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Elden Ring - Easy Anti Cheat Failed to Initialize Launch Error Fix
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Reinstall your Easy Anti Cheat files. Open up your File Explorer and navigate to the drive on which your saved Elden Ring on. Go to: Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Elden Ring > Game > EasyAntiCheat. Simply delete the content of this folder. Open up your Steam library. Here, right-click Elden Ring and select Properties.
Reinstall EasyAntiCheat Files
Reinstall your Easy Anti Cheat files. Open up your File Explorer and navigate to the drive on which your saved Elden Ring on. Go to: Program Files > Steam > steamapps > common > Elden Ring > Game > EasyAntiCheat. Simply delete the content of this folder.
Open up your Steam library
Open up your Steam library. Here, right-click Elden Ring and select Properties.
In the Local Files tab, select Verify integrity of game files
In the Local Files tab, select Verify integrity of game files. Redownloading and replacing the Easy Anti Cheat files will take a minute.
Windows OS Update
You can then try to play Elden Ring. If you’re still experiencing the launch error, ensure you’re running the latest Windows version. In your Windows settings, search for Update to get to your Windows Update settings. Make sure to Check for Updates, and if there is an update available to you, download it before restarting your PC, which will install the update for you. Restarting your PC will, in addition, restart all processes, which can fix the launch error you are getting.
Change Steam Username
Some users have reported that having Latin letters in their Steam username has fixed the issue if you don’t already use a “normal” username without Chinese symbols, for example. This issue will get patched in the near future and should not be the cause for this error for most users.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If the current interface differs, compare it with the recorded video walkthrough.