EA App asking UAC permission at game launch

Question

EA app asks UAC permission/ Admin rights twice every time I need to lauch a game on Windows 11 (even if no update or new content is available... just wanting to launch EA app triggers the request)

Specifically, from EALauncher.exe and EADesktop.exe

I have set everything connected to EA App and the Sims 4 to run ad admin by default, but for some reason the prompts are still there.

It's not possible for me to take screenshots of said issue either.

This has happened for a very long time now, but it's starting to get very annoying

deborahmosca · Answer

This is still a problem in December 2025

ea_leeuw · Answer

Deborahmosca wrote:
I have set everything connected to EA App and the Sims 4 to run ad admin by default, but for some reason the prompts are still there.&nbsp;

I have the feeling that this is the exact reason it is asking for UAC permission.

deborahmosca · Answer

I recently booted my old laptop, where I still have EA App installed. There I don't have problems.

Today I decided to COMPLETELY UNINSTALL EA app from the new one, using an advanced uninstallation tool. Then reinstalled, but the problem still persists. Actually, I'm not completely sure, but I think the issue was there even the first time I launched the app after a clean WIN 11 install. No idea at this point.

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