Unity Editor crash/frezze caused by resizing windows

Greetings,

I've got problem on my brand new machine. Asus ZenBook Pro 15,6".
I have never experienced this before. It happens each time when I try to resize hierarchy window, game/scene window or lets say move console window to another location. Window that I'm trying to modify gets non responsive, black/white or gray color and unity just freezes. Only thing I can do is to quit it and run it again or unity pops up window to report a bug.

Windows 10 Pro is up to date, same goes for 1050Ti Nvidia gpu driver and latest version of Unity (2018.1.6f1).

I've checked through task manager Nvidia GPU is being used when I run Unity, intel UHD integrated is also on the go probably for windows stuff but it stays on same low % comparing to Nvidia GPU that is being under load when I play the scene or whatever similar. So its not about Unity using weaker GPU.

Did anyone else experience something similar and do you know is it permanent bug on laptops atm or is it fixable bug?

Cheers!

 

I've been having the same issue on my laptop: Dell XPS 15 / Windows 10 Home / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / Unity 2018.1.5f1. Graphics drivers and Windows also fully up to date same as you.

After seeing your post I I tried forcing Unity to run using Integrated graphics in the NVIDIA Control Panel and that seems to have stopped the issue for me. Not ideal, but could be useful as a temporary workaround?

 

I'm experiencing this as well on my MSI laptop running Win 10 Pro with a GTX 1070 and Unity 2018.1.5f1. A permanent fix would be nice. I would much rather run Unity using my 1070 and not the integrated Intel graphics.

 

Hey guys, thanks for answers and for joining discussion. Update. My issue all of the sudden disappeared after some random windows updates (version 1803 installed on 06/20/2018) that popped up few days ago and NVIDIA GeForce Experience update for driver also (Version:398.36 - Release date: 06/26/2018). Using Nvidia Control Panel => Manage 3D settings => Global Settings : Auto - select, Program Settings : Unity3D(exe) : Use global setting (Auto-select: NVIDIA GPU). Unity (2018.1.6f1 - 64bit).

 

When I had bug I've tried to change battery-performance from battery saver to full performance. It made no difference and all of the other weird modifications. It seems it's connected to windows or graphic drivers...But I can't tell with 100% accuracy. It sucks that it is so random and those machines aren't cheap... Hope it helps you

I will post again, if I encounter any similar bug in near future.

 

I've experienced the same nuisance for a while. In my case, it had to do with GeForce controller's behavior while my laptop was unplugged. A quick fix is to plug the laptop. A more permanent fix is to disable Battery Boost. This option can be found in GeForce Experience - Settings - Games.

 

Okay mate, great one. I will turn that off as well. Yeah mine just stopped randomly, I have no idea

 

Happens on my predator helios as well,usually happens when laptop is unplugged,don't know how to fix it permanently though....

 

Yeap! Plugged the laptop and voilá.

 

Hello Guys!, I had this problem too but....Not when i resize the window, When i change the float in my script it starts to freeze my laptop! before the laptop starts to freeze i checked the Task Manager, and my Physical Memory Was 99%! (Please Help)

 

In case anyone still has this problem:

I fixed this by launching Unity in OpenGL mode. (Unity Support suggested to try that)
To do so, open Unity via the Command Line and add the argument -force-glcore at the end. Since it's super tedious to type the command every time I want to start Unity, I created a batch file which doesn't contain more than the following:

Code (CSharp):

1. START D:\Programme\UnityVersions\2018.2.20f1\Editor\Unity.exe -force-glcore

You can just copy this line into a text editor of your choice and save the thing as Unity.bat or something.
Hope this helps

Edit: You'd have to change the path to match your Unity location, of course :3

 

Thanks So Much MomosArts! This Fixed My Issues!!

 

Fixed my Dell laptop issue too!

Instead of a batch file, you can edit the Unity icon on your desktop and add -force-glcore to the end of the command line entry there.

 

Same setup and same issue with most Unity versions, hope it gets solved as i have to restart Unity infinite times

 

I've just started having the problem. It seemed to start after switched to ios then back to Android.

 

Same to me using a Laptop Acer. After plugging the energy and restarting Unity, the crash is not happening anymore.

 

Runs off Nvidia and GET THIS!!!
The crashes only happens when power is not plugged in to laptop.

 

I'm having this too - but editing the shortcut isn't helping because it just loads up Unity Hub - and I can't see a way of adding launch parameters when Unity Hub loads Unity :/

 

No idea - was forced to disable Battery Boost in the Nvida Experience app

 

Disabling Battery Boost solved the issue for me too, thanks @conNen

Please note that after a recent nVidia driver update, I had to reenter GeForce Experience and disable Battery Boost again.

 

Hello! I was having the same issue on an MSI GE63 Raider RGB 9SE-837US. RTX 2060.
2 Things fixed this:
1) Disabling GeForce battery boost as mentioned above.
2) Putting the computer (Windows 10) into low power mode.

What is the root cause of this? Very curious.

 

I solved this by going into nVidia "nView Desktop Mangager". Under Windows Manager uncheck "Make Windows Transparent When Dragged".

 

I put my laptop on high performance mode. installed Nvidia drivers along with geforce experience using Nvcleanstall.
After installing and a reboot. viola. my unity doesnt crash anymore now and large projects in unity are running without delays in editor as well!.



Click on Next and pop up opens


Click on YES
and CLick NEXT
Proceed with disabling Telemetry and ads and go on.
perform a clean install. .. put laptop on high perf and reboot. done!

 

Before this setting, Unity was running at DirectX11, now it run at DirectX12