Elden Ring crashing constantly

[chromos]

I have played elden ring for like 150 hours at this point without having any crash ever, and then 2 days ago while i was playing a mod (The Convergence) it crashed for the first time, at first i thought it was the mod's issue and loaded the game back up again, but as soon as the loading bar finished it crashed again, and continued to do that. i still thought i was the mod's issue, but the next day i tried to play the game normally and got the same crash. i tried uninstalling the mod, i tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game completely, i tried the steam verify integrity of files thingy, i tried updating my graphic drivers, i tried uninstalling and doing a clean install of my graphic drivers, i tried updating windows, i tried doing a clean install of windows with media creation tool, i tried switching from game ready drivers to studio drivers, i tried disabling xmp, i tried disabling mpo (saw from another post). NOTHING worked.
i saw from another post that some people were having this issue because of their controller, and initially i thought it could have been my case too since the day it started crashing was when i got a new controller, but even with my old controller or no controller at all it still crashes.

i have been checking the event viewer every time, and it seems to be alternating between these 2 errors:
1)
"Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: nvwgf2umx.dll, version: 31.0.15.5176, time stamp: 0x65e20c59
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000756548
Faulting process id: 0x2420
Faulting application start time: 0x01da755c52185861
Faulting application path: D:\Programmi\Steam\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispig.inf_amd64_618b150331c5f4ad\nvwgf2umx.dll
Report Id: 7e53ec54-0c76-4e36-a630-6556e96357ab
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
"
2)
"Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000001e49c30
Faulting process id: 0x31c8
Faulting application start time: 0x01da757325f24c3e
Faulting application path: D:\Programmi\Steam\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Programmi\Steam\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Report Id: 3ff20407-363f-4e08-a58c-049a33693e18
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
"

the last thing i could try is completely format my pc but i'd rather ask here before doing so

[dark-breed]

First i would check the system.

Open command prompt as Administrator and run

Dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

After this is successful done

Sfc /scannow

Also a reinstall of your gpu driver by deinstall the actual installed driver with DDU should be done if dism and sfc found no errors.

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

First i would check the system.

Open command prompt as Administrator and run

Dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

After this is successful done

Sfc /scannow

Also a reinstall of your gpu driver by deinstall the actual installed driver with DDU should be done if dism and sfc found no errors.

i already tried both things.
might try doing a clean install with DDU again

[nfinite.recursion]

nvwgf2umx.dll is part of the nVidia display driver stack. Download the latest nVidia GPU driver from their site and then jump over to guru3d.com and download DDU. Reboot into safe mode and use DDU to completely remove your current nVidia GPU driver and all old files that Windows failed to remove during driver updates. Reboot into normal mode and install the nVidia driver you downloaded earlier.

EDIT: Could also be a VC runtime issue as well because I think nvwgf2umx.dll relies on these.

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by chromos:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

First i would check the system.

Open command prompt as Administrator and run

Dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

After this is successful done

Sfc /scannow

Also a reinstall of your gpu driver by deinstall the actual installed driver with DDU should be done if dism and sfc found no errors.

i already tried both things.
might try doing a clean install with DDU again

in both logs it is related to the gpu driver connection with the windows system, if you checkend windows with dism and sfc and reinstalled the GPU by remove it with DDU and the same problem appears there are just left background apps that interfer or a windows internal fault beyond onsystem repair or a hardware problem.

so yes if DDU/reinstall of the GPU driver does not help (or test with a older driver) most likely windows is faulty

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by chromos:

i already tried both things.
might try doing a clean install with DDU again

in both logs it is related to the gpu driver connection with the windows system, if you checkend windows with dism and sfc and reinstalled the GPU by remove it with DDU and the same problem appears there are just left background apps that interfer or a windows internal fault beyond onsystem repair or a hardware problem.

so yes if DDU/reinstall of the GPU driver does not help (or test with a older driver) most likely windows is faulty

i did those cmd commands and reinstalled with DDU again and for some godly unknown reason it seems to be working, the game hasnt crashed yet, ill play again tomorrow and see if its actually fixed 🙏

[bradman1978]

This happened to me too. I had to get another hard drive because the thing burns out after 2 years according the guy I got my PC fix.

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by chromos:

i already tried both things.
might try doing a clean install with DDU again

in both logs it is related to the gpu driver connection with the windows system, if you checkend windows with dism and sfc and reinstalled the GPU by remove it with DDU and the same problem appears there are just left background apps that interfer or a windows internal fault beyond onsystem repair or a hardware problem.

so yes if DDU/reinstall of the GPU driver does not help (or test with a older driver) most likely windows is faulty

So yesterday when i ran those commands on cmd i got a message saying it found corrupt files and repaired them, after that the game seemed to be working. today i played again and after like 40 minutes or so the game crashed again with that same error, and running the command said again that there are corrupted files and its going to repair them. i dont know what to do at this point honestly

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by chromos:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

in both logs it is related to the gpu driver connection with the windows system, if you checkend windows with dism and sfc and reinstalled the GPU by remove it with DDU and the same problem appears there are just left background apps that interfer or a windows internal fault beyond onsystem repair or a hardware problem.

so yes if DDU/reinstall of the GPU driver does not help (or test with a older driver) most likely windows is faulty

So yesterday when i ran those commands on cmd i got a message saying it found corrupt files and repaired them, after that the game seemed to be working. today i played again and after like 40 minutes or so the game crashed again with that same error, and running the command said again that there are corrupted files and its going to repair them. i dont know what to do at this point honestly

sounds like the same problem bradman1978 had a faulty SSD.

