Call of Duty: Vanguard is one of the latest installments to the Call of Duty franchise. This first-person shooter game had recently been released along with its system requirements for PC. Players may experience the global struggle through the eyes of World War II soldiers, as well as the catastrophic events that brought them together. COD Vanguard is a deeply engaging narrative developed by Sledgehammer Games, featuring soldiers from multiple countries and backgrounds. These Soldiers unite to face a grave threat that alters the war’s course and lays the foundation for special forces combat.
There have been certain issues in regards to the game not running on certain machines. To address this issue, you should first check the specs required to run the game.
Here are the Specs as specified by Activision:Â Â
Minimum:
A PC with an Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 processor. A Graphics card like Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 470 GPU with 2GB VRAM along with 8GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The OS required is at least a Windows 10, 64-Bit. These are the minimum specs on which the COD Vanguard can run.
Recommended:
A PC with an Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU, as well as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU with 4GB of VRAM, is recommended by Activision. A minimum of 12GB of RAM and 61GB of storage space is also recommended for the system. The OS recommended is  Windows 10, 64 Bit / Windows 11, 64 Bit.
Why does COD Vanguard will not work on Windows 7 & 8?
Many players and fans of the franchise have tried availing the game with specs better than the recommended but some have not been able to run the game. This is mostly due to the version of Windows and its drivers. Call of Duty Vanguard does not work on Windows 7 and 8 as most modern games have moved on to support only the newer OS versions. The newer versions of the OS support or provide better performance & optimization, while supporting various forms of updates that the older ones cannot. This could be in form of drivers and other supporting software.
Those who have Windows 10 installed yet are experiencing stability issues have most likely not had the latest OS updates. Make sure to update your drivers as well, as the older versions may cause it to have stability issues.
To update your Windows 10, follow the steps below:
- Open Settings.
- Select Update & Security ->Windows Update.
- Select Check for updates.
- Updates should automatically be downloaded or manually be done if selected. A restart may be required after.
