Football Manager 2022 PC Crash Woes? Here’s How You Can Overcome Them

Football Manager 2022 (FM22) keeps crashing on your PC? No worries. We’ve found some fixes that have helped other players who also encounter random crashes for this game. Read on and find out what they are…

Try these fixes…

You don’t have to try them all, just work your way down the list until you find the one that does the trick!

1: Verify the game files

2: Update your graphics driver

3: Remove custom mods

4: Delete cache/preferences folders

5: Repair corrupted system files

6: Close unnecessary programs

7: Check your antivirus software

8: Make sure your system is up-to-date

9: Change the game folder location

10: Reinstall Football Manager 2022

System requirements for FM22

Fix 1: Verify the game files

The first fix you can try is to verify the game files via the game launcher. If the crashing issue was caused by any missing or corrupted game files, the verification process will make sure those files are added or replaced to solve the problem.

Steam

1. Find Football Manager 2022 in your Steam library. Right-click the game then click Properties .
   
2. Under the LOCAL FILES tab, click Verify integrity of game files .

Epic Games

1. Go to your Epic Games library and find Football Manager 2022. Click on the three-dot icon next to the game title.
2. In the drop-down menu, clickVerify .

If scanning and repairing the game files doesn’t solve the crashing issue for you, try the next fix.

Fix 2: Update your graphics driver

Football Manager 2022 crashing randomly may indicate a driver issue. The latest graphics driver is usually required for most video games for them to run smoothly.

There are two ways to keep your graphics card driver up-to-date. One is to manually update it via Device Manager. If Windows doesn’t detect the latest available update, you can search on the manufacturer’s website. Be sure to choose only the driver that is compatible with your Windows version.

Automatic driver update – If you don’t have the time, patience, or computer skills to update your driver manually, you can, instead, do it automatically with Driver Easy . Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct driver for your exact graphics card and your Windows version, then it will download and install it correctly:

1. Download and install Driver Easy.
2. Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3. Click the Update button next to the flagged graphics card driver to automatically download the correct version of the driver, then you can manually install it (you can do this with the FREE version).

Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system. (This requires the Pro version which comes with full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee. You’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All.)

The Pro version of Driver Easy comes with full technical support.
If you need assistance, please contact Driver Easy’s support team at [email protected] .

Restart your PC and run FM22 to see if the game still crashes. If updating the graphics driver doesn’t solve your problem, try the next fix.

Fix 3: Remove custom mods

Any custom add-ons like mods, graphics, or skins, may interfere and cause the game to crash. If you installed the add-ons from the Steam workshop, you can easily unsubscribe from them and test the issue. Here’s how:

1. Go to your Steam profile page, and clickWorkshop items .
   
2. Click**(your username)’s Favorite** >>Select a game >>Football Manager 2022 .
3. You canunsubscribe from the mods one at a time to test which item was causing the problem.

If this doesn’t help, try the next fix.

Fix 4: Delete cache/preferences folders

The developers suggest that you can delete your preferences and/or cache folder(s) as they may trigger random crashes. Deleting these folders won’t affect your game saves, but you’ll have to set up and apply your preference settings again.

1. Press the Windows key and E to open the File Explorer.
2. Click View in the header, and tick the box of Hidden items .
   
3. Navigate to C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2022 .
4. Delete the Preferences and/or Cache folder(s).

If you want to keep the preferences and cache files, you can move these folders to the desktop. As long as they’re not in the FM22 folder, you can run the game to test the issue.

If this fix doesn’t solve your problem, try the next fix.

Fix 5: Repair corrupted system files

In addition to game files, corrupted system files may also cause Football Manager 2022 to crash. You can use the System File Checker tool (sfc /scannow) to look for any critical system issues, but it could miss minor issues and most of the time, manual repair is required.

To use a more powerful tool to repair your system, we recommend givingFortect a try. It’s a professional system repair software that specializes in solving program and security issues found on your PC. Fortect can also diagnose your Windows problems and fix corrupted system files and services without affecting personal data.

1. Download and install Fortect.
2. Open Fortect. It will run a free scan of your PC and give youa detailed report of your PC status .
   
3. Once finished, you’ll see a report showing all the issues. To fix all the issues automatically, clickStart Repair (You’ll need to purchase the full version. It comes with a 60-day Money-Back Guarantee so you can refund anytime if Fortect doesn’t fix your problem).
   

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