EA Javelin Anticheat Crashes and BSOD for BF2042
My desktop rig is a 24x7 MSFS2024 machine, rock solid stable.
All battlefields are running ok except BF2042 cause of EA Anticheat. Lost 2 days reading and trying everything i could read or think:
Things I have already tried (none of these fixed it):
- DDU clean NVIDIA driver reinstall (latest 581.15 WHQL)
- Updated BIOS (MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI → Aug 2025)
- Loaded BIOS optimized defaults (no OC, ReBAR ON, XMP defaults)
- Disabled HAGS (Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling)
- Disabled Future Frame Rendering / tested Borderless window mode
- Turned off all overlays (EA App, Discord, Steam, NVIDIA)
- Uninstalled monitoring/utility apps:
- MSI Afterburner
- RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS)
- HWiNFO
- Corsair iCUE
- ESET AV
- Disabled VPN & extra network drivers:
- Surfshark adapter
- Cisco AnyConnect adapter
- Unbound Hyper-V switch from NIC
- Booted with Hyper-V disabled
- Fully reinstalled EA Anti-Cheat as per EA's guide
- Disabled VBS (Virtualization Based Security) / Memory Integrity
- Confirmed no NVIDIA GeForce Experience present
- Confirmed Secure Boot ON, Core Isolation ON, Memory Integrity OFF
- Ran tests both with iCUE closed and completely uninstalled
Still consistent BSODs (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) or CTDs (0xC0000005) within ~5 minutes of BF2042. Dumps consistently point to eaanticheat.sys or EA Anti-Cheat service.
The funny thing is that in my laptop (13900H / 4070) with similar apps and config , everything runs ok without disabling anything, nor afterburner, overlays, riot client and vanguard etc.
My Desktop has a 14700k / 4070 Ti super. Currently i have no way of playing BF2042/BF6 on my main rig.
Here are a dump file , analysis and a screenshot from event viewer : https://www.mediafire.com/folder/10f5dybcsxusg/EA