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MacGyver27SK
5 years ago
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Battlefield 3 crashes when clicking video settings in game

Battlefield 3 crashes when clicking video settings in game - every time!! Reinstalled the game and the same. Drivers are most recent. Did not happen on windows 7. Upgraded to 10 and everytime it crashes.

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  • vice86's avatar
    vice86
    5 years ago

    I figured it out. I use a Sony 4K TV as my main screen. I unplugged the HDMI for that and had my Dell monitor (connected to Display Port) set up as my main screen. Only then was I able to get into the Video settings without crashing, set it to "windowed" like I wanted and then connected back to my Sony TV. 

    Weird...why would be connected to a TV cause video options to crash the game. 

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  • kingmustard's avatar
    kingmustard
    New Novice
    11 months ago

    I am having the same problem in 2025.

    7800X3D, 3080, 32 GB RAM, Windows 11.

  • Sashus27's avatar
    Sashus27
    Rising Newcomer
    11 months ago

    Same problem on my PC.

    Windows 10 Pro, 32GB RAM, RTX 3050 4GB, Intel i5 7600K

  • mrmuffiinn's avatar
    mrmuffiinn
    Newcomer
    11 months ago

    hey everyone, I had the same issue. I turned off AMD Freesync premium pro in my monitor settings and it fixed the issue, I'm able to open bf3 video settings without the game crashing and closing. I understand everyone's situation is different but if you have a monitor with Freesync or even Gsync on, try turning it off to see if it works.  Best of luck!! (:

    PC: AMD 7800X3D, 7900 XTX, 32gb ram

  • BlackkReaper23's avatar
    BlackkReaper23
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 months ago

    i legit tried every option listed here and i still can't access the video settings..

    ever since i got a new monitor bf3 is stuck on my old settings and i can't change it (nVidia control panel isn't even letting me turn off Gsync off for bf3)

  • cngnc's avatar
    cngnc
    Rising Newcomer
    8 months ago

    i also have 4K TV as main screen and i have no other display to "bypass" this quite serious bug...you can switch between screen modes with ALT+ENTER but it will crash even in windowed mode so i cant access video settings...btw the only way of STARTING OFFLINE SOLO CAMPAIGN THROUGH FREAKING WEBSITE IS INSANE!!!

  • WamblyHades's avatar
    WamblyHades
    New Novice
    5 months ago

    ➡️➡️➡️ HOW TO FIX THIS: Disable FreeSync/G-Sync/Adaptative Sync in the monitor settings. ⬅️⬅️⬅️

    It will stop crashing. Adjust your settings, save them, close the game, and re-enable whatever-sync again if you want to.

  • WamblyHades's avatar
    WamblyHades
    New Novice
    5 months ago

    disable it in general, change bf3 video settings, and then enable it again. that simple.

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