Diablo 4 is a long-awaited sequel to the franchise that made today’s dungeon-crawler RPG genre what it is. Being a long-time fan of the Diablo franchise, I couldn’t wait for it to come out after two successive beta runs that have left me and many other players thirsty for more. Unfortunately, our experience has been occasionally marred by the game crashing on startup or sometimes in the middle of gameplay. It’s the most annoying thing ever, so we won’t waste any time and get right to solving it!
How to patch the Diablo IV bug causing it to crash on startup
There areseveral factorsthat could affect Diablo 4 performance on your PC, causing bugs and glitches that can crash your game, so let’s immediately start troubleshooting with the most likely culprits first.
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Download the latest GPU Drivers to run Diablo 4 without crashing
When trying to start Diablo 4 for the first time, I was immediately prompted with a message offering me toinstall the latest Nvidia driversspecifically launched to optimize this game. I downloaded them and noticed an improvement in framerates compared to my beta game experience. Outdated drivers can sometimes cause trouble when you run the newest games for the first time, so it’s always worth checking for any graphics driver updates for your card model. Furthermore, while Diablo 4 doesn’t look like it, it can really be a resource hog, especially on your GPU, so have a look at our article on how toalleviate some of that load!
Uninstall the Diablo IV Beta before running the full game version
Since we live in an age where gigabytes come cheap, creating additional memory space is no longer an issue, and many players still need to remember to remove the old Diablo 4 beta installation from their computers. Keeping the old legacy files on your desktop may conflict with the newest files, mainly since Diablo 4’s installation directory differs from the one used for the full version. It was an intentional move to prevent overwrites, but you should always uninstall any beta versions when new games release fully.
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It’s also good to ensure that the game version you are running is Diablo IV. You can check that in a few easy steps:
Repair Diablo 4 game files
The issue with Diablo 4 crashing can be caused by corrupt game files or an outdated game client, especially since the gamehad a day-one patchreleased. you’re able to perform the repair of game files on your Battle.net client by following the steps below:
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