So I reinstalled .NET Framework by going to: Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows features on or off

This didn´t help. Did you use a different way of updating it?

Thank you all for your advice!

@sheikah The client just closes after starting it without allowing me to start offline mode or log into the online mode. I´ve checked whether the client or SC is mentioned in the firewall exceptions or might be blocked by an antivirus software. Nothing – at least to my knowledge – should be blocking the client.

@nuggets I already have the most recent version of .NET Framework 4.8.1 installed. So no luck there unfortunately.

One new error message that has appeared while trying to start the client now mentions an issue with the refresh token. I´ve attached the log with the error message below and I also checked the forum for possible solutions (clearing browsers cache, temporarily changing the Default Browser). So far, no improvement.

One more observation: Since, at least for the moment, I´m able to use and log into the client only if I start it up right after (re)starting windows, I´ve noticed that the client crashes if I try to change its window size – no matter if by dragging the window manually or by clicking window control buttons on the top right.

I´m sorry for not being of more help but I really appreciate your suggestions!

client.log

I´m using Windows 11.

Update: When starting the client right after restaring Windows I was able to briefly log into the client and start a custom game which allowed my to download some files including the missing /bin/ folder. This means that I´m able to start SC in offline mode, however only when starting the client compatibility mode for some reason. So far so good...

The underlying issue with the client crashes still remains. I hope that the attached log file can help:

client.log

Thanks for your reply!

The suggestions there seem promising, especially the contributions from @zalbor

However, my issue is that the client crashes even before I can log into the online mode, check the client menu or start a custom game for updates to be downloaded.

I receive the error message above only when I´m using compatibility mode and only when I try to start the client in offline mode.

When I start a custom game from the Steam version of SC, then it works just fine (after I disabled all of my mods which caused the game to crash as well through some lua error).

I´m sorry if these details might not be helpful or misleading. I will gladly provide you with affitional information should you need it to understand my issue.

Hey guys!

I have an issue with the client since it keeps crashing after just a few seconds. I´m unable to log in or to switch to the offline mode. There´s no error message appearing after the crash and I´m also unable to find an error log after each crash in the client directory (but that could be because I´m pretty clueless when it comes to fixing such issues...).

After reinstalling the client a few times, I´ve tried starting it in compatibility mode. This doesn´t let me log in but at least the client doesn´t crash right away and when trying to start the game in offline mode I got the following error message:

Client Version: 2026.1.0
java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin\ForgedAlliance.exe" (in directory "C:\ProgramData\FAForever\bin"): CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the specified file.

I checked the mentioned file in the error message and there is no /bin/ folder in my directory. Could be a lead but then, again, I feel like an amateur trying to fix this on my own.

So any help or suggestions are highy appreciated which might allow me to get back at playing this awesome game!