Crashes on launch

[Puss_Kat]

the reason there's no immediate response is because there's no guaranteed fix, the issue tends to be caused by things within the system itself as a result of certain code/thread safety not being met in exchange for performance.

Overlay Software or mixing such software with Re/G/Stormshade
Sound devices with bad/outdated drivers.
Lack of, or unstable RAM
Lack of, or disabled page file.
Display driver concerns (mainly noticed with Radeons, but encounters with nvidia drivers tend to be a result of GFE itself)
Steam overlay and input injection.

When turning down settings improves the behavior, it tends to be hardware that can't operate at its best due to silicon flaws - good hardware can operate at 100% (at up to 90c), the more intensive settings puts more strain on the gpu which increases load and thus heat. reducing load reduces heat generation, and its usually an interaction between silicon temperature and load that you will experience issues when the decay has set in.