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- Operating system:<\/strong> Windows 7 (64-bit); Windows 8 (64-bit); Windows 10 (64-bit)<\/li>\n
- CPU:<\/strong> Intel Core 2 Duo or Core i3 2.4 GHz; AMD Athlon, Phenom II 2.6 GHz<\/li>\n
- System memory:<\/strong> 8 GB RAM<\/li>\n
- GPU:<\/strong> DX11-compatible with 1 GB of VRAM<\/li>\n
- Sound card:<\/strong> DirectX-compatible<\/li>\n
- Disk space:<\/strong> At least 8 GB of free storage space<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Server Connection Lost in Escape from Tarkov<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\r\n\tEscape from Tarkov recommended system requirements<\/div>\r\n\t\n<\/p>\n- \n
- Operating system:<\/strong> Windows 7 (64-bit); Windows 8 (64-bit); Windows 10 (64-bit)<\/li>\n
- CPU:<\/strong> Intel Core i5, i7 3.2 GHz; AMD FX, Athlon 3.6 GHz<\/li>\n
- System memory<\/strong>: 12 GB RAM<\/li>\n
- GPU:<\/strong> DX11-compatible with 2 GB of VRAM or more<\/li>\n
- Sound card:<\/strong> DirectX-compatible<\/li>\n
- Disk space:<\/strong> At least 8 GB of free storage space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How to check your PC’s specifications:\n<\/p>\n
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- Right-click on the Start<\/em> button and select Settings<\/em> in the Quick Access menu to open the Settings application. You can also tap the Windows and I keys simultaneously to open the app.<\/li>\n
- After the home screen of Settings opens, click on the System<\/em> icon.<\/li>\n
- Once you get to the System interface, switch to the left pane, scroll down, and then click on About.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Now, move over to the main window (the About tab) and check your system’s specs under Device specifications<\/em>. This is where you’ll see your CPU’s make, model and architecture, as well as your RAM size, among others.<\/li>\n
- If you want to check how much storage you have, double-click on This PC<\/em> on your desktop and navigate to Devices and drives<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- To check the details of your display adapter, follow these steps:\n
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- Right-click on the Start<\/em> button and select Run<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- After Run opens, type
dxdiag<\/code> into the text box and click on the OK<\/em> button or hit the Enter key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n![\"Type]()
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- After the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window appears, go to the Display<\/em> tab and check the details of your graphics card, such as its make and model and its driver version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fix 1: Install the game’s latest update<\/h3>\n
\nIf you’re behind on installing Escape from Tarkov’s latest update, try doing that. Battlestate Games has released a number of updates since the game’s release. These updates are geared towards improving performance and fixing general bugs and glitches. It’s possible that the root cause of the crashing problem you’re experiencing has been fixed in an update.<\/p>\n
If updating the game does not solve the problem, move on to the next solution.<\/p>\n
\nAlso read:<\/strong>[FIXED] New Games Don’t Start or Are Not Working on Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFix 2: Install the Windows 10 Media Feature Pack<\/h3>\n
\nAfter the 0.12.4 update, some gamers started reporting that their games began to crash suddenly. The reason for this problem isn’t known, but the game tends to crash after gamers attempt to start a raid. If this is the problem you’re facing, you can easily get rid of it by downloading and installing the Windows 10 Media Feature Pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\r\n\tThe feature pack is mainly dedicated to users whose regions prevent Windows 10 from shipping with the Media Feature Pack pre-installed. There’s no explanation as to why this fixes the problem as of yet. You can download and install the feature pack or simply enable it in the Control Panel if your PC shipped with the feature.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\nFix 3: Run Escape from Tarkov as an administrator<\/h3>\n
\nThe random crashes you’re experiencing could be resulting from the game’s lack of permissions. PC video games need every system resource available due to their need for heavy graphics processing. Unfortunately, they won’t be able to access the resources they need if they don’t have the required permissions.<\/p>\n
You can resolve the issue, in this case, by running the game as an administrator. To do that, your user account must have admin privileges:\n<\/p>\n
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- Locate the game’s desktop shortcut, right-click it, and then click on Run as administrator.<\/em><\/li>\n
- If you don’t have a desktop shortcut, open a File Explorer window, navigate to the game’s installation folder, then right-click its EXE file and select Properties<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- The installation folder should be located in C:\\Program Files\\Escape_From_Tarkov.<\/em><\/li>\n
- After the Properties window opens, go to the Compatibility<\/em> tab and check the box beside Run this program as an administrator.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Click on the OK<\/em> button, then check for the crashing problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fix 4: Run Escape from Tarkov on your dedicated graphics card<\/h3>\n
\nIf your computer has two video cards, the crashing problem might be occurring because your system is forcing the game to run on the integrated card. Integrated graphics cards are not designed to handle heavy video processes that come with games like Escape from Tarkov. If you’re going to resolve the issue here, you’ll have to force the game to run on your dedicated GPU.<\/p>\n
