The most common cause of .exe crashes is a corrupted or missing game file. You can use the built-in repair tool in Steam to fix this. Open your . Right-click on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare . Select Properties > Installed Files (or Local Files ).
The most common culprit is how the game handles "Shader Preloading." While intended to prevent stuttering, it often overloads the system memory or conflicts with modern GPUs. Launch the game (if you can reach the menu). Go to > Video . Select Advanced Video . Find Shader Preload and set it to Off . Find Shader Preload During Cinematics and set it to Off . Restart the game. 2. Verify Game File Integrity call of duty advanced warfare s1sp64shipexe error fix