Mass Effect Requires Administrator Privileges and Fails To Launch
Product: EA Desktop
Platform:PC
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Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Launch Game
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 27.08.2021 21:07
Summarize your bug Installed Mass Effect. Hit Play and got "Hold up, you need permission. This game requires administrator privileges to launch." I hot OK. Immediately got "Your game failed to launch. An error on our end caused your launch to fail. Try again a little later." I gave went to EA Desktop and Mass Effect properties and marked for Run As Administrator. Still receiving error.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I don't know
What happens when the bug occurs? Game fails to launch (from EA Desktop or Games Pass)
What do you expect to see? For the game to launch
Attached screenshots of error messages and Mass Effect compatibility properties. This seems to be a massive issue that numerous users are reporting. I've found no workaround.
