The process to fix the Gears of War 4 crashing issue can be a bit frustrating because it’s not always as easy to determine the root cause of the problem. However, we hope that one of our solutions will work for you and you’ll be able to run the game smoothly again.
Gears of War 4 (PC) - Crashing after Logo Fix
EDIT (April 12th, 2018):
Here is a link to another post that provides all of the other methods to fix the crash if this one does not work for you: https://www.reddit.com/r/GearsOfWar/comments/8bkf48/gears_of_war_4_pc_crashing_fixed_for_the_most_part/?st=JFXA6NKC&sh=0dc904cc
Gears of War 4 (PC) - Crashing after Logo Fix
After searching high and low throughout the forums, I was not able to get my Gears of War 4 on PC to startup. This problem held me back from even playing the game once. I tried everything that I found online and nothing worked. However, after getting a new computer, i found that or whatever reason, the game now worked... that is until it stared doing it again.
This time around i did manage to find my own way of fixing this problem and I would like to share this method in the hopes that it may help others finally get the chance to play gears on PC. Below is the description of the error and the method that I used to fix it.
Error Description -
Here is what I did to fix it:
Open up the Microsoft Store
Click on the triple dot (...) at the top right of the window
Select 'Settings'
Scroll down to where it says 'Offline Permissions' and turn it on.
Gears 4 should now be able to startup. So try and open the game.
If this method did not work there are a few more things that you can try to make it work. None of these worked for me, but I have read that they worked for other people so give it a try. Some say reinstalling the game may work as well, but please only do that as a last resort.
( Other Methods ) -
Change your user account from a local account to your Microsoft account.
Download any other small game or app from the Microsoft store and then try to run the game.
Reset the game from the Apps and Features tab in settings.
Make sure your video card drivers are updated.
If anyone has found another way to fix his problem then please feel free to comment your method.
EDIT (Aprill 11th, 2018): The Coalition has just announced that they have been working on fixing this problem, and they have fixed the problem for some. For people who are still having problems, please contact The Coalition describing your crash, and whether or not you were able to find the cause. Here is the page where they announce this and the fixes: https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/forums/e9b54fc61eb74ad783d533ca502b0132/threads/gears-4-on-windows-10---known-issues-and-workarounds/253e8f7d-c028-4185-933d-11bd028f150c/posts