How to Fix AMD Radeon Software Not Opening (2021)

 

How to Fix AMD Radeon Software Not Opening (2021)

AMD Radeon Software allows you to control basically everything about your graphics card. But after several iterations, AMD programs are still showing issues on Windows, and the most common one is AMD Radeon Software not opening.

But don’t worry if you’re having the same issue. Here we’ve gathered some fixes that have worked for many gamers. Try them and get your Radeon Software working in a jiff.

Fix 1: Check for system updates

A large part of users facing this issue have recently updated their system. Since you can’t stop Windows from updating, you can check for updates manually and see if there’s a newer patch targeting the Radeon Software issue.

Here’s how you can check for updates manually:

On your keyboard, press Win (the Windows logo key). At the bottom left corner of your screen, click the gear icon to open Settings.

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Scroll down and select Update & Security.

Click Windows Update.

Click Check for updates. Then wait for the process to complete. After that, restart your PC.

After installing all the system updates, do a restart and check if Radeon Software is working now.

If this doesn’t help you, take a look at the next fix.

Fix 2: Scan and repair your drivers

This issue could indicate that you’re using a buggy or outdated graphics driver. So if you don’t remember when was the last time you checked for driver updates, definitely do it now. The latest GPU driver usually overwrites the faulty settings and fixes most of the compatibility issues.

Fix 3: Perform a clean boot

We all have different setups, so it’s possible that some programs or services on your PC are conflicting with Radeon Software. A clean boot disables background tasks that can interfere with your Radeon Software.

On your keyboard, press Win+R (the Windows logo key and the r key) at the same time to invoke the Run box. Type or paste msconfig and click OK.

In the pop-up window, navigate to the Services tab and check the box next to Hide all Microsoft services.

Uncheck all the services EXCEPT those belong to your hardware manufacturers, such as Realtek, AMD, NVIDIA, Logitech and Intel. Then click OK to apply the changes.

On your keyboard, press Ctrl, Shift and Esc at the same time to open Task Manager, then navigate to the Startup tab.

One at a time, select any programs you suspect might be interfering, and click Disable.

1. Restart your PC.
2. Now you can try to launch Radeon Software. If it’s working now, repeat the steps above and disable half of the services and programs to locate the trouble maker.

If this trick doesn’t give you luck, simply move on to the next fix.

Fix 4: Rebuild the Radeon profiles

Some users reported that instead of reinstalling the graphics driver, there’s another potential fix that could get Radeon Software working again. All you need to do is delete a file. You can try this and see how things go.

On your keyboard, press Win+R (the Windows logo key and the R key) to open the Run box. Type or paste %localappdata%/AMD/CN and click OK.

Delete a file named gmdb.blb. Then restart your PC and check if Radeon Software works now.

1. If this doesn’t work for you, repeat the steps but delete the entire CN folder.