Apex Legends - How To Fix The Infinite Loading Screen When Launching On PC
If you are a fan of Apex Legends and have been experiencing the frustrating issue of an infinite loading screen when launching the game on your PC, you have come to the right place. This article will provide simple yet effective methods to fix this problem and get you back in the game as soon as possible. We have got you covered, from checking your internet connection to updating your graphics card driver.
End the Apex Legends launcher Processes
Close Apex Legends and the Origin Launcher and open up your Task Manager. In the Processes tab, make sure to end the Origin Process
Task Manager > Processes > End Task
Change the Apex Legends Compatibility Settings
Open up Steam, as some users need the Steam launcher running to bypass the infinite loading screen. Open up your File Explorer and navigate to the drive on which you save origin games on: Program Files > Origin Games > Apex right-click the r5apex.exe application and go to Properties. In the Compatibility tab, select run the program in compatibility mode for Windows 7 and select to run the game as an administrator
r5apex.exe Properties > Compatibility > Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 7
Change the Apex Legends Server Location
Launch Apex Legends, and instead of clicking on Continue, wait a minute until you see the Data Center button. Select to change the server and then click continue to get to the main menu. This will allow you to fix the infinite loading screen problem with Apex Legends on your PC.
Apex Legends > Data Centers
