凭借其庞大的用户群，人们会认为Discord 的桌面应用程序(Discord’s desktop application)绝对完美无缺。虽然，情况并非总是如此。桌面客户端在将 Web 版本的所有（甚至一些附加）功能打包成一个紧凑且美观的应用程序方面做得非常出色。但是，一些非常常见且易于修复的问题很容易包括麦克风无法正常工作，听不到其他人的声音，以及您在这里遇到的问题- Discord应用程序无法打开。
遇到此问题的大多数用户无法完全打开应用程序，而有些用户会看到一个空白的灰色Discord窗口。如果您在双击Discord快捷方式后浏览(Discord)任务管理器(Task Manager)，您会惊讶地发现 discord.exe 是一个活动进程。尽管由于某种未知原因，该过程未能在屏幕上显示。另一方面，空白的灰色窗口表示应用程序无法登录您的帐户，因此无法显示任何类型的数据。
启动问题背后的真正罪魁祸首尚未弄清楚，但已经找到了多种解决方案来解决它。此外，简单的重新启动或完全重新安装程序似乎不起作用。依次遵循以下所有解决方案，直到您成功打开Discord。
不和谐(Discord)没有打开(Opening)？修复Discord 的(Discord)7种方法(Ways)不会打开问题(Open Issue)
幸运的是，“ Discord应用程序无法打开”是一个非常容易解决的问题。对于某些人来说，仅仅通过Windows 任务管理器(Windows Task Manager)或命令提示符终止活动的Discord进程可能就足够了，而其他人可能需要更深入地挖掘。可以通过重置DNS设置或禁用任何正在使用的代理和VPN程序来修复空白的灰色Discord窗口。(Discord)有时，仅在Windows 设置(Windows Settings)中启用“自动设置时间”并以管理员身份启动应用程序以授予额外权限可能最终会解决手头的问题。最终，如果似乎没有任何效果，您可以尝试重新安装完全不和谐(Discord)，即在重新安装之前删除其所有临时数据。
在开始之前，请确保您的计算机上没有任何可能干扰Discord启动过程的恶意软件。(malicious software on your computer)另外，暂时禁用您的防病毒软件，看看是否能解决问题。同样，您也可以尝试在执行干净启动(performing a clean boot)后启动Discord。
许多用户的另一个快速解决方法是先登录 Discord 的 Web 版本，然后打开桌面客户端。这有助于从您之前的会话中重置 cookie 和缓存，并且还有望解决应用程序，而不是打开的问题。
方法一：在任务管理器(Task Manager)中结束现有的Discord进程
Discord不是唯一容易启动问题的应用程序。事实上，大多数第三方甚至一些原生应用程序都可能成为这种情况的牺牲品。有时，应用程序的前一个会话无法正常关闭，并且继续在后台徘徊。现在，由于应用程序已经处于活动状态，尽管用户不知道，但无法启动新的应用程序。如果确实如此，请结束所有动态Discord进程，然后尝试启动它。
1. 按Windows key + X （或右键单击开始按钮）并 从随后的高级用户菜单中选择任务管理器。(Task Manager)
2. 单击更多详细信息(More Details) 以查看所有后台进程。
3. 在进程选项卡上，查找 Discord(look for Discord)（按键盘上的 D(Press D)键在列表中跳转到以字母开头的进程）。
4. 如果您确实找到任何活动的Discord进程， 请右键单击 (right-click )它并选择 结束任务(End Task)。可能存在多个动态Discord进程，因此请确保终止所有这些进程。现在尝试打开应用程序。
方法 2：通过命令提示符(Command Prompt)终止Discord
少数用户可能无法通过上述方法终止Discord ；相反，他们可以在提升(elevated Command Prompt)的命令提示符中运行单个命令来强制结束进程。
1. 在Windows 搜索栏中搜索(Windows Search)命令提示符(Command Prompt)，并在结果到达时单击 打开 。(Open )
2.打开命令提示符(Command Prompt)窗口后，键入以下命令，然后按 Enter 键执行。
taskkill /F /IM discord.exe
注意：(Note:)这里，/F 表示强制，/IM 代表图像名称AKA进程名称。
3. 执行命令后，您将在屏幕上收到多条确认消息以及终止进程的PID(PIDs)。
方法 3：启用“自动设置时间(Set Time Automatically)”
列表中的下一个是一个相当不寻常的修复，但与任何其他方法一样解决问题的机会相同。与移动设备上的 Whatsapp 类似，如果时间和日期设置不正确或手动设置， Discord可能会出现故障。(Discord)
1.按键盘上的 Windows 键 (Windows key )和 I启动 Windows(I)设置 (Settings ) 。
2. 打开时间和语言(Time & Language) 设置。
3. 在日期(Date)和时间(Time)设置页面上，切换自动设置时间 (toggle the On-Set time automatically )选项。单击 立即同步 (Sync Now )并在同步后关闭设置(Settings)应用程序。
方法 4：重置 DNS 设置
作为一个完全依靠互联网运行的应用程序，任何类型的互联网设置错误配置都可能导致 Discord 的桌面客户端行为不端。通常，是DNS设置损坏导致连接问题。为了解决 Discord 的启动问题，我们不需要切换到另一台DNS服务器，而是重置当前的。
1. 在运行(Run)命令框中输入 cmd，然后按 OK打开命令提示符(open the Command Prompt)。
2、仔细输入ipconfig/flushdns 命令并执行。
3. 等待(Wait)命令提示符(Command Prompt)完成执行，然后再次尝试打开Discord。
另请阅读：(Also Read:) 如何在 Windows 上切换到 OpenDNS 或 Google DNS(How to Switch to OpenDNS or Google DNS on Windows)
方法5：以管理员(Administrator)身份打开Discord
(Discord)如果不具备所有必要的操作权限，Discord可能无法打开。如果系统驱动器上安装了Discord，通常会出现这种情况。尝试以管理员身份打开它（右键单击快捷方式图标并选择Run As Administrator），如果可行，请始终按照以下步骤以管理权限启动程序。
1.右键单击 (Right-click )桌面 上Discord 的快捷方式(Discord’s shortcut)图标，然后从上下文菜单中选择属性 。(Properties )
2. 移至“属性”窗口的“兼容性 ”选项卡。(Compatibility )
3.Tick/check 以管理员(Run this program as an administrator)身份运行此程序旁边的框 ，然后单击 应用 (Apply )以保存新设置。
方法 6：禁用代理
