Crashing constantly after patch 11.1.7 (ACCESS_VIOLATION)

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Ever since the latest update I’ve been crashing constantly, before the patch (11.1.5) i was having rare freezes in dungeon but never crashed.

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ACCESS_VIOLATION - The instruction at “0x00007ff613ee9a5b” referenced memory at “0xffffffffffffffff”.
The memory could not be “read”.
(DBG-OPTIONS DBG-ADDR<00007ff613ee9a5b>(“Wow.exe”) ← DBG-ADDR<00007ff613ee69ef>(“Wow.exe”) ← DBG-ADDR<00007ff613ee2ea3>(“Wow.exe”) DBG-OPTIONS<>)

This crash is happening whenever i do Mythic+ dungeons and the game is barely playable anymore. I’ve deleted all my addons, I’ve messed with Graphic settings (dx11 vs dx12 etc), I’ve deleted the WTF folder but nothing seems to work. I am not having any other issues in any other game or applications its only happening in WOW.

I’ve also turned off “Optional GPU Features” & “Advanced Work Submit” in graphic settings but that did not help.

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Its probably trying to acces a file that is not there due to corrupt files try repair game client.

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Updated to latest nvidia drivers.
Tried “Scan and Repair”, reinstalled the game to a different disk. Still same crash…

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yeah many posts on these memory issues with error/ game crashes… german forum is filled also with these. nothing seem to help. its since patch - blizzard silence .

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Link please, I’d like to see what they’re up to and I’m having difficulty finding it.

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Hello I have similar problem, but sometimes I can not even log in, it works perfectly on MAcbook, but not on my Windows… I reinstalled Windows, reinstalled everythign still can not connect to the game. Any idea?

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Hi,

I’m also experiencing frequent ACCESS_VIOLATION crashes after patch 11.1.7. I’ve tried everything:

  • Clean driver install using DDU (both old and new versions, currently 574.35)
  • Switched between DX12 and DX11
  • Disabled all addons (ArkInventory, TLDRMissions, WeakAuras etc.)
  • Cleared Cache, WTF, Interface
  • Tried all config.wtf recommendations (preload, ffx, shadows, SSAO off etc.)
  • Even fresh reinstall of WoW

Nothing helped. Crashes happen randomly, even without opening mission tables or interacting with addons.

Here’s my latest crash (July 9, 2025):
ACCESS_VIOLATION - The instruction at “0x00007ff60bf00910” referenced memory at “0x0000000000000005”. The memory could not be “read”.

<Exception.Assertion>
Wow.exe
Wow.exe
Wow.exe
Wow.exe

No Lua error this time, just engine crash while moving around (Skittering Breach zone, MapID 2685).
Character: Kizy, Draenei Paladin. Played ~40 min. No triggers, just movement.

This matches other reports:

Please acknowledge that this is a widespread engine-level issue. We need a hotfix or at least confirmation that it’s being worked on.

Thanks.

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which CPU do you have Beenno ?