DCS completely freezes my PC, i can't play it anymore.

[felipesm]

I've tried everything. Reinstalled DCS, installed steam edition (unbounded the modules), updated to windows 11, removed all mods, configured the corrects windows features, like disabling game mode, and so on. And pretty much everything else you can think of.

I think dcs isn't managing the my cpu cores correctly because core 1 is always at 100% e then freezes the entire PC and i need to restart it manually.

dcs.log dcs.log.old debrief.log

Edited June 2 by felipesm

[scommander2]

A quick question: one core was at 100% when landed on the main dashboard or in the flight?

I am also a steam user, and I am not sure that there is lots of differences between standalone and steam.

I do see one core slightly higher CPU usage than other cores while I am at the main dashboard.  All P-cores are kind almost same loads while I am in the flight.

[felipesm]

2 hours ago, scommander2 said:

A quick question: one core was at 100% when landed on the main dashboard or in the flight?

I am also a steam user, and I am not sure that there is lots of differences between standalone and steam.

I do see one core slightly higher CPU usage than other cores while I am at the main dashboard.  All P-cores are kind almost same loads while I am in the flight.

On the main dashboard but has froozen in flight also on standalone version. It make no diferrence betwwen versions the core 1 running at 100% usage.

[sleighzy]

What version of DCS was fine prior to this occurring? Your log shows a driver 56633.DLSS Enabler for your AMD card. Seems like a mod of some description for DLSS-like support? Have you tried removing that as well? Probably unrelated.

Your log file shows your Preload Radius is at the 150000 max, drop that to 60000.

Run the Windows DxDiag tool, save the report, and drop that here as well.

[felipesm]

11 hours ago, sleighzy said:

What version of DCS was fine prior to this occurring? Your log shows a driver 56633.DLSS Enabler for your AMD card. Seems like a mod of some description for DLSS-like support? Have you tried removing that as well? Probably unrelated.

Your log file shows your Preload Radius is at the 150000 max, drop that to 60000.

Run the Windows DxDiag tool, save the report, and drop that here as well.

It starting occuring in the standalone version.

With or whitout dlss enabler it happens.

The preload Radiius is at 15000 because i renamed the dcs folder in savedgames, and then it create a new default settings folder.

DxDiag.txt

[cesarferrolho]

Just out of curiosity...

When DCS freezes, and if you have a folder open or any other windows on the desktop while playing, does Alt+Tab to cycle between DCS and other windows, makes the freeze go away?

[felipesm]

Em 04/06/2025 às 11:33, cesarferrolho disse:

Só por curiosidade...

Quando o DCS congela, e se você tiver uma pasta aberta ou qualquer outra janela na área de trabalho enquanto joga, Alt+Tab para alternar entre o DCS e outras janelas faz o congelamento desaparecer?

Not , the pc freezes completely.

[cesarferrolho]

Oh, damn!

I had stutters and freezes after the latest DCS core update, and the game log file started by saying i had parked cpu cores. The only way i got to unpark them, was turning off the E-cores in the BIOS (it's a 12th gen intel i7 processor). Apparently, i have no more problems in DCS, and in another game as well, that i was having problems before

[scommander2]

I am wondering if we can disable launcher at startup.

Not sure the following thread can off the load of some mods at startup:

 

[BIGNEWY]

On 6/2/2025 at 6:09 PM, felipesm said:

I've tried everything. Reinstalled DCS, installed steam edition (unbounded the modules), updated to windows 11, removed all mods, configured the corrects windows features, like disabling game mode, and so on. And pretty much everything else you can think of.

I think dcs isn't managing the my cpu cores correctly because core 1 is always at 100% e then freezes the entire PC and i need to restart it manually.

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Hi, 

can you be sure you have the redistributable and it is up to date 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

[aceviper]

It's time for ED to hard lock some options depending on hardware.

[Jef Costello]

It happened to me too randomly, few times since the 2.9.16.10973 update and as said all I can do is press my computer power button.

[BIGNEWY]

folks Its always best to create new threads if you are seeing issues and attach your dcs logs, from experience I know it wont necessarily be the same issue.

If we have some data we can look for clues. 

thanks

[felipesm]

On 6/11/2025 at 10:10 AM, BIGNEWY said:

Hi, 

can you be sure you have the redistributable and it is up to date 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Hi,

Yes, I've updated it. The last version that works without freezes for me is the DCS 2.9.13.6818.2

dcs.log dcs.log.old debrief.log

Edited 9 hours ago by felipesm
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[felipesm]

On 6/11/2025 at 10:21 AM, aceviper said:

It's time for ED to hard lock some options depending on hardware.

This happens regardless of how new the hardware is. There are several reports here on the forum.