Hogwarts Legacy Crashing: Why & How to Fix It Quickly

Many players reported that Hogwarts Legacy is crashing on their PCs, turning the magical adventure into a technical nightmare. If you’re also facing this issue, do not panic! You are not alone.

Like every other game that runs smoothly on your PC, you can expect good performance for this masterpiece almost most of the time.

However, it seems to be pretty common to experience random crashes while playing Hogwarts Legacy.

After failing to get an awesome experience, don’t give up. Dig deeper to troubleshoot the problem and let us help you figure this out.

Why does my Hogwarts Legacy keep crashing? 💥

If your friends are not facing the problem, but Hogwarts Legacy keeps crashing on your PC, it may be because of the following things:

• System requirement problem: If your computer doesn’t meet the required system requirements, Hogwarts Legacy will most likely crash at startup or during the gameplay.
• Outdated graphics card driver: Outdated GPU driver is one of the most common problems that can cause any high-end game crashing problem.
• Very old GPU: Some graphics cards will not perform well even after using the latest driver due to being very old.
• Compatibility problem: If the Hogwarts Legacy has some compatibility issues with your current operating system, it can be the reason you are facing unexpected crashing issues.
• Corrupted game files: When the required game components are missing or corrupted or something just altered, the game will crash.
• Third-party app or service: Hogwarts also may crash due to any background processes that are interfering with the gameplay.

You may also have noticed the Hogwarts Legacy crashing on startup, after an update, or on the warning screen. This is a problem that has affected many players. Don’t worry, because our solutions will fix this problem in no time.

How do I fix Hogwarts Legacy crashing?

1. Update graphics card driver 
2. Disable unnecessary background processes
3. Run the game as an administrator
4. Verify the game files
5. Clean boot
6. Disable ray-tracing
7. Disable over-clocking on your GPU
8. Enable/disable V-sync
9. Lower in-game graphics
10. Download the Latest Version of DirectX
11. Disable Control Flow Guard (CFG)
12. Re-install the game

We have found the most effective methods to get rid of the Hogwarts Legacy crashing problem. However, before going through the main methods, we want you to apply these basic fixes:

• Make sure that your PC meets the recommended or at least minimum Hogwart Legacy system requirements.
• Update Windows to the latest version.
• Ensure that there is enough free disk space after installing the game.
• Disable your antivirus temporarily and see if it helps.

If you still continue facing the same problem, do the following things to solve this crashing issue:

1. Update graphics card driver ✅

We also suggest you use DriverFix to update the graphics card driver. Windows Device Manager often fails to get the latest driver. But third-party tools like DriverFix can easily update any drivers on your PC and solve game crashing problems.

⇒ Get Driverfix

We also strongly recommend checking our dedicated guide on how to update your graphics driver for better gaming performance. There, you’ll discover some detailed explanations that might help.

Now, see if it has solved the HL crashing problem or not. If not, go through the next methods.

2. Disable unnecessary background processes

To provide the game more room to utilize system resources and reduce the possibility of third-party service interference with Hogwarts Legacy, disable as many unnecessary background tasks as possible. For this, follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the Taskbar and go to Task Manager.
2. Make sure you are in the Processes tab.
3. Select the process you want to disable and click on End Task.
4. Do it for any unnecessary background tasks which are related to third-party software.

3. Run the game as an administrator

If you still encounter Hogwarts Legacy crashing issue, try launching the game with administrative rights. For many users, it has worked like magic. Here are the steps to do it:

1. Locate the game installation folder.
2. Right-click on the hogwarts.exe file and go to its properties.
3. Navigate to the Compatibility tab.
4. Tick Run this program as an administrator.
   
5. Click on Apply and OK.
6. Launch the game.

4. Verify the game files

1. Open Steam.
2. Right-click on Hogwarts Legacy and go to Properties.
3. Go to the Local files tab.
4. Click on Verify integrity of game files.

If you have another game launcher other than Steam, we suggest you figure out a similar way to validate the game files. This method works with crashing problems not only for Hogwarts Legacy but also for many other games.

5. Clean boot

The clean boot state means no third-party services will be active. When you boot into this mode, you will easily understand if any third-party service is affecting the game or not. To do it, follow these steps:

1. Press Win + R on the keyboard to open Run.
2. Type the following command and press Enter:

   msconfig

3. Next, go to the Services tab.
4. Check Hide all Microsoft Services and click on Disable all.
5. Click on OK.
6. At last, restart your PC.

Now, if you managed to get rid of the Hogwarts Legacy crashes on startup, it means a third-party service is responsible. You can enable the services one by one to find out which one it is. Then, keep it disabled or uninstall the related software.

