How to Fix ELDEN RING Startup Crash, Bugs, Troubleshooting on Console, and PC   

Elden Ring is one of the hottest action role-playing games developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco. Game is available on Console including PlayStation4, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation5 and PCs for Microsoft Windows. 

Some players have reported the game have been startup crash on Console and PCs, so if you get frustrating then you can follow this troubleshooting to rectify the issue.

How to Troubleshoot ELDEN RING Startup Crash, Bugs, and Other Issues on Console and PC

It is quite common and guide helps you to fixed manually using these troubleshooting guide until developer rollout the patch update, we have shared mentioned down below. Follow the following instructions, without further ado let’s check it out. 

Reason for the cause of Elden Ring keep crashing?

Developers have put a lot of Optimization to the game running stable against your PCs hardware, and they constantly updating there game. It also depends upon on your system update, and having various reason such as missing, outdated driver or corrupted files.

Sometime the incompatibility issue having with overlay apps issues, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable causing this problem. 

How to Fix ELDEN RING Startup Crash, Bugs, Troubleshooting on Console, and PC 

There are few things you need to know before proceeding to the following troubleshooting guide, Check it out. Not to mentioned, you require to following the instructions step by step to avoid any conflicts or confusion while attempting. We have included all necessary method to fix the issue, and here is the guide to follow. 

Elden Ring System Requirement 

To run the game efficiently, your system needs to have certain resources including hardware or software. Minimum and Maximum PC game requirements for installing, can you run it? 

*these are based on the launch date version of the game, and you maybe require to look for update in future, You can check this on the Support page of the game, here.

Minimum System Requirements for Elden Ring 

• Operating System: Windows 10 
• Processor: Intel Core i5-8400/ AMD Ryzen 3 3300x 
• Memory: 12 GB RAM 
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/ AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB 
• DirectX: Version 12 
• Storage: 60 GB Free Space 
• Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device 

Recommended System Requirement for Elden Ring 

• Operating System: Windows 10/ Window 11 
• Processor: 16 GB RAM 
• Memory: 16 GB RAM 
• Graphics:
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  Nvidia GeForce GTX 10700 8 GB/ AMD Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB 
• DirectX: 12 
• Storage: 60 GB Free Space 
• Sound Card: Windows Compatible Version 

Upgrade your Graphics Driver in Windows 

It is essential to upgrade your GPU driver, with the launch of game manufacture push the update to support the game.

It a most streamline and seamless way to upgrade your Windows Driver from the Device Manager. For this you require to be in a administrative privilege, and then continue with the following driver upgrade process.

• Open Device Manager.
  
  
  – You can open this from Windows Search, or can run Windows Run (Shortcut Key: Windows + R), type devmgmt.msc,
  
• Select the Display adapter, to expand your GPU Driver.
  
• Right-click on the Graphics Driver, and then from there choose Properties.
  
• It open a new pop-up windows, to choose “Search automatically for drivers” and “Browse my computer for drivers.”
  
  -Choose “Search automatically for Driver” Windows will search you computer for the best available driver and install it on your device.
• If it find any update, then you need to follow the on-screen instruction to finish the installation.
• That’s it!

Alternative:

Update graphics from Windows Update

• Open Windows Settings.
  
  
• From there System and Security, and then Choose Windows Update.
  
  
• Choose “Check for Updates” and then if your found any update then do Download and Install on your system.
  – If you won’t found any update, Do Check the Optional Updates. Next, click on Install to proceed the finish the installation.
  
• That’s it!

Manually Install Graphics Driver

There are 3 major graphics driver: Intel, Nvidia, and AMD, Check for the latest update on driver support page.

• Intel® HD graphics | Downloads Auto-Detector
• AMD Radeon drivers | Downloads Auto-Detector
• NVIDIA Drivers | Downloads Auto-Detector

Reinstall Graphics

You can uninstall the device driver from the device manager, after uninstall you can follow the above graphics driver installation guide.

• Open Device Manager from Windows Search, or execute the devmgmt.msc run command.
  
