512 MB video card, DirectX 9 support.

If lags, freezes or crashes occur, you need to lower the graphics settings and restart the game. Don’t forget about programs that allow you to overclock your processor and video card and optimize their performance.

Need to update your computer software

Also if Skyrim won't launch, it’s worth checking whether all drivers are installed on your device, and whether they work correctly. If there are problems with some software, a set of drivers for a laptop can be found on the manufacturer’s website or on forums, but for a PC you will have to look for each driver separately.

If the game is running from a laptop, it must be set to maximum performance mode and connected to the mains. In addition, when launching Skyrim, the high-performance graphics card must be activated, not the integrated one.

In addition, the latest versions of DirectX, VisualC++ and Java must be installed on the computer, and their bitness must be the same as that of the operating system.

Troubleshooting configuration file errors

If the game does not start after all the previous manipulations, you can try resetting all settings to standard by deleting the SkyrimPrefs.ini and Skyrim.ini configuration files in the game directory along the path “My Documents/MyGanes/Skyrim”. Or edit the Skyrim.ini file, changing the language from ENGLISH to RUSSIAN. After this, the game must be opened without using the launcher and with administrator rights. To be on the safe side, you can disable all background unnecessary programs and disconnect unused USB devices. if Skyrim won't start!

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, a remastered version of the original game, is finally available on Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4. This special edition of the game offers all three DLC releases and a complete graphical overhaul for consoles, as well as mod support. But, the launch on PC did not go as smoothly as we would like, because the game suffers from many problems such as crashes during launch, low FPS, black screen and others.

The game won't start
To resolve this issue, follow the instructions below. In the game folder you will find two executable files: "skyrimSE.exe and skyrimSELauncher.exe".

Right click
- Go to Properties
- Click on the Compatibility tab
- Select Windows 7 compatibility mode
- Below, select Run as administrator

Black screen on startup

To resolve this issue (for Nvidia users), simply go to the Control Panel and switch/change the video card the game is using.

Skip Bethesda intro

Step 1
Open Notepad (or any other text editor). Save an empty text file called BGS_Logo.bik

Step 2
Now open the Skyrim SE Data folder and then Video. The default path should be something like this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\Data\Video

Step 3
Rename the existing BSG_Logo file and save as a backup. Move the text file you saved earlier to this folder.

How to transfer your old saves

Step 1
Find the folder with your original saves. They can be here C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\My Games\skyrim\saves

Step 2
Find (or create, if it doesn’t exist) the saves folder for saves
Special Edition at: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\

Step 3
Now just drag and drop your old saves into your Skyrim Special Edition saves folder

Low FPS

Right click on desktop
- Select NVIDIA Control Panel
- Select "Manage 3D Settings" under 3D Settings
- On the main part of the window, go to the Program Settings tab
- Look at the list, and if Skyrim Special Edition is not there, add it. You can do this by clicking Add and finding the game in the menu that appears
- Now select Skyrim SE. Options will appear. Select Use global settings for high-end Nvidia processors
- Click Apply

The game does not start after installing mods

Go to your game folder. The address could be C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition
- Find the contents of the mods folder
- Go to the Data folder and delete everything except the things listed below:

Video folder
Dawnguard.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Hearthfire.esm
Files starting with Skyrim
Update.esm

Now all your mods have been removed. You must install them again, but there is one caveat: install no more than five mods at a time. If you want to install more, bet the first five, then exit to the main game menu, and then bet five more. Repeat this process until all the mods you need are installed.

The game often crashes/crashes
To fix this, disable the "touch keyboard" Windows service (press Windows key + R and run services.msc).

Change permission to your own

Go to C:\Users\Username\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition
- Select the file "SkyrimPrefs.ini" and open it with notepad
- Find the following lines

BFull Screen=1
iSize H=1024
iSize W=1280

Now change the aspect ratio to yours and save the result. For example:

BFull Screen = 1
ISize H = 1024
ISize W = 1280

After completing all the above steps, do not change the graphics settings in the game menu, otherwise you will have to edit the file again.

Slow game loading from Steam

In Steam settings, try changing the download region to any other.

The game does not start or crashes after startup with the error “Missing X3DAudio1_7.dll”.

Update DirectX.

The game does not recognize the Nvidia video card

Open NVIDIA Control Panel
Select 3D Settings\Manage 3D Settings
On the “Global Settings” tab, in the “CUDA - GPUs” section, select your video card.

If the problem persists:

Open the "Program Settings" tab
Select “Valve Steam” from the list of programs
In the “CUDA - GPUs” section, select your video card.

"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - error on Steam - game temporarily unavailable"

Log out of Steam and log back in.

How to make English voice acting + Russian subtitles?

From the English version, copy the files Skyrim - Voices.bsa and Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa, located in the Data folder in the game directory. Then change the language in the game properties to Russian and replace the localization files with those copied from the original.

English-language console in Russian version.

Go to the Data\Interface folder
Open the fontconfig.txt file with notepad
Change the line map “$ConsoleFont” = “Arial” Normal to map “$ConsoleFont” = “FuturaTCYLigCon” Normal.

If after this there is no change, make English the default input language:

RMB on the language icon in the taskbar => Settings.

