FIX: Honkai Star Rail Stuck On Loading Screen

Honkai Star Rail is a much-anticipated 3D role-playing game. But since its release, many gamers are having issues launching and loading the game.

If Honkai: Star Rail is stuck on the loading screen, follow this guide to know how to fix the problem.

We have shown a VIDEO walk through at the end of the post for easy solution.

What To Do When Honkai Star Rail Is Stuck On Loading Screen?

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Follow the methods given below when Honkai Star Rail is stuck on the Loading screen:

1) Check the Honkai Star Rail Server Status

When you face a loading screen error on Honkai Star Rail, check the game’s server status first.

You can follow the Discord server or the Honkai Star Rail Twitter account to know the server status. If the game server is down, then wait till the server becomes running and live again.

If there is no problem on the game server side, make some changes in the registry following the next method.

2) Delete The Cognosphere And miHoYoSDK Keys

When Honkai: Star Rail is stuck on the loading screen, delete the Cognosphere and miHoYoSDK keys from the Registry Editor.

If the Cognosphere and miHoYoSDK keys become corrupted, the game will not load.

But be cautious while handling your registry and follow the steps exactly as mentioned:

Press the Windows + R keys to open Run utility.
Type regedit and press Enter.

Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
Here, look for the Cognosphere key and right-click on it.

Select Delete and then click on Yes.
Next, look for the miHoYoSDK key and delete it similarly.

Restart your PC and run the game. If the issue persists, clear the cache files.

3) Delete The Honkai Star Rail Cache Files

If the game cache files become corrupted, then Honkai Star Rail will not load properly.

So, delete the cache files of Honkai Star rail and see if this can fix the issue.

To clear the game cache files, follow the steps given below:

Launch the Run utility following the previous method.
Copy and paste %localappdata% in the Run command box and hit Enter.

Look for the HoYoverse folder and select it.

Press the Delete key.
Now open the Honkai Star Rail launcher. Then click on the Hamburger menu next to Play.
Select Clear downloaded resources. Click on the Confirm option to finish the process.

Once you have cleared the cache files, relaunch Honkai Star Rail. If the game still does not load, change the compatibility settings of the game.

4) Change The Compatibility Settings Of Honkai Star Rail

Full-screen optimization is enabled to get a better gaming experience.

But if Honkai Star Rail is having loading issues, disable fullscreen optimization and see if this helps.

Follow the steps to do so:

Open the game launcher and select the hamburger icon next to Play.

Select the Installation location and find Honkai Star Rail’s installation folder.

Navigate to the game folder location and right-click on the Starrail.exe file.

From the Compatibility tab, check the box for Disable Fullscreen Optimizations.

Also, check the box for Run this program as an administrator.

Click on Apply > Ok to save changes. Now try to load the game. If the issue persists, reinstall the game.

5) Reinstall Honkai Star Rail

Follow the steps given below to reinstall Honkai Star Rail:

Open Run again and type appwiz.cpl.

Press Enter to open Programs and Features.
Look for Honkai Star Rail and right-click on it.
Select Uninstall and follow the on-screen instructions.

Now install it from Epic Games Launcher and launch the game. This time you should have no issues.

Wrap Up

So, that was how to fix loading screen issues on Honkai: Star Rail.

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