Fix Star Citizen Installer Error on Windows 10

Star Citizen is a popular multiplayer game developed by Cloud Imperium Games. It has attracted so many players across the world and this space exploration game is without any hindrance and assures 100 % fun to its gamers. The file size of Star Citizen makes sense since this game contains galaxies to explore and exploit. But, like many online errors, Star Citizen also has errors. When you try to install, update or download the game, you may face Star Citizen installer error on your Windows 10 PC. This error may be sometimes accompanied by a prompt with a message, An error has occurred during the installation processes. Some users also report that this error occurs when they try to log in to the PTU (Public Test Universe). Nevertheless, there are a lot more reasons that cause Star Citizen installer error Windows 10. Continue reading this guide, to fix Star Citizen installer error check logs problem with some effective troubleshooting steps.

How to Fix Star Citizen Installer Error on Windows 10

After analyzing several reports and online platforms, we have gathered a list of reasons that cause installation error Star Citizen. Analyze them deeper and you will get an idea to troubleshoot the problem by following appropriate solutions.

• currutti data in the USER folder is the common reason that causes the discussed problem.
• An overprotective antivirus suite and firewall components are quarantining your files and you cannot install or download any updates of the game on your Windows 10 PC.
• Stà aduprendu un incompatible game launcher and in some cases, you are using the wrong launcher.
• If the Star Citizen files are spread as several components everywhere on your computer, a big miscommunication may occur within the game modules.
• Sè vo site una usu dedicated SSD for installing all the games on your PC, sometimes a corrupt component within the SSD might lead to Star Citizen installer error check logs problem.
• Ci hè no adequate space in your Windows 10 PC to install the game. You have to clear unnecessary files and manage storage to install Star Citizen since it requires a bulk size on your disk.
• The graphical drivers in your computer are not compatible or outdated.
• Stà aduprendu un a presentazione versione di u sistema upirativu and hence the game requirements are not satisfied. How to Fix Star Citizen Installer Error Windows 10

Here are some common troubleshooting ideas that will help you fix Star Citizen installer error Windows 10 issue.

Metudu 1: Metodi di risoluzione di prublemi di basa

Follow these basic troubleshooting methods to fix the said issue.

1. Restart PC

U marcianise generale à riparà tutti i glitches pruvisoriu assuciata incù Star Citizen hè di rilancià u vostru urdinatore. Pudete ripiglià u vostru PC da seguità i passi.

1. Andà à u menù Windows Power User da appughjà u Tasti Windows + X simultaneamente.

2. Ora, cliccate nantu à Spegni o scunnettate vi.

3. Infine, cliccate nant'à Restart.

2. Ensure Stable Network Connection

Unstable and inadequate internet connection leads to Star Citizen installer error check logs issue, also if there are any obstacles or interference between your router and the PC, they may interfere with the wireless signal and will cause stability issues. Try running a prucessu di veloce per verificà a velocità di a rete di u vostru urdinatore.

If you guess there is an instability problem, check our guide How to Troubleshoot Network Connectivity Problems on Windows 10 to fix the same.

3. Close Background Processes

Several users have confirmed that Star Citizen installer error check logs can be resolved by closing all the background programs and applications running on Windows 10 PC. To do the same, implement the steps in our guide How to End Task in Windows 10 and proceed as instructed.

Once you have closed all the background processes, check if you were able to fix installation error Star Citizen.

Also Read: Fix MoUSO Core Worker Process in Windows 10

Method 2: Run Installer as Administrator

If Star Citizen does not have required administrative privileges, a few essential features of the game will be limited causing you installation error Star Citizen whenever you open the game or install any updates. Follow the below-mentioned instructions to run the game as an administrator.

1. Cliccate cù u dirittu nantu à u Scorciatoia Star Citizen nantu à u desktop o andate à u cartulare di stallazione and right-click on it. Then, select the Joint funziunalità.

2. Avà, spustà à u Vincenti tabulazione è cliccà nantu Eseguite stu prugrammu cum'è amministratore.

3. Infine, cliccate nant'à Apply e OK to save the changes. Check if you have fixed Star Citizen installer problem.

Method 3: Manage Storage to Install Star Citizen

If there is no room on your computer to install Star Citizen, you will face Star Citizen installer problem. The game consumes more than 15GB of space on your disk and if you still want to update the game, it takes some more space. So, almost 100 GB of space will be used up on the hard drive if you install the game and use it for a long time. So, as the first step of the troubleshooting process, check if there is enough space on your computer, particularly on the drive where you are installing the game. Few users have reported that clearing disk space in the computer has helped them sort out installation error Star Citizen. This will enable your computer to install new files whenever needed which will help you fix the problem. Follow our guide 10 Ways to Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows which helps you clear all unnecessary files on your Windows 10 PC.

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Metudu 4: Sguassà u Folder USER

Many users have reported that Star Citizen installer error Windows 10 can be fixed by deleting the USER folder in your File Manager. This fixes most of the integrity issues within the game and if you guess this scenario applies to you, follow the below-listed instructions to do the same.

