The EA app remains one of the pioneer applications for installing and playing big-name Electronic Arts games. Nevertheless, copyright infringements are not an exception, and you may sometimes encounter an error message.
One of the most frequent is the pop-up window ‘Game is already running’ that does not allow you to play the game at the site. Well, how do we rectify it?
It usually comes up because of messed-up cache information or the appearance of a similar application running in the background.
On the plus side, solving this problem is not very problematic at all. Below, I provide all those solutions to remove the “Game is already running” issue on the EA app.
How to solve problems with the EA app game is already running
1- EA App Cache Clear:
As with every similar application, the EA app saves cache data that enhances service provision the next time you visit the platform.
However, inaccuracy can be occasioned randomly, such as a mischievous attack or virus that can corrupt the cache data.
If this is the case, then you always experience some problems with the EA app, including the one under discussion.
The solution here is to delete the cache data made by the EA app. Do not worry; you will not lose any data. The only thing that will get reset is your credentials, and you will have to log in again.
- Open the EA app, tapping the hamburger icon sited at the top left corner.
- Select Help.
- Choose App Recovery.
- Click Clear Cache.
After that, the EA app will relaunch itself; you have to sign in using your account details. Once logged in, try to see if the same problem persists.
You could also try closing and then reopening the EA app because there are chances that this might solve the problem of the EA App keeping logging out.
2- Execute a Clean Boot:
If closing a similar program that is already running is not practical, the issue is most probably with another service or program running in the background.
You can know the specific service or program by doing a clean boot. Here’s what you need to do: Here’s what you need to do:
- Right-click the Start button and select ‘Run’, then type msconfig and click on the OK button.
- In the System Configuration window go to the Services tab.
- Check on the box that says hide all Microsoft services. Then, click Disable All.
- Navigate to the startup tab, then click on Open Task Manager
- Right-click each of the startup programs and select Disable.
- If you are done, go back to the System Configuration window, click Apply, and then OK.
After that, reboot your Personal computer. The computer you are currently using will be initiated in clean boot mode.
After all, ensure that you still have a problem with the EA app. If not, then one of the programs you have disabled caused the problem.
For the general procedure of running a particular program, go through the steps outlined above again. This time, however, put a checkmark next to one of the programs you want to run at startup in the list. If you don’t get the problem again, then that program cannot be held responsible.
But if the problem occurs again after unchecking the program, then that is the source of the problem.
You can uninstall it if it is an application or stop it from running in the background if it is a service. If it is an application, perhaps you wish to remove it altogether since it is no longer useful to you.
3- Install the EA app again:
If you have no joy with any of the suggested measures, call up the last option – uninstalling the EA app. Here’s how to do it:
- Go to the Start menu, start typing Control Panel, and select it when it appears.
- Go to Programs.
- Select Uninstall a program.
- Click on the search bar and type Ea, right-click on the installation program, then click on uninstall.
Doing this will prompt the on-screen instructions, which denote the procedures for uninstalling the program.
Possibility to delete software from the list of installed programs – uninstall option for the EA App
FAQs:
What can I do when the EA app is showing that it is not launching games?
Let it be that the EA app is not opening games at all. If you have exhausted those methods, you can try solutions such as running the EA app with elevated administrator privileges, temporarily disabling the antivirus/Firewall, checking for application conflicts, and clearing the EA app’s cache data. If none of these work, you should download the EA app again from the store.
That brings us to the following question; What does clearing the game cache entail?
Deleting the cache data removes the temporary files created by your computer and saved with the game. However, clearing the cache will not remove your game data in any way.
Instead, it deletes temporary files and these are programs that are likely to bring some changes into a computer system.
For instance, you may be required to log in again, or perform other activities you would not have to do if the cache data was not cleared
