Fix: Rainbow Six Siege crashing

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six is a media franchise about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit. It is a collection of missions and goals and is one of the most popular games in the 21st century.

Although the game is regularly updated by its developers, some players report that the game does not open and then close immediately. This crashing behavior is very common amongst players. BattlEye is also associated with this game. There is nothing to be concerned about if you experience this error. We’ve done extensive research and found several workarounds to fix this strange behavior. Have a look.

Solution 1: Deleting R6 sound data and validating

This workaround by were endorsed by moderators of Rainbow Six Siege and mentioned that this will most likely solve the problem instantly without any further delay. Before you proceed with this solution, make sure you have access to an administrator account and stable internet connectivity.

1. Locate where the R6 sound data is located on your PC. It is usually located in the locations shown below, but it may vary depending on which destination folder you have chosen for your installation. Here are two examples; one for UPlay and one for Steam.

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1. Right-click on the folder and select Delete. Either this or just delete the contents of the folder.

Most of the games available in Steam are very huge files consisting of several GB’s. It’s possible that some data was corrupted in the process of downloading/upgrading. Steam has a feature within the client itself where you can verify the integrity of game files quite easily.

We can also try repairing Steam Library files. Steam Library contains all your games and you can only access it through it. It is possible that your Steam library isn’t in the correct configuration. It is possible that Steam has been installed on one drive, but your games are on another. If this happens, you will need to restore both libraries before you can launch the game again.

Check out our guide to verifying the integrity of your Steam library and how to repair it. If you’re using UPlay instead, the same steps can be taken.

Solution 2: Updating Graphics Drivers

If you have corrupt or outdated drivers, it may be the reason why your game fails to launch or crashes midway without any prompts. Now there are two ways through which you can update the drivers: either manually or automatically. In manually, you have to personally download the driver after searching for it at the manufacturer’s website.

Before we update drivers, we will verify that the default drivers are working for us.

1. Boot into Safe mode. Type “devmgmt.msc” in the dialogue box and press Enter. Here navigate to Display Adapters, right-click on your adapter and select Uninstall Device.

1. Boot your computer into normal mode, press Windows + R, type “devmgmt.msc” in the dialogue box and press Enter. Most likely, the default drivers will already be installed. If not, right-click on any empty space and select “Scan for hardware changes”. Now check if the game works without any problems. You are good to go. If it doesn’t, carry on.
2. There are two options. Either you can search online for the latest driver available for your hardware from the manufacturer’s website such as NVIDIA etc. (and install manually) or you can let Windows install the latest version itself (search for updates automatically).
3. Let’s take a look at manually installing. Right-click on your hardware and select “Update driver”. Select the first option “Search automatically for updated driver software”. Choose the second option if you are updating manually and select “Browse for driver” and navigate to the location where you downloaded.

1. Restart your computer after installing the drivers, launch the game and check if you can successfully play Rainbow Siege Six.

Solution 3: Disabling Cloud-save and in-game overlay (UPlay)

The Cloud Save functionality synchronizes your game data belonging to your account on the Cloud so if your data gets wiped out or you are using a new PC for gaming, your account data will be saved already on the cloud and you will just have to enter your credentials. Although this function is very useful, it has been reported that it can cause the error message. You can disable it to check if the problem continues.

1. Now, start UPlay and log in with your credentials. Now click the ‘menu’ icon and select Settings.
2. In the General tab, uncheck the option “Enable Cloud Save Synchronization for supported games”. Also, uncheck the option “Enable in-game overlay for supported game”.

1. Save your changes, and then exit. Start UPlay again.

Solution 4: Selective Startup

It is a known fact that there are several startup programs which hinder the processes of many games and causes certain errors to take place. This problem can be solved by disabling these programs.

1. Press Windows + R, type “msconfig” in the dialogue box and press Enter.
2. Once in the settings, select “selective startup” and uncheck the option “Load startup items”. Press OK to save changes and exit.

1. Navigate to the Services tab present at the top of the screen. Check the line which says “Hide all Microsoft services”. Click this button to make all Microsoft-related services invisible, leaving behind any third-party services.
2. Now click the “Disable all” button present at the near bottom at the left side of the window. All third-party service will be now disabled.
3. Click Apply to save changes and exit.

1. Now navigate to the Startup tab and click the option of “Open Task Manager”. You will be redirected to the task manager where all the applications/services which run when your computer starts will be listed.
2. Select each service one by one and click “Disable” at the bottom right side of the window.
3. Now restart your computer and check if the error condition still persists. If you’re able to play your games without problems and the error message disappears, then it is likely that the issue was caused either by a service provider or an application. You can enable a small number of these, and then check again. You will be able to identify the culprit if the problem persists after you have enabled a chunk.

In addition to these solutions, you can also try:

• Rolling back your graphics driver to a previous version.
• Checking internet connectivity and make sure you have a stable connection.
• Disabling all antivirus software and all kinds of firewalls.