kernel-level AntiCheat compatibility conflict,

EA Sports FC 26 does not launch on PC after EA AntiCheat loads.

The AntiCheat starts normally, shows system activity, then the game exits silently and returns to the EA App with no error message. Windows Event Viewer reports: EA AntiCheat Service – fc26.exe exited unexpectedly (0x186AA).

I meet the minimum system requirements and FC 25 runs perfectly on the same PC, which strongly suggests a problem specific to FC 26’s new kernel-level EA AntiCheat

All standard troubleshooting has been exhausted: clean reinstall of EA App and FC 26, AntiCheat repair and reinstall, cache clearing, reboots, GPU forced to high performance, Windows graphics settings adjusted, kernel protections disabled, overlays and VPN disabled.

At this point, the problem appears to be a kernel-level AntiCheat compatibility conflict, not a user-side configuration issue.