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Wuthering Waves’release has beenplagued with a host of issuesthat have made opening up the launcher to boot up a new session a gamble for PC and Steam Deck players. One issue that has quickly become prevalent is that the launcher getsstuck on the Verifying File Integritymessage at the loading screen, sometimes for hours.
Players wanting to jump into the game to continue their adventure andnot waste any waveplateswill want to know how to fix this issue. Here are all the solutions that are known to work to solve this problem.
Wait for 1 Hour
Sometimes (not always), Verifying File Integrity appearing stuck at a certain percentage can be a visual error rather than an operational one. This means theprocess is not stuck and working as intended in the background; it’s just not showing that visually.
To ensure this is not the case, let it sit for at least one hour, which is enough time for even the slowest of PCs to Verify integrity of the game files. If it still appears stuck, then move on to other solutions.
Increase Priority in Task Manager
If you’re playing on a PC, use the following method:
Let the launcher sit for a few minutes to see if it fixes the issue. If it remains stuck on Verifying File Integrity, move on to the next solution.
Restart the Launcher
Open the Windows taskbar, right-click on the launcher.exe, and click ‘End Task’ to forcefully close the exe. Restart the launcher to see if it fixes itself. The age-old’Have you tried turning it off and on again?‘trick works more times than you would think.
Wait for a Patch
Kuro Games is actively patchingWuthering Wavesmultiple times daily to fix issues like these. If none of the other solutions are working, close the game and wait for a patch. If it is not a client-side issue and actually a server problem, the developers are likely already looking into it, and it should be fixed the next time you try to boot up the game.
