3.28 crash to desktop repeatedly (windows)

happens in the campaign and early maps - nothing particularly consistent about when but there is a lot going on with minions and effects during combat.

latest windows event viewer application error...

PathOfExile.exe
0.0.0.0
69ac9bbc
PathOfExile.exe
0.0.0.0
69ac9bbc
c0000005
000000000011c528
2304
01dcaec289cbe3f0
D:\Games\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\PathOfExile.exe
D:\Games\Grinding Gear Games\Path of Exile\PathOfExile.exe
11c39887-bedb-4a7f-a1d9-67de8a83017d


it crashes straight to desktop - no poe errors

Last bumped on Mar 24, 2026, 8:55:11 AM
fwiw 11 times in the last 12 hours.
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fwiw 11 times in the last 12 hours.



Try not use skill mtx first
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not using skills mtx - not using any mtx at all other than portals.

it worked fine all day saturday (AU time) - crashed all day sunday, presumably after patching.
I have the same issue, from anywhere between an hour to two and the game crashes.

Faulting application name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69ae2582
Faulting module name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69ae2582
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000011c528
Faulting process id: 0xD6D8
Faulting application start time: 0x1DCAF9120731D1A
Faulting application path:
Faulting module path:
Report Id: b8770d2f-0db8-421a-a164-532aa9bdec3e
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

I have tried going without mtx, and I have changed from DX12 to Vulkan and back again. Crashes happens on both.
i feel your pain - ever since the patch on sunday (AU time)... 13 times according to the event viewer.
crash to desktop every map i tryed the last hour... ̶t̶̶h̶̶i̶̶n̶̶k̶̶ ̶̶i̶̶t̶̶ ̶̶h̶̶a̶̶s̶̶ ̶̶s̶̶o̶̶m̶̶e̶̶t̶̶h̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶̶ ̶̶t̶̶o̶̶ ̶̶d̶̶o̶̶ ̶̶w̶̶i̶̶t̶̶h̶̶ ̶̶b̶̶r̶̶e̶̶a̶̶c̶̶h̶̶.̶̶ ̶̶e̶̶v̶̶e̶̶r̶̶y̶̶t̶̶i̶̶m̶̶e̶̶ ̶̶i̶̶ ̶̶c̶̶o̶̶m̶̶e̶̶ ̶̶n̶̶e̶̶a̶̶r̶̶ ̶̶a̶̶ ̶̶h̶̶i̶̶v̶̶e̶̶,̶̶ ̶̶c̶̶r̶̶a̶̶s̶̶h̶̶.̶̶ ̶ had no troubles the whole weekend...

edit: without any mtx it works now... sir neohongkong is right.

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PathOfExileSteam.exe
0.0.0.0
69ae2582
PathOfExileSteam.exe
0.0.0.0
69ae2582
c0000005
00000000027c68c8
2b04
01dcb012b0272cd2
G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
4b9bb888-2c05-4f45-bb74-ea50a35dfc6a
Last edited by Redalus#4391 on Mar 9, 2026, 6:47:13 PM
edit 2: ok, i cheered too soon. it still crashes, even with all mtx off. again i was encountering a hive -> crash to desktop. could do breach events the whole weekend without any troubles. (got all my drivers up to date, rtx 4080 super + 10700k) will try again tomorrow,..
Don't expect this to be fix soon - i have it since after day 1 - when i step to breach land ( hive one or the walls encounter ) instant closing game - i report it more than 20 times - nothing change - mtx release more important <3

From what i saw - looks like Wall glitch or something ( some times when i use vaal blade vortex to clear walls ( i can enter inside - but its very rare - most of the time, instant closing game after touch the earth ground )
Last edited by janiminatora1#0766 on Mar 10, 2026, 1:06:36 AM
I've had it 15 times so far and never in a breach.

depressing.

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