@holger1405 There are no special characters in the name of the Windows account so i skipped that part initially. I can give it a go but i doubt that will be the case.
Realtek could be the issue here. Perhaps if i disable them in device manager that would be a solid way to try?
I also have a question. If it boots in safe mode and i can get in-game fine like that, would you say that rules out that it isn't happening due to not meeting minimum requirements? This troubleshooting is really a pain in the * but i appreciate your assistance, even more so if you aren't paid for this.
Note that this pc is a fresh upgrade from windows 7, so while it's not a fresh win 10 install, it is a fresh system & driver update. Both old and new drivers behaved the same, only that with old gpu drivers there was a lot of glitchy artifacts as well. I'll disconnect any non necessary dongle as well and give it a go.
Your Specs are fine, this machine should run MELE without a problem.
