Re: Why am I getting forced to install EA App?

Hey all, if seeing issues with games not working and the like then this generally points to a system issue.

What system troubleshooting have you all tried?

Darko 

On this Thread there is a solution:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Origin-Client-Web-Technical/How-do-I-bypass-the-EA-App-and-access-Origin-to-play-games/td-p/12121303/jump-to/first-unread-message

To summarise, you firstly need to go to File Manager, and under the View option, tick the box that allows you to see Hidden Files.

Then go to your C:\ Drive, and then you will see the following Folder:

C:\ProgramData\

In that you'll see an Origin Folder, open that.

C:\ProgramData\Origin\

In there you will see this File:

local.xml

C:\ProgramData\Origin\local.xml

Save a copy of that, just in case, so you can put it back if needed.

Now open that File with, say, Notepad, and add the following Key just above the last line:

<Setting key="MigrationDisabled" type="1" value="true" />

Save that.

Go to View and un-tick the option to view Hidden Files.

Then when you launch Origin or a Game, the EA App pop up from the Origin Login, should be gone.

Worked for me.

thanks, work for me

As @speedracer523 on another Thread has also pointed out, the XML File could potentially be changed back if the upgrade push does that.

Below are his comments (in blue), that I think are worth repeating here:

"...this is the missing key to the puzzle

by blocking api1 you do no remove the setting* from the xml, but since I restored mine, it never shows!

I assume if the Api1 is not blocked and ea pushed a 'removal' of the migration, the xml will be updated.

the...

api1.origin.com

is the domain it uses to check for updates, which also happens to be how it fetches data to write to the xml.

*-presumably another setting to show it or disabled set to false and hence, it shows it."

Hope that also helps.

Thank you for this

If I actually had to use that dog poo EA App to play Mass Effect again, I'd never touch an EA product.

Thank you so much, All my DLCS weren't working on the EA app.

Love you! 

I can install EA App, but it will not start unless I set my windows regional to something strange, messing up a couple of characters in texts everywhere. 

So, I did not want to.

Thanks for the fix. 

The above XML File modification is still working fine for me.

Basically, I just click the Game's icon on my Windows 10 Pro Desktop, and a simple screen pops up saying logging in to Origin, that goes, and the Game then comes straight up.

When I exit, I am left with the usual Origin screen, so it must be loading up as the Game fires up.

I think that's what it always did, but cannot say I really paid any attention to it until the EA App forced upgrade pitched up to spoil it all.

I've saved a copy of both the original XML and also the modified XML, in case I need either.

If the EA App upgrade pops up again, it will probably just mean that I need to copy the modified XML back in again.

So far, so good, and that has not been needed.

When the Origin screen was up, I did disable anything I could see that may upset my little apple cart, so I have disabled Updates, Notifications, and so on.

I just play solo, so that may not be workable for those who enjoy multi player Games across the web.

I had no issues when using Origin, but now that I am forced to use EA app then now I cannot access ANY of my games. Why is this now my problem when there was no problem when I could use Origin? EA created the problem, YOU fix it EA!

Today the fix dosent work anymore so EA did not want us to play at origin.

See this video, it worked for me (PC - Origin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2I_jnCIGU

@iZaragan  F*** love you, you saved me
I can't play bf1 on ea app, because says trial ended

thank you iZaragan as of 2/3/23 this still works 

@iiN-The-FaCeS The XLS is not visible unless you do the following:

"To summarise, you firstly need to go to File Manager, and under the View option, tick the box that allows you to see Hidden Files."

Once you do that, look at your C:\ Drive and you should then see the otherwise hidden folder:

C:\ProgramData\

Then follow the instructions a couple of Posts further back, partly copied below:

"In that you'll see an Origin Folder, open that.

C:\ProgramData\Origin\

In there you will see this File:

local.xml

C:\ProgramData\Origin\local.xml"

Hope that helps.

I got origin to work but now my Sims 4 won't open!!! i tried running it as admin, running the .exe and nothing is working! please help

I do not have that file. On Windows 11

Me too. EA has forced an unfinished Beta app version on all of us

Thanks, that worked. 

Battlefield 2042 doesn't run in the ea app for some reason and there was a work around by installing and starting through origin. If this ends up not working i will finally take the hint and never play 2042 again 

@Tiresias18Some games will still require the EA client to be installed. Keep it installed but, set it to download games to the original Origin client's games folder....\Origin Games. Also, use the option to link Steam account if you have some EA games on Steam as well. I'd set it to not start when windows starts btw.

Then Install the Origin client, do the code fix, and use Origin client for installing and playing your games.....unless it's a steam bought game. Then you'll use steam to install, then hit the 'download' button in Origin client....which will find the steam install then turn into a 'Play' button. You should be in business at that point. For more detailed steps...see my post 'Give us back our Origin client.'

This worked for me on my new AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Nvidia 1650 build.  What a relief.  I was having issues with crashes in many games, including Mass Effect, and Jade Empire.  I can confirm that my wife's Intel i5 build (same GPU)  has no issues with the EA app (at least with Mass Effect, didnt test others), so I believe EA is just dropping the ball with AMD users.  Thoughts?

You are my hero.