Dead by Daylight is a 4vs1 multiplayer survival horror game with realistic graphics and a nightmarish storyline, developed and published by Behaviour Interactive. First, it was released for PC on June 14th, 2016, and since then, they have released versions of the multiplayer co-op game for different gaming environments. The game is popular amongst the gaming community because of it’s realistic graphics and unique storyline. Only one armed playing character takes the survivors out of the forest through the darkness of night. Others are unarmed and helplessly dependent on the whole team for survival.
In recent times the game has faced technical issues, and even on the official online forum of the Dead by Daylight, these issues are being discussed. Players are getting an error message that reportedly says “Access is denied, Launch Error 10011. Couldn’t start the game. We’re sorry, we had a problem starting your game. Please help us by reporting this issue. Error Code: 10011 (Failed to start the game)” In the forum and outside, the gaming geeks are speculating that the error is caused by some damage or corruption on the installed Easy AntiCheat Files of the gaming PC. The files are troubling, and the game is crashing for the visual dependencies of C++.
It seems to be a complicated issue for gamers at first, but here we are providing you with a complete guide to fix ERROR CODE EAC 10011 step by step for troubleshooting the game in various possible methods. Make sure you follow the whole guide to try out different methods of fixing and troubleshooting because in different gaming PCs, you will be able to find different paths to go around the trouble.
How to fix Dead by Daylight error code 10011:
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Try Loading The Game Without An Internet Connection:
As it is highly possible that the Easy AntiCheat files are corrupted or missing, we need to make those files load, and to do so, just disconnect your PC from the internet and try loading the game. Once it fails to load properly, quickly go back and connect your PC back to the internet and try to launch the game. The process follows:-
- Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to launch the Task Manager
- Now disconnect the gaming PC from the internet connection.
- Now, launch Dead by Daylight > The EAC (Easy AntiCheat) bar will load up to 5%-12%, and then it’ll disappear.
- Quit the game and keep the Task Manager open.
- Now run the game once again and quickly reconnect to the internet connection with your gaming setup.
- Keep an eye on the Task Manager whether the EAC process is running or not.
Your problem should be solved after running these methods properly, it might take some time to load and launch the game because the files will be reloaded, so wait for it. If it does not solve your problem, jump to the next method.
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Repair EAC (Easy AntiCheat) Files Manually
Now we need to try to fix the EAC (Easy AntiCheat) files manually because the client’s missing files can cause trouble loading the game in your setup. The steps of the method will be:
- Open your Steam > Go inside option Library
- Right-click on Dead by Daylight > Click on the Local Files tab
- Open file EasyAntiCheat > Run the EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe application file by right-clicking on the element and then choose to Run as an Administrator, hereafter if prompted by UAC (User Account Control), click on Yes to allow it as an admin.
- Next click on Repair and wait for the process to complete
After completing all the steps above, quit all the windows and restart your PC. Once done, try reloading the game, and it should launch properly now.
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Make sure the EAC (Easy AntiCheat) system is enabled
Sometimes for unexpected reasons, various applications and software get paused on our systems, and the same might have happened to your AntiCheat system on the PC. But the good news is it can be enabled manually by following the given steps:
- Press the Windows + R on the keyboard to pop up the Run dialog box.
- In the dialog box, type services.msc and press Enter to open Services.
- Once opened, find the Easy AntiCheat service > Set the Startup type as ‘Manual’.
- If the options are not there in your system, right-click on Easy Anti-Cheat.
- Next, click on Properties > Set the ‘Startup type’ to ‘Manual’.
After doing all of it, reboot your PC, and this time it should launch the game properly. If not, we need to ensure one more thing about the Easy AntiCheat files, and we will try to execute that in the next method.
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Re-Install the EAC (Easy AntiCheat) system
Sometimes the files can go missing inside the Easy AntiCheat system, and those are not being recovered systematically; Therefore, the gaming environment of the PC can suffer. To get rid of this in an assured way, many gamers have uninstalled the EAC system entirely and re-installed the whole stack back, and this formula worked for them. To implement the same solution, you can follow the steps given below:-
- Open File Explorer on the PC and go to the location of the installed files for Dead by Daylight.
