Anti cheat not running

Anytime I attempt to launch apex through steam or anywhere else I am met with the error code: "The client is not running the anti-cheat, or has failed the anti - cheat authentication"

I have tried restarting my pc, I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling apex, I have verified the files and I have even tried to open the easy anti cheat folder directly through the game files but anytime I attempt to access it the window never opens, not allowing me to uninstall or reinstall the easy anti cheat program, i have searched everywhere for a solution to no avail, can someone please help me?

I am currently running on windows 11 on the most recent updates up to this date just incase anyone needs to know.