Call Of Duty (COD) Modern Warfare 2019 – DirectX Crashing – How to fix

Is Call of Duty Modern Warfare crashing too many times on your PC? Lets see if there is a fix or not.

Call Of Duty (COD) Modern Warfare – DirectX Crashing – How to fix

What is the DirectX Error in COD MW 2019

It is a bug that is causing the game to crash for a lot of users. After crashing they are getting the following error message : DEV ERROR 5759 – DirectX encountered an unrecoverable error.

The crashing is mostly happening during Multiplayer and Co-op modes where the game is crashing after few seconds. And it is happening for high-end gaming PC users as well which means it is not a problem related to the graphics card.

How to fix DirectX Crashing error

There has been no official fix for this bug from the developers yet. But there are certain tweaks you can try to fix this issue yourself.

Update your Windows

The DirectX issue could be related to your Windows 10 version. Windows 10 updates cannot be trusted. The recent Windows 10 updates have already caused loads of problems for a lot of AAA titles. The Windows 10 KB4512941 update that was released few days ago gave some serious trouble to gamers all over the world. From high CPU usage to constant stuttering while playing games or running heavy applications, people had to face everything.

Thankfully, Microsoft has already released an update that fixed the problem mentioned about. But who knows, there might still be some users who have not updated their Windows since then out of fear and are still facing performance issues. So check whether you have pending Windows updates or not and then update your OS. Here is how to do it:

  • Go to Settings
  • Go to Update & Security
  • Click on Check for updates
  • Wait for the updates to get installed
  • Restart your PC

Disable Crossplay

It looks like a lot of users are facing the DirectX crashes due to Crossplay being enabled on their PC. Try turning it off. Here is how to do it:

  • Go to Options
  • Select the Account tab
  • Disable Crossplay

Update your drivers

When you launch the Battle.net app the first thing you will notice is a Breaking News tab and under that tab the developers have asked you to install the latest video card drivers. If you didn’t know, both Nvidia and AMD have released their latest graphics card drivers bringing launch-day support for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019. You can download them from the links given below:

  1. Nvidia Drivers
  2. AMD Drivers

These are all the steps or methods that you can follow in order to fix the DirectX crashing error. One thing to keep in mind, none of these methods are advanced and are pretty basic. There is no guarantee that these steps will fix your problem 100%. If the problem you are facing is a serious one then the best option would be contacting the support.

If you think this guide had helped you then let us know in the comment section below. And If you are facing problems that are not mentioned on this article then also you can comment below. We will try come out with a fix. Good luck!

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Last Updated on August 27, 2020