Hey everyone! I did a completely fresh install of Windows 11 about two months ago. Since then, I’ve noticed PUBG and CS2 crashing pretty frequently. Strangely, sometimes the crashes happen repeatedly, but other times I can go days without a single issue, and I’m not changing anything on my end. Also, my bank’s website sometimes acts like I’m logging in from a new device, which feels off. I ran CrystalDiskInfo and my drives look healthy. I’m wondering if I installed Windows incorrectly or if something else is causing this. My hardware includes an MSI X570-A PRO motherboard that’s about 6 years old, a 4070ti GPU, Ryzen 7 5800x3d CPU, 32GB Fury RAM at 3200MHz CL16, and a be quiet! Straight Power 11 750W PSU. I installed Windows from a USB stick as before. Could the install from USB or an aging motherboard be causing these weird issues? Any advice would be awesome!
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Your motherboard has TPM 2.0, so it should be compatible with Windows 11 without issues. Have you double-checked that all your drivers are fully up to date? Outdated or mismatched drivers, especially GPU or chipset ones, can cause game crashes.
Even without Blue Screens of Death, Windows usually logs errors that can help pinpoint what’s causing crashes. Try checking the Event Viewer (right-click Start button > Event Viewer) and look under Administrative Events for errors around the time your games crash. Also, check the Reliability Monitor (Control Panel > Security and Maintenance > View Reliability History) for any clues. Another tip is to look for crash dump files in ‘%localappdata%CrashDumps’ and analyze them with WinDbg, which can give deeper insight into the issue.
Honestly, a fresh Windows 11 install usually shouldn’t cause random game crashes unless something got corrupted during installation or some hardware is funky. Your USB stick is a common install method and usually isn’t the problem unless it’s faulty, but that’s rare. The motherboard being 6 years old is generally fine, especially an MSI X570 board, but if the BIOS isn’t updated or if it’s aging, some instability could appear. I’d suggest updating your motherboard BIOS if you haven’t already and running some memory tests just in case your RAM is causing intermittent problems.
Yeah, GPU drivers are definitely updated. Chipset and LAN drivers were installed right after the OS setup, but they haven’t changed much in these two months. Audio drivers too. So I don’t think there’s much left to update, but it’s still odd.