After a few weeks of playing the game, reports of users encountering the Gears Tactics “Game Not Launching” or “Crash At Startup” has escalated. We have certain fixes you can try to resolve the error.
Fix 1: Disable All Unnecessary Services
Third-party software such as MSI Afterburner or GeForce Experience are known to cause crash at startup or game not launching errors. But, the problem with the game can occur with other running software as well. So, to trouble shoot the error, we will terminate all processes of software except the essential Windows services. This can be done through Msconfig. Here are the steps to follow:
- Press Windows + R and type msconfig, hit enter
- Go to Services
- Tick Hide all Microsoft services (very important as it will not disable the essential MS services)
- Now click on Disable all
- Locate Steam Client Services and Gears Tactics and tick them.
- Save changes and restart the PC.
Now, check if the Gears Tactics “Game Not Launching” and “Crash At Startup” is fixed.
Fix 2: Disable Windows Defender or Anti-virus
For PC users, the Firewall is a great antimalware software integrated in the OS to defend your system against malicious software, but often it’s the cause of most problems. Turn off the antivirus you have installed or the Windows Defender. To turn off the antivirus, simply open the antivirus program you have installed and find the button to switch it off.
For Windows Defender:
- Go to Control Panel > System Security > Windows Defender Firewall
- Click “Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off”.
- Turn off Windows Defender Firewall for both options Private and Public and click Ok
Try running the game and check if the Gears Tactics “Game Not Launching” and “Crash At Startup” still appears. Do not forget to reinstate the settings of the Windows Defender or it can put your system under risk. If you can play the game, try allowing an exception for Steam on Windows Defender. To do so, follow these steps.
- Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall
- Select Allow an app through Windows Firewall
- Click on Change Settings and tick both private and public option for Steam
- Click Ok
Now, enable the Firewall and you should be able to play the game.
Fix 3: Verify Game Integrity
Check that the files of the game are not corrupted and installed as intended, you should check the game integrity. Thankfully, on Steam you can do this very easily. Follow the steps to check the integrity of the game files on Steam.
- On Steam, go to Gears Tactics and right-click to open a menu.
- Click on Properties.
- From the taps, click on Local Files.
- Click on Verify integrity of game files.
- Let the process complete and run Gears Tactics to find if the error has disappeared.
Fix 4: Update Windows
If none of the above steps have worked, the issue could be something else. Some users were able to resolve the problem by updating the Windows OS. So, it worth the shot to try and do that. Here are the steps to update the Windows OS.
- Press Windows + I and select Update & Security
- Follow the on-screen instructions to Download and Install the latest updates.
With the above fixes, your problem of Gears Tactics “Game Not Launching” and “Crash At Startup” should be fixed.