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This guide covers the setup steps and error code solutions for the most common issues you may run into.
Complete the Anti-Virus Setup before proceeding. The loader will fail if Windows Defender or any other anti-virus is still active.

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Setup

1

Run the loader

Open the loader and log in.
2

Initialize the overlay

Press your Sonar Shortcut Key (the key you configured in SteelSeries Sonar). Then click Load in the loader. Wait for the loader to close — it will download the required data automatically.If you’re on an NVIDIA GPU, you can use either SteelSeries Sonar or NVIDIA Overlay.
3

Launch the game

Once the loader closes, open ARC Raiders.
4

Open the cheat menu

Press Insert to open the cheat menu in-game. If your keyboard doesn’t have an Insert key, see Remapping Insert Key.

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Error Code Fixes

1

Open Sign-in Options

Open Windows search and type Sign-in Options, then open it in Settings.
2

Remove your Windows Hello PIN

Click on PIN (Windows Hello) and ensure it is NOT SET. If a PIN is currently set, remove it and make sure a password is configured instead.
3

Disable Hyper-V

Download and run the Hyper-V disable file. Your PC will restart automatically — if it doesn’t after a few minutes, restart manually.Download: Hyper-V Disable Script
1

Check your RAM

Make sure your PC has 16 GB or more RAM installed.
2

Disable startup programs

Open Task Manager → Startup tab. Disable everything listed, then restart your PC and try again.
3

Move the loader off cloud storage

Make sure the loader executable is saved directly on your PC — not in a OneDrive, Mega.nz, or other cloud-synced folder.
4

Disable Windows startup run entries with AutoRuns

Download AutoRuns and disable everything related to Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run. Do not touch any other entries.
5

Run DISM repair commands

Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run each of the following commands one at a time, waiting for each to finish:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
6

Restart your PC

Restart and try running the loader again.
Before playing, review the ARC Raiders Anti-Cheat Insights page to understand how Anybrain behavioral detection works and how to configure your aimbot settings to avoid flagging it.