I am having the same exact issue.
My first remedy was to verify the integrity of the game files, after that didn’t work (all files verified successfully) I proceeded to do a clean install of the game application from steam. That also has not worked.
Now I find myself at this thread, doing as you’ve suggested. Brief summary of my event logs:
Start Apex > event log: [SYSTEM] shows easy anti cheat installed in the system ^New Line: Easy anti cheat successfully loaded.
In Apex: settings > audio tab > game closes
Event Log: [SYSTEM] shows easy anti cheat unloaded successfully.
Note: no other logs within that time frame were made in any other sub-category (application, security, setup, forwarded events).
Prior to the update my game was working perfectly fine. Post update the audio tab worked at first. At a later time the game was crashing on startup, something about it not being able to define the audio output for the game. Turned out the game needed an update but I found that instance strange as steam usually does not start games and crash due to needing updates, it instead tells you there is an update before hand. It is a bit of a nuisance as my open mic now is permanently turned on and I have no way to adjust that in game.
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