The "Unexpected Exception Caught" (often synonymous with "Unhandled Exception Caught") error in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is a notorious issue that typically occurs during game initialization or specific campaign cutscenes. On modern systems, it is usually caused by , Steam client bugs , or OS incompatibility . 1. Update Steam Client & Beta Settings

The "Exception" is often a crash in a DirectX call. Even if you have DX12 installed, BO2 requires older DirectX 9.0c libraries.

If you have installed mods, custom maps, or "Redacted" client files,

: Occasionally, setting your Windows playback device to a sample rate higher than 48kHz (e.g., 192kHz) can cause an initialization crash. If you'd like to dive deeper, let me know: Are you trying to launch Multiplayer, Zombies, or Campaign ? What Windows version are you currently using? Did this start happening after a specific update ?

There are two ways to fix this: