[SOLVED] Game overlay problem with Anti-Cheat

[Garoto brincalhão]

I'm having a problem with EA Anti-Cheat. The startup screen that says the anti-cheat is initializing doesn't close after the game launches, and from time to time it pops up over the game, forcing me to minimize it to make it go away.

[EAKalina]

Hey there,
That overlay sticking around sounds annoying.

Does it stay on top the whole time or just randomly pop back in?

A couple of things you could try:

- alt+tab out and back in after launch to see if it clears it
- make sure no overlays are running (Steam, Discord, etc.) — sometimes they mess with focus
- try launching once without admin rights (EA app / game same level)

Curious if it happens every launch or only sometimes

[Garoto brincalhão]

Originally posted by EAKalina:

Hey there,
That overlay sticking around sounds annoying.

Does it stay on top the whole time or just randomly pop back in?

A couple of things you could try:

- alt+tab out and back in after launch to see if it clears it
- make sure no overlays are running (Steam, Discord, etc.) — sometimes they mess with focus
- try launching once without admin rights (EA app / game same level)

Curious if it happens every launch or only sometimes

Hi, I have already tried a few things to fix this issue, including using alt+tab, changing the game resolution, and uninstalling and reinstalling Javelin. I also tried running it as an administrator and disabling the overlays for EA, Steam, and Nvidia. I do not use Discord. I have basically tried everything that is technically obvious to do when you run into this kind of problem.

I noticed that this screen overlay happens exactly every 15 minutes. The EAFC26 game does not even need to be maximized or in gameplay for this to happen. I can have it minimized while using my web browser, and it will still force itself on top of whatever application is currently on my screen.

I don't know if this link will work for u, but I posted on Reddit to see if anyone in the community could help me... here is the link to the image, feel free to take a look...

You'll see some visual changes, I'm using a mod patch but ignore that; the issue happens with the unmodded version of FC26 anyway, so if I'm going to deal with the problem, I might as well play with the patch, lol.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fea-anti-cheat-screen-overlapping-game-v0-2sf7x7pa11ch1.png%3Fwidth%3D1920%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D35f740e777691478015d31741780330d13cdaeab

[poopmasterhenry]

I am having the same exact problem.

[Garoto brincalhão]

Originally posted by poopmasterhenry:

I am having the same exact problem.

If you manage to solve it at some point, let me know how you did it, because I’ve tried everything here and nothing works.

[EAKalina]

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

Originally posted by poopmasterhenry:

I am having the same exact problem.

If you manage to solve it at some point, let me know how you did it, because I’ve tried everything here and nothing works.

Since you already ruled out the obvious stuff, a couple of other things I’ve seen help in similar cases:

- try running the game in borderless instead of fullscreen (some said it stops the overlay from forcing focus)
- check if EA Background Service is restarting in the background around that timing (Task Manager → Services)
- try launching once with Steam completely closed (even if you own it there), just to see if it changes the behavior

[Garoto brincalhão]

Originally posted by EAKalina:

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

If you manage to solve it at some point, let me know how you did it, because I’ve tried everything here and nothing works.

Since you already ruled out the obvious stuff, a couple of other things I’ve seen help in similar cases:

- try running the game in borderless instead of fullscreen (some said it stops the overlay from forcing focus)
- check if EA Background Service is restarting in the background around that timing (Task Manager → Services)
- try launching once with Steam completely closed (even if you own it there), just to see if it changes the behavior

I already tried, and it really seems to be an issue with the anticheat nd I don’t know why... I wish there was a way to access EAFC26 without Javelin, since I mostly play offline. For me, it wouldn’t need to be active all the time, only when playing online. That’s my suggestion, or at least something that could fix this annooooooying situation.

[Syd Blade]

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

Originally posted by EAKalina:

Since you already ruled out the obvious stuff, a couple of other things I’ve seen help in similar cases:

- try running the game in borderless instead of fullscreen (some said it stops the overlay from forcing focus)
- check if EA Background Service is restarting in the background around that timing (Task Manager → Services)
- try launching once with Steam completely closed (even if you own it there), just to see if it changes the behavior

I already tried, and it really seems to be an issue with the anticheat nd I don’t know why... I wish there was a way to access EAFC26 without Javelin, since I mostly play offline. For me, it wouldn’t need to be active all the time, only when playing online. That’s my suggestion, or at least something that could fix this annooooooying situation.

Same problem here!
Like you, I've tried everything to fix this issue — unfortunately without success. I also play almost exclusively offline, so the anticheat doesn't even make any sense in my case. It's just annoying, like unfortunately many things about the 26 version.

[Garoto brincalhão]

Originally posted by Syd Blade:

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

I already tried, and it really seems to be an issue with the anticheat nd I don’t know why... I wish there was a way to access EAFC26 without Javelin, since I mostly play offline. For me, it wouldn’t need to be active all the time, only when playing online. That’s my suggestion, or at least something that could fix this annooooooying situation.

Same problem here!
Like you, I've tried everything to fix this issue — unfortunately without success. I also play almost exclusively offline, so the anticheat doesn't even make any sense in my case. It's just annoying, like unfortunately many things about the 26 version.

I found the solution: in Task Manager, end the process named 'EA' that appears with the white EA logo (not the blue one). That fixed the problem for me.

[Garoto brincalhão]

Originally posted by poopmasterhenry:

I am having the same exact problem.

I found the solution: in Task Manager, end the process named 'EA' that appears with the white EA logo (not the blue one). That fixed the problem for me.

[Syd Blade]

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

Originally posted by poopmasterhenry:

I am having the same exact problem.

I found the solution: in Task Manager, end the process named 'EA' that appears with the white EA logo (not the blue one). That fixed the problem for me.

Bro, tysm for the tip! You have no idea how good this feels.
Finally got rid of that screen and don't have to keep alt-tabbing. Thanks again!

[EAKalina]

@Garoto brincalhão
Nice find - thanks for coming back with that.

[Xitizeira]

Originally posted by Garoto brincalhão:

Originally posted by poopmasterhenry:

I am having the same exact problem.

I found the solution: in Task Manager, end the process named 'EA' that appears with the white EA logo (not the blue one). That fixed the problem for me.

Hey, how's it going? I did what you said, but my game is still acting up—can you help me out?

[EAKalina]

Hey @Xitizeira,

If ending that secondary white-logo EA process in Task Manager didn't stop the splash screen from popping up (or if the game is acting up in a different way afterwards), try these two steps:

Switch to the Details tab in Task Manager after the game has fully loaded into the main menu and check if `EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe` (or `IGOProxy64.exe` / `EACefSubProcess.exe`) is still hanging open for the splash window. In the EA app, go to the top-left menu > Settings > Application and toggle In-game overlay OFF so it doesn't try to re-hook the window every 15 minutes.

Close both Steam and the EA app completely, navigate to `C:\Program Files\EA\AC\`, right-click `EAAntiCheat.Installer.exe` > Run as administrator, select your game from the drop-down list, and click Repair (or Uninstall and then Install) to clear out a stuck launcher service.

Is the anti-cheat splash window still popping up over your screen, or is the game acting up in another way (like closing or freezing) after you ended that process?