How do you create a game shortcut on EA Desktop APP?
I'm not talking about Origin here either, whenever I install a game on there new application I never see an option to create desktop and start menu shortcuts. If someone can let me know if that even is an option I would be grateful.
Hi everyone,
With the latest update we added the functionality where you can create a desktop shortcut when installing a game.
What do you think?
Ok, but how do I create a desktop shortcut for a game with no visible executable file within the install folder? Say - Battlefield 4, my folder does not contain any .exe to create a shortcut for. The game still runs through EA Desktop, though. Would I really need to reinstall the game just to create a desktop icon, or is it strange not to have an executable?
Hi, Jason!
That's great for a new-install game.
But it fails to allow us to create new shortcuts for games we already have installed, and don't want to uninstall-and-then-reinstall.
Most of your competitors have a "create desktop shortcut to game" in the "tools" feature of that game's listing. Steam, GOG Galaxy, Bethesda.net, Battlenet, Epic, you name it. You guys are the "outlier" in this regard, in not having a similar feature in the game's "settings and options" menu in "Origin." This is a significant oversight, and really isn't a great thing. It should be TRIVIAL to implement this feature into your service UI, honestly.
That said... it's pretty easy to make one manually if you know what you're doing. The desktop shortcuts the installer automatically creates are simply shortcuts to the game executable (perhaps with a few command-line items in some cases?)
For example... for my Origin installation of "Syberia II," here's the path my shortcut links to: "F:\EA Origin\Games\Syberia II\Syberia2.exe"
EA SPORTS FC™ TeamHi everyone,
With the latest update we added the functionality where you can create a desktop shortcut when installing a game.
What do you think?
yeah ok what about us people who own Stream decks and just want to push a button to open a game, when a program or game is installed it should automatically install a desktop shortcut. reguardless of what the software creator thinks. its being installed on my pc i want desktop icons
NO DO NOT DO THIS VERY BROKE
open file explorer and navigate to the location of the install. (C:\Program Files (x86) or the directory you chose on install. locate the game folder and open it. right click the application and select "send to" select "desktop" and you will have the short cut.
It may appear slow to start as it opens the desktop app 1st but it does start the games
Having the same issue with BF4 and V and honestly.... Im just gonna use the desktop app to launch. Keep finding different answers that work differently for each game, and also seeing that people are having an error launching even after completing all of the advice. ☹️
I am wanting to create a desktop shortcut for Battlefield V which i downloaded with the EA and Xbox collab thing
Is the game launching if you start it with EA Desktop?
