Guild Wars 2

Whenever there is a new update to the game and the client proceeds to update, I get an error message which states “unable to verify the Guild Wars 2 executable. Please try again. If the problem persists, uninstall and reinstall the application, or contact customer support.”

Now I found a temporary solution where you can delete the gw2 executable and rename the .tmp to .exe. This allows the client to update. However, whenever a new build is released I have to go through the same procedure, which is very tiring.

I would prefer if I didn’t have to reinstall everything, which is why I’m here asking for a possible solution to my problem.

This could be related to security software AKA Anti-virus, firewall etc.
I would configure Antivirus and firewall settings
and I would also turn of UAC or
Run Gw2 as Administrator
1. Navigate to your Guild Wars 2 folder.
2. Right click on GW2.exe and select properties.
3. Once the properties window is open you will then choose the compatibility tab.
4. Place a check in the last option labeled “Run this program as an administrator.”
5. Click “Ok.”
6. Run the game

Disabling my firewall as well as my antivirus did not change anything. I always have UAC disabled and I also tried running it as Admin but that didn’t help either. The problem persists.

Attached is the requested file.

Should I try reinstalling or do I have other options?

I tried reinstalling it, but I still have the same problem. I would really appreciate some help here.

I have the same exact problem.

Found the problem after uninstalling GW2, then tried to reinstall, said my drive was dirty. Error check fixed the drive and now able to reinstall. Looks like the patch causes an error on the drive.