Your antivirus may be sandboxing the executable.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (released in 2014) remains a popular title for fans of futuristic shooters. However, PC players frequently encounter a crashing issue accompanied by an error message referencing "s1_sp64_ship.exe".
This error typically points to the game’s single-player executable file (s1_sp64_ship.exe). The "exclusive" part of the error message usually suggests a conflict where the game tries to access a resource (like a graphics driver or a file) that is already in use or inaccessible. Below is a breakdown of the causes and the most effective solutions. call of duty advanced warfare error s1sp64shipexe exclusive
If the error disappears, re‑enable services/startup items one by one to find the culprit.
Based on hundreds of community reports (Steam forums, Reddit, Activision support), here is the step-by-step fix: Your antivirus may be sandboxing the executable
Since this is the most common trigger, do this first.
Introduced in Windows 10 and Windows 11, Full-Screen Optimizations (FSO) force many older games to run in a “borderless window” mode disguised as fullscreen. When the game asks for true exclusive mode, FSO interferes. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (released in 2014)
This is the most common fix for “exclusive” errors.
For Windows Defender:
For third‑party AV (Norton, McAfee, Bitdefender, etc.):