- Look out for the Easy Anti-Cheat installer file. The file name would be EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe
- Right-click on the element and click on Run as Administrator.
- Now, if a pop-up prompted by UAC (User Account Control) shows up on your screen, click on Yes to proceed.
- Once the Easy AntiCheat engine is re-installed, quit all the processes and stop all the running windows and restart your PC
After completing this method and rebooting your computer, the game should launch and load smoothly. But even if it does not, you are now sure that the EAC system is working fine and well in the system, and you need to fix something else to go back to your gameplay experience. If not solved yet, try the following methods one by one chronologically.
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Whitelist Dead By Daylight In Your Anti-Virus
There’s a probability the anti-virus you are using in your system might clutter the way for the game, and it is in your best interest to whitelist the game from your anti-virus. Either you are using the inbuilt Windows defender, or you are using some third-party anti-virus software, and both can technically hamper the usual operations of the game. To whitelist the game from the anti-virus you can simply perform the following steps:
- Open Windows Settings > click on Privacy & Security.
- Select Windows Security > Click on the Virus & threat protection.
- Now find and click on Manage Ransomware Protection.
- Turn ON the Controlled Folder Access toggle.
- Now, if a pop-up prompted by UAC (User Account Control) shows up on your screen, click on Yes to proceed.
- Next, Click on the Allow an app through controlled folder access [Now if a pop-up prompted by UAC (User Account Control) shows up on your screen, click on Yes to proceed.]
- Click on Add an allowed app
- Go to the installed game directory file index shown as C:/Program Files/Steam/Steamapps/Common/Dead by Daylight [This is the usual path for the game file directory, if you’ve installed the game on another location, open that path]
- If you are using the Epic Games Launcher, go to C:/Program Files/Epic Games.
- Select the Dead by Daylight exe file element > Click on Open to add it to the whitelist of defender software.
Once completed, reboot your PC, which should solve the problem.
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Install Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributables
Not having the proper Microsoft C++ redistributable systems may cause various errors in a gaming PC. Make sure you have the right system packages that include the 2010 and 2015 editions. To do so, you can follow the steps given below:-
- Download the Visual C++ package from the official source based on the architecture of your system. Files are available for all major architecture available and working at the moment.
- Once downloaded, install the package to your system.
- When done restart the PC to apply changes.
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Update the game
You may be facing the error message because you are playing an outdated version of the game. To avoid this reason, you should manually update the game and it’s packages by following the steps:
For Steam:
- Open app Steam > Select Library
- Click on Dead by Daylight from the left panel
- Steam would be looking for an available update of the game
- If there is any available update, click on the option Update.
- Wait for the update process to complete. The time might vary based on the internet speed and other variables.
After completing all the mentioned steps, reboot your PC to apply changes.
For Epic Games Launcher:
- Open app Epic Games Launcher> Select Library
- Next, click on the Ellipsis icon (three dots icon) showing next to Dead by Daylight.
- Turn the Auto Update option ON
- It should automatically check for available updates and download files for the same.
After following these methods, your game will be successfully updated.
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Disable Driver Signature
If no methods work for you, there remains one more that is a bit technical in nature, but with our complete guide, you can easily try & execute that option also. You have to turn off the Driver Signature of the PC, which is required to ensure no interruption happens to the EAC system. To do so, follow the given steps:-
- Hold together Win+R on the keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
- Type cmd and hit Enter button to open Command Prompt. [If prompted by UAC (User Account Control), click on Yes].
- Now you’re inside the black cmd window of the Command Prompt, type and hit Enter to execute the following command lines,
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF
bcdedit -set NONINTEGRITYCHECKS OFF
bcdedit -set DEBUG OFF
- Once you have entered and executed all three command lines, the operation is done. Close the command prompt window and all other windows.
- Now reboot the PC to apply the changes to the system.
It should solve the issue of ERROR CODE EAC 10011, to ensure re-launch the game and check.
We hope you all have found this complete guide to fix the ERROR CODE EAC 10011 in Dead By Daylight useful. Keep following us, and we will update the article if further course of assistance is found.
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