PC Gaming
Launchers, settings, controllers and the PC gaming life.
ugh. my friends are waiting in teh lobby and i literally cannot join, a tactical team shooter says the anti cheat srevice failed to start, and i got this: it mentions a driver being incompatible with the anti cheat. I have never used a cheat in my life. I…
hmmmm ok honestly embarrassed to ask, but i've been at this for an hour. an indie roguelike won't start, just this error: Missing VCRUNTIME140 1.dll. My friend told me to just copy teh file from his PC into the game folder. That sounds wrong to me. Can…
since yesterday a battle royale won't get past the launcher, the only clue is this error: I reinstalled the game and teh anti cheat service and restatred twice. I do have Memory Integrity on this PC, which Ive had for years without problems... did smth…
First time seeing this one 😅 Setup: a flight sim, 6 GB RTX 2060, frame generation enabled 🙏 After a while: Textures also got blurry and stuttery for a minute before teh crash. Id love to understand whats going on before I just lower everything to medium.…
hmmmm ok ive been fighting Windows for two evenings. apparently a new online game needs TPM 2.0 enalbed, so i tried updating: The update downloads, installs, restarts, and then rolls back. My family PC has plenty of space. Whats teh next thing to try? i've…
This is driving me up the wall lmao an open world RPG runs beautifully on my RTX 3080 until right after loading a save, then black screen, then the crash dialog: ive reinstalled the driver, verified game files and even turned off my overlay apps. benchmarks…
Everything worked fine until on my new laptop. Now a city builder and a couple of other games just throw this at me: the code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. reinstalling the game did nothing. i feel like Im missing smth realy…
hmmmm ok my friends are waiting in teh lobby and i literally cannot join. an online lotoer shooter wont get past the launcher, and i got this: it mentions a drvier being incompatible with the anti cheat... i have never used a cheat in my life. i suspect a…
i was playing a recent remake on my RTX 4060 with 8 GB with frame generation enabled, and after about half an hour it crashed with this: the frame rate was fine right until the crash. i thought my card was decent, but now Im wondering if it just doesnt have…
guys pls help little rant: why is vignette on by default in sooo many games? 😤 It's the first thing i turn off. On a PC that runs on a poatto, i'm also hunting for a cleaner image. What's your settings routine? id love to build a litlte checklist for new…
ugh. settings menus are getting so complicated. i always turn off depth of field, but beyond that Im guessing. on a PC that runs on a potato, which settings are worth lowering for a cleaner image, and which ones are worth keeping high? Also curious if aynone…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts an online card game has been stuck on update failed for two days. It always stops at 99% and shows: i restarted the PC and teh router and logged out and back in to the publisher's laucnher... nothing changes, is…
ugh. nostalgia trip gone wrong. Installing a classic strategy game from the original CD on Windows 10: the disc reads fine and i can see the files, but teh setup program wont run. is it the disc, the installer, or Windows? I'm comfortable with a bit of…
this is dirving me up the wall. a big budget action game runs beautifully on my RTX 3080 until right after loading a save, then black screen, then the crash dialog: Ive reinstalled the driver, verified game files and even turned off my overlay apps.…
Okay, I'm confused. Playing a new open world game on my RTX 3070 with 8 GB is smooth, but every sooo often: im using ultra txetures, the in game VRAM meter says Im under the limit, but clearly something goes over. is the meter wrong, or is something else…
ugh. ive been figthing Windows for two evenings. apparently an MMO needs teh latest Windows update, sooo I tried updating: the update downloads, installs, restarts, and then rolls back, my self built PC has plenty of space... whats the next thing to try? ive…
I was playing a big budget shooter on my RX 6600 with a high res texture pack, and after about half an hour it crashed with this: The frame rate was fine right until the crash 🔥 I thought my card was decent, but now I'm wondering if it just doesn't have…
i found a second hand CD for an old flight sim and got really excited. Then i tried to install it on Windows 10: I tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as administrator. no luck. I really want to play this again. are old games just…
ok weird one I'm sooo frustrated 😭 since teh latest driver, a racing sim keeps crashing to desktop right after loading in on my RTX 4070: i verified game files and restarted. Other games seem fine, which makes it even weirder. Whats the cleanest way to go…
Patch day arrived and i was ready. Except the storefront client downloads teh a big open world game update, gets to 0% and then thrwos this: Theres plenty of space on teh drive and my internet speed is normal. Ive retried it at least six times now and…
guys pls help a big open world game has been stuck on 'update failed' for two days lol it always stops at 99% and shows: I restarted the PC and the router and logged out and back in to the launcher app. Nothing changes. Is something on my end blocking the…
since yestreday a fighting game closes instantly. the only clue is this error: i reinstalled teh game and the anti cheat servcie and restarted twice... i do have an old RGB control utility on this PC, which Ive had for years without problems... did something…
help!! ive only ever palyed on console, but Im curious about PC. i play big single player games and have a student budget. Is it worth switching, or is the console better for me? Bonus question: does anyone else feel like day one patcehs are a lifestyle?…
every year i have the same debate with myself... this year i have a mid range budget and i play alot of big single player games... friends on PC say its the only way, firends on console say it just works. and i miss when games fit on one disc... whats your…
Please help. My prebuilt PC cant finish a Windows update: And a fighting game wont start without TPM 2.0 enabled. Im not super techniacl. Where do i begin?? Any step by step help is appreciated. Ill report back with teh results of whatever you suggest. i…
