Although the Steam overlay allows access to the store, friends, and messages during gameplay, it uses significant system resources, often resulting in crashes during The Finals. Since we have discussed the leading causes, let’s have a look at the solutions to this issue. Before starting, confirm that your system meets the game’s minimum requirements. If you don’t meet The Finals’ requirements, preventing crashes may prove impossible, regardless of your efforts. Also, we recommend verifying the game files to eliminate the possibility of corrupt files causing crashes.
1. Switch to a different account
Before we move to some complicated methods, consider switching your Embark account to continue game play. This solution has helped several affected users. You can switch accounts by following these steps
2. Relink your Embark account to Steam
There’s likely an issue with the Steam account linkage. Our research indicates that many users have resolved this by simply relinking their Steam account to Embark. This suggests the crashing issue may arise from improper linkage. Therefore, if you’ve linked your account, please unlink it and then relink to address this issue. Follow these steps:
3. Run the game with the DirectX 11 version
If you’re running the game with DirectX 12, consider using DirectX 11 instead. Though outdated, DirectX 11 can help prevent crashes during The Finals. Many users confirm this solution’s effectiveness by successfully resolving the issue. To play The Finals with DirectX version 11, add a command to the game’s launch options. This command executes before loading any configuration files. Follow these steps:
4. Disable Steam Overlay
The Steam overlay is an in-game interface that lets users access other Steam features during gameplay. However, it significantly uses system resources, potentially causing game crashes due to resource insufficiency. Therefore, we suggest disabling the Steam overlay feature following these steps:
5. Disable Instant Replay or any other recording software
To optimize system resources for your game, particularly for low-end systems, disable recording features such as Instant Replay or Xbox Record. These features consume significant system resources, potentially causing crashes during Finals. Follow the steps below to disable them:
6. Reinstall the GPU driver with DDU
Corrupted or outdated GPU drivers can also cause crashing issues. If you’ve tried all the above solutions and The Finals still won’t run, your drivers may be corrupted or outdated. To rectify this, reinstall your GPU driver using the Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) application. This program allows users to remove drivers and associated registry files. Here are the steps to reinstall your GPU driver via DDU:
7. Reinstall the game
After reinstalling the GPU driver, if you are still experiencing crashing problems, you might need to reinstall the game, as the provided methods have failed to prevent the crashes for you. Reinstalling the game will remove the corrupted files that might be causing the crashes. To do so, follow the steps: The above methods have worked for affected users, which is why we have included them in our guide. However, if they do not work for you, in this case, you should try moving the game to SSD from the HDD if possible. Sometimes, moving the game to SSD prevents the game from crashing. So doing it might work for you.
