Some gamers on PC are reporting frequent crashes when they try to play Battlefield 2042 during this week’s early access phase. If that is happening to you, you are probably more than frustrated by now. But we’ve got you covered. In this guide, we are going to tell you how to fix Battlefield 2042 crashing on PC.
How to Fix Battlefield 2042 Crashing on PC
A good starting point for dealing with this problem is to attempt to verify your game files. Are you playing with Steam? If so, then go to your Steam library and look for the game. When you find it, right click on it. Click on “Properties” from the dropdown menu that displays.
Next, you should be able to click on “local files.” From there, you need to click on “verify the integrity of game files.” Steam will then let you know if there are any game files missing. If there are, Steam will fetch them for you. Once they are downloaded, you can try re-launching and see if the problems are fixed.
Are you using Origin? Head to your game library to look for the play menu for Battlefield. Clicking on the game will bring the menu up. Click on “repair” from this menu. Origin will then check to see if there are any missing game files. If it finds them, it will download them. After it does, you can attempt to run the game again to see if the Battlefield 2042 PC crash is resolved.
If the methods above are not effective, you might want to try updating your graphics card driver if a newer driver is available. Alternately, it could be that you recently updated your driver and the new driver is actually causing issues. If that is the case, rolling back to the previous one might be a better option.
Another potential cause of Battlefield 2042 crashing on PC is Directx 12. Try navigating to the user folder for the game. Once inside, navigate to the folder for settings. Then, look for the file with the name PROFSAVE_profile. In Notepad, look for the GstRender.Dx12Enabled setting. It should have a value of “1.” Change that value to “0.” Then save. Try reloading and see if the game is still crashing.
There are some additional fixes you can try if the above ideas fail. One of those is to clear the Origin or Steam cache. Another is to disable other programs or processes that are running in the background (just do not disable anything critical). Finally, reinstalling the program and/or rebooting the system might work.
Looking for other bug fixes for Battlefield 2042? Find out how to fix error code 2002g and also how you can check if the servers are down. We also have a guide to how to fix the unable to load persistent data error. Find other news, updates, and guides for Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield Portal in our Battlefield news section.