Launcher crashes with exit code 2 after 2 seconds.

Well, yeah. In hindsight it is a bit misleading of me calling it a crash in the title. The launcher process exits (So it gracefully exits, but doesn't log or prompt the user in anyway to indicate "why".) with status code 2 as seen in procmon. This usually indicates a problem with permissions or access to resources, but it's up to the developer writing the specific system call.

Still not at my computer right now, but I can do another event capture with procmon and upload it here, if it's of any interest/use.

@Barfr0st 

mioght be worth dropping the video driver back to 472.12 , seems 496.49 has some issues https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/472619/geforce-49649-grd-feedback-thread-released-102621/

changing drivers did nothing

I will format the C: and reinstall windows 10.

Right after, I will reinstall SWTOR.

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Question:  Is it better to install SWTOR through Origin or Steam?

I have a SWTOR account since the game was released and have been using Origin until now.

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I hope it's going to work

@Reetous 

try this first you just lose updates https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

origin or steam or standalone , if you have steam you get steam achievements , steam updating is different too

I reinstalled windows10 on my formatted drive.

Here are the steps taken

No additional windows update installed Version 21H1 build 19043.1288.

Installing the drivers supplied with my motherboard

Google chrome / Firefox

Installing office2021

Nvidia 496.61 Drivers

Steam

SWTOR

Launch of the game > Same problem

: '( 

I link an image to show you what is installed on the computer (not a lot of things)

and the new DXDIAG

I just saw this post.

Same problem.

This is probably a problem with the new processors.

This is the only common point.

https://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=998523

https://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=998473

@Reetous 

the intel video card is still enabled and is running along side the nvidia , i always disable the intel video card in the bios

i will pass this thread back to cs again for their awareness

edit:tracking 

1 is 12600
3 is 12700
1 is 12900

if this is the CPU there will not be a quick fix for this

@Barfr0st @Reetous 

does this workaround have any effect on swtor ? 

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000088259/processors/intel-core-processors.html

ASUS hasn't released the bios version mentioned in that press release they had. Will come back to it whenever it's released and I've managed to flash 🙂

For what it is worth I have also had this launch-to-crash issue on a fresh install of windows with the new 12700kf in windows 10. I suspect it must have something to do with how 12th gen works with the swtor at present.  

@Strider444555 

keep an eye on the following thread https://www.swtor.com/community/showpost.php?p=9981068&postcount=15

Thank you very much for linking this, I shall keep my ear to the ground 

I know this thread is a couple months old - has there been any solutions found yet?

@andydanktank 

A player workaround is at https://www.reddit.com/r/swtor/comments/rxszqh/launcher_fix_for_intel_12th_gen_cpus/

still waiting on a patch from swtor for this issue 

@andydanktank @Barfr0st @TheSavageRain @Reetous @Strider444555 

See https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Technical/Alder-Lake-CPU-Client-Repair-Fix/td-p/11269948