After installing the Great Wall CH40 512GB SSD, Splinter Cell Remake crashes immediately on launch with a driver conflict message—how can I diagnose and fix it?

Clicking the Splinter Cell Remake icon causes an instant crash to desktop—the Great Wall CH40 512GB SSD driver conflict is the prime suspect. Note the error code, reboot, then open Device Manager and locate the storage controller—NVMe driver version mismatches the system. Immediately roll back to the previous stable version and reboot—crash persists. Download the vendor’s latest firmware utility, confirm firmware is one minor version behind, flash it successfully and reboot. Crash still occurs so right-click the game shortcut, append -dx11 -disable_d3d12 to force DirectX 11 and bypass potential D3D12 compatibility issues. Launch again and this time the loading screen appears normally before entering the main menu. Open Event Viewer to confirm the latest log shows no more driver timeout errors. To prevent future conflicts pause optional driver updates in Windows Update so the system doesn’t auto-push incompatible versions. The entire diagnosis and fix takes roughly 32 minutes, driver conflicts are completely resolved, and game launch becomes stable and smooth.