How to Fix Exception Access Violation Error on Windows?

I’m getting an Exception Access Violation error on my Windows system while running an application, which causes it to crash unexpectedly. I suspect it might be related to corrupted system files, faulty memory, or accidentally deleted program data. What are the best ways to diagnose and fix this error, and if critical files were lost during the crash, can data recovery software be used to recover them?

Tagged: Windows 11

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Mira Lennox Lennox

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December 24, 2025 at 8:33 am

Check Windows Security or any third party antivirus history to see if it quarantined a DLL the app needs because that can trigger access violations instantly. Also open Event Viewer and look at the crash details to see the faulting module name which often points to a specific driver or plugin rather than Windows itself.

If you recently updated your graphics driver or are using any overclocking even mild RAM or GPU tweaks roll those back to stock since access violations love unstable memory timings. For older apps try running them as admin or in compatibility mode because Windows 11 is stricter with memory access.

As for lost files data recovery is only useful if something was actually deleted so first check Recycle Bin File History or Previous Versions and only consider recovery software if those come up empty.

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