Common fixes for Batman: Arkham Knight

[Charlie]

This thread contains some of the most common fixes for Batman: Arkham Knight, please read each step closely.

Make sure you meet the minimum requirements

Before going any further, please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for this game

OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher — 64bit Operating System is required
Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.40GHz
Memory: 6GB of RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 — 2GB of VRAM minimum
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 45GB of available space for the base game with no DLC

For best results, I would recommend you meet or exceed the recommended requirements

OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher — 64bit Operating System is required
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 8GB of RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon HD 7950 — 3GB of VRAM or more
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 75GB of available space for the Premium Edition with all the DLC

For the best results with Batman: Arkham Knight, I would recommend the following:

- 16GB of RAM (or more) in dual channel mode

- A graphics card with 4GB of VRAM (or more)

- Have the game installed to an SSD if possible, this will help reduce load times and texture pop-in

- Use either Windows 10 or Windows 11, as both of these use WDDM 2.0 (or newer), which improves VRAM management

Make sure you are running the latest GPU drivers

One of the most common reasons people have issues with Batman: Arkham Knight is because of outdated GPU drivers, install the latest GPU drivers from the links below.

• For AMD graphics cards:
  
  https://www.amd.com/en/support
  
  
• For NVIDIA graphics cards:
  
  https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
  
  
• For Intel integrated graphics or Intel Arc graphics cards:
  
  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html

Manually re-install redistributables

One of the most common issues people have with Batman: Arkham Knight are related to missing or corrupt redistributables; such as MSVCP100.dll, MSVCR100.dll and any D3D errors are usually caused by missing and/or corrupt redistributables.

Go to your Steamworks Shared installation folder and click _CommonRedist

\Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist

You should now see three folders;
DirectX
DotNet
vcredist

• Open the DirectX folder and run "DXSETUP"
  
• Open the DotNet folder and run "NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU"
  
• Open the vcredist folder and within the 2010 and 2012 folder run both the x64 and x86 installers.

Resetting config files

If you have previously used any tweak tools or mods, I would recommend deleting the game's config and XML files, this will cause the game to make fresh new files which can improve performance and eliminate crashes and other issues.

Delete the
"GFXSettings.BatmanArkhamKnight.xml" file, located in

C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham Knight

Then delete the games Binaries and Config folder, if you right click the game in your Library and select 'Properties', from here go to the 'Local Files' tab and select 'Browse Local Files'. From here delete the 'Binaries' folder, open up the 'BMGame' folder and delete the 'Config' folder.

Now while you still have the Batman: Arkham Knight Properties windows open select 'Verify integrity of game files' — this will vary depending on the speed of your PC.

Verify integrity of game files

Another common issue people experience with Batman: Arkham Knight are the result of missing or corrupt game files.

Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJPQ-Ve22I

Disable in-game V-Sync and force V-Sync using your GPU control panel or RivaTuner Statistics Server

I won't go over this in too much detail, as this depends on what GPU you have and would be subject to change as GPU control panels evolve, but you can obtain noticeably better 1% and 0.1% lows by disabling the in-game V-Sync and forcing V-Sync, either using your GPU control panel or forcing it by using a program like Rivatuner Statistics Server.

The Arkham Quixote DLL Fix

In March 2020, a user by the name of 'Sherief' modified one of the DLL files from ReShade to allow Batman: Arkham Knight to recycle textures, resulting in better performance when traversing the map at the expense of higher VRAM usage, you can read more and download the mod here: https://sherief.fyi/post/arkham-quixote/

Caveats of this mod are as follows

- You cannot use any NVIDIA GameWorks effects
- Overlays aside from the Steam overlay will likely crash the game
- In parts of the game it can cause issues with exposure

If you have beefy enough hardware, you can probably get by without this mod, but it's worth a shot if you are having issues.

Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling

In Windows 10 version 2004, Microsoft introduced Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS), this feature is enabled by default in Windows 11 if your hardware supports it.

Some users have reported that having Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling enabled has a big performance impact for Batman: Arkham Knight.

