Origin Online Login Is Currently Unavailable: How To Fix

A number of solutions to this highly frustrating Origin error.

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Running into the “Origin online login is currently unavailable” error message can be a frustrating experience, especially if you just want to log in and play one of your favorite games with friends. To get Origin back in working order and you back to playing games on Origin, we’ve put together this handy guide to show you how to fix this online login issue.

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Origin is a popular digital distribution platform, with huge titles such as Battlefield featured, making it highly frustrating when it stops working. Luckily, there’s no reason to worry too much. This problem has been around long enough now that there are several quick fixes to the issue. We have brought all possible solutions to one place, in hope that you leave here with the Origin online login problem solved. Sit back and relax in your gaming chair and we’ll get right down to the source of the problem.

What we know about ‘Origin Online Login is current unavailable’

As mentioned, Origin is a huge online distribution platform, similar to Steam and Epic Games, with titles developed by Electronic Arts for PC and mobile. Unfortunately, with these clients sometimes we run into issues that are more often than not a server-side problem.

What can cause the “Origin online login is currently unavailable” error? Well, Origin servers could be down, the platform could be fixing bugs with a small update, we just don’t know most of the time. The issue can be caused by the time and date being incorrectly set on your PC, if Internet Explorer settings are improper, and if you are experiencing any at-home network issues too.

Time & Date set correctly – Online servers can sometimes require your PC settings to be correct. This is a rare occurrence but if you make sure that these are up to date, you may find yourself a quick solution.

IE Settings – Origin’s launcher can rely on Internet Explorer settings for some of its features. This means that if your internet browser settings are incorrect, there is a possibility of a knock-on effect with Origin. Try resetting them for another quick fix.

Home Network Issues –  Networking can be a bit of a minefield when it comes to finding a route case, however, you can try unblocking Origin from the Windows Firewall, resetting the hosts file, and clearing the Origin cache.

*Before continuing, please ensure you have tried closing down Origin completely. Right-click the Origin icon in your ‘system tray/notification area’ and select ‘Quit Origin’, then try opening the app again and logging in.*

Check the date and time on your PC

Sometimes the wrong date and time settings on your PC can be the cause for the ‘Origin online login is currently unavailable‘ issue.

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Control panel

Click in the Windows Search box and type ‘Control‘, then click ‘Control Panel‘

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Clock and Region

Click ‘Clock and Region‘ and then click on ‘Set the time and date‘ underneath ‘Date and Time‘

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Internet Time

Click the ‘Internet Time‘ tab and then click the ‘Change Settings‘ button

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Synchronize

In the Internet Time Settings check the ‘Synchronize with an Internet time server‘ box, then click ‘Update Now‘, and then click ‘OK‘

Now you can try to log back into Origin and check to see if the error has been fixed.

Clear Origin Cache

Clearing the cache can often help fix this error, so it is always worth trying.

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AppData

Exit Origin and all related processes by ending them in Task Manager. Now, press Win + E to open File Explorer and click ‘This PC‘

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Navigate To C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Origin

Now navigate to the following C:\ > Users\ > UserName\ > AppData\ > Roaming \ > Origin. Now, delete the ‘Origin‘ folder in ‘Roaming’

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Run

In your Windows search bar type ‘Run‘ and then type %ProgramData% into the box and hit ‘Enter‘ and then click ‘Origin‘ to open the folder. Now, delete all the files and folders except for ‘LocalContent‘.

Now you have cleared the Origin cache, try running the app again and see if you can log in.

Allow Origin through Windows Defender Firewall

Windows Firewall can sometimes interfere with a few apps on your desktop and may also stop Origins service from connecting, so it is worth trying this step.

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Control Panel

Type ‘Control Panel‘ into your Windows search bar and open it and then click ‘View by large Icons‘

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Firewall

Now find and click ‘Windows Defender Firewall‘ and then select ‘Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall‘

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Change Settings

Now you can restart your PC and try logging into Origin.

Final word

The Origin online login is currently unavailable error is a highly frustrated one but hopefully, this how-to-fix guide has helped you find a solution so you can get back into those games you love. Sometimes it could be an Origin issue, so check to see if their servers are down before deleting anything from your PC!