# How to Fix Monster Hunter World Crashing **URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-fix-monster-hunter-world-crashing/ **Author:** Ayushi Chauhan **Published:** 2023-01-23 **Updated:** 2023-01-23 **Categories:** Blogs **Tags:** Best of Best, Blogs Daily, Computer Guides, Computers Tips and Tutorials, guiderobert, Guides and Tutorials, guiding12, How To Guide, How To Guides, Originals How to, Software tips and tutorials, Tips, Tricks, Windows Tips **Reading Time:** 7 min --- In every Monster Hunter [game](https://compsmag.com/best/games/), you work for your victories by learning about your quarry, tracking it, studying its movements and attacks, and eventually defeating it. The dragon may be large and powerful, but you have brains, nerve, and some potions made from herbs and mushrooms. These games are about the thrill of being hunted as much as they are about the hunt. Their fights are only effective because you know these beasts could eat you for lunch. I’ve been waiting for Monster Hunter to become popular outside of Japan for a decade, ever since a flu-ridden weekend at university a decade ago where my only company was Monster Hunter Freedom Unite on the PSP. There have always been roadblocks: a bad [camera](https://compsmag.com/best/camera/), boring mushroom-gathering early quests, perplexing controls that required you to physically contort your hand, no tutorial zing, perplexing menus, and portable-console graphics. Each new instalment in this series has made incremental improvements to the franchise’s flaws, but they were all fundamentally built on an engine that looked and felt like it hadn’t changed since the first PlayStation 2 game in 2004. Monster Hunter: World is the series’ first true, significant overhaul. Little has changed in the set-piece battles that have always been Monster Hunter’s main attraction, but everything around them has gotten a lot better. ## 8 Ways to Fix Monster Hunter World Crashing ### Reinstall Monster Hunter: World Open the Control Panel and select View by: Category in the upper right corner. Click Uninstall a program. In the list of programs and features, right-click Monster Hunter: World and select Uninstall. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation. ### Check for Software Conflicts A software conflict could be another possible culprit for Monster Hunter: World crashing the PC. To fix the problem, you can open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Then, terminate the unnecessary processes and restart the game. When the problem disappears, you can reopen the programs that were just closed one by one and then check if Monster Hunter: World crashes again to find out the problematic application. Press Win + S to open the Windows search utility. Then type msconfig and click System Configuration in the results. In the window that opens, select the Services tab and check Hide all Microsoft services. Then click on Disable All. Switch to the Startup tab and click Open Task Manager. In Task Manager, select each item and click Disable to disable all startup items. Close the Task Manager and return to the System Configuration window. Then click Apply and OK to save the changes. ### Close the game from Background Apps Press the Windows + I keys to open the Windows Settings menu. Click Privacy > Scroll down in the left pane and select Background Applications. Scroll down and find the title of the game Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Simply uncheck the box next to the game title. After that, close the window and[restart your computer](https://compsmag.com/blogs/how-to-restart-computer/). ### Check for Windows Updates On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and S simultaneously to bring up the search box. Then type “Update” and click the “Check for updates” result. Click Check for updates. Follow the on-screen instructions to apply the update if Windows has found one ### Run the Game as an Administrator Open Steam. Click on [LIBRARY](https://compsmag.com/best/library-apps/). Then right-click Monster Hunter: World in your games list and select Properties. In the pop-up window, click on the LOCAL FILES tab. Then select SEARCH LOCAL FILES to navigate to the game’s installation folder. Right-click on your game’s executable file and select Properties. In the window that appears, switch to the Compatibility tab and select the Run this program as administrator checkbox. Click Apply and OK to save the changes you made. Then close Steam and perform the same procedure with the Steam executable. Launch the [game](https://compsmag.com/best/games/) via Steam to check if the problem has disappeared. ### Disable Fullscreen Optimizations Open File Explorer with the Win + E key combination and navigate to the game’s installation folder. Right-click the executable file of your game and click Properties. On the Compatibility tab, select the Disable full-screen optimizations checkbox. Click Apply and OK to save the settings. ### Update Your Graphics Card Drivers In most cases, updating the video card driver is the best thing you can do to resolve such a problem with your video games. These drivers are the primary means of communication between the computer and the[graphics card](https://compsmag.com/best/graphics-cards/), and it is critical that the most recent version be installed. Follow the instructions below to ensure you do so! With the Start menu open, type “Device Manager” and select it from the list of available results by simply clicking the first one. You can also use the [Windows](https://compsmag.com/best/windows-apps/) Key + R key combination to open the Run dialogue box. To run it, type “devmgmt.msc” into the Run box and press OK. Because you want to update the graphics card driver on your [computer](https://compsmag.com/best/computers/), click the arrow next to the Display adapters section, right-click on your graphics card, and select Uninstall Device. Confirm any dialogues or prompts that ask you to confirm the removal of the current driver and wait for the process to finish. Look for your graphics card driver on NVIDIA’s or AMD’s websites. Enter the necessary information about the card and your operating system, then click Search. In chronological order, a list of all available drivers should appear. Make sure to select the most recent entry, then click its name and the Download button. To instal it, save the installation file to your computer, open it, and follow the on-screen instructions. See if Monster Hunter: World is still crashing! ### Try Disabling Overlay Apps **Disable Discord Overlay:** Launch the Discord app > Click the gear icon at the bottom. Under the app settings, click Overlay > Turn on the Enable Overlay in Game option. Click the Games tab > Select Monster Hunter World Iceborne. Finally, uncheck the Enable overlay in game switch. Make sure to restart your PC to apply the changes. **Disable the Xbox Game Bar:** Press the Windows + I keys to open the Windows settings. Click Games > Go to Game Bar > Disable the Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcasts from the Game Bar option. ## System Requirements ### Minimum **CPU**: Intel Core i5-4460, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300 **CPU SPEED**: Info **RAM**: 8 GB **OS**: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-bit required) **VIDEO CARD**: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x (VRAM 2GB) **PIXEL SHADER**: 5.0 **VERTEX SHADER**: 5.0 **FREE DISK SPACE**: 20 GB **DEDICATED VIDEO RAM**: 2048 MB ### Recommended **CPU**: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or Intel Core i3 8350 4GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X **CPU SPEED**: Info **RAM**: 8 GB **OS**: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-bit required) **VIDEO CARD**: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or AMD Radeon RX 570X (VRAM 4GB) **PIXEL SHADER**: 5.1 **VERTEX SHADER**: 5.1 **FREE DISK SPACE**: 20 GB **DEDICATED VIDEO RAM**: 3072 MB ## Final Words That’s it with our article on How to Fix Monster Hunter World Crashing. Monster Hunter: World is a popular role-playing game that is played all over the world. Everyone is captivated by the game designers’ superficial and fantastic yet imaginary world. However, all of your excitement turns to frustration when you encounter the Monster Hunter World PC Crash Problem on your PC on a regular basis. Even after following steps the problem still troubling you then you may go to their [official website](https://www.monsterhunterworld.com/) for more solutions. --- *End of Article*