1. Prima, chiudi tutti i prucessi di fondo.

2. Allora, appughjà u Tasti Windows + E inseme per apre File Explorer.

3. Navigate à a A stallazione catalogo of Star Citizen as shown below:

D:RSI LauncherStarCitizen LIVE

nota: The above installation directory path may not be same for all users. You may go to the particular Unità di discu locale (per esempiu C o D) induve avete salvatu i schedari. 

4. Allora, scroll down è doppiu cliccà nant'à u utilizatore cartulare.

5. Selezziunà tutti i schedari in u utilizatore cartulare premendu Tasti Ctrl + A inseme è culpisce u cancillari buttone.

6. Allora, andate à u Riciviu a Bin è sguassate tutti i schedari sguassati ci troppu.

7. Finally, launch the game and complete the login process. Check if you face Star Citizen installer problem again.

Metudu 5: Aduprate New Launcher

Parechji utilizatori affettati anu risoltu u prublema usendu un novu lanciatore per risolve tutti i prublemi di incompatibilità. Dunque, se pensate chì u vostru lanciatore hè incompatibile cù a versione attuale di u ghjocu, seguite i passi quì sottu per riparà u listessu.

nota: Prima di stallà u ghjocu, assicuratevi di chjude tutti i prucessi di fondo in relazione à u ghjocu.

1. Scaricate u Star Citizen launcher from the official site

nota: Assicuratevi chì u schedariu lanciatore di u ghjocu hè stallatu in u stessu locu induve avete installatu u ghjocu.

2. Once the game is installed on PC, relaunch the game and install all the updates and check if the issue recurs again.

Metudu 6: Eliminate RSILauncher da AppData

Sometimes, the problem occurs due to some temporary corrupt folders on your Windows 10 PC. When you install the game, the installer creates an update file in your File Explorer. In some rare cases, these folders might be corrupt and prevent the game from launching the updates. If you are not sure how to delete RSILauncher and RSI folders from your PC, follow the below-mentioned steps.

1. Press Tasti Windows + E inseme per apre File Explorer.

2. Avà, spustà à u locu seguenti chjassi una per una.

C: UsersUSERNAMEAppDataLocal
C: UsersUSERNAMEAppDataRoaming

nota: Assicuratevi di verificà u Articuli oculati casella in a Veduta tab à vede u cartulare AppData.

3. Avà, situatu u rsilauncher e RSI cartulare, cliccate dritta nant'à elli è sceglie u cancillari funziunalità.

4. Once you have deleted these folders, re-launch the game to check if you can update the game without Star Citizen error 10002 or installer error check logs.

Also Read: Fix Steam Missing File Privileges in Windows 10

Metudu 7: Rename Hosts File

Any incorrect entries of RSI in the hosts file might cause installation error Star Citizen. You can resolve the issue by removing incorrect RSI entries from the hosts file as instructed below.

1. Press Windows + E chjavi inseme per apre File Explorer.

2. Avà, cambià à u Veduta tabulazione è verificate l ' Articuli oculati casella in a Mustrà / piattà rùbbrica.

3. Avà, copià è incollà u percorsu seguenti in a strada di navigazione di File Explorer. Quì, cliccate nant'à u Extensi di nomu di archive scatula sottu Insignia View cum'è mostratu.

C: WindowsSystem32driversetc

4. Avà, selezziunà è right-cliccate nant'à u òspite u schedariu è selezziunate u Rename opzione cum'è mostra. Rinominate u schedariu cum'è ospiti.vechji.

5. Now the hosts file with incorrect entries will be ignored, and next time when you run the updates of the game, you will not face installation error Star Citizen errors.

Metudu 8: Update Windows

If there are any bugs in your Windows 10 PC contributing to Star Citizen installer error Windows 10, you can fix the problem by updating your Windows 10 operating system. If you do not know how to update your Windows 10 PC, follow our guide How to Download and Install Windows 10 Latest Update and proceed as instructed.

After updating the Windows Operating System, check if Star Citizen installer error Windows 10 is resolved.

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Metudu 9: Aghjurnà i Driver Grafici

Star Citizen is a graphical game and to enjoy an uninterrupted gaming experience all the graphics drivers in your PC must be compatible and at their latest version. If the drivers are outdated or faulty, you have to update all of them. All the newest updates of drivers are released from their respective official websites or you can update them manually. Check our guide 4 Ways to Update Graphics Drivers in Windows 10 to update all the drivers and check if you can install the updates of the game.

Metudu 10: Reinstall Drivers Grafica

When you still face Star Citizen installer error check logs after updating the Graphical drivers, then reinstall device drivers to fix any incompatibility problems. There are so many methods to reinstall drivers on Windows. Yet, if you are confused about how to implement the same, check our guide How to Uninstall and Reinstall Drivers on Windows 10 and implement the same.

After reinstalling GPU drivers, check if Star Citizen installer error check logs is resolved.

