EA app error "DisplayName field missing from registry"

by Neon_James
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Displayname missing from the registry F1 22

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Product: F1 22
Platform:PC
Summarize your bug I receive and error that says - Displayname missing from registry. It says that the game is not activated. It happens everytime when I start the game and I receive 5+ times the same error, but can start the game and play it without any issues.
What is your 16 digit Report Code?
Which area is the bug/glitch in? My Team
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Did you have cross-play enabled? Yes
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? The bug appears when I try to start the game from EA Desktop.
What happens when the bug occurs? Just the error appears several times. It also started to minimize the game, while I am playing it.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see no errors.

I get the same error everytime I try to start the game. It appears more than 5 times at one. The issue is only with this game. It says that the product is not activated on Origin. It asks for credentials and when I provide them nothing happens. I have bought the game on day one of the release. The strange thing is that I can play the game even though the error says that the game is not activated. Online, Offline and Co-op works without issues. The problems is that it is really irritating. It started after I installed Windows 11 on my computer. Origin was dead already and the only option left was EA Desktop, although it still wants me to open origin.com and sign in there.

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Re: "Could Not Activate" – Battlefield 1 (Trial) despite owning full g

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@Tmpst Same issue here, I ended up uninstalling BF1, the messages were too annoying and then the game booting up every second was te last straw.

Will try reinstalling to see if that helps...
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Re: DisplayName field missing from registry error

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I have the same problem
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Could not activate DisplyName

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Product: The EA app
Platform:PC
Error Report ID (learn how to create an Error Report ID in the sticky post) ac94d748-f89c-4472-a89d-a74cf1f26ce4
Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Other (Please Describe)
Please describe A popup that randomly appears
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) randomly
Summarize your bug Upon being forced to uninstall Origin, the EA app has a random pop up that appears in which is says: "We could not activate DisplayName field missing from Registry." This will appear even during gameplay and closes the game for a min.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I have no idea
What happens when the bug occurs? A pop up appears (The taskbar shows the origin logo)
What do you expect to see? n/a

Upon being forced to uninstall Origin, the EA app has a random pop up that appears in which is says:

"We could not activate DisplayName field missing from Registry."

This will appear even during gameplay and closes the game for a min.

 

My question is: why force people to uninstall something that works and force them to install an App that is clearly and obviously bugged? Why? I makes zero sense. 

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Re: Could not activate DisplyName

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@Buzzfunk This game is probably battlefield 1 ;-)
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Re: Could not activate DisplyName

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@ZjemCiKolege I had the same problem, but with Anthem.
Seems like some of the games you have gotten through EA Play (previously Origin Access), has this issue.
I had to delete Anthem, and the popups disappeared
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Re: Could not activate DisplyName

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I get this but 3 times in a row, very annoying. Im not deleting the games they need to fix this issue

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"Could not Activate"

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Desktop Screenshot 2022.12.11 - 09.40.10.85.pngAfter Origin (RIP) turned into EA App, I've been getting these windows pop up while playing BF2042. They keep opening multiple instances. Yesterday after a few hour-long gaming session I closed the game and had like 6 of them open. Does anyone know how to get rid of them?

 

 

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Re: Anthem DisplayName Field Missing From Registry

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I've been having the same problems. I even contacted EA support and they told me to clear my EA play cache and reboot my computer. Still didn't work, I'm at a loss.

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Re: Could not activate DisplyName

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@ZjemCiKolege how do you know this?
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