Re: [Old Report] PvZ Garden Warfare 2 Not Launching
You may try the latest nvidia drivers, they are tad newer. Tick "Clean Install" under advanced, this will default the global 3D properties, perhaps something is set it doesn't like.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
*edit* I see now you already reset defaults... Also don't run GeForce Experience until at least until after you test because it changes some 3d props.
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Check your Documents folder for a PvZ2 config folder.
If it's worked before but recently quit, I'd try just renaming (or deleting) that entire folder it should default your settings.
Otherwise, you may try editing these lines:
\settings\PROF_SAVE_profile
Borderless:
GstRender.FullscreenMode 2
GstRender.FullscreenScreen 1
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Kill all the background apps you can. Especially things that have overlays built-in like some GPU tools do.
Clean Boot if needed https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows
**origin's overlay doesn't get along with other overlay software. Disable it too for testing.
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If all that fails but you still have a suspicion it's your GPU drivers. I'd wipe them off with DDU in Safe Mode then fresh install the latest version again. I'm not seeing anything in the DXDiag that specifically calls attention to the GPU drivers but it is the most common thing to cause issues.
(copy pasta incoming)
Uninstall from Control Panel (all nVidia drivers).
Restart into Safe Mode.
Run Display Driver Uninstaller.
Restart.
Install latest drivers.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html
-My apologies if something is not right up there or I'm way off base... pretty rusty, I've not been around in awhile.
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I might be wrong about this... but I seem to recall if you have Origin open you can launch an Origin game from it's .EXE provided Origin is open, online and working normally. You may try that but I think that's basically what the origin launcher is doing anyways when you hit play.