AME hangs, crashes, then works OK

[MisterAdvent]

Steps to reproduce:
    1. Send a project to AME from Premier

2. Start the render 
 
Result: Midway through the render everything stops. It keeps machine from sleeping. Have to stop the queue, then it sometimes hangs. If it clears, I can duplicate the project and it will render completely. Often after this happens, when I go to close AME, it will freeze and crash, requiring end task or machine restart.
Expected: For the project to render without hanging or crashing.
 
System info
    Application: Adobe Media Encoder (Beta) v26.0.0.10
    OS: Windows v10.0.26200, RAM: 63.79 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 16

[MisterAdvent]

When it hangs, everything turns white. Will not respond to end task command from Task Manager.

App reports it's using 5500MB, and background process using 8397 MB - a big chunk.

Having to revert to Handbrake for this render job.

[EckiAME]

Does this also happen in latest stable releases? Did you try software rendering? Did you try to change the "Import sequences natively" settings? What GPU do you use?