How to fix game crashes with bizarre fixes that actually work?

[BrandonH]

Everyone has advice on how to fix game crashes, but the weirdest solutions are often the most effective. What's one bizarre or counterintuitive fix that actually worked for you, like changing a setting that seems unrelated or running an older driver?

[Ella98]

The weirdest fix I tried was turning off fullscreen optimizations in Windows The game kept crashing on startup so I switched to regular borderless fullscreen and it launched cleanly from then on It sounds tiny but it actually fixed the problem

[Kyle66]

Forcing a fixed frame rate by enabling VSync and locking to 60 Hz My monitor runs higher but the game stayed solid and stopped crashing during long play sessions It sounds dumb but it worked and you can see this tip in how to fix game crashes 2025 guide

[EleanorM]

I rolled the GPU driver back two versions and the crash at map load disappeared It felt odd to go older but stability came back quickly

[AdamHG]

I switched from the built in audio to a dedicated USB sound card and the crash went away when the game initialized audio It sounds weird but it worked

[Avery_L]

Disabling the steam overlay fixed a crash I kept getting in one game It surprised me because it felt unrelated but the game ran smooth after that