Installed , uninstalled twice , now I am doing it from windows without galaxy. Won't let me start a game

Try verifying the game files. Go to the game in your libary, manage installation then verify/repair - that's how it works in Galaxy.

Also make sure your drivers are up to date, any anti-virus programmes aren't interfering/excluding the game and you can check if anything in here helps.

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10719

Have verified every time.

Disabled virus protection allowed start. Now I have to figure out why that happens and fix it.

If I have my virus protection on the game doesn't save apparently. I am not going to be on an internet browser without virus protection is a game breaker period. Lost 5 hours of playing just not good at all.

You can make an exception for the grimdwon exe. This happens with new ransomware protection of the Antivirus software. They restrict write acces to "my documents" and you just have to enable it for Grim Dawn.Probably will happen for all programs which save in "protected folders".

I have allowed things everywhere I can find a spot ? If I don't use galaxy and turn off all virus it saves. Pretty annoying but I will go look for more things .

Looks like after enabling in the ransomware area it runs and saves properly. Thanks Hohiro even though I already had allowed it before I had not turned everything on and run the game yet in Galaxy too. Now to see if it saved to the cloud too ? Thanks for the help