Getting this ‘Easy Anti Cheat is not installed‘ message while launching Fortnite on your PC? Fortnite can’t be played without the EAC or Easy Anti Cheat tool installed on the computer. So, the users who are getting this error message, can fix the problem very easily.
Why am I getting this error message?
The EAC or Easy Anti Cheat is an old anti-cheating tool that detect any fraudulent or cheating activity by the user. The tool provides a safe environment for all the gamers to enjoy the game responsibly. If the EAC detects any cheater, their game account gets banned. The scale of this ban or punishment depends upon the severity of the incident.
Now, EAC is configured to start up automatically with the game. The game can’t be started if EAC doesn’t start alongside it. In other words, the source of this ‘Easy Anti Cheat is not installed’ error prompt is the non-functionality of the utility. You can take care of the problem manually as well.
NOTE – The problem may also originate if you deny the permission to run the Easy Anti Cheat from the User Access Control page. So, tap “Yes” at the time of request to confirm the initialization of EAC.
Fix 1 – Repair the EAC executable file
You have to repair the Easy Anti Cheat executable files. These files are located in the installation directory of Fortnite.
Step 1 – Launch the Epic Games Launcher on your computer.
Step 2 – After opening it up, go to the “Library” page. You will find the “Fortnite” there. Locate the game in the library but don’t launch the game.
Step 3 – Instead, tap the three-dot button and tap the “Manage” button to manage the game.
Step 4 – In the Fortnite page, go to the “Installation” menu.
Step 5 – Tap the search button in that option to go directly to the installation directory.
Step 6 – Now, you have to reach the “Win64” folder on your system~
Fortnite\FortniteGame\Binaries\Win64
Step 7 – Once you have reached the ‘Win64’ folder, open up the “EasyAntiCheat” folder there.
Step 8 – Find the “EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup” executable file there. When you have found it, right-click that and tap the “Create shortcut” option.
You will find the shortcut file right in that folder.
Step 9 – Right-tap the new shortcut and tap “Properties” to explore the properties of the shortcut file.
Step 10 – We are going to change the ‘Target:’ slightly. Allow a space at the end of the target and put this in there~
repair
Step 11 – Tap “OK” to save the change.
Step 12 – Once you have repaired it, you have to run the shortcut file on your computer.
Step 13 – So, double-tap the EAC shortcut file.
Once you have run this file, it will automatically repair the Easy Anti Cheat program on your system. You won’t have to do anything manually.
This should take care of the issue for you.
Fix 2 – Uninstall the Fortnite and reinstall
If still can’t play Fortnite due to the issues with EAC, you should uninstall Fortnite and reinstall the game again.
Step 1 – Open up the Epic Games Launcher, if you have minimized it already.
Step 2 – Next, get to the “Library” and find the “Fortnite” there.
Step 3 – Once you have found it, tap the “dot” button and click “Uninstall” to uninstall the game.
Epic will ask you to confirm your choice. The game will be removed from your computer under a minute.
Step 4 – You may reinstall the game directly from your library again.
Though this is a time-consuming affair, this is the most definitive solution for the Easy Anti Cheat problem that you are having. Once you have reinstalled the game, the program will be reinstalled afresh.
You can enjoy Fortnite again without any problem.