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e4rthdog
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7 hours ago

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

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