Cyberpunk 2077 is a Windows PC game that seems more widely plagued by crashing and bugs than others, especially since Update 2.0. For example, this is what one player’s Reddit post said about that game crashing: “Cyberpunk constantly crashes in random intervals in totally random situations in-game. I can’t figure out why nor how to fix it.” A Cyberpunk game that frequently crashes at regular intervals like that can be almost unplayable. This is how you can fix regular and random in-game Cyberpunk 2077 crashing on a Windows PC.
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Repair Cyberpunk 2077’s Game Files
To start your troubleshooting, run a verification scan that might repair corrupted Cyberpunk 2077 files. GOG, Steam, and Epic Games all include verification troubleshooting options for repairing corrupted game files. These help pages tell you how players can repair games with those gaming clients:
The Verify option in Epic Games
Disable Ray Tracing
The Ray Tracing graphical rendering technique can cause Cyberpunk 2077 crashing issues to arise when enabled. For example, one CP 2077 player’s forum post confirming this says, “After 20+ hours of extensive testing, I found out that my game begins to crash whenever ALL of the following factors ARE TRUE: Ray tracing is turned ON (with or without path tracing).” So, try disabling Ray Tracing within the game’s in-game settings like this.
- Run the Cyberpunk 2077 game.
- Click Settings within Cyberpunk’s menu.
- Select Video and Graphics.
- Set the Ray Tracing setting to Off.
The Ray Tracing option
In addition, it might be a good idea to lower in-game graphical settings. To do this, click the Graphics tab, which includes them. Select a lower option for the Quick Preset graphical setting.
Turn Off Overlay Features in Software Packages
Players confirm they were able to fix Cyberpunk 2077 crashing by disabling overlay features in software. Steam is one of the most widely used gaming software packages, and it includes an overlay feature you should disable. However, GOG Galaxy, GeForce Experience, and Discord also incorporate overlays that could cause crashing issues. Turn off the overlays in all of those software packages if they’re installed on your PC.
The In-Game Overlay option
Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for Cyberpunk 2077
Although the Fullscreen optimizations feature is supposed to enhance PC gaming performance, it can sometimes cause crashing issues to arise. Thus, disabling that feature could be a possible solution for Cyberpunk 2077 crashing on your PC. You can select to disable Fullscreen optimizations for Cyberpunk 2077 like this.
- Press the Windows logo button + E key combination and open the Cyberpunk 2077 installation folder that includes the EXE file for starting the game. The path for this folder will be C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Cyberpunk 2077\bin\x64.
- Right-click the Cyberpunk 2077.exe file to start the game and select Properties and Compatibility.
- Select Disable fullscreen optimizations to enable that setting.
The Compatibility tab
- Press the Apply > OK buttons to save the options selected.
Update Graphics Drivers
Players confirm updating graphics drivers has fixed Cyberpunk 2077 crashing on their PCs. The latest graphical techniques (such as Ray Tracing) will more likely cause crashing issues if your PC has an outmoded graphics driver. To remedy this, install the latest driver for your PC’s graphics card as outlined in this KeenGamer guide.
Apply a Clean Boot
Clean booting is a troubleshooting method that disables non-essential apps and services on your PC that start with Windows. GOG Galaxy’s support center recommends players perform a clean boot because this might disable conflicting background apps causing game issues. This troubleshooting method also makes more system resources available for Cyberpunk 2077. Go through the steps on this Microsoft page to apply a clean boot.
The Services tab in System Configuration
Reinstall Cyberpunk 2077
Reinstalling is a recommended fix for Cyberpunk 2077 crashing, primarily because doing this will refresh the game’s files. However, applying this potential solution will also remove all Cyberpunk mods, some of which can cause crashing issues, on your PC if you’ve added any. For example, some players say removing the Appearance Menu Mod0 can fix the crashing. Epic and Steam users can reinstall their Cyberpunk games like this.
Steam
- Go into Steam and the Library tab in that software.
- Click Cyberpunk 2077 with the right mouse button to select Manage and Uninstall option.
The Manage and Uninstall option
- Press Uninstall to confirm game removal.
- Click Cyberpunk in the sidebar and its Install button.
Epic
- Start Epic and select its Library tab for your games.
- Click the three-dot menu button under Cyberpunk to select the Uninstall option for the game.
The Uninstall option in Epic
- To reinstall Cyberpunk, click the game’s image in the Library tab and select Install.
Alas, there probably isn’t any guaranteed way to fix regular in-game Cyberpunk 2077 crashing on Windows PCs that will work for all players. However, the potential solutions covered above have worked for some players. So, applying those possible remedies could at least considerably reduce the crashing regularity to make Cyberpunk more playable on your PC.
