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Seasoned Novice

21 days ago

BF6 PC Crash Persistent c0000005 Access Violation

Battlefield 6 consistently crashes or stalls pointing to an Access Violation (c0000005). After extensive troubleshooting and analysis of multiple Crash Dumps via WinDbg, the issue appears to be a conflict between the Windows 11 24H2 Kernel (Build 26100) and the game engine/Anti-Cheat, which triggers system-level mitigations (APPLICATION_VERIFIER_LOADED: 1) that cannot be disabled by the user.

System Specifications:

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900KF

GPU: Nvidia RTX 4060 (Latest Drivers, Clean Install via DDU)

RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200MHz

OS: Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2 (Build 26100.1)

Storage: SSD formatted in NTFS (Clean install verified)

Technical Analysis (WinDbg): Despite a clean installation on an NTFS drive and a full registry reset (verifier /reset), every crash dump consistently reports:

Exception Code: c0000005 (Access Violation) inside ntdll.dll or bf6.exe.

Verifier Flag: APPLICATION_VERIFIER_LOADED: 1 is ALWAYS present in the dumps, even though I have manually reset Application Verifier and cleared all Image File Execution Options registry keys. This indicates the OS Kernel is enforcing it automatically.

Fault Type: INVALID_POINTER_WRITE attempting to write to address 0x00000000.

Recent Behavior: Even when the game stalls (GameStall_2026.01.17...), the underlying error remains c0000005 triggered by memory protection violations.

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Troubleshooting Steps ALREADY TAKEN (Please do not suggest these):

-Clean Install: Game uninstalled via Revo Uninstaller (Registry scrubbed) and reinstalled on a freshly formatted NTFS SSD (ruling out exFAT issues).

-Drivers: GPU drivers wiped with DDU and reinstalled.

-OS Integrity: sfc /scannow and DISM commands run (no corruption found).

-Boot Environment: Performed a Clean Boot (disabled all non-MS services).

- Registry: Manually checked Image File Execution Options, AppCompatFlags, and FTH keys. All are clean.

-Hardware: RAM tested (XMP on/off makes no difference, this is a software violation, not hardware instability).

Conclusion: The persistence of the APPLICATION_VERIFIER_LOADED flag on a clean, registry-reset system strongly suggests that Windows 11 Build 26100 (24H2) is automatically applying a compatibility shim or mitigation policy that breaks the game. I request this be escalated to the dev team to investigate compatibility with the Germanium (24H2) kernel.

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17 Replies

KestrelFiveFive
Seasoned Traveler
19 days ago
I am having this same problem too. Tonight has been the worst it's been, but it's been a problem for months.
I have tried literally everything from verifying files, to messing around with XMP in BIOS, to testing various previous GPU drivers, to setting exceptions within Windows Defender.
This really just isn't good enough and the ironically deafening radio silence is pathetic. This game is trying to call an FSR module that simply doesn't exist in the game. They have made a serious balls up in the Frostbite Engine's code.
KestrelFiveFive
Seasoned Traveler
19 days ago
I'm not sure why you're pretending like you haven't seen anything relating to this when you are the sole replier to most of the CTD threads.
OskooI_007
Legend
18 days ago
KestrelFiveFive I try to help people figure out what's causing the crash. There's many potential causes.
The majority of crashes are due to hardware instability, including on Xbox and PlayStation.
EA anticheat also causes crash to desktop due to installation and update bugs. EA anticheat usually silent crashes with no error message which makes troubleshooting between hardware crashes and anticheat crashes difficult.
MrKeyzzz
Seasoned Newcomer
16 days ago
Same Issue here, since one update in early December, I can no longer play the game.
Paid full price for the game and battlepass, played 90hours no problem but since this update, can play without crashing to desktop after 10-15min of gameplay. No error code or warning. Crash dump shows : INVALID_POINTER_WRITE_c0000005_bf6.exe!Unknown
ilpivbwqc8oo
Seasoned Newcomer
7 days ago
I've been experiencing the same issue since November when I bought the game. Been trying to troubleshoot it since then, but haven't been able to get anywhere. I tried talking with the BF6 support team and they always tell me to check the forums, but nobody seems to be listening
BlackGhostBg1017
Rising Novice
6 days ago
I racked a 100h from launch till the winter update without any crashes, stutters or anything. I have not been able to launch the game after the update bar once, when I completely reinstalled my system. Before the clean wipe, I had an error regarding a missing MFPlat.dll . I was running Win10N 22H2. Installed a non N version of 22H2, game launched and I played. From the next day onwards - zero success. BF6.exe silent throws error 0xC0000005 or 0x80000003 every once in a while.

Ryzen 5 5600, Radeon RX 6800XT, Win 10 22H2 build 19045.6466, ReBar ON
Monnezzarolvlmax
Seasoned Novice
5 days ago
I really do hope devs will se this post