(I gave up) 0xc000007b Win11 - Tried EVERY known fix.

[Mr. Jay]

EDIT AND ATTENTION:
I have given up on the game.
I'm not technical enough to work all this.
I hate computers really, and I just wanna casually play my games.
I only have games on my computer to mod what I can't do on a console.
Otherwise this is a music making machine and I care more about that than gaming.
I'm done here, I tried, and I'm wasting too much time trying to fix this one game, precious hours of my life I won't get back.
I'd rather spend the future on doing something else.
I never wanted to go to this depth just to get a video game to work.
But thank you all for your suggestions regardless.
Have a nice day everyone.


(Don't wanna force to 32bit 'cause csp)

I've tried everything everyone suggested on multiple reddit posts and race department posts, and in steam discussions, as well as clean installing the game and trying all the fixes 100% vanilla, deleting the folder in documents, getting the net framework and c++ fixes, running as admin, making sure my resolution is correct both in configs and game settings, replacing the xinput files in system32, and when I had content manager prior to all this testing I did in vanilla, I did link it to steam and the right folder path.

I get the error on content manager and it just throws me into the menu again when I launch via the steam launcher.

Tried these fixes and the asc.exe still gives me the error when I run it as an admin.
Nothing. Works.
I see plenty of youtubers still playing the game with many graphics mods but I can't even get it to run on vanilla, despite having rtx 3080 and intel core i7 12 core cpu and plenty of ssd storage.

Edit: When launching via vanilla which you need to do before using content manager, it just loads and throws me to the menu again.
Tried all fixes to this too, even after getting rid of cm and trying the same things in vanilla.

Is this where I give up?

[Sassanid]

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

Is this where I give up?

Is it an option to just downgrade to Win10? I'm always hearing people having problems with it when it comes to some games, AC included

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by Fret:

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

Is this where I give up?

Is it an option to just downgrade to Win10? I'm always hearing people having problems with it when it comes to some games, AC included

This PC came with Win11 when it was built, and also as a musician and artist certain programs I use require the latest OS to work with my hardware so regardless it would not.
I see how it could work for those who have the option but for my sake, I sadly can't go back because I'm not as much a gamer as I am an artist locked behind the strict bounds of both my hard and software.

But thank you for the suggestion regardless.

Also thank you for keeping a polite tone by the way.

I expected to be tossed into a pit and spit on by how many times I've been scolded for asking for help on forums.
Truth is I'm just not very tech savvy and just wanna enjoy my games the way I enjoy them but a lot of people can't accept that and get mad when I ask any questions. :)

[Johnny Speed]

I don't know anything about Windows 11...but is there some kind of compatability mode or something you can use? Like in properties or something, run it in Windows 7 mode? Does that exist in W11?

[Sassanid]

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

Originally posted by Fret:

Is it an option to just downgrade to Win10? I'm always hearing people having problems with it when it comes to some games, AC included

This PC came with Win11 when it was built, and also as a musician and artist certain programs I use require the latest OS to work with my hardware so regardless it would not.
I see how it could work for those who have the option but for my sake, I sadly can't go back because I'm not as much a gamer as I am an artist locked behind the strict bounds of both my hard and software.

But thank you for the suggestion regardless.

Also thank you for keeping a polite tone by the way.

I expected to be tossed into a pit and spit on by how many times I've been scolded for asking for help on forums.
Truth is I'm just not very tech savvy and just wanna enjoy my games the way I enjoy them but a lot of people can't accept that and get mad when I ask any questions. :)

No worries mate. In general you'll find sim racers are a bit more mature than your average gamers, but only a bit!

From the limited research I've done online, it seems many people are successfully running AC with Win11, so it looks like it's most likely a settings or software issue, not just Win11 not being compatible.

Firstly, do a file integrity check of AC in Steam and make sure there's no corrupt files. See if anything is replaced.

One reason many people can't launch AC and get thrown back in to the menu is mis-match of windows-AC resolution, which using CM to set resolution before launching has seemed to work for some, but you say you've already tried that.

Also make sure you've downloaded the 64bit versions C++ (https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x64.exe)

Lastly I would try turning off any windows gaming mode options. In Win10, I click on the windows icon bottom left, then settings, and search for "gaming mode". Not sure if Win11 has this on by default too but worth a check.

lastly, I'm sure you already have but make sure you have the latest version of CSP installed, 0.1.79, as older versions might cause issues.

