{"id":151066,"date":"2021-07-29T11:28:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T03:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=151066"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:48:26","slug":"solved-path-of-exile-failed-to-connect-to-instance","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/knowledge\/solved-path-of-exile-failed-to-connect-to-instance\/","title":{"rendered":"[SOLVED] Path Of Exile Failed To Connect To Instance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Path of Exile is a popular game around the world, but it has an issue that annoyed gamers consistently. When updated to the latest patch, many players got no error but kicked back to the login screen with &#8220;Failed to connect to instance&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are frustrated and floundering alone, don&#8217;t worry, this post is here to help. We&#8217;ve collected the working fixes on the internet that would help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-try-these-fixes\">Try these fixes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to try them all; just work your way down the list until you find the one that works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#spec\">Path of Exile Minimum requirement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#f1\">Start a new instance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#f2\">Reinstall RoE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#f3\">Change a server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#f4\">Use a VPN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#tip\">Bonus tip: Update your driver<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"f1\">Fix 1: Start a new instance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first and the easiest way to fix the issue which works for some gamers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"brackets wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Ctrl<\/strong> key on your keyboard while <strong>clicking<\/strong> on the Zone entrance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>NEW<\/strong> to start a new instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7.png 980w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7-600x274.png 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-7-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If it brings no luck, move to the next fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"f2\">Fix 2: Reinstall RoE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Uninstalling and Installing Path Of Exile is a working fix for some gamers. It may be because a clean uninstallation deletes all caches and corrupted files, so the reinstallation works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"brackets wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type <strong>control panel<\/strong> on your search bar and open it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Control Panel view by <strong>Category<\/strong> and click Uninstall a program.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"466\" class=\"wp-image-111448\" style=\"width: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/category.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/category.jpg 802w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/category-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/category-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate Path Of Exile and right-click on it. Click <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the on-screen instructions and finish the whole process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download and install the latest Path Of Exile version.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relaunch the game and check if the issue persists or not.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If this fix doesn&#8217;t work, head to the next one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"f3\">Fix 3: Change a server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s better to know whether the server you&#8217;re going to connect is overcrowding or not. You can ping towards the game server before connecting to the game. If it&#8217;s a crowding server, you&#8217;d better change to another one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tip would reduce the chances of encountering connection issues on PoE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a short list of game servers you can ping to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Australia<\/td><td>au.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td>us.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Washington D.C<\/td><td>wdc.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>California<\/td><td>sjc.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amsterdam<\/td><td>eu.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frankfurt<\/td><td>fra.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>London<\/td><td>lon.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Milan<\/td><td>mil.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brazil<\/td><td>br.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paris<\/td><td>par.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moscow<\/td><td>mo.login.pathofexile.com<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know how to ping, here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"brackets wp-block-list\">\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows logo key + R<\/strong> together on your keyboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type <strong>cmd<\/strong> and press the <strong>Enter<\/strong> key.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"wp-image-124486\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cmd.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cmd.png 399w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cmd-150x77.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select any of the locations that you&#8217;re willing to connect to and type the address in Command Prompt, then press the Enter key.<br \/>Here&#8217;s an example.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-8.png 852w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-8-600x287.png 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-8-150x72.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you&#8217;ll know whether this server is a good choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"f4\">Fix 4: Use a VPN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the case is related to the unstable connection to servers, instead of changing a server, a VPN service would help. It&#8217;s a working fix that has been proved by many gamers even they say it&#8217;s ridiculous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, VPN is a great tool not only to solve the &#8220;failed to connect to instance&#8221; issue in Path Of Exile but also to protect your privacy and secure your connection. If you have a VPN service, give it a try.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a VPN service, you can try it for free. 