PC freezing after 10min off playing BF6 since update today 16.4.2026

Hello, I've been struggling with this problem for six months now. It manifests itself strangely: you can play for a couple hours and everything will be fine, but then it crashes the 6th or 7th game because of it. It freezes so completely that I have to reboot the computer with the button. Sometimes resetting the secure boot keys helps, but not always. What's interesting is that before the freeze, the FPS can drop from 120 to 50-40 for a few seconds, followed by the game crashing. During the freeze, the Windows log shows an error message saying "You need to update your secure boot keys/CA," but updating them doesn't solve the problem. Also, if I wait a few seconds during a freeze, I get a BSOD with the stop code "DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION."

OC: Windows 10 22H2

MB: Gigabyte X870E elite wifi 7

Processor: Ryzen 9800X3D (No overclocking)

Graphic Card: RTX 5090 (Undervolted, Driver 591.86)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x32 6000MHz

The game is installed on an SSD, which passes all integrity checks.

P.S. Undervolting the video card didn't affect this issue; I tested it with the stock card and it didn't help. Moreover, these issues don't occur in more demanding games like CB2077, Wukong, RE9, etc.

Hey there. Thanks for reaching out. I know this would be very frustrating. Can you get me a DxDiag report? I'll go over it for any issues that might be causing the crash. Instructions for this can be in the article here. 

Hello, sorry for such a late reply. Here is the file.

Thank you. It looks like you're running a hybrid GPU setup. Both Nvidia and AMD GPUs are active. Disabled the AMD iGPU. This can be done in the Windows Device Manager. Look for AMD Radeon Graphics and disable it. Let me know if that helps or not. Thanks!

Unfortunately, it didn't work. I played 4-5 rounds, but the game still freezes.

Thanks for trying that. Here are some other suggestions:

• Use DDU in safe mode to remove the Nvidia and AMD drivers. Then, reinstall ONLY the latest Nvidia drivers. Do not install the AMD GPU driver
• Turn off Hardware GPU Scheduling. This can be done at Windows Settings > System > Display > Graphics > Default settings > Disable
• Disable any overlays. GeForce Experience, Discord, Steam, EA App, etc.
• You're on Windows 10. Upgrading to Windows 11 may help with this. Just something to consider.

Let me know what happens. Thank you!

Same issue here. Controlled my HW with HWInfo. Everything is fine and not out of spec. Also using no OC. 

*Update*
Ok was random yesterday evening.....still have this issue. Also unfortunately no crashdump.....
Setup 9900X3D, 64GB RAM, 990Pro, 5090Astral

*UPDATE*

I let WIN install this update ...... 

And afterwards I do a Repair of my BF6 files.......check also classics like SFC and DISM after that patch....there was also a dotNET FW Security Patch. I played now for more than 10 Minutes......until I opened the chat there I am still softlocked (game runs but I cant click any button) 

Thanks for providing the crash dump, and I’m sorry to hear about the freezing issue.

I’ve also noticed similar reports on Steam, but since PC specs, settings, and installed software can vary so much from system to system, these cases can be difficult to compare directly.

I’ve passed your crash dump along to the team, and we’re also gathering additional reports to support them in taking a look.

If you’re able to find a crash dump, we’d appreciate it if you could share it with us.

- Files from C:\Users\[your name]\Documents\Battlefield 6\CrashDumps

We’ve also made the studio aware that a number of players don’t appear to have any crash dump generated.

bltzmann​ & GTS - Orion (on Steam) have shared workarounds that worked for them. Although other players have unfortunately reported that these did not work in their cases, until we have any further updates, they may still be worth a try if you’re willing, in the hope of helping more players get back to the Battlefield.

1. Bought game from Epic playing from EA App. For Steam gamers check your installation folder.

• For me game directory "D:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 6"
• There are bf6.exe and EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe in game folder.
• I have set both of them "Run As Administrator" via Right Click/Compatibility menu and
• finally completed a 28 min. conquest match without computer freezing.
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2. Updated the BIOS from AGESA 1.2.7.1 to AGESA 1.3.0.0a (9850X3D - RTX4080 - FURY Beast RGB 2 x 16 Go 6000Mt CL30 - MB Asrock X870 -Mouse Logitech)

Please be careful when making changes in the BIOS, as incorrect changes could potentially break your PC.

Hi,

My wife is experiencing the same, she was doing fine until today, no game updates, no windows updates, no drivers, etc. Basically, from nowhere:

Her specs:
ROG STRIX X870-A GAMING WIFI
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX ™ 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White OC Edition
Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) 6400MHz
Samsung SSD 9100 PRO 1TB, PCIe 5.0x4 M.2 2280 for the game
Only steam and the game is running on her PC

Part of the troubleshooting included:
Installing the latest W11 patches
Installing the latest bios from Asus
Installing the latest drivers for Nvidia, chipset, network
Removing the curve offset of -30
Resetting the bios to default
Reseating the VGA and RAM

Her issue persist.

My setup is almost the same but with a 5090 and 2TB of 9100pro, no freezes for me.

Reddit post with other players experiencing the same issue: 

ht tps://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield6/comments/1smkgk4/anyones_pc_freezing_around_2530min_into_operation/

I had the same issue and I run on a high end PC (rtx5090+64gb of ram...)

The game crashes my PC to a hard start after 10 minutes of game play. I didn’t have this issue before April 15th. 

I did run a full diagnosis of my pc and nothing was out of the ordinary. I even played other games that are cpu intensive for few hours and everything ran fine. I went back to bf6 and the game crashed again. I’m pretty sure the problem is with the latest patch update.