After digging through old forum posts and trial & error, I finally got it working. If you’re having the same issue, here’s what solved it for me:
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NFS Pro Street Crashes on Startup – Fixed (Here’s How) nfs pro street crash on startup
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I’ve been trying to run on my modern PC (Windows 10/11), but it kept crashing instantly on startup – wouldn’t even get past a black screen or the initial logo. After digging through old forum posts and trial
Hope this saves someone the hours I lost. Let me know if any of these work for you, or if you found another solution. the game ran flawlessly at 4K.
Once I applied that fix + the 1.1 patch + 60Hz, the game ran flawlessly at 4K.