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League of Legends won’t update on PC [FULL FIX]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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League of Legendsis a popularonline gameplayed by millions worldwide. As it’s the case with any software,there areseveral errorsthat affect thegameplayexperience.
Failingto update to the latest version is one of the causes; it also affects several patches of thegame.
Error messages that are commonly displayed includeUnspecified error occurred,Check logs for more information, or similar.
Most importantly, many beginners could find this hard to resolve as the error messages tend to be vague and not informative. And, as a result, they might give up playing the game, altogether.
Even expert gamers are challenged when such messages pop up.
The updating issues can be resolved with some solutions, however, after testing them, users got mixed results.
So if a particular solution that we’ve listed below doesn’t work for you, try the next one until you get your game updated.
How can I get League of Legends to install updates?
1. Reinstall League of Legends
Reinstalling agameis one of the best options when having update problems.
However, sinceLeague of Legendsis anonline game, you would need to have a good Internet speed toreinstall the game. Again, using the VPN recommended in the previous solution will be of great help.
With the fresh installation, you automatically get the latest patch version of thegame, eliminating the updates issue.
2. Temporarily disable your antivirus
It is common knowledge that someantivirus toolstend to interfere withonline gamingactivities. As a result, the antivirus could be blocking the connection to the game servers, compromising the updating process.
If the previous solutions didn’t help, disable your antivirus before launchingLeague of Legends, and then run theupdates.
However, in some situations, you may need to uninstall the antivirus before running the update.
Note: The antivirus is an essential program for your system. Instead of completely disabling it, we recommend you use one that won’t interfere with LoL, such asBitdefender.
Choose anantivirus for gamingbecause you can set them up to temporarily pause intrusive notifications while you are in the game. They run in the background, but don’t interrupt.
3. Use an Executable patch to run the game
Using an executable patch to update yourgameis actually better than running automaticupdates.And there are several websites offering these patches.
Besides saving time, a patch can easily be removed if errors occur.
For this purpose, the game developers have inserted a patcher in the game folder. It can serve as an alternative if the game updates are not working properly.
To access this patcher follow this steps:
This will update yourgameto the latestLeague of Legendsversion.
4. Change the Update client
There you go, we hope that these quick suggestions helped you fix your LoL update error.
If you come across other workarounds, feel free to list the steps to follow in the comments below.
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