Regular in-game Call of Duty: Warzone crashing frequently spoils the COD battle royale fun for some players. For example, one COD player said this on Reddit, “Warzone constantly crashes on PC… It usually happens almost once per game and sometimes multiple times in the same game.” COD Warzone can crash when you play it for many reasons. This is how you can fix regular in-game Call of Duty: Warzone crashing on a Windows PC.
Select a High-Performance GPU and Tweak NVIDIA Settings for Warzone
Many players confirm that tweaking NVIDIA graphics settings can fix in-game Call of Duty: Warzone crashing. Applying this potential fix will set a high-performance GPU for Warzone (if your PC has an alternative graphics card) and change antialiasing and texture filtering settings in the NVIDIA Control Panel. Try tweaking the NVIDIA settings for COD: Warzone like this:
- Click the NVIDIA icon inside the system tray with the mouse’s right button to select NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Select Manage 3D settings on the left side of the NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Click on the Program Settings tab.
- Next, click on the Select program to customize drop-down menu to select the Warzone (Modern Warfare) game.
- Select the High-performance NVIDIA processor option on the preferred graphics processor for this program drop-down menu.
The High-performance NVIDIA processor option
- Then, select 2x for the Antistrophic filtering option.
- Set the antialiasing options like this:
Antialiasing – Mode: Override any application setting
Antialiasing – setting: 4x
Antialiasing – Transparency: Multisample - Configure the texture filtering settings like this:
Texture filtering – Antistrophic sample optimization: Off
Texture filtering Negative LOD Bias: Clamp
Texture filtering – Quality: Performance
Texture filtering – Trilinear optimization: On - Select Off for the Vertical Sync option.
The Vertical sync option
- Click Prefer maximum performance for the Power Management option.
- Disable the Shader cache option by selecting Off.
- Select Apply to save the new graphical settings.
Update Graphical Drivers
Some players confirm they’ve fixed Warzone crashing by updating graphics drivers for GPUs on their PCs. Our article about updating graphics drivers provides instructions for applying this possible fix. This Activision page also provides brief instructions for installing new graphical drivers and includes recommended AMD and NVIDIA graphics driver versions for Warzone.
The graphics driver download page
Close All Unneeded Background Processes
Activision support recommends players close all unnecessary third-party background programs to fix in-game Call of Duty: Warzone crashing. There are a few ways you can do that, such as clean-booting. Setting Windows to a clean boot will disable third-party apps and services from automatically starting. So, try applying the clean-boot troubleshooting method, as covered on this Microsoft page.
The System Configuration tool
Set a DirectX 11 Launch Option
Setting a DirectX 11 command line argument has fixed Call of Duty: Warzone crashing for some players. Applying this possible fix configures the game to utilize the DirectX 11 API. These are the steps for setting DirectX 11 launch options via Battle.net and Steam.
Battle.net
- Open your Battle.net software.
- Select the Call of Duty: Warzone game.
- Click the cog icon on the Play button to select Game Settings.
- Select the Additional command line checkbox on the Game Settings tab.
- Input –d3d11 within the text box for command line arguments.
Steam
- Launch Steam and click Library in its tab bar.
- Right-click your COD: Warzone game and select Properties.
- Enter –dx11 inside the text box for launch options.
The launch options parameter
Disable Discord’s Overlay and Other Alternatives
Discord is a recording software for games that includes an overlay feature. Some players have fixed Warzone crashing by turning off that overlay feature. If you’ve installed that recording software, turn off the Enable overlay setting in it. This Discord page tells you how users can access that setting.
The Enable in-game overlay option
I also recommend turning off overlays in other software packages that have them. For example, Steam, RivaTuner (MSI Afterburner), and GeForce Experience also incorporate overlay features. Check the overlay settings in those software packages and turn them off if enabled.
Reinstall Call of Duty: Warzone
Reinstalling has also worked for some players who’ve fixed Warzone crashing. Applying this possible fix is the best way to repair game files and restore Warzone to default settings. This Battle.net page includes guidelines for reinstalling games with Blizzard’s gaming client. You can reinstall your Warzone game via Steam like this:
- First, open your Steam software to select its Library tab for games.
- Click your Warzone game in the sidebar with the right mouse button to select Manage > Uninstall (twice).
The Uninstall option
- Next, select the uninstalled Warzone game and Install.
- Press the second Install button to proceed with reinstalling.
Other Ways to Fix Regular In-Game Call of Duty: Warzone Crashing
If Warzone still crashes too much, there are numerous other potential remedies that might be worth a try. These are some additional troubleshooting methods for fixing regular Warzone crashing:
- Turn off the NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency option in Warzone’s graphical settings.
- Run a System File Checker scan with the Command Prompt.
- Select to repair or verify Warzone’s files through the steps on these Battle.net help and Steam support pages.
- Change the in-game Display mode setting to other alternatives.
Nothing is guaranteed to fix Call of Duty: Warzone crashing during gameplay, but the potential remedies above have worked for some players. Applying those possible fixes might at least reduce the regularity of the in-game crashing. If your PC only meets the game’s minimal system requirements, upgrading RAM or a graphics card might also help.
