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Many players have resolved persistent hangs by launching the game with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) disabled (the 3rd option in the Steam launch menu). Both the host and the joining player must have matching EAC settings.

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Reboot the entire machine if you cannot find the zombie process. A full reboot guarantees all file handles are released. 7 days to die server stuck initializing exclusive