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by Fret:

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

This PC came with Win11 when it was built, and also as a musician and artist certain programs I use require the latest OS to work with my hardware so regardless it would not.
I see how it could work for those who have the option but for my sake, I sadly can't go back because I'm not as much a gamer as I am an artist locked behind the strict bounds of both my hard and software.

But thank you for the suggestion regardless.

Also thank you for keeping a polite tone by the way.

I expected to be tossed into a pit and spit on by how many times I've been scolded for asking for help on forums.
Truth is I'm just not very tech savvy and just wanna enjoy my games the way I enjoy them but a lot of people can't accept that and get mad when I ask any questions. :)

No worries mate. In general you'll find sim racers are a bit more mature than your average gamers, but only a bit! :awyea:

From the limited research I've done online, it seems many people are successfully running AC with Win11, so it looks like it's most likely a settings or software issue, not just Win11 not being compatible.

Firstly, do a file integrity check of AC in Steam and make sure there's no corrupt files. See if anything is replaced.

One reason many people can't launch AC and get thrown back in to the menu is mis-match of windows-AC resolution, which using CM to set resolution before launching has seemed to work for some, but you say you've already tried that.

Also make sure you've downloaded the 64bit versions C++ (https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x64.exe)

Lastly I would try turning off any windows gaming mode options. In Win10, I click on the windows icon bottom left, then settings, and search for "gaming mode". Not sure if Win11 has this on by default too but worth a check.

lastly, I'm sure you already have but make sure you have the latest version of CSP installed, 0.1.79, as older versions might cause issues.

Yes for CSP I paid for the preview with the rain effects.
Reason being I'd try recording some things with it for fun.
So I think I got 0.1.80 preview.

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by Johnny Speed:

I don't know anything about Windows 11...but is there some kind of compatability mode or something you can use? Like in properties or something, run it in Windows 7 mode? Does that exist in W11?

Windows 11 has compatibility mode settings.
However it does not work for AC.
It worked for other broken games only it made them stutter a lot and not fun to play.
Thank you for the suggestion though. :)

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by Fret:

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

This PC came with Win11 when it was built, and also as a musician and artist certain programs I use require the latest OS to work with my hardware so regardless it would not.
I see how it could work for those who have the option but for my sake, I sadly can't go back because I'm not as much a gamer as I am an artist locked behind the strict bounds of both my hard and software.

But thank you for the suggestion regardless.

Also thank you for keeping a polite tone by the way.

I expected to be tossed into a pit and spit on by how many times I've been scolded for asking for help on forums.
Truth is I'm just not very tech savvy and just wanna enjoy my games the way I enjoy them but a lot of people can't accept that and get mad when I ask any questions. :)

No worries mate. In general you'll find sim racers are a bit more mature than your average gamers, but only a bit! :awyea:

From the limited research I've done online, it seems many people are successfully running AC with Win11, so it looks like it's most likely a settings or software issue, not just Win11 not being compatible.

Firstly, do a file integrity check of AC in Steam and make sure there's no corrupt files. See if anything is replaced.

One reason many people can't launch AC and get thrown back in to the menu is mis-match of windows-AC resolution, which using CM to set resolution before launching has seemed to work for some, but you say you've already tried that.

Also make sure you've downloaded the 64bit versions C++ (https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/5/165255E7-1014-4D0A-B094-B6A430A6BFFC/vcredist_x64.exe)

Lastly I would try turning off any windows gaming mode options. In Win10, I click on the windows icon bottom left, then settings, and search for "gaming mode". Not sure if Win11 has this on by default too but worth a check.

lastly, I'm sure you already have but make sure you have the latest version of CSP installed, 0.1.79, as older versions might cause issues.

I validated the game files, two were replaced it said but nothing was fixed.
Issue remains the same. :)

[ling.speed]

1) try different CSP versions. Some may crash. 179 should be good but check older for example 1.60 ... the sky might be wonky if you are using sol, but if it launches it could help nail whats wrong. Speking of sol/pure try uninstalling them.

2) disable as much mods as possible, especially apps.

3) disable CSP (keeping other mods disable too) and run the game from original launcher***, press drive and when it goes back to menu look into documents->assetto corsa->logs for log.txt , upload to pastebin or somewhere and post a link here.

Since the game does not run at all it seems forget about CSP for a moment and try getting the game running in as close to original state as possible... when that works, all the mods should be free to install back.