\nAlso read:<\/strong>Windows PC Guide: How to Set GPU as Primary for Apps and Games?<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThere are different ways to pin the game on the dedicated card: you can use the Settings app, the NVIDIA Control Panel, or AMD Radeon Settings.<\/p>\n
Using the NVIDIA Control Panel:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
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- Right-click on your desktop and click on NVIDIA Control Panel<\/em> in the context menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- Once the app shows up, move to the left pane and click on Manage 3D Settings<\/em> under the 3D Settings<\/em> tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- Go to the right pane, stay in the Global Settings<\/em> tab, and then click on High-performance NVIDIA processor<\/em> in the Preferred Graphics Processor<\/em> drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- After that, head to the Program Settings<\/em> tab.<\/li>\n
- In the Choose a program to customize<\/em> drop-down menu, click on Escape from Tarkov. If you can’t find the game in the menu, click on Add<\/em>, then go to Escape from Tarkov’s installation folder and double-click its executable file.<\/li>\n
- Now, go to the Select the preferred graphics processor for this program<\/em> menu and select High-performance NVIDIA processor.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Click on the Apply<\/em> button to save your changes, then check for the crashing issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Using AMD Radeon Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Summon AMD Radeon Settings by right-clicking on your desktop and selecting AMD Radeon Settings<\/em> from the context menu. You can also search for the app in the Start menu and launch it.<\/li>\n
- Once AMD Radeon Settings opens, navigate to the top of the window and click on System.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Click on Switchable Graphics<\/em> in the top-right corner of the app once the System interface opens.<\/li>\n
- You’ll see the Running Applications view by default once the Switchable Graphics interface appears. If Escape from Tarkov is open, it should be visible. Click on the arrow under it and select High Performance.<\/em><\/li>\n
- If you don’t see the game, navigate to the top-right corner of the Switchable Graphics interface and click on Running Applications.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Click on Installed Profiled Applications<\/em> on the next page in the same position.<\/li>\n
- Locate Escape from Tarkov and change its Switchable Graphics option to High Performance.<\/em><\/li>\n
- If the game still doesn’t appear, go to the top-right corner again and click on the Browse<\/em> button. Once the Browse dialog opens, find your way to the game’s installation folder and add it.<\/li>\n
- You can now change its option to High Performance.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The Power Saving<\/em> option means that the game will always run on the integrated GPU.<\/li>\n
- The Based on Power Source<\/em> option means the game will run on the integrated GPU when your PC is saving power and the dedicated card when your laptop is plugged to a power source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Using the Settings App:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
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- Right-click on your desktop and click on Display settings<\/em> in the context menu. If you want to launch Settings faster, tap the Windows and I keys simultaneously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- Once the Display interface of the Settings app shows up, go to the bottom of the window and click on Graphics settings.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- After the Graphics Settings screen appears, go to the drop-down menu under Choose an app to set preference<\/em> and select Classic app.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Now, click on the Browse button, then go to the installation folder of Escape from Tarkov and double-click on its EXE file.<\/li>\n
- Once the game’s icon appears, click on it, then click on Options.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Next, select High performance<\/em> in the dialog box that pops up and click on the Save<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAlso read:<\/strong>How to Fix No Suitable Graphics Card Found Error?<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFix 5: Perform an integrity check<\/h3>\n
\nSome of the game’s files might be corrupt<\/a> or missing. It’s possible that a malware<\/a> attack compromised the files, your antivirus program tampered with them, or an abrupt system shutdown damaged them. To resolve the problem, you have to use the Battlestate Games launcher to perform an integrity check.<\/p>\n
What the launcher does is it scans the game’s files on your computer and compares them with their updated versions on Battlestate’s servers. After that, the program will automatically replace the files that are missing or faulty. The following steps will show you what to do:\n<\/p>\n
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- Go to the Start menu, search for the Battlestate Launcher and open it. If you have the launcher’s desktop shortcut, double-click it.<\/li>\n
- Once the application opens, go to the top-right corner of the window and click on the arrow beside your username.<\/li>\n
- In the context menu that drops down, click on Integrity Check.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Allow the launcher to check for faulty game files and replace them automatically.<\/li>\n
- Once the process is complete, restart the launcher and run the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fix 6: Roll back your graphics card driver<\/h3>\n
\nIf Escape from Tarkov started crashing after you performed an update for your graphics card driver, try reinstalling the previous driver and check if that solves the problem. The steps below will walk you through the process:\n<\/p>\n
