Fallout 4 not launching after working previously : Fallout 4

» Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:47 pm

Hello There,

I am about 50 hours into gameplay of Fallout 4 already until suddenly upon launching the game again, it refused to launch.

When it starts up it appears as a background process and a black screen which then refuses to respond upon clicking on it. Changing the game to windowed and borderless mode however launches the game in the background (which I can hover over the tab of and see the intro screen running) and yet I still cannot click on it to bring it up so it remains a background process. Going to the Task Manager and switching to the game does not work either.

I have attempted updating video drivers, verifying the game cache, and reinstalling (with computer restarts in between them all) without luck.

Thank you in advanced for the help,

Some DxDiag info:

Machine name: SHEILA

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10240) (10240.th1_st1.151104-1714)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: Dell System XPS L702X

BIOS: Default System BIOS

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 6038MB RAM

Page File: 3546MB used, 8635MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: 11.2

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

Miracast: Not Available

Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported

DxDiag Version: 10.00.10240.16384 64bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

Chip type: GeForce GT 550M

DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

Device Type: Full Device

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1246&SUBSYS_05711028&REV_A1

Display Memory: 3992 MB

Dedicated Memory: 973 MB

Shared Memory: 3019 MB

Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: HP LV2311 LED Backlit LCD Monitor

Monitor Model: HP LV2311

Monitor Id: HWP300E

Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

Output Type: HDMI

Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um

Driver File Version: 10.18.0013.5900 (English)

Driver Version: 10.18.13.5900

DDI Version: 11.2

Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1

Driver Model: WDDM 1.3

» Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:48 pm

I do know that the specs are fairly low however it has been running without issue until a few days ago when this started happening, and as far as i know nothing in my system has been updated or altered.
I just know I'm having withdraws from not watching dogmeat snake (unsucessfully) through minefields.

» Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:38 pm

One of two things is going on, either a corrupted save, or you installed some new program recently that is taking focus from the game.

So, try to load an earlier save, or even, temporarily archive your saves and see if the game launches and lets you create a new character. It could be just the last save that is corrupted.

However, I would bet it's a back ground app causing this. Try a strict clean boot, only Steam Service should be enabled among the non MS Services, and no background apps, at all.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135