Since the last update playing BF6 causes my PC to completely freeze mid game at random intervals. Sometimes between 20 to 40 minutes of playing. When it freezes my PC becomes completely unresponsive (even windows ctrl+alt+delete does not work). The only option I have is to power off/on my PC. There are no crash files for BF6 that correspond with the times that this happens or error codes appearing when it causes the crash.
My PC setup is
CPU = AMD Ryzen 9950x3d
MB = ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
GFX = NVidia RTX 5080
RAM = 32GB
OS = Windows 11 (all latest updates installed)
Please assist with fixing this as the game is not playable for any continuous length of time. Also I have no problems playing any other hardware intensive games. This must be a problem caused by the latest update of BF6 as I had no issues playing before the last update.
Same Issue here since patch. Cant finish a match. Pc Freeze causing a hard reset. No crash dump.
Processor: 9850x3d
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X870-A
Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB 64GB DDr5 6000 CL30
Video Card: Gigabyte Aorus Master Ice RTX 5080
Hard Drive: 2x Western Digital Black Gen 5 SN8100 1TB
Same here actually it made my entire PC stop working right. I can't open any game or launch OBS or the Nvidia App. Their javelin anticheat made my entire pc stop working
Yeah, I'm in the same position... can't play more than 10-15 mins without my entire PC hard locking up.
CPU: 9800X3D
MOBO: MSI MPG X870e Carbon WIFI
Ram: Teamgroup 32Gb DDR5
GPU: 5080
SSD: WD Black 850x 2Tb
OS: Windows 11 - All latest updates and patches
This is a joke... wreck the game right before a double hardware xp event that I can't even play, nice work!
------> THE MOTHERBOARD BIOS INTEGRATED GRAPHICS CONFIGURATION BELOW WILL FIX THE LOCKUP ISSUE <------
Thanks for your help. Enabling/forcing the internal graphics on the BIOS seems to have worked for me. Much appreciated.
Community ManagerHi, I’ve merged your post into an existing discussion. I know this has been a very frustrating weekend for everyone, and thank you for your patience.
We’ve seen a community workaround that has helped many players get back into the game by enabling the iGPU, and the devs have already been made aware of it.
Enabling the internal GPU in BIOS seems to have worked for me. I was able to get a couple of hours without any freezes this time. Hopefully the devs will come up with a fix in the next patch, but this is a really bad one to be locking up peoples whole PC's. Thank you for your help, enjoying being able to play again.
Subject: Potential fix for BF6 hard freeze (Inter-operation between Windows Update KB5083769 and EAAC)
Hi, since your hardware is top-tier (Ryzen 9950X3D + RTX 5080), this freeze is likely not a hardware failure, but a conflict between the latest Windows Security updates and EA Anti-Cheat (EAAC).
When Windows updates its kernel security (like the recent KB patches), it often sees the "monitoring" behavior of EAAC as a threat and locks the system to protect itself, causing a hard freeze.
Please try these 3 steps to lower the "security wall" for BF6 specifically. These are the least time-consuming methods to diagnose the issue:
1. Disable "Core Isolation" (The most likely culprit)
This is a Windows 11 feature that often conflicts with kernel-level Anti-Cheats like EAAC.
Path: Go to Windows Security ＞ Device security ＞ Core isolation details.
Action: Toggle Memory integrity to OFF.
Note: Windows 11 will require a Restart for this to take effect.
Reason: This feature uses hardware virtualization to protect memory, but it often clashes with how EAAC scans for cheats, leading to a system-wide hang or low FPS.
2. Disable "Exploit Protection" for BF6
Windows 11 has aggressive built-in defenses that can overreact to the Battlefield engine.
Path: Go to Windows Security ＞ App & browser control ＞ Exploit protection settings (at the bottom).
Action: 1. Click the Program settings tab.
2. Click + Add program to customize ＞ Choose exact file path.
3. Navigate to the folder where BF6 is installed and select bf6.exe.
4. Scroll through the list and find these 3 items. For each, check "Override system settings" and set them to OFF:
* Control Flow Guard (CFG)
* Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
* Mandatory ASLR (Force randomization for images)
3. Run as Administrator & Disable Fullscreen Optimizations
Right-click BF2042.exe ＞ Properties ＞ Compatibility tab.
Check "Run this program as an administrator".
Check "Disable fullscreen optimizations".
Reason: This ensures the game has enough permission to operate alongside Windows services and prevents the Windows display manager from interfering with the game's high-performance mode.
Note: Please restart your PC after applying these settings and see if you can pass the 20-40 minute mark. If this works, it proves the issue is an "Inter-operation" conflict between the OS and the BF6 game.
Good luck!
System deadlock is not a protection mechanism. Also, your comment is not passing the GenAI sniff test.
This helps on my end, i try 2 games without creash, I will play more soon, thanks for now
Same here. Fully freezes PC within 10-15min.
Specs:
9950X3D
RTX5080
128GB RAM
9100 Pro 4Tb