• From there, Expand the Display adapter and then proceed to your Graphics Card  (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.)
  
• Right-Click on the name of the device, and then choose Uninstall.
  
  
• Follow the on-screen instruction to finish the uninstall, also Restart your PC.
• That’s it!

*// After uninstalling, Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver. You can follow the above mentioned guide to install the graphics drivers on your system.

Update your Epic Game Launcher

Reportedly, Anti-Cheat system creating conflicts with the eldenring.exe alongside Epic Launcher. By reinstalling or updating might helps you to solve any Elden Ring issues.

• Open Epic Game Launcher.
  
• Open settings by Clicking on the Profile Icon placed on the upper-right corner of the display.
  
• On the top settings page, There are two things you likely to find one as “Software Update” and another one is “Epic Online Service Install”  Click on Install if you have update or Restart and Update available.

  

• That’s it!

Your game likely to be fixed and you won’t going to find any crash or unexpected response after updating Epic Game Launcher.

Run Game as Administration

You can start any application or in this case game as administrator, and for this there are two different ways. If with the Run as Administrations work, then we will be making the game to be always run as administrator by default.

• Open App Section on Windows Start.
• Look for the game, Once you find the Elden Ring.
• Right-Click on it, and Choose Run as administrator.
  
  
• Confirm UAC (User Account Control), by Clicking on Yes.
• That’s it, It will run your game.

Run Elden Ring as Administration by Default on Windows

It is straightforward, if with the administrations privilege it work then continue game playing with the admin as default.

• Open Windows Search, search for Elden Ring.
• Head over to the Elden Ring, and then Right-click on it to open it’s context menu.
• Click on Properties.
  
  
• Then on the pop-up window Choose Compatibility tab.
  
• Check the Checkbox for the Run this Program as Administrator.
  
  
• Click on Apply to change your setting, and then on Ok to confirm your action.
• That’s it, Exist the Window and Relaunch the game.

Delete Temporary Files and Folder in Windows

Programs often used to stored some temporary files on your computer in order to launch the apps faster. These are the files which stored for a long time, and this sometime results in the slowing down your computer.  You can clean these temporary files in case of slowing down, reaching the limit of disk.

Additionally, these takes extra resource by running in the background, after deleting these temporary files you might see performance boost. it is completely safe if you delete the temp files or folder (C:\Windows\Temp files).

**// Note: Before Performing this, Ensure you have close all active program.

• Open Windows Run by pressing and holding Windows + R.
• Type, temp and execute to open Temporary file location.
  
• Click on Yes, if it prompt any UAC or ask for permission to access or warning.
  
  
• Select all the file, by Pressing the Ctrl + A.
  
  
• Next, by Pressing Right-Shift + Delete to permanently remove the temp files.
  
  – Else, you can use Delete button to delete files
• That’s it.

Delete Temporary Files from Windows Tool

you can also delete the temp files from windows settings itself.

• Open Windows Start, and Search for Disk Cleanup.
  
• Launch Disk Cleanup, and then Choose the Drive Location where your game is stored.
• Select Ok, and then it will start processing.
  
• After that it will show some files, Choose what you need to clean. Check the checkbox for the files you want to remove.
  
• Next, Click on Ok, and then confirm your action by Clicking on Ok on Disk Clean-up confirmation Pop-up.
  
  
• That’s it, it will start clearing up and will be disappear after finishing.
  

Delete Temp files from Windows Settings App

This is another way to clearing up the temporary files on Windows Settings app.

• Open Windows Settings.
• From there, Head over to Storage
  
  
• Choose Temporary Files to proceed.
  
• Check the checkbox for the files you want to remove. (Click on refresh if you want to rescan for the temp files.)
  
• Click on Remove after selecting the files you want to remove.
  
• Confirm your action by clicking on Continue, and  It takes some time, Wait for it to get finish.
• That’s it!

Verify Game Files

This is the first choice if your game file is missing or get corrupted, by verifying the game file you can check for the malfunction file and get fixed by re-downloading file from server.

