It just loads to a black screen, 10 seconds later "FC4 has stopped working"
If i verify files it works that one time, the next time i go to play it "FC4 has stopped working", it does that over and over and.... it doesn't care if its in fullscreen or boarderless it will work the one time after varying files and that's it.
Edit: now it just crashes, its stopped working completely.
Edit: i fixed this, anyone else with this problem turn off 'Fast Sync' in the nVidia control panel.
runs perfect here with the Windows creators update
try shutting off the X box app if you have not done so .. ya gotta log in with a MS account to disable it
also check for other apps that may cause an issue
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 as of Driver 361.75 in Jan 2016
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
select 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
Thanks for the reply but unfortunately none of that works, i even went into the task manager and shut absolutely everything not needed to keep the compute alive down.
I also set the FC4.exe to run as admin, to run in win 8 compatibility mode, set the useless bloat-ware UPlay to run as admin...... unistalled and reinstalled the whole thing 3 times in a row.... it simply refuses to work.
This game is still being sold, for £25, that's nearly launch price, if they are still selling it at all let alone for premium sort of money they need to support it.
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dude did ya contact ubi support ?
as i said it launches and runs perfect here with the Win 10 Pro Creators update
did you update your drivers since you installed the MS update .. thats the first thing i did ..reinstalled all my drivers after i updated windows
never trust MS driver updates with an OS upgrade
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
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-GB/Contact#en-gb
if you have an account problem call em on the Phone or use twitter or facebook are the fastest options or WEBCHAT
here are the twitter and facebook links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UbisoftSupport
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ubisoftsupport
Some other things that may help.
Set steam to not download during game play
especially if your games are on the same drive as the os.
I would also check the drives for amy corrupted files or folders
as the creators update has been known to cause this.
Check when windows runs its updates, automatic maintenance schedule;
the built in defragger can run for a long time.
If you use a 3rd party antivirus-firewall make sure firewall is off for both private and public
networks as well as windows defender app and browser settings.
If you use a microsoft account set the store to update manually.
Also check that the exe file was not set by the os to run in compatibility mode, etc.
If you are using a nvidia gpu, check both nvidia control panel and geforce experiences
settings.
geforce experiences should be set to not optimize games automaticly, nvidia control panel needs
to be set for the correct # of displays on the system, vr predetermined frame is set to -1 by default,
change to app settings.
Win10 pro curators ver 1703, amd 6x 2.8- 3.1 phenome 2, 8 gig ddr3, 2 2tb sata platers, 1 3tb sata plater, gtx 750 w 1g vram.
The game runs well on this old clunker, but much fine tuning of the os was needed.
Could you tell me how you do this?Originally Posted by AbundantCores Go to original post
Yes. tho if you don't know the chances you you didn't turn it on to start with, unless someone else did...Originally Posted by kikindb Go to original post
Right click on Desktop and open nVidia control Panel.
On the left click the link for "manage 3D settings, scroll down to "Vertical Sync" and select "use 3D application setting"
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