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developer Grinding Gear Games&#8217; side, there&#8217;s little we can do except waiting for a fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tip\">Bonus tip: Update your driver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe try adjusting and updating your graphics (even though you shouldn&#8217;t have to) to take off some of the strain of the loading screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With outdated or wrong drivers, you may encounter game crashing, lagging, freezing, and other issues. Updating drivers in time not only solve issues but also improve your gaming experience.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows doesn\u2019t always give you the latest version, there&#8217;re two ways you can do to update your driver: manually and automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#op1\">Option 1 \u2013 Manually<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 You\u2019ll need some computer skills and patience to update your drivers this way, because you need to find exactly the right the driver online, download it and install it&nbsp;step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"#op2\">Option 2 \u2013 Automatically (Recommended)<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 This is the quickest and easiest option. It\u2019s all done with just a couple of mouse clicks \u2013 easy even if you\u2019re a computer newbie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"op1\"><strong>Option 1&nbsp;\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Download and install the driver manually&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download drivers from the manufacturer&#8217;s official website. Search for the model you have and find the correct driver that suits your specific operating system. Then download the driver manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"op2\"><strong>Option 2 \u2013 Automatically update drivers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have time or patience to manually update your drivers, you can do it automatically with&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/kb\/DriverEasy_Setup.exe\" rel=\"nofollow\">Driver Easy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don\u2019t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don\u2019t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don\u2019t need to worry about making a mistake when installing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can update your drivers automatically with either the&nbsp;<strong>FREE<\/strong>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<strong>Pro<\/strong>&nbsp;version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a&nbsp;<strong>30-day money back guarantee<\/strong>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"brackets wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/kb\/DriverEasy_Setup.exe\" rel=\"nofollow\">Download<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and install Driver Easy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run Driver Easy and click the\u00a0<strong>Scan Now<\/strong>\u00a0button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"713\" class=\"wp-image-188283\" style=\"width: 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/de-6.0-free-scan-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/de-6.0-free-scan-now.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/de-6.0-free-scan-now-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/de-6.0-free-scan-now-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Activate &amp; Update<\/strong>\u00a0button next to the flagged device to automatically download and install the correct version of this driver.<br \/><br \/>Or click <strong>Update All<\/strong> to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (You\u2019ll need the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/buy.php?comeid=kbde\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pro version<\/a><\/strong> for this \u2013 when you select Update All, you\u2019ll get a prompt to upgrade. If you\u2019re not ready to purchase the Pro version, Driver Easy offers a 7-day free trial that provides access to all Pro features, including high-speed downloads and easy installation. No charges will be incurred until the trial period ends.)<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"698\" class=\"wp-image-192100\" style=\"width: 950px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tour-update-all-feature-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tour-update-all-feature-2.jpg 999w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tour-update-all-feature-2-600x419.jpg 600w, https:\/\/images.drivereasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tour-update-all-feature-2-150x105.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"note info\"><span>If you need assistance, please contact\u00a0Driver Easy\u2019s support team\u00a0at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:support@drivereasy.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">support@drivereasy.com<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spec\">Path of Exile Minimum requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure your PC is able to run the game, you need to know whether your PC spec matches the system requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>OS<\/strong>:<\/td><td>Windows 10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Processor:<\/strong><\/td><td>Quad core 2.6GHz x86-compatible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Memory:<\/strong><\/td><td>8 GB RAM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Graphics:<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a0NVIDIA\u00ae GeForce\u00ae GTX 650 Ti or ATI Radeon\u2122 HD 7850<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DirectX:<\/strong><\/td><td>Version 11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Network:<\/strong><\/td><td>Broadband Internet connection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Storage:<\/strong><\/td><td>40 GB available space<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MINIMUM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>OS<\/strong>:<\/td><td>Windows 10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Processor:<\/strong><\/td><td>Quad core 3.2GHz x64-compatible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Memory:<\/strong><\/td><td>16 GB RAM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Graphics:<\/strong><\/td><td>NVIDIA\u00ae GeForce\u00ae GTX 1050 Ti or ATI Radeon\u2122 RX560<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DirectX:<\/strong><\/td><td>Version 11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Network:<\/strong><\/td><td>Broadband Internet connection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Storage:<\/strong><\/td><td>40 GB available space<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RECOMMENDED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this post could help. 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