众所周知，Discord无法与任何(Discord)VPN软件和代理相处。如果您想在不透露您的位置的情况下上网但可能会干扰Discord的功能并阻止它完全连接，那么这两个很重要。如果您安装了第三方VPN，请暂时禁用它，然后尝试启动Discord。同样，禁用您的计算机可能正在使用的任何代理。
1.在Windows 搜索(Windows Search)栏中键入 control 或control panel （ Windows键 + S），然后按 enter 启动应用程序。
2. 扫描控制面板(Control Panel)项目列表并单击网络和共享中心 (Network and Sharing Center )（在旧的Windows版本中，该项目名为Network and Internet）。
3. 在以下窗口中，单击 左下方的Internet 选项超链接。(Internet Options)
4. 切换到Internet属性窗口的(Properties)连接 (Connections )选项卡，然后单击 局域网(Local Area Network)( LAN ) 设置下的LAN 设置(Settings) 按钮。
5. 现在，在代理服务器下， 通过取消选中旁边的框来禁用为 LAN 使用代理服务器选项。(disable Use a proxy server for your LAN)单击(Click)确定 保存 (OK )并退出。
6. 此外，单击Internet属性(Properties)窗口中的应用 (Apply )按钮。
7. 您也可以通过设置(Settings)应用程序禁用代理服务器（Windows Settings > Network和Internet > Proxy>关闭“使用代理服务器”(Toggle off ‘Use a Proxy Server’)）。
方法 7：重新安装 Discord
首先，很遗憾，以上所有方法都无法为您解决Discord Not Opening问题。其次，在我们重新安装它之前，是时候与应用程序说再见了。每个应用程序都有一堆与其关联的自动创建的临时文件（缓存和其他首选项文件），以帮助提供更丰富的用户体验。这些文件即使在卸载应用程序后仍保留在您的计算机上，并且可能会影响您的下一次重新安装。我们将首先删除这些临时文件，然后重新安装Discord以解决所有问题。
1.再次 打开控制面板 并单击(Control Panel )程序和功能(Programs and Features)。
2.在以下窗口中 找到Discord ，右键单击 (right-click )它并选择 卸载(Uninstall)。确认(Confirm)您可能收到的任何其他弹出窗口/确认消息。
3. 继续前进，是时候删除仍留在我们计算机上的所有与Discord相关的临时数据了。(Discord)启动运行(Run)命令框，键入%appdata%，然后按 Enter。
4. 如果您禁用了“隐藏(Hidden)项目” ，上述运行(Run)命令可能不起作用。要启用该选项，请按Windows键 + E 打开(Windows)文件资源管理器(File Explorer)，移动到功能区的“ 查看” (View )选项卡并 选中“隐藏项目”( check Hidden items)。
5.打开AppData文件夹后，找到 Discord 的子文件夹并右键单击 (right-click )它。从选项菜单中选择 删除 。(Delete )
6. 同样，打开LocalAppData文件夹（ 运行命令框中的%localappdata%Discord。
7. 现在，在您首选的网络浏览器上访问Discord 的下载页面(Discord’s download page)，然后单击“ Windows 下载”(Download for Windows) 按钮。
8. 等待浏览器完成下载DiscordSetup.exe，完成后，单击该文件以启动其安装向导。
9. 按照屏幕上的所有说明安装 Discord(install Discord)。
受到推崇的：(Recommended:)
让我们知道上述解决方案中的哪一个帮助您再次打开了Discord应用程序。(Discord)如果启动问题仍然存在，请考虑使用Discord 的网络版本(Discord’s web version)，直到他们的开发人员发布修复了错误的更新。您还可以联系Discord 的支持团队(Discord’s support team) ，向他们寻求有关任何事情的进一步帮助，或者在下面的评论中与我们联系。
Discord Not Opening? 7 Ways To Fix Discord Won't Open Issue
With its vast user base, one would assυme Discord’s desktop application to be absolutely flawless. Although, that is not always the case. Taking nothing away from it, the desktop client does an excellent job of packing all (and even a few additional) features of the web version into a compact and aesthetically pleasing application. However, a few very common and easily fixable issues it is prone to include mic not working, can’t hear other people, and the one you are here for – Discord application fails to open.
Most users encountering this issue fail to completely open the application, while some are greeted with a blank grey Discord window. If you have a glance at the Task Manager after double-clicking on the Discord shortcut, you will be surprised to find discord.exe as an active process. Although, for some unknown reason, the process fails to manifest on the screen. The blank grey window, on the other hand, implies the application is having trouble logging into your account and hence, is unable to show any kind of data.
