Many players report Black Ops 6 often crashes and freezes while playing the game. For instance, a player said this on Reddit, “It seems the Nuketown update broke the game (BO6). I keep just randomly freezing like every three games.” Other players report variable error messages crash the game when playing it. This is how you can fix regular in-game Black Ops 6 crashing and freezing on Windows PCs.
Uninstall ReWASD, BitDefender Antivirus, and Faceit
Many players confirm they’ve fixed Black Ops 6 crashing and freezing issues by uninstalling conflicting programs. To be more specific, players confirm uninstalling ReWASD, BitDefender, and Faceit can resolve this gaming issue. Are any of those software packages on your PC? If so, try uninstalling those software packages outlined on this Microsoft help page.
Activision also recommends uninstalling any kind of recording, remapping, or overlay software to fix Black Ops 6 crashing issues. This means software like Discord, MSI Afterburner, and GeForce Experience, which include recording and overlay features. Sharpkeys and ReWASD are programs for remapping game controls.
The Programs and Features Control Panel applet
Disable LGhub From the Startup
Other players say disabling LGhub (Logitech G HUB) has fixed Black Ops 6 crashing on their PCs. If you utilize any Logitech peripheral devices, G Hub might be installed on your PC. Try disabling LGhub from the startup like this:
- Right-click on the taskbar area to select a Task Manager option.
- Next, click Task Manager’s Startup tab.
- Right-click the LGhub startup item to select Disable.
The Disable option
Adjust Graphical Settings in Black Ops 6
Adjusting (lowering) graphical settings can often fix game-crashing issues. Sure, applying this potential fix will impact the graphical quality of the game, but that’s a small sacrifice to make if this resolution works. Adjust the graphics settings in Black Ops 6 as follows.
- Start the Black Ops 6 game and go into its settings.
- Select the Quality tab.
- Next, select a Balanced Graphic Preset option if set higher.
The Quality tab
- Set the Weather Grid option to Off.
- Click on the Display tab.
- Select Off for the V-Sync (Gameplay) and (Menu) options.
The Display tab
- Press the 3 key to apply.
Update Video Drivers
Activision Support recommends players update graphics drivers to fix Black Ops 6 crashing and freezing issues. It’s always recommended to keep graphics drivers updated to enhance gaming performance. You can update the driver for your graphics card with a method outlined in our guide for installing GPU drivers.
The NVIDIA graphics drivers download page
Run a Black Ops 6 Verification Scan
A Black Ops 6 verification scan might detect and repair corrupted game files causing crashing issues to occur. Both Blizzard and Steam include options for verifying game files. These Steam help and Blizzard support pages include step-by-step guidelines for applying this potential fix.
The Verify integrity option in Steam
Undo Overclocking
Have you applied GPU or processor overclocking to your PC? If so, an unstable overclock could be causing Black Ops 6 crashing issues to arise due to gaming demands and overheating. Try undoing any overclocking with MSI Afterburner or whatever alternative software you applied it with.
Other Possible Ways to Fix Black Ops 6 Crashing and Freezing
The potential resolutions above are some of the better ways to fix Black Ops 6 crashing and freezing. If the crashing persists, try these additional troubleshooting methods:
- Apply a clean boot to disable unneeded startup items and services.
- Reinstall your Black Ops 6 game with Steam or Battle.net.
- If your PC has two GPUs, select a high-performance graphics preference for Black Ops 6 in Settings.
- Delete the mp4 subfolder in the Call of Duty > _retail folder path.
I hope some of those troubleshooting methods fix regular in-game Black Ops 6 crashing and freezing on your PC. Applying them might at least reduce the regularity of the crashing, if not remedy it entirely. If you need more troubleshooting suggestions, try sending a support ticket to the BO6 help service from this Activision page.
