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It was showing up once in a blue moon out of nowhere and then disappearing or causing repeated crashes. Diablo 4 startup error: Best fixes 1) Move\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0to a new drive If your\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0is installed on a hard drive and you also have an SSD, make the switch and move it to the SSD. Not only will the game start loading faster, but it\u2019ll also\u00a0stop freezing on startup. In my case, my\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0was installed on my older SSD, and I moved it to the\u00a0NVMe SSD\u00a0on my system. 2) Reinstall\u00a0Diablo 4 While moving the game\u2019s installation folder is likely to fix this error, you can be extra sure by reinstalling the\u00a0Diablo 4. Delete it on your current drive, and make sure to install it on a new drive. If you only have a single drive on your PC, reinstalling the sequel may still fix the startup freezes in\u00a0Diablo 4. These types of errors often surface due to corrupted in-game files, and a reinstall gets rid of them all in one go. 3) Repair\u00a0Diablo 4 I generally prefer reinstalling over repairs, but if you\u2019d like to cut down on waiting times, you can try repairing\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0instead. Open the\u00a0Battle.net Launcher. Choose\u00a0Diablo 4. Select the cogwheel icon located next to the Play button. Choose Scan and Repair and select Begin Scan. The scanner will go through your in-game files and replace anything corrupted in the process. 4) Turn off Nvidia In-Game Overlay or similar software Overlays can cause\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0to freeze during launch. Nvidia\u2019s In-Game Overlay has been reported\u00a0to cause inconsistencies, and turning it off helped players fix the freeze errors. 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It was showing up once in a blue moon out of nowhere and then disappearing or causing repeated crashes. Diablo 4 startup error: Best fixes 1) Move\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0to a new drive If your\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0is installed on a hard drive and you also have an SSD, make the switch and move it to the SSD. Not only will the game start loading faster, but it\u2019ll also\u00a0stop freezing on startup. In my case, my\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0was installed on my older SSD, and I moved it to the\u00a0NVMe SSD\u00a0on my system. 2) Reinstall\u00a0Diablo 4 While moving the game\u2019s installation folder is likely to fix this error, you can be extra sure by reinstalling the\u00a0Diablo 4. Delete it on your current drive, and make sure to install it on a new drive. If you only have a single drive on your PC, reinstalling the sequel may still fix the startup freezes in\u00a0Diablo 4. These types of errors often surface due to corrupted in-game files, and a reinstall gets rid of them all in one go. 3) Repair\u00a0Diablo 4 I generally prefer reinstalling over repairs, but if you\u2019d like to cut down on waiting times, you can try repairing\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0instead. Open the\u00a0Battle.net Launcher. Choose\u00a0Diablo 4. Select the cogwheel icon located next to the Play button. Choose Scan and Repair and select Begin Scan. The scanner will go through your in-game files and replace anything corrupted in the process. 4) Turn off Nvidia In-Game Overlay or similar software Overlays can cause\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0to freeze during launch. Nvidia\u2019s In-Game Overlay has been reported\u00a0to cause inconsistencies, and turning it off helped players fix the freeze errors. 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Launching\u00a0Diablo 4<\/em>\u00a0generally takes one click, but the process can suddenly become more complicated when the game starts\u00a0freezing on startup<\/strong>.<\/p>

I play\u00a0Diablo 4<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on both Steam and PlayStation 5 (taking full advantage of the sequel’s cross-progression<\/a>). The\u00a0freezing on startup error\u00a0<\/strong>mostly appeared on PC for me and it had an inconsistent track record. It was showing up once in a blue moon out of nowhere and then disappearing or causing repeated crashes.<\/p>