Shadow of the Erdtree is the crtically acclaimed expansion for Elden Ring. Since it is a DLC, it shares the same underlying tech as Elden Ring, whcih means that it also shares the same technical flaws, major or minor. However, one issues PC users are reporting that became promoinent following the launch of the expansion, that is long loading times. The following is how to fix the Shadow of the Erdtree long load times on your PC.

Quick Fix for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Stuck at Loading Screen

PC users report that Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree gets stuck at the loading screen when they load up their save. This problem usually occurs at 25% or 75%, leading to unnecessarily long loading times.

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How to Fix Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Freezing On PC

While this may seem like a technical glitch, the error is quite easy to fix. All you have to do is uninstall and reinstall the game. Many PC users have used this method to fix the long loading times. Here is how you can uninstall and reinstall the game through Steam.

  • Open Steam Library, right-click Elden Ring, go to Manage, and click Uninstall.
  • Reinstall the game.
  • Launch Elden Ring, and it will load normally without taking extra time or getting stuck.
How to uninstall games on Steam?
Right-click the game > Manage > uninstall.

If you are playing the game on Steam Deck or other Windows-based handhelds and facing long loading times, this fix also works effectively.

Bonus Tip: To avoid long loading times for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, install the game on an SSD if you have installed it on an HDD.

That’s how you can fix long load times for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. If you want to explore fixes and tweaks for other PC games, head over to our center of commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.