Battlefield 6 Game Crashes Entire PC caused by ntoskrnl.exe
I am having a consistent Blue Screen of Death Windows (BSOD) Crash only whilst playing Battlefield 6, it happens within minutes or hours, but it always seems to happen, I am yet to close the game of my own fruition.
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0xA)
Erroring Process: ntoskrnl.exe
I have analyzed my minidump files in WinDbg and they have linked the crash to eaanticheat.sys.
I have attached my minidump crashes, DxDiag.txt and WinDBG outputs to this post.
Fixes already tried
- Clean-reinstalled the NVIDIA GPU driver (Currently on 610.88 but have used older versions tootr)
- Flashed motherboard BIOS from F15 to F18a (latest)
- Disabled Gigabyte's enhanced "Performance" power profile, confirmed CPU now runs at Intel's stock power limits (Intel POR)
- Tested both with XMP disabled (JEDEC speeds) and with XMP enabled (rated 6000MT/s) - crash occurred in both configurations
- Reviewed full loaded driver list for third-party conflicts (Corsair iCUE, DSX/ViGEmBus virtual controller drivers)
- Analyzed multiple minidumps in WinDbg - all point to the same fault: eaanticheat.sys, bugcheck IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0xA), consistently referencing memory address 0x7FFFFFFF0000
- Confirmed this matches multiple other players' independently reported crash signatures on EA forums
- Memory Integrity (Core Isolation) Enabled/Disabled - still crashes on both settings.
- Uninstalling / Repairing / Reinstalling Javelin Anti-Cheat
My PC:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13700KF (Turbo Power Limits: Intel POR / stock, not Gigabyte-enhanced)
- Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX, BIOS F18a
- RAM: 2x16GB Corsair CMH32GX5M2B6000C40 (DDR5-6000 CL40)
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, driver 32.0.16.1088
- OS: Windows 11 Pro, build 26100
- Cooling: Corsair H150i (360mm AIO)
I only purchased the game a couple weeks back during the Tsuru Reef update and have yet to get to play it properly thanks to these crashes. Additionally I own the game on Steam if that matters.
Any help would be much appreciated.
