If you are a fan of fantasy and strategy games, it does not get any better than the Warhammer series and we have the final chapter that ends the series. The game released a few minutes ago and while there are no major issues with this launch, a few of you have reported being unable to start the game and that Total War: Warhammer 3 is crashing at startup and the game won’t start. If you have encountered these issues with the game there are certain thing you can do which we will talk about in the post.
Fix Total War Warhammer 3 Crashing at Startup, Won’t Launch, and Mid-game Crash
It goes without saying that you should have the latest graphics card driver and your PC should meet the minimum specifications to play the game. Once you have confirmed the two, her are some4 things you can do to play the game and bypass the Warhammer 3 crashing at startup, won’t launch, and mid-game crash.
Don’t ALT+Tab or Play in Windowed Mode
If you are playing the game in Fullscreen mode, which most of us prefer to do due to the more immersive experience it offers and you ALT+Tab out of the game, Warhammer 3 will crash. It’s a known issue with the game. The fix is quite simple, avoid Alt+Tabbing or play the game in Windowed mode. To enable the Windowed mode in Warhammer 3, go to the graphics settings for the game and select the option to ‘Run in Window.’
Run Warhammer III in a Clean Boot Environment to Fix Crashes
Third-party software can be a pain at times, especially while playing games. They will prevent a game from launching. Windows offers a simple yet effective way to disable all third-party applications and launch the game with only the Windows essentials. Later, when the game launches, you can enable one program at a time to identify the one that’s causing the Warhammer III crash. 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 imp 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 this is done, try to launch the game and with some luck you should be able to launch the game.
Reinstall or Update DirectX Files and Visual C++ Redistributable
An issue with the DirectX will most likely result in the game crashing with or without an error. The usual error you would see is a missing DLL. Updating or reinstalling DirectX can fix the issue. Here is a link to the official Microsoft website.
Also, reinstall the Visual C++ Redistributable starting from 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022. Uninstall these versions and download the fresh copy from the official website of Microsoft. While installing, install both the x86 and x64 versions.
At the time of writing these are the best solutions you can try. But, we will update the post in the next 24 hours after testing the game further. You can stay updated at our YouTube channel, the link for the channel is on the right of this post.