If none of the above work—perhaps the ReShade DLL itself is corrupted or you installed the wrong rendering API (e.g., installed DX10+ for a DX9 game)—you must do a clean re-install.
If you want to keep your shader collection but wipe all effect toggles and uniform values:
Restart the game. ReShade will create a fresh .ini file with default paths and keybindings. Method 3: Resetting Preset Values via Notepad how to reset reshade settings
This keeps your shaders and preset file but resets UI layout, performance mode, and effect toggle states.
Launch your game and press the key (or your custom overlay shortcut). If none of the above work—perhaps the ReShade
Resetting your ReShade settings can range from reverting a single slider to performing a clean wipe of the entire installation. Depending on your goal, you can use the built-in UI options or manually clear configuration files. Resetting Specific Shaders or All UI Settings
Resetting ReShade is the go-to fix when your game looks like a neon fever dream or crashes on startup. Whether you’ve tweaked too many sliders or an update broke your favorite preset, here is the comprehensive guide on how to reset ReShade settings to their factory defaults. Method 1: The "In-Game" Soft Reset Method 3: Resetting Preset Values via Notepad This
Resetting the settings doesn’t fix broken shaders. If your game looks like static noise (rainbow artifacts) or crashes when you enable a specific effect like DisplayDepth or FakeHDR , you need to reset the shader compilation cache.
: At the top of each individual shader's settings in the menu, there is a Reset button. Clicking this will return only that specific shader to the creator's default values.
In DirectX 12 and Vulkan games, ReShade uses additional files. Look for dxgi.dll or dxgi.ini (DX12) or ReShade.ini + vulkan-1.dll (Vulkan). Resetting still requires deleting the primary .ini file.