Set up Windows DEP

1. Right-click the This PC icon on the desktop and choose Properties.

2. In the System window that opens, click Advanced system settings.

3. In System Properties → Advanced → Performance , click Settings.

4. In Performance Options , switch to the Data Execution Prevention tab.

Here you can check whether your processor supports DEP:

• If it does, it says:Your computer’s processor supports hardware-based DEP.
• If it doesn’t, it says:Your computer’s processor does not support hardware-based DEP. However, Windows can use DEP software to help prevent some types of attacks.

Set compatibility

1. Right-click the game shortcut and choose Properties.

2. Switch to the Compatibility tab.

3. Tick Run this program in compatibility mode for:

4. Choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2).

Set the launcher resolution

If the game still crashes after the first two steps, try adjusting the resolution.

Choose a resolution that suits your graphics card and monitor:

> A high resolution isn’t necessarily laggy and a low one isn’t necessarily smooth; go by what actually happens.

Set User Account Control (UAC)

With UAC set to the level shown below, when another program pops up a protection prompt,

PSOBB won’t lose rendering and crash.

Add the game folder to your antivirus exclusions

If you see messages in the lower-left of the game such as DLL ERROR , follow these steps:

1. Type sec in the Start menu and open

2. Go to Virus & threat protection

3. Open Manage settings

4. Click Add or remove exclusions

5. Add the game’s root folder as an exclusion

That completes the antivirus exclusion for the game folder.