Crashes every 10 - 15 minutes in Windows 10

[JohnRenb0]

Game runs great but then it crashes out of nowhere after 10-15 minutes.
I've tried everything:

- Updated GFX drivers
- Verify game cache
- Offline steam
- Online steam
- Adding nodvd patch (to legally bought version)
- Low gfx settings
- High gfx settings
- Reinstall
- Changing compatibility mode to about every option available
- Buying and trying the Origin version (same issue)
- Turning off visual keyboard

And all the other 'fixes' I could find. All the C&C games seem to have this problem for me. I don't have issues with other games...

[Lanyi]

What's your specs?

[JohnRenb0]

Originally posted by Lanyi:

What's your specs?

It's a workstation:
Windows 10 pro 64
HP Z420
intel xeon e5-1620 v2 3.70 GHz
16 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro K2000 2GB GDDR5

[DarkMaster38]

I have the same problem :(

[JohnRenb0]

Originally posted by DarkMaster38:

I have the same problem :(

For me, changing compatibility mode to vista SP2 makes it crash every 20-30 minutes. It's a small improvement to crashing every 10-15 minutes.

[Korpifox]

I cant get the game to work at all...

[DarkMaster38]

Originally posted by WiKd:

I cant get the game to work at all...

I use the compatibility mode to windows 7 and run perfect.

[Korpifox]

Originally posted by DarkMaster38:

Originally posted by WiKd:

I cant get the game to work at all...

I use the compatibility mode to windows 7 and run perfect.

I tired that and vista and the xp options too, ive read up every way to fix it online but nothing works for me...Im gonna try to get my money back from the game, but im afraid to buy any other games off steam cuz idk if they will work or not...Icant get any older gta games, mount and blade and the older battlefield games working either. my laptop has a intrigated hd 540 graphics card which is probably the problem.

[Decnalaber]

is anyone else having these crashes whilst using multiple monittors? * during campaign battles when tiny vieos come up it locks up for a few seconds and then comes back repeatedly untill finally after about 10-15 minutes it crashes specs : Win 10 CPU: Intel i7 3930k, GPU: GTX 770 4GB, RAM: 16 GB: running 3 monitors with primary montior running at 1440p

[Quenzer]

I tried everything too, then came across the solution on another forum:

whitelist the red alert 3 applications in your antivirus.

I am using Bitdefender which was causing the problem!

[riccp]

I was experiencing the same issue with random but constant crashes of RA3 and Windows 10, I was almost blaming my high-end hardware!
I also tried on another Windows 10 machine with average characteristics with no luck- it turned out that the common piece of software was, indeed Bitdefender.

I have solved it by following @quenzer's hint by adding an exception in my Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus.

I managed to do it by goint to Protection > Advanced Threat Defense > Manage Exceptions > Advanced Threat Defense > + Add An Exception > Allow any option you have in this menu.

Thanks for your help!

[TotalAbyss]

Originally posted by alalde:

I was experiencing the same issue with random but constant crashes of RA3 and Windows 10, I was almost blaming my high-end hardware!
I also tried on another Windows 10 machine with average characteristics with no luck- it turned out that the common piece of software was, indeed Bitdefender.

I have solved it by following @quenzer's hint by adding an exception in my Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus.

I managed to do it by goint to Protection > Advanced Threat Defense > Manage Exceptions > Advanced Threat Defense > + Add An Exception > Allow any option you have in this menu.

Thanks for your help!

I use AVG so that dosnt explain the random crashs for me.

[riccp]

Originally posted by TotalAbyss:

Originally posted by alalde:

I was experiencing the same issue with random but constant crashes of RA3 and Windows 10, I was almost blaming my high-end hardware!
I also tried on another Windows 10 machine with average characteristics with no luck- it turned out that the common piece of software was, indeed Bitdefender.

I have solved it by following @quenzer's hint by adding an exception in my Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus.

I managed to do it by goint to Protection > Advanced Threat Defense > Manage Exceptions > Advanced Threat Defense > + Add An Exception > Allow any option you have in this menu.

Thanks for your help!

I use AVG so that dosnt explain the random crashs for me.

Have you tried to whitelist the RA3 executable with AVG?

[Mercur_Y]

Originally posted by alalde:

I was experiencing the same issue with random but constant crashes of RA3 and Windows 10, I was almost blaming my high-end hardware!
I also tried on another Windows 10 machine with average characteristics with no luck- it turned out that the common piece of software was, indeed Bitdefender.

I have solved it by following @quenzer's hint by adding an exception in my Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus.

I managed to do it by goint to Protection > Advanced Threat Defense > Manage Exceptions > Advanced Threat Defense > + Add An Exception > Allow any option you have in this menu.

Thanks for your help!

Hey, I have the same Problem, >after playing RA3 for 10 minutes it crashes.
Win 10 and Bitdefender.

Can u please tell me whats the file-name u whitelisted? Because I tried to whitelist the order and single files but still have the same issue.

Thank u very much ! :)

[riccp]

Originally posted by nagyattila0309:

Originally posted by alalde:

I was experiencing the same issue with random but constant crashes of RA3 and Windows 10, I was almost blaming my high-end hardware!
I also tried on another Windows 10 machine with average characteristics with no luck- it turned out that the common piece of software was, indeed Bitdefender.

I have solved it by following @quenzer's hint by adding an exception in my Bitdefender 2020 Antivirus.

I managed to do it by goint to Protection > Advanced Threat Defense > Manage Exceptions > Advanced Threat Defense > + Add An Exception > Allow any option you have in this menu.

Thanks for your help!

Hey, I have the same Problem, >after playing RA3 for 10 minutes it crashes.
Win 10 and Bitdefender.

Can u please tell me whats the file-name u whitelisted? Because I tried to whitelist the order and single files but still have the same issue.

Thank u very much ! :)

Hey, sure! The files are:

ra3.exe
ra3launcher.exe

Hope it is still of help after 9+ months :D !

and in case you have the Uprising edition:
ra3ep1.exe

[sylvia_zde]

Originally posted by JohnRenb0:

And all the other 'fixes' I could find. All the C&C games seem to have this problem for me. I don't have issues with other games...

Hello, I had the same problem. In addition, only playable in 640x480 and it was extremely jerky.
After a long search I found a .7z file. I mean the site was called bitpatch.com
There was a text file called "aqrit.cfg" with the following content:

RealDDrawPath = AUTO
BltMirror = 0
BltNoTearing = 0
ColorFix = 0
DisableHighDpiScaling = 0
FakeVsync = 0
FakeVsyncInterval = 0
ForceBltNoTearing = 0
ForceDirectDrawEmulation = 1
NoVideoMemory = 0
SingleProcAffinity = 0
ShowFPS = 0


as well as a direct draw dll. Maybe dx9?

After inserting these two files in the installation folder, all problems were gone.
Maybe it will help.