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If you're in the same boat as me, you'll need to juggle around the two apps while\u00a0fixing the \"Diablo 4\u00a0was unable to open a critical file error.\" What causes the \"Diablo 4\u00a0was unable to open a critical file\" error? The unable to open a critical file error in\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0looks to be tied to pending updates. This error mainly affects players who got\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0through the Xbox Game Pass since Blizzard might need to follow different procedures while rolling updates on Microsoft's platform. How can you fix the \"Diablo 4 was unable to open a critical file\" error? To fix the unable to open a critical file error in\u00a0Diablo 4, you should exit out of the Xbox and Battle.net apps first.\u00a0After closing these applications, only open Battle.net and check for pending\u00a0Diablo 4\u00a0updates. If there are updates, download them via the Battle.net launcher and launch the Xbox app when that patch is fully installed. 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Diablo 4<\/em>\u00a0updates introduce important hotfixes and new content to the game. Still, they can also cause errors like the “unable to open a critical file<\/strong>” error.<\/p>

Corrupted files and update inconsistencies may trigger many errors in Diablo<\/em><\/a> 4<\/em>. I play Diablo 4<\/em> via the Xbox Game Pass on my PC, so I usually have both the Battle.net launcher and the Xbox app running in the background. If you’re in the same boat as me, you’ll need to juggle around the two apps while fixing the “Diablo 4<\/em> was unable to open a critical file error.”<\/strong><\/p>