Star Citizen Easy Anti Cheat (EAC) is a program that detects and prevents hacking in online games. The game will not launch if EAC is not operating. This guide will assist you in resolving the “Easy Anti-Cheat is not loaded” problem when starting a game. Apex Legends, Fortnite, Elden Ring, Brawlhalla, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, MultiVersus, Dead by Daylight, Smite, War Thunder, New World, Lost Ark, Rust, and Friday the 13th: The Game are among the titles that use Simple Anti-Cheat. When you start a game and Easy Anti-Cheat is not installed, its download is corrupted, or the program is stopped by your anti-virus software, the “Easy Anti-Cheat is Not Installed” message will appear.
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Star Citizen Easy Anti Cheat not Installed Error?
- EAC is not present. When Easy Anti-Cheat is not loaded or has been deleted from your device, this problem frequently happens.Â
- The download folders for Easy Anti-Cheat have been corrupted. The application may not have been correctly loaded on your machine, resulting in corrupted files. As a result, your game may fail to identify Easy Anti-Cheat and fail to start.
- The EasyAntiCheat Program has been deactivated. Easy Anti-Cheat operates as a service, which may have been stopped, stopping Easy Anti-Cheat from starting.
- Inadequate executive authority. To watch your system, Easy Anti-Cheat needs administrative powers. A lack of management rights causes the software to malfunction and can result in the “Easy Anti-Cheat is Not Installed” warning.
- Antivirus software has detected Easy Anti Cheat. Easy Anti Cheat may be blocked by your antivirus software, preventing it from watching your machine. Add Simple Anti-Cheat to your anti-exclusions virus’s file. You can also deactivate your antivirus software momentarily.
Before attempting any of our solutions, make sure your Windows operating system and graphics device drivers are up to current.
Method 1. Verify the Integrity of Game Files
When you get the “Easy Anti-Cheat is Not Installed” message, one of the most reliable solutions is to verify game files. It will take a few minutes to verify game data, and any lost or corrupted files, including EAC files, will be downloaded immediately.
Check the game files in Epic Games Installer.
- Select Collection from the Epic Games Installer.
- Right-click your game’s icon and pick Manage.
- Click Validate in the Verify Downloads area. Allow the authentication procedure to finish.
Check the Program Folders in Steam
- Launch Steam and go to the Collection tab.
- Select the Local Folders option from the pop-up window.
- Select Check game file fidelity. Allow the authentication procedure to finish.
Method 2. Repair/Reinstall Easy Anti Cheat
The implementation of Easy Anti Cheat may have become compromised. Try repairing the program first, but if that doesn’t work, restart EAC. In most instances, an Easy Anti-= Cheat installer can be found in your game’s startup directory. This will be demonstrated for titles loaded via Epic Games Launcher and Steam.
To search your system for cheats and hacks, Easy Anti Cheat needs complete read and write rights. As a result, if Easy Anti Cheat lacks administrative rights, it cannot thoroughly watch your system and, as a result, cannot cause the error. As a result, launch EasyAntiCheat Setup.exe as an administrator.
Simple Anti-Cheat Repair/Reinstallation for an Epic Games Launcher Game
- Select Collection from the Epic Games Installer.
- Right-click your game’s icon and pick Manage. For the sake of illustration, we will use Fortnite.
- To access the installation spot, select the File icon in the Installation area.
- Then, within the installation location of your game, browse to the Easy Anti Cheat installation folder (for example, FortniteGameBinariesWin64EasyAntiCheat).
- Select Settings from the context menu of Easy Anti Cheat Setup.exe.
- Choose the Affinity option.
- Check the Run this application as master option.
- Select Apply, then OK.
- Then launch EasyAntiCheat Setup.exe by double-clicking it.
- Maintenance Assistance should be selected.
- If fixing fails, select Uninstall.
- Then, select the Enable Easy Anti-Cheat button.
