Well...
Who would have thought that the problem is EA App itself
I solved my problem by checking many many many different posts here with a similar issue
So THE solution is to uninstall EA App, install Origin and make it to not update automatically so you will not be forced to switch to EA App again
Here are the steps you will need to follow to make your games work:
- Uninstall EA App
- Download and install Origin 10.5.122 (I used this link (REMOVED)
Uncheck all auto update and auto run options!
- Do not log in yet, just close the app
- Open C:\ProgramData\Origin\local.xml file in notepad and add line below before the </Settings> line then save and exit
<Setting key="MigrationDisabled" type="1" value="true" />
- Now check this three folders for OriginThinSetupInternal.exe file and delete it
C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin
C:\ProgramData\Origin
C:\ProgramData\Origin\SelfUpdate\Staged
(I found it only in two folders)
- Start Origin and log into your account
Voilà! You can now use good(arguably) old Origin and play your games as before
Shout out to Mardoin69 for this solution
(cm edit - removed external link)
