League of Legends (LOL) is an online game played worldwide. A lot of gamers have reported a bug that is faced by almost every one that when you start the game, it allows you to log in successfully but when the client starts, a black screen appears which has to be closed from the task manager. In this article, some solutions are given that will help you to resolve the League client Black Screen error.

black screen league client
League client black screen

What causes the league client to show a black screen?

Different reasons are considered to be causing the black screen on League Client in different situations. Some of these are listed below:

  • In most of the cases, this error arises if you press alt+tab to look at another program while logging in.
  • Your third-party antivirus software might be blocking some of the features of this game.

Pre Tips

If you encounter this error message, before doing anything else, follow the steps below to restart your router.

  1. Take out the plug of your router and wait for two minutes.
  2. Insert the plug of your router back in the socket.
  3. If you are still getting this error, change the location of your modem and move other wireless devices away from the modem to get a better signal strength.
  4. If it doesn't help, try to connect your computer directly to the modem by using an ethernet cable.

What can I do if I encounter a Black Screen on League Client?

Solution 1: Disable Third-party Antivirus Softwares

If this error message appears, the reason might be that antivirus is blocking some features of the system. Third-party antiviruses are good to some extent but sometimes they create a problem by blocking some features of the system. So to resolve this error, add League of Legends as an exception to the antivirus software or turn-off your third party antiviruses and reboot the system to check if this problem is resolved.

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Solution 2: Disable Display Scaling

If the black screen is still showing up, disable the display scaling by following the steps given below:

  1. Right-click on the game launcher.
  2. Click on Properties.
  3. Locate and click the Compatibility tab.
  4. In the settings, section checkDisable Display Scaling on HIGH DPI Settings .
    Disable Display Scaling to fix the black screen league client
    Disable Display Scaling
  5.  Make sure that the Run the Program in compatibility modeis unchecked.
  6. Click OK.

Solution 3: Perform a Clean Boot

If the error is still occurring, perform a clean boot on your PC. Follow the steps below to do this:

  1. Click the search button in the taskbar. Typemsconfig and open it.
    System Configuration
    System Configuration
  2. Click on theServices tab.
  3. Check the box parallel toHide all Microsoft Servies.
  4. Now clickDisable button.
    Disable Services
    Disable Services
  5. Launch the game again and check if the problem is resolved.

Solution 4: Flush DNS

If you still can't get rid of this error, try to flush your DNS from the command prompt.

  1. In the taskbar, click the search button and typeCommand Prompt.
  2. Right-click the icon and clickRun as Administrator.
    Run cmd as Administrator
    Run cmd as Administrator
  3. Type the following command and hit enter. After that restart your PC and launch Steam again.
ipconfig /flushdns
Flushing DNS
Flushing DNS

Solution 5: Update Graphics card drivers

If you are still getting this error, update the GPUs and reload the game again.

  1. ers. Follow the steps below to perform this task.
    1. Click on the search button in the taskbar, type "Device Manager" and open it.
      Opening Device manager
      Opening Device manager
    2. A list of all the hardware will appear. From this list, right-click on any driver of the graphic card you want to update and click onupdate driver.

Solution 6: Launch the game in Safe Boot Mode

If you still get the same error after troubleshooting, try to launch the game in the safe boot mode and check if the problem is resolved. Follow the steps below to carry this task out.

  1. Click the search button in the taskbar. Typemsconfig and open it.
    System Configuration
    System Configuration
     System Configuration
  2. Click on theBoot tab and uncheck thesafe boot.
    Safe boot to fix the black screen league client
    Safe boot
  3. Restart and check if the problem is resolved.
  4. After carrying your task out, uncheck theSafe Boot box.

Solution 7: Update Windows

If none of the above solutions works then update your Windows and check if the problem is resolved.

  1. Click the search button in the taskbar Type and open Settings.
  2. Click on Update and Security.
    Update and Security
    Update and Security
  3. Now click Check for updates.
    Check For Updates to fix the black screen league client error
    Check For Updates
  4. Install the update if there s any available.

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