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Updates to League of Legends are released via patches. The patcher is responsible for scanning League of Legends files and updating them.

Common Symptoms

• You cannot see the patcher
• The patcher gets stuck on a particular file and stops loading
• You are getting an error during the patching process

If your patch failed or is stuck, please refer to the steps below:

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Patch using Garena PC

The new Garena PC is optimized to handle game patching much better, do give it a try if you haven't already done so.

1. Download Garena PC from here.
2. Launch Garena PC and sign in to your Garena account.
   
3. Click on League of Legends.
   
4. Click on Update.
   

If you encounter any patching issue(s) with Garena PC, try repairing your game files.

Perform a manual patch

We will update the latest files to our website whenever there is a new patch.

1. Download both Part 1 AND Part 2 of the manual patch.
   
2. Make sure both the downloaded files are in one folder.
   Remember not to rename the files!
3. Double click on the '.exe' file to launch the patcher to proceed with patching.

Run the Game as an Administrator

In order for the patcher to have access to your computer, you must run it with Administrator privileges.
How to run League of Legends as an Administrator?

1. Right-Click on the League of Legends shortcut
2. Select Run as Administrator

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Force a Re-installation

Sometimes files become corrupt during the patching process, usually due to anti-virus and/or connection issues. Forcing a re-installation should help resolving this issue.

Disable User Account Control

User Account Control can sometimes block the League of Legends patcher from modifying files on your computer.
You can disable UAC by following Microsoft's instructions here.

Temporarily disable your Firewall/Anti-virus

We have contacted a large number of firewall manufacturers to identify League of Legends as a harmless application and add exceptions for League of Legends automatically. It is possible that your firewall simply needs the latest update from the manufacturer to apply these exceptions.
Please note: Some firewalls require an active subscription in order to receive the latest updates.
List of Firewall Manufacturers:

Turning off your Firewall(s):

The patcher downloads a large number of files to your computer, which can be misidentified as a threat by your firewall. Updating the firewall usually whitelists our patcher, otherwise you will need to temporarily disable your firewall.

Disable or turn off Third Party Firewalls

Unfortuantely, we cannot provide specific instructions for each firewall as many variations exist, but most firewalls allow themselves to be temporarily disabled by right clicking on their icon in the Windows tool bar (bottom right of the screen) and selecting the appropriate option.

1. Click on Start
2. Click on Control Panel
3. Click on System and Security
4. Click on Windows Firewall
5. Click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off (You might need to provide the Administrator password at this step)
6. Under each Network location, select the Turn off Windows Firewall option

Manually Install .NET Framework 3.5

.NET Framework is a software library developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. One of the dependencies of League of Legends is the .Net Framework 3.5. Even if you have 4.0, you may need to also have the 3.5 version installed to properly play League of Legends. You can download and install it here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/download/details.aspx?id=21

Change from a wireless connection to a wired one

Wireless connections tend to be slower and more prone to interruptions then good old Ethernet cables.
You may notice a significant improvement in download speed and quality by switching to a wired connection.

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Ever since the release of League of Legends, the game has constantly grown and been updated over the years. With many graphics reworks for champions including the whole game itself, it’s no surprise the size of the game has increased.

Every few weeks Riot release a new update first on the public beta environment for players to test before finally putting it live on the real servers. These updates make lots of changes to the game including new champions, skins, models, and reworks.

All of these small additions every few weeks cause the games size to increase which means it takes longer to download and takes up more space on your computer.

So just how big is League of Legends and how long does it take to download?

How Big Is League Of Legends?

Currently, it requires around 6.5GB of bandwidth to download League of Legends. Once the files have been downloaded and installed on your computer, the game will take up around 14GB of space.

This might seem big, but compared to other games such as World of Warcraft (70GB) and StarCraft II (50GB) it’s considerably smaller.

How Long Does It Take To Download League Of Legends?

Before we find out how long League of Legends takes to download, let’s have a quick look at internet speeds and connections. Depending on what country you live in will determine your download speed.

Many companies will easily offer customers 20 megabits per second with some being able to provide up to 1000 mbps or beyond. But what exactly is a megabit and how does it affect your download speed?

Often abbreviated as mbps, megabits are the way internet companies advertise their connection speeds. Not to be confused with megaBYTES, megaBITS are an entirely different unit of measurement.

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1 megabit equals 0.125 megabytes, with this in mind you can work out it takes 8 megabits per second to download at 1 megabyte per second. Since every file is stated in megabytes and not megabits, this is very important to know.

Now you understand the difference between megabits and megabytes let’s see how long it takes to download 6.5 GB.

If your internet speed doesn't happen to be on the list, then you can always use this useful tool to check how long it will take you to download League of Legends.

If for whatever reason you haven’t downloaded League of Legends or need to install it on a new computer, then you can find it over on their official website. Be sure you select the right operating system and region before downloading!

League Of Legends Public Beta Environment

Aside from the regular League of Legends client, Riot the developers of the game also have a special test server which is known as the public beta environment or PBE.

On this server, Riot releases patches that include new updates, champions, and skins before they are released on the real servers. This allows players or “testers” to test the changes before they go live. After all, not all the of the changes or new champions work correctly and Riot needs your help in testing them.

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How Big Is The PBE Download?

Considering the PBE is the same League of Legends client with added features, it’s no surprise that the PBE client is slightly bigger factoring in the new update. If you want to download the PBE client on your computer, then it will take a bit longer to download while also taking up a bit more space.

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Considering the League of Legends client is 6.5 GB then the PBE will be around 7GB. This only takes slightly longer to download compared to the standard version, but remember you’ll need around another 14GB to install it.

To learn more about how to install the League of Legends PBE on your computer, then follow the handy step by step guide available on Riot’s website.

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