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ARC Raiders stuck on loading screen
Frozen or black screen when the game starts
The game hangs on a loading screen or shows a black screen at launch. Embark lists missing permissions, background programs and a blocked anti-cheat as causes.
How to fix it
Set the game shortcut to run as administrator on the Compatibility tab of its Properties.
Install pending Windows updates and restart the PC.
Do a clean boot with msconfig so only Microsoft services run and no startup apps load.
Add EasyAntiCheat.exe to the allowed apps in your antivirus or Windows Defender.
If nothing helps, uninstall the game, delete its leftover Embark Studios folders and install it again.
From ARC Raiders's help pages: id.embark.games, in our words. Checked on 11 November 2026. If the steps do not help, ARC Raiders's own support is the next stop.
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- 30005Easy Anti-Cheat can't start the game
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- Maximum Simultaneous Game Instances ReachedA copy of the game is still running
- Exit Code 0x3A damaged Cerebro.dll file
- Exit Code 0x1The game is set to run as administrator
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