Anti-Cheat causing PC freezes and crashes?

[MaxShuShu]

Does anyone think the anti-cheat feature is causing game problems?
Been experiencing in-game freezes, lags, and even crashes lately. Windows event viewer shows numerous Kernel-event tracing errors that say "Session "dc3a3596-71e1-45a3-b2ea-39ad5322fe51" failed to start with the following error: 0xC0000022".
Long story short found no fixes, until I decided to start game without the anti-cheat feature. And so far Windows event viewer has not shown any errors.

[Κατακουζηνος.MXII]

Yes I know that

[MaxShuShu]

Originally posted by Κατακουζηνος.MXII:

Yes I know that

So this anti-cheat feature is indeed a problem? They should do something about it.

[DevilDaRebel]

Idk what it is, but can confirm on freezes for 1-2 second. Usually when I turn a corner and an enemy is there.

[mogami_99]

Lightingservice (file that controls your computers LED) has been mentioned as possible cause for anti cheat. Task manger/end will turn it off. (your LED will stop changing color) It frees a little memory/CPU
But You don't need anticheat for arcade ground or air.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

Hi,
Can you please first try the options indicated in the Knowledge base and see if these fix the issue.

https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Knowledgebase&oldid=164658
Please clear the cache, verify the files and remove all custom content.

In your War Thunder install location;
There's a Folder called "EasyAntiCheat"
Open that and run "EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe" as an Administrator.
You will see an Install Panel saying 'Repair Service' in the lower right hand side.
Click that and follow the instructions etc then restart the game

[MaxShuShu]

Originally posted by KnightoftheAbyss:

Hi,
Can you please first try the options indicated in the Knowledge base and see if these fix the issue.

https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Knowledgebase&oldid=164658
Please clear the cache, verify the files and remove all custom content.

In your War Thunder install location;
There's a Folder called "EasyAntiCheat"
Open that and run "EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe" as an Administrator.
You will see an Install Panel saying 'Repair Service' in the lower right hand side.
Click that and follow the instructions etc then restart the game

Tried, and it didn't work. Errors reappeared.
Start game without anti-cheat and errors are gone.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

Please ensure that Windows or other OS is up to date etc. EAC works on the latest version.
But that error is a memory address. Update and/or repair Windows. Is this Win 7 or something like that?

[MaxShuShu]

Yes, Windows and all relevant drivers are up to date. Done all the necessary mem test, etc. This problem cropped up only in the last one and half months.

Initially thought it is issue with GPU card (almost 1-year old rig), but after switching off EAC the problem went away completely. No more freezes/lag or crashes.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

With the game off. Go to the War Thunder directory and delete the sub directory EAC. Then delete the cache sub directory. Then relaunch the game and verify the files.

[MaxShuShu]

Thanks. Done, and still no go. Errors reappear soon after. Think i will just go without EAC for now.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

That is definitely a memory address. Is the game stored on a HDD or SSD?

[MaxShuShu]

Originally posted by KnightoftheAbyss:

That is definitely a memory address. Is the game stored on a HDD or SSD?

Installed on SSD.

[Metalover]

I have a similar issue, my game after playing for 5+ hours will freeze and i will have to close it from task manager however this doesn't happen every time. But i also get the same error message in event viewer and my friends get the same error aswell. I also have already tried to clear cache and reinstall/repair easy anti cheat. It seems that it is a problem from the game it self. Also my games are all on NVMe

[KnightoftheAbyss]

Hi,
Can you please first try the options below and see if these fix the issue.

Please update Windows as indicated by both AMD and NVIDIA FIRST. As indicated at their sites - then:

https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Knowledgebase&oldid=164658
Please clear the cache, verify the files and remove all custom content.

If this does not correct the issue, please do the following.

Can you please remove the current graphics driver(s) using DDU (or similar). https://www.wagnardsoft.com/

Please ensure that you follow the instructions and use Safe Mode.

Then re-install/install the latest driver(s) and re-test.

In order to investigate issues thoroughly we need ALL the files asked for.
We need the game version, Screenshots of any UI error messages, Replay's(both client and server - if available), clog, Problem Report Files(.dmp), Crash ID and Dxdiag.

After the crash, game shows you a small grey window, like this one: https://forum.warthunder.com/t/my-war-thunder-crashes-as-soon-as-i-enter-a-game-of-any-kind-crash-id-1c45cf3ae1/6336
You have to press "Send and Restart" button to send automatic report. The game will generate DMP and ZIP files, and you'll see Crash ID.

We also need the steps to reproduce the issue.

If the above does not correct the issue, then please report it to the Technical Forum here https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder Select your Operating system etc. Or you can report it from the game under the Community tab in the hangar.

[Metalover]

Yeah... I have tried those steps as i already mentioned. However i dont get error message, it just instantly drops frames and freeze and i have to restart the game. From my point of you i think devs need to take a look at easy anti cheat as it is a wide a issue, some people might not have even noticed it. My pc specs in case it helps are:
CPU: 5800x3D
GPU: RTX 4070 Ti
MOBO: Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB 3600Mhz
PSU: Corsair 1000 watt Platinum
OS: Windows 11 Pro

and yes everything is up to dated.