this may be necroing but this could help someone: a game can freeze if the usb key disconnects and reconnects from time to time
a bad usb key will do that periodically, which will freeze your game if it tries to load something while the key is disconnected
Caller -"Everytime I start a Pc game on my S24, playing on a external monitor, someone calls or texts me, n it kicks me out of the game." Customer Support - Click (hangs up)
I found it funny cause many many years ago, had a roommate in college that did this same dumbass branding of the school logo, but it didn't look anything like it after it healed. Just looked like a birthmark.