EA WRC crashes in menu - EADesktop.exe ntdll.dll 0xc0000005

Hello,

I am reporting a crash issue with EA SPORTS WRC on PC through the EA App.

The game was working perfectly before. I played for around 3 hours without any issues, but suddenly it started crashing after launching the game.

The game starts normally, loads into the main menu, and I can navigate for around 60 seconds. After that, it closes silently to desktop without any crash report or error message.

Windows Event Viewer shows:

• Faulting application: EADesktop.exe
• Faulting application: EAGEP.exe
• Faulting module: ntdll.dll
• Exception code: 0xc0000005 (Access violation)

System:

• Platform: EA App (PC)
• OS: Windows 11
• GPU: NVIDIA
• EA App version: 13.743.0.6256

Troubleshooting already performed:

• Repaired game files through EA App
• Completely reinstalled EA App
• Reinstalled EA Anti-Cheat
• Cleared EA App cache
• Clean installed NVIDIA graphics drivers
• Ran DISM and SFC system repairs
• Tested RAM with MemTest86 (no errors found)
• Created a new Windows administrator account
• Tested with Exploit Protection changes

The issue remains unchanged.

I have also found other recent reports from users experiencing similar behaviour: the game works normally, then suddenly starts crashing shortly after entering the main menu.

Could this be related to EA App, EA Anti-Cheat, or a recent compatibility issue?

Thank you.