Gray Zone Warfare's early access is now live, but it looks like the anti-cheat bug is plaguing PC players. If you also find yourself in the same situation, I have compiled a list of solutions that you can use to fix the Gray Zone Warfare anti-cheat error.
The “Anticheat failed to start 0x00020004” kicks you out of the online session and prevents you from playing Gray Zone Warfare. As the name suggests, this error usually appears when the game's anti-cheat software struggles to start on your system or experiences. performance issues Fortunately, here are some methods to get rid of the Gray Zone Warfare anti-cheat error:
Gray Zone Warfare anti-cheat bug fixes
Manually run anti-cheat
The anti-cheat error apparently appears because it doesn't work automatically on your system. I decided to investigate the Steam community page and found that many users have dismissed this problem by manually launching the game's anti-cheat. Here's how you can do that:
- Open the Gray Zone Warfare installation folder by going to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps/common/Gray Zone Warfare.
- It's worth noting that the path will be different if you customized the directory during installation.
- Find the folder named “EasyAntiCheat”.
- Run the application “EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup.exe”
Restart Steam
After you follow the steps mentioned above, close your Steam launcher and relaunch the game from the desktop icon or the library section. The error should be fixed if you followed these instructions carefully.
Check the game files
If none of the above methods work, I highly suggest checking Gray Zone Warfare files once to replace any corrupted or missing files. Fortunately, you don't have to reinstall the entire game. Instead, all you have to do is launch the “Game Files Verify” feature using the Steam launcher.
- Right click on Gray Zone Warfare in your Steam library and select Properties.
- Go to the Local Files tab and click on the Check Integrity of Game Files a button
- Wait for Steam to scan and fix any problems with the game files.
- Once the process is complete, launch Gray Zone Warfare and try to host or join a game session.
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