EA anticheat is a PC anticheat solution designed to ensure fair play in our games and help prevent cheating, whilst also focusing on privacy and security.
It’s a kernel-mode anticheat and anti-tamper solution, which you can learn more about in this EA anticheat deep dive.
Every game that uses EA anticheat installs its own copy of the software. You can check whether your game uses EA anticheat in the EA app.
For Windows 10, EA anticheat requires the Windows 10 20H1 update (version number 10.0.19041) or newer. If you're already running the latest update, you don’t have to do anything else. To check for updates, follow the steps on the official Microsoft website.
If you need to troubleshoot an issue or you previously uninstalled EA anticheat, follow these steps.
Any game that uses EA anticheat will try to install the tool when you install the game, if EA anticheat isn’t already enabled.
If you uninstall EA anticheat, any game that uses EA anticheat protection won’t be playable until you reinstall it.
We don’t recommend uninstalling EA anticheat unless you need to install from a clean state. To do that, follow these steps.
EA anticheat protection will also be uninstalled from your PC if you uninstall all EA games that use it.
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There are two ways to fix this error:
You’ll get this error if you’re trying to launch your game directly from the Windows File Explorer.
You need to launch the game from the EA app. Even if you’re using Steam or the Epic Games Store, they’ll still launch from the EA app.
Make sure you've updated your Windows to the latest available update. To check for updates, follow the steps on the official Microsoft website.
This happens when EA anticheat can't find the installation folder or can’t start the game. There are two ways to fix this.
EA anticheat will shut down the game and our services if you use cheat tools, debuggers, or other conflicting software. Turning off or uninstalling conflicting software can help you get back in the game.
This can happen if you’ve altered or changed any game files. Reinstall EA anticheat to fix it.
EA anticheat will shut down the game and our services if you use cheat tools. Turning off or uninstalling conflicting software can help you get back in the game.
This can happen when expired or unsigned drivers are loading while trying to launch the game.
Try restarting your PC and relaunching the game. If that doesn't fix the problem, follow these steps on Microsoft’s website to enable Secure Boot on your computer.
After you’ve done that, try reloading the game again and it should fix the issue.
