After a lot of people have complained about this error online, we’ve decided to take a deeper look into this problem to see what triggers it. Here is a shortlist of all the possible causes that might trigger this issue: Now that you know the reasons that might cause this EA Desktop error, here are the methods that will help you fix the ‘There Was a Slight Hiccup and We Could Not Finish Installing’ error:
1. Download a free to play game
The first and most efficient thing that players recommend is to try to download a free-to-play game. By doing this, you will be able to download the game you want to play afterward and bypass the glitch that is triggering the ‘There Was a Slight Hiccup and We Could Not Finish Installing’ error. Once you encounter the ‘There Was a Slight Hiccup and We Could Not Finish Installing’ error, all you have to do is to start the downloading process of any free-to-play game – doesn’t matter which. After the game begins to download, you need to cancel the download and go to the game you have tried to download before. You should be able to download any game you want now. Note: In case the error still appears after doing this, you can repeat the process a few more times until it will work. There’s no official explanation of why this method worked for so many users, but it’s probably because downloading a free-to-play game bypasses an application glitch of the beta version. Here are the steps you need to follow in order to do this: In case you have tried this method and it turns out to be unsuccessful, check the next possible fix below.
2. Change the UAC settings
The second method that you could try is to change the UAC settings. You need to go to the User Account Control Settings and turn the knob all the way up to allow all the settings. By doing this, you will be always notified when programs try to install software or make changes to your computer. This is what we need in this particular case since we need to make sure that we grant admin access to the EA Desktop app in order to bypass the error. But more than that, you will be able to download the game you want to play without encountering the ‘There Was a Slight Hiccup and We Could Not Finish Installing’ error. In case you don’t know how to change the User Account Control settings, here are the steps you need to follow: If you are still not able to download the game you want and the ‘There Was a Slight Hiccup and We Could Not Finish Installing’ error still occurs, check the last method below.
3. Clear the EA Desktop cache data
The last thing that you can try in order to fix this error is to clear the EA Desktop cache data. You can simply do this by going to the Help section inside your EA Desktop launcher and choosing the App Recovery option. This process will clear all the temporary files that the EA Desktop launcher has. Through these files, there might be some that are corrupted or harmed. By getting rid of the cache data you might be able to fix this issue, so it is worth trying since it has been confirmed by some players that have used it to repair their launcher. In case you don’t know how to clear the EA Desktop cache data, here are the steps you need to follow:
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