How To Fix PC Crashing On Hogwarts Legacy

Lag, stutter, crashes, and such performance issues have become standard for AAA games, and Hogwarts Legacy is no exception. While Hogwarts Legacy will make its official release on PC on February 10, Deluxe Edition owners got the chance to play the game three days before its release. And while the initial impression is excellent, many players have reported severe crashes and performance issues with the Hogwarts Legacy PC version.

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How To Fix PC Crashing On Hogwarts Legacy

Warner Bros has addressed the Hogwarts Legacy performance issue on PC, and they have confirmed a fix through a day one patch that will release on February 10, 2023.

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If you still face performance issues even after installing the day one patch, here are the different troubleshooting steps you can use to fix the Hogwarts Legacy crashing issue.

Update Your Graphics Drivers 

With almost every major game release, we get a new graphics driver that syncs well with the game and allows it to utilize the GPU more efficiently to get the best performance.

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So, if you have any pending graphics driver updates, we recommend downloading and installing it and performing a reboot. Doing so will make your card ready for handling Hogwarts Legacy from a software point of view.

Graphics Settings Tweak

Installing the latest graphics driver doesn’t mean you will magically get a massive FPS boost and no crashes, even when using a low-end card with Hogwarts Legacy graphics settings maxed out. 

Issues like Thermal Throttling affect performance, but sometimes when your GPU is overused, and the temperature is more than it can handle, your PC will crash to keep the hardware safe. 

So to avoid that, set your graphics settings depending on your card. Disabling Ray Tracing and other such visual settings will help you fix crashes and performance issues.

Verify Games File Integrity 

Sometimes, a few game files get broken during the download process. This usually happens when you suddenly exit Steam or Epic Games, pause and resume the download multiple times.

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To fix it, you must verify the game files’ integrity using below steps:

• Open Steam 
• Select Library
• Navigate to Hogwarts Legacy 
• Right-click on the game and select the Properties option
• Next, select the Local Files tab 
• Now, click on “Verify Integrity of Game Files.” 

On Epic Games, you can go to Library, navigate to Hogwarts Legacy, click on the three vertical dots, select the Manage option and then Verify Files to check the files’ integrity.

If any game files are broken, you must reinstall Hogwarts Legacy.

Reinstall The Game

If Hogwarts Legacy is still crashing after trying the above fixes, it’s time to reinstall it. Sometimes, a fresh installation fixes most issues with any game, including Hogwarts Legacy. So it is worth trying out.

That concludes our guide on how to fix Hogwarts Legacy crashing on PC issue. For more on Hogwarts Legacy, keep reading The Games Cabin.