{"id":38576,"date":"2026-08-04T18:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=38576"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:07:28","slug":"halo-campaign-evolved-not-launching-crashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/halo-campaign-evolved-not-launching-crashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo: Campaign Evolved Not Launching or Crashing on PC? Try These Fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s nothing more frustrating than gearing up for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halo: Combat Evolved <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that\u2019s been out for almost a week now to find out it won\u2019t launch and when it does it crashes. You click Play nothing happens and you are staring at the login screen with some codes on it. These issues are surely a deal breaker but this doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t be fixed or something is wrong with your PC. They can be fixed by correcting the settings, updating drivers, fixing network issues and following a few other solutions enlisted in this guide .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><strong>Before you start applying the fixes, confirm that your PC meets system requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 >System Requirements for Playing Halo: Campaign Evolved<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most of the time the game crash is not caused by a bug, it is the hardware mismatch. Rather than giving a single minimum spec Halo support has published four tiers for Windows users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Windows 10 22H2 64-bit or Windows 11 <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>100GB of SSD storage<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p ><b>1. Low: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you are okay running the game at (1080p\/60 FPS) your system should have these hardware:<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-10700K<\/span><\/li>\n<li ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RTX 2060 Super \/ RX 6600 \/ Arc A580<\/span><\/li>\n<li ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8GB VRAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16GB RAM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>2. Medium: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For running the game at 1440p\/60 FPS you need: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul >\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or Intel Core i5-12600K<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RTX 3070 \/ RX 7600 XT<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8GB VRAM\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16GB RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p ><b>3. High: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended settings for the 4K <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-record-gameplay-on-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gameplay<\/a> at <\/span><b>60 FPS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you need: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul >\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMD Ryzen 7 7700 or Intel Core i7-12700K<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RTX 3080 Ti \/ RX 9070<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12GB VRAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">32GB RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p ><b>4. Ultra (4K\/60 FPS)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul >\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AMD Ryzen 9 7900X or Intel Core i9-13900K<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RTX 4080<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16GB VRAM\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">32GB RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 >How to Check Your System Specification?<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Press Windows key and in the search bar type dxdiag<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and press the Enter key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38626\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-bar-type-dxdiag.webp\" alt=\"search bar type dxdiag\" width=\"784\" height=\"677\" sizes=\"(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Under System tab check for CPU and installed RAM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38627\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/directx-diagnostic-tool-system-tab-check-for-CPU-installed-RAM.webp\" alt=\"directx diagnostic tool system tab check for CPU installed RAM\" width=\"776\" height=\"570\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Click Next Page to see the GPU name and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-find-existing-driver-versions-on-your-windows-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current driver version<\/a> under Display.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38628\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/directx-diagnostics-current-driver-version-under-display.webp\" alt=\"directx diagnostics current driver version under display\" width=\"750\" height=\"549\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 >Reasons for Halo Keeps Crashing, Is Stuck At Sign-In and Doesn\u2019t Launch<b><\/b><\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Halo instead of crashing after the game load, is stuck at sign-in you see phonetic alphabets each having a different cause. Here we explain them and other error messages in detail:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol >\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ALPHA or &#8220;Login To Steam Required&#8221;:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Steam is not running, or the signed in account is incorrect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>BRAVO:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You are signed into incorrect Playstation Network accounts and trying to launch the game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There is an issue with the network connection and it cannot reach Halo&#8217;s servers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FOXTROT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your player profile is not correctly set up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>GOLF, HOTEL:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There is a service issue with Halo on the backend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>INDIA, MIKE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your account does not have all the required permissions. Check the status at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/enforcement.xbox.com\/?utm_source=systweakblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">enforcement.xbox.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>JULIETT:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Your Steam or PSN account linked to a different Microsoft account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>KILO:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The player profile is linked with a different platform account then in use. It is the reverse of JULIETT.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>&#8220;Account is signed in elsewhere&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the game is already running on another device with the same account you are logged into.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>&#8220;Failed due to timeout&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> account-linking session has expired.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>&#8220;Cross-play Status Conflict&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> cross-platform play is disabled.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 >Tested Solutions to Fix Halo Campaign Evolved Not Working or Crashing<\/h2>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know about different error codes and what causes them let\u2019s learn how to fix them and get Halo Campaign Evolved working on PC<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 1: Verify game files<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This step helps detect corrupted or incomplete files without a full reinstall. To do so, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>On Steam:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38629\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/steps-to-verify-game-files-on-steam.webp\" alt=\"steps to verify game files on steam\" width=\"934\" height=\"623\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open Steam &gt; Library.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Right-click Halo: Campaign Evolved in your library &gt; select Properties.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Click Installed Files in the left sidebar.<br \/>\n4. