Error Code 0:85009S - Kicked after 5 mins

Hey everyone,

I am reaching out here because I am completely at my wit's end with Error Code 0:85009S. I recently did a fresh reinstall of Windows, and ever since then, I cannot stay in a match for more than 5 minutes before getting kicked. It is absolutely outrageous and is making it impossible to play with my friends.

I want to be clear that I have already tried everything usually suggested for network and anti-cheat issues. Here is the list of troubleshooting steps I have already gone through, none of which worked:

Switched to Google DNS and Cloudflare DNS
Completely disabled IPv6
Reset and reinstalled all drivers
Hard reset my router
Verified the game cache and local files
Repaired the EA Anti-Cheat (EA AC)

Nothing is working. The game just boots me out after 5 minutes, almost on the dot. Has anyone actually found a working fix for this specific error code? I am out of ideas and just want to play the game.

Thanks in advance.

(cm edit - updated title for vis)

anticheat

crashing

redsec

fwulii13
15 days ago
Okay, so I tried the first suggestion you mentioned, which was performing a clean boot of Windows. After doing that, I installed the game, opened it, and it worked!!!
Now, I’m a bit confused because after installing the game on a clean boot, it works fine even when I switch back to normal startup, so I no longer need to keep the clean boot setup. I can’t really explain why it’s working now.
To help the community figure this out, I disabled certain services, booted in clean boot mode, and the game worked. I’ve attached a screenshot of the services I disabled (for your reference Ea_RTA). Maybe you can identify which service or combination might be causing the issue, or what changed?
Also, just to give you a timeline: when I opened Steam in clean boot mode, it prompted me to install something related to Steam AC (or something similar, I’m not sure exactly). I clicked Install, and then I reinstalled Battlefield from scratch. After that, the game opened without any problems. Just trying to give you all the details of what happened.
Thank you again. Much appreciated

18 Replies

fwulii13
New Rookie
17 days ago
Any update? Please provide a fix… i just want to play the game
fwulii13
New Rookie
17 days ago
EA_Rtas any fix for this? Tagged you as I saw you replied recently to some posts
EA_Rtas
Community Manager
17 days ago
Hey fwulii13

Appreciate you sharing the steps you've already tried.

Just to try and narrow things down. I'd like you to try a couple things for me. I appreciate you've already done a lot of things to work the problem but just to fully rule out some potential causes there's going to be some steps below I'd like you to try.

Try a Clean boot of Windows : If you are unsure how to do this you can follow this guide here from Microsoft
- Disable all non-Microsoft services and Startup apps. Fresh installs of windows can often pull in different third party software like RGB or Monitoring tools such as iCue, Armoury Crate, MSI Afterburner etc that could potentially be flagged by EA Anticheat after a few minutes.

Perform a full EA Anti-Cheat reinstall (Not a repair) : remove and delete residual folders (Located in Program files and Program data) and let the game do a full reinstall cleanly.

Do a Windows Security State check : Make sure that Secure boot is ON, TPM is enabled, Memory Integrity (Core Isolation) ON (Be aware this can affect performance) Fresh installs can sometimes change these elements.

Do a quick hotspot test: by connecting to a hotspot from your phone for example we can rule out if this is a connection specific issue. If the issue still crops up after 5 minutes theres a decent chance that this may be specifically a Background conflict or a security configuration issue.

Please give these steps a try and let me know if you still run into the problem and we'll see what else we can do for you.
Berk79
Rising Novice
17 days ago
I have same problem fc 26 and battlefield 6 Kicked after 5 mins wıthout error after self update antı cheat program before start game . PLease let me know solutıon . I dıd not havew any problem before update
Endless187
Rising Newcomer
17 days ago
have you managed to find a fix yet? i'm having the same problem
ZloySmetanka
17 days ago
Me too have this problem))) NICE UPDATE GUYS! I change windows 10 and windows 11 any twice.... 👍
XBISCUITRISKERXX
New Novice
16 days ago
Funny to have this problem on the free playtest this week. Me and my friend who downloaded both had the exact same issue, really great first impression for someone considering buying
fwulii13
New Rookie
15 days ago
Okay, so I tried the first suggestion you mentioned, which was performing a clean boot of Windows. After doing that, I installed the game, opened it, and it worked!!!
Now, I’m a bit confused because after installing the game on a clean boot, it works fine even when I switch back to normal startup, so I no longer need to keep the clean boot setup. I can’t really explain why it’s working now.
To help the community figure this out, I disabled certain services, booted in clean boot mode, and the game worked. I’ve attached a screenshot of the services I disabled (for your reference Ea_RTA). Maybe you can identify which service or combination might be causing the issue, or what changed?
Also, just to give you a timeline: when I opened Steam in clean boot mode, it prompted me to install something related to Steam AC (or something similar, I’m not sure exactly). I clicked Install, and then I reinstalled Battlefield from scratch. After that, the game opened without any problems. Just trying to give you all the details of what happened.
Thank you again. Much appreciated
KRITIKOS-160
Seasoned Newcomer
15 days ago
Same problem. I clean installed windows. Fresh installed bf6. I changed account password just in case it think there's two people simultaneously logged in.. I did everything.. Nothing fixed it.
Uninstalling bf6 I guess.. I cannot do anything else on my part. If they fix it with an update.. let me know.
EA_Rtas
Community Manager
14 days ago
Glad to hear that this worked for you fwulii13

Hopefully these steps can help the other folks in this thread also.