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10 hours ago

Ea App Keeps Crashing When Launched

I haven’t been able to open my ea app. Every time I launch it, it sends a pop up saying the app crashed unexpectedly. It gives me the option to restart the app or just exit. I have looked everywhere and tried everything I can think of. I have tried:

•Running as Administrator

•Unplugging anything connected to my laptop

•Uninstalling my laptop

•Launches the app with the two boxes saying Run as administrator and disable full screen optimization

•Disconnecting from the internet and launching the app

•I’ve tried clearing the cache, but when I go to where everyone says you find the cache folder they aren’t there

•I also tried opening task manager as administrator and closing all things related to the ea app

Anyone else having this problem and have you found a solution?

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  • Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that your EA app is crashing.

    Quite a few players here have shared fixes that worked for them, so hopefully some of them may help you as well.

    I’m also sharing some additional common troubleshooting steps below.

    Enable EA Background Service:

    • Search for Services in Windows.
    • Find EA Background Service, set the "Startup type" to Automatic, and click Start.

    Clear App Cache (App Recovery):

    • Search for App Recovery in your Windows Start menu or run AppRecovery.exe from the installation folder.
    • Select Clear Cache.

    Repair the Application:

    • Open Control Panel > Programs and Features.
    • Right-click EA App, select Uninstall, then choose Repair in the pop-up window.

    System Updates:

    • Ensure both Windows Update and your Graphics Drivers are fully updated to the latest versions.

    Clean Boot to identify if third-party software is causing the crash.

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