FIX: WOW Dragonflight Crashing on Windows 11/10 PC [2023]

Welcome to the wild world of WOW, where dragons fly and orcs clash… and sometimes, your game crashes in the middle of a Dragonflight or at the startup.

Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. But fear not,

The CPU Guide has gathered some handy troubleshooting tips to help you get back to slaying dragons and saving Azeroth in no time.

Before we go to solutions make sure your PC specs match the game Requirement otherwise you might solve the issue on a temporary basis but eventually you get a crashing issue.

	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS	RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING SYSTEM	Windows® 7 64-bit	Windows® 10 64-bit
PROCESSOR	4 Cores, 3.0 GHz processor 4th Generation Intel® Core™ Haswell AMD Ryzen™ Zen	6 Cores, 3.5 GHz processor 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Coffee Lake AMD Ryzen™ Zen 2
VIDEO	DirectX® 12 capable 3 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 900 series AMD™ GCN 4th gen Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics	DirectX® 12 capable 8 GB GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX AMD RDNA™ 2 Intel® Arc™ 7 Graphics
MEMORY	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
STORAGE	Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space	Solid State Drive (SSD) 128GB available space
INTERNET	Broadband internet connection	Broadband internet connection
INPUT	Keyboard and mouse required.	Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel
RESOLUTION	1280 x 720 minimum display resolution	1280 x 720 minimum display resolution

Solution 1: Restart the WOW Dragonflight

Whenever you encounter keeps crashing issue or any game bug, you should restart the game before trying any further solutions.

Restarting the game will eliminate any temporary error from the old cookies and cache or the system’s other software clashing with your gaming software.

All of these errors will be eradicated after a simple restart of the game/PC or any other platform you use.

Solution 2: Close Unwanted Programs on Windows 11/10

If there are too many programs running in the background, using too much internet/RAM/Disk can cause WOW Dragonflight keeps crashing on Windows 11.

Closing unwanted programs will help you eliminate the crashing issue on your PC.

So, let’s close unwanted programs:

Press Ctrl + Shift + ESC keys to open Task Manager
Now check which program is using more Network
Right-click on that program and select End task
And check if the crash is solved or not.

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Solution 3: Power Cycle Your Router

If the above solution didn’t work then this solution will work and provide a better internet connection which will help you solve the crashing issue on your PC.

All you need to do is follow these steps:

Turn off your router entirely by taking out the power cable from the power switch.
Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and then plug it back in.
And check if the Wi-Fi is visible to you or not.

Make sure you restart those devices affected in the process for an accurate fix.

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After power cycling your router it is better to Run your game as an administrator to avoid any error like a Crashing issue.

Solution 4: Run the Application as Administrator

Running the program as an administrator will definitely help you eradicate the “WOW Dragonflight Keeps Crashing” as it might lack the privileges required to run the Application.

Here is how you can run the application as an administrator:

Go to the file/ folder.
Then go to the Game Launcher/Steam client.
Right-click on the Launcher icon
A menu will open
Select “Run as administrator “

Now the program will start running smoothly without giving you the crashing issue

The above solution is a temporary fix which helps you run the program or access folder. If you want to run the program permanently on administrator, then follow the next solution to solve WOW Dragonflight mission keeps crashing.

Solution 5: Run the Program as an Administrator (Permanently)

Go to the folder/Application
Right-click on it
A menu will open
Select Properties
A new window will open
Navigate to the “Compatibility Tab“
Under the Settings heading
Find “Run this Program as an administrator“
Check the box for this option
Click “Apply“

Now your program successfully Runs as an Administrator on Windows (Permanently) and you can easily open the program without repeating the steps again and again.

If you still facing errors then proceed to the next solution.

Solution 6: Perform a Clean Boot

Clean boot will help you eliminate the unnecessary applications which are running on the backend.

And shut down any applications which are conflicting with each other.

How to perform a clean boot on Windows 11?

Here is how to perform a Clean Boot on Windows 11:

Press Windows Button + R Key
The Run Dialogue Box will appear
Type “MSConfig“
Press Enter
The System Configuration window will open
Select Services tab
Uncheck all the unnecessary services
Only check those you need now
Now click OK

Now your clean boot is done, and it eliminated the unnecessary services which will enable you to play WOW Dragonflight.

If the error persists, then proceed to the next solution to solve the crashing issue on the PC.

Solution 7: Keep your PC Updated

Sometimes your outdated PC is the main cause of the Outdated Graphics Card Driver on Windows.

Outdated drivers in your PC or your current Windows Version cannot support WOW Dragonflight and gaming software. As you update your Windows all running drivers are updated too.

So, here is how you can update your PC:

Click on the Windows icon
Click on the Settings icon
A new window will pop up
Select Windows Update from the left menu
The new Windows will pop up
Then click on Check for updates.
If there is any update it will start updating the PC.

You can also update your graphic drivers through Windows Update too and solve crashing issues on your PC.

Solution 8: Update Graphics Card Driver with Windows Update

Updating the graphic drivers will help you have a better and more stable graphical experience.

This will fix the “WOW Dragonflight Crashing on PC” and you will play Rainbow without getting errors.

Here is how you can update drivers via optional updates:

Click on the Windows icon
Click on the Settings icon
A new window will pop up
Select Windows Update from the left menu
The new window will pop up
Now select Advanced options
Click on Optional updates
A new window will open
Click on the drop-down button for Driver updates
Now, select your desired drivers
Now press the Download & Install button

If you cannot update your drivers through Windows Update, then you can try updating the Graphics Drivers through Device Manager to fix the WOW Dragonflight keeps crashing.

Solution 9: Update Graphics Card Driver via the Device manager

We can update outdated graphic drivers in multiple ways.

If you cannot update your graphic drivers by updating Windows, you can try updating through the Device Manager.

Here is how you can update drivers through Device Manager:

Click on the Search icon
Type Device Manager
Click to open Device Manager
Then select the Display adapters
A further menu will open
Right-click on the graphic card name
Click on the Update driver

Rolling Back the Driver :

If you experiencing the WOW Dragonflight Crashing issue after updating your graphic drivers, then you can roll back the driver’s recent update to avoid the Crashing error.

Here is how you can roll back drivers:

Click on the Search icon
Type Device Manager
Click to open Device Manager
Then select the Display adapters
A further menu will open
Right-click on the graphic card name
Click on the Properties
A graphic card properties Windows will open
Navigate to the Driver Tab
There is an option for “Roll Back Drivers”. Click on it
If the option of “Roll Back Drivers” is greyed out, this means that the driver did not update recently.

Solution 10: Check for Driver’s Updates of GPU/Video Card of different company

One of the highlighted issues is outdated GPU drivers leading to crashing.

When our video card has outdated drivers, it’s unable for GPU to align with the modern gaming experience and starts causing keeps crashing issues on WOW Dragonflight.

So, we recommend updating the video card drivers.

Here are the direct links to the main GPU Making Companies:

If the above solution didn’t work out for you, then try the next solution.

Solution 11: Change Power Settings

When your PC power plan is set on the Balanced option plan, your PC will provide less power to the game. This will eventually cause game lag or game crashed on the start-up.

To avoid Errors follow the below steps to change Power settings:

How do I change power settings in Windows 11?

Go to the Control Panel
Select the View option “Large Icon“
Now find “Power Options” and click on it
Choose your Power Plan “High Performance“
If there is no other option expect a “Balanced “
Then navigate to the left menu
Select “Create a power plan“
A new window will open
Select the power plan to “High Performance“
And click on Next
The new power plan is available.

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