Lords Of The Fallen 2023 is the remake of the 2114 original that builds upon the lore of the first game and expands upon it. However, the devs didn’t stop there and introduced dual-world mechanic and more. The game runs on Unreal Engine 5 and there are UE5-related errors that PC users are experiencing like DX12 Not Supported error, Out Of Video Memory error, and Crashes. Aside from that, PC users are also experiencing the ” Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000080″ error. In this Lords Of The Fallen guide, I will list fixes that will help PC users fix the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION error.
Lords Of The Fallen Unhandled Exception Fixes That’ll Help
According to PC users, they are unable to play Lords Of The Fallen 2023 as the game crashes at startup with the following Unhandled Exception error.
Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000080
There are multiple reasons why you are experiencing the “EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION” error like corrupt or missing Windows system files, third-party peripherals interfering with the game, damaged DirectX shader cache, and more. The following are the fixes that’ll help Lords Of The Fallen 2023’s PC players fix the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error.
Delete DirectX Shader Cache
NO game and run on your Windows PC without DirectX and it created a shader cache for games to help render the game quickly and improve performance. One reason why you are experiencing the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error when launching Lords Of The Fallen is a corrupt or damaged DirectX Shader Cache. Delete the cache and the error will be fixed.
open Disk Cleanup > select C drive and press OK> select DirectX Shader Cache > press OK. After that, play Lords Of The Fallen Remake and Windows will create a new DirectX Shader cache, and the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error is now fixed.
Remove Third-Party And Unnecessary Peripherals
One of the advantages of being a PC user is having the ability of any peripheral or controller without any restrictions. However, if you keep the peripherals plugged in all the time regardless of their use, their driver or software can conflict with the game and cause the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error.
If you have plugged in any third-party peripherals like controllers, HOTAS, racing wheels, and more, it is the reason why Lords Of The Fallen 2023 is crashing with an Unhandled Exception error. Remove all peripherals plug them back one by one and launch the game after you lug in each peripheral. This way, you’ll find which peripheral is causing Lords Of The Fallen Remake to crash with the “Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error”.
Run SFC Scan
Corrupt or missing system files is another reason why you are experiencing the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error when launching Lord Of The Fallen. Run the SFC scan and it’ll find and replace all damaged system files, and the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error will be fixed.
- Open CMD (Command Prompt) and run it as an administrator
- type sfc /scannow and press enter
- let the scan complete and it’ll download and replace any corrupt or damaged system files
- Play Lords Of The Fallen and the Unhandled exception error is now fixed
That is all for our Lords Of The Fallen 2023 fixes for the Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error. If you are facing errors and issues with other PC games or your PC, then also see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.