If you are getting the error message: "Please close Interception before starting the game" when launching Rust or any other EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) protected game, this guide will take you through a few steps that you can use to solve this problem. The same steps should work for any game that uses Easy Anti-Cheat.

Takeaways:

  1. Learn how to fix "Please close Interception before starting the game" when launching Rust or any other EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat)
  2. How do you fix - Please close Interception before starting the game.

What is Interception?

Interception is a low-level keyboard and mouse input driver that allows for advanced input handling, often used for accessibility purposes. However, it can also be exploited for scripting and automation, which is why it is flagged and blocked by anti-cheat systems like EAC. Realistically, the game devs should be fixing this issue. However, that is probably going to take forever, so this is the best option you have.

Note: Sadly, there are some instances where the solutions shown below won’t work. As we find more potential fixes for this guide, we’ll update this guide

How to Fix the “Please Close Interception” Error in Rust or EAC-Protected Games

  • Visit the official Interception GitHub repository and Download Interception
  • On the right side of the page, click on the latest release
  • Download the file named interception.zip
  • Extract the contents of the interception.zip file to a folder (for example, your Downloads or Desktop folder)
  • Inside the extracted folder, locate the “command line installer” folder
  • Identify the file named install-interception.exe
  • Open the Start menu and search for:
    • “Terminal” on Windows 11
    • Or “Command Prompt” or “PowerShell” on earlier versions
  • Right-click the result and select “Run as administrator”
  • In the terminal, navigate to the folder where you extracted the interception files. For example:

cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\interception

  • Use the cd command and the Tab key to auto-complete folder names if needed.
  • In the command line, run the following command:

PowerShell:

.\install-interception.exe /uninstall

Command Prompt:

install-interception.exe /uninstall

  • You should see confirmation that the driver has been uninstalled, then Restart Your Computer

After uninstalling the driver, restart your computer to complete the process.

Does this Same Process Work for Other Games?

You can use the exact same process shown in this guide for any other game that uses Easy Anti-Cheat. It should work exactly the same as this guide, however, as we mentioned earlier, your mileage may vary a little bit. Some games that have better devs have simply solved this issue on their end, so you don’t have to worry about a fix.