Farming Simulator 22 crashing or freezing on Windows PC

Q: Why does Farming Simulator 22 keep crashing or freezing on my computer?

The issue is caused by a third-party application interfering with your game. If that's the case, then you should remove those applications You should check whether your computer is meeting the system requirements to play the game. If it's not meeting, then you will not be able to play the game. If it's barely meeting the system requirements then your game might not crash but will keep on freezing.

Q: Farming Simulator 22 system requirements

OS: Windows 10 or 11 (x64) Processor: Intel Core i5-5675C or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 570 or better (min 6GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 35 GB available space

Farming Simulator 22 is one of the most popular games in the market right now. The developers at Giant Software have decided that they are going to take the game up a notch from the previous edition and it worked for them. However, recent news about this game is not pleasing, as the users are reporting Farming Simulator 22 crashing or freezing issues. In this article, we are going to probe the issue and will see why this is happening and how you can fix it.

Why does Farming Simulator 22 keep crashing or freezing on my computer?

Farming Simulator 22 may crash on your computer because of various reasons. But, first of all, you should check whether your computer is meeting the system requirements to play the game. If it’s not meeting, then you will not be able to play the game. If it’s barely meeting the system requirements then your game might not crash but will keep on freezing. There are some workarounds and some changes that you can do to resolve the issue.

Some users are also seeing the “d3d12.dll is missing from your computer” error message. We have discussed how to fix that, later in this article.

There are some other reasons that can make the game crash such as corrupted files, outdated drivers, etc. This can be fixed easily by following the solutions mentioned hereinafter.

According to some users, the issue is caused by a third-party application interfering with your game. If that’s the case, then you should remove those applications or at least disable them.

Fix Farming Simulator 22 crashing or freezing on Windows PC

Is Farming Simulator 22 crashing or freezing on your Windows 11/10 computer? If yes, then start troubleshooting by checking for updates. Your computer must be running the latest Windows build before checking the solutions. Once you are updated, try the following solutions to resolve the issue.

Close Background Tasks
Install DirectX
Remove Third-party application
Update Graphics Driver
Repair Game files

Let us talk about them in detail.

1] Close Background Tasks

This is may not help you if your game is crashing, but if it’s crashing then first of all check if you have any application running in the background. You need to close all the Background apps such as a browser or a streaming app. But many gamers tend to run Discord along with their games, this may work, if your computer is packed with good hardware, but if it’s barely meeting the system requirements then you should close them as well.

You should not only close the apps but also end their tasks from the Task Manager. To do that, open Task Manager, and in the Process tab, look for the process that’s taking too much of your resources, then right-click on it and select End Task.

2] Install DirectX

If you are seeing the error message “d3d12.dll is missing from your computer” when Farming Simulator is crashing then this means that you need to install DirectX. You can do that from microsoft.com. If already have DirectX, then this will update it and hopefully, do the trick.

3] Remove Third-party application

Some users have mentioned that they were able to resolve the issue by removing third-party applications such as Virtual Keyboard or CCP server or some other app that can interfere with your program. So, remove them and see if the issue is resolved. If you can’t find which application is causing the issue, try troubleshooting in Clean Boot. This way, you will know which application is causing the trouble, then you can remove it to resolve the issue.

4] Update Graphics Drivers

You should also make sure that you are running the latest version of Graphics Drivers. Usually, when you update your Windows, they also get updated, but you should try updating Graphics Driver manually, and see if that helps.