Other things to try:

- disable as much background apps as you can, HUB/monitoring/overlay etc. before running the game.
- *clean* reinstall GPU drivers... and i do mean CLEAN. you can google how to do it, for example with DDU.
- try running the game from another (preferably fresh/clean) user account.


***- ps: you have to disable CSP first in CM, turn off CM, then run original launcher, as CSP is still gets used otherwise.

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by ling.speed:

1) try different CSP versions. Some may crash. 179 should be good but check older for example 1.60 ... the sky might be wonky if you are using sol, but if it launches it could help nail whats wrong. Speking of sol/pure try uninstalling them.

2) disable as much mods as possible, especially apps.

3) disable CSP (keeping other mods disable too) and run the game from original launcher***, press drive and when it goes back to menu look into documents->assetto corsa->logs for log.txt , upload to pastebin or somewhere and post a link here.

Since the game does not run at all it seems forget about CSP for a moment and try getting the game running in as close to original state as possible... when that works, all the mods should be free to install back.

Other things to try:

- disable as much background apps as you can, HUB/monitoring/overlay etc. before running the game.
- *clean* reinstall GPU drivers... and i do mean CLEAN. you can google how to do it, for example with DDU.
- try running the game from another (preferably fresh/clean) user account.


***- ps: you have to disable CSP first in CM, turn off CM, then run original launcher, as CSP is still gets used otherwise.

All of this I have already tried with no success.
As mentioned game didn't even launch in full vanilla after fully uninstalling all custom content.
Using a fresh user on my pc did not work either.
It just threw me back to the race menu after loading a few seconds every time I clicked start.

[ling.speed]

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

All of this I have already tried with no success.

So what did people say about your logs?

[Johnny Speed]

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

Originally posted by Johnny Speed:

I don't know anything about Windows 11...but is there some kind of compatability mode or something you can use? Like in properties or something, run it in Windows 7 mode? Does that exist in W11?

Windows 11 has compatibility mode settings.
However it does not work for AC.
It worked for other broken games only it made them stutter a lot and not fun to play.
Thank you for the suggestion though. :)

Bummer, I was hoping you would say "YES!! Thanks man" oh well. I did see your post on Rcaedepartment...did anyone chime in with ideas? Like Ling.speed asked..any thoughts on the log files?

[Johnny Speed]

Did you delete content manager from here? "C:\Users\yourpc\AppData\Local\AcTools Content Manager" if not...it is still running even though you are launching vanilla. Of course I am on windows 7...not sure how 11 sets up it's file system.

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by ling.speed:

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

All of this I have already tried with no success.

So what did people say about your logs?

There are no logs. I go to documents/Assetto Cora/Logs and all I see is launcher.log, launcher_controllers.log and launcher_debug.log.
All files that refuse to open.
This is becoming way too technical and advanced for someone like me.
I'm very much not tech savvy and very much a casual game enjoying man.
I play for fun, not even often enough to call myself a gamer.

Edit: I can confirm it all worked fine on my old computer few years ago and I do not remember the Windows version it had.
It has since exploded.

[Mr. Jay]

Originally posted by Johnny Speed:

Did you delete content manager from here? "C:\Users\yourpc\AppData\Local\AcTools Content Manager" if not...it is still running even though you are launching vanilla. Of course I am on windows 7...not sure how 11 sets up it's file system.

That was among earlier things I tried.
Still no success.
I get the error too when I click the ac.exe file.

[ling.speed]

Originally posted by Jay Draugr/Brain in a CRT:

Originally posted by ling.speed:

So what did people say about your logs?

There are no logs. I go to documents/Assetto Cora/Logs and all I see is launcher.log, launcher_controllers.log and launcher_debug.log.
All files that refuse to open.

Oh tahts very important thou, the fact that the game does not even start. Problem thou i havent really heard about case that broken.... The fact that the launcher creates logs and game does not mean the usual issue of privilages is not a case here...

There is a small chance you have logging disabled in CM, but thats off by default.

So assuming logs do try to be created but games bug out before that happens. It narrows it down mostly to some internal windows drivers (like the framework you mentioned reinstalling) or some aplication trying to inject itself into the game and failing (or straight blocking it). Stuff like Antivirus, some fancy recording/HUB/pc control software etc.

Logs are created as the very first thing while the game loads, so its really stopping at the first possible step, before graphics are loaded, before, controller initialization, before it sees the configuration files, etc.

You can probably think of it like something actively blocking the game not a game bug that crashes it.