LoL is overall a stable game, but sometimes is affected by various bugs, especially after players install the latest updates. In this article, we’re going to focus on League of Legends crashing issues and list the main troubleshooting steps that you can follow to fix this problem. But first, let’s take a closer look at the potential issues in order for you to know what you’re up against. When can I expect LOL to crash and how does it affect me?

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Why is my League of Legends always crashing?

If League of Legends crashes in Windows 11, it’s most likely the corrupt game files to be blamed. Also, make sure that your computer meets the minimum requirements for the game. Another critical reason behind the issue is the outdated graphics driver, and updating it did the trick for many. Besides, misconfigured game setting too have been found to lead to crashes in League of Legends on Windows 11, so make to correctly reconfigure them.

How can I fix League of Legends crashes on my PC?

1. Run the latest drivers and game updates

Make sure you’ve installed the latest drivers on your computer as well as the latest game updates. Using the latest optimization resources significantly improves your gaming experience. The only problem is that the manual process can be long and frankly, it’s not for everyone. However, you can do that with little to no effort by using third-party solutions to fix and update your drivers automatically.

2. Update DirectX

DirectX allows various LoL to interact with hardware on your computer. For more information about the latest DirectX version and how to install it, go to Microsoft’s Support page. Disclaimer: this program needs to be upgraded from the free version in order to perform some specific actions. Usually, Windows 10 comes with DirectX 11.3 and DirectX 12 so you should have the latest version if you’re using this OS. If there are any updates to DirectX, they come with Windows updates.

3. Install the latest Windows updates

The latest Windows updates bring many quality and reliability improvements, making your OS more stable.

4. Install DotNet Framework 3.5

Riot Games explains that one of the dependencies of League of Legends is the DotNet Framework 3.5 from Microsoft. This means that even if you have the latest Framework version installed, you need to also have the 3.5 version in order to properly play League of Legends.

5. Edit the game files

One of our readers also suggested looking for the game.cfg file from the League of Legends folder and edit it using Notepad or another text editor.

6. Repair corrupt game files

  1. Launch League of Legends.

  2. Click on the settings icon in the top right-hand corner. SPONSORED

  3. Select Full Repair and wait for the process to complete (The repair process can take up to 30 minutes, so be patient).

  4. To make sure that changes apply after the repair, restart your PC.

  5. Login again into the League of Legends client to make sure everything works as intended.

Corrupt game files can cause the League of Legends game to crash. Therefore, you might need to repair corrupted files before you can play the game without any issues. You can use the League of Legends built-in file repair function to fix corrupted files. It can be accessed directly from your LoL client.

7. Perform a clean startup

Clearing the startup list from Windows 10 will provide a fresh start for the OS that will eliminate any interfering processes that may affect the game.

8. Reset your graphics card software

How to reset the NVIDIA Control Panel: How to reset the AMD Catalyst Control Center: Graphics cards come with their own software: NVIDIA comes with the NVIDIA Control Panel and AMD has the Catalyst Control Center. The two programs allow users to set up profiles that potentially interfere with League of Legends. By resetting them to default values, you allow LoL to take control over the graphics settings.

9. Change the LoL’s settings

You can also play around with League of Legends’ settings to find a good balance between performance and quality. Use the configuration listed below to see if this fixes the problem if League keeps crashing.

Settings: Custom Resolution: Match desktop resolution Character Quality: Very Low Environment Quality: Very Low Shadows: No Shadow Effects Quality: Very Low Frame Rate Cap: 60 FPS Wait for Vertical Sync: Unchecked Anti-Aliasing: Unchecked

What specs do you need to run League of Legends?

Here are the system requirements for League of Legends in Windows:

2 GHz processor (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher) 1 GB RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista and newer) 8 GB available hard disk space Shader version 2.0 capable video card Screen resolutions up to 1920×1200 Support for DirectX v9.0c or better Windows XP (Service Pack 3 ONLY), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (genuine copy of Microsoft Windows)

That’s it! You must have the error fixed by now, and in case it still persists, your computer, most likely, doesn’t meet the requirements for League of Legends. As always, if you’ve come across other solutions to fix League of Legends crashes on PC, feel free to list the troubleshooting steps in the comment section below.

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