*// Note:

• Don’t run the game while performing system-intensive process includes defragmenting of your hard-drive, or scanning for virus.
• If it get failed, you can simply ignore it and it’s normal.

On Steam

• Open Steam, and then head over to the Library.
• After that, Right-click on the Elden Ring for which you want to verify the game file integrity.
• Click on the Gear Icon from the context menu.
• Choose Properties, and then Select Local Files.
  
  Courtesy: Steam/ AndroidGreek
• Next, Click on Verify integrity of game file button.
  
• That’s it

Close Background Task

Backgrounds activity comes in handy, and these continue to run in background to perform additional features includes Show Notifications, Download Data, Update Live Tiles and there could be more things based on installed programs. And, this take huge resources like CPU or Memory usage and cause waste of bandwidth, battery drain.

Restrict backgrounds app

Windows app actively operate in background, but Windows allow you to control which app can run in background and also stop apps from running backgrounds. It’s varies on Windows 11 and Windows 10, Check Windows 10 guide on Microsoft Support.

** Note: It is not recommended to tweak or make any changes to the Windows Process. 

• Open Windows Settings, and head over to Apps.
  
• Click on Installed Apps, and then choose the app which you want to control.
  
• Choose the app, and Click on triple-dot Horizonal option.
  
• Choose Advance Option, and then Scroll to Find Background App Permission Section.
  
• Next, Expand the menu from drop-down menu under Let this app run in background.
  
• Choose Never, and That’s it!

Close Background Process from Taskbar

• Open Task Manager, Use Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
• When it open, it shows the two different drop-down list categories as Apps and Background Process.
• To arrange the Background process, Click on Memory to identify which taking more resource click on Memory to make in process in sort order.
  
  
• Once, it done in you can see the Most memory used by app in the Task Manager.
  
• Right-Click on the app, and then Choose End Task.
  
• That’s it, App will be close instantly.

Alternative: Set Game to the High-Priority

Windows 11 latest task-bar lacks the High-Priority, but if you are Windows 10 User you can perform this by following the using article.

• Open Task Manager, from Windows Search or by Pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
• Look for the game in the Apps, and Once you find Right-Click in Process tab.
• Right-Click on the app, and then choose the Set Priority (Realtime, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal, or Low) based on your usage.

  

• That’s it!

Disable Steam Overlay

If steam overlay is enabled, then try game after disabling the Steam Overlay. Some users confirm it will boos the game performance significant after disabling the steam overlay.

• Open Steam, and head over to the Library.
• Choose the game from which you want to disable the Steam Overlay.
• Right-Click on the game, and then choose Properties.
• From the General tab, uncheck the checkbox for the “Enable Steam Overlay While in-game”.
  
  
• That’s it!

Reinstall DirectX/ Update DirectX to the latest version

DirectX work with your Graphics and Audio Hardware, and Games do require DirectX, which can boost your GPU performance. There are multiple ways to update to the latest DirectX version, also you can simply reinstall the DirectX.

• Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Microsoft Support.
     Download dxwebsetup
• After downloading, simply open it and run DirectX package from it’s saved location.
• That’s it!

Force Enable DirectX for the Game

After Reinstalling DirectX, enable DirectX level for the game.

• Open Steam, and Go to Library.
• After that, Right-Click on the game for which you want to reconfigure.
• Click on Properties from the context menu, and then head over to the Launch Options.
• Remove the pre-existing launch option, and replace it with the following DirectX level options in the box.
• -dxlevel 90 (DirectX v9.0)
  -dxlevel 81 (DirectX v8.1)
  -dxlevel 80 (DirectX v8.0)
  **DirectX Level via Steam.

Turn off Windows Firewall and Windows Defender/ Anti-Virus

Windows Firewall and Antivirus are essential to overview your security of computer, and it helps to retain malware from spreading and attacking your device. But sometime, due to conflicts you might need to disable the Windows Firewall and Windows Defender. We have shared the Windows 11 Guide, you can check the Windows 10 guide on Microsoft Support page.

Turn off Windows Firewall

• Open Control Panel from Windows Start, or Search.
  
