Harry Potter Quidditch Champions “crashing on PC” and “black screen” error fixes and reasons

Harry Potter Quidditch Champions seems to be facing a few performance issues for some players leading to frequent crashes on PC as well as black screen errors. It’s one of the more annoying errors to deal with in the game as there does not seem to be a permanent solution that you can opt into.

Fortunately, there are a few steps that you can take to temporarily workaround the problem in the RPG and the guide below goes over just that.

How to solve black screen errors and PC crashes in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions

Here are a few things you can do to deal with the performance issues that Harry Potter Quidditch Champions on PC:

1) Update GPU drivers

Outdated graphics drivers can be the cause of the issue in the game. You can fix this by updating them through the Nvidia and AMD desktop applications or by manually downloading the latest versions through the official websites:

  • Nvidia users can click here
  • AMD users can click here

2) Check for overheating

Your PC overheating can be another root cause for the black screen and PC crashing issue in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions. So monitor the temperature of your system by using third-party applications. If your PC temperatures are too high, you can do the following to deal with it:

  • Clean your PC.
  • Try replacing the thermal paste of your CPU and GPU.
  • Make sure you have an optimal number of CPU coolers installed
  • Scan your system for malware that may be slowing your PC and overheating it

3) Verify file integrity

If there are a few corrupt files in the installation directory you will be able to fix them by verifying their integrity. You can do this by making your way to Steam Library > Right-click Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game files.

This will start a process that will go over all the files in the directory and fix the ones that may have been corrupt.

4) Disable overclocking

While overclocking your system can boost its performance significantly, it can also lead to crashing issues for many games. So if you have your system overclocked and Harry Potter Quidditch Champions keep crashing, make sure you turn it off and try launching the game again.

5) Restart your PC and re-install the game

While these may not seem like much of a fix, many in the community have stated that by re-installing the game and restarting their systems they were able to work around crashing and black screen issues for the game.

So if the above solutions do not work, you can try this step out.

6) Reach out to support team

If all the steps fail, then make sure to reach out to the Warner Bros. Games support team to file a complaint. Someone from the developer team will reach out to help with your problem.

What causes the black screen errors and PC crashes in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions?

Here are some of the things that often lead to the PC crashing issues in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions:

  • Outdated GPU drivers
  • Corrupt game files
  • Overheating
  • Overclocking

So make sure you follow the above steps to work around them.

Abhishek Mallick
Abhishek Mallick
Abhishek Mallick is a Senior Columnist at Backdash. He has a Master's degree in English Literature. In his spare time, he is a fighting game enthusiast, who is also addicted to Shin Megami Tensei, Monster Hunter, and League of Legends. He also enjoys reading and sifting through educational documentaries.

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