Also Read: Cumu sapè se a vostra carta grafica mori

Metudu 11: Roll Back Graphics Driver Updates

Se a versione attuale di i drivers grafichi ùn hè micca cumpatibile cù u vostru ghjocu, allora ùn ci hè micca usu di l'aghjurnà o di reinstallà. Tuttu ciò chì duvete fà hè di rinvià i cunduttori à a versione precedente seguendu a nostra guida Cume Rollback Drivers in Windows 10.

Now, check if installation error Star Citizen is resolved.

Metudu 12: Modifica i paràmetri di u firewall di Windows Defender

Your computer will be subjected to Star Citizen installer error Windows 10, due to an over-protective firewall suite in the Windows 10 PC. To resolve the problem, you can either add a new rule for your game, whitelist the game or as the last fix, disable the firewall temporarily.

Opzione I: Whitelist Star Citizen

Per permette à Star Citizen in u Firewall di Windows Defender, seguite l'istruzzioni in a nostra guida Permette o Blocca Apps attraversu u Firewall di Windows.

Opzione II: Disattivà Windows Defender Firewall (micca cunsigliatu)

Se a lista bianca di u ghjocu ùn vi aiuta micca, verificate a nostra guida How to Disable Windows 10 Firewall vi aiuterà.

Opzione III: Crea una nova regula in Firewall

1. Colpite u Windows key è tipu Windows Defender Firewall, dopu cliccate Executà cum'è amministratore.

2. In u pane manca, selezziunà u Regule di Inbound funziunalità.

3. Andà à u pane dritta è selezziunà u Nova regula... cum'è illustratu.

4. Then, ensure if you select the U prugramma opzione sottu Chì tippu di regula vulete creà? menù è selezziunate Next> cum'è illustratu.

5. Avà, selezziunà u Esplora ... buttone à prossimu Stu percorsu di u prugramma: cum'è mostratu.

6. Avà, vai à u C:Program Files (x86) Star Citizen chjassu è cliccate doppiu nantu à u istituisci schedariu. Quì, cliccate nant'à u Open buttone.

7. Quì, cliccate nant'à Next> in u Novu Assistente di Regula Inbound finestra cum'è illustrata.

8. Allora, cliccate nant'à Permette a cunnessione è selezziunate Next> cum'è mostratu.

9. Assicuratevi Duminiu, privatu, publicu boxes are clicked on and select the Next> funziunalità.

10. Finally, name your new rule and click on Finisci.

Check if you have fixed installation error Star Citizen or not.

Also Read: U Sistema di Cunfigurazione di Riparazione ùn hè micca statu inizializatu in Windows 10

Metudu 13: Disattivà l'antivirus temporaneamente (se applicabile)

Similar to the firewall suite, disable the antivirus program in your computer to fix Star Citizen installer error check logs issue in your game. If there are any threats of malicious programs or files on your computer. Disable the overprotective antivirus program temporarily as instructed in our guide How to Disable Antivirus Temporarily on Windows 10.

If you can install the updates of the game after disabling the antivirus program on the computer, you are advised to uninstall the program completely from your PC. If you want to do so, follow our guide to Force Uninstall Programs which won’t Uninstall In Windows 10.

Metudu 14: Reinstalla u ghjocu in un altru locu

If you cannot troubleshoot Star Citizen installer error check logs after implementing all the above-listed methods, then you can reinstall the game in some other location where you have enough space(more than 60GB). Many users have confirmed that reinstalling the game has helped them fix the problem of Star Citizen installer error Windows 10. Although there is no obvious reason why this is a potential fix, follow this conventional fix to resolve the problem.

1. Colpite u Tasti Windows + I inseme per apre Windows Settings.

2. Ora, cliccate nantu à applicazioni scatula.

3. Avà, circà è cliccate nant'à Star Citizen è selezziunate Uninstall funziunalità.

4. Avà, cunfirmà u prompt s'ellu ci hè, è reboot u vostru PC una volta chì avete disinstallatu Star Citizen.

5. Allora, visitate u Pagina di scaricamentu ufficiale di RSI è cliccà nantu Ottene TUTTE L'INFO SU L'ULTIMA DOWNLOAD buttone. Dopu, seguitate e struzzioni nantu à u screnu per installà u pacchettu in u vostru urdinatore.

Once you have installed the game, you will not face the error again. Still, if you face the same, then you might have installed the game in your dedicated SSD. In that case, you have to format your SSD as instructed in the next method.

Method 15: Format SDD (Not Recommended)

In case, if you are using SSD to install the games on your Windows 10 PC, then there is no purpose in following the listed troubleshooting methods. In this case, you have to format the SSD completely to fix the problem. This may seem unnecessary, yet this is an effective method to fix the Install error in your computer. Several users have confirmed that this method is helpful and you can format your SSD by following our guide How to Format a Disk or Drive in Windows 10. Also, if you have any important data, saved games, and other personal stuff on your SSD, you have to back up all of them in advance before you format the drive. This process will delete the data and all other information on SSD.

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Speremu chì sta guida hè stata utile è pudete riparà Star Citizen installer error on your Windows 10 PC. Let us know which method worked for you the best. Also, if you have any queries/suggestions regarding this article, then feel free to drop them in the comments section