An obscure but confirmed fix: the game hangs on a black screen if your Windows audio sampling rate is set too high.
(Set this to exactly match your monitor's current refresh rate). StartupFullscreen=False (Try changing this to to force windowed mode if it still fails). Steam Community 2. Set Compatibility Mode splinter cell conviction black screen fix
If launch arguments don’t work, manually edit the configuration file. An obscure but confirmed fix: the game hangs