May 2023
@imacross001 Yeah I don't think it's worth formatting haha, but yeah I understand the frustration. This is happening on Battlefield 1 and 5 too.
May 2023
May 2023
And I am dumbfounded, because after I repaired the game on the ea app, I didn't see any changes, still no launch, but immediately after I installed Microsoft visual c++ 2013 v12.0 x64... well it just worked, what I can't remember is if I after installing it, restarted my pc, this I'm unsure of
May 2023
I suggest you check which Microsoft visual c++ version you have currently installed, if you don't see 2013 x64, then you did not install it obviously
This is how you check
May 2023
Honestly I have no clue then, with me it did work. The moment I installed that version of visual c++, it just worked.
On the other hand I did mess around with battlefield 4s files, someone told me to go in the files of battlefield 4 and install the visual c++ that is located on the battlefield 4 game files. It is the first file you see from the top, just search in the first file till you find something that says visual c++2013.
Note: after I installed the x64 version of the visual c++ on the battlefield 4 game files, it didn't work, but perhaps doing so and then after installing the one from Microsoft, it somehow did something. Worth a try if all else is failing.
May 2023
May 2023
Yes I have windows 11, supposedly the worst Windows yet for gaming compatibility.
Here is a rundown of how I acquired battlefield 4:
1) bought premium edition from EA site directly
2) installed EA app for desktop as suggested by them
3) installed battlefield 4
4) after installation battlefield 4 would not only launch, but would show this error SMVC120.dll
5)Repaired battlefield 4 in the "manage" tab in the EA app
6) error message went away
7) clicked to start battlefield 4 from EA app, didn't launch, would just go back to the EA app homepage
8) Was told to install Microsoft visual c++ 2013 x64, they didn't specify the version (12.0)
9) installed the visual c++ 2013, wasn't version 12.0. Battlefield didn't launch and yet again was taken back to EA app homepage
10) installed the visual c++ 2013 x64 from battlefields game files, it still didn't work
11) Finally after deciding to search Microsoft visual c++ 2013 on Google chrome, I was taken to the site where I had the option to download v12.0 and installed it.
12) it worked after installing it.
May 2023
@CHAlVlELEOlV Would you mind telling me what version of Windows 11 you are currently running?
May 2023 - last edited May 2023
Windows 11 22h2. It is the latest windows 11 update