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Jagex Launcher stuck on "update is applied" – Old School RuneScape fix

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November 3, 2026

Jagex Support: Jagex Launcher known issues ↗

The Jagex Launcher stays on "Please wait while an update is applied." and never finishes.

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Jagex's Launcher known-issues article says it is possible the Launcher is running twice on the same machine. Its fix is to close both Launchers from the system tray and then restart it so the update is applied again. The Launcher is Jagex's shared PC launcher, so this covers Old School RuneScape and RuneLite when started from it.

A newer Jagex known-issues article (23 October) says Launcher updates are getting stuck after recent updates: on Windows, two Launcher windows try to update at once and neither progresses; on Mac, the update seems to download but never completes. Jagex says it is investigating.

Fix it, step by step

  1. Close every copy of the Jagex Launcher from the system tray

    Close every copy of the Jagex Launcher from the system tray, since it may be running twice on the same machine.

  2. Start the Launcher again to re-apply the update

    Start the Launcher again so the update is re-applied.

  3. Repair the Launcher, or uninstall and reinstall it from Jagex's site

    Jagex's 23 October known-issues article says that if a Launcher update is stuck, on Windows or Mac, you should try repairing the Launcher or uninstalling it and reinstalling it from Jagex's website.

  4. Note

    If you're on Windows and the update is still stuck after that, the same article asks you to contact Jagex Player Support so the team can gather more information.

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