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Verify integrity of game files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait for the process to finish and re-launch the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>On the Xbox app:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38630\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/verify-game-files-steps-chart-using-Xbox-app.webp\" alt=\"verify game files steps chart using Xbox app\" width=\"973\" height=\"649\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open Xbox and go to My Library.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Select the game: Halo:Campaign Evolved.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Click the three-dot menu next to the Play button.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Go to Manage &gt; Files &gt; click Verify and repair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 2: Launch the game correctly<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you launch the game by clicking HaloCampaignEvolved.exe directly from the Steam installation folder you face sign-in failure, performance issues and the game freezes as it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/fixes-for-could-not-connect-to-steam-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn\u2019t connect to Steam<\/a>. To fix it follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38631\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/steps-to-launch-game-from-steam-library.webp\" alt=\"steps to launch game from steam library\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Launch from the Steam library inside the Steam app not the .exe.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Do not click the desktop shortcut that points at the .exe.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Create a new shortcut from inside Steam &#8211; right-click the game in your library, <\/span><b>Manage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Add desktop shortcut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 3: Update Driver<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensure you are running recommended drivers as a generic driver update can cause issues. If you have NVIDIA the driver should be<\/span><b> 610.88, AMD 26.6.61, and Intel 32.0.101.8861.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To install recommended driver update follow these steps:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>NVIDIA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/drivers\/?utm_source=systweakblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nvidia.com\/en-us\/drivers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and look for your GPU model. You can also use the NVIDIA app if you have it.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Download and install driver version 610.88<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Once installed, clear shader cache. Open the NVIDIA app&gt; go to <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>General<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and select <\/span><b>Clear Cache.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternatively, press Windows + R &gt; copy and paste\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">%LOCALAPPDATA%\\NVIDIA\\DXCache<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> clear the data again copy and paste <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">%LOCALAPPDATA%\\NVIDIA\\GLCache<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the Run window and clear all the folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Restart your PC and relaunch the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>AMD &#8211; recommended driver 26.6.1:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/support\/download\/drivers.html?utm_source=systweakblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">amd.com\/en\/support\/download\/drivers.html<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 and select your GPU.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Install driver version 26.6.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are running the later version you will have to roll back to 26.6.1 as it will help fix the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>Intel &#8211; recommended driver 32.0.101.8861:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/intel.com\/?utm_source=systweakblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">intel.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and search Downloads for Intel Arc Graphics Windows driver.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Install version 32.0.101.8861<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To check the exact GPU and driver version again open dxdiag. Press Windows key and type dxdiag in the search bar. Go to the Display tab and check the details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to this to keep your drivers updated you can use a driver updating utility called Advanced Driver Updater. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"download_buttons_section\"><p style=\"display:none\" class=\"downloadnow-btn-show os-windows\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38576,pos-1,135\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/download-product\/adu\/w\/38576\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'halo-campaign-evolved-not-launching-crashing', 'event_category':'windows-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/download-btn\/images\/window_btn.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 >Fix 4: Update BIOS<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have <\/span><b>Intel 13th or 14th generation CPU <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">update BIOS to fix crash before the splash screen:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Press <\/span><b>Windows key + R<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, type <\/span><b>msinfo32<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and press <\/span><b>Enter.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35580\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/type-Msinfo32-command.webp\" alt=\"type Msinfo32 command\" width=\"457\" height=\"237\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Here, on the System Summary page look for current <\/span><b>BIOS Version\/Date<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and your motherboard model. Note it down.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38632\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/system-summary.webp\" alt=\"System Summary page\" width=\"1804\" height=\"933\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\" \/><br \/>\n3. Visit motherboard manufacturer&#8217;s site (ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, ASRock, or your prebuilt PC&#8217;s manufacturer.) Look for the exact model number, and download the latest BIOS.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.Follow manufacturer&#8217;s specific BIOS update tool and instructions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 5: Disable VSynch &#8211; AMD GPU crash<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When on an AMD GPU your in-game frame rate is set below a quarter of your monitor&#8217;s refresh rate, you can face a crash. To fix it follow these steps:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38633\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/disable-VSynch-amd-gpu-crash-steps-chart.webp\" alt=\"disable VSynch amd gpu crash steps chart\" width=\"972\" height=\"648\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open game settings. Go to <\/span><b>Video<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Graphics<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Find the <\/span><b>Maximum Frame Rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> option<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Set it to at least a quarter of your refresh rate: 45 FPS minimum at 180Hz, 60 FPS minimum at 240Hz, 90 FPS minimum at 360Hz<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Disable <\/span><b>VSync<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 6: Disable overlays and background software<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disable Steam Overlay, Discord&#8217;s overlay, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner Statistics Server, and RGB lighting as they are responsible for the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38634\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.systweak.com\/content\/wp\/bg_systweak_com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/steps-to-disable-overlays.webp\" alt=\"steps to disable overlays\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p ><b>Steam Overlay:<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open Steam go to its <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>In-Game.