It’s FIFA 22 onboard, and there would be barely any gamer who would not wish to experience it. FIFA 22 is an association football simulation video game, the 29th installation offered by the FIFA series. From football lovers to gaming enthusiasts and even novices, everyone wants to play FIFA 22. Soon it grabbed a user base from across the world. Though out of several gamers, quite a few are complaining that FIFA 22 is crashing on their PC.
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Why Does FIFA 22 constantly crashing on the Computer?
There could be several responsible reasons that can lead to FIFA 22 crashing on PC. However, through this article, we have brought fixes that will possibly work over all those reasons. So with that said, without much ado, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Verify Game file’s integrity
At times, missing or corrupted gaming files can lead to FIFA 22 crashing on your PC. It can also keep the game from running smoothly. Thus, here we recommend you verify the integrity of game files and then look for improvement. For doing so, follow the steps given below:
For Origin users:
- Firstly, launch Origin, and then from the left-pane menu, click on My Game Library.
- Now on the right-pane menu, from the list of games, select FIFA 22.
- Further, click on the Gear icon (under the Play tab), and from the submenu, click on Repair.
- The process will take some time to scan and repair if there are any corrupted files available.
For Steam users:
- Firstly, launch Steam, and then from the horizontal pane menu, click on Library.
- Now right-click on FIFA 22, and then from the submenu, click on Properties.
- Further from the left-pane menu, click on Local Files and then from the right-pane menu, click on Verify integrity of game files.
Let the process of scanning and repair function. Once it is done, relaunch FIFA 22 and check whether it functions without crashing or not.
If not, then move to the next fix below:
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FIX 2: Change the DirectX settings
Researches suggest that many suffered users are running into the FIFA 22 crashing due to DirectX error; we have a dedicated solution for you. Here all you have to do is, Change the DirectX setting and then check for improvement. For doing so, follow the steps given below:
- Firstly launch File explorer. For doing so, press Windows + E altogether.
- Now navigate to Document and then open the FIFA 22 folder.
- Further right-click over fifasetup.ini file and then from the submenu, select Open with and then click on Notepad.
- Here if the DIRECTX_SELECT value is 1, change it to 0 and if it is 0, change it to 1.
- Now save the changes by pressing Ctrl + s altogether.
Lastly, check whether FIFA 22 runs smoothly without any crashes or not.
FIX 3: Update the Graphics drivers
Faulty, corrupt, and outdated drivers can lead to FIFA 22 crashing issues on your PC. At the same time, up-to-date Graphic drivers ensure the smooth functioning of several programs on your computer. Thus here, we recommend you update the Graphics driver and check whether it helps or not. For doing so, follow the steps given below:
For updating the drivers manually:
- Navigate to the Graphics card manufacturer’s official website (AMD or NVIDIA).
- Further, locate a driver update that is compatible with the Windows version you are using.
- Later, download and install it.
For updating the driver automatically:
Or, if you are looking to save up some time and effort, you can also automatically update the driver. For doing so, you can use any of the driver updating tools available online.
FIX 4: Disable overlay
Several users disabled the overlay of game launchers; there, the FIFA 22 game did not crash on their PC any further. With that said, we recommend you to disable the overlay on Steam and Origin by the steps given below:
For disabling Steam Overlay:
- Firstly, launch Steam, and then from the horizontal pane menu, click on Library.
- Now right-click on FIFA 22, and then from the submenu, click on Properties.
- Now on the right-pane menu, untick the checkbox for the option Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game and then check for improvement.
For disabling Origin Overlay:
- Firstly, launch Origin and then from the left-pane menu, click on My Game Library.
- Now on the right-pane menu, from the list of games, select FIFA 22.
- Further, click on the Gear icon (under the Play tab), and from the submenu, click on Game Properties.
- Here untick the checkbox for the option Enable Origin In-Game for FIFA 22 Ultimate Edition and then click on Save. If it is already unticked, then click on Save and then move forward.
- Lastly, check for improvement.
FIX 5: Optimize the graphics settings
Be it FIFA 22 or other games, users often prefer running them on high or ultra-graphic settings. However, when the PC isn’t that powerful such settings can lead to game crashing and other similar issues. Thus, in any such situation, simply optimize the Graphic settings and check whether it helps or not. For doing so, follow the steps given below:
- Firstly, launch FIFA 22 and then navigate to Game Settings.
- Now inside the Game Settings window, select the option Windowed or Windowed Borderless.
- Further select Lock to 60fps, and then to save all settings, click on OK.
- Lastly, re-run FIFA 22 and check whether the game crashing issue got resolved or not.
FIFA 22 is going to create a huge user base in the coming time. For users who already have tried the game but the crashing issue has troubled their experience, we hope the information above will help you.
Or, if none of those as mentioned above fixes works for you, then consider reinstalling the game from scratch. Uninstall the game, delete the remaining game files and then further install the game on SSD. If you have any queries or feedback, please write down the comment in the below comment box.