Everything was working fine, I was just setting up the next system and now whenever I choose a preset to load Retroarch freezes. It worked fine before and happens no matter which preset I choose.
Have no clue where to start or what to check.
If I go in there and edit the ini file and put the shaders I wanted ,it works just fine, I just can’t load the presets while in retroarch for some reason.
Are you sure it’s not just loading? Royale takes like 20 seconds to load
It used to always load instantly but it’s doing it even with other shaders. It just locks up and I have to CTRL-ALT Deleted out…never had that pause before. I will try again and wait 20 seconds 
Edit: Tried and yeah it’s freezing. Soon as I click X to load the selected profile it hangs up. Not when I APPLY but when I hit load…it does it with anything I select…wasn’t doing it before.
Weird, I just tried a fresh build and I don’t have the issue.
Well yeah it’s never done that before. I had setup several systems then I started setting up Hyperspin, then I have been working on an HTPC/Kodi type skin for HyperSpin so I hadn’t messed with Retroarch for awhile…come back to it today to setup some more systems and it was borked.
I think I moved my Retroarch location at some point I wonder if there is a config that’s pointing somewhere else for shaders or something…I tried to find such but no luck.
Can you try it with a blank/fresh cfg?
Which particular cfg? It happens with any cfg’s (overrides) I have loaded up. Main retroarch cfg or…all of them?
All of them, really. If you can, just move your entire cfg directory somewhere else to see if it’s something wonky in the cfg(s) that’s causing the issue.
I never did find the cause but a fresh install (or cfgs) solved the issue.
Now I am having super cfg and control issues… 
Will make a topic for that though.