FC 26 Causes Complete PC Freeze After the Latest Update

Hello,

Since the latest EA Sports FC 26 update, the game has been causing my entire computer to freeze completely.

I can launch the game normally, select my Personal Settings profile, and enter the main menu. However, after approximately 30–60 seconds, the screen freezes, the audio gets stuck, and my keyboard and mouse stop responding.

The game does not crash to the desktop and no error message or error code appears. The entire computer becomes unresponsive, so I have to restart it manually using the power button.

This issue only started after the latest FC 26 update. I have already tried installing both an older and the latest NVIDIA graphics driver, but neither version solved the problem.

Has anyone else experienced this issue after the latest update? Is EA aware of this problem, and is there any temporary solution?

Thank you.