[2021] pc shuts down when playing r6

Hey I.want.fanta, thanks for getting in contact with us.

Are you alt tabbing between any other programs, or do you have any software running in the background that you can disable through Task Manager?

Do you use any software in the background when playing the game such as -

Full Screen Game Overlays - Overwolf / Geforce Experience
VoIP and Chat services - TeamSpeak / Mumble / Discord / Skype / Raptr
RGB controllers - Razer Synapse / SteelSeries Engine / Logitech G Hub / Corsair iCue
Overclocking Software - EVGA Precision X / MSI Afterburner / RivaTuner / ASUS GPU Tweak / ASUS Smart Doctor / Gamer OSD
Hardware monitoring - MSI Kombuster / Fraps
Streaming software - OBS, Xsplit Gamecaster
Peer to Peer software - BitTorrent / uTorrent
VPN - Hamachi


If so, please disable these applications from running in the background to stop any extra strain on your PC, by performing a full 'clean boot' and disabling in Task Manager.

Have you also been able to check your Ram usage in Task Manager when running the game or do you have a hardware monitoring program to check the temperature of your CPU when running the game as B_SoF suggested?

Originally Posted by overwolfqa
Hi Ubi-Milky,

I'm Dana, from Overwolf, and I came across a few of your posts here in the forums, as well as in several Steam Discussions, in which you've mentioned that Overwolf should be disabled.
I was hoping you could share some information about this with me, since we are not aware (nor have we heard from our users) of any issues with Overwolf and Rainbow Six Siege (or other Ubisoft games, for that matter).

Thank you!

Hey Dana,

The above mentioned programs, which you can read more on here. - have been known in the past to cause potential disruption in the running of some titles.

With this in mind, we do suggest players to disable and then gradually re-enable these applications for testing purposes to see if this is the case and help identify a potential cause.

Overwolf specifically is not a high documented recent cause, however the steps do still apply if it is running alongside the game as it can lead to higher power consumption / more memory being required and resulting in crashes.

I hope this clears some things up and if there's anything else we can help with, please let us know!