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There may be some confusion regarding what this error actually means. It's a generic error message that is displayed whenever the game is unable to continue operation. It doesn't go into anymore detail aside from the files it lists (which seems to be just the executable file in most cases). There are a number of variables involved, all of which can contribute in some way to the error. As such, it's not something that can be fixed permanently unless all PCs work perfectly 100% of the time. There are more players recently because of the upcoming Shadowbringers expansion. It stands to reason that more people will be reporting these kinds of errors as well.

Since everyone's PC hardware varies, it's difficult to determine exactly what is causing the crash itself. However, if you have done all of the troubleshooting suggested in other threads as well as a clean reinstall of everything on your PC and are still receiving this error, I don't think the it's software/driver related. There is the possibility of a hardware-related problem somewhere on your PC, but It's difficult to tell where.

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