FNAF Security Breach keeps crashing or freezing on PC

According to users, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach keeps crashing or freezing on their PC. Players are not able to play the newest installment due to it crashing either at the start-up or while in the game. In this article, we have mentioned some basic solutions that you can try if FNAF Security Breach is crashing on your computer.

FNAF Security Breach keeps crashing or freezing on PC

If FNAF Security Breach keeps crashing or freezing on your Windows computer, try the following solutions:

Verify integrity of game files
Update your Graphics driver
Quit the task running in the background
Run the game in DirectX 11 mode
Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State
Install the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and DirectX
Wait for an update

Let’s start with the first solution.

1] Verify integrity of game files

It is possible that your game files got corrupted and are the ones causing this blunder. We are going to check the integrity of game files via Steam to repair them if they are corrupted. Here’s how to do the same:

Open Steam and navigate to the Library.
Right-click FNAF: Security Breach and click on Properties.
Select Local Files and click on Verify integrity of game files.

After the verification is done, restart your computer, and check if your game is error-free or not.

2] Update your Graphics Driver

Next up, we are going to make sure that our Graphics Driver is up to date. Doing this will resolve the compatibility issue which may be the reason behind the issue. Following are the ways you can update your Graphics Driver after updating the Windows:

3] Quit the task running in the background

Making sure that no other program is competing with the game for the resources is a must and especially if they are just meeting the minimum system requirements. You can click Ctrl + Esc + Shift to open Task Manager and right-click on the processes that are consuming resources and click on End Tasks, one by one.

Once done, restart the game and see whether the issue persists or not.

4] Run the game in DirectX 11 mode

According to some gamers, running the game in DirectX 11 ensure no more issue in the game. We are going to do the same to see whether it resolves the issue or not.

Launch Steam and go to its Library.
Right-click on FNAF: Security Breach and select the Properties option.
Navigate to the General tab, in the Launch option field add -dx11 to run the game in DirectX 11 mode.

Now, launch the game from Steam and see if the issue is resolved.

5] Troubleshoot in Clean Boot State

We need to find out if there is an application interfering with your game. For that, you need to perform Clean Boot. Follow the prescribed steps to do the same.

Hit Win + R to open the Run dialogue box.
Type System Configuration and click on the OK button.
In the Services tab, tick the box next to Hide all Microsoft services.
Untick all the boxes related to the video card or sound card manufacturer and clock on the OK button to save the changes.
Click Disable all.
You then have to manually enable processes to find out which program is the troublemaker

Once you know the culprit, just delete the app that is interfering with your game and your issue should be resolved.

6] Install the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and DirectX

Both Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and DirectX are required for your game to run. It creates an environment for FNAF to deploy all its tools, and since your game is crashing, there is a high chance that these tools are either not there, which is very unlikely, or they are outdated. Whatever the case, you need to install the latest version of DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable. Once you have updated these features, launch the game and see if the issue persists. Hopefully, this will do the job for you.

7] Wait for an update

Lastly, if nothing worked for you, just wait for an update as it will probably resolve the issue if it is because of a bug.

Read: Why are games crashing on my PC?

Hopefully, you will be able to resolve the issue using the solutions mentioned in this article.

Can my PC handle FNAF security breach?

To know if your computer can handle FNAF or not, you should check the system requirements. Running a low-tier computer is the most simple reason behind the game crashing. We have jotted down the system requirement needed to run FNAF: Security Breach so that you can tick off this reason from the list.

Minimum

Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Core i5 6600K
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 80 GB of available space

Why won’t FNAF Security Breach work?

Security Breach may not work on your computer if the game is not compatible. To make sure that the game is compatible, check the system requirements mentioned earlier. Other than that, make sure that your game files are not corrupted. There is a high chance that because of improper restarts or updates that are not able to get downloaded or because of any other reason, your files got corrupted. However, the good news is, that this can be resolved easily using the Steam launcher. Also, make sure that all the tools required to run the game, GPU driver, DirectX, and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, are running their latest version. To know more about how to resolve this issue, scroll up and read the solutions.

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