In the modern world, computers are an integral part of the daily life of most people. And they use them not only for work, but also for entertainment. Unfortunately, often an attempt to launch any game may be accompanied by an error. Especially often, such behavior is observed after the next update of the system or the application itself. In this article we will talk about how to get rid of the most common problems with the launch of games on the Windows 10 operating system.
Methods of error correction when starting games on Windows 10
Immediately draw your attention to the fact that the causes of error occurred is a huge set. All of them are solved by various methods, taking into account certain factors. We will tell you only about general ways to help eliminate a malfunction.Situation 1: Problems with the launch of the game after updating Windows
The Windows 10 operating system, unlike its predecessors, is updated very often. But not always such attempts of developers correct the shortcomings bring a positive result. Sometimes the OS updates are the cause of an error that occurs when the game starts.
First of all, you should update Windows system libraries. We are talking about "DirectX", "Microsoft .NET Framework" and "Microsoft Visual C ++". Below you will find footnotes on articles with a detailed description of these libraries, as well as links for such a download. The installation process will not cause questions even at novice users of the PC, as it is accompanied by detailed information and takes literally a few minutes. Therefore, we will not stop in detail at this stage.
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Download Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable
Download Microsoft .NET Framework
Download DirectX
The next step will be the cleaning of the operating system from the so-called "garbage". As you know, during the operation of the OS, various temporary files, cache and other little things, which are somehow affect the work of the entire device and programs, are constantly accumulated. To remove all this, we advise you to take advantage of specialized software. We wrote about the best representatives of this software in a separate article, the link to which you will find below. The advantage of such programs is that they are complex, that is, combine different functions and opportunities.
Read more: Cleaning Windows 10 from garbage
If you did not help the tips proposed above, then it remains only to roll back the system to an earlier state. In the overwhelming majority of cases, this will lead to the desired result. Fortunately, make it very easy:
- Open the Start menu by clicking on the button with the same name in the lower left corner.
- In the menu that opens, click on the image of the gear.
- As a result, you will be taken to the "Parameters" window. From it, go to the "Update and Security" section.
- Next, you need to find the string "View update log". It will be on the screen immediately when opening the window. Click on its name.
- The next step will be the transition to the "Delete Updates" section, located at the very top.
- A list of all installed updates will appear on the screen. The newest of them will be displayed at the beginning of the list. But just in case, sort the list by date. To do this, click on the name of the latest column called "Installed". After that, select the desired update of the single click and click the Delete button at the top of the window.
- In the confirmation window, click the Yes button.
- Deleting the selected update will start immediately in automatic mode. You can only wait for the end of the operation. Then restart the computer and try to start the game again.
Situation 2: Errors when starting the game after its update
Periodically, difficulties with the start game appear after updating the application itself. In such situations, it is necessary first to go to the official resource and make sure that the error is not massive. If you are using Steam, then after that we recommend performing actions that are described in our thematic article.
Read more: Do not start the game in Steam. What to do?
For those who use the Origin platform, we also have useful information. We have collected a collection of actions that will help to correct the problem with the launch of the game. In such cases, the problem lies as a rule in the application of the application itself.
Read more: Troubleshooting Origin
If you did not help the topics proposed above, or you are completely experiencing a problem with the launch of the game outside the specified sites, then you should try to perform its reinstall. Without a doubt, if the game "weighs" is much, then the time will have to spend time. But the result, in most cases, will be positive.
On this, our article comes up to its completion. As we mentioned first, these are only general methods of correcting errors, since each we would have a lot of time on a detailed description. Nevertheless, as a conclusion, we have prepared a list of well-known games for you, on which an extensive review has been made on the work of which.
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