[UE4.26] UE4 freezes my PC during launch and only hard resetting works

I had the same problem and managed to fix it a few minutes ago.
I’ll list the steps I took in order to do it:

  • Reinstalled UE4 v4.25.4
  • Reinstalled NVIDIA Studio Driver v461.40
  • Inside NVIDIA Control Panel, under Manage 3D Settings, in Preferred graphics processor, set to High-performance NVIDIA processor.
  • In WindowsUpdates, check for updates and install them all (this is what actually fixed it for me).

Hope this helps!

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