Does your computer crash while trying to play your favorite game? Crashes in games are not uncommon. Sometimes the corrupted game files can cause this. However, if your computer crashes or freezes while you're trying to play a game, don't neglect it any further. This can be a case of a corrupted graphics driver or a bad sector in the storage drive that is causing this problem on your computer.
Workarounds -
1. Before we proceed, check if your system has a pending Windows update.
2. Disable all third-party antivirus programs on your system. Check if this works for you.
Fix 1 - Run memory diagnostics
First we will test if the storage drive is corrupted.
1. Just press the Windows key+R keys at the same time .
2. In the Run window, type " mdsched.exe " and press Enter .
3. Now you have to choose one of the two available options.
If you want to restart your computer and start the scan, click the "Restart now and check for problems (recommended) " option.
To check the system the next time you restart the system, click the " Check for problems the next time I start my computer " option .
Wait for the scanning process to finish while your computer boots up.
Fix 2 - Install the latest graphics driver
If the storage drive is not corrupted, the graphics driver may be corrupted.
Download STAGE 1 �\x93 DDU ZIP
1. Just click on this link to download the DDU.zip to your computer
2. After downloading the zip file. extract the content on your device.
3. Then right-click on the Windows icon and click " Run ".
4. Then type " control printer " and click " OK " to access the device and printers.
5. Then right click on your computer device and click " Device Installation Settings ".
6. After that, you need to check No (your device may not work as expected ) option .
7. Next you need to click on " Save Changes ".
Close the window.
8. First go to the NVIDIA driver website.
8. Write any specific specifications of the driver in the appropriate section (like "Product Type", your "Operating System", etc.).
9. Finally, you need to click on " Search ".
10. To download the driver to your system, click Download .
Close the browser window after downloading the driver.
STAGE 2-Boot into Safe Mode and uninstall the graphics driver
1. Press Windows key+I keys at the same time and click " Update and Security ".
2. Then click " Recovery ".
3. Then click Restart Now under Advanced Startup .
4. Your device will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment.
5. Once Windows RE appears, click " Troubleshoot ".
6. Just click on " Advanced Options ".
7. Then you need to click on the " Startup Settings ".
8. Then click " Restart ".
9. When you are in the startup settings, press the F4 key to enable " Enable Safe Mode ".
10. Go to the location where you extracted the DDU.zip .
11. You need to go to the extracted folder and then double click on " Display Driver Installer ".
12. When the Display Driver Uninstaller screen opens, click on the drop-down menu next to " Select device type " on the left side and click on " GPU "
13. Here, finally, you need to click on " Clean and restart ".
DDU uninstalls the existing NVIDIA driver from your system. Your computer will restart.
STAGE 3-Install the graphics driver manually
Once your computer restarts after DDU uninstalls the driver, follow these steps.
1. Go to the location where you previously downloaded the graphics driver.
2. Then you need to double click the offline installer to launch it.
3. When the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers window appears, click " NVIDIA Graphics Drivers and GeForce Experience "
4. Then click on " Agree and continue ".
5. Here, select the Custom (Advanced) option to have a try.
6. Click Next .
7. Finally, click on the " Perform clean installation " box.
8. Click on " Next " and the installation process will start.
After the installation is complete, click " Close " to close the NVIDIA Graphics Driver Installer window .
Restart your computer for the installation process to complete.
LEVEL 4 - ENABLE AUTOMATIC UPDATES
All that's left is to re-enable automatic updating of your devices.
1. After restarting your device, right click on the Windows icon and click " Run ".
2. Enter this code and click " OK ".
control printers3. Here you need to right click on your computer and click on " Device Installation Settings ".
4. Simply tick the " Yes (recommended) " option and then click " Save Changes ".
Once you have done this, try playing the game again. This should have fixed your problem.
Fix 3 - Change game properties
You can change the game properties of the game that is having this problem.
1. Open the Steam client on your system.
2. After that, you will see the list of games on the left side.
3. Right-click on the problematic game and further click on " Properties ".
4. After that, click on " LOCAL FILES ".
5. In the same window on the right side click on " BROWSE�\xA6 ".
The file location will open.
6. Now right click on the game executable (the .exe file) and click on " Properties ".
7. Then just go to the " Compatibility " tab.
8. Then click "Run this program in compatibility mode for: " and select " Windows 8 " or " Windows 7 ".
9. Finally, check the box next to " Run this program as an administrator ".
10. Then click " Apply " and " OK ".
Start the game and test.
Fix 4 - Disable Link Power State
According to some users, disabling connection power status mode fixed the problem on their computer.
1. To launch a Run terminal, press Windows key+R at the same time .
2. After that, type or copy-paste this run command and then press Enter .
powercfg.cpl3. Choose the High Performance settings .
4. Then click on " Change plan settings ".
5. Set "Turn off display:" to " Never ".
6. After that, select "Put the computer to sleep:" to " Never ".
7. Click " Change advanced power settings ".
8. Just click " PCI Express ".
4. Then click " Link State Power Management t" to expand it.
5. Just click on "Settings:" and toggle it to " Off " from the listed options.
6. Finally it's time to change the settings. Click "Apply " and " OK ".
Reboot the system if necessary. After that, start the game.
Fix 5 - Clean boot your device
A clean boot of the device allows your computer to boot your device without third-party devices.
1. Press the Windows key+R keys at the same time .
2. Write this code in the Run terminal. Click OK .
msconfig3. Just go to the " General " tab.
4. In the second step, select the radio button next to the Selective Start option .
5. After that, you need to tick the box next to Load system services .
6. After that, go to the " Services " section.
7. Next, you need to enable the " Hide all Microsoft services ".
8. Finally, click on " Disable All ".
This will disable all third party services on your computer.
9. Just click " Apply " and then click " OK ".
If you see a restart prompt, click Restart Now to restart your computer in Clean mode.
NOTE -
1. Sometimes some third-party external applications like Extreme Gaming Engine Game Plus caused the problem. You can disable it from your computer. Test the games.
2. You can uninstall GeForce Experience from your computer.
a. Press Windows key+R .
b. Type appwiz.cpl and click OK .
c. Find out the " Geforce Experience " from the app listings. Right-click on it and click " Uninstall ".
Reboot the system after uninstallation.
Your problem should be solved.
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