after years with this damn pimple (one more of the bunch with EA) finally (with 5 minutes in ChatGPT) I managed to create a simple service that stops the EABckgorundService when closing the EAApp, I leave the instructions (it is really copying and pasting 4 lines of text and download a single file)

once done forget about that crap Leech continuing to waste your battery! ****

1)

• Open Notepad.
  • Paste the following code
    

$ProcessName = "EADesktop" # EA app process name without .exe

$ServiceName = "EABackgroundService" # EA service name

while ($true) {

# Wait for the EA App to start

Wait-Process -Name $ProcessName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Once opened, wait for it to close

$process = Get-Process -Name $ProcessName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($process) {

$process | Wait-Process

}

# When it closes, stop the background service

$service = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($service -and $service.Status -eq 'Running') {

Stop-Service -Name $ServiceName -Force

}

# 5-second pause before looping again (prevents high CPU usage)

Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

}

Save the file as CloseEA.ps1 in a secure folder (for example, create a folder at C:\Scripts\CloseEA.ps1).

• Download NSSM from its official website. "https://nssm.cc/download"
• Extract the downloaded zip file and copy the nssm.exe executable from the win64 folder into the same folder as your script (C:\Scripts).
• Open Terminal or Command Prompt (CMD) as Administrator:
  • C:\Scripts\nssm.exe install MonitorEA

A configuration window will pop up. Fill it out with the following details:

• Click the Install service button.

Done dude 👍

I've never been a fan of EA, but this was the last straw.

A few years ago, my Steam account was hacked. Fortunately, I managed to recover it through Steam Support, and I've had full control of it ever since.

Yesterday, I bought EA FC 26 to play with my friends. When I launched the game, I was shocked to find that my Steam account was linked to an EA account that wasn't mine.

That's when I realized what had happened: while my Steam account was compromised years ago, the hacker linked their own EA account to my Steam account.

I contacted Steam Support first, and they told me that EA account linking is entirely controlled by EA, so there's nothing they can do.

Then I contacted EA Support. The problem is that the linked EA account isn't mine, so I obviously don't know the email address, date of birth, phone number, or any other information they ask me to verify. Because I can't verify ownership of the hacker's EA account, they refuse to unlink it from my Steam account.

I've searched online and found that this seems to be a recurring issue. There are countless stories of people being locked out because of old, inaccessible, or hacked EA accounts, yet EA seems unwilling to help unless you can verify the account that's causing the problem—which completely defeats the purpose when the account belongs to someone else.

I have full ownership of my Steam account. I can prove it's mine. I bought the game on that Steam account. Yet I still can't play because EA refuses to remove a fraudulent account that was linked while my Steam account was compromised.

Honestly, it's unbelievable how frustrating this process is. I just bought a game and now I can't even play it because of a hack that happened years ago.

P.S: I must add, I literally sent a picture of the hacker's account logged on the EA app on my computer, but since I dont have access to the email, I cant unlink. Even then, EA wont trust me.

P.S2: I managed to work it out. I talked to the hacker's EA friends (yeah I know, I'm also proud of myself for that idea) and they gave me his telegram. Then I asked him to unlink the two and he did. All of this because EA refuses to unlink my own account. Also, I lost count of how many times I said "account" and "unlink" in this post.

i have not used my sims 4 app on my mac in a few years. went to play at errors keep occurring with the origin log in. i was told to delete and redownload but can no longer find it in the app store. Any advice on how ti get back onto the sims app?? TYIA

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to play FIFA 16 on my Windows 10 laptop. I know it's an old game, but I've been struggling to get it to run after the EA Origin shutdown. Every time I launch the game, I get an "Origin is not installed" or "You don't have access" error because the game is trying to connect to the defunct Origin servers.

I've tried basic cracks, but they seem outdated. Could someone point me in the right direction to find a working "Offline Fix" or a standalone crack for FIFA 16 that doesn't rely on the old Origin client?

My Specs:

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i3-4030U
• GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4400
• RAM: 12GB

Any help or a link to a verified fix/repack that works in 2026 would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

I've been facing this issue for over a month now. I even tried using solutions suggested by ChatGPT, but none of them worked.

