Justtried to play Age of Empires Definitive version, its worked fine in the past. And it won't load the game. Any help is appreciated. It did do the latest update. Thanks. Win 11 and Windows Defender - added whole game folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\AoE2DE ) to exceptions, still black screen then crash #2. Ageof Empires II (And Conquerors) CD won't launch . So I'm one of those who still uses the CD's, and I've been able to play Age of Empires II and Conquerors perfectly fine on my Windows 8 HP laptop. It was until recently that it won't launch past pressing "Play" on the startup menu. I can hear my fan running when the CD is in, and then after I Clickon Update & Security > Select Troubleshooter. Next, go to Other troubleshooters > Click on the Run button next to Windows Store Apps. Follow the on-screen prompts and then wait for the process to be completed. Once done, make sure to reboot the PC, and try downloading the game again via Xbox Game Pass. 8. YesNo Replies (4) as per above. have installed age of empires 2 on my windows 10 computer, but when opening the game a pop up asks for permission, i 7 Make a copy of "AoK HD". 8. Rename the copy to "Launcher". 9. Go back to the Steam properties window and click Close. ". At this point the launcher would not even open. I again tried to uninstall and reinstall - able to open launcher with no white spaces, but unable to open game. *Operating System:Windows 10 **Gamertag: Kyrem22; ISSUE. When i go to start the game, the game will begin to launch, show the small window with the three dudes in the screen. the screen then Heres how to Fix Age of Empires 2 not Launching on Windows. Run Avast Driver Updater@ to keep your device d Ageof Empires II: Definitive Edition. It doesn't run on Windows 7 is 10 exclusive. #2. Terran. Nov 14, 2019 @ 9:11am Can't launch the game on Windows 7 #4. Obliterion. Nov 14, 2019 @ 9:12am Apparently there was a dude allegedly playing, but not really sure if thats true. I havent seen any other person reporting being able to play on Win7 Ageof Empires 2 won't launch & doesn't work on Windows 10 DOWNLOAD: Best tool to repair Windows problems & optimize system performance Best driver update software for your PC. For crying out loud Microsoft, press a damn disc already without the SafeDisc 'protection' so we can FINALLY run on Windows 10. Age of Update I got it to to work. I had to uninstall the game, sign out of the Xbox app. Uninstall the app. Restart PC, reinstall Xbox app. Sign in, install AOE 4 WITH the 4K video pack, and launch the game directly rather than through the Xbox app. It has since been working, hope this helps someone. hSjf.