Where is the Skyrim.ini file located?

Windows XP: My Documents\My Games\Skyrim
Windows 7: Documents\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim
Windows 10: Documents\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim

The "Files" button is inactive in the launcher

Open the SkyrimPrefs.ini file, find the bEnableFileSelection=0 section and line and change it to bEnableFileSelection=1.

The game sound is too quiet

Open the SkyrimPrefs.ini file, find the line fAudioMasterVolume= and set it to 2.0000 to start with. Still quiet? Cancel the change and enable loudness compensation:

RMB on the sound icon in the tray => Playback devices => RMB on “Speakers” => Properties => Improvements.
Find the “Loudness” item in the list, mark it and apply the change.

When starting the game the computer starts beeping intermittently

Disable the Xbox 360 controller in the game settings or in the SkyrimPref.ini file, find the line bGamepadEnable=1. Change the value to 0.

How to disable vertical sync?

Open the Skyrim.ini file, find the section and add the line iPresentInterval=0 at the end of it.

Magic effects continue to appear on the hero even after their duration has expired

In the console (~) write sexchange, then repeat the command to change the character's gender to the original one. Or turn into a werewolf and then take on human form.

When loading the game, after the Skyrim logo appears, the game freezes for a while and then crashes

RMB on the sound icon in the tray => Playback devices => RMB on “Speakers” => Properties => Advanced => Select the value “16 bit, 48000 Hz”

In the Skyrim.ini file, change the line sLanguage=ENGLISH to sLanguage=RUSSIAN.

If after all the manipulations the game still does not start, delete the Skyrim.ini file.

How to rotate items in inventory?

Hold down the left mouse button and move the manipulator. If you need to zoom in on an item, move the cursor over it and roll the mouse wheel, or simply press the C key.

Where are the saves?

The saves will work, and you don’t even need to do anything for this - they are in the same folder as the licensed version. But achievements already received will not be counted.

You can find saves here:

Windows XP: My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves
Windows 7: Documents\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves
Windows 10: Documents\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim\Saves

Shadows have no anti-aliasing, although the quality settings are at maximum

In the SkyrimPrefs.ini file, find the line iBlurDeferredShadowMask= and set, for example, 7. The shadows will become blurrier and less detailed, but not a trace will remain of the “ladder”.

For owners of powerful systems, an option with increased shadow resolution is suitable. To do this, in the SkyrimPrefs.ini file, find the line iShadowMapResolution= and set the value to 8192. If after these manipulations crashes/brakes begin, reduce the value in increments of 512 until the game runs stable.

Two cursors are displayed on the screen - game and system

Do not minimize the game using Alt+Tab, close background programs, disable desktop composition (Win7).

The game unexpectedly crashes to the desktop (during transitions, loading)

Checking the loading order of mods:

dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

The character displays various effects that have arisen due to game glitches (burning eyes, steam, smoke, mob auras)

in 3rd person mode, open the console and write player.addspell spell_ID, where spell_ID is the value of a certain “effect”
close the console
open again, write player.removespell spell_ID
close the console

For example, to get rid of draugr eyes on a character, instead of spell_ID, enter F71D1.

Cult game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, released back in 2011, is back again! Five years later, Bethesda decided to release a re-release for everyone's favorite Skyrim. A huge number of patches were released for the original game at one time. As a result, everyone expected that it will come out obscenely polished. However, everything turned out wrong.

Players have encountered an impressive list of problems: the game won't launch, the inability to find INI files, the game gets stuck on the loading screen, crashes on startup, low FPS and a black screen.

In this article we will analyze all these problems and try to solve them. However, before you start, check out the system requirements for It’s worth doing this because the requirements for the game have increased significantly compared to the original version.

CPU: Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945
RAM: 8 GB
Video card: NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD 7870 2GB

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit version)
CPU: Intel i5-2400/AMD FX-8320
RAM: 8 GB
Video card: NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB /AMD R9 290 4GB
Hard drive: 12 GB free space

Now let's move on to solving problems and errors.

Solutions to various problems, bugs and errors in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Black screen in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Be sure to make sure you have the latest drivers for your video card. Although this is a re-release of an old game, specially optimized drivers were most likely released for video cards by this time. Go to the official website of your video card manufacturer and download the latest drivers from there. You can use these links:

http://www.nvidia.ru/Download/index.aspx?lang=ru - for cards from NVIDIA.

http://support.amd.com/ru-ru/download - for cards from AMD.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition won't launch

Most often, a simple check of the game cache via Steam helps in this case. To do this, do the following:

Go to your game library on Steam.
Find the Skyrim re-release, right-click on it and go to "Properties".
Go to the tab "Local files" and select "Check cache integrity."
Wait for the process to complete. If any damaged or missing files are found, Steam will download them again.

I can't find INI files in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

Unfortunately, at the moment there are no really worthwhile solutions. However, you can try to restart the game again, but only with the antivirus already disabled. There is a possibility that it might have blocked some files for some reason.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition freezes on loading screen

As already mentioned in the first point, make sure that you have updated your video card drivers.

You can also try running the game as Administrator. This may have helped some players.