The reviews for The Quarry is out and while most of them are overwhelmingly positive on how good the game is, there are questions about the pace of the game. I guess the experience of a game varies across the user base. Whether the game is good or not is secondary if you cannot launch The Quarry. The game has just come out and there are already reports of The Quarry crashing on startup. The game is simply not starting. You hit play and there is a brief loading screen and the game crashes or the game does not start at all. If you have encountered the same or similar issues, there are certain things you can do.
The Quarry Crashing on Startup Fix – Game Not Starting or Launching
Before you go ahead and troubleshoot The Quarry crashing problem on your PC, first make sure that the system requirements to play the game are met. The minimum specs are not that demanding, but if you choose to run the game on a high preset, you need an RTX card and 16 GB RAM. Ensure that you are above the bare minimum to play the game. Once that’s cleared, here are the solutions you can try.
Launch the game in a clean boot environment
We suggest a clean boot environment because it takes care of a lot of potential issues that can prevent the game from launching at once. First, it disables all third-party applications eliminating the chance of any app conflicting with the game. It also frees resources on your PC that the other apps may be taking and preventing The Quarry from launching. Here are the steps you can follow.
- Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
- Go to the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services (Very Important Step)
- Now, click Disable all
- Go to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager
- Disable one task at a time and restart the system.
Once the system boots up again, try running the game and check if The Quarry still crashes.
Verify Integrity of Game Files
In most cases, the game should install fine and there should not be an issue, but every once in a while there can be missing files or corruption for an unknown reason and that could be preventing the game from starting. Verifying the integrity of game files is a good way to eliminate the possibility of any error with the game files. Here is how to do it on the Steam client.
Launch the Steam Client > Library > right-click on The Quarry > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files…
Update the GPU Driver
Updating the GPU is probably the first thing you did when The Quarry failed to launch, but while updating ensure that you have performed a clean install. Doing so will remove the old driver and install the new. It helps avoid any conflicts. Also, do not use the Device Manager to look for updates as it will always return the installed driver as the best. Instead, visit the manufacturer’s website or use the software provided by the manufacturer such as the GeForce Experience for Nvidia users. Here are links you can follow to get the latest driver.
Update the Nvidia GeForce Driver
Reinstall or Update DirectX Files and Visual C++ Redistributable
Another common reason why games crash on PC is because of a problem with the Visual C++ Redistributable or the DirectX files. Just to be safe, ensure that these files are updated. You can follow the below links to update the files.
Provide Admin Permission to The Quarry
Sometimes lack of admin permission to the game can cause the game to crash. Ensure that you have provided admin permission to prevent The Quarry crashing. Here are the steps you can follow.
- Go to the install location of the game (Steam Library > right-click on The Quarry > Properties > Local Files > Browse )
- Right-click on TheQuarry and choose Properties
- Go to the Compatibility tab and check Run this program as an administrator.
That’s all we have in this guide at the moment. We will update the post with new and more effective solutions in the next 12 hours, so watch out for this post to be updated.
I tried to launch in clean boot and you literally broke my laptop, it says the pin isn’t available and I need an app for it but when I press okay it does nothing, thanks a lot