New fix found for Bioshock crash on windows 10

[Chris Solomon]

I really haven;t touched BS in a while. certainly not since my upgrade to windows 10. so imagine my surprise when BS started up the first time, but not the second, and also would not save my settings. oh and i forgot to mention the hanging and crashes on exit. well, a look in the windows event viewer, showed this crash:

Faulting application name: bioshock.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x474f5a3a
Faulting module name: bioshock.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x474f5a3a
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0058f1d5
Faulting process id: 0x2a04
Faulting application start time: 0x01d22775242bf96f
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\Bioshock\Builds\Release\bioshock.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\Bioshock\Builds\Release\bioshock.exe
Report Id: a2a6ca48-da19-4546-ae41-f758bb46f460
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

after numerous attempts at getting BS to run, I eventually caught this event:

Faulting application name: GameBarPresenceWriter.exe, version: 10.0.14393.0, time stamp: 0x57899bd6
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.14393.206, time stamp: 0x57dac931
Exception code: 0xc0000374
Fault offset: 0x00000000000f73f3
Faulting process id: 0x2c50
Faulting application start time: 0x01d22775361c2f49
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: d74073bc-5b8f-408f-b166-760c422bbff7
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

The Game bar is one on Windows 10's new features, that among other things, allows Game DVR and screen caps. could this be the cause? to sum it up, YES it is. this time it isn't steam, 2k or the video drivers fault. This time the fault lies entirely with Micro$oft.

to fix get B$ to run go to cortana and type "xbox". select the xbox trusted store app. now select the gear from the icon list on th left side of the xbox app. this will bring up the settings menu. now select the Game DVR tab.now, turn off the option(s) to take screenshots and video of your games. close the XBOX app, and your done. BS should load and play just fine now

[N0P3]

I was, honest to God, thinking this might be an issue; now, I have to try this out; hopefully, wish it works. I'll do my best to get back here and post my experience elaborating if necessary.

Thanks for the tip regardless of how it turns out for my case.

Update:
- Opened XBox App, went to settings (DVR) and disabled recording and screen shots options.
- Steam Overlay and Desktop Game Theater are disabled
- Start up parameters for the BioShock executable are no Desktop UI scaling


File specifics
Game Executable location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Remastered\Build\Final\Bioshock.exe

right click game .exe, select properties then compatibility tab check Disable display scaling.
Note: still trying out a few other things right now - I'll be back.

[EnydKassius]

Hey, I really need your help, I installed the game about three or four times. and none has worked for me.

First I got an error as soon as I entered the game and it didn't let me do anything. I had windows 10, so I thought it was suddenly because of the operating system. I looked for countless videos and blogs where they could give me some solution, I tried everything and there I was not allowed to enter the game.

I decided to format my computer and install the factory version of it to Windows 8.1, I reinstalled the game, this time I went in and I could "start a game" since I barely finished the first scene of the game I went to the main screen some . I did the same process of starting the game twice and none worked for me. So I decided to look for a video or something that could help me.

What happened next was something I don't know what happened. Literally, only the game faded and my computer crashed. I can't find a clear solution and I don't know what to do after so many attempts.

[N0P3]

Originally posted by EnydKassius:

Hey, I really need your help...

What GPU are you using and how much system RAM do you have --is it a desktop or laptop. Are your graphics drivers up to date? The basic system spec information for your current hardware would help tremendously in getting you assistance.

[Chris Solomon]

for display issues with the latest win10 (1903) including scaling issues, try this from the programs compatibility properties menu:

press the change high dpi button
on the new menu that comes up put a tick in the first checkbox
then on the first combo box select "I open the program"
next put a tick in the second checkbox, and then in the second combox, select "system (enhaced)"

in the main compatibility menu try clicking the option "Disable fullscreen optimizations"
and of course you could also try using the run as administrator option