TroubleShooting & Tips
Rust
Menu is not showing up:
Make sure your Steam and Rust is installed on disk C (system disk).
How to move your game to a different disk: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4BD4-4528-6B2E-8327
Rust/Rust Lite
If you experience bans, reinstall Windows and disable Windows Defender using Defender Control before downloading/launching loader.
Common issues:
Error 0xc01c0013
Make sure UAC (User Account Control) is enabled and file virtualization is enabled
Download and run this registry file
Alternatively download and run this batch file as admin
Restart your computer
If the above does not help you (does not work on Windows Home):
Press the Windows + R keys together to open the Run dialog box and type secpol.msc. Then, it will open the Local Security Policy window.
Expand Local Policies on the left-hand pane and click Security Options.
Open `User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations` and make sure it is enabled.
Restart your computer
Make sure you are not running unofficial Windows ISOs
Error 0xc00000bb
Your Windows version is not supported. Make sure you are running official Windows and you are not on Insider/Preview builds. You can download Windows installation media from Microsoft website.
Error 0xc0000365 / 0xc0000906 / 0xc0000907 / 0xc000009a / 0xc0000022 / 0xc000004e
Uninstall FaceIT AC/Vanguard/ESEA anti-cheat or any other anti-cheat which starts up on boot. Make sure to restart your computer afterwards.
Disable your anti virus.
If none of the above work, reinstall Windows using official Windows ISO.
Error 0xc0000428
Disable secure boot.
Disabling Secure Boot | Microsoft Learn
Issues with 3rd party HWID spoofers
Some users might experience issues with using 3rd party HWID spoofers. If you have any issues we recommend the following:
Login into loader
Before injecting use your 3rd party HWID spoofer
Inject as you would normally, when loader asks if you want to spoof click “No”
Launch the game as you would normally
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