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FIX: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard won’t launch
« on: May 16, 2017, 04:32:07 PM »
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has the potential to be one of the best and most popular games this year. The game itself, along with its DLCs and game modes has something for everyone, but one thing is for certain, you’ll get scared!

But unfortunately, not everything goes so smooth for some players of Resident Evil 7. Namely, various problems have already occurred, and one of the most commonly reported problems is the issue which prevents the game from launching.

As this is perhaps one of the most serious problems you can occur with a game, we’ve prepared a couple of workarounds. Just in case you find yourself in this situation.

How to fix Resident Evil 7 launching issues

Check your drivers

Let’s start slow and easy. If you’re running Windows 10, Resident Evil 7 requires all your drivers to be up to date. That especially applies to your graphics card driver. So just in case, before you do anything else, make sure all your drivers are updated.

Also, we advise you to download drivers from Windows Update, Device Manager, or from manufacturer’s official website. Don’t install drivers from DVDs or USB flash drives, because there’s a chance those drivers have become outdated in the meantime.

In case you’re not sure how to update your drivers, check out this article.

Disable hardware monitoring software

There are some reports around the internet, especially this Reddit thread that suggests some hardware monitoring software may be interfering with Resident Evil 7. In this case, the user who reported the issue had to deal with NZXT’s CAM hardware monitoring software, but it can really be any application of this kind.

There are some reports around the internet, especially this Reddit thread that suggests some hardware monitoring software may be interfering with Resident Evil 7. In this case, the user who reported the issue had to deal with NZXT’s CAM hardware monitoring software, but it can really be any application of this kind.

So, in case you have a hardware monitoring application, try uninstalling it, and run the game again. If the game launches without a problem, you’re good to go. If you don’t have any monitoring software installed on your computer, move on to the next solution.

Check Visual Studio and redistributables

Resident Evil 7, just like many other games need redistributables to function properly. That includes Visual Studio C, too. So, if these programs are corrupted, you’ll have problems launching the game.

You can check if all redistributables are properly installed from the Steam folder on your computer. Just go to Steam\SteamApps \common \ResidentEvil7\ _CommonRedist\vcredist\, and run the vcredist_64.exe file. This file will automatically update all your redistributables.

Additionally, you can download the latest version of Visual Studio C from here.

Missing .dll files

This is also one of the most common problems with launching various PC games. If your computer is missing a certain .dll file, Resident Evil 7 won’t launch. In this case, the game will show you an error window, that will tell you which .dll file are you exactly missing.

Since regaining a missing .dll file can be tricky, we advise you to check out this article for further, more detailed instructions.

That’s about it, we hope at least one of these solutions helped you to solve the problem with Resident Evil 7 not launching. In case you have any comments, suggestions, or further questions, the comment section is just below.

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