Question / Help OBS Crashes on startup

[neferi2]

Right after installing the application, I ticked the launch option at the end of the installer, it launched normally. Then I closed it, and opened it after an hour or so. Now, I get the error: "Woops OBS has crashed!".
I have tried reinstalling with administrator privileges, launching with admin privileges, launching in compatibility mode, updating my drivers,

 

[R1CH]

The AMD encoder is crashing, update your drivers or remove the enc-amf plugin.

 

[neferi2]

The AMD encoder is crashing, update your drivers or remove the enc-amf plugin.

But I did update them. What does the amd encoder do?

 

[Narcogen]

The AMD encoder is for using hardware encoding capabilities on AMD GPUs.

 

[neferi2]

The AMD encoder is for using hardware encoding capabilities on AMD GPUs.

Ok, thanks for the quick answer!