BACKROUND APPLICATIONS may also cause the game to not launch properly and you may need Exit out of them, or reconfigure them to work properly with Far Cry 4 known apps that can cause this are
A. EVGA PRECISION
B. MSI AFTERBURNER
C. Riva Tuner Statistics Server
D. DXtory
E. Motionin Joy
F. Anti Virus or Firewall software (AVG , Comodo, Bullguard etc.. <-- check settings)
G. MSI true Color
H. Evolve gameing client
I. AMD Raptr \ AMD Gaming Evolved
J. TeamViewer
K. Overwolf
L. Nvidia Geforce Experience Shadow Play
see this thred to possibly fix issues with afterburner causing black screen
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...rcry-4-Crash!?
Please see this Page where it mentions Backround Applications and how you can try to see if one is possibly causing your issue with the game NOT starting or hanging
https://support.ubi.com/en-US/FAQ/9/...0000000eio0CAA
And if your running windows 10 make sure you launch both Steam and Uplay as Run As ADMINISTRATOR
this game was shipped well before windows 10 did ...and yes you may need to take that extra step to run the game
this games engine was created years before windows 10 shipped and that change may needed to allow the game to write any save files and or configuration files , windows 10 may handle file security \ permissions in a different way, then previous operating systems did.
if you have a problem... try this
right click on the games .exe file
selectt properties
select the compatability tab
check the box that says run as Administrator
set it to run in a windows 7 compatabilty mode
you can also run the windows 10 compatablilty trouble shooter from that same window
also since you have a mobile GPU you may need to make changes in your Nvidia control panel to make sure the game is launching on your Nvidia GPU
and not trying to use the onboard one built on your I 7
the shadow play bug is a biggie tho so make sure thats DISABLED
Nvidia admitted the shadow play bug was a problem in the driver set in both 361,75 as well as 361,91
and said it would not be fixed until the next Major driver branch.... but many are still reporting that geforce experience is a problem for some GPU's
see these posts on the Nvidia forums
https://forums.geforce.com/default/t...99823/#4799823
https://forums.geforce.com/default/t...15747/#4815747
If you continue to have issues PLEASE see the troubleshooting tips section here
http://steamcommunity.com/app/298110...6486417358966/
or
open a support ticket or contact Ubi support for your region
you can open a support ticket with Ubisoft Support at
https://support.ubi.com
or try to contact them via social media to see if they can update your ticket
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/UbisoftSupport
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ubisoftsupport
(have your support ticket number handy when you try those options)
for Uplay Account Support you can try to contact them by Phone
you can find phone number\ support options \ and support hours information @
https://support.ubi.com/en-US/Contact