Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players frequently report that the game crashes with regularity on their Windows PCs. For example, a Reddit post says, “The game (AC Valhalla) was playing good for two hours until I went to the section where I am supposed to travel to England and wake up from Animus, and since then, the game always crashes like crazy.” Playing AC Valhalla is more of a nightmare when it keeps on crashing. This is how you can fix regular in-game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing on Windows PCs.
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Verify the Game Files for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
First, try verifying (scanning and repairing) the game files for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. If corrupted game files are causing the crashing, this potential resolution will likely resolve it. You can verify the game files for AC Valhalla with Steam, Ubisoft Connect, and Epic Games, as covered on these help pages for those gaming clients:
The Verify integrity of game files
Select New Compatibility Options for Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
By default, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will start without admin rights with fullscreen optimizations enabled. Selecting new compatibility settings that changes this might resolve Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing issues for some users. Try selecting new compatibility settings for the game like this:
- Press the Windows logo + E hotkey and navigate to the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla installation directory.
- Right-click the ACVahalla.exe file to select Properties > Compatibility.
- First, select Run this program in compatibility mode, and choose Windows 8 on the menu.
- Turn off fullscreen optimizations by selecting Disable fullscreen optimizations.
- Select Run this program with administrator rights to enable elevated privileges.
The Compatibility tab
- Click Apply and OK to finish.
Disable V-Sync and Motion Blur
Some players say they fixed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing by disabling graphical settings like V-Sync and Motion Blur. Plus, those players set an FPS limit for the game. You can adjust those settings like this:
- Start the Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla game and select Options.
- Select the Screen tab.
- Set the VSync option to Off.
The VSync option
- Change the FPS Limit to 60 or 90 FPS.
- Click the Graphics tab.
- Select Off for the Motion Blur setting.
The Motion Blur option
- Click Apply to finish.
In addition to this, you can also try lowering the general graphical quality if the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing continues. To do so, change the Graphics Quality preset option to something lower on the Graphics tab. For example, select Medium if the graphics preset is configured higher.
Adjust Virtual Memory Size Allocation
Some players have fixed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing by changing the virtual memory allocation settings. Applying this potential fix will increase virtual memory for the game. This is how you can adjust virtual memory size allocation.
- First, bring up the tool for file searching by clicking the taskbar’s search box or magnifying glass icon.
- Next, input system protection in the search box.
- Select Create a restore point to bring up a System Properties window.
- Click Advanced > Settings for virtual effects.
- Next, select Advanced on the Performance Options window.
The Advanced tab
- Press Change to view a Virtual Memory window.
- Unselect the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox.
- Select the drive Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is installed on.
- Activate the text boxes by clicking Custom Size.
- Input the recommended value shown on the Virtual Memory window in the Initial size box.
- Then, input your PC’s total RAM in the Maximum size box. For example, that figure would be 16,384 (16 × 1024) for 16 GB RAM.
The Virtual Memory window
- Close the Virtual Memory window by clicking OK.
Select a Higher Task Priority
Selecting a higher task priority for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will assign more system resources to the game. A few AC Valhalla players have said that setting a higher task priority remedied the crashing for them. You select a higher task priority for the game like this.
- Run the AC Valhalla game.
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to access Task Manager after starting the game.
- Click Details in the tab bar.
- Right-click on the AC Valhalla process to select Set Priority> High (or Above normal).
The Details tab
- Return to the game.
Task Manager’s priority settings aren’t permanently applied. You’ll need to apply this potential fix every time you start playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Try applying this potential fix at least once to see if it makes any difference.
Disable the GeForce Experience Overlay
Disabling the GeForce Experience overlay feature has fixed the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing for some players. If GeForce Experience is on your PC, check if its overlay is enabled. You can turn off the GeForce Experience overlay as follows.
- Right-click the NVIDIA icon in the system tray to select GeForce Experience.
- Click Settings inside GeForce Experience.
- Turn off the In-Game Overlay toggle switch.
The In-Game Overlay setting
Other overlays can potentially cause crashing issues to arise. For example, Steam and Ubisoft Connect have overlay features. Turning off those overlays might also remedy the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for some players.
Other Possible Ways to Fix Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla Crashing
First, try applying those resolutions for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing discussed above. However, these are some extra troubleshooting methods you can try if they’re not enough:
- Check out this guide to updating graphics drivers to update your PC’s GPU.
- Completely reinstall the AC Valhalla game.
- Disconnect all unneeded peripherals from your PC, such as gamepads, etc.
- Close any unneeded third-party background programs before playing.
Although there isn’t necessarily a guaranteed way to fix Assassin’s Creed Valhalla crashing, the resolutions above can be effective remedies for some players. Applying them might, at least, make the game more playable by reducing how often it crashes. You can also contact Ubisoft support for more potential fixes by clicking Contact Us on this Assassin’s Creed Vahalla help page.
