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fairyprincessly's avatar
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 De...
  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    2 years ago

    @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.