# Gpu crash/d3d device removed error?

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**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** error, unreal-engine, crash, UE5-0, question\
**Created:** [April 5, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-crash-d3d-device-removed-error/514360 "2022-04-05T23:07:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/gpu-crash-d3d-device-removed-error/514360/6 "2022-04-06T13:23:41Z")

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A long shot but I had the same issue and realised I had RTSS running.

After closing it I didn’t have this issue, until I ran RTSS again and loaded up a UE5 project.

It could be something RTSS is doing or another program potentially hooking in to get frame times etc

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