Now download the version as per your OS and once downloaded, launch it as administrator (do not uninstall the older one).Launch a web browser and navigate to the following path:.Here, updating the WhatsApp desktop app to the latest build may solve the problem.įirstly, try to update the desktop app through the WhatsApp client but If you are not offered an update in the WhatsApp window or it crashes before that, then you may follow the undermentioned steps: If the WhatsApp desktop app is outdated, then it may become incompatible with the OS of your system, resulting in the crashing issue at hand. Update WhatsApp’s Desktop App to the Latest Build Once the system is updated, restart your system and upon restart, check if the WhatsApp Desktop app crashing issue is resolved.Then, wait till the updates are fetched and if some updates are available, download and install the updates/ optional updates.Now, in the right pane of the resulting window, click on the Check for Updates button.Click Windows, type, and open Check for Updates.Here, updating the OS of your PC to the latest build may solve the problem. The desktop app may crash randomly if the desktop’s OS is outdated as the OS may not be compatible with the latest WhatsApp client.

Update the OS of your PC to the Latest Build

Corrupt Installation of the WhatsApp Desktop: If the installation of the WhatsApp desktop is corrupting itself, then the client may start crashing randomly.Corrupt or Partially Applied WhatsApp Update: If a new update of WhatsApp is corrupt or is partially applied (in case it could not copy the essential files from the older installation folder), then the WhatsApp desktop client may crash during the operation.Outdated OS or WhatsApp Desktop Client: If any of the PC’s Windows or the WhatsApp desktop client is outdated, then it may not be compatible with the other and cause crashing of the WhatsApp desktop app.

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