If this still doesn't solve it this rather long and elaborate removal of the launcher should do the trick:.

This will trigger a fresh re-installation of the launcher and hopefully solve it.

Exit Steam and remove the Paradox Launcher from the Add/Remove programs menu (Windows) and then start the game again.

Run the game.exe file directly from the installation directory (this will circumvent the launcher all together).

Exit Steam and start it as Administrator (right click Steam.exe > Run as administrator).

If none of the above first steps work please try the following:

Make sure that both Steam and the game is installed on the same partition, preferably your C:.

If it's in your quarantined list please restore the file and try again.

Check your antivirus quarantine section as we've found that occasionally the bootstrapper-v2.exe file gets falsely flagged as a virus.

exe file are on the allowed list for both Windows Defender-Ransomware and your antivirus program If you're experiencing issues with your launcher when you try and run a game from Steam please try the following solutions: If the launcher appears to run fine but the game will not start from it, you almost certainly have a separate game or Windows problem. Please don't ask several questions in the same thread.NOTE: this process ONLY applies to launcher problems.

Please remember to close your threads by marking all helpful posts as answer and then start a new thread in an appropriate forum if you have a new question. Yes, provided that Thawte is a trusted vendor which I strongly believe they are.

>If I buy code signing certificate from Thawte and sign my application with it then I don't need manual install serificate to all clients devices. These forums are intended for Microsoft's products and technologies only.īut the actual signing should be same as for ClickOnce application. You should start a new thread if here if you have any questions about it: I am afraid InstallShield usage is out of support range of the MSDN forums:

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