For anyone crashing upon Start-up

[Hammie]

This only works if you run an Nvidia gpu:

If you run NMS and crash straight to desktop within a few seconds of startup with no crash dump file or error window, this is likely the cause, and the fix to the issue:

NVidia recently pushed some corrupted files for NGX, which was leading to games like NMS, and Satisfactory to crash upon startup. You receive these files even if you havent updated your gpu driver recently, or even use the NGX software. So if you're running Nvidia gpu and having crashing issues - going to C:\\ProgramData\Nvidia and deleting the NGX folder will fix this issue.

Hope this helps!

[maestro]

NGX itself I find highly annoying and I refuse to use it.

It wants to set some bizarre settings on some games, and it automatically, without asking me, overrides settings I had set in games, and that to me is a complete deal-breaker.

So I always recommend *NOT* using NGX for this reason.

Just manually do your game settings. You'll be happier, and better yet, you'll avoid crap like this happening.

[Hammie]

I dont use it personally and i still ended up with the files and the problem lol

[john2910]

that fixed it thx

[Zeø]

Originally posted by Peaches:

This only works if you run an Nvidia gpu:

If you run NMS and crash straight to desktop within a few seconds of startup with no crash dump file or error window, this is likely the cause, and the fix to the issue:

NVidia recently pushed some corrupted files for NGX, which was leading to games like NMS, and Satisfactory to crash upon startup. You receive these files even if you havent updated your gpu driver recently, or even use the NGX software. So if you're running Nvidia gpu and having crashing issues - going to C:\\ProgramData\Nvidia and deleting the NGX folder will fix this issue.

Hope this helps!

also fixed mine... thanks

[JByteX404]

Originally posted by Peaches:

This only works if you run an Nvidia gpu:

If you run NMS and crash straight to desktop within a few seconds of startup with no crash dump file or error window, this is likely the cause, and the fix to the issue:

NVidia recently pushed some corrupted files for NGX, which was leading to games like NMS, and Satisfactory to crash upon startup. You receive these files even if you havent updated your gpu driver recently, or even use the NGX software. So if you're running Nvidia gpu and having crashing issues - going to C:\\ProgramData\Nvidia and deleting the NGX folder will fix this issue.

Hope this helps!

Can Confirm. This solved it. Probably will solve issues in my other games as well.

[BraveCaperCat]

Some moderator out there should pin this discussion.

[EliteTrooper32]

Originally posted by Peaches:

This only works if you run an Nvidia gpu:

If you run NMS and crash straight to desktop within a few seconds of startup with no crash dump file or error window, this is likely the cause, and the fix to the issue:

NVidia recently pushed some corrupted files for NGX, which was leading to games like NMS, and Satisfactory to crash upon startup. You receive these files even if you havent updated your gpu driver recently, or even use the NGX software. So if you're running Nvidia gpu and having crashing issues - going to C:\\ProgramData\Nvidia and deleting the NGX folder will fix this issue.

Hope this helps!

Where do I search for this file, I don't see it

[Hammie]

Originally posted by EliteTrooper32:

Originally posted by Peaches:

This only works if you run an Nvidia gpu:

If you run NMS and crash straight to desktop within a few seconds of startup with no crash dump file or error window, this is likely the cause, and the fix to the issue:

NVidia recently pushed some corrupted files for NGX, which was leading to games like NMS, and Satisfactory to crash upon startup. You receive these files even if you havent updated your gpu driver recently, or even use the NGX software. So if you're running Nvidia gpu and having crashing issues - going to C:\\ProgramData\Nvidia and deleting the NGX folder will fix this issue.

Hope this helps!

Where do I search for this file, I don't see it

Make sure you're in the ProgramDATA folder, and not ProgramFiles, programDATA is a hidden folder, so you'll need to enable seeing hidden files and folders if its not enabled. If you run an nvidia card, and installed an nvidia driver, then you should definitely have an nvidia folder in the ProgramDATA folder, if that folder is missing, then im not sure whats going on on your end :(

[desmoflex]

you saved my day :) should be a sticky!

[AussieJohn65]

Can agree - thought the game was broken for VR. Saw many many tips and tricks to get it to work - all were work arounds at best - and broke other games by changing system graphic settings. Tried this one and BINGO - it worked and Im in VR again - agree tghis should be a sticky for any VR user.

[Zarquon]

idk how you worked this out but thank you.

I had 44 hours post worlds 2, with the NGX folder existing. Then today was faced with this crash on start-up and your fix worked.

I'm also able to build now, which has been a bug since the update

[Noop]

2025 and people still dont understand that nvidia experience is trash and you should not use it ever.

[themrmer]

This worked for me as well. I've had issues with a few other games over the last day or two so I'll have to go test and see if this may be the culprit there as well. Much appreciated.

[Zarquon]

Originally posted by Noop:

2025 and people still dont understand that nvidia experience is trash and you should not use it ever.

you don't need to have installed nvidia experience for this. I didn't have it installed and still got NGX

[Noop]

That's very weird, I have an nvidia GPU too and 0 issues and I do update my drivers regulary, just manually. But yea fair if it happens without it too, I still recommend not using experience cuz it legit sucks.