easy anti cheat causing pc to freeze

Hello RedRelyk,

That sounds really frustrating, especially since it only happens with Easy Anti-Cheat games. It could be an issue with how EAC interacts with background apps or system processes.

Try running the EAC repair tool by going to the game’s installation folder, finding the EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe, and running it as an administrator. Also, make sure your GPU drivers, Windows updates, and chipset drivers are all up to date.

If the issue persists, check if any third-party overlays like Discord, GeForce Experience, or MSI Afterburner are running, as they can sometimes conflict with EAC. Disabling them temporarily might help.

Let me know if any of this works or if the problem keeps happening.

Hi Max,

See if anything here helps you with your issue; https://support.gearsofwar.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032905412-Easy-Anti-Cheat

Easy Anti-Cheat

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Gears 5 uses Easy Anti-Cheat, an industry leading cheat detection and prevention tool, to ensure a safe, fair and competitive environment for players across both platforms.

If you are experiencing issues with Easy Anti-Cheat, please follow these steps provided by Easy Anti-Cheat:

1. Verify connectivity to Easy Anti-Cheat
2. Update Windows
3. Update the game
4. Close all unnecessary programs
5. Manage your anti-virus

Verify connectivity to Easy Anti-Cheat
Ensure you can access the Easy Anti-Cheat Content Distribution Network by following these links.

• https://download.eac-cdn.com/
• https://download-alt.easyanticheat.net/

You should see the message: '200 - HTTP OK'

If neither of the links display the expected message, make sure that nothing is blocking your Internet connection. If necessary, add Easy Anti-Cheat and the game folder to your firewall exception list or temporarily disable your firewall. Sometimes connection
issues are caused by incorrect network router settings. For further assistance, contact your Internet Service Provider.

Update Windows
System files that the game relies on may be missing.

• Make sure all the latest updates for your operating system are installed.
• Install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables.
• Run the following command with Administrator rights to repair corrupted system files: sfc /scannow Follow this guide for instructions on running a
  command with administrative rights.

Update the game
Errors may also be caused by a corrupted EasyAntiCheat installation. Follow this guide to repair the Easy Anti-Cheat service.

Close all unnecessary programs
Some programs on your computer may interfere with the game you're playing or Easy Anti-Cheat. Close all other programs not related to Windows. A cold reboot may be required.

Manage your anti-virus
Performing a full-system scan is highly recommended. If you don't have an anti-virus or it has been out of date for a while, you can use the software listed in
Easy Anti-Cheat’s malware troubleshooting guide.

If the scan does not surface any issues, it may be that the error is related to anti-virus or similar software being corrupted and falsely blocking Easy Anti-Cheat.

Simply disabling it may not entirely stop the software from interfering with the game. Please uninstall any such software temporarily to verify that the game launches without it. If the game otherwise starts without issues, proceed to add its installation
folder to the exception list.

If the steps above did not assist, Easy Anti-Cheat strongly recommends performing a clean Windows installation. Alternatively, you can ask Easy Anti-Cheat for assistance by sending
a tech support ticket.

Hi there Warder welcome to the community forum! Christopher here, an Xbox fan just like you and has been on Xbox for years already. I would really love to make your day by helping you out. I fixed the Anti-Cheat problem like this.

1. Manually download and install Easy Anti-Cheat here: https://www.easy.ac/en-us/support/game/guides/s... https://www.easy.ac/en-us/support/game/guides/s...

2. Create a new folder in ProgramFiles (x86) within the drive the game was installed on, called "EasyAntiCheat" and drop the .exe file in there.

NOTE: This is a third party link that is not Microsoft's property, so you might encounter advertising on the website.

i wouldn't ask here as it is not a Microsoft initiative to enable it, halo mcc works fine on Linux apart from normal online due to anticheat, i know the Linux guys have been working with anticheat to get it fully implemented and it looks like they have so won't be long until all the online aspects of the games will work too.

sea of thieves works better on Linux than it does on windows lol. as soon as anticheat and battle eye are all working in proton then i can finally ditch windows.

the future is looking good for Linux distros.

I tried a clean reboot before I flashed. Neither worked. It's just on 2 games. so frustrating