FC26 crashes my PC within 1 minute of launch (Windows 11, RTX 3070)
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FC26 crashes my PC within 1 minute of launch (Windows 11, RTX 3070)
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Hello,
I am experiencing a critical issue with EA SPORTS FC 26 on my PC. The game crashes my entire system within about 1 minute of launching, usually at the home screen. The screen freezes completely, audio stops, and I have to hard reset the PC.
My system specifications:
OS: Windows 11
CPU: Intel Core i7-11700
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD
Steps I have tried:
Reinstalling EA App and FC26
Reinstalling NVIDIA drivers (Studio & Game Ready)
Limiting FPS and turning off in-game overlays
Disabling IPv6, Windows Game Bar, and core isolation memory integrity
Turning off virtual machine/platform features
Monitoring temperatures (CPU/GPU never exceed safe limits)
Result:
The game still freezes the entire PC after about 1 minute. This happens even when trying offline mode (network disconnect temporarily delays the crash to ~41 seconds).
It appears this may be a compatibility or initialization bug on Windows 11, as my hardware is well above the game’s requirements and temperatures/power are stable.
Please advise or provide a patch, as this issue makes the game unplayable.
Thank you for your support.