[2022] an error has occurred and the application quit unexpectedly europa universalis 4

In the game launcher please set Display mode to Borderless. THEN go here:

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages. support.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

IF that doesn't help, Has the game ever run OK on this computer? Or never?

IF NEVER:
Install ALL these Microsoft modules:

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3 RC from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com (run dxsetup.exe after extracting this download to its own folder anywhere on your computer)
(run dxsetup.exe after extracting from this download)

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.

Also if you have installed RivaTuner, RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game.


IF IT USED TO WORK:
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.

Also if you have installed RivaTuner, RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game.


IF that doesn't 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 .  

Sorry, but I don't work overnight, only my daylight hours.


Just to be clear you are saying the current game version 1.32.x is started okay with an older launcher, but not the most recent one 2021.10.1?

What happens if you run eu4.exe directly from File Explorer?  

That launcher is really old. And you are on game version 1.17 ... ?

If you have opted into any older game version in the Steam Betas tab for the game, so you get onto the current patch 1.34.x . Does the launcher update itself too then? It ought to be 2021.10.1  

You sent me a picture of someone else's launcher?

Can we see yours please?  

If you run eu4.exe directly and it fails to start, your problem is nothing to do with the launcher.

FrezzyPL said: I cant show you my launche cause i would need to downgrade to 1.28 version just to screenshot it

But I don't understand this. Are you saying if you run the 1.34.x game version from the Steam PLAY button, you don't even see the launcher at all?  

I see. But just because that version has a different launcher does not mean the problem is caused by that different launcher! Again, If you run eu4.exe directly and it fails to start, your problem is nothing to do with the launcher.


Please Install ALL these Microsoft modules:

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3 RC from Official Microsoft Download Center

www.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

(run dxsetup.exe after extracting this download to its own folder anywhere on your computer)
(run dxsetup.exe after extracting from this download)

THEN go here:

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages. support.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

Let me know what happens with all 7 of those installs, thanks.  

Let me know what happened with all 7 of those installs, thanks. Any error or problem with any one of them?

And please install and run the free utility Speccy. Send its output to a text file and attach that here, thanks.