My current system runs on a Dev Channel for the Windows Insider Program. I did this several months ago to have access to Phone Link and other experimental apps Microsoft is working on. I recently updated my system to Build 26052 and now Roblox won’t install properly nor launch.
This issue persists not only for the Roblox Player but also on the Microsoft store version of Roblox. I’ve followed all possible general bug fixes for this problem, and none seem to work. I’ve tried uninstalling the player, clearing temp files, going into the command prompt removing all files of Roblox from there, and disabling BitDefender temporarily to install Roblox.
No fix seems to work, and I don’t want to pick the nuclear option and reinstall Windows just yet. Are there any more bug fixes I can try before I do so? Unless there is a reason why all this is happening and it’s more of a Microsoft problem?
I am not sure what can be done but miracles happen. Maybe try fixing corrupted files? There is a CMD command for that. Open it as an aministrator and insert the following command: sfc /scannow.
Roblox isn’t officially supported on Windows Insider Builds, and Hyperion has a high chance of crashing the client on those builds. Insider builds aren’t supported by Roblox so it’s a issue on their end. Could you downgrade or reinstall windows to a stable version to play Roblox?
This is the same for me besides the installing part. I can install RobloxPlayerLauncher.exe but I can’t launch it. I get the blue buffering icon above my cursor but after a few seconds the buffer goes away and it doesn’t open. I went on the Windows Store to see if I could launch it there from the time being. What happened then was it opened up and I was able to see the loading screen. But before it went to the login page the app immediately closed.
I tried a lot of suggestions. I turned off and on my pc, I uninstalled Roblox completely by removing all the files from Local in appdata and even the x86 file. I tried removing the roblox company and roblox keys from the registry which backfired and made things a tad bit worst for me. And I slept hoping the problem would fix itself. This is the only post related to my issue. This all happened from a windows update too which is weird because most gaming apps/platforms don’t have this kind of issue.
I don’t have any way to backup or restore because my pc had it off by default it’s new. And I can’t factory reset either for some reason it’s pretty weird the button is just unhighlighted. Am I not going to be able to play a Roblox game ever again?
So it is confirmed to be a Microsoft issue and not an issue on my part. The only two ways to fix this issue could be to wait out the next update that would (hopefully) fix this issue, or to just reinstall Windows entirely and opt out of the Insider program.
I opted out, reset my pc completely even chose cloud download which added more gb to my data but installs a copy of windows from the web. My issue is still unresolved, and it’s been about 2 days since I haven’t been able to test my own games publicly. It appears the only way to get out of this issue is to just wait.
I am having the same issue. I even reset my pc to try to force myself out of the insider program and I’m still in it. I’ve been in the unenrollment queue for almost 2 years now. I think the best solution is to just wait for the next update when it gets fixed and pray that you get out of the the insider program.
Yeah waiting seems like the best option though I do feel like Roblox could do something about this if they did a little investigating on what was in the Microsoft 26052 update. This could even prevent it from happening in the future if they did something at least.
Well the thing is that it is almost impossible to just switch. If you are in the dev channel of the windows insider program (which I have been stuck in for almost 2 years), it doesn’t allow you to switch the version. And in order to even go in the queue for unerollment you need to be in the beta channel. I have tried reseting my computer and it has done nothing. I would need to completely reinstall windows or wait months.
I really hope roblox does something about this because joining games for market research is a big part of my development process.
Unfortunately, it would be too much strain of the engineers to constantly test bleeding edge changes from Microsoft, it’s a complete waste of resources when most users are on stable branch of Windows.
The only thing you can do is to reinstall Windows.
