Apr 25 2020
Problem I’m playing an Origin game but it randomly tabs out, minimizes or goes to windowed mode Origin coming to the front while playing a game. While doing something else, another Origin game randomly starts up Origin randomly starts itself, asking me to login. Cause Probably an issue with recognizing the licenses. Solution Close Origin […]
Jan 23 2020
Problem Some system currently have issues updating and installing Origin itself as well as downloading patches of Origin games. Cour download has been paused. Origin needs to download files and is waiting for permission. Error Codes 9:0: Whoops – an installer encountered an error Cause It looks like that the Origin Windows services “Origin Client Service” […]
Dec 21 2019
Introduction EA announced yesterday that they will drop support for the Origin Legacy Client starting January 14th, 2020. This doesn’t have anything to do with the Sims 4 Legacy Edition that was published recently What does that mean ? All players on older, unsupported operating systems had to download the Origin Legacy Client. Those are […]
Jun 9 2019
Introduction You will be prompted to choose your language on installing the game. Players that like to switch their language later, can do so fairly easily. You will need an active Internet Connection. Be aware that not all games have all languages and not all countries have all languages available. It depends on the game […]
May 3 2019
Introduction Sometimes game files can become corrupt or create issues. Especially after incomplete downloads/installation or game updates, problems can start occurring. If you have issues in your game or it lags a lot, the first troubleshooting step is to repair your game. This process synchronizes the installation files with the files on the EA server […]
Sep 22 2014
Introduction A special feature of Origin is the so called Origin in game. It allows you to chat with your friends in game, to stream your game or to access an Internet browser. More details can be found here: How To Get the Most Out of Origin In Game Unfortunate this feature can also lead to […]
Sep 18 2014
Problem The play button in Origin stays gray and because of this I can’t start the game. Cause Something is still blocking the button, making it think you didn’t update properly The game is already running in the background Solution Open your task manager and look for a process called TS4.exe. Try running the game […]
Sep 13 2014
Introduction To be able to load faster, Origin stores data in so called cache files. Origin checks on startup if those files are available and if so, they are loaded. If they are not available, they are created. Over time these files accumulate out-of-date data and because of this, it’s best to delete them from […]
Sep 5 2014
Introduction Origin is EA’s DRM Software. Similar to UPlay it’s purpose is to check if you actually own a game or if you try to play a cracked version. Because of this if you want to play EA Games it’s no longer possible to get around installing Origin (doesn’t apply for older titles). Origin needs […]
Aug 20 2020
[ORIGIN] How to redeem a Game Key/Code
Introduction If you buy game directly on Origin, you won’t get any keys. The game is automatically added to your game library. There are means to get game keys/codes though that you can redeem through Origin so the game gets added to your account. Be aware that any DLC will appear on the base game […]
By crin • FAQ, Origin • Tags: Key