World of Warcraft , commonly called by the community simply as Wow, is a multiplayer role-playing game, in which you can create your character and live endless adventures, to have access to it you must have a monthly subscription , which is essential for the proper functioning of the game.
Wow, it is a game that does not currently ask for many requirements, you must have a mid-range computer to play it, it usually happens, that we have difficulties to enter the game, this may be due to several factors, which we will delve into here, so that so you can enter and play without problems.
Check for updates to the WOW launcher
To start the game, we must make use of the official launcher , which is automatically downloaded when buying the license, from this we can play any version of the game available to date , it is very important to have the launcher updated, since every time it comes out An update is for the purpose of correcting bugs and improving performance.
This process will also check if there are updates available for the game, you can check it from the “options” box, here you should look for the section that says “check for updates”, it should be noted that you must have a stable internet connection.
This is vital, since the game works exclusively with the internet , once you check this box, the process will start automatically and at the end we should already have our game functional.
Update your Drivers to the latest version
World of Warcraft , is available for two of the main operating systems that exist in the market, being a very compatible and easily executable game , however, if our Drives are not correctly installed or updated to the latest version, we may have problems when starting the game.
This can range from performance problems, until it does not start at all or closes at the same time, for this, we can make use of several programs, each with its own unique characteristics , but they all share their purpose, which is install device drivers.
Driver Booster , is a program widely used in this task, since it has a menu that is easy to see and easy to use, it is widely used by the Gamer community, in case you have an AMD or NVIDIA video card, it is better that you go directly to their official websites, check if there is a more recent version of the driver for your video card.
Another option, very useful if you do not have much idea of updating Drivers and you want the process to be automatic, you can try DriverPack , which has a comfortable menu in which you can install the updates automatically, or select the “expert mode”, for your Select which ones you want to install.
Manually configure the executable
If you have tried with all of the above and you are sure that everything is correctly installed and updated , then it may be that you have a compatibility problem, due to your operating system or your Hardware, for this, you can use a trick.
When installing the game, it asks you to select a location for the installation, in which the game folder will be , or the root folder , where all the necessary data for its operation are located, you must go to this folder, usually it’s in program files, on your main drive.
If you use a laptop, this process is easier since they usually only have a hard drive. Once the folder is located, you should look for the file called “Wow.exe” , it will not be difficult to find it since it will be at the end of the page. row, this file is responsible for opening the game, directly without using the launcher, it may be the case that your launcher has a fault and that is why it does not open this file correctly.
You must select it and right click, at the bottom, look for the option “send to” and select “Desktop” , this should be enough, since we would start the game directly, but we can add one more thing and that is to go to the access properties direct and in compatibility activate the execution as administrator and the compatibility for Windows 7 or 8.1.