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by chromos:

So yesterday when i ran those commands on cmd i got a message saying it found corrupt files and repaired them, after that the game seemed to be working. today i played again and after like 40 minutes or so the game crashed again with that same error, and running the command said again that there are corrupted files and its going to repair them. i dont know what to do at this point honestly

sounds like the same problem bradman1978 had a faulty SSD.

i have an ssd with windows running, and a 2tb hard drive where i download games and stuff (including elden ring), with this error the faulty one would be the ssd with windows or the hard disk?
also about that sfc /scannow command i noticed it says it found corrupt files even if i run it twice in a row, i dont need to open the game and get the crash

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by chromos:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

sounds like the same problem bradman1978 had a faulty SSD.

i have an ssd with windows running, and a 2tb hard drive where i download games and stuff (including elden ring), with this error the faulty one would be the ssd with windows or the hard disk?
also about that sfc /scannow command i noticed it says it found corrupt files even if i run it twice in a row, i dont need to open the game and get the crash

The SSD where Windows is installed is faulty, that sfc /scannow finds every time faulty files and correct them the drive store data faulty including Cache data Shows this.

I would replace the SSD soon.

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by chromos:

i have an ssd with windows running, and a 2tb hard drive where i download games and stuff (including elden ring), with this error the faulty one would be the ssd with windows or the hard disk?
also about that sfc /scannow command i noticed it says it found corrupt files even if i run it twice in a row, i dont need to open the game and get the crash

The SSD where Windows is installed is faulty, that sfc /scannow finds every time faulty files and correct them the drive store data faulty including Cache data Shows this.

I would replace the SSD soon.

to check if it was actually an ssd issue i tried downloading windows on my hard disk too, now the commands dont find any errors, but the game still crashes. could my ssd still conflit even if im running the os on my hard disk and the game is on my hard disk too?

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by chromos:

Originally posted by dark-breed:

The SSD where Windows is installed is faulty, that sfc /scannow finds every time faulty files and correct them the drive store data faulty including Cache data Shows this.

I would replace the SSD soon.

to check if it was actually an ssd issue i tried downloading windows on my hard disk too, now the commands dont find any errors, but the game still crashes. could my ssd still conflit even if im running the os on my hard disk and the game is on my hard disk too?

The questions are, is it the same crash logs ?
If, your SSD is faulty it can cause also electrical issues in the system, depends on what defect it has.

[chromos]

Originally posted by dark-breed:

Originally posted by chromos:

to check if it was actually an ssd issue i tried downloading windows on my hard disk too, now the commands dont find any errors, but the game still crashes. could my ssd still conflit even if im running the os on my hard disk and the game is on my hard disk too?

The questions are, is it the same crash logs ?
If, your SSD is faulty it can cause also electrical issues in the system, depends on what defect it has.

i just tried removing my ssd and using my brother's one, still crashes.
im starting to lose hope, as i think this could mean either my motherboard or gpu are faulty and i definitely cannot afford to get another one of those, i guess i could test if its the gpu by using my gpu on my brother's computer but even then i got no idea

[babylon]

Posting here in case anyone can help, but I've been having a similar issue to those above. I bought the game in January and have 400+ hours. Generally, I'd get a freeze/CTD after a couple hours, maybe every other day I played. Recently, it's become incessant to the point of being unplayable. Here are two logs from crashes today:

Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000024d59ab
Faulting process id: 0x0x624
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA7E5E122E5109
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Report Id: a37763a4-2b52-4e62-aae4-ca3704f847a6
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000011642ea
Faulting process id: 0x0xB64
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA7E57A27123B3
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Report Id: d5a94c2a-3640-413d-9e8e-957f583b135b
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I've tried the fixes described above (short of a full clean install or replacing the SSD) and still having the same problem. I'm playing on a Lenovo Legion 5i pro laptop (4070 gtx) if that makes a difference.

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by babylon:

Posting here in case anyone can help, but I've been having a similar issue to those above. I bought the game in January and have 400+ hours. Generally, I'd get a freeze/CTD after a couple hours, maybe every other day I played. Recently, it's become incessant to the point of being unplayable. Here are two logs from crashes today:

Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000024d59ab
Faulting process id: 0x0x624
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA7E5E122E5109
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Report Id: a37763a4-2b52-4e62-aae4-ca3704f847a6
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Faulting application name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Faulting module name: eldenring.exe, version: 2.0.1.0, time stamp: 0x65839fe5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000011642ea
Faulting process id: 0x0xB64
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA7E57A27123B3
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING\Game\eldenring.exe
Report Id: d5a94c2a-3640-413d-9e8e-957f583b135b
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I've tried the fixes described above (short of a full clean install or replacing the SSD) and still having the same problem. I'm playing on a Lenovo Legion 5i pro laptop (4070 gtx) if that makes a difference.

Both crash logs point to a overlay injection by something or faulty directx.

Background apps, Lenovo specific Tools, rtss something like this in a other case it was related to a amd specific tool that injected a overlay with the exact same logs.

You could check if the problem get solved the same way.

This article helped to solve the issue for the other user in the article is a correlation to NVIDIA mentioned too.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/yvyqc7/disabling_multiplane_overlay_mpo_fixed_all/