Client Issues

This page lists various client issues and methods to fix or compensate for them. The 3.3.5 client is an almost 15 years old 32-bit executable, which can cause various issues running on modern hardware and operating systems.

Cannot set game to windowed mode

When changing the game to use windowed or borderless windowed mode, the screen goes black.

  • Affected OS: Windows 10
  • Solution:
    • Shut down wow completely
    • Create the file WTF/Config.wtf if it does not already exist
    • Add the text SET gxWindow "1" to the bottom of that file.
    • Start wow again. You can now set it to borderless windowed mode as well.

Hardware cursor stuttering and framerate drops

Occasional stuttering and framerate drops when hardware cursor is enabled.

  • Affected OS: Windows 10
  • Affected Graphic Cards: GTX 1060, GTX 2060
  • Workaround:
    • Under video settings, disable Hardware cursor
    • Unsure if this is still an issue in 2023.

M1 Macs

WotLK no longer works out of the box on M1 macs, but users have reported success with emulators: