Witcher 3 Wild hunt crashes at startup

[Ionas_Elate]

Hi!

I'm running the game via gog and started it via steam for inhome streaming (worked like charm until one month ago) ...
When i run it now it crashes right at the start (when i open it via steam).
when i run it out of the explorer it starts without any problem.
It creates this error report:

Red Engine Crash Log
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Build: Not Set [ Compiled Oct 14 2015 ]

User: Jonas Bötsch

Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error reading location 0xffffffff

Crashed Thread:

Thread ID: 12552

callstack:
OverlayHookD3D3() + 0xd780 - <Unknown File>(0)
OverlayHookD3D3() + 0xd6ba - <Unknown File>(0)
OverlayHookD3D3() + 0x14c24 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreCreateLayeredDevice() + 0x7c1 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreCreateLayeredDevice() + 0xe84 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreCreateDevice() + 0x50c - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain() + 0x383 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CreateDevice() + 0x5c - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CreateDevice() + 0xd3 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x2bc0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7c7ad - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7bdae - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7c0b9 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0xbf8a7 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xa09 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x3897d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xe0d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x120c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x22d0f8 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

Debug Information
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Commandline: "A:\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe"

Thread ID: 13272

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb64d37 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2528

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5624

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12676

callstack:
recvfrom() + 0x1a8 - <Unknown File>(0)
recvfrom() + 0xd7 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::IGalaxy::IGalaxy() + 0x19b10b - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::IGalaxy::IGalaxy() + 0x19b1c9 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::IGalaxy::IGalaxy() + 0x19b161 - <Unknown File>(0)
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 13112

callstack:
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6160

callstack:
recvfrom() + 0x1a8 - <Unknown File>(0)
recvfrom() + 0xd7 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x355013 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x3550d1 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x355069 - <Unknown File>(0)
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12260

callstack:
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12276

callstack:
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x38a7a3 - <Unknown File>(0)
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12892

callstack:
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x389522 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x7f6a3 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x1fc609 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x38a7a3 - <Unknown File>(0)
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6556

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12604

callstack:
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x45ad - <Unknown File>(0)
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x48a6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12632

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11668

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 708

callstack:
GetScrollBarInfo() + 0x1dd - <Unknown File>(0)
MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx() + 0x2e - <Unknown File>(0)
Ordinal9() + 0x1d96 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11932

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 1552

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6748

callstack:
NiGetApexSDK() + 0x1325e0 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 8568

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11816

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 12740

callstack:
recvfrom() + 0x1a8 - <Unknown File>(0)
recvfrom() + 0xd7 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x355013 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x3550d1 - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::GalaxyFactory::ResetInstance() + 0x355069 - <Unknown File>(0)
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11424

callstack:
beginthreadex() + 0x107 - <Unknown File>(0)
endthreadex() + 0x192 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11364

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 13268

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5888

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 11396

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 10692

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb23de - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5468

callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x7ef6e3 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x7ef79c - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5280

callstack:
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x7ef6e3 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x7ef79c - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 1476

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb7a230 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234e07 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>::Prepend() + 0x234fae - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

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Do you know, what i can do?

Thanks a lot!

[Cheez-It]

The exact same thing is happing to me to. plays fine on GOG but now crashes on steam.
let me know if you fine an answer to this problem.

[Ionas_Elate]

I found the answer! You have to disable the Game-Overlay option in GOG (Witcher).
Its a plugin that shows achievements ingame and it doesnt work with inhome streaming. :-) I just contacted CD and they gave me the solution just 24h later :-)