Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Not Opening Issue

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flagplayers encountering theproblem of not opening restricts theiraccess to the game. If youare facing suchaproblem, you can findasolutionby following the suggestionsbelow.

Assassin's Creed IV: Why Black Flag Won't Open?

Although thisproblem is not completely certain,anyapplication running in thebackground can trigger the gameand causeproblems. Of course, outdated drivers can cause manyproblems.

It can happen not onlyasadriverbutalsoasagame's compatibility issue. Anotherproblem facing such errors is that the game filesare missing or incorrect. If the game filesare missing or installed incorrectly, it may restrict youraccessby causing variousproblems.

Besides, we may encounter suchaproblem due to manypossibilities. For this, we will try to solve theproblemby telling youafew suggestions.

How To Fix Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Not Opening Issue?

We can solve theproblemby following the suggestionsbelow to fix this error.

1-) Verify Game File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity, scanand downloadany missing or incorrect files.

1. Steam .
2. Library menu.
3. Right-click on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flagon the left side Properties tab.
4. Open the Local Filesmenu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click on the Verify integrity of game files button in the Local Files Encountered menu.

After thisprocess, the download willbeperformedby scanning the damaged game files. After theprocess is finished, try to open the gameagain.

2-) Check Game Frameworks

The lack of game frameworks on your computer can create various errors in the game. Therefore, your computer must have DirectX, .NET Framework, VCRedistapplications.

• Click to Download Current .NET Framework.
• Click to Download Updated VCRedist.
• Click to Download Current DirectX

Afterperforming the update, you can restart your computerand run the gameand check if theproblempersists.

3-) Update Your Drivers

Check if your graphics cardand other framework driversare up to date. For this;

• Downloadand install Driver Booster.
• Open the Driver Boosterprogram.
• Perform the scanningprocessbypressing the SCAN button on the screen thatappears.

After the scan is finished, it will reveal various outdated drivers. Perform the updateby selecting outdated driversand restart your computer. After thisprocess, open our gameand check if theproblempersists.

4-) Turn off Antivirus Program

Disableanyantivirusprogram you use, or delete it completely from your computer. If youare using Windows Defender, disable it. For this;

• Type "virusand threatprotection" into the start search screenand open it.
• Then click on "Manage settings".
• Real-timeprotection to "Off".

After this, let's turn off other ransomwareprotection.

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screenby typing Windows security settings.
• Click on Virusand Threat Protection on the screen that opens.
• Click on the Ransomware Protection option in the menu.
• Turn off Controlled Folder Access in the screen that opens.

Afterperforming this operation, we will need toadd Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag game filesas exceptions.

• Type "virusand threatprotection" into the start search screenand open it.
• Virusand threatprotection settingsManage settingsand then Exclusions select Add or remove exclusions.
• Addan exclusionand then Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag  the game folder.

After thisprocess, close the Steamprogram completely with the help ofatask managerand try to run Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flagagain. If theproblempersists, let's move on to our next suggestion.

5-) Closeand Open Steam Program

Try to reopen the Steamprogramby closing it or logging out of your Steamaccount. This willallow you topull the information in youraccountandallow you to run the game smoothly. When closing the Steamprogram, we recommend that you close it with the help ofatask manager to close it completely. After logging out of your Steamaccountand logging inagain, you can try to run Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flagbyaccessing the My Steam Libraries menu. If youare connecting via Steam, close the Steamprogramand log inagain.