Windows 10 and 11 have a feature called "Controlled Folder Access." If enabled, it blocks untrusted apps from reading or writing to protected folders like Documents or the game's install directory.
Step 1: Open your Antivirus (Windows Security if you have no third-party AV).
Step 2: Go to "Virus & threat protection" > "Protection history."
Step 3: Look for a recent threat related to your game (e.g., Sid Meier's Civilization V, Total War, or whatever game is crashing). Look for file names containing code-pre-gfx or .dll files.
Step 4: Click "Actions" > "Restore."
Step 5: Crucially: Add your entire game folder as an Exclusion.
- Go to "Virus & threat protection settings" > "Add or remove exclusions."
- Exclude the folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\YourGameFolder (or wherever you installed it).
Step 6: Disable Real-time protection just for the launch (re-enable after gaming). read error of file rus code-pre-gfx
This is a low-level operating system or filesystem error. It means the game executable (.exe) requested a specific chunk of data from a file, but the system failed to retrieve it. Possible reasons include: Windows 10 and 11 have a feature called