Mass Effect Andromeda refuses to launch
Reinstalled the game & the EA app multiple times, removed anything EA related from my registry. I vaguely recall it asking for a game key to validate (????) had me open an origin pop up, but it nev...
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Here you go
Remove the local Mass Effect license folder
- Close EA app and Steam completely. (not just minimized in the tray.)
- Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box..
- Enter or copy and paste: "%ProgramData%\Electronic Arts\EA Services" (Without the quotes) > hit ENTER.
- Delete the "License" folder.
- Test.
If that alone don't helps, there are several VIDEO_ENGINE_TIMEOUT_DETECTED errors in your DxDiag.
This means that one of the video engines, most likely the graphics driver, stopped responding within a time frame determined by the OS. If this occurs, the OS terminates the driver and resets the GPU to prevent the system from becoming unresponsive or crashing.
- Follow this manual to the letter to clean uninstall all NVIDIA/AMD graphic driver components.
IMPORTANT: if you use a Pin to log into Windows 11 don't use DDU in safe mode!
Use it in your normal Windows session. - Install the graphics driver > Go online.
- Test
