As of now, a slew of complaints is lined up regarding the game’s inability to function along the expected lines. Many users have voiced their concern that the game is crashing at startup. It will either go to the title screen or the Bandai Namco screen at the max and then would freeze and suddenly crash. These crashing issues are also quite imminent in the AMD Ryzen PCs. Add a few stuttering issues to it and it is all proving to be quite a challenging gameplay experience.
Moreover, issues related to frame drops are also being reported by various users. Then there have been a few graphics-related bugs where users are reportedly getting flashing lights and black screens during the gameplay. If you are also getting bugged with these issues, then this tutorial will make you aware of various methods to fix the Elden Ring crashing, stuttering, FPS, and performance issues on your PC. Follow along.
How to Fix Elden Ring Crashing, Stuttering, FPS Drops, Performance Bug
Given below are some handy methods that will address the crashing, stuttering, FPS Drops, and performance issues in the Elden Ring game. It is recommended to implement all these fixes in order to get the best results. So on that note, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Disable Steam Overlay
The Steam overlay is an in-game interface that allows you to access various Steam Community features while you are right in the middle of the game. Its benefit is that you don’t have to minimize the game to access the required features as you could directly get hold of them right from the overlay menu itself. However, since it will be concurrently running with the game, it tends to hog additional system resources. So you could consider disabling it, using the instructions given below.
FIX 2: Uninstall Epic Games Launcher
We, before bashing me on this fix, hear me out- I’m aware that Elden Ring has nothing to do with the Epic Launcher. But as strange as it may sound, that launcher has indeed caused quite a few crashing and stuttering issues to this game. While this could be interpreted in countless many ways, however, let’s not focus on that (as of now), and instead turn our attention towards uninstalling this app from your PC and then check out the results.
FIX 3: Update GPU Drivers
While you may have heard this a plethora of times, let’s just reiterate the fact one more time- using old or outdated graphics drivers is known to cause a few performance issues. Therefore, you should consider updating these drivers to the latest build, using the instructions given below:
FIX 4: Select Ultimate Performance Mode
By default, Windows runs on the Balanced Mode, which maintains a fine equilibrium between the performance and battery usage. However, in some instances, such as when running a graphics-intensive or heavy process game or application, you might have to give a higher privilege to the performance over the battery. This will force your PC to utilize all the CPU/GPU cores and hence churn out the best results. However, doing so will also result in excessive battery drainage. So if that’s well and good, then let’s create and implement the Ultimate Performance Mode on your PC.
FIX 5: Bypass Elden Ring Anti-Cheat System
There have been numerous instances when a game’s anti-cheat system seems to conflict with the normal functioning of the game. This in turn results in the slow down of the gameplay experience and a few stutters and lags along the way as well. And Elden Ring seems to be an unfortunate part of this issue as well. Therefore, you could consider disabling its Anit-Cheat system and then test out the results.
FIX 6: Validate Game Files
If there was even the slightest network connection issue, then it could lead to one or two games files not being downloaded. It doesn’t matter the size or type of file, even if it was of a few KBs and isn’t present in the game installation directory, then it prevents the game from running normally. Therefore, let’s verify if there’s any missing file or not, and if there is, then let’s address that as well.
FIX 7: Disable Full-Screen Optimization
Windows automatically enables full-screen optimizations in order to give you a more fluid, rich, and immersive gaming experience. However, some users have reported that for them, this feature did more harm than good. at least in the case of Elden Ring. So consider turning off this feature for the said game and then test out the results.
FIX 8: Restart Device Association Service
Device Association Framework Provider Host is a backend service, also known as dashost.exe, and is responsible for pairing both wired and wireless devices on your Windows PC. However, it is also notoriously infamous for exhausting an exorbitant amount of system resources. Therefore, you should stop it and then let it restart with a fresh instance from scratch. Here’s how:
FIX 9: For AMD Ryzen PCs
If you are having an AMD Ryzen PC, then consider enabling the Anti-Lag feature for this game. This has made a difference of day and night when it comes to minimizing the lag during the gameplay. So proceed with the below instructions and implement this fix right away.
FIX 10: Install Pending Hotfix
The game developers release patches at regular intervals. These bring in performance enhancements and fix the underlying bugs. At the time of writing, patch version 1.02.1 was released on February 28th which fixed the “Start-up issues related to Easy Anti Cheat”. Likewise, another patch [version 1.02.2] was released on March 2 that claims to bring in the “fix for the graphics card issue which resulted in slow performance”.
So if there is any pending update, then you should download and install them right away. However, according to many user reports, both these patches didn’t manage to resolve the Elden Ring crashing issue. Therefore, let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope that history doesn’t repeat itself with the next patch that gets released. On that note, we round off this guide on how you could fix the Elden Ring crashing, stuttering, FPS, and performance issues on your PC. We have listed ten different methods for the same. Do let us know in the comments section which one worked out for you. Likewise, all your queries are welcomed in the comments below.
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