Football Manager 2023 is a soccer management simulation game published by Sega. The game’s available for consoles and Microsoft Windows.
The game brings a lot of new experiences for people, who want their soccer team to be unbeatable, as it allows them to manage the game tactics from the club level.
A player gets to choose his/her favorite club and then proceed to add players. Once the team is ready to go in the field, provide them with strategies to help them win matches.
Though, there are some players who are facing issues with launching the game on their computers. For such users, I’ve compiled a list of methods that I’ve mentioned in the following section.
How Do I Fix Football Manager 2023 Not Launching Issues?
Here are some troubleshooting workarounds that can be implied to fix the Football Manager 2023 crashing at startup or not launching issue. I have listed various methods, by considering all the scenarios that can trigger this error.
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Game Requirements
Always ensure that your system has enough juice to run Football Manager 2023.
Operating System: Windows 7/8/10 (x64)
Processor: Intel i3 / AMD Ryzen equivalent
RAM: 4GB+
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or equivalent AMD
DirectX: Version 11 or higher
ROM: 7GB
Launch Football Manager 2023 as Administrator
First of all, you should try launching Football Manager 2023 with administrative rights. This would allow you to run the game without facing any blockades from antivirus software.
1. Right-click on the shortcut icon of Football Manager 2023 and select Properties.
2. Navigate to the Compatibility tab.
3. Check the Run this program as administrator box.
4. Click on the Ok button.
Update GPU Drivers
Always ensure that your device drivers are updated to the latest build.
1. Especially, your graphics drivers should be updated to the latest patch.
2. Press the Win + X keys to launch the context menu.
3. Select Device Manager from the appearing menu.
4. Expand the Display Adapters tab.
5. Right-click on the GPU device and select Update Driver
6. Allow the system to update the files automatically.
Install Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime
Some Visual C++ Runtime files can get corrupted, so you should reinstall the C++ on your Windows PC.
1. Press the Win + I keys to launch Settings
2. Go to the Apps & Features tab.
3. Uninstall all the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable files.
4. Go to the Microsoft website to download the latest version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables
5. Now, install the downloaded files and reboot your system, after the successful installation.
Verify Football Manager 2023 Files
Players can also repair/verify Football Manager 2023 files directly from the Steam client. This would allow them to fix any corruptions from the game file directory, that is causing the crashing trouble.
1. Navigate to the Library section on Steam.
2. Right-click on Football Manager 2023 and select Properties.
3. Go to Local Files and click on Verify Integrity of Game Files.
4. Relaunch Steam, once the verification is completed.
Force Start Football Manager 2023 with DirectX 11
Players can also launch Football Manager 2023 through DirectX 11 or above, directly from the Steam client.
1. Launch Steam and go to Library.
2. Now, right-click on Football Manager 2023 and choose Properties.
3. Navigate to the General tab.
4. Under Launch Options, type -dx11 and save changes.
5. Launch Football Manager 2023 on Steam.
Reinstall Football Manager 2023
As a last resort, you should reinstall Football Manager 2023 on your computer.
If you are playing it on Steam then here’s what you need to do:
1. Uninstall Football Manager 2023 from the Library section.
2. Close Steam and clear the cache memory of your system.
3. Launch Steam and reinstall Football Manager 2023.
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