Mass Effect Legendary Edition suddenly won’t work

@Kurovampgirl Gotcha. From what i see, after the EA app began being used from Origin, when you launch the game it just won't go past the press any key screen. Will the game get to where you can choose which game you want to play?

Have you swapped between the controller and keyboard?

I just launched it and moved the mouse around and it went directly to the three games. I know it may sound trivial but have you changed ports to see if a controller or m/k inputs get it past that first initial screen?

Yeah, when I open the launcher, it goes to the three game options. I haven't tried a controller, just mouse and keyboard. I can choose the game I want and the splash screen for it will open but it won't go past that. I switched to Origin instead of EA App to see if that would help and it hasn't

@Kurovampgirl When you reinstalled Windows, did you install any type of antivirus, or any other security programs, VPNS, etc?

A fresh install of Windows would change Admin privileges in Windows Defender and Windows security like the UAC, or Windows exceptions and firewall settings.

No, I didn't. I followed a guide online that said to allow the game to run through Windows Firewall but it didn't do anything. It's the only game I have installed through Steam right now. @EA_Shepard 

@Kurovampgirl Did you happen to Change UAC Controls within Windows?

I am trying to test it a few ways but it will be a trial and error to find out what is happening. Honestly sounds like a program is blocking it but it could be many things.

No, I didn't. Should I try reinstalling the game with Windows Defender turned off?

@Kurovampgirl I change Windows Defender and Change UAC Controls within Windows (change back once tested)

Once it is installed or launched, turn everything back on. Windows should ask you the next time you launch it if you want to allow it. Once Windows verifies it as an okay program, it should work.

Sorry for the delay. I don't think that it worked... I really don't get what's going on at all. At least before, I could open the game but now I can't even do that. @EA_Shepard 

@Kurovampgirl When you launch the game with the changes above, does the game launch at all or does it launch and close down again? The base game itself has not changed but Windows has been doing a lot of different updates so there could be quite a few things that change that prevent a game from opening. 

Behind the splash screen, there is a box where the game is supposed to open up but it either freezes or has an error that tells me to close it. When I reinstalled Windows (Windows 10 by the way), it installed the most recent version. Before reinstalling Windows, I had backported to a previous version of MELE and that helped a tiny bit. Should I try that again in hopes that it will let me open the game at the very least?

@Kurovampgirl Windows 10 for some reason does have more issues with games than 11. You can try but you may run into the same issue. What it sounds like is something in Windows is stopping the game from launching.

Sadly without being in front of the PC that could be a long list:

• Firewall settings
• Windows Defender
• Windows Updates
• Windows Security - That message you get that says do you want to allow?
• UAC settings - this is a big one too
• The Windows profile could be corrupted

When I reinstall Windows on test machines, I immediately change these to fit the Windows profile. I don't do much else with these other than test games, so I think of all the options that could block a program. I am more than happy to toss out all the steps I go through when I am checking these.