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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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.
@MayPanDay wrote: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.Thank you very much man, it helped to solve my problem!
Unfortunately, the local.xml edit no longer works.
I made the huge mistake of allowing an upgrade to Origin, and now I am again stuck with the forced EA App Upgrade pop up.
There are more extensive edits that seem to work for some, but one needs to download an older copy of Origin, and I just cannot do that from an untrusted source because of the very real threat of getting something extra along with it.
Very frustrating, and I am kicking myself for doing that.
I had assumed that after six months of this being an issue, EA would have extracted a digit and fixed this.
Needless to say, the EA App upgrade falls over, so I am again back to being totally locked out from PAID FOR CONTENT.
I can see no sign of any actual help on the Forums from EA, just the usual obfuscation and pontificating about Forum Rules.
Give me strength!
I'm wondering now if a rival has bought EA out, and simply wants to ensure that nobody can play any Origin or EA Games?
If so, well done, that cunning plan is working perfectly.
