Apex crashes after Sep.2024 Update

Just in case you are one of those, who have used AutoHotKey scripts (AHK) for whatever reason you did ... well it is over! ANY script you may have used is considered a cheating script now by EasyAntiCheat and will lead to the immediate game crash.

I did! ..but not for the reason some might think... I remapped Alt-F4 and Alt-Tab to the Windows key, as I use Alt to crouch. So if you know any other way to remap Alt-F4 > Win-F4 and Alt-Tab > Win-Tab, please, let me know.

Sir_StonePWR
2 years ago
Thanks a lot for the help! I was using AHK to get Umlaute on my 60% Keyboard and was wondering why Apex kept crashing...

Have you tried Microsoft PowerToys? It seems to still work while Apex is running and you can add Hotkeys with the Keyboard Manager.

Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/

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yszvyn
2 years ago
The error message is “game security violation detected (#00000022)”
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Game-Crashes-on-Loading-Startup-screen/td-p/14035143/highlight/true
I have the same symptoms as the above problem.
I have contacted the help center.
https://help.ea.com/help/ea/ea-desktop/troubleshoot-game-download-install-load-issues/
https://help.ea.com/help/pc/pc-graphics-troubleshooting/
https://help.ea.com/help/origin/origin/your-vc-runtime-package-has-not-installed-correctly-error-troubleshooting/
https://help.ea.com/help/faq/clear-cache-to-fix-problems-with-your-games/
https://support.microsoft.com/windows/fix-network-connection-issues-in-windows-166a28c4-14c1-bdb1-473c-09c1571455d8
I was told to run the above.
I told them I had already run it. I was told to “create a forum post.”
So create this article.
I don't recall installing “autohotkey”, “ds4windows”,“reWASD” either.
None of them are running on task manager and I can't find them anywhere.
I have stopped all non-Microsoft executions from the service configuration, but they do not start.
I have not installed or run any key binding software.
I have reinstalled 4 times, using EA apps, not Steam.
Windows updates are up to date, CPU, Nvidia, etc. software is up to date.
After several hours of making this inquiry, I was instructed to create a forum post with the same information.
This is an official EA order. Thank you very much for your patience.
ZeroSkillandIQ
2 years ago
@yszvyn
Same sh*t since last patch. Removed all aura or lightning services.
Windows 11 here
Sir_StonePWR
2 years ago
Thanks a lot for the help! I was using AHK to get Umlaute on my 60% Keyboard and was wondering why Apex kept crashing...

Have you tried Microsoft PowerToys? It seems to still work while Apex is running and you can add Hotkeys with the Keyboard Manager.

Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/
60mb04kaaa
2 years ago
GJ thx a lot.. appreciated! t'will do the job for now!
WatchMeShine
New Rookie
2 years ago
Same here. Sometimes the anti-cheat will also flag corsair ICUE and even my EVGA app which I need for my GPU to play the game. WTF is going on EA?
KannaHayabusa
2 years ago
I have been a long-time player of Apex Legends and have always enjoyed the game. Recently, however, I've encountered an issue that's preventing me from playing the game. I have been using AutoHotkey for years to map keys that were lacking on my keyboard (due to limitations in mobility I have to use a smaller keyboard). For instance, I've been using it to bind ~ to shift + esc and alt + F4 to alt + 4. Unfortunately, it seems that a recent update to Apex Legends has started detecting AutoHotkey as a malicious program. This is preventing me from launching the game until I disable AutoHotkey.
I understand the importance of security, but I believe that AutoHotkey should be considered an exception in this case. My AutoHotkey script is simple, harmless, and it's not giving me any unfair advantage.
I'm reaching out to the Apex Legends community and developers in hopes of finding a solution. Is there a way to add AutoHotkey to an exception list or whitelist? Or perhaps there's another way to achieve the same functionality without triggering the anti-cheat?
I would appreciate any help or advice you can provide.
KannaHayabusa
2 years ago
Also there are some major spelling mistakes in the error that y'all might wanna fix.