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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Does Shift 2: Unleashed work better on Windows 10?

Shift 2 was working halfway-decent on Windows 7 with occasional crashes, but on Windows 8.1, I could not even start a single race because the game crashes every time before I start an event. Has anyo...
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    Straatford87
    10 years ago

    @banzaigtv @tocsik87 @lbh_9506

    The game wasn't designed for Windows 10, but most games that run fine on Windows 7 should also work on Windows 10.

    Couple of things to take into account:

    • If you performed an upgrade to Windows 10 as opposed to a clean installation then you will need to uninstall and reinstall Origin, Need for Speed and your graphics driver
    • Try running the game in compatibility mode
    • Try running your system in a clean boot to see if background programs are causing conflicts

    If the issue persists you could also reply to this thread with a dxdiag so that I can have a further look at your system. Do take into account that I cannot guarantee that Shift 2 will run flawlessly on W10 but it is definitely worth taking a look at.

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Straatford87
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10 years ago

@banzaigtv @tocsik87 @lbh_9506

The game wasn't designed for Windows 10, but most games that run fine on Windows 7 should also work on Windows 10.

Couple of things to take into account:

  • If you performed an upgrade to Windows 10 as opposed to a clean installation then you will need to uninstall and reinstall Origin, Need for Speed and your graphics driver
  • Try running the game in compatibility mode
  • Try running your system in a clean boot to see if background programs are causing conflicts

If the issue persists you could also reply to this thread with a dxdiag so that I can have a further look at your system. Do take into account that I cannot guarantee that Shift 2 will run flawlessly on W10 but it is definitely worth taking a look at.

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Veyron20
7 years ago

Yes, the game crashes on Windows 10. I have found that it works better by running a program that came with my Asus GTX 960 called Tweak GPU. In it is a program called game booster which selects the best appearance for games, Turns off Windows services and defrags system memory. 

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