Discord stuck checking for updates [Resolved]

Now everyone is very familiar with communication applications on Windows systems. One of them is the Discord app, which not only allows users to communicate via text but also uses voice chat. This is mainly used by young people who like games.

#But recently, many Discord users have encountered unusual problems on their systems when accessing Discord applications. To be more precise, when the user tries to launch the discord app, the splash screen loads, then gets stuck checking for updates for a long time, and the discord app doesn't launch at all.

The user must then force close the application screen. There could be various reasons such as unstable internet connection, proxy internet settings, corrupted discord cache folder and many more.

Workaround- First, check if there are any issues with the Internet connection on your system by restarting the router once and then reconnecting. If you are connected using an Ethernet cable, unplug the cable and reconnect it. If not, contact your internet service provider and get a stable internet connection.

In this article, you can find several solutions explained below that can help you resolve similar issues on your system.

Method 1 – Force an update of Local Group Policy using Command Prompt

These types of issues tend to happen anytime when the Local Group Policy is not updated on any Windows system. So, let’s start with how to update local group policy using the steps explained below.

Step 1: First, you need to fully press CTRL SHIFT ESC keyOpenTask Management.

Step 2: Now click on Run New Task to open the Create New Task window as shown below.

Step 3: Type the following lines given below in the window and make sure you have checked the Use administrative privileges to create this task check under the text box frame.

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe --update

Step 4: Finally, click "OK" to open the command prompt as administrator.

Step 5: After opening the command prompt window, execute the given line below by typing and then pressing Enter key as shown below.

gpupdate / 强制

Step 6: After the local group policy is successfully updated, you can close the command prompt window.

Method 2 – Check Discord’s Compatibility Mode

Sometimes the system becomes incompatible with certain applications if it is not set up correctly. Therefore, we recommend our users to try checking the compatibility mode of the application as explained below.

Step 1: Go to the Discord application icon on the desktop (press Windows D).

Step 2: Right-click the Discord application icon and click Properties from its context menu as shown below.

Step 3: After opening the "Properties" window, click "Compatibility "Tab.

Step 4: Next, you need to click the Run this program in compatibility mode checkbox to enable it.

Step 5: Then, click on the drop-down menu below it to see all the options.

Step 6: Now select Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) from the list as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 7: Once selected, click "Apply" and "OK" to reflect the changes.

Step 8: Once completed, you need to open the Properties window of the Discord app again as mentioned in step 2.

Step 9: In the Shortcuts tab of the Properties window, click the Open file location at the bottom, as shown in the image below.

Step 10: Now the Discord application folder is open on the system.

Step 11: Find the Update application in the folder and right-click it.

Step 12: Then select Properties from its context menu as shown below.

第 13 步：在“属性”窗口中，转到“兼容性”选项卡并选中“以兼容模式运行此程序”复选框。

第 14 步：然后，确保从下拉列表中选择Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)，然后点击应用和确定。

第 15 步：关闭所有打开的属性窗口。

方法 3 – 以管理员身份运行 Discord

当您尝试启动 Discord 应用程序时，会发生什么情况，首先它会检查是否有任何可用更新。然后，如果有任何可用的更新，它会尝试下载并安装它们。问题是它可能需要管理权限才能安装它们，否则它会永远卡在那里。

因此，让我们看看使用以下步骤以管理员身份运行 discord 应用程序是否适合我们。

第 1 步：尝试通过按Windows键并键入discord 以管理员身份运行 discord 应用程序。

第 2 步：然后，从搜索结果中右键单击Discord 应用程序，如下所示。

第 3 步：您需要从上下文菜单中选择以管理员身份运行，以管理员身份打开 Discord 应用程序。

第 4 步：现在它会要求您接受屏幕上的用户访问控制提示。因此，请单击“是”继续。

第5步：现在它应该可以工作了。否则，如果由于任何原因更新屏幕没有自动打开，那么您可能必须手动打开不和谐的更新应用程序，如下所述。

第 6 步：同时按下Windows和R键，打开运行命令框。

第 7 步：在运行框中键入以下行，然后按Enter键。

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Discord

第 8 步：这将打开 Discord 应用程序文件夹，您可以在其中找到更新应用程序，如下所示。

第9步：现在右键单击更新并从上下文菜单中点击以管理员身份运行。

注意：现在您可能必须再次通过单击是来接受屏幕上的 UAC 提示。

现在应该会出现更新屏幕，开始更新 Discord，然后应用程序应该成功启动。

方法 4 – 清除 Discord 缓存文件夹

每当任何应用程序出现问题时，可能是因为它的缓存文件夹。由于某些未知原因，它可能已损坏或损坏。所以我们可以尝试清除 discord 缓存文件夹，看看是否可行！

请按照以下步骤清除不和谐缓存文件夹。

步骤 1：同时按下Windows和R键打开运行命令框。

第 2 步：在运行框中键入C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\discord ，然后点击Enter键。

第 3 步：现在通过按CTRL + A键选择所有文件来清除打开的文件夹。

第 4 步：现在同时按键盘上的SHIFT + DELETE键，然后按 Enter键永久删除它们。

第5步：之后关闭文件夹并检查是否解决了问题。

方法 5 – 检查 Discord 服务器是否已关闭

有时，问题不在于 Discord 应用程序，而是 Discord 服务器可能由于维护等一些明显原因而暂时关闭。如果您想验证 Discord 服务器是否已关闭，那么下面提到的一些步骤。

第 1 步：打开系统上的任何网络浏览器应用程序，例如 google chrome。

第 2 步：打开一个新选项卡并在地址栏中复制粘贴以下给出的链接，然后按Enter键。

https://discordstatus.com/

第 3 步：此网页将显示有关 Discord 应用程序的所有操作信息。

第四步：如果服务器宕机，我们建议用户等待一段时间，大概一个小时左右，然后再试一次。

Method 6 – Disable real-time protection through Windows Security

The default virus protection tool called Windows Security interferes with the Discord application at startup. So, let us disable it with the help of the following steps.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and type Windows Security. Then, press the Enter key.

Step 2: This will open the Windows Security window on your system as shown below.

Step 3: You should click on the Virus and Threat Protection options in the left menu as shown below.

Step 4: Then, click Manage Settings under the Virus & Threat Protection Settings option on the right side of the window.

Step 5: Turn off the Real-time protection toggle button by clicking on it.

Note: You may have to accept UAC by clicking Yes" to continue.

Step 6: Once completed, close the Windows Security window.

Method 7 – Reinstall the Discord app on your system

Step 1: Press the Windows R key simultaneouslyOpen Run the box and type appwiz.cpl.

Step 2: Then press the Enter key to open the "Programs and Features" window.

Step 3: Find the Discord application from the list and select it, then click Uninstall at the top, as follows shown in the screenshot below.

Step 4: This will completely uninstall the Discord app from your system.

Step 5: Now go to the Discord download page and click on the Windows Download button as shown below.

Step 6: This will start downloading the Discord app and then click on the Discord downloaded installation file and it will install the brand new app on your system.

Step 7: After the installation is complete, if it does not start automatically at first, try starting it and see if it works.

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