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Why isn't Razer Synapse opening on my PC? Here are 12 solutions to detect and fix your issues.

by Helen | Jun 18, 2020

Since its release, 'Razer Synapse won’t open' issue has lasted for years. If you’re a gamer and fans of Razer, then having no access to Razer Synapse could be frustrating for you. It is frustrating because after having the mentioned issue, you won’t be able to use a mouse and keyboard connected to your PC, and your game won’t work. Therefore, we jump in to help you with a set of Razer Synapse Problems and their solutions as well.

What Is Razer Synapse?

Razer Synapse is a unified configuration software released by Razer designed to configure and customize Razer hardware series (RGB lighting, keyboard macros, mouse DPI, etc.). Officially, Synapse allows its users to rebind controls or assign macros to any of their Razer peripherals and automatically saves all its users’ settings on cloud. Thus, when its users working with new Razer peripherals, they can apply their special device settings from the cloud savings without personalizing them one by one.

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Why Is Razer Synapse Not Opening?

There are many possible reasons for Razer Synapse not working, simply software breaks down, driver outdated, unstable USB connection, surround module interference, antivirus software interception, device compatibility problem, and so on. And, one person’s Synapse was unavailable may due to one or more causes.

Razer Synapse Will Not Open - How to Fix?

As for different causes, the solution is unlike. The following content will sort the solutions into three groups.

Way 1. Relaunch Razer Synapse

If this is the first time you failed to start Synapse or you feel like you don’t pay your attention when opening it (maybe your clicks miss the icon), you can relaunch the software and run it as administrator.

Way 2. Check USB Connection of Razer Peripherals

Go to check the USB cables of Razer mouse, keyboard, etc. to see whether they are connected firmly or not. If not, just fix them or replace new ones to solve Razer Synapse not opening issue.

Way 3. Upgrade/Reinstall Razer Device Drivers

Check whether your drivers of Razer hardware devices are up to date or not. If it is not, just upgrade it.

If that doesn’t work, maybe you need a fresh installation of those drivers. Reinstallation will also bring you the latest version of device drivers.

Step 1. Right-click “This PC” (for Windows 10) or “My Computer” (in Windows 7/8) and choose “Manage” to open the “Computer Management” window.

Step 2. In the Computer Management window, click “Device Manager” in the left menu.

Step 3. Find and uninstall all Razer devices’ drivers. Just right-click on the driver and select “Uninstall device”. (Yes, here choose “Uninstall device”.)

Step 4. Disconnect all Razer devices form your computer by pulling out their USB cables.

Step 5. A few minutes later, restart your PC and plug all those devices in again. And, Windows will auto-install the drivers of the devices.

Way 4. Reinstall Razer Synapse

Move to the Apps & features a part in Windows Settings, find and uninstall Razer Synapse. Then, go to the Razer Synapse official page, download and install the newest version Razer Synapse 3.

Notes:

1. Make sure to completely delete all Synapse related folders [C:Program Files (×86)Razer ] and data [C:ProgramDataRazer directories]. And, those files are hidden in default, you should first unhide them before deleting.

2. Do not install the Razer Surround Module after Synapse’s reinstallation.

Or, you should go back to the old version of the software to deal with Razer Synapse not opening. Some users mentioned that Razer Synapse 2 is more stable than version 3. Besides, Synapse 2.0 supports MAC OS except for Windows while Synapse 3.0 can’t.

Way 5. Disable/Remove Razer Surround Module

If you take a fresh installation of Razer Synapse described in Way 4, you are suggested not to install the surround module. After Synapse reinstallation, log into your Razer account and let Synapse connect to the Internet.

Wait without any operation until Synapse shows the above screen. Then, you’ll get 2 notifications when clicking on the top-left email account: Razer Surround and Synapse Update. Click “Razer Surround” and select “Cancel”. Then, you can update Synapse if there is an available update version. Finally, restart the computer from Razer pop up notification.

If you already have Razer surround module installed, just uninstall it from Apps and Features in Windows settings.

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Way 6. End Razer Processes for fixing Razer Synapse not Opening

For Razer Synapse 3.0 not opening, some users fixed it by closing Razer processes before launching it.

Step 1. Right-click the Taskbar and pick “Task Manager”.

Step 2. Click on one Razer process and click “End task” on the bottom left corner. Then, close other Razer processes in the same way. You can only close them one by one.

Step 3. Finally, run Synapse with administrator authority.

Way 7. Check Synapse’s Compatibility with System

Usually, this method can solve Razer Synapse not opening problem in Windows 7 or Windows 8.

In Win 8, go to “Synapse Properties”, select the “Compatibility” tab, and run the software with Windows 8 operating system.

For Windows 7, the operations are similar. Yet, you have to run synapse with admin and without any antivirus service running on.

Way 8. Create New Synapse Account

Another way to solve Razer Synapse not starting issued is to create a new account to log in. this is a temporary solution found by a synapse user. He himself confirmed that after a period of time’s use of the new account, the program will not apply again. Therefore, you should create

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