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Victoria 2 keeps crashing? How to quickly fix it
Victoria 2 was released in 2010, so it might have some issues on Windows 11.
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Victoria 2 is a grand strategy game released in 2010, and ever since it has become a cult classic. In it, you are able to control one of approximately 200 states of the world between 1836 and 1936. You’ll be in charge of managing the economy, science, domestic politics, diplomacy, army, and navy.
The game can be played as a single-player, or even multiplayer.
Since it was released in 2010, you would think that Victoria 2 will be having issues while playing on Windows 11.
And truth is, several older games have been experiencing issues on Windows 11:Mirror’s Edge, andGothic 2, for example, are some of them. But it seems Victoria 2 keeps crashing on Windows 11,Reddit users agree.
But don’t worry, there is a simple fix to solve this issue.
Here’s how to fix Victoria 2 on Windows 11
First of all, for this game crashing might be because the Smart Access Memory on AMD systems is turned on, or Resizable Bar on NVIDIA systems is turned on. So to fix this issue, you need to disable these features, depending on the system that you have.
If you have an NVIDIA video card you’ll need to enable/disable it from BIOS. Make sure you have the latest BIOS installed on your motherboard.
On AMD systems, you need to disable SAM (Smart Access Memory), and this is pretty simple.
Reddit users confirmed that Victoria 2 was working again after disabling these features. However, if you’re playing other games, especially, newer games, then make sure the feature is on. When this feature is on, it optimizes GPU performance, but on older video games it might cause the game to crash, or lag.
In AMD Adrenaline, for example, you can easily disable/enable it. In NVIDIA, you can do that in BIOS.
Are you playing Victoria 2? Have you encountered this issue? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Flavius Floare
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He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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