Windows Gaming Beta breaks Easy Anti-cheat, won't launch Halo MCC, Gears 5, many others

I have the same problem!! I have bought this game and click the MCC, it launches, I see the "easy anti-cheat" window load, then the opening cinematic plays, it then closes or crashes when the "343 industries" shows
and the Halo Reach Microsoft app page is opened and says I need to install Halo Reach. But I did install it!!!!!

Just uninstalled then reinstalled. I ensured to give permission for both MCC and Easy Anti Cheat ( input Parental PIN), still no luck. It prompts up the "Sign In" after pressing Enter, and the same "Blocked apps" message appears.

I even tried to launch the "without Anti-Cheat enabled", option from Steam and the issue is still occurring. I did another test on a M Rated Game from Epic Launcher (Void Bastards), and I had no hinderances loading that. Even launched the Special Edition of Skyrim from Steam, no issues. Even Blocked, then unblocked Halo Infinite, and it still launched just fine.

It has to be a Microsoft issue or something with Easy Anti-Cheat.

1. It is only happening to Halo Infinite. All the other Xbox games on my PC work fine.

2. The game was installed with the Xbox app from the Microsoft store.

3. I use only the windows 10 built-in Defender. It is not run through a VPN, I have a VPN for work, but it's just the built-in windows VPN and it was not running while the game is trying to launch. No PC optimizer, or proxy. Anti-cheat would be per game, I do have a lot of games installed which have their own anti-cheat, like Call of Duty MW2. Or Chivalry 2, Gears 5, Warhammer Darktide. Halo Infinite has it's own Anti-cheat software. No mods.

4. Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.2728)

Hello Jomsua,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.



Based on your description you're experiencing issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It seems like the issue might be related to Easy Anti-Cheat.

We have steps that you can try, please see if that helps. If not, you may try to follow the steps from the game support to disable the Easy Anti-Cheat. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve the issue:



1. Make sure that your Windows 11 and graphics card drivers are up to date.

2. Try running the game in compatibility mode. Right-click on the game's shortcut, select Properties, click on the Compatibility tab, and then check the box next to "Run this program in compatibility mode for" and select Windows 10.

3. Try disabling any antivirus or firewall software temporarily and see if that resolves the issue.

4. Try repairing the game files. Open the Xbox app, go to Settings, select Gaming, and then click on Halo MCC. Click on the three dots next to the game and select "Repair."

If issue still persists, please try the suggestion from the game support: How to launch Halo: The Master Chief Collection with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) disabled – Halo Support (halowaypoint.com)



We hope this helps!

If you have other clarifications about this matter, you can get back to us by replying to this post.



Sincerely,



Microsoft Community Moderator

You could try to launch it without the easy anti cheat enable also you could try contacting game support

https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/artic...

You could also try to install the easy anti cheat before launching the game