Whole PC freezes on startup every time
I have had this issue for 3 weeks or so. Every time from steam I launch Apex and where it reaches the little rectangle window before the start button screen. When it reaches this screen it does the i...
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Try this; it worked for me
It turned out to be launch options causing Apex to freeze the whole system.
What fixed it for me was removing all old launch options and forcing Apex to run on DirectX 11 instead of DirectX 12, which is more stable on some systems.
What I did in Steam:
- Open Steam and go to Library
- Right click Apex Legends and open Properties
- Go to Launch Options
- Remove everything that is already there
- Add only this line: -eac_launcher_settings SettingsDX11.json
Screenshot of Apex Lunch Options in Steam
After restarting my PC and launching Apex, the freezing stopped completely, and the game works normally again.
If anyone is getting full system freezes in the lobby, I really recommend checking launch options and trying DX11. Hope this helps others.
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