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  3. Football Manager 2022
  4. Technical Issues

Technical Issues

  • FM2022 on PC. I encounter a blank screen when attempting to access Versus Mode
  • I encounter a 'Dependency MFREADWRITE.DLL is missing' error message when attempting to launch Football Manager
  • I’ve encountered a crash dump, nothing happening or an error message when launching the game
  • The game is stuck on the loading screen
  • I’ve encountered a crash dump/quit unexpectedly message whilst processing or clicking something in the game
  • Game freezes or goes into black screen on Launch
  • I've received an anti-virus or malware warning when trying to run FM
  • My save game no longer loads
  • What do I do if I receive a DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE error message
  • What to do if my system appears to be overheating or working hard when running the game
  • Unable to Save the game successfully or the game crashes whilst saving
  • The screen appears unusual when starting the game and/or I’m unable to click any buttons within the game
  • You receive a "Warning: failed to find a default database to use. Please make sure your installation is not corrupt"
  • What can I do if I’m seeing poor match engine performance?
  • I’ve received a ‘Unable to find Essential Data’ message on Steam
  • When attempting to install the game, receive Steam error message 'An error has occurred while installing Football Manager 22 (missing app configuration)'
  • User receives ‘Game Unavailable Message’ or game has updated and no longer launches
  • I receive a ‘Steam’, ‘Epic’ or ‘Football Manager is already running’ message
  • I've encountered an Unable to Initialise Steam API message on launch
  • User receives Content File Locked Steam Error Message or Disk Write Error
  • My Update on Steam has a 'Missing File Privileges' message
  • Mouse Cursor moves independently when running game via Steam
  • Adjust Screen's Safe Zone appears when attempting to play the game


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