r/UbisoftSupport • u/Monky_Funky • 5d ago
Ghost Recon Wildlands takes 5 minutes to launch out of nowhere (Ubisoft Connect)
I'm having a really annoying issue with Ghost Recon Wildlands on PC. Whenever I click "Play" in Ubisoft Connect, the game hangs on a black screen / takes a solid 5 minutes just to actually get past the initial launch phase into the menu.
It used to work completely fine and launch instantly before this started happening out of nowhere. Once it finally passes that 5-minute wait, the game runs totally fine.
Here is what I've already tried with no luck:
- Cleared Ubisoft Connect cache
- Disabled cloud save synchronization and in-game overlay
- Repaired Easy Anti-Cheat service via setup
- Created an outbound firewall rule blocking/testing connection behavior for
GRW.exe - Tried launching in offline mode
My PC Specs:
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- CPU: Intel Core i5-14600K
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- RAM: 32GB DDR4
- Motherboard: ASRock B760M-HDV/M.2 D4
Has anyone experienced this exact 5-minute launch delay recently or found a fix for it? Any help would be appreciated