War Thunder won't start from the launcher

Start Game does nothing

You press Start Game in the launcher and the game never opens. Gaijin's fix is to give the launcher and the game admin rights.

Is War Thunder down right now? Operational: 7 problem reports in the last hour. If it were down for everyone, this problem could come from there; right now it looks normal.

Fix it

How to fix it

Right-click launcher.exe in the game folder and choose Run as administrator.
If the game still doesn't open, right-click aces.exe in the game folder and choose Run as administrator.

From War Thunder's help pages: support.gaijin.net, in our words. Checked on 11 November 2026. If the steps do not help, War Thunder's own support is the next stop.

Can't connectConnection drops, lag or no server
Update stuckEndless update or download in Steam
Can't log inForgotten password or wrong login
80130182The authorization server is unavailable
8111000AFreeze Detected, the game froze and closed
82220002Connection to server is lost
8002233AThe connection to the server was lost
80022B0FUnstable or missing internet connection
81110004Not enough memory, the PC ran out of RAM

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