Why am I getting forced to install EA App?
every time i open origin it softlocks me into a window that suggests to install ea app. now i thought okay its forcing me to install this must be a good reason but no. i log in with the right account...
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EA_Darko
Community Manager
Community ManagerHey all, going forward you will need to use the EA app to play your EA games.
Please follow the steps to install the EA app to continue playing.
Darko
The EA App hasn't let me play a single game in over a week. I have tried over 30 "fixes" and nothing works. 2 days ago all of my games worked on Origin. I, like so many others, am giving up on EA until Origin is restored.
- EA_Darko
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?
DarkoI 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.
@EA_Darko wrote: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?
DarkoTypical pass the blame on other people, everyones PC's were fine running origin app, now everyone has problems with this forced EA app, doesn't seem like a system issue to me, this is a EA app issue... I've tried everything to get your app to install is it even compatible with Windows 11? all my other apps and games work fine just EA app is broken.
What EA app troubleshooting has EA tried to fix their app?
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-messageTo 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.
