CK3.Exe has stopped working - Crash

[Huáng dì]

I have access to CK3 via the XBox Gamespass.

In short, I run as admin. The launcher then comes up where you can select "Play" or "Resume".

No matter which one I click the game crashes immediately with a black screen and the screenshotted error "CK3.exe has stopped working". When I close that error box it closes the client.

I have tried reinstalling, I have excluded the game from my antivirus. I have also tried repairing and resetting in app settings.

I have had no luck.

Can this be fixed, or any advice given?

Love the game btw, just wish I could play more of it.

P.S: The Launcher Version is Launcher v. 2020.8-SE and the patch is 1.0.3.

EDIT: I have also updated my graphics drivers and updated my Windows. I have also attached my DxDiag below.

 

[satoru]

Master List of Fixes for Crusader Kings 3

Hoping to consolidate the various fixes that are available into a single post so users can refer to this list and begin basic troubleshooting FIXES ALL USERS SHOULD TRY Note that you should be trying ALL of the fixes in this section. These are...

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* Ensure you have the xbox app installed as you need it to run the game
* I'm seeing Endless space 2 also crashed, which sort of make me think there's something deeper going on in your system. DO you see any errors in the event viewer? Did you get any errors when running windows update?

 

[AndrewT]

Sorry about that! Please try these steps that some affected Gamepass users have found helped them:

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Unable to launch the game on Xbox Game Pass

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Good luck with that!

 

[Huáng dì]

Thank you both for responses.

I ran windows update again, it did a minor update.

Now when I press play I get a little red icon that comes up next to Play that says "Launching the game failed" when you hover your mouse over it.

I tried that interesting fix involving deleting the wgs folder in appdata and then stopping the sync when you press Play the next time.

The game actually launched then when I pressed play, but it then stopped working and an error report came up.

Nevertheless, that is progress. There is definitely something strange going on with that wgs folder.

Even stranger, before I did any of this lastnight the game actually did launch and I played a bit. Then it begun the screenshotted error again above, then I went through this process I outlined. It definitely seems something to do with wgs. I will upload another dxdiag here.

 

[satoru]

Master List of Fixes for Crusader Kings 3

Hoping to consolidate the various fixes that are available into a single post so users can refer to this list and begin basic troubleshooting FIXES ALL USERS SHOULD TRY Note that you should be trying ALL of the fixes in this section. These are...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

Can you try running CK3 as an administrator. Please refer to the "game pass" version of those instructions