@Rokebo73 I don't know where you are pulling this "BF2042 is hardcoded for 8 core" claim from, but here is the minimum requirements page from EA (Steam matches this info):
https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/game-overview/pc-system-requirements
You can see it lists the following under minimum CPU requirements:
- Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K
Here is the official specs page for the AMD processor:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/cpu/amd-ryzen-processors/amd-ryzen-5-desktop-processors/amd-ryzen-5-1600
The key details here are:
- # of CPU Cores: 6
- # of Threads: 12
You'll notice this is below the 8 cores you claim is hard-coded.
If we now go to the specs page for the Intel processor:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/88191/intel-core-i56600k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-90-ghz/specifications.html
We will see even lower values:
- Total Cores 4
- Total Threads 4
So again, really not sure why you said 8 was hard-coded when it lists supporting systems with less than 8...
I still plan on trying the cleanboot later, but you are essentially suggesting I rebuild my entire PC or switch to an entirely different computer/OS because a single application shows an error, rather than suggesting that one application is at fault and need to be fixed. At this point I don't trust you have any more idea of what's going on than I do, and would really like another person to assist me instead.