Permissions / read-only flags
By utilizing the Registry Editor or applying the community-curated Widescreen Fix, you completely bypass the need to download potentially dangerous third-party configuration files. Your web-slinging adventures across New York will be completely stutter-free and crisp.
Before trying external downloads, force the game to build its own clean configuration file.
In many cases, players find that this folder or the file itself is missing entirely. This is a primary cause for a wide range of problems, from the game not launching at all to it reverting to the default settings after every startup. The good news is that these issues can be resolved through a combination of manual file edits, official patches, and community-made fixes.
Right-click Launcher.exe or SpiderManWoS.exe , select Properties , go to the Compatibility tab, check Run this program as an administrator , and click apply. This gives the game permission to save your control configurations.
Press Windows Key + R , type regedit , and press to open the Registry Editor.
If you're still having issues after reading this guide, follow this checklist in order to systematically fix your game:
Go to the game's installation folder (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Spider-Man - Web of Shadows ). Right-click and select Properties .
Width (Set the base to Decimal and enter your monitor's width, e.g., 1920 )
Press the on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box. Type %localappdata% and hit Enter .