Same problem, but it happens when I shoot a zed, I'm using the double barrel shot gun. Game doesn't crash when I shoot at nothing though, seems to only happen when killing a zed. Closes Dayz and says it's not responding.

Same issue, sorry to comment on the same issue twice, but I saw the other first and this one has more going on. Game crashes when shooting a zombie, using the double barrel shot gun. Game does not crash when shooting at nothing, only when it's a kill shot. Game closes, and task manager says it isn't responding, windows is looking for a solution to the problem.

So, it looks as if it's very unlikely there will be a fix for 8.1, upgrading at least fixes the loss of controls problem, but if you unplug your joystick/throttle it creates a new problem... Looks like I'll be upgrading to Win 10 and just never unplug my HOTAS.. I'm pretty new to Arma so I'm still going to the control options a lot to either change key bindings, add something to the HOTAS, which normally spells disaster in the air.. Controllers I use are Thrustmaster x55 HOTAS, Logitec G13 advanced gamepad, Trustmaster tx racing wheel, Fanatec CSR elite pedals, Trackir 5, and normally everyting disappears except the trackir.