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2 years ago
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The Sims 4 won't open, says i need to go to default apps?

I was trying to play the Sims 4 this morning and the EA app keeps giving me an error message saying that I need to either install the app (which is already installed), or add an association in the Default Apps? I tried to open EA to launch sims (I play it through steam) but it keeps saying that it needs to restart to update manually then saying it's up to date and doing the same thing over and over. It was working fine yesterday and I have no idea what happened. I've tried uninstalling, but it won't uninstall. How do I fix this?

  • @fairyprincessly  Please uninstall the EA App with Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) and reinstall it.  And run both Steam and the EA App as an admin: right-click each desktop shortcut and select "Run as administrator."

    If this doesn't help, let me know whether the App is loading properly at all.  A number of players have reported today that the App isn't working, and that may be the underlying issue here as well.

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  • @fairyprincessly  Please uninstall the EA App with Revo Uninstaller (the free version is fine) and reinstall it.  And run both Steam and the EA App as an admin: right-click each desktop shortcut and select "Run as administrator."

    If this doesn't help, let me know whether the App is loading properly at all.  A number of players have reported today that the App isn't working, and that may be the underlying issue here as well.