Fixing Path of Exile 2 Loading Screen Freezes on Windows 11 24H2

Path of Exile 2 Early Access has been out for a week now. The game is great, but it has its fair share of bugs. One of the most troublesome issues is the system freeze caused by 100% CPU usage during loading screens on Windows 11 version 24H2. This problem prevents you from terminating the process, forcing you to manually restart your computer. There are currently some solutions, such as using BES to limit the CPU usage of the PoE2 process or reducing the number of CPU cores used by PoE through the Windows Task Manager. However, these methods are not perfect; they reduce game performance and prevent your hardware from being fully utilized, especially when entering later stages with many monsters on the screen. Additionally, these settings need to be manually configured every time you launch the game, which is inconvenient. I have found an open-source software called PoEUncrasher, which can temporarily solve this problem perfectly until GGG releases a fix. This means you can play and stream without worrying about the system crashing and needing a restart.

Mar 4, 2025 - 03:11

Fixing Path of Exile 2 Loading Screen Freezes on Windows 11 24H2

Path of Exile 2 Early Access has been out for a week now. The game is great, but it has its fair share of bugs. One of the most troublesome issues is the system freeze caused by 100% CPU usage during loading screens on Windows 11 version 24H2. This problem prevents you from terminating the process, forcing you to manually restart your computer. There are currently some solutions, such as using BES to limit the CPU usage of the PoE2 process or reducing the number of CPU cores used by PoE through the Windows Task Manager. However, these methods are not perfect; they reduce game performance and prevent your hardware from being fully utilized, especially when entering later stages with many monsters on the screen. Additionally, these settings need to be manually configured every time you launch the game, which is inconvenient. I have found an open-source software called PoEUncrasher, which can temporarily solve this problem perfectly until GGG releases a fix. This means you can play and stream without worrying about the system crashing and needing a restart.