RetroArch crashes on start up

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

Hello.

I have had this issue for a little while and have tried everything I can think of or found online to try and fix this issue myself before coming here.

In short, whenever I have tried loading RetroArch it will load the menu but will not allow me to interact with it, clicking anywhere on the window makes it immediately crash.

Solutions I have tried:

  • Verifying game files
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling the program again
  • Uninstalling and reinstalling the cores
  • Changing some settings in the config file
  • Run as Admin

I have the log, however, I do not know how to attach it here.

Pc Specs:

Screenshot 2023-11-08 180646
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#2

you can copy and paste the text here. Just make sure to select it all and then press “</>” to format it.

That should give light but if all else fails, try deleting retroarch.cfg and any emulation configuration files (/cfg/ directory).

#3

I’ll try that and see what happens, but here is the log in the meantime:

[INFO] RetroArch 1.16.0 (Git 6c2cc45628)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] CPU Model Name: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor           
[INFO] Capabilities: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE42 AES AVX AVX2 
[INFO] Version: 1.16.0
[INFO] Git: 6c2cc45628
[INFO] Built: Sep 29 2023
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "dinput".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[INFO] [Core]: Version of libretro API: 1, Compiled against API: 1
[INFO] [Core]: Geometry: 320x240, Aspect: 1.333, FPS: 0.00, Sample rate: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Set video size to: fullscreen.
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: "wgl".
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution: 1920x1080.
[INFO] [WGL]: Extensions: WGL_ARB_buffer_region WGL_ARB_create_context WGL_ARB_create_context_no_error WGL_ARB_create_context_profile WGL_ARB_create_context_robustness WGL_ARB_context_flush_control WGL_ARB_extensions_string WGL_ARB_make_current_read WGL_ARB_multisample WGL_ARB_pbuffer WGL_ARB_pixel_format WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float WGL_ARB_render_texture WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float WGL_EXT_colorspace WGL_EXT_create_context_es_profile WGL_EXT_create_context_es2_profile WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float WGL_EXT_swap_control WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear WGL_NVX_DX_interop WGL_NV_DX_interop WGL_NV_DX_interop2 WGL_NV_copy_image WGL_NV_delay_before_swap WGL_NV_float_buffer WGL_NV_multisample_coverage WGL_NV_multigpu_context WGL_NV_render_depth_texture WGL_NV_render_texture_rectangle 
[INFO] [WGL]: Adaptive VSync supported.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation, Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 545.84.
[INFO] [GL]: Using ARB_sync to reduce latency.
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 1920x1080.
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Checking GLSL shader support ...
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [GL]: Using GL_RGB565 for texture uploads.
[INFO] [XInput]: Found XInput v1.4.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "dinput".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: "win32".
[INFO] [XAudio2]: Requesting 64 ms latency, using 64 ms latency.
[INFO] [Audio]: Started synchronous audio driver.
[INFO] [Microphone]: Initialized microphone driver.
[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "gl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: "E:\Program Files\Steram\steamapps\common\RetroArch\content_favorites.lpl".
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#4

Thank you! Deleting the retroarch.cfg file had worked.

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