• Go to System and Security 
• and then head over to the Windows Defender Firewall.
  
• Next, Select the Turn Windows Defender Firewall On or Off from the left-panel of the window.
  
• Check the Checkbox for the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall and then Click ok to confirm your action.
  
• That’s it

Alternative:

For fast disabling, you can execute the CMD Command to disable the Windows Firewall.

• Open CMD (Command Prompt) as Administrations from the Windows Start.
  
• Enter the netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off, and hit enter.
  
• That’s it!

Turn off Windows Security/ Defender

• Open Windows Settings, and then open Privacy and Security.
  
• Go to Windows Security, and the from there choose Virus & Threat Protection.
  
  
• It will open the Windows Security, and from there Click on Manage Settings.
  
• From there, Toggle to Disable the Real-Time Protection,
  
• That’s it!

Set Best Performance in Power Option

There are two different ways to configure power management option for high performance, both are easy.

• Open Windows Run dialog box by pressing Windows + R.
  
• Enter powercfg.cpl and hit enter to execute.
• After that, it will opens the Power Option Window, Click on Show additional Plans.
  
  
• Check the checkbox for the High Performance.
  
  
• That’s it!

Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime

Microsoft Visual C++ runtime library error sometime occurred randomly on Windows device dye to certain application. By reinstall Visual C++ runtime you can fix this error.

• First thing first, Uninstall the Visual C++ runtime.
• Press Windows + R, and then enter appwiz.cpl to open Programs and Feature window.
  
• From there look for the Microsoft Visual C++, Right-click on it and choose Uninstall from the context menu.
  
• After finishing the uninstallation, Download the Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime package from Microsoft Support.
     Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Latest
• After downloading, simply start installing by double-clicking from the saved location.
  
• Once it finish installing, Restart your PC.

Perform a Clean Boot

It is used to diagnose and troubleshoot advance windows problems, and by choosing specific set of drivers and startup program you might fixed your ongoing malfunctioning.

• Open Windows Run Dialog Box, Using Windows + R.
• Enter msconfig and then hit enter to open the System Configuration Window.
  
• Now, Check the checkbox for the “Selective Startup.”
  
• After that, Go to Service from the Navigation menu, and then check the checkbox for the “Hide all Microsoft Service” and then click on Disable all.
  
• Click Ok to save all changes, Restart your PCs.

After saving this, your Windows is on the Clean Boot State and it can help you to fix the error.  After this, don’t forger to undo the changes and use the Normal Startup.

Disabling in-game Overlays

In-game overlay comes in handy for alot of things but to save resource and to reduce load you should disable the in-game overlay to boost game performance.There are multiple apps like GeForce Experience app in-game overlay, 

GeForce Experience Share in-game Overlay

• Open GeForce Experience app, and then click on Setting icon placed on the upper-right corner.
  
• After that, in the General menu on the left-Side panel scroll down to In-game Overlay option.
  
• Toggle to disable the GeForce Experience Share in-game overlay.
• That’s it

Disabling Xbox Game Bar

• Open Windows Settings.
• Head over to Gaming from the left-side panel.
• Click on the Xbox Game Bar.
  
• Toggle to disable the “Open Xbox Game using this button on a controller.“

Disabling Discord Overlay

• Launch Discord.
• Click on the Setting Icon appear on the bottom-right side panel next to profile.
  
• Go to Game Overlay. and then toggle to disable the Enable in-game overlay.
  

Disable in Steam Overlay While in-game

•  Launch Steam.
• From the Steam Menu click on Setting from the drop-down menu, which appear on the upper-right corner of the display.
  
• Go to In-Game from the left-sidebar and then uncheck the checkbox for the Enable the steam Overlay while in-game.
  
• Click ok to confirm your action.

Disable Overclock of CPU and GPU

If you turned on the overclocking on your system, then it is advised you to disable overclocking by adjusting the settings “per core” or “disable” by matching to the base value (Original Specifications. You can reach out to the OEM to help or head over to the OEM Forum or Support page.