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Fix Dying Light 2 Crashing & Startup Issues - Guide

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Ensure your game files are complete and current. Ensure that Dying Light 2 is not running in the background, and open up your Steam library. Right-click Dying Light 2 and select Properties. In the Local Files tab, select Verify integrity of game files. Redownloading and replacing any missing or corrupted game files will take a minute.

Verify Integrity of the Dying Light 2 Files

Ensure your game files are complete and current. Ensure that Dying Light 2 is not running in the background, and open up your Steam library. Right-click Dying Light 2 and select Properties.

Steam library > Dying Light 2 > Properties
Steam library > Dying Light 2 > Properties

In the Local Files tab, select Verify integrity of game files

In the Local Files tab, select Verify integrity of game files. Redownloading and replacing any missing or corrupted game files will take a minute.

Dying Light 2 Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity
Dying Light 2 Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity

Change the Dying Light 2 Compatibility Options

Open up your File Explorer and navigate to the drive on which you saved the game on Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Dying Light 2 > ph > work > bin > x64. Right-click the Dying Light Game .exe application and go to its Properties.

Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Dying Light 2 > ph > work > bin > x64
Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Dying Light 2 > ph > work > bin > x64

Ensure you’re in the Compatibility tab and select Disable Fullscreen Optimization…

Ensure you’re in the Compatibility tab and select Disable Fullscreen Optimizations and apply your changes.

Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for Dying Light 2
Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for Dying Light 2

Adjust the Windows Display Settings

Right-click your desktop and select Display Settings.

Adjust the Windows Display Settings
Adjust the Windows Display Settings

Ensure the scaling is set to 100% and that you’re using a normal native resolution

Ensure the scaling is set to 100% and that you’re using a normal native resolution. In your in-game graphics settings, make sure to set the window mode to Borderless Windowed.

Windows Settings > System > Display > Scale & Layout
Windows Settings > System > Display > Scale & Layout

End Resource-Intensive Tasks

Open up your Task Manager by searching for it in your start menu search. In the Processes tab, make sure to end the programs from running in the background, which could show an overlay while in-game. In my case, that would be Steam, GeForce Experience, or Discord. You should end CPU-intensive processes, such as Shadowplay and Adobe Applications, but make sure to only end the processes from running that you know won’t break your operating system.

Task Manager > Processes > End Task
Task Manager > Processes > End Task

Update Graphics Card Driver

Ensure your graphics driver is up to date. We suggest using the GeForce Experience application if you’re using an NVIDIA GPU, but you can also use the AMD driver suite. Depending on how frequently you update your GPU, this tweak can make the most significant difference. In the Drivers tab, simply click on Download and the application will automatically download and install the latest driver.

GeForce Experience > Drivers > Download
GeForce Experience > Drivers > Download

Windows Operating System Update

Search for Update to open up your Check for updates system settings window. Click on Check for updates, and after downloading the latest OS update, restart your PC.

Windows Settings > Windows Update
Windows Settings > Windows Update

Enable NVIDIA Image Scaling

If the problem is related to your system performance, you might need to lower your in-game graphics settings. If you’re using an NVIDIA graphics card, we suggest enabling NVIDIA Image Scaling, which will greatly increase your performance. To do so, you should use the GeForce Experience application. Navigate to your GeForce settings. Enable the Image Scaling option. This will boost your overall frame rates when playing a game on your PC.

GeForce Experience > General Settings > Image Scaling
GeForce Experience > General Settings > Image Scaling

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