Game freezes when exiting to desktop

[The Swede]

Same here, win 10....

 

[AmtrakQuebec]

When this happens I can't even alt-tab out, alt-f4 to kill, or ctrl-alt-del and open task manager. I have to power cycle my box whenever I want to exit.

If you change the setting in Task Manager to "Always On Top" in the Options drop-down menu, you can get to it... very useful for this problem.

 

[Tuvok694]

That's a useful hint, thanks AmtrakQuebec.
Still this problem is very annoying. I could not finish ONE single game the normal way.

 

[Slayan]

Have been having this more weather its after a save game or not, about 90% of the time now

 

[johnnyfoodstamp]

Happening for me too here and there. Not a lot though and option/command/esc and then quit Civ 6 works to get back to the desktop.

 

[WillowBrook]

This happened to me last night for the first time since the 1.0.0.38 patch. CTRL ALT Del worked.

 

[Grumpbeard]

I have this problem about 40% of the time. I'm going to try and put the task manager always on top, as suggested. Another work around I found is that my taskbar still appears, so I click on the program switching icon (in Windows 10 - looks like a window with two windows on either side, smaller like they need to be selected to get bigger - sorry, bad description) and right click to put the task manager on a "new desktop", which I can then use to kill Civ. That said, the task manager always on top sounds way easier.

 

[DemonMaster]

I have noticed (also mentioned earlier in this thread) that when you are about to exit the game (after you have saved) instead go back to the game (click on a unit or something) and then esc and exit the game, it doesn't freeze (or not as often in any case).

 

[Tuvok694]

This problem is NOT fixed in the second patch.

 

[diamond geezer]

Agreed. Still happens.

 

[Tuvok694]

Well, guess what? The problem is STILL there after the recent patch.

 

[AmtrakQuebec]

This problem will always exist as long as the Firaxis programmers don't learn how to release memory properly... they are the worst I've ever seen at this.

 

[kamex]

Still happens post Australian patch...

 

[Tuvok694]

October 2017: The bug is still not fixed in the "fall patch".