November 2021 - last edited June 2022 by EA_Leeuw
The game was working fine before the update, after the update every time I launch the game, it just freezes on a black screen, i tried allowing it through the firewall, i tried updating the GPU driver, i also allowed the anti-cheat system through the firewall, i tried repairing the anti-cheat system, nothing worked so far.
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November 2021 - last edited April 2022
Hey everyone,
Thank you all very much for all the reports! Our teams are still investigating the issue and all the reports that have been added are helping a lot, thanks again!
Unfortunately, we currently do not have an update available as to what might be causing this issue for some players or what could be a solution that works for everyone.
For reporting of the issue, please mention the platform you're playing the game on Origin/EA app, Steam or Epic launcher?
Update: check if changing the language of the game allows the game to launch (change it back afterwards), this only works on Origin.
If you are playing via the EA Desktop App, switch over to Origin (download/install Origin)
We have seen some workarounds that can help you while we continue investigating the issue:
*For players who are still experiencing issues via Origin and no workaround has fixed the issue: can you please try to create an Origin Error Report and post the Report ID here in the thread?
*Marking this as a temporary solution to make it more visible to visitors of this thread.
November 2021
When I start game, only black screen is showing. I have updated drivers for GPU. I have tried run as administrator. Tried without firewall.
What now? Any help?
November 2021
same with me. Windowed black screen shown up, after a few second, it disappear, back to Origin with no error
November 2021
The game or Windows never asked me about network authorization, so there might be the problem. I tried to disable the firewall but that not helped...
November 2021
November 2021
Hi Everyone,
Everytime I try to boot 2042 I am met with a small black screen about the size of a quarter of my screen and then it closes itself without any error codes or information. I have tried verifying files, allowing it on the security settings in windows, reinstalling graphics drivers, removing all USB devices, running it as an admin, disabling all recommend apps (logitech, lighting app) running in background. Does anyone else have similar issues or can help me with this?
November 2021
YO i had this problem, saw someone say deleting their documents folder fixed their game so I tried it and my game launched fine! I dunno whats in that Documents but whatever it is wasnt letting the game load, hoping this helps.
November 2021
Unfortunately it didn't work for me man Hopefully theres a fix soon for this!
November 2021
After the most recent update, BF 2042 will not launch. The application freezes at a black screen until I force quit.
Did not have any issues launching the game before this update.
Anyone else having this issue?
I installed the latest graphics drivers and have restarted my PC.
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