If you’ve ever been deep into Elden Ring only to be hit with a sudden error code, you know how frustrating it can be. Whether it’s connection problems, failed logins, or random crashes, these issues can pull you right out of the adventure. The good news is that most of them are easy to fix once you know what’s causing them. In this blog, we’ll go over the most common Elden Ring error codes and quick, reliable ways to get you back into the game fast.
Update Your Graphics Driver:
As a first step click on the search box and type in device manager here you have to click on device manager after that click on display adapters then choose your specific graphics card right click and choose update driver here you have to click on search automatically for drivers then click on close and close the windows this method is not always sufficient if the problem hasn’t been solved yet download the latest driver from the internet open a web browser and type in the model of your graphics card but in the description you can find the links to download drivers for all sorts of video cards and download the driver I have an Nvidia graphics card so I’ll click here you have to click on the download now button and wait until it downloads the download has been finished then start the installer click on the agree and install button log in the Nvidia app then click on the drivers and click on search for software updates the software finds any updates then download it after that close the Nvidia application and restart your computer to try to start the game.
Adjust Graphics Settings:
Now if that didn’t work click on the search box and type in graphics settings click on Graphics settings search your games in the list if you can’t find the game you’re looking for then use the browse button to add the startup file of the game I created a file called game for this video Don’t Let It confuse you choose the game and click on the options button and select high performance mode and then save and now you can close the window.
Verify Game Files on Steam:
Start up steam click on the library and search for the game I created a file called game for this video so don’t let that confuse you right click on it and choose properties click on the installed files then click on the verify Integrity of game files button wait until it finishes when it’s ready click on the browser button then right click on the game application and click properties click on compatibility tab take in the run this program in compatibility mode try Windows 7 and Windows 8 mode and take in the disable full screen optimizations as well the run this program as administrator function doesn’t always work if it’s enabled it might cause the game not to start but try it anyway I only recommend the run in 640×480 resolution in the worst case scenario as it significantly decreases the resolution quality click on apply and okay and finally you’re ready to play the game.
Install Required System Files:
If that didn’t work open a web browser open up the two websites indicated in the description on the first website you can download direct X make sure to hit the accept the license button and the installer starts if it’s ready click on the Finish button after that click on the other site and you can download here the visual files scroll down here you can see three files please down download all of them if the download has been finished install these files you have to accept the license and click on the install button if you failed to install one of these files please don’t be worried it may not support the processor the other files will definitely work click on close install the further files accept the license and click the install button click on close and repeat this process with the last installer and restart start your computer.
Check for Windows Updates:
Click on the search box and type in updates. Click on the Check for updates button. After that, click on Check for updates. If the search has found any updates, then download them. If the download has finished, then restart your computer.
Disable Startup Apps:
Right-click on the taskbar and open the task manager, then click on Startup apps. Disable the apps that you don’t use all the time, and then close the task manager and restart your computer.
Add Game to Security Exclusions:
Click on the search box and type in Windows Security. Click on Windows Security, choose Virus and threat protection now, click on manage settings, scroll down, click on add or remove exclusions, add the folder of the game by clicking on the add an exclusion button, and try to start the game.
Allow Game Through Firewall:
Click on the search box and type in firewall click on allow an app through Windows Firewall and click on change settings search for the game if you don’t find the game then add it by clicking on the allow another app button and add a game I created a file called game for this video enable the game and the private and public network and then click on Okay
Run System File Check:
Click on the search box and type in CMD. Right-click on CMD and run it as administrator. Type in sfc SL scan. Now this will restore the corrupted files in the system. Wait for the process to complete. It may take a while. When it’s ready, then close the window and restart your computer.
Conclusion:
And that’s it. These are the steps to fix all game errors and make sure your Elden Ring runs properly again. Try all the solutions one by one, and after finishing all the steps, restart your computer and launch the game to see if the problem is solved.