Black Ops 3 has stopped working

Call of Duty is a successful video game played by players around the world. Some CoD and Battlefield players 3 also with NVIDIA graphics have experienced sporadic crashes while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II. As the current cause of the problem is not fully known, the issue has greatly affected GTX580 users, as it is related to underused CPU cores. What's more, other players have experienced unexpected crashes in BlackOps, even with everything running smoothly.

There are several causes of this problem, but for NVIDIA users, we will focus on using an MSI utility called Afterburner to increase the core voltage and we will also try to reinstall the graphics drivers. There are tons of additional fixes for BlackOps to get the game working again. Let's go to the main article and fix this.

How to run the Blackops3.exe file?

• Method 1: reduce core voltage

• Method 2: reinstall NVIDIA graphics drivers

• Method 3: check cache

• Method 4: reinstall the game

• Method 5: activate development mode

• Method 6: modify game launch settings

• Method 7: install DirectX end-user runtimes

• Method 8: general arrangements

Method 1: reduce core voltage

1. Descargar Postquemador , go to the download folder and extract it.

2. Install the utility and run it after installation.

3. Go to Settings and check the Unlock Voltage Control option on the General tab. Also enable Start with Windows and Start Minimize and then click OK Unlock voltage control on the Afterburner MSI

4. On the main interface of the afterburner, set the core voltage to 1100 mV (1,1 V). You should also consider increasing the fan speed as the processor would have a slight temperature rise.

5. Select Apply and try playing the Second Mission of Black Ops II and see if the problem stops.

Method 2: reinstall NVIDIA graphics drivers

1. Press Windows + R to open command prompt, type appwiz. cpl and press OK.

   

2. In the Programs window, look for Nvidia GeForce Experience in the list of installed applications, double click on it and follow the uninstall instructions. You can also choose to remove other NVIDIA applications, but remember to reinstall them from the website.

3. Visit this website and download GeForce Experience from there.

4. Open the application download place and run it. Go through the installation process until the installation is complete.

5. Try playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II Mission Two and see if things stop.

Note: If this doesn't work, try reverting your drivers to an earlier date.

Method 3: check cache

If you are using Steam, you should try rechecking the game cache. This is more likely to be successful.

1. Open the Steam app and go to your games library.

2. Right click on the game, in this case BlackOps, and then click Properties.

3. Click on the Local Files tab and then on Check the integrity of the game cache.

   

4. Once this is done, try starting BlackOps again to check if it works now.

Method 4: reinstall the game

If after checking the game cache nothing happened, try reinstalling the game. You can do this by starting the installer that came with the game disc or digital copy and following the installation instructions..

Method 5: activate development mode

This is a Microsoft solution. Some games seem to not work on Windows 10 until development mode is enabled. Then, explains how to enable developer mode.

1. Press the Windows keys + I to open Windows Settings.

2. Go to Settings> Update and security> For developers and click Enable development mode

   

3. Restart the computer once it has been verified and then try launching the game again. It should work this time.

Method 6: modify game launch settings

If you are using an operating system of 64 bits, note that Black Ops II is a game of 32 bits and may have trouble running it. This is what needs to be done to make the game work in this case. Ignore the shortcut created by Steam. You can delete it if you want.

1. Press the Windows keys + E to open Windows Explorer. Paste the following path in the address bar and hit the Enter key: C: Program file N (x86) N-Steam gear is common in Call of Duty Black Ops.

2. In that folder, right click exe and click Properties.

3. Click on the Compatibility tab, check the box »Run this program in compatibility mode for» and select Windows 7 in the drop-down list. check Run this program in compatibility mode

4. Go back to the Settings tab, apply the following settings and click OK.

   • Check »Reduced Color Mode» and set it to 16 bits.

   • Check the box »Disable screen scaling at high DPI settings«

5. Finally, right-click on the application icon and select New> Direct access to the desktop.

6. Try running the game now and hope it works this time.

Method 7: install DirectX end-user runtimes

1. Visit this link and download DirectX End-User Runtimes.

2. Visit the Downloads folder and launch the DirectX 9.0c Redistributable Installer with the filename:

    directx_Jun2010_redist.exe. 

3. Follow the instructions to install and complete the installation.

4. Try launching the game to confirm if the problem has been resolved.

Method 8: general arrangements

If none of these fixes have worked so far, try any of these additional fixes, as they might work for you.

• Try to play multiplayer once. This can create additional files in the game, what should make the game work normally.

• Apague su firewall. To do this, type firewall in the Start menu and press Enter, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off and then turn it off. Be aware that you will expose your PC to threats if you do this.

• Turn off the FRAPS. There seems to be an incompatibility between Black Ops II and FRAPS, so you can try.

• In the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to Program Settings> Black Ops> 3D manager settings and then change the power management mode to Prefer maximum performance.

• Presione Ctrl + Shift + Delete and try shutting down some background processes from there.

• Turn off all antivirus temporarily for at least 10 minutes.