IT-блоги • Mortal Kombat X Crash, Not Launching: How to Fix

Mortal Kombat X is a worldwide top combat franchise and because the game comes with a new pre-loading feature, many players complained about various issues.

Namely, different fans confirmed recurrent issues regarding this game such as Mortal Kombat X not starting, and the game not launching on Steam.

The most common errors that people also reported are Mortal Kombat X crash on startup, not launching on PC and more. That said, below you can see the errors described and also find solutions on how to fix them efficiently.

Why does Mortal Kombat X keep crashing?

Primarily, you should consider multiple causes for this crash issue to occur, starting with outdated video or sound driver version.

It’s likely as well to encounter this problem on Mortal Kombat X if your operating system doesn’t have the latest DirectX updates, so be sure to check that. Plus, make sure you meet the system requirements to run the game.

How do I fix the Mortal Kombat X crash?

1. Check your graphics driver
2. Verify the game files’ integrity
3. Update Windows
4. End the Steam Overlay 

1. Check your graphics driver

1. Open Device Manager on your desktop.
2. On Display adapters, right-click on the device driver.
3. Click on Update driver and then Search automatically for the driver.
   
4. After the update is complete, restart the PC.

⇒ Get DriverFix

2. Verify the game files’ integrity

1. Open Steam and go to the game section.
2. Right-click on Mortal Kombat X and select Properties.
   
3. Go to the Local Files tab and select Verify integrity of game files.
   
   
4. Repair the detected game files that are corrupted.

3. Update Windows

A great reliable method to avoid system malfunctions that may also generate crashes is to keep your operating system up to date. Follow the next steps to do it:

4. End the Steam Overlay

For some users, the Steam Overlay process may generate crashes during the game and it’s much safer to play Mortal Kombat X with this option off.

• To do so, access the Steam Settings in the top left corner by clicking on Steam → Then, switch to the In-Game tab → Uncheck the Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game option.

How do you fix Mortal Kombat X when it won’t start?

For some users, the game won’t even start so when they click Play nothing happens, and the Steam icon goes green.

“Every time I go to boot the game it simply “starts” which installs DirectX again then the green profile pops up like the game started, then just goes blue again. Nothing happens after that.”

To fix that, check the next workarounds:

1. On Steam’s Library, right-click on the affected game.
2. Go to Properties > General > Set launch options.
3. Type in -dxlevel 81
4. Click OK and close the window.
5. Try to start the game

We hope our tips helped you fix your Mortal Kombat X crashes or launching issues.

Plus, if you have any questions or don’t know how to use our solutions, please comment below and we will help you fix your game.

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