PUBG: Battlegrounds remains one of the more popular battle royale games. However, persistent in-game crashing spoils the fun for many Battlegrounds players. For example, one player’s Reddit post said this about Battlegrounds crashing, “PUBG keeps crashing after 4-5 min of gameplay either with 0x4000015 error code or just exiting without any error code.” In-game crashing like that can make PUBG unplayable when it occurs every five to 10 minutes. This is how you can fix regular in-game PUBG crashing on Windows PCs.
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Verify PUBG’s File
Some players confirm verifying the Battlegrounds game files can remedy PUBG crashing issues. You can apply this potential solution by selecting the Verify option for PUBG in Steam or Epic Games. These Epic Games and Steam support pages include step-by-step instructions for verifying files.
The Verify integrity option in Steam
Disable In-Game Overlays
Overlay features don’t always mix that well with PUBG. A few players say disabling overlays in software like Discord, Steam, and GeForce Experience has reduced the PUBG crashing on their PCs. If you have overlays enabled in any of those software packages, try disabling them to ensure they can’t cause any crashing issues.
The Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game setting
Set Your Gaming Client and PUBG Game to Run With Admin Rights
Insufficient permissions for your gaming client software and the PUBG game can potentially cause crashing issues to arise, be it startup or in-game. To remedy this potential cause, try permanently setting administrator rights as follows.
- Right-click your Steam or Epic Games desktop shortcut to select Properties and Compatibility.
- To set elevated permissions, select Run this program as an administrator.
The Run this program in compatibility mode option
- Click on the window’s Apply and OK options to finish.
You can set admin rights for the PUBG much the same from its installation directory. Open PUBG’s installation folder, which for Steam users will have a Steam\steamapps\common\PUBG\TslGame\Binaries\Win64 default path. Then, right-click the TslGame.exe file in that folder to select the Run this program as an administrator for it as outlined above.
Set DirectX 11 for PUBG
PUBG includes three alternative DirectX settings. Players have said selecting DirectX 11 was an effective remedy for their PUBG crashing. This is how you can set DirectX 11 for PUBG from its settings.
- Start your PUBG game.
- Click the cog button and Settings.
- Select the Graphics tab and Advanced.
- Set the DirectX Version option to DirectX 11.
The DirectX Version option
- Click the Save / Load Settings button.
Undo RAM, CPU, or GPU Overclocking
Disabling RAM, CPU, and GPU overclocking is a potential resolution for PUBG crashing the game’s support service recommends. Have you applied any RAM, GPU, or CPU overclocking on your Windows PC? If so, try restoring default memory, graphics card, or processor settings with whatever overclocking software you use. For example, MSI Afterburner users can click a Reset button in that software.
Update the Driver for Your Graphics Card
Updating graphics drivers is a troubleshooting method that can resolve many Windows PC gaming issues. It’s more important to keep your graphics driver up-to-date for PUBG because it is a 3D game with some advanced graphical effects. So, try installing a new driver for your graphics card with a method in this KeenGamer guide.
The NVIDIA driver download option
Reinstall PUBG
Reinstalling Battlegrounds has worked for some players who’ve needed to fix PUBG crashing. Applying this potential resolution will likely resolve installation issues or repair corrupted game files. These are the steps for reinstalling PUBG with Epic Games and Steam.
Steam
- Bring up your Steam gaming software and click Library.
- Right-click PUBG to select Uninstall on the Manage submenu.
- Select Uninstall again when prompted for confirmation.
The Uninstall option in Steam
- Restart your PC after uninstalling.
- Open Steam’s Library tab again and select your uninstalled PUBG game from there.
- Click Install twice to reinstall the game.
Epic Games
- Run Epic Games and click Library within its window.
- Click the three-dot menu button for PUBG and select Uninstall twice.
The Uninstall option in Epic Games
- Restart Windows before reinstalling.
- Return to the Epic Games Library tab and click on the PUBG game.
- Click Install to finish.
Other Possible Ways to Fix Regular In-Game PUBG Crashing
If the potential fixes above aren’t enough to fix PUBG crashing your PC, there are other troubleshooting methods you can try. These extra solutions might work for some users.
- Select to disable full-screen optimizations for the TslGame.exe PUBG game file.
- Lower the graphical settings within your PUBG game.
- Lock your frame rate at 60 FPS with the PUBG settings.
- Set the Scale option in the Windows display settings to 100 percent (Recommended).
- Install available updates for your Windows 11/10 PC, as instructed on this Microsoft page.
Fixing persistent in-game PUBG crashing can sometimes be perplexing as there are numerous potential causes. However, Battlegrounds players confirm some of the potential resolutions above can be effective remedies. You may need to apply more than one of those possible solutions to fix, or at least reduce, PUBG crashing on your PC. If the game continues crashing, consider submitting a support request to Krafton’s help service from this page.
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