POE 2 Complete PC Freeze while loading screen

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JackAvalon#2125 wrote:

POSSIBLE FIX

So I found this idea online somewhere and so far it has been working great. Navigate to the Steam folder where POE2 is installed. Should look like:

Drive Letter\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2

Find the PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe file and right click. Go to Properties. Go to Compatability tab. Check box run as Admin and Check box run in compatability mode for Windows 8. Hit Apply and OK.

Haven't had one crash yet since this change. Hopefully it works for you all. Best of luck!

Computer Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: RTX 4090
RAM: 32.0 GB
NV.2: Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
OS: Windows 11 Pro
OS VERSION: 24H2

doesnt make sense, because when you open the game, the process is PathOfExileSteam.exe, not PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe.

Idk if someone already mentioned this but i recently been alttabing out every time i load into a new map and that seems to work for me. I haven't crashed/freeze ever since i did this. i use to turn off multi threading when loading into maps but this works so far.

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bikitoru33#6052 wrote:

somewhat it got worse, it hard crashed my pc now twice in a row, needed to manual reboot twice, i wont be playing anymore thats it, wont risk bricking my pc.

Guys spread my Tool more please, it works for so so many People.
So many report that they have no more crashes at loading screens or even freezes.

Over 700 Downloads on Nexus Mods already.

https://www.nexusmods.com/pathofexile2/mods/9

Simply download > extract > start exe > star POE 2.
= No more crashes. And you can enjoy it with full multi-threading.

My setup:
Ryzen 7500f
RTX 4070s
32gb ram
Win 11 24h2

Had the same issue like the rest of people here - complete PC freezes that required manual PC reset. I tried the solution that someone posted with special .bat file and that helped with complete freezes, but I still had a lot of POE crashes.

What helped me was to go back to Win 10 (I couldn't go back to Win 11 23h2 to test, so not sure if that helps). Since rerolling to Win 10 I ran probably 50-60 maps and I had 0 crashes or PC freezes. I know that this is not a doable solution for all of you, but it's pretty clear that there is a big issues bewtween POE2 and Win 11 24h2 version and I'm pretty sure that it won't be solved quickly.

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How has this not been fixed by now? It's going on three weeks and this is a huge issue.

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bikitoru33#6052 wrote:

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JackAvalon#2125 wrote:

POSSIBLE FIX

So I found this idea online somewhere and so far it has been working great. Navigate to the Steam folder where POE2 is installed. Should look like:

Drive Letter\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2

Find the PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe file and right click. Go to Properties. Go to Compatability tab. Check box run as Admin and Check box run in compatability mode for Windows 8. Hit Apply and OK.

Haven't had one crash yet since this change. Hopefully it works for you all. Best of luck!

Computer Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: RTX 4090
RAM: 32.0 GB
NV.2: Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
OS: Windows 11 Pro
OS VERSION: 24H2

doesnt make sense, because when you open the game, the process is PathOfExileSteam.exe, not PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe.

Dunno what to tell you. It worked for me.

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JackAvalon#2125 wrote:

Dunno what to tell you. It worked for me.

Or you think so... XD

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JackAvalon#2125 wrote:

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bikitoru33#6052 wrote:

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JackAvalon#2125 wrote:

POSSIBLE FIX

So I found this idea online somewhere and so far it has been working great. Navigate to the Steam folder where POE2 is installed. Should look like:

Drive Letter\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile 2

Find the PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe file and right click. Go to Properties. Go to Compatability tab. Check box run as Admin and Check box run in compatability mode for Windows 8. Hit Apply and OK.

Haven't had one crash yet since this change. Hopefully it works for you all. Best of luck!

Computer Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: RTX 4090
RAM: 32.0 GB
NV.2: Samsung 990 PRO 4TB
OS: Windows 11 Pro
OS VERSION: 24H2

doesnt make sense, because when you open the game, the process is PathOfExileSteam.exe, not PathOfExile_x64Steam.exe.

Dunno what to tell you. It worked for me.

I checked - it worked for about 5 downloads per location, but then it froze again

Yep I can't play PoE2 anymore. Every other game works fine for me but PoE2 just freezes after trying to load past the character select. Not gonna try anymore until this is fixed.