'Program has caused an error' or 'Error in <gamename>.exe'

This is a generic Windows error.  These errors happen when the game either makes a request that the computer does not understand or fails to respond with correct data.  The computer picks up on this error, but since it is not a specific error, all it can do is give this generic error response.

 

When troubleshooting these generic errors we have several steps we can take.

 

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