Battlefield 4 keeps crashing on PC
Ok so I open up battlefield 4 on PC get into a game no problems, I play for about 30-60 seconds and then the game goes back to the black loading screen then just closes. So I think it's a crash but ...
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This might be a repost, but I see that some have this issue so hopefully this will help.
This error might be related to the Punkbuster client.
To verify that this is your issue - check the Punkbuster error log
Punkbuster log is located in %HOMEDRIVE%\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\BF4\pb\pbcl.txt
Error message:
[11.26.2013 18:56:10] RESTRICTION: Service Communication Failure: PnkBstrA.exe
Solution:
PnkBstrA.exe does not exist or is being blocket either Windows Firewall or UAC
- Update/re-install Punkbuster using %HOMEDRIVE%\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\__Installer\punkbuster\redist\pbsvc.exe
- Give PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe administrator priviliges. Both Exe are located in %SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\
- Allow PnkBstrA.exe and PnkBstrB.exe in Windows Firewall.
