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TwinRanger5025
Rising Newcomer
15 days ago

PC Games Madden 25 and EA FC 25 will not start.

When I try to load both of these games, the splash screen will come up, the bar will jump to the end and then the EA desktop app will just reopen with the game never launching.

I only just bought Madden and have not been able to start it yet. I have >300 hours in FC25 and this is the first time I've noticed it with this game. 

I've tried:

  • Reinstalling both game and EA app
  • Clearing EA App Cache
  • Repairing files
  • Uninstalling EA anticheat to prompt it to reinstall

Nothing has worked so far.

 

1 Reply

  • EA_cuervo's avatar
    EA_cuervo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    14 days ago

    Hey there, 

    I'm sorry to hear that your games aren't launching. You could try running the EA app as an admin and lowering the User Access Control settings to see if that helps: 

    Run the EA app as an administrator on PC

    1. Close the EA app.
    2. Right-click the EA app icon on your desktop (or in the EA app directory) and select Run As Administrator.

    If that doesn’t work, try moving the file location while you’re running the EA app as an administrator.

    1. Go to C:\Program Files\EA Games and temporarily move the folder for the game to a different place.
    2. Go to C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\EA Desktop.
    3. Right-click on EADesktop.exe.
    4. Choose Run as Administrator.
    5. Start the download and pause it after 30 seconds.
    6. In C:\Program Files\EA Games, copy the content of the old folder for the game into the new folder for the game.
    7. Resume the download.

    Lower the User Access Control settings on PC

    User Access Control (UAC) is a Windows security feature that helps protect your device by preventing applications from gaining Administrator access to your operating system.
    Re-enable UAC as soon as you’re finished troubleshooting.
    Learn how to adjust the protection level in your User Access Control settings on PC.

    I hope this helps. 

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