Many players have reported frequent in-game Borderlands 3 crashing. For instance, one player’s Reddit post says: “I just started playing Borderlands 3 again after not touching the game since at least a year ago, and now the game crashes at least half the time on the main menu before getting into the game and will crash at least once every 45 minutes or so.” These are some ways you can fix regular in-game Borderlands 3 crashing.
Delete the WindowsNoEditor Folder
Erasing the WindowsNoEditor folder is a more widely confirmed way to fix in-game Borderlands 3 crashing. Borderlands 3 will regenerate configuration files after you’ve deleted that folder. This is how you can erase the WindowsNoEditor folder:
- Open File Explorer and the Documents\My Games\Borderlands 3\Saved\Config folder.
- Select the WindowsNoEditor folder by clicking on it once.
- Click the Delete trash icon.
The WindowsNoEditor folder
Select Max Performance in NVIDIA Control Panel
Some players say they’ve fixed in-game Borderlands 3 crashing by selecting the Prefer maximum performance setting in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Selecting that setting will prevent GPU/CPU downclocking. If your PC has a NVIDIA GPU, you can select that Prefer maximum performance option like this:
- Right-click a desktop area and select Show more options > NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Next, select the Manage 3D settings category option.
- Select Prefer maximum performance for the Power Management Mode option.
The Prefer maximum performance option
- Click Apply to save the settings as configured.
Adjust In-Game Graphics Settings
Some players have confirmed that adjusting in-game Frame Rate Limit, V-sync, and Display Mode settings can fix Borderlands 3 crashing. Start Borderlands 3 and select Options > Visuals in the game. Then, adjust these visual settings as follows:
- Frame Rate Limit: 60
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- V-Sync: Off
The Visuals tab
Update Graphical Drivers
A few players have confirmed that updating graphics card drivers is a valid potential fix for Borderlands 3 crashing. If your GPU’s graphics drivers are a little outdated, then try installing the latest compatible drivers. Our guide for updating graphics drivers covers the numerous methods for applying this troubleshooting method.
The NVIDIA graphics driver page
Run Borderlands 3 With Admin Rights
Permission restrictions can potentially cause regular in-game Borderlands 3 crashing. To address that potential cause, run the Borderlands 3 game with administrator rights. You can set Borderlands 3 to run with elevated permissions like this:
- Open the Borderlands 3 installation folder in File Explorer.
- Next, open the OakGame\Binaries\Win64\ subfolder within the Borderlands 3 directory.
- Right-click the Borderlands3.exe file to select Properties.
- Select the Compatibility tab by clicking on it.
- Click the checkbox with the Run this program as an administrator label to select it.
The Run this program as an administrator option
- Select Apply > OK to set the options as selected.
Reinstall Borderlands 3 on SSD
Finally, try reinstalling Borderlands 3, preferably to an alternative SSD storage if possible. However, I still recommend reinstalling the game to update it and refresh its files, even if you don’t have alternative SSD storage. These are the steps for reinstalling Borderlands 3:
Steam
- Start Steam and click on Library within its tab bar.
- Right-click Borderlands 3 to select Manage and the Uninstall option twice.
The Uninstall option in Steam
- Select the uninstalled Borderlands 3 game and click Install.
- Choose to reinstall on SSD storage if you can.
- Click Install to reinstall Borderlands 3.
Epic Games
- Open Epic Games and select Library on the left of its window.
- Click the three-dot menu button and select Uninstall twice.
The Uninstall option in Epic
- Next, click on the uninstalled Borderlands 3 game.
- Click Browse to select an installation folder location on SSD storage.
- Select the Install option for the game.
Other Potential Ways to Fix Borderlands 3 Crashing
There are more potential ways to fix in-game Borderlands 3 crashing beyond the troubleshooting methods above. These are extra troubleshooting methods you can try applying if necessary:
- Verify the game files for Borderlands 3 as covered on these Epic help and Steam support pages.
- Perform the clean boot troubleshooting method.
- Undo any applied overclocking by restoring default GPU/CPU settings.
- Download the X64 Visual C++ Redistributable v14 pack from this Microsoft page to repair or update Visual C++ runtime libraries.
I hope one of the troubleshooting methods above fixes the regular in-game Borderlands 3 crashing on your PC. Nothing is guaranteed, but those potential remedies have worked for some players who’ve applied them. You can also ask for more potential fixes by submitting a support ticket for Borderlands 3 from this 2K help page.