The real culprit behind the launching issue hasn’t been figured out yet, but multiple solutions to resolve it has been found. Also, a simple restart or reinstalling the program altogether doesn’t seem to work. Follow all the below solutions one after the other until you are successful in opening Discord.
Discord Not Opening? 7 Ways To Fix Discord Won’t Open Issue
Fortunately, the ‘Discord application won’t open’ is an extremely easy problem to fix. For some, merely terminating the active Discord processes via the Windows Task Manager or the command prompt might be enough, while others may need to dig a little deeper. A blank grey Discord window can be fixed by resetting DNS settings or disabling any proxies & VPN programs that are being utilized. Sometimes, merely enabling ‘Set Time Automatically’ in Windows Settings and launching the application as an administrator to grant additional privileges may end up solving the problem at hand. Ultimately, if nothing seems to work, you can try reinstalling Discord completely, i.e., deleting all its temporary data before installing it back again.
Before starting, ensure you do not have any malicious software on your computer that might be interfering with Discord’s launch process. Also, disable your antivirus temporarily and see if that solves the issue. Similarly, you can also try launching Discord after performing a clean boot.
Another quick fix for many users is logging into Discord’s web version first and then opening the desktop client. This helps reset the cookies and cache from your previous session and will also hopefully solve the application, not the opening issue.
Method 1: End existing Discord processes in Task Manager
Discord isn’t the only application that is prone to launching issues; in fact, most third-party and even some native applications can fall prey to this. Sometimes, an application’s previous session fails to shut down properly and it continues to linger in the background. Now since the application is already active, albeit unbeknownst to the user, a new one cannot be initiated. If this is indeed the case, end-all dynamic Discord processes and then try launching it.
1. Press Windows key + X (or right-click on the start button) and select Task Manager from the ensuing power user menu.
2. Click on More Details to view all background processes.
3. On the Processes tab, look for Discord (Press D on your keyboard to jump ahead in the list to processes starting with the alphabet).
4. If you do find any active Discord process, right-click on it and select End Task. More than one dynamic Discord process may exist, so make sure that you terminate all of them. Try opening the application now.
Method 2: Terminate Discord via Command Prompt
A few users may not be able to terminate Discord via the above method; instead, they can run a single command in an elevated Command Prompt to end the process forcefully.
1. Search for Command Prompt in the Windows Search bar and click on Open when results arrive.
2. Once the Command Prompt window opens up, type the following command and then press enter to execute.
taskkill /F /IM discord.exe
Note: Here, /F implies forcefully, and /IM stands for image name AKA process name.
