Re: battlefield 5 doesnt launch
They said to put my problem into this forum thingy. Thats all. They only provided me with one fix, others just repeated the fixes i have already done.
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I will provide you with a few additional steps, it's hard to say what exactly is wrong. You should go through the steps in order.
1. Run as Administrator
- Sometimes, games need elevated permissions to launch correctly. Right-click on EA App or Steam and select "Run as administrator".
- You can also do the same for Battlefield V by navigating to the installation folder and running BattlefieldV.exe as administrator.
2. Check for System Requirements
- Ensure that your PC meets the minimum or recommended system requirements for Battlefield V. If not, the game may fail to launch.
3. Update Graphics Drivers
- Outdated graphics drivers can sometimes prevent games from launching. Check if your NVIDIA or AMD drivers are up-to-date.
- For NVIDIA: GeForce Experience
- For AMD: AMD Drivers
4. Repair or Reinstall the EA App and Battlefield V
- If the issue persists, consider repairing the EA App and Battlefield V. In the EA App:
- Go to My Collection > Battlefield V > Settings (gear icon) > Repair.
- Alternatively, you can uninstall and reinstall both the EA App and Battlefield V if repair doesn't help.
5. Disable Background Programs
- Close any background applications, especially third-party overlays or programs that can interfere with launching games (like Discord, MSI Afterburner, Razer Synapse, etc.).
6. Clear EA App Cache
- Clearing the cache may help fix launch issues with the EA App:
- Press Windows + R, type %ProgramData%/EA and hit Enter.
- Delete the EA folder inside that directory.
- Restart the EA App and try launching again.
7. Check Firewall/Antivirus
- Make sure that your firewall or antivirus software is not blocking the EA App or Battlefield V from launching.
- You can temporarily disable your antivirus/firewall or add an exception for the EA App and Battlefield V to see if this resolves the issue.
8. Check Windows Event Viewer
- Sometimes, Windows Event Viewer will log an error that can help diagnose what's going wrong.
- Press Windows + X and select Event Viewer.
- Go to Windows Logs > Application and look for any error or warning messages related to the EA App or Battlefield V.
- If you find anything, search for specific solutions for those errors.
9. Try Launching from the EA app
- Sometimes launching the game through the EA app instead of Steam can bypass the issue.
10. Check for Pending Windows Updates
- Ensure that your Windows operating system is fully updated. Sometimes, missing updates can cause compatibility issues.
- Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and click Check for updates.
11. Disable Overlays (Steam/EA App/Discord)
- Some overlay programs, like those in Steam, EA App, or Discord, can cause issues when launching games.
- Try disabling overlays temporarily to see if that resolves the issue.
12. Try a Clean Boot
- A clean boot can help you determine if there are any background processes causing interference.
- Press Windows + R, type msconfig, and press Enter.
- Under the Services tab, check Hide all Microsoft services and then click Disable All.
- Go to the Startup tab, and click Open Task Manager. Disable all startup items.
- Restart your PC and try launching the game again.
I hope something works.
Best regards,
danisoff
- @KapitonasVudis did you fix it?
No, nothing worked
- @KapitonasVudis I'm getting desperate, apparently a clean windows install should fix it but it's not an option for me now so Let's try to troubleshoot this between us if you don't mind.
Do you have any of the following installed?
- Vortex mod manager
- DS4windows
- DSmini
- Notion
- Ubisoft connect
- GOG galaxy
- HidHide Configuration Client
- Teamviewer
- Git
- Nodejs
- Putty
- Draw.io
- Epic games launcher
- Nefarius BthPS3
These are mainly all the programs I have installed, I also have miniconda and npm packages installed if that might help. I know it's a long list but if you find any of these programs installed on your computer we can try to delete them and see if it will fix it. - @MidouFox Deleted Teamviewer, still no luck.
- @KapitonasVudis I installed bf4 today (bought it on the EA app), it doesn't use the anti-cheat, but it still didn't launch (told me to repair). I used to play Bf4 on this same machine just a few months ago. So I'm guessing it's something to do with the EA app?
- @KapitonasVudis FOUND SOLUTION!!!!!!!!!
This solves the game returning to EA app with no error, and also solves the problem that tells you to always repair. courtesy to this reddit post from 3 YEARS ago lol
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield_4/comments/o4l2jn/comment/h2q37j7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
I had at one point Dragon age inquisition installed, and with it Frosty mod manager, I knew that Frosty caused trouble so I deleted it but even then it didn't solve the problem (crashed kept happening).
To fix it you need to delete a key from the registry.
All you have to do is:
- Open registry (search for 'regedit')
- Press CTRL+F (or simply search)
- Look for "GAME_DATA_DIR"
- It will take a few seconds, but if it finds something (For me it had my old dragon age inquisition install dir), right-click on it and then remove.
- That's it, enjoy.
I hope you find this helpful everyone. Hey, the issue is still present, no fixes are useful.
@danisoff Maybe you have other fixes?
- @KapitonasVudis You are sure you have no unwanted program running right? for me I still need to launch my game as admin otherwise it won't launch. As a last resort a clean windows install will certainly fix the problem.
