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Seasoned Traveler

2 months ago

STEAM - Connection Failed Error 1:86001S:66003S:468882297O:0B

I cannot connect to Battlefield 6 servers via Steam. Getting consistent error: Connection Failed - Error Code: 1:86001S:66003S:468882297O:0B Platform: Steam (purchased on Steam) EA Account: Ver...

Seasoned Newcomer

2 months ago

Resolved the issue by removing a flash drive connected to PC. This might be the dumbest bug ever.

After attempting all of the below:

Got on a chat with EA support and they wiped my pre-existing EA Account and linked it to a new one (no resolution)
Wiped the Registry of all EA data (no resolution)
Wiped LocalAppData of all EA data (no resolution)
I uninstalled EA App, Steam, BF2042, and BF6. Then reinstalled Steam/BF6 (no resolution)
Turned off Steam Cloud Data for BF6 (no resolution)
Tried overwriting the Account ID in C:\Users\**\Documents\Battlefield 6\settings\steam (no resolution)
Tried installing Steam/BF6 on another PC (resolved)

I was about to try hard resetting my PC when I saw this reddit thread saying USB might be the issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1mjzzfn/error_186001s66003s468882297o0b_cannoection/.

When you have a flash drive with just some Word documents plugged and nothing resorting to a rootkit or malicious software, and that blocks you from playing a game, this might be the biggest fail from EA.

Ironically I was about to write an outstanding review on Steam for BF6 (might have to wait a few months before giving them any praise - The Game itself is Awesome but EA needs to figure out their Account/User Management **bleep**).