For some, it crashes in the main menu while for others, the game crashes randomly during gameplay. Players are reporting random crashes while playing Doom Eternal. Launch Doom Eternal and it will launch with a black screen. Type in “+com_skipIntroVideo 1” and press ok. To fix this issue, go to your Steam library > right-click Doom Eternal > Properties > click “Set launch options”. Players are reporting that when they launch Doom Eternal they get a black screen. Apply the change and the issue will be resolved. Right-click on the game’s exe > properties > Compatibility tab > check “run this program as administrator”. Lack of administrative rights can also cause the game to crash at startup. If you haven’t updated your Windows 10 OS then I suggest you update it as outdated Win 10 build are often incompatible with new games.

Download and install this and update KB3080149. If you are facing these issues on Windows 7 then your OS might not be updated.

Set Application detection level to None for the game application.

Add Doom Eternal’s exe under Application profile properties.

Click the Add button and navigate to the game’s folder.

Open RivaTuner Statistics Server(RTSS).

If you were using MSI Afterburner and turning it off hasn’t resolved the issue then follow the steps below.

How to play doom on windows 10