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	===Steam===		===Steam===
			[[File:SteamDebugLaunchParam.webp\|thumb\|You can navigate through Steam to input different launch options for VRChat.]]
	Steam allows you to set launch options per application, to set launch options for VRChat, right-click VRChat in your game list and click on '''Properties'''. After clicking Properties, under General, click on the box under Launch Options, then put your desired launch options in.		Steam allows you to set launch options per application, to set launch options for VRChat, right-click VRChat in your game list and click on '''Properties'''. After clicking Properties, under General, click on the box under Launch Options, then put your desired launch options in.

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	!Launch Options!!Descriptions		!Launch Options!!Descriptions
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	\| --disable-hw-video-decoding\|\| rowspan="2" \|Forces video decoding to be done in software or hardware.		\| --disable-hw-video-decoding\|\| rowspan="2" \|Forces video decoding to be done in software or hardware. The default for all GPU vendors is hardware decoding.

	~~On AMD graphics cards, the default is "software" because there have been issues in the past.~~		Use the "disable" variant to force software decoding.

	~~You can use the "enable" variant to force hardware decoding.~~

	~~With other GPU vendors, the default is "hardware", use~~ the "disable" variant to force software decoding.

	Warning: Using the "software" option will utilize your CPU to decode video, which can impact your performance.		Warning: Using the "software" option will utilize your CPU to decode video, which can impact your performance.
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	\|This prevents VRChat from installing or updating the vrchat:// information in your registry and prevents the "VRChat Installation Helper" popup from appearing.		\|This prevents VRChat from installing or updating the vrchat:// information in your registry and prevents the "VRChat Installation Helper" popup from appearing.
	\|-		\|-
	\| --~~disable~~-amd-stutter-workaround		\| --enable-amd-stutter-workaround
	\|~~Disables~~ a rendering workaround that ~~helps~~ prevent stutter on AMD graphics cards. Does nothing on non-AMD GPUs.		\|Enables a rendering workaround that may help prevent stutter on AMD graphics cards. Does nothing on non-AMD GPUs. The workaround is disabled by default.

	It is ~~not recommended to disable this workaround, as it may lead to stutters, but advanced users can set this flag for testing~~.
	\|-		\|-
	\| --enable-avpro-in-proton		\| --enable-avpro-in-proton

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Creator: Minor spelling mistake.

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	\| Forces the MIDI drive to search for a connected MIDI device which contains the deviceName specified, including partial matches, case-insensitive.		\| Forces the MIDI drive to search for a connected MIDI device which contains the deviceName specified, including partial matches, case-insensitive.
	\|-		\|-
	\| --enforce-world-server-checks\|\|Force require the world to be processed ~~fir~~ server side check		\| --enforce-world-server-checks\|\|Force require the world to be processed for server side check
	\|}		\|}

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General: Added "--error-world" launch parameter

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	=== VRC Quick Launcher ===		=== VRC Quick Launcher ===
	The [[VRC Quick Launcher]] allows custom parameters to be set		The [[VRC Quick Launcher]] allows custom parameters to be set.

	==List of Launch Options and Arguments==		==List of Launch Options and Arguments==
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	\| --profile=x		\| --profile=x
	\|Launches with a different user profile, where X is a number. 0 is the default profile		\|Launches with a different user profile, where X is a number. 0 is the default profile.
			\|-
			\| --error-world
			\|The user will join the [[Error World]] instead of their home world on launch.
	\|}		\|}

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	[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]]
			<references />
			[[Category:Resources]]

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	{{Noticebox/Official}}		{{Noticebox/Official}}'''Launch Options''' are special parameters used to modify how VRChat starts.
	~~{{Noticebox/wip}}~~

	Launch Options are special parameters used to modify how VRChat starts.

	==How to use Launch Options==		==How to use Launch Options==
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	\| -monitor N\|\|Run Standalone Player on the specified monitor, indicated by a 1-based index number.		\| -monitor N\|\|Run Standalone Player on the specified monitor, indicated by a 1-based index number.
	\|}		\|}
			==See also==
			* [[Settings]]
			* [[Troubleshooting]]
			* [[Debug Menu]]

	==References==		==References==

	[https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/launch-options docs.vrchat.com - Launch Options]		* [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/launch-options docs.vrchat.com - Launch Options]

	[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:Guides{{#translation:}}]]

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	\| --midi=deviceName		\| --midi=deviceName
	\| Forces the MIDI drive to search for a connected MIDI device which contains the deviceName specified, including partial matches, case-insensitive.		\| Forces the MIDI drive to search for a connected MIDI device which contains the deviceName specified, including partial matches, case-insensitive.
			\|-
			\| --enforce-world-server-checks\|\|Force require the world to be processed fir server side check
	\|}		\|}

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IK: Added into to IK section; interlinked. Currently creating IK page.

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	===IK===<!-- I'm pretty sure most of these launch options are removed? Most of these are in the settings menu now. -->		===IK===
			These launch options<ref>[https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/ik-20-features-and-options 'IK 2.0 Features and Options'] on ''docs.vrchat.com''; retrieved on March 18, 2025.</ref> are for [[Inverse Kinematics]] on an [[Avatars\|avatar]].<!-- I'm pretty sure most of these launch options are removed? Most of these are in the settings menu now. -->

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	!Launch Options!! Descriptions		!Launch Options!! Descriptions
			\|-
			\| --custom-arm-ratio="<ARG>"
			\|Adjusts the ratio used to scale the avatar when using measure-by-arms mode. "0.4537" is the default argument value.
	\|-		\|-
	\| --legacyfbt-calibrate\|\|Swaps to the older method of locking your avatar in place during calibration.		\| --legacyfbt-calibrate\|\|Swaps to the older method of locking your avatar in place during calibration.