Dying Light 2 Not Opening Issue

The problem that Dying Light 2 players encounter while trying to open the game can be caused by many problems and prevent you from accessing the game. If you are facing such a problem, you can reach the solution by following the suggestions below.

Why Dying Light 2 Won't Turn On?

Dying Light 2 players are unable to access the game by encountering the error "This program could not be started properly (0x0000142)" when opening the game. Encountering this problem may occur due to many problems and prevent us from accessing the game. For this, we will try to solve it by talking about many suggestions.

How To Fix Dying Light 2 Not Turning On?

We will try to solve this error by mentioning a few suggestions for us to fix this error.

1-) Verify Game File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and ensure to scan and download any missing or faulty files. For this;

For those playing on Steam;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open the library menu.
3. Open the Properties tab by right-clicking on the Dying Light 2 game on the left.
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click the "Verify integrity of game files" button in the Local Files menu we encountered.

For those playing on Epic Games;

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher program.
2. Open the library menu.
3. Press the three dots on the Dying Light 2 game and press the Verify button.

After this process, the download will be performed by scanning the damaged game files. After the process is finished, try to open the game again.

2-)  Check Game Frameworks

The lack of game frameworks on your computer can create various errors in the game. Therefore, your computer must have DirectX, .NET Framework, VCRedist applications.

• Click to Download Current .NET Framework.
• Click to Download Updated VCRedist.
• Click to Download Current DirectX.

After performing the update, you can restart your computer and run the game and check if the problem persists.

3-) Update Your Drivers

Check if your video card and other framework drivers are up to date. For this;

• Download and install Driver Booster.
• Open the Driver Booster program.
• Perform the scanning process by pressing the SCAN button on the screen that appears.

After the scan is finished, it will reveal various outdated drivers. Perform the update by selecting outdated drivers and restart your computer. After this process, open our game and check if the problem persists.

4-) Turn off Antivirus Program

If any antivirus program is running in the background, it may be triggering the MADISON game. You can try to enter the game by disabling the antivirus program you use for this. In such cases, the antivirus program may detect any game file as a threat and quarantine it.

5-) Close and Open Steam or Epic Games Program

Try reopening by closing the Steam or Epic Games Launcher program, or by logging out of your Steam or Epic Games account. This will allow you to pull the information in your account and allow you to run the game smoothly. When closing Steam or Epic Games program, we recommend that you close it with the help of a task manager to close it completely. After logging out of your Steam or Epic Games account and logging in again, you can try to run the Dying Light 2 game by accessing the My Steam Libraries menu.

6-) Activate .Net Framework

If .Net Framework is installed but not active on our computer, we may be encountering this situation. For this, we can get rid of the problem by activating the .Net Framework library.

Open it by typing "Turn Windows features on or off" in the Start search screen.
Select the .Net Framework libraries on the screen that opens and press the "OK" button.

After this process, restart your computer and check if the problem persists.