Godot 4.5.1 fails to load on Windows 11

[jam3sl1ng]

Tested versions

• Godot 4.5
• Godot 4.5.1

System information

Windows 11 - Godot 4.5.1 Stable - Intel Core i7-8550U

Issue description

I've been using Godot for quite some time now and really enjoy it.
Recently I upgraded to the latest 4.5.1 release and when I attempt to edit my project in the new version the engine appears to load but gets stuck on a blank screen for a few seconds before crashing entirely.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Steps to reproduce

2025-10-31.09-17-35.mp4

Minimal reproduction project (MRP)

rpg.zip

[jam3sl1ng]

UPDATE:
I tried to launch the project again in recovery mode as shown in the video and the same issue occurred.
However, I created a new project using the "Compatibility" renderer and the engine loaded just fine, leading me to believe this is an issue with the "Forward +" renderer on my computer.

[AThousandShips]

Please add your full system details, this is probably driver or graphics card related

[jam3sl1ng]

My full system specs are:

Lenovo Yoga C930
Intel Core i7-8550U
16gb RAM
Intel UHD Graphics 620
1tb M.2 SSD
Windows 11 Pro x64

[patwork]

Will a new empty project using Forward+ also crash?

[AThousandShips]

Can't find it now but I think there's been some issues with these GPUs, what is the driver version?

[jam3sl1ng]

I've just updated my driver to 23.20.16.5037 and it Godot now says that my gpu is unsupported with Vulcan graphics so I don't think there's much of a fix

[AThousandShips]

The specs for the GPU says that it should support Vulkan, but if it detects and claims lack of support that probably means it isn't supported for Forward+, might be a false positive so let's see what the team says about this particular case

[Calinou]

I've just updated my driver to 23.20.16.5037 and it Godot now says that my gpu is unsupported with Vulcan graphics so I don't think there's much of a fix

Did you reboot after updating graphics drivers?