Highguard PC crash fix and solutions

Free-to-play title Highguard seems to be having a number of performance issues on its opening night with some players reporting crashes on PC.

The crashes appear to be happening for different reasons, and some of the causes can be solved on your part. For the rest, the only option is to patiently wait for Wildlight to roll out patches. Let’s look at all the possible causes behind the crashes and what you can do to solve the problem at hand.

How to solve Highguard crashes on PC

The exact solution for the crashes will depend on the cause. Here’s a list of all the possible events that could be causing the crashes.

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• Secure Boot disabled: If the Secure Boot is disabled on your PC, Highguard will always crash when trying to load the game. To make it work, you’ll need to go to your BIOS settings and manually enable Secure Boot. The process is a headache if you don’t know what to do; I recommend following a proper tutorial to ease the process.
• Graphics: As of writing, Highguard doesn’t have the best of visual optimizations. I have already encountered two crashes despite my PC meeting the requirements. The only suitable option appears to be turning the default video settings to low.
• Internet connectivity: The servers are in a bit of bother; if you lose server connectivity, it could lead to a crash. Thankfully, this situation doesn’t appear to be very common. However, be prepared to see plenty of online errors (at least on the opening night).

These appear to be the main causes of all the crashes that players are experiencing at the moment. Wildlight has already revealed its roadmap for 2026, and I would like to believe that a post-launch patch is coming soon.

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