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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Startup Issues & Black Screen Fix
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Open up your Task Manager by searching for it in your start menu search. In the Processes tab, make sure to end programs from running that could change your game files or show an overlay while playing the game. In our example, that would be CCleaner, GeForce Experience, Adobe applications, Discord, and Chrome.
Close 3rd-Party Processes
Open up your Task Manager by searching for it in your start menu search. In the Processes tab, make sure to end programs from running that could change your game files or show an overlay while playing the game. In our example, that would be CCleaner, GeForce Experience, Adobe applications, Discord, and Chrome.
Allow Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Through Firewall
Ensure your firewall and anti-virus application is not blocking parts of the software. Search for Firewall in your taskbar search to open up your Firewall & Network Protection system settings window. Select to Allow an app through firewall.
Select Change settings, search for the Yu-Gi-Oh
Select Change settings, search for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel application and make sure to check it. This will allow you to exclude the application from being blocked by your firewall and will, for some users prevent the issue.
Verify the Integrity of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Game Files
In case the problem persists, open up your Steam library. Right-click Master Duel and select Properties.
In the Local FIies tab, select Verify integrity of game files
In the Local FIies tab, select Verify integrity of game files. This will take a minute to redownload and replace any missing or corrupted game files.
Update Graphics Card Driver
Ensure your graphics card driver is up to date. For NVIDIA GPU users, we recommend using the GeForce Experience application. In the Drivers tab, click Download to download and install the newest driver automatically. After making these changes to your OS, you should restart your PC before relaunching Master Duel.
Adjust the Game Compatibility Options
Open up your File Explorer and navigate to the drive on which you saved the game: Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and here right-click the masterduel application and go to its Properties.
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.
Adjust the Windows Display Settings
Right-click your desktop and select 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.
Video walkthrough
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