Hogwarts Legacy Bugs, Known Issues, Glitches & Fixes

Hogwarts Legacy is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Steam. Unfortunately, since its release, some players have reported various issues such as stuttering, crashes, and glitches in Hogwarts Legacy. To address these problems, we have compiled a list of known Hogwarts Legacy bugs, glitches, and issues. In addition, players can find solutions on how to fix Hogwarts Legacy bugs and issues on our website as well.

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Hogwarts Legacy Known Issues, Bugs, and Fixes – February 10, 2023

WB Games Account Linking Errors

Many players jumping into Hogwarts Legacy at launch. This results in account linking issues due to the high demand.

This issue will be fixed soon.

Hogwarts Legacy Launch Error or Won’t start properly

Please make sure that your game files are not damaged. This can be done on PC(Steam), please right-click on the game in your library and then click on properties -> local files -> verify.

If Steam does not update or launch games anymore.

Open Steam parameters (Steam > Parameters).
Select the tab “Downloads”.
Click on the button “Clear download cache”.

Also, disable the Antivirus and run the game.

Workaround: Running Game As Administrator

To run the game as Administrator.

Right-click Forspoken in your Steam Library.
Go to Properties then the Local Files tab.
Click Browse Local Files.
Locate the game executable (the application).
Right-click it and go to Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab.
Check the Run this program as an administrator box.
Click Apply.

Launch issue related to Keyboard RGB settings

If your keyboard supports special RGB settings then these may cause performance issues to occur while launching, loading into, and/or playing the game. To alleviate these issues, you can temporarily disable these special color settings by editing the following configuration file:

Go into C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\ExampleGame
Find Usersettings.ini and open this file in Notepad
Set RGBPeripherals to off and RGBKeyLighting to off
Save Usersettings.ini

Hogwarts Legacy Display in Blue and Green

If the in-game graphics are appearing blue and green for you, this is due to the High Contrast setting being turned on. You can turn the feature off by following these steps:

Go to Settings
Go to the Accessibility Options tab
Scroll to the bottom of the page
Turn “High Contrast Gameplay” setting off.

Hogwarts Legacy crash after the startup/launch

There is a bug where the game crashes shortly after startup on PC. The fix will be available soon.

Video Memory Crash

Players are reporting Forspoken PC crashes with the warning.

Workaround: Try the following and restart your computer afterward:

How to change page file size

Press the Windows key on your keyboard
type sysdm.cpl and press enter.
Go to the Advanced tab and press Settings under the Performance section.
Press the Advanced tab in the Performance Options window.
Under Virtual memory, press Change.
Tick the box for Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.

Hogwarts Legacy PS5 Controller Issue

Players are reporting a bug where the controllers not working in the Hogwarts Legacy remake. Follow the steps below to fix the Hogwarts Legacy Xbox and PS5 Dual Sense controller issue.

Unplug every device which could act as a controller.
Now, go to Steam Settings and select Controller > Generell Controller Settings > Turn on both Xbox and PS4 Configuration Settings.
Select Hogwarts Legacy and go to the game Properties. Now select Controller and Enable Steam input.

Hogwarts Legacy Stuttering/ FPS Drop/ Graphics issues

Please make sure that you are in the range of official recommended system specs. The next step will be to check if your drivers are up to date.

Download the new driver and install it: Nvidia GeForce:

If the game does not run correctly (black screen on launch or poor performance), follow these steps. Also, update your graphics card drivers from the link below.

AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/support
NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers

Hogwarts Legacy Missing Component Error

When launching Hogwarts Legacy through the Epic Games Store on PC, players may experience an error that states “The following components(s) are required to run this program Microsoft C++ Runtime“. Players can download the necessary component through Microsoft via the link below.

Microsoft Download VCRedistributable C++ 2015 link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=48145

Update or repair Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017

Download it from here (or use this mirror link if the first link is broken)
Run ‘vc_redist.x64.exe’

Update or repair Microsoft DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)

Download it from here

If you’re using a laptop, check if the game runs on the graphic card and not the integrated graphic chipset of the processor

You also need to make sure to have Spatial Sound or Windows Sonic off.

Compatibility issues

Players experience issues with the game running on certain hardware or software configurations.

Hogwarts Legacy Save data issues

Players have issues with saving their progress or losing Hogwarts Legacy saved data.

Hogwarts Legacy Voice and Audio issues

Players facing issues with audio issues in Hogwarts Legacy remake.

Hogwarts Legacy error codes

It’s worth noting that developers are aware of these issues and are working to release patches and updates to fix them as soon as possible.

What is Error Code WB8000180 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB8000180 occurs when there is a problem with the Hogwarts Legacy's installation or configuration files. To resolve this issue, try uninstalling and then reinstalling the game.
What is Error Code WB4001000 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB4001000 occurs when there is a problem with the Hogwarts Legacy's server connection. To resolve this issue, check your internet connection and try launching the game again.
What is Error Code WB4009016 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB4009016 occurs when the Hogwarts Legacy is unable to access a required file. To resolve this issue, try restarting the game or your console and then launch the game again.
What is Error Code WB4023002 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB4023002 occurs when there is a problem with the Hogwarts Legacy's save data. To resolve this issue, try clearing the cache on your console or restarting the game.
What is Error Code WB4008001 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB4008001 occurs when there is a problem with the Hogwarts Legacy's online services. To resolve this issue, check the status of the WB online services and try launching the game again when the services are up and running.
What is Error Code WB4000001 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB4000001 occurs when there is a problem with the Hogwarts Legacy's authorization or authentication. To resolve this issue, try signing out of your WB account and then signing back in.
What is Error Code WB8000E03 in Hogwarts Legacy?
This error code WB8000E03 occurs when the Hogwarts Legacy fails to launch due to a problem with the graphics card. To resolve this issue, try updating the graphics card drivers and then launching the game again.

What is Error Code 53 in Hogwarts Legacy?

This error code indicates missing or corrupt game files.

How to fix Hogwarts Legacy Error Code 53?

To fix Error Code 53 in Hogwarts Legacy on Steam, try the following steps:
Reinstall the game.