6. Disable ray-tracing

1. Use the following keyboard shortcut: Windows + R.
2. In the pop-up window, type this: %localappdata%, then press OK.
3. Navigate to the following path: Hogwarts Legacy/Config/WindowsNoEditor.
4. Now, use Notepad to access GameUserSettings.
5. Make sure all of the RayTracing options are turned into False:

• bEnableRaytracingShadows=False
• bEnableRaytracingReflections=False
• bEnableRaytracingAO=False

Ray-tracing software can be finicky and may result in crashes if the hardware is not appropriately set up and optimized for it, particularly with a specific game.

Turning off ray tracing could be a useful and speedy solution to resolve the problem of Hogwarts Legacy crashing on a PC.

Keep in mind that disabling ray tracing might also work if Hogwarts Legacy is out of video memory. If you ever experience this issue, make sure to check our dedicated fixing guide.

7. Disable over-clocking on your GPU

7.1 NVIDIA

1. Right-click on your desktop, then select Nvidia Control Panel (In some cases, you might first need to click on Show more options).
2. Select Manage 3D settings.
3. Navigate to the Program Settings.
4. Under Select a program to customize, choose Hogwarts Legacy from the drop-down menu.
5. Now, under Select the preferred graphics processor for this program, choose the High performance NVIDIA processor option.
6. After this, click on Apply to save the changes, then exit.

7.2 AMD

1. Open the AMD Catalyst Control Utility.
2. Go to My Digital Flat-Panels.
3. Now, select the Default option, next to the Pixel Clock Frequency.
4. Save the changes, then exit.

8. Enable/disable V-sync

8.1 NVIDIA

1. Right-click on your desktop, then select Nvidia Control Panel (In some cases, you might first need to click on Show more options).
2. Select Manage 3D settings.
3. Now, in the shown list, search for V-sync (Vertical sync), then turn it On/Off.
4. Click on the Apply button to save the changes, then exit.

8.2 AMD

1. Open AMD Radeon Software.
2. Navigate to the Gaming tab.
3. Now, go to Wait for Virtual Refresh, then change its value.

9. Lower in-game graphics

1. Open Hogwarts Legacy, then navigate to Settings.
2. Go to the Graphics Options tab.
3. Make sure all the graphics settings are configured on low/medium.
4. Now, navigate to the Display Options tab.
5. Make sure that the Reflex Low Latency option is turned On.
6. Ensure the following options are turned Off: Motion Blur; Depth of Field; Chromatic Aberration; Film Grain.
7. Also, you need to make sure that Windowed Mode is set on Fullscreen.
8. Now, choose to Apply Settings, then exit.

10. Download de Latest Version of DirectX

DirectX is an essential component for running games and is often included in game installation files.

However, if your PC is using an outdated version of DirectX, it may cause crashing issues when playing Hogwarts Legacy on Windows.

Unfortunately, DirectX cannot be installed separately since it’s already a part of Windows. Therefore, to avoid these problems, it’s important to make sure your operating system is up-to-date with the latest version.

11. Disable Control Flow Guard (CFG)

1. Hit the Windows key, then type Exploit protection in the search box, and open it.
2. Navigate to the Program settings tab.
3. Now, choose to Add a program to customize.
4. Click on the Choose exact file path option.
5. Browse and select the main executable of Hogwarts Legacy.
6. After the game is added, select it, then click on Edit.
7. Scroll down to Control flow guard (CFG), then checkmark Override system settings.
8. Make sure you turn it Off.
9. Save the changes, then exit.

12. Re-install the game

1. Open Steam or any other game launchers from where you have installed the game.
2. Right-click on Hogwarts Legacy and hover your mouse on Manage and then click on Uninstall.
3. After that, you should see the install button. Click on that button to install the game again.

If no other methods work, re-installing the game should work. It may take some time to do, but it is extremely useful.

You may still encounter the crashing issue. In this case, it may be because of your PC specifications or a hardware-related problem. It may be also a known bug. In this case, keep patience until the developer releases a patch.

🎁 Bonus solutions:

If none of the above options worked for you, here’s what you can do as a bonus solution:

1. Set the paging file size to system’s default.
2. Set the in-game settings to low and custom graphics settings set to low/disabled. Cap your game at 30fps.

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• Hogwarts Legacy Won’t Launch
• Hogwarts Legacy Stuck on Loading Screen
• Hogwarts Legacy Low FPS
• Hogwarts Legacy Black Screen
• Hogwarts Legacy Screen Flickering Issue

This article has described how you can fix the Hogwarts Legacy crash problem. If you have any suggestions or opinions on this or have a better method that may help others, feel free to write them in the comment box below.