Solutions to Resolve Freezing Issues in EA FC 25

If your game is experiencing freezing for a few seconds at critical moments in EA FC 25, it’s important to resolve this issue efficiently. This guide outlines various solutions to fix freezing in EA FC 25, focusing on system and graphics settings.

EA Sports FC 25: How to Fix Freezing

Update Your Graphics Drivers to Boost FPS

Updating your graphics drivers is crucial for eliminating freezing, so follow these steps to update nVidia graphics drivers:

Download the latest nVidia graphics drivers from the official page.
Start the installation process.
Restart your PC when the installation is complete.

Here’s how to update ATI Radeon graphics drivers:

Download the latest ATI Radeon graphics drivers from the official page.
Begin the installation process.
Restart your PC upon completion.

Reduce Graphics Settings

High graphics settings are often a major cause of game freezing. Even with high-end GPUs, games can freeze due to suboptimal optimization. Therefore, lowering the graphics settings can help. For EA FC 25, consider adjusting the following four settings:

Strand-Based Hair: OFF
Quality: Medium/Low
Grass: Low
Crowd: Low

While these adjustments may affect the visual quality of the game, they will likely lead to a smoother gameplay experience until EA issues a patch to address the freezing issues.

Temporarily Disable Your Firewall

It’s advisable to temporarily disable your Windows Firewall or any third-party firewall software while playing EA FC 25. Remember to reactivate it afterward:

Press the Start button.
Navigate to the “Settings” tab.
Select the “Update and Security” option.
Go to the “Windows Security” section.
Choose the “Firewall and Windows Protection” feature.
Access “Windows Security” settings.
Turn the Microsoft Defender Firewall option OFF.

In-game overlay settings in GeForce Experience — Image via nVidia

Disable ShadowPlay for nVidia Graphics

If you own an nVidia graphics card, you likely have the ShadowPlay app installed with GeForce Experience. This application can run in the background and potentially cause freezes. To disable it, follow these steps:

Launch the GeForce Experience app.
Click on the “Settings” (gear icon) in the top right corner.
Navigate to the “General” tab.
Toggle off the “In-game Overlay” option.
Close the GeForce Experience app.

Set Windows Game Mode to High Performance

If you are gaming on a laptop with Windows, set the EA FC 25 app to high performance by following these steps:

Press “Windows + G” to open the Game Bar during gameplay.
Select the “Settings” (gear icon) in the Game Bar.
Ensure that Game Mode is activated.
Open the “Settings” control panel in Windows.
Choose “System” and then “Power & Sleep.”
Click on “Additional power settings” in the “Related settings” area.
Expand “Show Additional Plans.”
Select the “High Performance” plan.

For PC users, adjust the graphics settings to high performance as follows:

Open the “Settings” control panel in Windows.
Select “System” and then “Display.”
Click on “Graphics” settings.
Select the EA FC 25 executable file using the “Browse” button.
Set it to “High Performance.”

Change Your Temp Folder Location

If your PC has two logical drives, with temporary files on disk C and your games (including EA FC 25) on disk D, consider relocating the temp folder to disk D. This change can minimize lag between drives and enhance gameplay smoothness. Here’s how to do this: