Do not start "DotA 2": what to do?

To date, a huge number of people play in DotA 2, because this project offers them an excellent opportunity to choose one of many characters, pump it in their own scheme and fight with other players, while forming an alliance with their friends. One of the most important advantages of the games of the MOBA genre, to which "Dota 2" refers, is that each session does not exceed two hours of time, which is becoming more and more relevant today. People refuse from MMORPG projects that make them sit for hours in the game to achieve at least some progress. "DotA 2" offers you a completely different mechanics, which, however, you can not appreciate if this game will not be included on your computer. A similar problem occurs quite often, so you should know all the possible solutions. If you do not run DotA 2, you should try all the methods that will be offered in this article until you find one that works. It is advisable to execute them in order, so the last one will be the most radical.

Drivers for video card

The first thing you should think about, if you do not run DotA 2, is reinstalling the drivers for the video card. Very often both in this project and in other games such a problem arises precisely because the computer does not have the most current drivers installed, and because of this the game conflicts with the software, and therefore it does not start. You can update through the software service of the video card, if you installed the appropriate software: then you will not have any problems at all. Just go to the right program and click on a single button that allows you to check for updates to your video card. If they are available, you can download them with one click and install.

However, not all have such software installed, so maybe you'll have to do everything manually. Go to the official site of the manufacturer of your video card, look for your model and download the latest version of the drivers. After the download is completed, you will need to manually start the installer and install them to get the option to play DotA or any other game that has not been started before. However, there is a possibility that this method will not help you. If after installing the fresh drivers you still do not start "DotA 2", you need to move to more serious measures.

Restart "Steam"

99% of gamers who are fond of "Dota", run it through the platform "Steam". And if you do not run "DotA 2", then you should turn off "Steam", and then re-enable it. If desired, you can accompany this process by restarting the computer to increase the likelihood that the process will lead to success. It is only important that you complete all processes that were currently running. If you exit the "Steam", call the Task Manager and check to see if there are any running services associated with the program, such as the Steamwebhelper application. Clear all relevant tasks and only after that start "Steam" again. This may well help you start playing again.

But what if you do not even run DotA 2 after that? "Steam" offers you one great opportunity, which you should definitely use if you stop working some game.

Checking the integrity of the cache

Game cache - this information about the game, which is available on your computer. Therefore, if you do not run the game "DotA 2", you need to use a very useful feature from "Steam" - check the integrity of the cache. You can do this in the settings of any of the games, including "DotA 2". The process may take some time, but it very often brings results. First, it will detect absolutely all inconsistencies of your client as it should be, and secondly, it will correct all these errors, prove the missing files and update the obsolete ones. As a result, you can safely restart the "DotA 2" without any problems. This feature can be used not only when your game refuses to turn on at all - you can apply it even when you have DotA 2 or some other game running and crashing out. However, as in other situations, there is no absolute guarantee that this will help: checking the integrity of the game cache can show that you are doing well. Then you need to move on to the next item.

Reinstallation of the game and "Steam"

So, if you have tried all the previous methods, but none of them has helped you, then you need to take the matter seriously. Try to reinstall DotA 2, and if that does not work, then remove and reinstall the Steam platform itself. Such drastic measures can help if other options do not work.

Extreme measures

However, if you are not helped even by the reinstallation of "Steam", then the only thing you need to do is to reinstall the operating system, because the error is really serious. On a clean OS you can already install both "Steam" and "DotA". Do not forget about the drivers and the required distribution.