Find out how you can fix regular in-game Monster Hunter Wilds crashing on a Windows PC in this troubleshooting guide. Does your MHW game keep crashing all the time? If it does, you might be able fix that in-game crashing by applying the potential fixes below.
Matthew Adams
Monster Hunter Wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds has had plenty of rave reviews, but some players have reported that the game frequently crashes. For example, an MHW player said this on Steam, “So boys, me and my friend who play that game (Monster Hunter Wilds) do have a problem… Now every few minutes like 15-30 that game just crashes.” Regular in-game crashing is ruining Monster Hunter Wilds for some players. This is how you can fix regular in-game Monster Hunter Wilds crashing on a Windows PC.
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1) Turn Off Frame Generation Mode
2) Adjust In-Game Settings
3) Update the Driver For AMD/NVIDIA GPUs
4) Increase Virtual Memory Allocation
5) Disable the High-Resolution Texture Pack
6) Set the Game to Run in Compatibility Mode With Admin Rights
7) Other Possible Ways to Fix Monster Hunter Wilds Crashing
Turn Off Frame Generation Mode
Many players confirm turning off frame generation can fix Monster Hunter Wilds crashing. Although there is an in-game setting for that, changing the FrameGenerationMode config setting is recommended. This is how you can disable that setting:
- First, run the Steam game client.
- Click Library to view that tab.
- Right-click Monster Hunter Wilds to select Manage and Browse local files.
- Next, right-click config.ini to select the Open with context menu option and Notepad.
- Change the frame generation setting to FrameGenerationMode=Off.
- Finally, click on File in the menubar and select Save.
Adjust In-Game Settings
Some players might need to scale down in-game graphical settings to fix Monster Hunter Wilds crashing. To access graphical options, pause the game and select the settings tab. Then, set the options on the Graphics tab like this:
- Graphics settings: Medium
- Frame Generation: Disable
- Upscaling (Super-resolution imaging): Disable
- Upscaling Mode: Disable
- Upscaling Sharpness: Disable
- Motion Blur: Off
- SSSS Scattering: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- Variable Rate Shading: Off
The Frame Generation setting
Update the Driver For AMD/NVIDIA GPUs
Some users say they’ve fixed Monster Hunter Wilds crashing by updating their graphical drivers. For example, some users with AMD graphics cards have fixed this gaming issue by installing the optional AMD Adrenalin 25.2.1 driver update, which has new game support for Monster Hunter Wilds. Thus, updating your graphics driver is recommended because MHW is a new game. Our guide for updating graphical drivers includes instructions for applying this possible fix:
The NVIDIA graphics driver download page
Increase Virtual Memory Allocation
Increasing virtual memory allocation is another possible fix for Monster Hunter Wilds crashing some players confirm it has worked for them. Applying this potential resolution increases the amount of drive storage space allocated for virtual memory. Try increasing virtual memory allocation like this:
- Right-click the Start menu icon to select Run.
- Input sysdm.cpl inside Run to select OK.
- Click Advanced > Settings for performance.
- Next, select Advanced on the Performance Options window.
- Click the Change option.
- Deselect the checkbox for Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
The Advanced tab in Performance Options
- Select the Custom size radio button.
- Next, input a value in the Initial size box that’s 1.5x higher than your PC’s overall RAM total. If your PC has eight gigabytes of RAM, for example, input 12,288 (1.5 x 8,192) in the Initial box.
- Enter a value 2x higher than your PC’s total RAM in the Maximum size box.
The Virtual Memory window
- Select OK in the Virtual Memory window.
Disable the High-Resolution Texture Pack
Have you installed the high-resolution texture pack for Monster Hunter Wilds? If so, try removing that pack to enhance gaming performance. You can uninstall the high-resolution texture pack like this:
- Run Steam to open that software and select Library.
- Right-click Monster Hunter Wilds and select Properties.
- Click DLC to view that tab.
- Select the Monster Hunter Wilds – High-Resolution Texture Pack checkbox.
The Monster Hunter Wilds high-res texture pack
Set the Game to Run in Compatibility Mode With Admin Rights
Some players have confirmed tweaking compatibility settings can remedy Monster Hunter Wilds crashing. This means setting the game to run in compatibility mode with admin rights enabled. You can select those compatibility options like this:
- Go into your Steam Library tab.
- Next, click Monster Hunter Wilds with the right mouse button to select Manage and Browse local files.
- Right-click the Monster Hunter Wilds EXE file to select Properties and Compatibility.
- First, select Run this program in compatibility mode and Windows 8 or 7 within the platform selection menu for that option.
- Select Run this program as an administrator by clicking the checkbox for that setting.
The Compatibility tab
- To save everything selected, click on Apply > OK.
Other Possible Ways to Fix Monster Hunter Wilds Crashing
If Monster Hunter Wilds continues to crash, more troubleshooting methods might be worth trying. Try applying these additional possible fixes:
- Verify the files for the game as covered on this Steam page.
- Apply a clean boot to disable superfluous startup apps and programs.
- Disable any processor or GPU overclocking if you’ve applied any.
- Delete the CrashReport.exe and CrashReport.dll files in the Monster Hunter Wilds folder.
There are no guaranteed fixes for Monster Hunter Wilds crashing. However, the potential resolutions outlined above have resolved crashing issues for some MHW players. If you need more potential crashing fixes, consider sending a support ticket to the game’s help service from this Capcom page.
