Dishonored Crashes, Errors, Freezing

We’ve listed working fixes for all Dishonored crash problems, errors, freezing, lagging, desktop crash, FPS issues, black screen, no sound, and more. If you continue to experience crashes and game issues in Dishonored, we encourage you to post in the comments section.

Fix Dishonored Crashes, Errors, Freezing, Lagging, CTD, Poor FPS, Black screen, No Sound

First things first, make sure your PC system meets the minimum requirements for Dishonored. If you’re not sure of your PC specs, check this guide on how to check your PC specs.

Dishonored Crash Fix and Fixes to Errors, Freezing, Lagging, CTD, Poor FPS, Black screen, No Sound

Problem #1 Dishonored – Cannot Install Dishonored

Reinstall the game, but please ensure that you’ve fully uninstalled Dishonored from your PC, before trying to install again. In some cases, you may have to manually delete the Dishonored installation folder from the PC in case files remain after uninstalling.

Problem #2 Dishonored Install Error: “Dishonored Install Fails, Cannot Install”

This is a Microsoft C++ bug so the quick fix is to uninstall your C++ files. If you see 2 instances of Microsoft C++, uninstall both of them; and don’t worry, they are easy to reinstall. There are also a couple workarounds online if you don’t want to uninstall them.

Problem #3 Dishonored Game Freeze Fix – Game Freezes during the Intro Video

If you’re using Steam, a quick solution is to verify the integrity of your Steam game cache to resolve the problem. If it persists, ensure that both your graphics drivers and DirectX are updated. Doing both will mostly reduce the occurrences of Dishonored freezing.

Problem #4 Dishonored Crash Fix – Game crashes when launching / upon launch

This is a typical DirectX problem. Just update to the latest DirectX version and voila. If that doesn’t work, reinstall DirectX completely.

Problem #5 Dishonored DirectX Fix – Cannot Install Direct X / Stuck at Direct X Installation

More often than not, this has been caused by other software drivers such as those from Logitech, Razer, Microsoft, etc, which normally control other minor peripherals such as your webcam, special programs, and sometimes your mouse. Simply shut them off and disable them, and try updating/installing Direct X again.

Problem #6 Dishonored Crash Fix – Possible Crash Fix for nVidia users only

Go to Nvidia control panel by right clicking the icon in the taskbar, then manage 3d settings and set ‘Threaded Optimization’ to on.

Problem #7 Dishonored Crash Fix – Possible Crash Fix for ATI/AMD users only

Uninstall Catalyst Control Center (CCC) and try running Dishonored again. For some reason, CCC may at times interfere with the performance of Radeon cards.

Problem #8 Dishonored Crash Fix – Crash to Desktop upon Launch / Startup

If Dishonored randomly crashes upon launching the game, ensure or try the following:

1. Update your nVidia / ATI graphics drivers. Check our Technical References page for proper and official download links.
2. Turn off SLI / Crossfire then start the game. See if it stabilizes Dishonored performance.
3. Turn off your anti-virus software before launching the Dishonored, but make sure you turn it back on after playing. Make sure Windows Defender is also disabled.
4. Try using only one GPU first (turn the other one off via your nVidia / ATI graphics control panel)
5. Try running the game in Windowed Mode (frequently works for low-end PCs)
6. Disable anti-aliasing and filtering, restart Dishonored
7. Disable V-sync, restart Dishonored
8. Disable background apps, and turn off your anti-virus software
9. In Windows 7 right-click the Dishonored exe file, go to the ‘Compatibility Mode’ tab and check ‘Disable Desktop Composition’
10. Run through our list of general fixes, which will most likely resolve your Dishonored crash problems

Problem #9 Dishonored Crash Fix – Dishonored Crashes right after pressing the ‘Play’ button

In Windows 7 go the Dishonored installation folder, right-click the Dishonored exe file, go to the ‘Compatibility Mode’ tab and check ‘Disable Desktop Composition.’ Then try running Dishonored once more.

Problem #10 Dishonored Launch Crash Fix – Dishonored “Could not load image”

Go to the Dishonored installation folder and look for the Dishonored .exe file and run it directly from there, rather than using the shortcut or client link.

Problem #11 Dishonored Crash Fix – Dishonored

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