Moreover, there are other reasons that could possibly trigger this issue, such as outdated GPU drivers, corruption in the game files, or using incompatible API to render the graphics. Since we have talked about the leading causes, now let’s move on to the solutions. But before that, it is advisable to restart your PC. Restarting the PC often fixes various issues with the PC as it restarts the services and reloads the data from the RAM. Before you proceed with the following methods, ensure you meet the minimum game requirements and don’t have any idle applications running in the background.
1. Run the game in a compatibility mode
Compatibility mode in Windows assists with running applications that are designed for older versions of Windows, such as Windows 8 and 7. This is particularly useful when an application fails to launch with the current Windows compatibility settings. Furthermore, compatibility settings offer features that permit users to disable full-screen optimizations and run applications with administrator privileges. Therefore, we will start by configuring the Street Fighter 6 to run with the compatibility settings by using the following steps.
2. Try -dx11 or -dx12 in launch options
Using different versions of DirectX sometimes helps fix the crashing issue. DirectX is a collection of APIs (Application Programming Interface) that is used by applications, especially games and multimedia, to interact with the GPU (Graphical Processing Unit). It is possible that the current version of DirectX is causing crashes; thus, it is recommended to try using different versions of DirectX using the launch options. The launch option is a feature in Steam used to put the commands to the games that will be executed before the configuration files of the game. Follow the steps to try the different DirectX versions.
3. Run the game on the dedicated graphics card
Another possible reason for facing crashes is not running the game on a dedicated graphics card or high performance. If you have a laptop or system with multiple GPUs or even a dedicated GPU, you should check the graphics preferences settings. Graphics preferences settings allow users to play the game with their dedicated GPU and high performance. When the integrated GPU is being used by the game, it causes crashes because it is not powerful enough to handle the high-performance game. Thus, if you have not checked the graphics preferences settings, ensure that the graphics preferences settings are configured properly. To do so, follow the steps:
4. Verify the integrity of Game Files
Corruption in the game files can also lead to crashes or not launching issues. In this case, we recommend trying to verify the game files, which will restore the corruption from the game files and resolve the issues. Follow the steps to verify the integrity of game files.
5. Disable Overclocking
If you are the one who overclocked the hardware component to gain maximum performance, this method is for you. There is no bad thing about overclocking the hardware components as long as you have complete knowledge of it. However, if you don’t have the overclocking knowledge, there is a possibility that you have overclocked the hardware components incorrectly, especially the GPU and RAM. Configuring the overclock settings incorrectly causes the hardware components to overheat, which results in system and application crashes. So, if you are using overclock settings, you need to make sure that they are configured properly. If you have a slightly dought on your configured overclock settings, either try resetting them to default or check our overclock guide. If you are using XMP to get the maximum performance out of your RAM, try disabling the XMP feature from the motherboard bios settings. To disable the overclocking, follow the steps:
6. Do a clean installation of the graphics driver
If you have corrupted or outdated GPU drivers, you should definitely try reinstalling or updating the GPU drivers, as they can cause crashing or not launching issues. When it comes to clean installation of the graphics driver, we use Display Driver Uninstaller. It is an application that is used to uninstall the graphics driver completely from the system.
7. Reinstall the game
Above, we have described all the solutions that are known to fix crashing or not launching issues. However, if the issue persists, try reinstalling the game to ensure there are no corrupted files causing this issue. Follow the steps to reinstall the game. In this comprehensive guide, we have included all the possible solutions that have the capability to fix this issue. Since you are here, it means the issue persists. If you have come this far, it is recommended to use a System Restore utility or try resetting or reinstalling Windows if you meet the minimum game requirement.
