# BF4 Completely Freezing **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861 "2014-08-25T01:16:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/1 "2014-08-25T01:16:50Z")
BF4 is one of my favorite games but I’ve been experiencing really frustrating freezes lately. I’ll be playing for a while with no issues and then the game completely freezes for no reason. The sound also glitches out. I can’t alt-tab or alt-ctrl-del. No matter how long I wait I can’t regain control over my PC without restarting it. Its really annoying when I’m having a good game and it just freezes. Has anybody experienced this before and if so, how did you fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/3 "2014-08-25T16:26:59Z")
No it occurs in-game. ---
**Author:** ![B3TAEN3RGY](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@B3TAEN3RGY](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/B3TAEN3RGY)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/4 "2014-08-25T20:32:45Z")
Uninstall updates then redownload ---
**Author:** ![KiloChild](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@KiloChild](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/KiloChild)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/5 "2014-08-25T21:34:01Z")
Same here except on Xbox. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/6 "2014-08-26T03:52:22Z")
It’s honestly so frustrating when it freezes. This should _not_ be happening. ---
**Author:** ![Nayrbv](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@Nayrbv](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Nayrbv)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/7 "2014-08-26T08:07:17Z")
Also try disabling Origin in game, here’s how: [https://www.origin.com/en-us/news/origin-how-tos-origin-in-game](https://www.origin.com/en-us/news/origin-how-tos-origin-in-game) ---
**Author:** ![blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blah_blah_STFU)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/8 "2014-09-10T15:23:26Z")
Have you tried tuning your computer up? [Here is a 4 step process](http://pchow.com/index.php/video-tutorials/desktop-tutorials#computer-tune-up) Other things you can try: - Try uninstalling all the updates and then re-install the updates. - Try running the game under a different user account to see if some user account corruption has occurred. If it is this let me know and I can assist you rebuilding your user profile. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/9 "2014-09-10T15:56:08Z")
Thanks for the help, I will try these suggestions. But at this point I’m pretty sure its BF4’s problem and not my hardware.. ---
**Author:** ![blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blah_blah_STFU)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/10 "2014-09-10T17:20:00Z")
What have you tried that makes you so confident in that statement?(Not being a dick, just troubleshooting) I’m not saying your physical hardware is bad, I’m saying the software running on it is having some issues. When was the last time you updated windows, java, flash etc? Was there something that was changed on your system(And I mean anything, no matter how trivial sounding) at around the time the issues began? ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/11 "2014-09-10T18:33:09Z")
Yeah I understand what your saying. Everything is fully updated on my computer and I’ve checked my PC’s internals. I reseated my CPU and applied new thermal paste. I also made sure my temps and fan speeds were good. I don’t know what would be causing this issue because it doesn’t happen in other games. ---
**Author:** ![Toboe907](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@Toboe907](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Toboe907)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/12 "2014-09-10T20:30:37Z")
I had the same problem as you for a few weeks, before you go all crazy with the uninstall and install try simply repairing your game via Origin. Library\>right click BF4\>repair I did this and have not had an issue ---
**Author:** ![blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blah_blah_STFU)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/13 "2014-09-11T01:35:09Z")
That is strange. I would try to do a repair install on the game if that’s an option. I do that at work to solve all sorts of program issues and it should retain your settings. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/14 "2014-09-12T02:24:19Z")
Already tried this. Didn’t do anything ☹ ---
**Author:** ![blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blah_blah_STFU)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/15 "2014-09-12T02:35:19Z")
That sucks man. And you have tried the tune-up? What happens if you create a new windows user and try the game under that user? ---
**Author:** ![AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7feea3/32.png) [@AtomicKush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AtomicKush)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/16 "2014-09-17T06:20:47Z")
Thanks for the suggestions but I just tried creating a new user and playing the game to no avail. I think I might switch to Windows 7 and see if that changes anything. ---
**Author:** ![blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@blah\_blah\_STFU](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/blah_blah_STFU)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-completely-freezing/111861/17 "2014-09-17T15:51:06Z")
Yah win 7 is def what you want to be on. I would try that.