XCOM Enemy Unknown Crashes, Errors, Freezing

We’ve listed working fixes for all XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown, we encourage you to post in the comments section.

Fixing XCOM Enemy Unknown Crashes, Errors, Freezing, Lagging, CTD, Poor FPS, Black screen, No Sound

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

XCOM Enemy Unknown Minimum System Requirements:

• OS:Windows Vista
• Processor:2 GHz Dual Core
• Memory:2 GB RAM
• Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
• DirectX®:9.0
• Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
• Sound:DirectX Compatible
• Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
• Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.

XCOM Enemy Unknown Recommended System Requirements:

• OS:Windows 7
• Processor:2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
• Memory:4 GB RAM
• Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
• DirectX®:9.0
• Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
• Sound:DirectX Compatible
• Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
• Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.

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

Problem #1 XCOM Enemy Unknown – Cannot Install XCOM Enemy Unknown

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

Problem #2 XCOM Enemy Unknown Install Error: “XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown freezing.

Problem #4 XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 XCOM Enemy Unknown Crash Fix – Possible Crash Fix for ATI/AMD users only

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

Problem #8 XCOM Enemy Unknown Crash Fix – Crash to Desktop upon Launch / Startup

If XCOM Enemy Unknown 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 /

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