PC hard freeze (system lockup) after 1-2 minutes in menus
- Platform: PC (Steam)
- OS: Windows 11 64-Bit (fully updated)
- Cpu: Intel Core i5-12400F
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (WHQL driver, clean DDU install)
- RAM: 16 GB DDR4
Issue Description:The game causes a complete system hard freeze (video + audio lockup, no BSOD, no recovery) after ~1-2 minutes. This happens in menus / ilde state, not necessarily during a match. PC becomes fully unrsponsive and requires a hard reboot.
Frequecy: Always (100% reproducible)
Steps to Reproduce:
- Launch EA SPORTS FC 26 via Steam
- Reach main menu
- Do nothing / stay idle for 1-2 minutes
- System hard freezes completely
Expected Result: Game should remain stable in menus.
Actual Result: Full system hard lock (GPU driver deadlock).
Troubleshooting already done:
- Clean GPU driver reinstall using DDU (WHQL driver)
- EA Anti-Cheat repair & reinstall
- Clean boot (only EA + Steam services)
- Disabled overlays, Anti-Lag, Enhanced Sync, FreeSync
- Forced DX11
- Disabled HAGS and MPO
- OneDrive documents sync disabled
- Game files repaired
- Issue occurs only in FC 26, other games stable
Additional Notes (VERY IMPORTANT): This appears to be a compatibility issue between EA Anti-Cheat, Windows 11 and AMD RX 6000 GPUs. Same hardware runs FC 26 stable on Windows 10.