I really do love this game. But it has been a real challenge to even get it to start lately.

Upon launch of the DX11 version I get an instant "Final Fantasy 14 has stopped working" Dialog box. If I launch the DX9 version it will take about 5-10 seconds before I get a similar error. I can occasionally get the game to start if I delete the entire game and re-download and install it. However even then it will only work for a while and once I get an in game crash it will not launch again.

I have tried a fresh install of my GFX drivers just to be safe.

Event viewer gives me the following message.

Faulting application name: ffxiv_dx11.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x566b11d4
Faulting module name: ffxiv_dx11.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x566b11d4
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x0000000000dff773
Faulting process id: 0x1570
Faulting application start time: 0x01d13ed3c43114c6
Faulting application path: F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game\ffxiv_dx11.exe
Faulting module path: F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\game\ffxiv_dx11.exe
Report Id: fe8acfe9-f08c-4dae-b163-9efed69d874a
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Important system info is:

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