Solved: ‘Anticheat connection failed’ error in Escape from Tarkov

Many players have been experiencing lost connection due to anticheat and anticheat loading failed errors on startup. To save your time searching for a real fix in forums, we’ve put together all the possible fixes when you get an error message ‘Anticheat connection failed’ in Escape from Tarkov.

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 ‘Anticheat connection failed’? Below you will find all the workarounds that have helped many other gamers. You don’t have to try them all; just walk your way down until you find the one that works for you.

1. Run your game as an administrator
2. Disable unnecessary applications
3. Verify your game files
4. Update your launcher manually
5. Reinstall Battle Eye
6. Update all your device drivers
7. Reboot your router/modem
8. Use a VPN

Fix 1. Run your game as an administrator

Many players will run your game executable file as admin permanently to fix some annoying issues. Lack of permissions can cause the ‘Anticheat connection failed’ error in Escape from Tarkov players. Here’s how to do it:

1) Go to the folder where you installed the game.

2) Right-click EscapeFromTarkov application and select Properties.

3) Go to the Compatibility tab, and check the box Run this program as an administrator is checked.

4) Click OK.

5) Now try launching your game again to check if the error message is gone now.

Fix 2. Disable unnecessary applications

Another basic troubleshooting is to make sure there’s no interference from other apps, especially from your antivirus software and apps with overlay features such as Discord. Here’s how:

1) Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager, and end all the unrelated processes.

2) Some antivirus software will continue working after being disabled. You can add your game to its exception list or temporarily uninstall it.

3) Allow Escape from Tarkov to run through the Windows Defender Firewall.

• Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run box.
• Enter firewall.cpl in the box.
  
• Click Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall on the left pane.
  
• Make sure the Private and Public boxes are both checked for Escape from Tarkov and the anti-cheat service BattlEye. If they’re not on the list, click Change settings and add them here.

4) Now you can try launching your game again to test the issue.

Fix 3. Verify your game files

This is a workaround you need to try in case that your game files get corrupted, which may lead to this error message ‘Anticheat connection failed’. To verify the files, here’s how:

1) Open the game launcher.

2) Under your profile name, click the down arrow key and then select Integrity check.

3) Once complete, launch your game again to check if the problem has been fixed.

Fix 4. Update your launcher manually

Make sure your launcher has been updated to the latest version. You can check for updates in the launcher. But if the update failed, you can manually download the launcher, you can visit your profile page (you’ll need to log in first), and hit the Install button.

Fix 5. Reinstall Battle Eye

Before you try reinstalling the whole game, you may want to check if Battle Eye is causing the ‘Anticheat connection failed’ error:

1) Quit your game and the launcher.

2) Go to the folder where you installed the game, delete the BattleEye folder and Escape from Tarkov_BE.

2) Open the Battlestate Games Launcher, and perform an Integrity check.

3) Wait for it to download these files again.

4) Once complete, go back to the game installation folder again. Open the BattleEye folder, and double-click the Install_BattleEye.bat.

5) Now launch your game and check if the issue has been resolved.

Fix 6. Update all your device drivers

When it’s quite hard to troubleshoot the exact cause, we would recommend keeping all your device drivers up to date, including your graphics drivers and network adapter drivers. This would also keep your game from bumping into possible crashes in the future.

There are mainly two methods for you to update the device drivers (here we take graphics driver for an example):

Manually – To update your graphics driver to the latest version, you’ll need to visit the manufacturer’s website, download the exact driver, and then install it manually.

• NVIDIA
• AMD
• Intel

Automatically – If you don’t have the time, patience or computer skills to update your drivers manually, you can, instead, do it automatically with Driver Easy. Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for your network adapter, and your Windows version, and it will download and install them correctly:

1) Download and install Driver Easy.

2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.

3) Click the Update button next to the flagged network adapter driver to automatically download the correct version of that driver, then you can manually install it (you can do this with the FREE version).

Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system. (This requires the Pro version which comes with full support and a 30-day money back guarantee. You’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All.)

4) Once the driver is updated, reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.

Fix 7. Reboot your router/modem

The ‘Anticheat server connection lost‘ can also be caused by network issues. First, you need to make sure you’ve selected the server with the lowest ping. If this doesn’t work, you’d better restart your router.

Just power off your router for some time and start it normally. Now you can log in again and try playing it again.

Fix 8. Use a VPN

If you have tried all these workarounds above and still you get the ‘Anticheat connection failed’ error in Escape from Tarkov, the best (temporary) solution is to use a VPN with a reasonable ping.

Using VPN, in general, is terrible for your ping, so it’s important to choose one that really works well with your game. Here we recommend NordVPN (check the 80% off coupon), which also offers a 30-day free trial. You can use the VPN as a temporary fix and wait for the developers to work on a real fix.

Did one of the fixes above solve your issue? If so, feel free to drop us a line and share your experience with other players.

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