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Uncheck <\/span><b>Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/steam-overlay-not-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Steam Overlay Not Working<\/a><\/p>\n<p ><b>Discord Overlay:<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Go to <\/span><b>User Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (gear icon) &gt; <\/span><b>Overlay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and disable <\/span><b>Enable in-game overlay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>MSI Afterburner:<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Go to the system tray.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Right-click the program icon and select <\/span><b>Exit<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><b>RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS):<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open system tray.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Right-click the RTSS icon and select <\/span><b>Exit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Alternatively, open RTSS and disable <\/span><b>On-Screen Display Support<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>RGB software (iCUE, Aura Sync, Mystic Light, etc.):<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Close the application from the system tray.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 7: Repair Visual C++ and DirectX<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If there is no error message and the game crashes before you can even see a menu, it can be due to damaged Visual C++ Redistributables or DirectX components. Repair them to fix the issue:<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>Visual C++ Redistributables:<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Press Windows + I to go to Windows <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Apps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Installed apps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Windows 11 (or <\/span><b>Apps &amp; features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on Windows 10).<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Search for <\/span><b>Microsoft Visual C++.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Uninstall all listed versions.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Download and reinstall the latest x64 and x86 packages from Microsoft&#8217;s official Visual C++ Redistributable page<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Restart your PC<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><b>DirectX:<\/b><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Press <\/span><b>Windows key + R<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, type <\/span><b>dxdiag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and open it.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Under <\/span><b>System <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tab check the DirectX version it should read DirectX 12.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. If it is older, run <\/span><b>Windows Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to get the latest version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/fixed-directx-12-not-supported-on-your-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[FIXED] DirectX 12 Is Not Supported on Your System<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 >Fix 8: Check the Download<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some players when Steam is still unpacking encrypted files in the background think the preload was completed which causes issues. To ensure the game is completely downloaded, check downloads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Open Steam, go to Downloads, and confirm the queue is empty.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. If it is but the game won&#8217;t start, pause and resume the download forcing Steam to double-check the install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><div class=\"color-box\">\n<div class=\"shadow\">\n<div class=\"imp-box\" style=\"background:#ffd4d8\">\n<p> <strong> Important : <\/strong>If you are playing Two Betrayals mission: destroying the Banshee immediately after the first generator will not let the game move ahead. To prevent this from happening, leave the Banshee alone until the objective changes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 >How to fix Halo Campaign Evolved is Running but is Stuttering or Dropping Frames?<\/h2>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the game is launching fine but the performance is not as expected before uninstalling try making following changes in the settings\u00a0 &gt; <\/span><b>Video<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in-game:<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Go to <\/span><b>Graphics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and set <\/span><b>Upscaling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to DLSS, FSR, or XeSS.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Set the quality level to <\/span><b>Balanced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b>Quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. Lower <\/span><b>Global Illumination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Shadow Quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from Ultra to Medium<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Remove the cap from <\/span><b>XeSS Frame Generation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or switch to FSR or DLSS Frame Generation.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Open your GPU control panel (NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD Software). Go to the Power Management or Graphics settings, and set <\/span><b>Prefer Maximum Performance.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. These fixes will help get the game running smoothly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"accordion_sec faq-section\">\n<div id=\"accordion-menu\">\n<p >\n<h3 class=\"accordion-header plus\">Why is my Halo Campaign Evolved Early Access not working?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordion-panel\">\n<p class=\"accordion-content aio-answer-block\">After buying Premium or Collector's if you cannot access the game it seems your license is not synced. To fix it completely, exit Steam or the Xbox app and relaunch it.<br \/>\nIf you use Xbox, open Manage games to sync ownership.<br \/>\nIf you are a Game Pass subscriber ensure your tier includes Premium Upgrade, because Game Pass access doesn't mean you have early access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >\n<h3 class=\"accordion-header plus\">Why is Halo Campaign Evolved stuck on a black screen?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordion-panel\">\n<p class=\"accordion-content aio-answer-block\">If you see the black screen soon after the launch it is usually a graphics driver or overlay issue. Update your NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel driver manually or using Advanced Driver Updater. Restart PC and try running the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >\n<h3 class=\"accordion-header plus\">Why does Halo Campaign Evolved crash immediately after pressing Play?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordion-panel\">\n<p class=\"accordion-content aio-answer-block\">It can be because of interference caused by background software or missing runtime files.<br \/>\nTo fix it temporarily disable Steam Overlay, MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner Statistics Server, Discord's overlay, and any RGB lighting software, and then retry.<br \/>\nIf this doesn\u2019t help install or repair the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables and restart your PC. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p ><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 >Is Halo Campaign Evolved still not working?<\/h3>\n<p ><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After following all the fixes explained above like verifying game files, updating driver, repairing Visual C++ and other if the game is still not working check official Halo Support and Xbox Support accounts for the server status. If there is a server issue nothing will help. However if everything is correct and you try all the al steps but no luck contact <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.halowaypoint.com\/hc\/en-us?utm_source=systweakblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halo Support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing more frustrating than gearing up for Halo: Combat Evolved that\u2019s been out for almost a week now to find out it won\u2019t launch and when it does it crashes. You click Play nothing happens and you are staring at the login screen with some codes on it. These issues are surely a deal&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/halo-campaign-evolved-not-launching-crashing\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Halo: Campaign Evolved Not Launching or Crashing on PC? 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