In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of Exception Access Violation crash while playing games on a Windows 11 PC. Many users have voiced their concern that they are being greeted with the aforementioned error whenever they launch any game on their PC. Along with that, they are also getting the 0xC0000005 or the 0xC0000007 error code. So why is this happening?
It is due to the incorrect or rather missing permission set for your administrative account. Either it has been assigned to a user account, an old system account [in case you have reinstalled Windows], or the associated sub-containers and objects haven’t been granted the right permissions. So refer to the below instructions to correct the permission and this in turn will rectify the Exception Access Violation crash on your Windows 11 PC.
Fix Exception Access Violation Crash in Games on Windows 11
- Right-click on the folder where your game is present and select Properties.
- Then go to the Security tab and click Advanced.
- Now click Change next to Owner.
- Under “Enter the object name to select” type Administrators and click Check Names.
- It should bring your account name, hit OK.
- Now checkmark “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” and click Apply > OK.
- Finally, checkmark Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object and click OK.
That’s it. This should fix the issue of Exception Access Violation crashes while playing games on Windows 11. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
