F1 25 (EA app, PC) – game closes silently 1–13 min after launch; EAAntiCheatService
crashes (7034, ntdll c0000374). FC 27 works on the same PC.
SYSTEM
- i5-12600K | ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (BIOS 4301) | 32 GB DDR4 (XMP off)
- RTX 3070, driver 621.01 (32.0.16.2101) | wired Ethernet
- Windows 11 Pro 26H2, build 26300.9711 (not Insider)
- Secure Boot ON, TPM 2.0 ready, Memory Integrity ON, Smart App Control ON, Defender only
- EA app 13.813.1.6327 | F1 25 1.0.141.7865 (fresh install, 24 Oct 2026)
- EA AntiCheat: EAAntiCheat.GameService.exe 1.0.16162060.0 (21 Oct 2026),
eaanticheat.sys 2026-10-21T01:37:35Z
SYMPTOM
F1 25 closes without any error message, from 30 s to ~13 min after launch: at the
start screen, in menus, in the online lobby or while racing. Only 2 of ~33 launches
on 23–24 Oct lasted longer than 15 min.
In the sessions examined, EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe exits first (code 0 or
0xC00002EC), F1_25.exe closes 20–35 s later, and the service stops ~40 s after.
No WER report or dump for F1_25.exe.
EVENT SIGNATURES
- System: SCM 7034 "EAAntiCheatService terminated unexpectedly", 8 times on
23–24 Oct, always during the service's post-game shutdown.
- 24 Oct 2026 18:46:24 UTC: Application Error 1000 – eaanticheat.gameservice.exe
1.0.40204.0, ntdll.dll 10.0.26100.9711, exception 0xc0000374, offset 0x118095.
Same signature on 23 Sep 2026 (EAAC 1.0.14591.0).
- Sometimes nvlddmkm 13/153 GPU errors while F1_25.exe is torn down, after the
launcher has already exited.
RULED OUT
- Fresh reinstall of F1 25 with default settings (1080p, 60 FPS): still closes
- EAAC uninstalled and reinstalled for all games; F1 25 repaired
- Secure Boot on; Memory Integrity on and off; XMP off
- FPS caps from 50 to 120, lower texture streaming, all ray tracing off
- EA and NVIDIA overlays off, Steam closed, Nahimic and Razer services stopped
- Alt-tab, network drops, hardware errors (no WHEA, no Kernel-Power 41),
AppLocker/Defender/Code Integrity blocks
- EA SPORTS FC 27 runs fine on this PC with byte-identical
EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe/.dll and preloader_l.dll, so this is F1 25-specific
REPORT CODES: KRXK-CTKP-TRSJ-HLCG, VSXV-GKZZ-PBZD-XVBG