3. Once the command has been executed, you will receive multiple confirmation messages on the screen along with PIDs of the terminated processes.
Method 3: Enable ‘Set Time Automatically’
Next up on the list is a rather unusual fix but with equal chances of resolving the issue as any of the other methods. Similar to Whatsapp on mobile devices, Discord may malfunction if the time and date aren’t set correctly or if set manually.
1. Launch Windows Settings by pressing the Windows key & I on your keyboard.
2. Open Time & Language Settings.
3. On the Date & Time settings page, toggle the On-Set time automatically option. Click on Sync Now and close the Settings application once synced.
Method 4: Reset DNS settings
Being an application that operates entirely with the internet’s aid, any kind of internet settings misconfiguration can prompt Discord’s desktop client to misbehave. More often than not, it is the DNS settings that become corrupt leading to connectivity issues. To solve Discord’s launching issues, we do not need to switch to another DNS server but reset the current one.
1. Type cmd in the Run command box and press OK to open the Command Prompt.
2. Carefully type the ipconfig/flushdns command and execute.
3. Wait for the Command Prompt to complete execution and then try to open Discord again.
Also Read: How to Switch to OpenDNS or Google DNS on Windows
Method 5: Open Discord As Administrator
Discord may fail to open if it does not have all the necessary permissions to operate. This is usually the case if Discord has been installed on the system drive. Try opening it as an administrator (right-click on the shortcut icon and select Run As Administrator), and if that works, follow the below steps always to launch the program with administrative privileges.
1. Right-click on Discord’s shortcut icon on your desktop and select Properties from the context menu.
2. Move to the Compatibility tab of the Properties window.
3. Tick/check the box next to Run this program as an administrator and click on Apply to save the new settings.
Method 6: Disable Proxy
It is a well-known fact that Discord doesn’t get along with any VPN software and proxies. These two are important if you want to surf the internet without revealing your location but may interfere with Discord’s functionality and prevent it from connecting altogether. If you have a third-party VPN installed, disable it temporarily and then try launching Discord. Similarly, disable any proxies your computer might be utilizing.
1. Type control or control panel in the Windows Search bar (Windows key + S) and press enter to launch the application.
2. Scan the list of Control Panel items and click on Network and Sharing Center (in older Windows builds, the item is named Network and Internet).
3. In the following window, click on the Internet Options hyperlink present at the bottom left.
4. Switch to the Connections tab of the Internet Properties window and click on the LAN Settings button under Local Area Network (LAN) settings.
5. Now, under Proxy server, disable Use a proxy server for your LAN option by unticking the box next to it. Click on OK to save and exit.
6. Also, click on the Apply button present on the Internet Properties window.
7. You can disable the proxy server through the Settings application as well (Windows Settings > Network & Internet > Proxy > Toggle off ‘Use a Proxy Server’).
Method 7: Reinstall Discord
Firstly, it is unfortunate that all the above methods weren’t able to resolve the Discord Not Opening issue for you. Second, it is time to say goodbye to the application for a bit before we install it back. Each application has a bunch of automatically-created temporary files (cache and other preferences files) associated with it to help provide a richer user experience. These files stay on your computer even after uninstalling the application and may influence your next reinstall. We will be deleting these temporary files first and then perform a clean reinstall of Discord to solve all issues.
1. Open Control Panel once again and click on Programs and Features.
2. Locate Discord in the following window, right-click on it and select Uninstall. Confirm any additional pop-ups/confirmation messages you might receive.
3. Moving on, it is time to delete all the temporary data associated with Discord still left on our computer. Launch the Run command box, type %appdata%, and press enter.
4. The above Run command may not work if you have ‘Hidden items’ disabled. To enable the option, open File Explorer by pressing Windows key + E, move to the View tab of the ribbon and check Hidden items.
5. Once you have the AppData folder open, find Discord’s subfolder and right-click on it. Select Delete from the options menu.
6. Similarly, open the LocalAppData folder (%localappdata% in the run command box) and delete Discord.
7. Now, visit Discord’s download page on your preferred web browser and click on the Download for Windows button.
8. Wait for the browser to finish downloading DiscordSetup.exe, and once done, click on the file to launch its installation wizard.
9. Follow all the on-screen instructions and install Discord.
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Let us know which one of the above solutions helped you open the Discord application once again. If the launching issue persists, consider using Discord’s web version until their developers release an update with the bug fixed. You can also contact Discord’s support team and ask them for further assistance concerning anything and everything or connect with us in the comments below.
