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XcreepsGaming
3 months ago
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Battlefront 2 not launching and causing 100% CPU usage

I recently purchased Star Wars Battlefront II on Epic Games during the sale. After completing the download, I tried launching the game, but my laptop completely freezes, and the game doesn’t open. U...
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    XcreepsGaming
    3 months ago

    Hey! Thanks to your reply, I got it working. The game launched after I created a new power plan and set it to High Performance. It seems the Lenovo Companion app isn't switching graphics even in High Performance mode, but I think the power plan at high performance mode forced the system to use the GPU graphics instead.

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DarthFDG
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3 months ago

Without even seeing a DXDIAG report, I can tell you that you very likely need to ensure your laptop is using the RTX 4050 to play the game rather than the on-board CPU graphics. This may involve connecting a display and closing the laptop lid.

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XcreepsGaming
3 months ago

Hey! Thanks to your reply, I got it working. The game launched after I created a new power plan and set it to High Performance. It seems the Lenovo Companion app isn't switching graphics even in High Performance mode, but I think the power plan at high performance mode forced the system to use the GPU graphics instead.

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    DarthFDG
    Hero+
    3 months ago

    Awesome. Glad to hear you got it working.

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