Guides

FiveM and Windows fix guides

Written from what Savenz Optimizer really checks and fixes. Every step is explained, so you can fix it yourself.

The 8 things that keep FiveM stuck on Connecting to Rockstar, and how to fix each one.

21 reasons FiveM crashes, split into the ones you fix on your PC and the ones on the server.

The most common reasons FiveM stutters, from an old graphics driver to a single RAM stick, and how to measure the fix.

Wi Fi, router, internet or the server: find the slow part before you fix it, including ping spikes when someone at home downloads.

Why Windows warns when you open a program, when Run anyway is fine, and how to check a file without turning Defender off.

RAM runs below its rated speed until XMP or EXPO is on. How to check, how to turn it on, and what to do if it crashes.

Many tweaks turn the paging file off, but FiveM needs it and can crash without it even with lots of RAM. Which setting to use.

HAGS on or off? Off for FiveM, on for other games, with how to switch it and measure it yourself.

Game Bar records in the background, Game Mode changes things when a game starts. Off or on, and what Ryzen X3D does instead.

The two values people tune most. No single value is best on every PC, so here is how to test yours.

What a tuning program changes and never touches, what VALORANT needs, and what FiveM servers block.

13 common blue screen codes, what usually causes each one, and where to start fixing.

Core i5, i7 and i9 13th and 14th gen crashing in games. Intel's fix comes with a new BIOS. How to check and update.