Everytime I am opening a project, the screen keeps flickering and when I click on anything Unreal Engine crashes

[MrSnipester]

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Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000028

nvwgf2umx
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D3D12Core
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UnrealEditor_D3D12RHI!FD3D12Viewport::PresentChecked() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12Viewport.cpp:661]
UnrealEditor_D3D12RHI!FD3D12Viewport::Present() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12Viewport.cpp:732]
UnrealEditor_D3D12RHI!FD3D12CommandContextBase::RHIEndDrawingViewport() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12Viewport.cpp:933]
UnrealEditor_RHI!FRHICommand<FRHICommandEndDrawingViewport,FRHICommandEndDrawingViewportString2188>::ExecuteAndDestruct() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\RHI\Public\RHICommandList.h:1295]
UnrealEditor_RHI!FRHICommandListBase::Execute() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\RHI\Private\RHICommandList.cpp:477]
UnrealEditor_RHI!RHIValidation::FTracker::FUAVTracker::operator [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\RHI\Private\RHICommandList.cpp:788]
UnrealEditor_RHI!TGraphTask<TFunctionGraphTaskImpl<void __cdecl(void),0> >::ExecuteTask() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Public\Async\TaskGraphInterfaces.h:1235]
UnrealEditor_Core!FNamedTaskThread::ProcessTasksNamedThread() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Async\TaskGraph.cpp:760]
UnrealEditor_Core!FNamedTaskThread::ProcessTasksUntilQuit() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Async\TaskGraph.cpp:651]
UnrealEditor_RenderCore!FRHIThread::Run() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\RenderCore\Private\RenderingThread.cpp:330]
UnrealEditor_Core!FRunnableThreadWin::Run() [D:\build++UE5\Sync\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Windows\WindowsRunnableThread.cpp:149]

[Arodi007 (Pixiebell Games 💼)]

Try to turn off G-SYNC in the NVIDIA control panel.

Close any third party software like RivaTuner, Rainmeter, any overlay monitoring/overclock software etc…

If you have a rtx 30 series, close any app based on Chrome(like Steam, Chrome, Opera…)

[SupportiveEntity]

Hey there @MrSnipester! Welcome to the community! I believe PG is correct. This error stems from the Nvidia GPU dll nvwgf2umx and is most likely a settings problem. If none of the solutions in the above comment work, here’s a thread with more possibilities that can cause the nvwgf2umx error:

Any version crash!!!

Hey there @DSchultz2000! Welcome to the community! So the nvwgf2umx portion of this error refers to an Nvidia graphical dll. So more than likely it’s related to GPU settings or drivers. Most time’s I’ve run into this, the fix comes from a few possible angles. Listed in order of most common to least common known fixes: Defaulting your Nvidia 3D settings Disable G-sync in the Nvidia Control Panel Changing to Studio drivers instead of Game Ready drivers (For laptops) Disabling whisper mode in Ge…

[Consoler_whole]

Yes. Look like Nvidia driver problem. I have similar, but my UE not crashes, just become flickering UI and all become translucent. When I write video from screen, on video no any flickering.