When you start a game, you receive an launch error message saying “Easy Anti-Cheat is not installed”. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you’re still looking for the solutions to this problem. Read on then you’ll learn how to fix this problem. It’s easy and quick.
Try these methods
Method 1: Verify integrity of game files
Method 2: Install Easy Anti-Cheat manually
Method 3: Repair Easy Anti-Cheat
Method 4: Reinstall Easy Anti-Cheat
Method 5: Reinstall the game
Method 1: Verify integrity of game files
The problem can be caused by missing or corrupted game files. To fix the problem, you can try verifying integrity of game files to repair any missing or corrupted game files. Here’s how:
1) Launch Steam.
2) In your Library, right-click on the game with the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed error, and then click Properties.
3) Go to the Local Files tab, and then click Verify Integrity of Game Files. Then Steam will scan to detect any missing or corrupted game files. The process may take a few minutes. Just wait for the process to complete.
Once done, relaunch your game and check to see if the problem is solved. If the problem persists, head to try other methods.
Method 2: Install Easy Anti-Cheat manually
Generally, Easy Anti-Cheat was installed along with games. But for some reason, it might be uninstalled or not installed successfully. In that case, you’ll need to install it manually. To manually install Easy Anti-Cheat, you can follow these steps:
1) Launch Steam.
2) In your Library, right-click on the game with the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed error, and then click Properties.
3) Go to the Local Files tab, and then click Browse Local Files. After that, the folder where you have the game installed will open.
4) Open the EasyAntiCheat folder.
5) Double-click on EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe.
6) Click on Install Easy Anti-Cheat.
If you don’t see EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe in the folder, you can download it first and then install it:
1) Download EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe file from Epic Games’ official website.
2) Copy the downloaded EasyAntiCheat.exe file to the folder where you have the game installed.
3) Double-click on EasyAntiCheat.exe and follow the on-screen instructions to install Easy Anti-Cheat.
If you have Easy Anti-Cheat installed but the problem persists, you can try Method 3.
Method 3: Repair Easy Anti-Cheat
To fix the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed problem, you can try repairing Easy Anti-Cheat. Here’s how:
1) Launch Steam.
2) In your Library, right-click on the game with the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed error, and then click Properties.
3) Go to the Local Files tab, and then click Browse Local Files. After that, the folder where you have the game installed will open.
4) Open the EasyAntiCheat folder.
5) Right-click on EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe and select Run as administrator.
6) Click Repair Service.
Once done, close Easy Anti-Cheat. Launch the game and check to see if the problem is solved.
If repairing Easy Anti-Cheat doesn’t help, you can try reinstalling Easy Anti-Cheat. See Method 4.
Method 4: Reinstall Easy Anti-Cheat
To fix the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed problem, you can try reinstalling Easy Anti-Cheat.
Firstly, uninstall Easy Anti-Cheat:
1) Launch Steam.
2) In your Library, right-click on the game with the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed error, and then click Properties.
3) Go to the Local Files tab, and then click Browse Local Files. After that, the folder where you have the game installed will open.
4) Open the EasyAntiCheat folder.
5) Right-click on EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe and select Run as administrator.
6) Click Uninstall Easy Anti-Cheat.
Secondly, reinstall Easy Anti-Cheat:
1) Inside the EasyAntiCheat folder, run the EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe file again.
2) Click on Install Easy Anti-Cheat.
If Method 4 doesn’t work for you, continue to try Method 5.
Method 5: Reinstall the game
If none of the above methods works, the last resort you can try is to reinstall the game.
Firstly, uninstall the game through Steam:
1) Launch Steam.
2) In your Library, right-click on the game with the Easy Anti-Cheat not installed problem, then select Uninstall from the drop-down menus.
Secondly, delete the game folder.
1) Launch Steam.
2) Right-click on the game, and then click Properties.
3) Go to the Local Files tab, and then click Browse Local Files.
4) Go back to the previous directory.
5) Delete the game folder.
Thirdly, download and install the game again.
Hopefully you find this article helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment below. I’ll get back to you ASAP.