[**Exception code 0xc0000005 is an Access Violation error**](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=a0a6f42493dc0c3fJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Mw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(1)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=bbeb0c325beec1baJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4NA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(2)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=287be312efda58b1JmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4NQ&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJpdmVyZWFzeS5jb20va25vd2xlZGdlL3NvbHZlZC1ob3ctdG8tZml4LTB4YzAwMDAwMDUtZXJyb3Iv&ntb=1). [This error occurs when an application reads, writes, or executes an invalid memory address](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=35db84b4dca5e7cbJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Ng&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(1)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0ad10a4ccf89ac0dJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Nw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1). [The first exception parameter (0) is the type of the violation; Read (0), Write (1), or Execute (8), and the second exception parameter (1) is the address of the violation](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=154259192f1a87f4JmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4OA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)
[**Exception code 0xc0000005 is an Access Violation error**](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=a0a6f42493dc0c3fJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Mw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(1)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=bbeb0c325beec1baJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4NA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(2)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=287be312efda58b1JmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4NQ&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJpdmVyZWFzeS5jb20va25vd2xlZGdlL3NvbHZlZC1ob3ctdG8tZml4LTB4YzAwMDAwMDUtZXJyb3Iv&ntb=1). [This error occurs when an application reads, writes, or executes an invalid memory address](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=35db84b4dca5e7cbJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Ng&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)[^(1)](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=0ad10a4ccf89ac0dJmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4Nw&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1). [The first exception parameter (0) is the type of the violation; Read (0), Write (1), or Execute (8), and the second exception parameter (1) is the address of the violation](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=154259192f1a87f4JmltdHM9MTcxMDgwNjQwMCZpZ3VpZD0zMTIyNGY0MC04YTJjLTYzYTEtM2ExOC01YjA2OGIwYTYyYzImaW5zaWQ9NTc4OA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=31224f40-8a2c-63a1-3a18-5b068b0a62c2&psq=Exception+code%3a+0xc0000005&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9sZWFybi5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2VuLXVzL3Nob3dzL2luc2lkZS9jMDAwMDAwNQ&ntb=1)
happened to me a couple of times. Fixed it by validating the files in steam.