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Re: Cannot enter NFS Rivals

I had this problem when trying to play on my Windows 10 Technical Build,

Please try to run NFSR as Admin and in Compatibility mode for Windows 8

1) Press Win + R

2) If on 64 bit paste this and hit enter - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Need for Speed(TM) Rivals' If on 32 bit paste this and hit enter - 'C:\Program Files \Origin Games\Need for Speed(TM) Rivals'

3) Right click NFS14 then press properties

4) Select the Compatibility Tab

5) If it is not alrerady checked, check the 'Run this program in compatiblity mode for' box then select Windows 8 From the drop down. Then check the 'Run This Program As An Administrator' box.

6) Click Apply,

If that does not work try to run the game in 32-Bit


1) Open Origin

2) Press My Games

3) Hover your mouse over NFSR then click 'Need For Speed Rivals'

4) Next to Launch Option press 'Edit'

5) Set (x86) as the default launch option.

6) Press Okay

6 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago
    Thanks so much! Really helped!
  • No problem, I am happy to help. If you have additional issues PM me the link and create a new thread.
  • kshreyas's avatar
    kshreyas
    11 years ago

    Thank a ton ! Your suggestion to use 32 bit worked for me. Thanks much.. .Now, my kid is happy 🙂 

  • liamking's avatar
    liamking
    4 years ago

    The accepted solution didn't work at all for me. What ended up working was suggested by Mkhuseli5k on Steam:

    Try deleting the current "NFS14.exe" and then renaming the "NFS14_x86.exe" to "NFS14.exe" and running the game again. Doing this gave me back control of keyboard. Apparently the Origin launcher has trouble launching the x86 version and by renaming the NFS14_x86.exe file, you're forcing the game to actually run that way.

    This bug has existed since 2015 despite still selling the game today. Pretty sad EA don't just push a bug fix out.

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