(Steam) Game won't Launch

[kingnicthe1st]

I am trying to play DAI for the first time but the game won't launch, the "Play" button changes to "Stop" for a few seconds and opens and closes EA Desktop, then goes back to "Play" but nothing else happens, no game no launch screen, not even a black screen or a change in the task manager.

My PC is above the recommended specs, and I have tried every solution I could find online:

• All drivers are up to date and all Windows 11 Updates are installed.
• I've disabled my anti-virus (ESET) and made DAI  an exclusion.
• Run the game and/or Steam and/or EA Desktop as an admin.
• Run in ALL compatibility modes (Vista, 7 and 8)
• Disabled full screen.
• Uninstalled and reinstalled both the game AND EA desktop
• Cleared EA Desktop cache.
• Verified game file integrity.
• Turned off all in-game overlays (EA Desktop, Steam and Nvidia)
• Tried running on a clean boot.
• Reinstalling the DirectX and VC Redist

Please can anyone help me please? I have just finished Dragon age Origins and Dragon Age II for the first time and I really want to play Inquisition now.

[DerGrafJan · Accepted solution]

Hey, not sure how this works if it goes through Steam, but what worked for me what user Gahnja posted here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Dragon-Age-Inquisition/Steam-Dragon-Age-Inquisition-won-t-launch-with-EA-a...

[DerGrafJan · Accepted solution]

Hey, not sure how this works if it goes through Steam, but what worked for me what user Gahnja posted here:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Dragon-Age-Inquisition/Steam-Dragon-Age-Inquisition-won-t-launch-with-EA-a...

[66Darth_Vader99]

@kingnicthe1st Same problem here, did you find any solutions?

[zoomazoom2002]

guys it's very easy, you just have to run the game in compatibility of mode windows 7 and check to run it as an administrator... 😁 

[Esfandiyan]

Nope. I've been trying for OVER A YEAR and this was one of my first attempts to fix it. Still no solution for both DAI and MEA.

[chochochoclokill]

Have you tried disabling the shields of the antivirus?, it worked for me, and running in compatibility mode for W7