Ubisoft pushed a new Ghost Recon Wildlands update on August 13 that appears to remove Easy Anti-Cheat from the PC version. The change could help players dealing with modern CPU compatibility problems, but early reports suggest it has not fixed every launch and loading issue.
The problem has affected players using newer Intel processors since the company introduced hybrid CPU designs in 2021. Those chips divide work between Performance Cores and Efficiency Cores, while older games and their anti-cheat software were not always built to handle that setup correctly. In Wildlands, the result could be an infinite loading screen on post-2021 Intel CPUs unless players applied a BIOS workaround.
Removing Easy Anti-Cheat was a promising first step
Easy Anti-Cheat runs at the kernel level, placing it deep within the operating system. Removing it from a primarily single-player co-op game could eliminate one source of conflict and may also reduce the need for Linux and Proton workarounds. In theory, the change could make Wildlands easier to run on devices such as the Steam Deck as well.
The update follows the August 6 launch of Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition, which promised 4K, 60 FPS support and “modern hardware optimizations.” That release also introduced the free Last Rites content, including a new story mission and additional upgrades described in our coverage of the Last Rites update.
Players still report CPU-related launch problems
Ubisoft had acknowledged the E-core issue after the Definitive Edition launch and said its team was investigating the CPU problems. The August 13 update may be part of that follow-through, yet reports from players with high-core-count systems indicate that the underlying trouble can still occur.
Players are continuing to discuss workarounds in a Steam community discussion, including disabling E-cores in the BIOS or applying compatibility flags to the game’s executable files. Those steps can help some configurations, but they are hardly the kind of solution players should need after an update advertised with modern hardware support.
For now, the removal of Easy Anti-Cheat is a welcome change on paper, but it should not be treated as a complete fix. Anyone who was previously unable to launch Wildlands on a newer Intel system may still need to test the game and keep existing workarounds available.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Developed by Ubisoft Paris
Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.
- Genre Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
- Platforms Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release March 6, 2017
- Publisher Ubisoft Entertainment
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