If enabled, you may want to try disabling this feature

You can do so my going to Windows Settings > System > Display > Graphics Settings and making sure Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling is off.

Misc fixes

If you are using or have used any tools or tweaks that adjust the graphics/config settings of the game, try disabling/reverting these changes. Also try disabling any game-overlay programs, such as FPS counters or recording software, to see whether these may be causing any issues with the game.

If you have made edits to config files for Batman: Arkham Knight in the past to improve performance, through the use of 3rd party tools or guides, reset your graphics settings using the steps stated in this guide to revert them back to defaults.

Final notes

The NVIDIA GameWorks effects seem to get regularly broken by NVIDIA driver updates, you may find that during the main story the GameWorks effects run fine, however in the AR challenges and Arkham Episodes, crashing is much more common. If you experience this, disable all NVIDIA GameWorks effects.

If you are still unsatisfied with performance, remember if you purchased the game on Steam you are entitled to a refund if you have under 2 hours playtime and purchased the game within 14 days.

[76561198257357669]

Thanks for posting this Ghost. Pinning this up for everyone.

[JKeift]

Great post, this should address most of the technical support threads that are opened every day.

[sidewinder_G]

You should also find and include Kaldaien's fixes for RAM and performance in the post above.

[rymon]

thx for the help

Delete the
"GFXSettings.BatmanArkhamKnight.xml" file,

ive got fixed and better response for startup waiting time (it was 2min or longer) and now no need to waiting.

[TopperHarley]

I appreciate your time in putting this page together but after trying all those suggestions above I still get stutter/hitching at 60 gliding and driving.Gliding is the worse. I've played the ps4 version and Im told it runs at 30 but my word it runs smooth. 30 on my pc isnt very playable. The stutters are gone but it's laggy and slow . I've tried every fix in vain and Im very sad cause I can run every other game fine ( with adjstments to settings) and I love Batman . i5 3330 Gtx970 16gb Ram win 7. 1080p Normal,Low,Normal on,on,off,off,Trilinear and gameworks off

[JKeift]

Originally posted by TopperHarley:

I appreciate your time in putting this page together but after trying all those suggestions above I still get stutter/hitching at 60 gliding and driving.Gliding is the worse. I've played the ps4 version and Im told it runs at 30 but my word it runs smooth. 30 on my pc isnt very playable. The stutters are gone but it's laggy and slow . I've tried every fix in vain and Im very sad cause I can run every other game fine ( with adjstments to settings) and I love Batman . i5 3330 Gtx970 16gb Ram win 7. 1080p Normal,Low,Normal on,on,off,off,Trilinear and gameworks off

Have you tried forcing triple buffering? Use the Nvidia Control Panel to force v-sync and triple buffering on the game. That is likely to fix the FPS dips related to gliding and the Batmobile.

[TopperHarley]

Originally posted by JKeift:

Originally posted by TopperHarley:

I appreciate your time in putting this page together but after trying all those suggestions above I still get stutter/hitching at 60 gliding and driving.Gliding is the worse. I've played the ps4 version and Im told it runs at 30 but my word it runs smooth. 30 on my pc isnt very playable. The stutters are gone but it's laggy and slow . I've tried every fix in vain and Im very sad cause I can run every other game fine ( with adjstments to settings) and I love Batman . i5 3330 Gtx970 16gb Ram win 7. 1080p Normal,Low,Normal on,on,off,off,Trilinear and gameworks off

Have you tried forcing triple buffering? Use the Nvidia Control Panel to force v-sync and triple buffering on the game. That is likely to fix the FPS dips related to gliding and the Batmobile.

Yes and didnt help with issue. thanks

[Charlie]

Originally posted by sidewinder_G:

You should also find and include Kaldaien's fixes for RAM and performance in the post above.

