How to fix Halo Infinite crashing issue on PC

Released as early as November 15th, Halo Infinite is the seventh game in the Halo series. With free-to-play multiplayer, Halo Infinite follows the story of Master Chief from Halo 5: Guardians. Some users have complained about the game freezing and crashing with no prior performance issues. We have prepared a list to resolve Halo Infinite crashing issue.

1. Check system requirements

MINIMUM:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 RS5 x64
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel i5-4440
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 19H2 x64
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel i7-9700k
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space

2. Update Graphics Drivers

At times outdated graphics drivers cause the game to freeze and crash. To update your graphics drivers follow the following steps:

• Open Start Menu
• Go to Quick Access Menu
• Open Device Manager
• Navigate to Display adapters
• On Update driver click on Search automatically for drivers

3. Switch to Windowed Mode

Switching to windowed mode from fullscreen can stop the game from crashing. To do that follow the following steps.

• Open Steam
• Go to Library
• Launch Halo: Infinite
• Go to Properties
• Select General
• Navigate to Set Launch Options
• Select -windowed -noborder

4. Disable Async Compute

• Press F1 to open settings
• Go to the Video tab
• Scroll down until you find Async Compute and disable it

5. Uninstall the High Res Textures in your DLC section

• Open Steam
• Go to SteamApps
• Open Common
• Open Halo Infinite
• Delete the .ba2 folder named “DLCHighResolutiontexture..”

6. Update Halo Infinite

If you haven’t updated the game in a while then follow the steps to update it.

Steam > Library > Halo Infinite > Update

7. Contact the Official Support

If you’re still having some Halo Infinite crashing issues after trying all the recommended fixes above, you can always reach the official support team of Halo Infinite. You can visit their official website or join the discussion on the Halo Infinite discussion community on Steam.

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