For the last 2 days I've been fighting EAE app and downloading speed no more than 1 Mb\sec. I've tried everything - clear EA app cache, change DNS servers, change autotuninglevel, restart my PC, connect to another network, use VPN and re-install EA app. What really helped me:

1. Close EA app

2. Create EACore.ini file with following inside:

[connection]

EnvironmentName=production

[Feature]

CdnOverride=akamai

1. Find EACore_App.ini file, for me it was in "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\13.735.2.6250\EA Desktop\legacyPM" and place newly created EACore.ini to the same folder.

2. Run EA app

I had NFS shift lying on my account for years sicne i got the original package.
I have disk and the licence key. Today i tried to install it and i got informed that i dont own the game in the launcher. I contacted the support and they told me :

"I am sorry to say but we cannot see the Digital version of the game on your account."
Even though i have sent them the original code of the game and i even have a screen of the game still visible in my library (it is there, i just cant install it)
So have the original package, disk, licence key and EA still has the authority to tell me "Sucks to sucks, we did oopsie, you lost the game, buy it again sucka" ?

Are there legal actions i can take as EU citizen?

Hi All, i downloaded mass effect legendary edition from steam, when i run it, it takes me to the ea app, says preparing game then opens the app and says, "some of the features may not be available because it was bought through steam" how do i fix this? I did take a video to explain but it wont let me post it

Hei there! i have been having this problem in Star Wars Jedi fallen order it keeps launching behind every other window. Now this wouldn't be to to big of a problem if i was playing on my monitor with a mouse and keyboard. But it's fairly annoying when trying to play it on my tv. EA games are the only ones i have had this problem, so i was wondering if anyone had a clue?

Im currently trying to play FC 26 with gamepass, i linked my accounts but when i open EA to launch the game it shows i dont own EA play and still need to buy it. And when i try to launch it with xbox it brings me to the app and says I dont have access to. I am sure that the accounts are linked so im not understanding why it says I dont have EA play

Hello everyone,

I am a player currently living in South Korea, but I used to live in Kazakhstan. My English is not very good yet (I mainly speak Russian, but I am learning English), so I would like to ask if anyone has ever experienced a situation similar to mine.

My Steam account was hacked, most likely because I used public PCs at PC bangs (internet cafés). Some of my friends also had their accounts hacked, and hackers played games on their accounts (CS:GO, Dota 2, Apex Legends) using cheats. Because of this, I received a ban in Apex Legends.

Would EA be able to help me recover my banned account?

My Steam account was originally linked to my own email address, but after the hack, the hacker changed it to another email. I do not know whose email it is, but it looked something like: arterimail.ru.

I spent a long time trying to prove to EA Support that this email was not mine, and eventually I managed to recover access to my account. However, after verifying my identity and regaining access, I received a notification saying that I could not play Apex Legends because I had supposedly used cheats. The problem is that it was not me.

Please help me get my account restored and the ban removed. I would really like to continue playing on my account and keep learning and improving in the game. I do not want to create a new account because I would lose all of my progress and the money I invested into it.

P.S. I wish everyone all the best, and I hope this never happens to you. I have already contacted both Steam Support and EA Support, but I have not received a response yet. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

Best wishes, and good luck in your games!

Hello, does anyone have the EA ID account: t__r__e__s

Hi there i have been trying to recover my banned ea account from 5 years ago . I keep trying and i receive the automated message. No reason no explanation nothing . After 5 years i see system abuse in the help page. So at that time i was doing multiple things like using VPN for my online classes , my all credentials including my google account everything were leaked and i had messed up the save file of nfs mw 2012. So i dont know which has triggered the alarm. I tried getting the logs and go through it there was a suspicious log in once and they didnt care.
I tried appealing with the vpn being used too

I realised recently that i had messed up the save file it is stucknin cloud and i wont be unbanned till its reset.

If they give straightforward response saying u did this so u were banned i could justify the reason but theres nothing here. So last try i want to remove the save file of my game can it be done or any way to get my account banneed coz i havent done anything against tos under my knowledge. Reasonf for asking is i want to play ea games and all my steam games are linked to this account so

I'm unable to log in to my EA account as it was linked when I made my xbox account ~10 years ago, and the email it was linked with has since been deleted. My Microsoft email was updated before the deletion, but apparently it did not transfer to the EA account. I'm trying to log in now for unrelated issues with a game, and 2FA is trying to verify using said dead email. I've been sitting on my computer for, like, 2 hours trying to contact support that isn't an AI running me in circles. If I follow the AI support prompts it just sends me to a sign in screen rather than an agent. I can't sign in because I need to update my linked email, can't update my linked email because I can't sign in... help :(

Any advice!?