Fix crashing CS2 game

Does Counter-Strike 2 crash when you turn it on or while playing? There can be several causes, here we will look at the different fix options.

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Review Launch Option

To check and maybe remove unnecessary launch settings in CS2, do this:

Open Steam and find your game library.
Right-click on “Counter-Strike 2” and pick “Properties.“
In the Properties window, click “Set Launch Options.“
Look at the launch options listed.
Remove any you think aren’t needed or could make the game unstable.

Cleaning up your launch options can make CS2 run better by avoiding possible issues.

Update

Update Windows Update graphics driver

Shut down conflicting applications

iCUE
Razer Synapse
Razer Cortex
Armory Crate
NZXT CAM
MSI Afterburner
IP filtering or blocking software
SteelSeries software

Overlays from Third Party Applications

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Discord

Open Discord
Click on User Settings > Appearance
Click on the Hardware Acceleration radio; this will turn it off.

Disable in-game Discord Overlay

Open Discord
Go to Overlay under App Settings
Click on the “Enable in-game overlay” to turn it off.

Windows Game Bar

Click Start > Settings > Gaming
On the Game Bar, set “Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar” to off.
Now head to the Captures tab and set the “Record the background while I’m playing a game” to Off.
You can also test turning Game Mode on or off, one by one.

Compatibility mode

Run the game in compatibility mode and disable Fullscreen optimizations. To set this, right click on the cs2.exe file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\game\bin\win64 and click on properties.

Next tips

Disable full-screen mode when you’re playing Counter-Strike 2, and use window-bordered mode instead.'
Stop overclocking/undervolting the CPU or GPU if you’re doing it.
If you have Faceit Anti-cheat installed, disable it.
Disable AMD FSR/FidelityFX.
Set ConVar r_show_build_info to 0 in console
```
r_show_build_info 0
```
Don't know how to use the console? Here is the guide.

Startup parameters

Try running the game with one or a combination of those parameters.

-vulcan

-disable_d3d9ex

-windowed

-autoconfig

Open Steam and find your game library.
Right-click on “Counter-Strike 2” and pick “Properties.“
In the Properties window, click “Set Launch Options.“
Look at the launch options listed.
Add the selected parameters.

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