In some cases, the latest Kontakt update (7.6.1) is causing CPU spikes and DAW crashes. These issues are currently being investigated with a high priority by our developers.
In the meantime, we would request that any users experiencing such issues to downgrade to the previous version of Kontakt 7 (7.6.0) via the following link:
mac:
Win:
We will provide updates about the fix as and when we have them. Sorry if you have been inconvenienced by any issues with the recent update!