Greetings fellow Eorzean,

Thanks for providing these details and a system report. If possible, I would definitely recommend installing the game onto your primary hard drive [C:] as having it elsewhere can cause certain issues to appear. However, I understand if this is not an option due to the amount of space currently available on the drive. A few other steps that I would recommend trying out are the following:

- Launch FINAL FANTASY XIV as an administrator through Steam. To do this, find the game within your library, then right-click it and select 'Properties' > 'Local Files' > 'Browse Local Files'. Search for the .exe file and then right-click and select 'Properties' > 'Compatibility' > check 'Run this program as an administrator.'.
- Clear the Steam cache by opening the Settings panel. Once in the 'Settings' panel, select the 'Downloads' tab. At the bottom of the page, select the 'Clear Download Cache'. Once this has been done, log out and back into Steam.
- Perform a clean boot by opening Task Manager and selecting the 'Start Up' tab. Once there, disable all applications listed there and restart the PC. This will help minimize the chances of any other programs interfering with the game.

I hope this helps! Thank you for visiting the FINAL FANTASY XIV Technical Support Forums.