Elden Ring: How to fix the anti-cheat EAC error related bug easily

Elden Ring, like most other games of this generation, includes a contemporary anti-cheat mechanism to keep cheaters at bay. However, at the time, the anti-cheat system is the source of most of the issues for players who are experiencing a brand new bug. When a player finds this error, they are unable to activate the anti-cheat system, which is critical to providing them with a complete experience. As a result, people are looking for new ways to play their favorite RPG and pass the time. This page will provide a list of techniques to help users who are experiencing the Easy Anti-Cheat issue on their machine.

How to fix Elden Ring’s Easy Anti-Cheat error

There are several ways for gamers to reinstall Elden Ring on their machine, and the following are a few of them:

Method 1: Play the game in offline mode.

While the game can be played in offline mode, players will not be able to take advantage of the game's online features. However, if the player wants to enjoy the game without access to the online capabilities, the following are the procedures to take:

Step 1: Go to the game library section of the Steam desktop client.

Step 2: Locate 'Elden Ring' in the left sidebar and right-click on it to open an expanded menu. To open the contained folder, select 'Manage' then 'Browse local files' from the expanded menu.

Step 3: Open the 'Game' folder in Windows File Explorer and locate the'start protected game' executable file. Rename it to'start protected game primary.'

Step 4: Make a copy of the 'eldenring' executable file and rename it to'start protected game'.

Step 5: Once you've completed these steps, launch the game from the Steam client, and gamers can play it in offline mode.

Players can restore the game to its original state by returning to the contained folder and deleting the start-protected game file and renaming the start-protected game primary' file to its original name.

Method 2: Verifying the game's file integrity before installing EAC

Using Steam's file integrity checker, the Easy Anti-Cheat may be reinstalled with ease, and the instructions are as follows:

Step 1: Open Steam and search for the game in the library. Right-click on it to bring up the extended menu, then select 'Properties.'

Step 2: To start the checker, go to the 'Local Files' option in the new menu and pick 'Verify integrity of games files.' This may take some time, and it may be necessary to reinstall or fix any issues with EAC.

Method 3: Manually reinstalling or downloading EAC

The final option is to reinstall the anti-cheat system, which will provide the best results and permanently solve the problem. The following are the actions that users need to do in order to reinstall the game:

Step 1: Open the 'Game' folder in Elden Ring's contained folder (as indicated in Method 1).

Step 2: Open the 'Game' folder and seek a folder called 'EasyAntiCheat.'

Step 3: Right-click on 'easyanticheat eos setup' inside the folder to open it as Administrator. When it opens, select'repair' or 'install' to reinstall or repair the EAC files on the machine.