How to Fix Black Myth Wukong Not Launching, Crashing, or Freezing

Black Myth Wukong is an RPG game based on Journey to the West (Chinese mythology).

As the Destined One, you must face challenges to uncover the obscured truth of a glorious legend.

Enter a realm filled with discoveries and wonders of ancient Chinese mythology.

Traverse distinctive landscapes, fight powerful foes, and encounter worthy rivals.

Combine spells, transformations, weapons, and magic vessels to find a winning strategy.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix Black Myth Wukong not launching, crashing, or freezing on PC (Steam).

Fix 1: Set Windows power plan to Power Saver (Black Myth Wukong-specific)

1. Before the shader compilation, search for “Control panel” on Windows Search and press Enter.
2. Select “System and Security” followed by “Power Options”.
3. Select “Power saver”.
4. Once the shader compilation is done, switch back to “Balanced”.

Fix 2: Update your BIOS (Black Myth Wukong-specific)

1. Press Windows + R, type “msinfo32”, and hit Enter.
2. Under “System Summary,” find “BaseBoard Product” for your motherboard model.
3. Search your motherboard model on Google and visit the official manufacturer’s website.
4. Go to the “Firmware/Bios” section and look for updates released since early August with a description like “Update CPU Microcode.”
5. Check for an update (if no update is found, Intel may still be rolling out updates).
6. Download the update, unzip it to a USB flash drive, reboot, enter BIOS, and update using the USB file.

Fix 3: Run Black Myth Wukong in compatibility mode (Black Myth Wukong-specific)

1. Open Steam and go to your library.
2. Right-click “Black Myth Wukong”.
3. Manage > Add desktop shortcut.
4. Right-click “Black Myth Wukong” and select “Properties”.
5. Select “Compatibility” and tick “Run this program in compatibility mode for”.
6. Select “Apply” followed by “OK”.
7. Launch Black Myth Wukong from your desktop.

Fix 5: Underclock your CPU (Black Myth Wukong-specific)

1. Install Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU).
2. Restart your computer and launch the app.
3. Lower the CPU core ratio to 54, 53, or 52.
4. Launch Black Myth Wukong.

Fix 6: Update your graphics card

• For Nvidia: Visit https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/download/ > Download Now > open the app > sign up or log in > Drivers > Download.
• For AMD: Visit https://www.amd.com/en/support > Download > open the app > follow the on-screen instructions to update your graphics card.

Fix 7: Run Black Myth Wukong as an administrator

1. Navigate to your Steam library.
2. Right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Local Files > Browse.
3. Right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Compatibility > Run this program as an administrator > Enable > OK > Launch the game.

Fix 8: Clear Steam download cache

1. Open Steam and click on the Steam logo on the top left.
2. Select “Settings” and select “Download”.
3. Select “Clear Cache” and select “Confirm”.

Fix 9: Disable your overlays and inputs

• Disable Steam Overlay: Navigate to your Steam library > right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game > Disable.
• Disable Nvidia Overlay: Open Nvidia GeForce Experience > Settings > General > In-Game Overlay > Disable.
• Disable Steam Input: Navigate to your Steam library > right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Controller > Override for Black Myth Wukong > Disable Steam Input.

Fix 10: Disable conflicting programs

• Unplug your racing wheel: Unplug the Logitech or Thrustmaster racing wheel.
• Disable gaming software: Open the task manager and end the Razer Synapse or MSI Dragon Center task.
• Close your tabs: Close all of your tabs to free up RAM and relaunch the game.

Fix 11: Verify the integrity of game files

1. Navigate to your Steam library.
2. Right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Local Files.
3. Click on “Verify integrity of game files”.
4. Launch Black Myth Wukong.

Fix 12: Try different launch options

1. Navigate to your Steam library.
2. Right-click Black Myth Wukong > Properties > Launch Options.
3. Type “-dx12” and try launching the game.
   • If the game still crashes, type “-dx11” instead and launch the game.
   • If the game still crashes, type “-windowed” instead and launch the game.

Fix 13: Update Windows to the latest version

1. Search for “Check for updates” using Windows Search.
2. Update Windows to the latest version.
3. Launch Black Myth Wukong.

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