BF6 not launching – EA AntiCheat error 0xc0000604

Hi,

I am experiencing an issue where Battlefield 6 does not launch at all.

The game closes immediately during EA AntiCheat initialization.

Error:      bf6.exe – 0xc0000604

Details:

- The error occurs before the game starts (no loading screen or graphics)

- The issue happens during EA AntiCheat initialization

Service diagnostics:   After checking system services, EA AntiCheat appears to be installed but fails to initialize properly:

- "eaanticheat" (FILE_SYSTEM_DRIVER) is STOPPED with WIN32_EXIT_CODE 31

- "EAAntiCheatService" is stuck in START_PENDING state

This indicates a low-level driver initialization failure rather than a missing installation.

What I already tried:

- Reinstalled EA AntiCheat

- Reinstalled the game

- Clean GPU driver installation

- Ran the game as administrator

- Enabled Secure Boot and TPM 2.0

- Removed third-party antivirus (only Windows Defender active)

This issue started after a recent Windows update (build 26xxx).

From my investigation, this seems related specifically to EA AntiCheat failing to initialize at driver level.

Additional evidence:

(see attached screenshots with service status)

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

Any help or confirmation would be appreciated.