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- Right-click on the Start<\/em> button to summon the Quick Access menu.<\/li>\n
- After the menu appears, click on Device Manager.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Once the Device Manager shows up, click on the arrow beside Display adapters<\/em> to reveal your graphics adapter.<\/li>\n
- Right-click on the adapter and click on Properties.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Once you see the Properties dialog window, switch to the Driver<\/em> tab.<\/li>\n
- Now, click on the Roll Back Driver<\/em> button.<\/li>\n
- After clicking on Roll Back Driver<\/em>, the Driver Package Rollback dialog window will pop up. Select your reason for rolling back the driver, then click on the Yes<\/em> button to continue.<\/li>\n
- Once Windows rolls back the graphics adapter driver, restart your computer, and then check for the crashing issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\r\n\tIf the Roll Back Driver<\/em> button is greyed out, it means the copy of the previous driver software isn’t available. In that case, you’ll have to perform the action manually by going to the website of your graphics card’s manufacturer, downloading the driver software that precedes your current version, and then installing it.<\/p>\nYou can easily check your current driver version under the Driver<\/em> tab of the display adapter’s Properties dialog.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n
Run the driver package once you download it. You can also install the driver via the Device Manager. The steps below will guide you:\n<\/p>\n
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- Open the Device Manager and expand the Display adapters<\/em> menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- Right-click on your video adapter, then click on Update driver<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n\r\n
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- Once the Update Drivers dialog window comes up, click on the second option, which says, Browse my computer for drivers.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Now, navigate to the folder where you extracted the driver package that you downloaded, and then allow Windows to install it.<\/li>\n
- Once the installation process is complete, restart your system and run Escape from Tarkov to check for the crashing issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fix 7: Update your graphics card driver<\/h3>\n
\nYou’ll have to update your graphics card driver if installing its previous version hasn’t resolved the problem. As it turns out, outdated drivers don’t do well with games like Escape from Tarkov. It’s also possible that the update you installed earlier is problematic or that you installed the wrong software. We’ll be showing you different methods that you can apply to update the driver properly.<\/p>\n
Using the Windows Update utility<\/strong><\/p>\n
Windows Update is a tool that installs critical updates for your operating system and core Microsoft applications and services. These software updates range from virus definitions to device drivers.<\/p>\n
Every update goes through rigorous test phases before it is released. This means that updating your driver via Windows Update gives you software that is compatible with your PC. The single downside is that the testing process might delay the release of the updated driver software.<\/p>\n
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- Once the Update Drivers dialog window comes up, click on the second option, which says, Browse my computer for drivers.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Right-click on your video adapter, then click on Update driver<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- After the menu appears, click on Device Manager.<\/em><\/li>\n
- After the Graphics Settings screen appears, go to the drop-down menu under Choose an app to set preference<\/em> and select Classic app.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Once the Display interface of the Settings app shows up, go to the bottom of the window and click on Graphics settings.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The Based on Power Source<\/em> option means the game will run on the integrated GPU when your PC is saving power and the dedicated card when your laptop is plugged to a power source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Once AMD Radeon Settings opens, navigate to the top of the window and click on System.<\/em><\/li>\n
- After that, head to the Program Settings<\/em> tab.<\/li>\n
- Go to the right pane, stay in the Global Settings<\/em> tab, and then click on High-performance NVIDIA processor<\/em> in the Preferred Graphics Processor<\/em> drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
- Once the app shows up, move to the left pane and click on Manage 3D Settings<\/em> under the 3D Settings<\/em> tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- If you don’t have a desktop shortcut, open a File Explorer window, navigate to the game’s installation folder, then right-click its EXE file and select Properties<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- Locate the game’s desktop shortcut, right-click it, and then click on Run as administrator.<\/em><\/li>\n
- After the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window appears, go to the Display<\/em> tab and check the details of your graphics card, such as its make and model and its driver version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- After Run opens, type
- If you want to check how much storage you have, double-click on This PC<\/em> on your desktop and navigate to Devices and drives<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- After the home screen of Settings opens, click on the System<\/em> icon.<\/li>\n
- CPU:<\/strong> Intel Core i5, i7 3.2 GHz; AMD FX, Athlon 3.6 GHz<\/li>\n
- CPU:<\/strong> Intel Core 2 Duo or Core i3 2.4 GHz; AMD Athlon, Phenom II 2.6 GHz<\/li>\n
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