Fix: Elden Ring Inappropriate Activity Detected

2022’s Elden Ring has become one of the trending and popular action role-playing video games that have been developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai...

Subodh Gupta

Last updated on August 6, 2023

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2022’s Elden Ring has become one of the trending and popular action role-playing video games that have been developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. This new fantasy action RPG is running quite well but there are some bugs and errors that are still troubling a lot of players. Meanwhile, some Elden Ring players are having the Inappropriate Activity Detected issue while launching the game and it’s frustrating quite often.

This specific ‘Inappropriate activity detected. Unable to start in online mode.’ error message appears in Elden Ring becomes a common issue to Windows PC gamers in most cases. It’s worth mentioning that Bandai Namco Entertainment is aware of this issue and provided a couple of workarounds for the affected players until the problem gets fixed officially. Previously, this issue wasn’t there in Elden Ring but it starts appearing with the recent v1.06 update.

As per Bandai Namco, “With the 1.06 update, we have received reports that some users are getting flagged by the Easy Anti Cheat incorrectly. To resolve this issue, please verify your game cache for Elden Ring and restart your PC and this should resolve your issue.” It basically prevents unfortunate players from getting into the game which is obviously ruining the gameplay experience and might happen due to several possible reasons.

4. Repair EasyAntiCheat

Another thing you can do is try repairing the EasyAntiCheat system on the PC to avoid issues. To do that:

Open Steam and go to Library.
Right-click on Elden Ring.
Choose Properties > Select Local Files.
Now, search for the EasyAntiCheat folder.
Run the EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe file.
Next, click on Elden Ring > Select Repair.
Wait for the repair process to be completed.
Once done, you can reboot the PC to apply changes.

5. Change the Game Language Settings

You might also try changing the in-game language settings by following the steps below to fix the ‘inappropriate activity detected’ error.

Press the Win+I keys to open Windows Settings > Click on Time and Language.
Select the Language option > Search for the Administrative Language Settings menu.
Choose the Change System Locale option.
Once done, Turn On the Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 parameter.
Finally, restart your PC to reconnect to the game’s server.

6. Contact Bandai Namco Support

If none of the methods worked for you then make sure to contact Bandai Namco Support for further assistance. Some players did mention that after contacting support, the game developers will try investigating the issue closely and fix the issue asap.

That’s it, guys. We assume this guide was helpful to you. For further queries, you can comment below.

Fix: Elden Ring Inappropriate Activity Detected