System crash and automatic restart after Season 3 update
Platform: PC — Steam
When did this start: May 12, 2026, following the Season 3 / Update 1.3.1.0 patch. Played without any issues the day before the patch.
Summary: Since the Season 3 update today, Battlefield 6 causes a system crash. Screen goes black, PC automatically restarts, and boots back into Windows normally with no error screen. This has occurred three times today across different maps and game modes, including during a pre-match lobby before a match even began. No issues on any other games before or after. No issues with BF6 prior to today's patch.
Incidents:
- ~1:15 PM — Mid-match, Railway to Golmud, Conquest
- ~2:10 PM — Mid-match, Railway to Golmud, Conquest (second occurrence)
- ~3:45 PM — Pre-match lobby, Hagental Base, CQB Team Deathmatch (before match loaded)
How often: 3 crashes across approximately 5-6 total sessions today
Steps to reproduce:
- Launch Battlefield 6 via Steam
- Load into any match or lobby post Season 3 update
- Play for ~ 30-60 minutes. Screen goes black and PC automatically restarts with no warning or error message. PC boots back into Windows normally.
System specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7600X
- GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5070
- Motherboard: ASUS B650E MAX Gaming WiFi
- RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000
- OS: Windows 11
- Resolution: 3840x1600
- Driver version: 596.49 (updated today)
- Game version: 1.3.1.0 (Season 3)
Event Viewer: Bluescreen event (Event ID 1001, Windows Error Reporting) logged at 2:10 PM. Bugcheck code 0x9F (DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE). P2 value of 0x3 indicates a device object was blocking an IRP for too long. Full parameters: P1: 9f, P2: 3, P3: ffffbe951b4b120, P4: ffffd28fd64df000, P5: ffffbe896a289de0, P6: 10_0_26200. Minidump at C:\WINDOWS\Minidump. No crash dumps generated in BF6 CrashDumps folder.
Attached: DxDiag.txt
