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TheFettel
Seasoned Newcomer
7 months ago
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[Bug] System freeze (~1s) during Battlefield 2042 launch

Hi, Since May 3, 2025, I’ve been experiencing a consistent system freeze (~1 second) every time I launch Battlefield 2042, specifically during the loading of the main menu. The freeze is also accomp...
  • noughtC's avatar
    noughtC
    7 months ago

    All I can say now, is that fix is coming and is being slowly implemented to older games. BF2042 has already received an update and now works flawlessly. 

    You'll have to wait some time though, as there is no ETA on when this fix is going to be released for BFV and 1.

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noughtC
Rising Traveler
7 months ago

I can confirm that this issue started around the time EA shipped their updated EA Javelin AC libraries, which was 29th of April, I believe.

Essentially what happens, is that the kernel driver loads up half a minute after launching the game resulting in a 250ms system interrupt, which is usually indicative that the driver is having issues loading certain functions to memory. System promptly freezes and resumes work soon after. This issue is NOT caused by the Hardware-based Kernel Stack Protection, as some people touted it to be the sole cause of the problem. It happens on both Windows 11 and 10.

Have tried different things to alleviate the issue, from reinstalling the anticheat (repairing it as well), to reinstalling the game outright to no avail.

The issue doesn't seem to affect other EA AC-supported games like FC25, Battlefield V or 1.

  • ghostsoldier699's avatar
    ghostsoldier699
    Newcomer
    7 months ago

    I play BF1 and have the same problem, every time my pc freeze and i must hard reset. Never had such problem before , its start early may for me.

    Any solutions for that?

    • noughtC's avatar
      noughtC
      Rising Traveler
      7 months ago

      All I can say now, is that fix is coming and is being slowly implemented to older games. BF2042 has already received an update and now works flawlessly. 

      You'll have to wait some time though, as there is no ETA on when this fix is going to be released for BFV and 1.

      • xBullerGT's avatar
        xBullerGT
        Seasoned Newcomer
        7 months ago

        In my case all works fine on this moment, so i guess they are fixed the problem..