Game needs administrator permissions then doesn't open.

Does anyone have an update??? This is so frustrating. I have reinstalled Command and Conquer 4x and still getting the errors you see below. 

Like most people, I am an Xbox ultimate user. I tried swapping my EA accounts and connected my old origin account in case that would help. No change. EA, you need a fix for this!!!! This is happening with too many titles. 

I just tested it in the exact manner that you showed @PeaceandPlants, and I was able to launch the game without any issues after pressing OK in the admin permission screen. 

Could you try creating a new administrator account on Windows and try launching the game again?

The game won't start anymore for me, before I could press OK and make it work.

Still, having a game that ask for admin privilege when you are the admin, not normal.

It is pretty normal for older games to ask for permission. You can force start the game as an administrator by right clicking on the .exe file and selecting Run as administrator. 

Make sure that your Windows account is an administrator account and try to create a new administrator account on Windows if it doesn't work with your current account. 

Sorry but no it's not normal. 

Microsoft had the same issue with old game, like Ages of Empire. It asked for permission, but not anymore, they fixed it.

If they can, so EA.

Also now I can't even press OK anymore, game simply won't launch anymore.

And yes, I am an admin

There is no EXE for C&C, the only EXE start EA Desktop.

Will download EA Desktop again to test it. Last time it didn't work.

Downloading now, we'ill keep you informed.

@EA_Jason I can now press OK and the game will start.

Last time it crashed, and before that I could see a DOS prompt before the game started. So clearly something was fixed, in a way.

However the Admin prompt from year 2000 shloud be fixed. We are not on Vista anymore.

Xbox fixed their older games, so EA can too.

Retsushi,

I figured out a solution yesterday and added it to another thread. I have played 5 hours so far without any issues. It does complain then the game starts but still runs.

https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/administrator-privileges/m-p/10756064/highlight/true#M1706

I just tried a new idea. I went to the ea launcher location and set it to compatibility with administrator privilege's.

Then I tried it again. It actually opened but then once it opened it ran into the error that you see attached. 

I hear the person saying: this will install red alert and it crashes. 

Update: It worked!!! 🙂 I have played 4 missions. WOOT!!! 

So, the above set of operations seemed to fix it.

 Setting "Ealauncher" in C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop or where you have the EA desktop to Administrator authentication in compatibility.