How to Fix Path of Exile 2 Freezing PC Issues

Path of Exile 2 Freezing? Here's How to Fix It!

Grinding Gear Games' Path of Exile 2, a Diablo-like action RPG, has been plagued by PC freezing issues for some players. Freezing can occur during gameplay or when loading new areas, sometimes requiring a hard reboot. While an official patch is awaited, several workarounds exist:

Quick Fixes:

• Graphics API: Experiment with switching between Vulkan and DirectX 11 at launch.
• V-Sync: Disable V-Sync in the game's graphics settings.
• Multithreading: Deactivate multithreading in the graphics settings.

More Involved Solution (Courtesy of Steam user svzanghi):

This method requires repeating steps each time you launch the game, but avoids the need for a full PC reboot when freezing occurs:

1. Start Path of Exile 2.
2. Open your PC's Task Manager and click "Details."
3. Right-click on POE2.exe and select "Set Affinity."
4. Uncheck the boxes for CPU 0 and CPU 1.

This allows you to force-quit the game via Task Manager and relaunch without a full system restart. However, you must repeat steps 2-4 each time you play to maintain this workaround.

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