Game crashes or shows a serious error on launch

Run the game executable as administrator and disable fullscreen optimizations. Update your graphics drivers with a clean install, then relaunch the game. Disable background overlays before starting the game. Install the latest Windows updates and repair DirectX and Visual C++ redistributables.

Football Manager 26 - Known Bugs, Crashes & Community Fixes

4 November 2025

About this game

Football Manager 26 reworks the series on Unity with a cleaner interface, a new Portal hub, and a more immersive matchday presentation that adds greater visual detail and more expressive player movement. It also expands squad building and tactics with new TransferRoom tools, separate in and out of possession formations, redesigned player roles, and a visualiser for planning how your team shapes up in different phases.

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Bugs, Crashes & Solutions

Try searching using a shorter or partial player name instead of the full name.

Run the game executable as administrator and disable fullscreen optimizations.

How to Run a Game as Administrator on Windows

Update your graphics drivers with a clean install, then relaunch the game.

How to Update Your GPU Drivers for Gaming

Disable background overlays before starting the game.

How to Disable Overlays That Cause Crashes (Steam, Discord, NVIDIA, AMD, Xbox Game Bar)

Install the latest Windows updates and repair DirectX and Visual C++ redistributables.

How to Update DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributables (.dll Error Fix)

Reload the save after squad updates or the transfer window so player values refresh.

System requirements

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (with updates 22H2), Windows 11 (with updates 23H2)
Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD FX-4100 Laptop: Intel Core i3-330M or AMD A6-5200 Requires SSE4.2 & SSSE3
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 380 or Intel HD 530 Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M or AMD Radeon R9 M375 or Intel HD 530 512MiB VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space

OS: Windows 11 – with updates (23H2)
Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Laptop: Intel Core i5-1035G7 or AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile or AMD Radeon RX 6600M
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space