A fix for PC game crashes where no error message shows, for Windows 11.

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Game crashes with no Error Reporting or Error Code Message on Windows 11

If you have a modern PC with Windows 11 installed these steps may help.

GPU and CPU Heat

First check that neither your GPU or CPU is overheating at the time of crashing.

Secondly check that no process is running in the background hogging the CPU or GPU resources.

Bugs

Sometimes it is simply an unfixed bug that the developer has not resolved.

Check online if anyone else has the same issue or not.

Excluding a Game from Windows Exploit Detection

1. Check that the game is closed off
2. Find out the process name for your game (e.g. game.exe) using Windows Task Manager or online

Often this behaviour is caused by Windows 11 being too overzealous with it's exploit detection.

To exclude a trusted game executable:

1. Open up Exploit Protection from the start menu
2. Click the Programme settings header
3. Press the + (plus) button for Add programme to customise
4. Click the Add by programme name item
5. Type in the game's process name e.g. Control_DX12.exe
6. Click the Add button
7. In the Edit dialog find Block low integrity images section
8. Checkmark the Override system settings checkbox found directly below it
9. Toggle on the toggle control directly below the checkbox
10. Click the Apply button
11. Close off the window when done
12. Play your game again

The above steps have fixed crashes for at least three games in my experience.

Good luck!