Launcher Issues

As of 0.0.30.0, many users are experiencing issues clicking installing/updating/play via the launcher. Clicking the button might ask for permission then do nothing, or other issues. Alta will fix this (after which let's delete this page), but in the meantime try some workarounds. If you find a solution that works for you, please update this wiki page with what worked!

Try:
Clicking Settings (gear icon right of main button) > Repair

Try:
Restart your computer, then run Alta Launcher.

Try:

 * 1) Close Launcher, and kill all things Alta in task manager (AltaAPI.exe only thing?)
 * 2) Right-click the launcher and run as admin

Try:

 * 1) Do Step 1 above
 * 2) Head to %localappdata%/programs/alta-launcher/resources/altaapi, run AltaAPI.exe as admin
 * 3) Right-click the launcher and run as admin

Try:
See this FAQ (which is mostly what's discussed above)

"Windows cannot access the specified device..."
MechanixMove1 said: "ok im in my file explorer and i right clicked the alta launcher setup latest, run as administrator, then after it loads this error pops up, "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

(TODO anyone have solution for this?)

Try:
If using an NVIDIA graphics card, go into

NVIDIA Control Panel -> Adjust Desktop Size and position -> Choose "No scaling"

If you have never accessed the NVIDIA Control Panel, you can easily access it by right clicking the desktop or typing "NVIDIA" in your start menu.

This happens because of an old reoccurring Unity bug.