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Updated:	02/04/22 12:20 PM
Created:	02/03/22 09:56 PM
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ESO Launcher Closer

Version: 1.1

by: Draco9990 [More]

That's right friends, now you can have a functioning game launcher, with this one simple addition!

Jokes aside, ever since I started playing ESO I've had this problem with the launcher not closing properly, ever. Pressing the X does nothing most of the time, or just makes it invisible, and best not even to mention the tray clutter that is left behind. To close it fully, one needs to go to Task Manager and then close it there, which also leaves a tray icon that you gotta hover over to clear. It's messy and it takes time to do every single time you launch the game.

Now, I've seen that this is an issue that affects only a small minority of players, but the cause is currently unknown and there's no fix for it, as it's a bug that's been here since the dawn of time itself.

So, what's this about? Well, I basically wrote a simple program that closes the launcher anytime ESO is running. That's it. You run the launcher, you run the game, and the launcher closes a few seconds later (or a bit more, depending on how slow your pc is). It removes the launcher fully, no messy icons in tray left, no pain.

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How to install?

It's really simple. Just download the provided file and extract it in a separate folder somewhere permanent, like a subfolder in your ESO install location or Documents or wherever it won't get deleted. Then, just run the program once (named "ESO Launcher Closer" with the game logo crossed out icon) and you're good to go!

The program doesn't have any UI elements, so no window will pop up. Furthermore, the program adds itself to startup, so you only need to launch it once for it to work permanently.

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How to uninstall?

First of all, why? Second of all, just run the uninstaller and then delete the folder, and the program is as good as gone.

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Tech Stuff

Yes, .exe files can pack malware. The source code for this app can be found HERE. If you wish to do so, you can rebuild the app yourself, but you gotta do your own fancy icon smh.

Anyone's also welcome to modify the code as they see fit, it's mainly a composition of a bunch of things anyway.

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And if this is useless to you because your launcher actually works properly, share your secrets.

v1.1 Update
Prolly a final update for a long time now, there's not much else to improve. I've taken some advice into consideration (thanks @Baertram !) and now the program will target ESO processes only. Also changed it to be a tiny bit more lightweight and now comes with an uninstaller.

To update just close ESO Launcher Closer in task manager and replace the files, and run the program again.

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02/10/23, 11:18 AM
okhealis Forum posts: 1 File comments: 17 Uploads: 0	Is there any way of skipping the Launcher when playing the game on Steam? I'd just want to go directly to the game when I open it thru Steam

02/05/22, 03:11 PM

Draco9990

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Ah apologies, sorted!

Originally Posted by Baertram

Thanks Draco.

Another hint: There is a changelog tab for the changes if you update the files, so please put the changelog there and not into the description.
One will see it at an extra "clean" tab that way, also at the Minion addon manager (which currently is not supporting the "Tools" section of addons but as you have added it to Miscellaneous it will show there too).

02/05/22, 11:04 AM
Baertram Super Moderator Forum posts: 4989 File comments: 6040 Uploads: 78	Thanks Draco. Another hint: There is a changelog tab for the changes if you update the files, so please put the changelog there and not into the description. One will see it at an extra "clean" tab that way, also at the Minion addon manager (which currently is not supporting the "Tools" section of addons but as you have added it to Miscellaneous it will show there too).

02/04/22, 12:24 PM

Draco9990

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Thank you so much for your response! I've improved the program by your suggestion so it now targets only the ESO launcher, brilliant idea

I've also added the uninstaller as a separate .exe.

Regarding the cmd thing, I agree it's a great solution but I personally got annoyed having to remove it after each time PLUS having the system tray cluttered constantly since I opened eso multiple times a day. But for someone looking for a solution they can do on their own, your .bat works great!

Originally Posted by Baertram

Thanks for your tool Draco.
I've added an "issue" (as else I cannot comment at github) at your github, I hope this will work and helps you with that "Launcher" window title comparison which might be troubling as Launcher is an often used word for a game's launcher.

@Masteroshi
No, why do you think it would?
This is a tool which will kill the task of the ESO launcher after returning from playing the game (eso64.exe closed).

The description says it, and I also experience this problem since 1 year now (never had it before though):

Alternative:
I do not need any exe file nor dlls for that, I just creataed myself a simple bat (batch) file which I click on my taskbar after closing ESO's game.
Create a .txt file killESOLauncher.txt
Edit it with a text editor like notepad and paste into:

Code:

taskkill.exe /f /IM Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe
exit

Save.
Rename to killESOLauncher.bat

Explanation:
taskkill kills as running task/process and is a windows integrated tool in the Windows/system32 folder.
/F forces the task to close
/IM Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe defines the process' filename to kill if you do not know the process ID
exit will close the bat file after execution

If you remove exit the bat file's command prompt keeps showing and you will see feedback like "process not found" or "task killed" etc.

After the process was removed the taskbar icon will still be shown until you move your mouse over it, but this is nothing that troubles me and is only visual.

IMPORTANT:
If your ESO launcher was started with priviledged rights/admin rights you need to run the bat with the same rights/as admin too! Else you'll get a message that the process cannot be closed due to missing access rights!
bat files cannot be changed in their properties to always run as admin, so you need to do this if you need it to always start in admin mode:
Right-click on your batch file.
Click Create Shortcut.
Right-click on the shortcut files and click on Properties.
In the Shortcuts tab, click on Advanced.
Check the 'Run as Administrator' checkbox.
Click OK to close the dialogue box.
Click on Apply to save the changes.

Originally Posted by Masteroshi430

Wait... Is the ESO launcher supposed to auto hide when you start the game and then show when you stop it?

02/04/22, 11:45 AM
FilthySerf Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	This is going to solve a lot of headaches I have around the launcher not closing properly. Good on you for fixing what the devs haven't fixed.

02/04/22, 04:54 AM

Baertram

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ever since I started playing ESO I've had this problem with the launcher not closing properly, ever. Pressing the X does nothing most of the time, or just makes it invisible, and best not even to mention the tray clutter that is left behind. To close it fully, one needs to go to Task Manager and then close it there, which also leaves a tray icon that you gotta hover over to clear. It's messy and it takes time to do every single time you launch the game.

Alternative:
I do not need any exe file nor dlls for that, I just creataed myself a simple bat (batch) file which I click on my taskbar after closing ESO's game.
Create a .txt file killESOLauncher.txt
Edit it with a text editor like notepad and paste into:

Code:

taskkill.exe /f /IM Bethesda.net_Launcher.exe
exit

Originally Posted by Masteroshi430

Wait... Is the ESO launcher supposed to auto hide when you start the game and then show when you stop it?

Last edited by Baertram : 02/04/22 at 05:24 AM.

02/04/22, 02:26 AM
Masteroshi430 Forum posts: 185 File comments: 710 Uploads: 20	Wait... Is the ESO launcher supposed to auto hide when you start the game and then show when you stop it?

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