Find the line seta r_videoMemoryScale and set it to "1" to allow the game to recognize all available VRAM.
Since Advanced Warfare was released just as Windows 10 was launching, it sometimes behaves better under older compatibility settings.
Update GPU drivers
When Windows throws an error regarding this specific .exe , it is rarely a problem with the file itself being missing. More often, it is a conflict between the aging game engine and modern operating system environments (Windows 10/11). The game was built on a specific iteration of the IW Engine designed for the Xbox One/PS4 generation, which relied heavily on DirectX 11 conventions that modern drivers sometimes struggle to emulate correctly without coercion.