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Fallout 3 GOTY: How to run the game on Windows 10 and Windows 11? Fallout 3 Guide

Running Fallout 3 GOTY on newer operating systems can be confusing. On this page of the guide, we describe what to do when the game does not start on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Last update: 02 November 2022

This page of the guide is devoted to methods of running Fallout 3 GOTY on the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems.

Deleting configuration files

If the game wont start at all, go to the My Documents/MyGames/Fallout3 folder, then delete the following files - Fallout 3 GOTY: How to run the game on Windows 10 and Windows 11? - Appendix - Fallout 3 Game Guide

If the game won't start at all, go to the My Documents/MyGames/Fallout3 folder, then delete the following files:

  1. Fallout.ini
  2. FalloutPrefs.ini
  3. RendererInfo.txt

Then start the game and the system will create a fresh copy of the deleted files.

Change the graphics settings

If your game crashes right after you start it, change the graphics preferences.

1 - Fallout 3 GOTY: How to run the game on Windows 10 and Windows 11? - Appendix - Fallout 3 Game Guide
  1. Go to Settings/System/Display/Graphics.
  2. Find Fallout3 in the list and click the Options button.
  3. Enable the High Performance option.
  4. If you have a Steam or Epic Games Store version of the game, repeat the steps above for Fallout 3 Launcher.
If Fallout 3 or Fallout Launcher is not listed, you can add them manually - Fallout 3 GOTY: How to run the game on Windows 10 and Windows 11? - Appendix - Fallout 3 Game Guide

If Fallout 3 or Fallout Launcher is not listed, you can add them manually. You can do this in the application custom options section:

  1. Click the Browse button;
  2. Select the disk on which you have installed the game;
  3. If you have the Epic Games Store version: go to Program Files/Epic Games/fallout3;
  4. If you have the Steam version: go to Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Fallout 3 GOTY;
  5. Select the Fallout 3 GOTY folder according to the language version you want to play;
  6. Select the fallout3.exe file and click the Add button or simply double-click the fallout3.exe file.
  7. If you're playing Fallout 3 GOTY from the Epic Games Store or Steam, do the above steps for FalloutLauncherEpic.exe or FalloutLauncherSteam.exe as well.
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