His fix was designed to be used pre-patch; since then there have been multiple patches that alter how the game handles texture streaming - You can use his tool but you'd probably find it runs worse.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by TopperHarley:

I appreciate your time in putting this page together but after trying all those suggestions above I still get stutter/hitching at 60 gliding and driving.Gliding is the worse. I've played the ps4 version and Im told it runs at 30 but my word it runs smooth. 30 on my pc isnt very playable. The stutters are gone but it's laggy and slow . I've tried every fix in vain and Im very sad cause I can run every other game fine ( with adjstments to settings) and I love Batman . i5 3330 Gtx970 16gb Ram win 7. 1080p Normal,Low,Normal on,on,off,off,Trilinear and gameworks off

Have you tried moving the game to a faster drive/doing a defrag (if on a HDD) as it can help a lot with texture streaming performance.

Also check to make sure your PC isn't in any type of power saving mode; I left it in that once and you'd be surprised at how much more it stutters.

[TopperHarley]

Originally posted by GhostMotley:

Originally posted by TopperHarley:

I appreciate your time in putting this page together but after trying all those suggestions above I still get stutter/hitching at 60 gliding and driving.Gliding is the worse. I've played the ps4 version and Im told it runs at 30 but my word it runs smooth. 30 on my pc isnt very playable. The stutters are gone but it's laggy and slow . I've tried every fix in vain and Im very sad cause I can run every other game fine ( with adjstments to settings) and I love Batman . i5 3330 Gtx970 16gb Ram win 7. 1080p Normal,Low,Normal on,on,off,off,Trilinear and gameworks off

Have you tried moving the game to a faster drive/doing a defrag (if on a HDD) as it can help a lot with texture streaming performance.

Also check to make sure your PC isn't in any type of power saving mode; I left it in that once and you'd be surprised at how much more it stutters.

Ya I moved it from my 7200 hard drive to my ssd and the only difference was there was less texture pop ins but problem was still there. My pc is set at always on so no power saving options turned on.

[LookWhatICanDo]

i got the premium edition yesterday and today i started playing the game but after 5-10 min of playing the game crashed to the desktop with a message!!

[TopperHarley]

Originally posted by Jacqueline:

i got the premium edition yesterday and today i started playing the game but after 5-10 min of playing the game crashed to the desktop with a message!!
http://imgur.com/4uIKLkN

I wouldn't click on this , user is private. I got hacked before on Steam. Not nice. Why cant you just type your error msg?

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Jacqueline:

i got the premium edition yesterday and today i started playing the game but after 5-10 min of playing the game crashed to the desktop with a message!!
http://imgur.com/4uIKLkN

MSVCR100.dll is corrupt; reinstall vcredist 2010 located in
\steamapps\common\Batman Arkham Knight\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2010
Install both files

[LookWhatICanDo]

TopperHarley,i put my profile just for friends only but noth that i;m a hacker or somekind.I've lost an account 7 years ago and that made me take some decisions about my profile.i've taken a picture of the error to show it on the WB forums and posted it here to,in hope that enyone can help me.
the error message is

Rendering thread exception:
Fatal error!
BUILD_JULY_2012 1131609 07-01-2015 16:36.11 Game
Address=0x2ea58a5c(filename not found) [in C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll]
Address=0x6c3b14f1(filename not found ) [inC:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSVCR100.dll]
Address = 0x45361514(filename not found)[in D:\STEAM\\steamapps\common\Batman Arkham knight\Binaries\Win64\BatmanAK.exe(this message here x9 times)
Address=0x312313d2(filename not found) [in C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.dll]
Address=0x317954e4(filename not found) [in C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll]
Address=0x317954e4(filename not found) [in C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll]........







damn man i've had to right it down manualy...this is the error,it apears in a window.if u whant i will put the post i did to WB comunity

[TopperHarley]

The thing I've noticed about this game is the high cpu usage when capped to 60 ingame. I have an i5 3330 3.00Ghz which is above min and it runs at around 70-90 % and when game hitches then it hits close to 100%. When I run game on 30 cap my cpu never goes above 70 and there are no hitches. When I change my resolution to the lowest settings the cpu still hits close to 100% (60 Cap) during hitching!! What gives?? Am I doomed not to play this game at 60 with my cpu??? Time to move on me thinks...