# Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat - Launcher crashing on startup with error about OpenGL (usually when running bootcamp)

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**Category:** Mac Issues\
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/failed-to-create-opengl-context-for-format-qsurfaceformat-launcher-crashing-on-startup-with-error-about-opengl-usually-when-running-bootcamp/251048 "2020-06-23T22:46:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Katrina\_Warlord](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/katrina_warlord/32/214701_2.png) [@Katrina\_Warlord](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Katrina_Warlord)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/failed-to-create-opengl-context-for-format-qsurfaceformat-launcher-crashing-on-startup-with-error-about-opengl-usually-when-running-bootcamp/251048/1 "2020-06-23T22:46:36Z")

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Launcher crashing on startup with error about OpenGL (usually when running bootcamp)

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SOLUTION: go to your eve directory, usually c:\eve, and delete opengl32sw.dll or rename it to something else like opengl32sw.dll.bak. relaunch launcher. 😃

This is solution for Error: Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat etc  
Install a driver providing OpenGL 2.0 or higher, or, if this is not possible, make sure the ANGLE Open GL ES2.0 emulation libraries are available in the application executable’s directory or in a location listed in PATH

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**Author:** ![Momm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/momm/32/218439_2.png) [@Momm](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Momm)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/failed-to-create-opengl-context-for-format-qsurfaceformat-launcher-crashing-on-startup-with-error-about-opengl-usually-when-running-bootcamp/251048/2 "2020-07-14T00:09:18Z")

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How to access launcher directory if not installed yet? Getting same error when trying to install under boot camp on macbook pro. All drivers are up to date.

Update- Now Working  
Re-downloaded installer after downloading the resource files and put launcher into folder with resources as described. Installer fired up then went to directory in C:EVE to rename that BS file listed above.

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**Author:** ![Osprey\_Phyre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/osprey_phyre/32/251049_2.png) [@Osprey\_Phyre](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Osprey_Phyre)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/failed-to-create-opengl-context-for-format-qsurfaceformat-launcher-crashing-on-startup-with-error-about-opengl-usually-when-running-bootcamp/251048/3 "2020-07-19T16:59:22Z")

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This worked for me on a Bootcamp Win10 installation. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/failed-to-create-opengl-context-for-format-qsurfaceformat-launcher-crashing-on-startup-with-error-about-opengl-usually-when-running-bootcamp/251048/4 "2020-10-17T16:59:38Z")

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