How to Fix Farming Simulator 25 When It Won’t Start or Launch on PC?

Sometimes, Farming Simulator 25 just won’t start up. That’s frustrating, but don’t worry—you’ve got options. Let’s run through the fixes, one by one, so you can get back to farming.

Solution 1: Restart Your PC and Steam

1. First close the Steam from Task Manager.
2. Then restart your PC and launch the Farming Simulator 25 and check if your problem solved or not.

Solution 2: Modify Launch Options

1. Open Steam. Go to Library, right-click on Farming Simulator 25 and select Properties.
2. In the Launch Options, type -dx11 and close the tab.
3. Now, launch the game and check if it solves your issue or not.
4. If not, then type -dx12 or -windowed in Launch Options and then check again.

Solution 3: Run Game on Dedicated Graphics Card

1. In Windows Search, type “Graphics Settings” and open it.
2. Then click on Browse button and go to the game installation folder.
3. Select Farming Simulator 25 exe file and click on Add.
4. After adding, click on Options ans select “High Performance” and then click on “Save“.

Solution 4: Update Graphics Card Driver

• For AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.html
• For NVDIA: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/

Select the correct Graphics card driver for your PC and update it.

Once the Graphics card driver updated, launch Farming Simulator 25 and check if your problem is fixed or not.

Solution 5: Allow Farming Simulator 25 Through Firewall/Antivirus

1. In Windows Search, type Windows Defender Firewall and open it, then click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall > Change settings > Allow another app > Browse.
2. Browse to the game folder and add Farming Simulator 25 exe file and start_protected_game exe file.
3. Make sure both Private and Public is checked.
4. Also, allow Farming Simulator 25 exe file from your Antivirus program or disable it for a while.

Solution 6: Run the Game as an Administrator

1. Open Steam. Right-click on Farming Simulator 25 and click on Manage > Browse local files.
2. Right-click on Farming Simulator 25 exe file and select Properties.
3. Go to Compatibility tab and check mark Run this program as an administrator.
4. Then click on Apply and OK.
5. Now, launch the game from the installation folder by double clicking on the game exe file.

Solution 7: Modify Compatibility Settings of the Farming Simulator 25

1. If running the game as admin does not work, then check mark “Disable fullscreen optimizations“.
2. Also, check mark “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” Windows 8 or Windows 7. Click Apply and OK.
3. Now, launch the game from the installation folder and check.

Solution 8: Verify integrity of game files

1. Open Steam and go to Library.
2. Right-click on Farming Simulator 25 and select Properties.
3. Go to Installed Files tab.
4. Click on “Verify integrity of game files“.
5. Now, check if your problem is solved or not.

Solution 9: Check Graphics Settings

Note: If you are able to launch the game then try this method otherwise skip and move to the next solution.

You should check or the graphics settings such as Texture Quality, Resolution, Motion Blur, etc.

If you have turned on or set it to the highest possible settings and the game is crashing, lagging or you are facing any other problem, then you should lower it or disable it to fix the issue.

Solution 10: Disable Overlays

Disable Steam Overlay

Go to your Steam Library > right-click Bodycam > Properties > Turn off “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game“.

Disable Discord Overlay

Launch Discord on PC. Then click on Gear icon in the app botton left corner. Click on Game Overlay option on the left panel and then toggle off the “Enable In-Game Overlay“.

Disable NVIDIA Overlay

Open NVIDIA GeForce Experience > Settings > General > Turn off “In-Game Overlay“.

Similarly disable overlay in all apps or close all other overlay apps. (GeForce Experience, NVIDIA Shadow Play Overlay, AMD Overlay) and then launch the game and check.

Solution 11: Close Conflicting Programs

• Disconnect external USB drive, mouse, disconnect additional joystick/controllers, multiple monitor connected to PC.
• Unplug the Logitech or Thrustmaster racing wheel.
• End the task for Razer Synapse or MSI Dragon Center from Task Manager.
• Close all of your tabs to free up RAM and relaunch the game.

Solution 12: Install Visual C++ Files

1. Download and Install both X86 and X64 Visual C++ files.
2. Restart your PC.
3. Launch the game and see if problem solved or not.

Solution 13: Clear Download Cache

1. Open Steam, click on word Steam at top left and select Settings.
2. Go to Downloads tab and then click on Clear Cache next to Clear Download Cache.

Solution 14: Update Windows

1. Click on Windows icon and then click on Settings.
2. On the left pane, click on Windows Update and then click on Check for updates.
3. If any update is available, then Download and install it.
4. Restart your PC and then launch the game.

Solution 15: Increase virtual memory

1. In Windows Search, type view advanced system settings and click on it.
2. Go to Advanced tab, under Performance, click on Settings.
3. Go to Advanced tab, under Virtual Memory, click on Change.
4. Uncheck “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives“.
5. Select your Windows driver (usually C:).
6. Choose “Custom size” and set the “Initial size” and “Maximum size“.
   • Set Initial Size: 1.5 x Total RAM and Maximum Size: 3 x Total Ram
   • For example, if your PC installed RAM is 16GB, then enter the value as follow:
     • Initial Size (MB): 24576
     • Maximum Size (MB): 49152
   • if your PC installed RAM is 32GB, then enter the value as follow:
     • Initial Size (MB): 49152
     • Maximum Size (MB): 98304
   • if your PC installed RAM is 8GB, then enter the value as follow:
     • Initial Size (MB): 12288
     • Maximum Size (MB): 24576
7. Click Set and then OK.