FC26 doesnt launch

Hey there. Thanks for reaching out. Can you get me a DxDiag report? Just attach it to a response. Instructions for gathering the report can be found here. I'll go over that and offer some suggestions that may fix this.

There you go!

Thanks! Please try these suggestions in order:

1. Reinstall EA AntiCheat. Go to FC26\__Installer\EAAntiCheat\ and run EAAntiCheat.Installer.exe. Choose Uninstall FC 26. Restart and install again.
2. Use DDU in Safe Mode to install an older WHQL Nvidia driver. Don't install GeForce Experience. Just install the driver.
3. Disable all overlays: Discord, Steam, Nvidia, Xbox Game Bar, MSI Afterburner, RTSS, OBS, Medal, Overwolf
4. Remove all USB devices except for the mouse and keyboard. Remove Xbox controller, VR headset, steering wheel, webcam, etc.
5. Disable virtual displays. Meta Virtual Monitor, Virtual Desktop, Sunshine, Moonlight, Parsec virtual monitor
6. Delete the FC 26 Settings under Documents\EA SPORTS FC 26. This will be recreated the next time you launch the game.
7. Disable Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling. Restart and try FC 26 again.

Let me know what happens. Thanks!

thanks for the reply but none of the fixes worked.
i didnt even have a settings folder since i've never been able to launch the game.

Thanks for trying. Try these next:

• Run the System File Checker. Open an elevated Command Prompt and run sfc /scannow. When that completes, run DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth.
• Perform a Clean Boot of Windows. Disable every non-Microsoft startup service. Razer, Nahimic, MSI, RGB software, Logitech, ASUS Armoury and Corsair iCue.

If you still crash, look for logfiles at C:\ProgramData\EAANTICHEAT\ and C:\Program Files\EA Games\FC26\__Installer\EAAntiCheat\. You can also look in the Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application. Find the error for fc26.exe and then get me the faulting module, exception code and fault offset.

that seemed to do something but the game still wont launch.

this was in the eventviewer

Faulting application name: EASteamLauncher.exe, version: 13.743.0.6256, time stamp: 0x6a487f2a
Faulting module name: EASteamLauncher.exe, version: 13.743.0.6256, time stamp: 0x6a487f2a
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000460e00
Faulting process id: 0x3348
Faulting application start time: 0x1DD0F27BC98CD2C
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamLauncher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamLauncher.exe
Report Id: 882bb5b4-e86e-4d6f-a5cc-156ea0090ba4
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

then a couple of seconds later it gave this in eventviewer

Faulting application name: EASteamLauncher.exe, version: 13.743.0.6256, time stamp: 0x6a487f2a
Faulting module name: EASteamLauncher.exe, version: 13.743.0.6256, time stamp: 0x6a487f2a
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000004605a9
Faulting process id: 0x3348
Faulting application start time: 0x1DD0F27BC98CD2C
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamLauncher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop\EASteamLauncher.exe
Report Id: a0710c1c-2995-428e-94d6-966acd2916f0
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

i tried it a few times and it always gives these two.

Thank you.

Completely reinstall the EA App. Don't just uninstall it. After it's installed, delete these:

• C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop
• C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts
• %LocalAppData%\Electronic Arts
• %AppData%\Electronic Arts
• EA Background Service (check in Services for this. It may or may not be there)

Launch the EA App directly and check for it to open normally. Can you browse your library and click on FC26 or does the launcher crash?

Temporarily uninstall or completely disable these. Also, make sure they are not running Task Manager

• Razer Synapse
• MSI Afterburner
• RTSS
• Discord overlay
• NVIDIA Overlay
• GeForce Experience overlay
• Overwolf
• ReShade
• OBS
• Medal

Close these:

• OVRServer_x64.exe
• OVRService
• Meta Quest Link

Disable the Meta Virtual Monitor and reboot

Under Windows Security, temporarily disable Controlled Folder Access

Try bypassing Steam. Go to ...\Steam\steamapps\common\EA SPORTS FC 26\ and run fc26.exe

If none of this helps, get me a WER report. Look in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive or C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue. Look for a folder that starts with AppCrash_EASteamLauncher... There should be a file named Report.wer. Just attach it to a response. 

none of them seemed to do anything, so here's the wer report, i had to change it to a text file since i couldnt attach it to the reply for some reason.

this also is from last night since i couldnt access the ones for today, hope it still helps.

Thanks for the WER file. Here's what I'd suggest.

• Disable Steam Overlay and EA In-Game Overlay completely, then retry the game. The WER file shows both Steam overlay and EA IGO were loaded when the launcher crashed.
• Close or uninstall Meta Quest Link/Meta Virtual Monitor for a test boot. Your DxDiag shows the Meta virtual display driver is active, and that kind of display injection is a common launcher-breaker.
• Quit Razer Synapse/Cortex and any overlay tools like RTSS, Discord overlay, GeForce overlay, Overwolf, etc. Your system has several Razer filter drivers loaded.
• Clear/reinstall the EA App and its cache, then launch EA App standalone first. Since the crash happens in EASteamLauncher.exe before the game starts, this is worth doing even if the game files are fine.

Let me know how it goes.

nothing works as usual. 

i reckon somethings wrong with the files in the game since everytime i repair the game EAAnticheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll, EAAnticheat.GameServiceLauncer.exe and preloader_l.dll are redownloaded.