Monster Hunter Rise PC not working, launching, loading, starting, & crashing: Fix it by these methods

Monster Hunter Rise PC not working, launching, loading, starting, & crashing: Fix it by these methods

It is quite common for a new game to encounter some unexpected issue in its initial days of release. We have seen a lot of games that find themselves in the same situation. Monster Hunt Rise PC is a recently released action-adventure co-op game that is also troubling its players with some unexpected issues. Some issues in this game are ignorable but issues like game crash, not launching, etc. are serious that can compel the players to start asking for a refund. In this article, we will be discussing some methods that you can try to fix the Monster Hunter Rise PC not working, not launching, loading, starting, and crashing issues.


Monster Hunter Rise


Developed and Published by Capcom, Monster Hunter Rise PC is the latest installment in the award-winning series, Monster Hunter. In this game, you become a Hunter whose objective is to takedown fatal monsters using a wide variety of weapons (14 types of weapons). This game features brand-new maps to explore with an original storyline that all the Monster Hunter fans must experience. The Nintendo Switch version of this game was already published in March 2021. Coming back to the main topic, here is everything you need to know about Monster Hunter Rise PC


Monster Hunter Rise PC not launching issue


Monster Hunter Rise


The players who are facing issues that are similar to game not working, not launching, not starting, and crashing issues must follow these methods to fix them:


  • Make sure that your PC meets the minimum requirements of the game. Here are the details of the minimum requirements that your PC must meet:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-4130 or Core™ i5-3470 or AMD FX™-6100
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1030 (DDR4) or AMD Radeon™ RX 550
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 23 GB available space


  • Maybe your antivirus software is stopping Monster Hunter Rise to launch. To resolve this, make sure that you add it to the exception of your antivirus program or temporarily disable it.

  • If you are still encountering this issue, run Steam as an administrator and then launch the game from the library.

  • Update Windows and GPU to the latest version: Search Update in Windows Search Bar and Open it > Check if there are any updates and update your system. To update GPU to the latest version, Open the Start menu and click on Settings > Windows Updates > View Selective Updates > Update Driver > *Select your Graphics Driver* > Download and Install

  • Update DirectX to the latest version. To install the latest version of DirectX, head here.

  • Update/Install the Windows Media Player codec. If you haven’t updated or installed this software, then launching issues can get triggered. To update or install it, you must click here.

  • Verify the game’s cache in Steam/ Verify integrity of game files. To do it, follow this path: Restart your computer > Launch Steam > Right-click on the game in Library > Properties >Local Files > Check Game File Integrity.

These all were the steps that you must follow to fix issues like not launching, not starting, crashing, etc. in Monster Hunter Rise PC. Share this article if you found it helpful.