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4 days agoNew Rookie
BF6 won’t launch (black window, no error)
Hello,
After performing a clean reinstall of Windows 11 and graphics drivers, I’m unable to launch Battlefield 6 via Steam. When I click Play, the EA App opens briefly, a small black window appears, and then nothing happens — there’s no error message, no crash report, and the process simply terminates.
Steps I’ve already taken:
- Performed a full DDU driver clean and reinstalled the latest NVIDIA Game Ready driver (581.42, RTX 4080).
- Verified game files in Steam.
- Repaired EA App integration (Steam → EA App handoff).
- Manually reinstalled EA Anti-Cheat via command prompt.
- Cleared DirectX shader cache and NVIDIA cache folders.
- Renamed the Documents\Battlefield 6 folder to regenerate configs.
- Forced DirectX 11 launch using the flag -RenderDevice.Dx11Enable 1.
- Launched both Steam and EA App as Administrator.
Current behaviour:
- Game opens a small black box (window), then silently closes.
- No visible errors in the EA App or Steam.
- Nothing unusual logged in Event Viewer (just “Application Hang” with Battlefield6.exe).
System specs:
- Windows 11 Pro, build 26100
- Intel i9-9900K
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 (driver 581.42 WHQL)
- 32 GB RAM
- Game installed on NVMe SSD
- Steam and EA App are both up to date
Would appreciate any suggestions — particularly regarding EA Anti-Cheat re-registration, DX12 shader rebuild, or EA App startup dependencies that could cause a silent hang.
Thanks in advance for any help,