How to Fix Hogwarts Legacy Preparing Shaders error

The Hogwarts Legacy Preparing Shaders error is an issue that occurs when launching the game. The game will get stuck on the loading screen with the Preparing Shaders message and eventually crash. This issue is most likely caused by the game’s graphics options being set too high.

To fix the Hogwarts Legacy Preparing Shaders Error, you need to adjust some of the game’s settings. Head to C:Users\%username%AppDataLocalHogwarts LegacySavedConfigWindowsNoEditor and open the Engine.ini file in Notepad. Add the following lines:

This could stop Hogwarts Legacy from getting stuck on the loading screen and crashing. Depending on your system, you might need to adjust the PoolSize - 3096 for RTX 3080, 9000 for RTX 3090, and 400 for 3060. However, the only real way to fix the issue is to be patient and keep trying. Hopefully, you'll only have to encounter this when first starting the game, and a patch may be released to help.