How to fix Battlefield 2042 Crashing & Freezing Issue

Method 1: Disable Nvidia Overlay

Open the Nvidia GeForce Experience app on your computer Click on the Settings icon located at the top right Disable the toggle next to Share Check if this has fixed the issue

Method 2: Downgrade Nvidia GPU drivers

Right-click on the Windows icon located on the taskbar and then choose Device Manager Expand the Display Adapter section before right-clicking on your Nvidia drivers and selecting Properties Go to the Drivers tab and then click on the Roll Back Driver button Windows will install the older build of the drive, once it is done restart your computer Open File Explorer and go to the below location –

C: (username)\documents\bf2042\cache

Delete all the contents in the cache folder

Method 3: Edit Prof_Save Profile

Open the Prof_Save Profile file from the Document folder of the game Delete the DX12 line from the file and then save it Check if the issue is resolved

Method 4: Update AMD GPU drivers

Right-click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and choose Device Manager Expand the Display Adapter section, right-click on the Nvidia drivers, and then select Properties Head over to the Driver tab and select the Roll Back Driver button Windows will install the older build of the driver Once it is done, restart your PC and then check the results

Method 5: Disable EA Overlay

Launch File Explorer and go to the below location –

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igo64.dll

Rename the “igo64.dll” to any other random name


title: “How To Fix Battlefield 2042 Crashing Freezing After V2 2 Update” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Richard Marshall”

How to fix Battlefield 2042 Crashing & Freezing Issue

Method 1: Disable Nvidia Overlay

Open the Nvidia GeForce Experience app on your computer Click on the Settings icon located at the top right Disable the toggle next to Share Check if this has fixed the issue

Method 2: Downgrade Nvidia GPU drivers

Right-click on the Windows icon located on the taskbar and then choose Device Manager Expand the Display Adapter section before right-clicking on your Nvidia drivers and selecting Properties Go to the Drivers tab and then click on the Roll Back Driver button Windows will install the older build of the drive, once it is done restart your computer Open File Explorer and go to the below location –

C: (username)\documents\bf2042\cache

Delete all the contents in the cache folder

Method 3: Edit Prof_Save Profile

Open the Prof_Save Profile file from the Document folder of the game Delete the DX12 line from the file and then save it Check if the issue is resolved

Method 4: Update AMD GPU drivers

Right-click on the Windows icon on the taskbar and choose Device Manager Expand the Display Adapter section, right-click on the Nvidia drivers, and then select Properties Head over to the Driver tab and select the Roll Back Driver button Windows will install the older build of the driver Once it is done, restart your PC and then check the results

Method 5: Disable EA Overlay

Launch File Explorer and go to the below location –

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin\igo64.dll

Rename the “igo64.dll” to any other random name