Game not starting and closing to Desktop possible fix
- OHM
- Oct 20, 2024
- 1 min read
To verify if this maybe your trouble run the DX Diag and at the bottom of the report look for the ERROR list and look for ucrtbase.dll and MSVCP140.dll . If these are in the error report, then perform the following.
Try running the X86 and the X64 downloads from Microsoft
Latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Version
The latest version is 14.40.33816.0 Use the following links to download this version for each supported architecture:Expand table
ArchitectureLinkNotes
X86 https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe Permalink for latest supported x86 version
X64 https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe Permalink for latest supported x64 version. The X64 Redistributable package contains both ARM64 and X64 binaries. This package makes it easy to install required Visual C++ ARM64 binaries when the X64 Redistributable is installed on an ARM64 device.
I had a similar issue recently, and running the DX Diag helped me pinpoint the problem. It reminded me of my experience with the rice purity test—sometimes, you just need to dig a little deeper to find the root cause. I’ll definitely try reinstalling the Visual C++ Redistributables to see if that resolves my game issues.