How to Fix Far Cry 6 Crashes on Launch Error

Far Cry 6 is one of the most hyped games of 2021 and it has finally released, however, not without its fair share of issues as many PC gamers are already struggling to launch the game without experiencing constant crashes at startup. One of these most common errors is the Far Cry 6 crashes on startup.

These issues are most likely caused by outdated graphics drivers that do not support the latest rendering libraries in Far Cry 6, or corrupted installation files.

This can also be caused by a lack of administrative privileges if you are trying to install the game on a standard user account. Fortunately, many of these potential issues have easy solutions which will be detailed throughout this article.

Reasons why Far Cry 6 crashes on startup

• Lack of administrator privileges: Sometimes background apps will interfere with the Boot of the game, which means that without sufficient permissions the game will not be able to launch.
• Files missing or corrupted during installation:  One of the most common causes of CTD comes from missing or corrupted files during game installation.
• Windows outdated: An outdated version of our operating system can also cause compatibility issues, which quite often result in failure to start or crashing on startup.
• Graphics drivers Outdated: Outdated graphics drivers commonly lead to a lot of issues like graphics not loading and also crashing. Therefore, it is crucial to make sure that the respective GPU drivers are up to date.
• Firewall and any third-party antivirus software: Many third-party antivirus software, as well as Windows firewalls and antivirus systems, may quarantine game executables and other programs essential for boot operation, causing them to fail to launch.

How to fix Far Cry 6 crashes on startup error?

Now that we have isolated the possible causes, we can start practicing the respective solutions to finally stop the Far Cey 6 crashes on startup error.

Run it as administrator

• To counter this potential issue, we will need to navigate to our Far Cry 6 games directory.
• In Epic games, The default location of the game library is » C:\Program Files\Epic Games\ «
• On Uplay, you can click on «Properties» in Far Cry 6 in your games library, which will show you the game's path location.

• After locating the game path, press the Windows key + R and enter the game path to get to the main directory.
• Finally, right click on «FarCry6.exe» and click on «Run as administrator»

Files missing or corrupted during installation

This is a common occurrence that affects many players. However, there is an easy way to check and re-download the missing files. The verification of the game integrity varies slightly depending on the client you downloaded the game on.

For Epic Games Launcher

• Navigate to your game library and locate Far Cry 6
• Click on the 3 dots at the bottom right to open settings, from there click on Check.
• Epic Games will begin verifying your game files and, if necessary, download/replace any corrupted or missing files. Once the verification process is complete, launch the game to see if it still crashes…

For U-Play

• Navigate to your game library

• At the bottom right of your games, click More Actions and then navigate to Check files, very file integrity from U-Play
• Uplay will then start verifying the game files and re-download any missing or corrupted game files if necessary, after which you can start the game and check if it crashes or not.

Update your Windows

Having an outdated operating system can cause a lot of compatibility issues that could be the main cause of crashes. Also, Far Cry 6 has Windows 10 64-bit (20H1) or better as a minimum requirement, otherwise it cannot be executed.

Therefore, having updated windows at least compiled (20H1) is crucial to prevent desktop failures.

If you are not sure what version of Windows you currently have, you can simply verify following these simple steps:

• Navigate to Windows Settings by pressing “CTRL + ESC” and typing settings in the search bar or simply pressing “Windows key + I”
• Then, through the Settings app, navigate to “Updates & Security.”

• From there, click “Windows Updates” in the left sidebar, then click “Check for updates”

• If there is any update available, Windows will notify you and install the updates on your system.
• Once the updates have been successfully installed, launch the game again to see if the issue is resolved.

Update your graphics drivers

Outdated graphics drivers can be the root cause of startup failures, as well as a host of other graphics loading related issues, so updating your GPU drivers is essential; luckily, both Nvidia as AMD released a day one patch for Far Cry 6 that increases performance and also fixes issues that could be potential causes of crashes.

Install updated graphics drivers

To update our drivers, we must first determine the manufacturer of our system drivers that we can do so with. Now that we know the manufacturer of our systems, we can proceed with updating the graphics drivers.

By visiting your respective manufacturer's websites, you can download the latest available drivers. The best way to install drivers is to uninstall them first, this can be done by

• Find and open the «“Device Manager” in the start menu
• Navigate to Display Adapters and uninstall graphics drivers

• Then download and install the latest drivers
• Finally, start Far Cry 6 to see if it fixed the crash

Windows Firewall and Third-Party Antivirus

Third-party antivirus software and even Windows' own firewalls and antivirus systems can be the reason why Far Cry 6 won't start or fails to start. There are two ways to fix this problem: completely disabling your firewalls, Windows and any third-party antivirus system.

For those who are not willing to compromise their security, they can create an exception in Windows firewalls for “Far Cry 6.exe","Epic Games" Y "Ubisoft Connect».

• To disable the Windows firewall, search for and open Windows security in the start menu

• From there, go to Firewall and network protection.

• Then click Allow an app through the firewall

• Search Far Cry 6.exe y Epic Games o Ubisoft connect, and allow them access via the checkboxes.

For third-party antivirus software

Similarly, if you do not decide to simply disable third of anti-virus software you will have to navigate through them and whitelist them Far Cry 6.exe y Epic Games o Ubisoft Connect.

Once you have disabled your firewalls and antivirus or created exceptions for Far Cry 6.exe and Epic Games or Ubisoft Connect, you can try launching Far Cry 6 to see if it crashes or not.