[2021] Odd bug: game minimizes

Has the game ever run OK on this computer? Or never, it's always done this?

When this happens how do you recover? Can you just kill the game in Task manager and start it again immediately? Or do you have to reboot, or wait a while before it will run again?


Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add EU4.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.


IF NEITHER OF THOSE HELP:
DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log .  

In that dxdiag i see HOI4 crashing in CELib_x64.dll . Am I right in thinking that is part of a 'training' (cheat) utility? If so we need to remove that from this machine while we work on this.

That aside, from what you say this does sound like a problem in that particular save game file. Were there any mods used while playing it at any point?  

Dominator14 said: Yes, you are right, it is a "trainer" I was using to modify certain parts of the game, how could I remove it?

I know nothing about such things. I guess uninstall it if it's in the Windows Control Panel, then use the free utilities Revo Uninstaller AND Ccleaner to ensure it is completely gone.