WoW:List of Command-Line Switches

World of Warcraft game engine supports a list of command line switches. This page attempts to document them based on the information available. Due to the configuration of various systems, using them might cause some system to break. Use them at your own risk!

Flags

-console

Allow access to console in game.

-d3d

Run the game using Direct3D (default under Windows).

-d3d11

Run the game using Direct3D 11

-d3d12

Run the game using Direct3D 12

-Maxscreen

Run the game in full screen.

-nosound

Run the game without sound.

-opengl

Run the game using OpenGL (default under Mac).

-swtnl

Run the game using Software T&L.

-windowed

Run the game in windowed mode.

-maximized

When used with -windowed, runs the game window maximized.

-widthxheight

Sets the resolution to width by height. note: it is not known if this works with abnormal resolutions. it is recommended to only use resolutions known to work with WoW.

-noautolaunch64bit

Run 32bit client

-launcherlogin

Show laucher login page

-uid wow_frfr

Interface language

References

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Command line switches... (message board). Retrieved on 2008-11-06.

Source for the resolution flag

https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/56554