
- #Retroarch windows 10 crash drivers#
- #Retroarch windows 10 crash driver#
- #Retroarch windows 10 crash for windows 10#
- #Retroarch windows 10 crash Pc#
if the core is written for Vulkan only - that would be my first guess for why it doesnt work. And then Retroarch shouldnt crash on restart anymore. In that case, find the retroarch config file ( h**ps:///r/RetroArch/comments/9j8g6f/what_is_the_default_install_location_for/ ) - open it with a text editor, search for vulkan and replace it with gl again (or whatever your current default was).
#Retroarch windows 10 crash Pc#
If your PC (graphics card) is too old to support Vulkan, this might result in Retroarch crashing outright on your next start.
#Retroarch windows 10 crash driver#
Please leave a comment down below so we can look into it.Disclaimer: You would set it to Vulkan in the video driver entry, then save configuration, then exit Retroarch and start it again. That’s it! If you still encounter the problem after doing all of the troubleshoot above or if you have a better solution. To load your old configurations, you just need to copy the retroarch.cfg from your old directory to your new one. Open up RetroArch then try checking game if there are sounds, it should also appear on the volume mixer after doing this. For example, at C:/your_directory/retroarch_x. Just pick what OS system you have.Īfter downloading the zipped file, extract it into a new directory.
#Retroarch windows 10 crash for windows 10#
Scroll down for Windows 10 / 8 / 7, then you’ll find Download (64bit) or Download (32bit). You can get the zipped package on their download page website. You just need the zipped package, the installer is optional. If RetroArch is not listed on the volume mixer, you need to grab a new copy of RetroArch from their website. New copy of RetroArch and place in a new directory You need to do the next step to fix this. If RetroArch is not listed on Volume Mixer, there might be an issue where Windows 10 cannot recognized any of the sound driver in the program. Check if RetroArch was set to low volume or it was muted. Then click Open volume mixer.įrom here, all programs that uses sounds will be listed. To check if volume mixer is the culprit, right click the volume icon on the bottom right corner of your Windows 10 taskbar. In Windows 10, users are allowed to manually set the volume of each programs in Windows 10 by adjusting it on the volume mixer. If the configuration of your RetroArch has no problem, the volume might be turned off on Window’s volume mixer. RetroArch is muted on Volume mixer of Windows 10

Make sure to restart after you change these settings, then run RetroArch again and play some games to try out. To set it back to its default sound driver, go to Settings > Audio > Output.įor Audio driver, you need to use Wasapi. The default audio driver and settings for RetroArch was Wasapi.
#Retroarch windows 10 crash drivers#
The next troubleshoot solution might be your Drivers was not set properly. If this doesn’t solve your sound problem, you can move on the next solution. (If you change this key configuration, you can check the key binding by going to Settings > Inputs > Hotkeys). Then for increasing the volume up, press +. To check if RetroArch is muted, go to Settings > Audio. You need to check your RetroArch program if its muted or the volume was set to 0.

