how to fix easy anti cheat crashing game

adithiis 0 Reputation points
2026-08-14T16:00:07.76+00:00

hi, im trying to play elden ring on pc but it keeps crashing after certain amounts of time. ive never had this problem a lot, its only started appearing more frequently now.

i looked at event viewer and each time the game crashes its due to this: File System Filter 'EasyAntiCheat_EOSSys' (Version 10.0, ‎2026‎-‎03‎-‎11T10:46:43.000000000Z) unloaded successfully.

ive tried every fix i can find, but unfortunately nothing is working :( if i restart my pc then it lasts for an hour before crashing, but if i try launching the game it crashes about 30s later. i have 200 hours and this has never been such a big problem. a few days ago i did sfc /scannow and it worked for about 3-4 days, but now the crashing has started again. ive deleted and reinstalled the game twice. ive also tried to repair easy anti cheat with the easyanticheat_eos_setup however the window closes after half a second.

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  1. TaoLi 105.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-14T16:35:50.2766667+00:00

    The “EasyAntiCheat_EOSSys unloaded successfully” entry does not necessarily mean EAC caused the crash; it can simply be logged when the EAC driver unloads.

    Since EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup.exe closes immediately, I would reinstall EAC manually. Open Steam > ELDEN RING > Manage > Browse local files > Game > EasyAntiCheat, open settings.json and copy the “productid”. Then open Command Prompt as Administrator in that folder and run:

    EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup.exe uninstall YOUR-PRODUCT-ID

    EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup.exe install YOUR-PRODUCT-ID

    This command-line installation method is supported by Easy Anti-Cheat/Epic.

    Restart the PC, then in Steam use Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files.

    If it still crashes after about an hour, perform a Windows clean boot to rule out antivirus, overlays, RGB/monitoring utilities or another background service conflicting with EAC:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/startup-boot/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows

    If it still happens, check Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application at the exact crash time and post the “Faulting application name” and “Faulting module name”. That entry will be much more useful than the EAC “unloaded successfully” message. Easy Anti-Cheat support is also available at

    https://www.easy.ac/support

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