@scottywilco Battlefield 3 via EA app and the License Key Error
If you're playing Battlefield 3 via the EA app and you're also running into the License Key Error, please follow these steps:
Close/Exit the EA app.
Open Windows File Explorer and copy/paste* this 'url' into the address bar: C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License.
*If you can't copy/paste this 'url', you can enable the "View hidden files and folders in Windows" option via these steps and navigate to the folder manually.
In the "License" folder, where you should be if you've followed the above-shared steps, delete all files that you can see*.
*If you can't see any, please enable the "View hidden files and folders in Windows" option via these steps.
Open the EA app again and perform an App Recovery (clear cache).
Try to launch the game again, the game should now work.
