Recent Windows 10 Update Causes OBS/Game Crashes – Fix

So, the latest Windows 10 update is causing games to crash upon launch when trying to use game capture with OBS Multiplatform. This problem persists for a number of games, including The Division, Dark Souls 2 & Fallout 4. The temporary fix for this is quick and easy, simply delete the following file:

%appdata%\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture

OBS are aware of this issue and hopefully an update will be dropping soon to fix it!

Source: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/game-capture-hook-crashing-games-after-latest-win10-update-3140743.44679/

Update: This issue has been resolved in OBS Studio v0.13.3.

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