- Click on Apply and then OK to save changes.
- Once done, make sure to launch the Battlefield 3 game & check whether the Waiting for Game to Exit error is appearing or not.
3. Log Out of your Origin Account and Log back in
If you’re still receiving the same waiting for the game to exit error then it may be caused due to the Origin account. Sometimes the account-related glitch or syncing issue can trigger such errors while trying to join online servers.
Therefore, simply log out of your existing Origin account from the launcher and try logging back into it. You’re done.
4. Check Your Antivirus Program
It’s also worth mentioning that your installed antivirus program may start preventing some of the game files or other application files unexpectedly due to some security reasons on your Windows OS. So, we’ll highly recommend you try checking the antivirus program that may cause trouble for you.
Whether you’re using the default Windows Defender Firewall or any third-party antivirus program, the process should be similar to turn it off. Make sure to temporarily turn it off and retry gaming in order to check whether the problem gets fixed or not.
For Windows Defender program users, the following steps should be done:
- Press Windows + I keys to open Windows Settings.
- Click on Update & Security > Go to the Windows Security tab.
- Click on Virus & threat protection > Go to Manage settings from the Virus & threat protection settings option.
- Once you’re inside the page, make sure to Turn Off the Real-time protection toggle.
- Finally, try running the Battlefield 3 game to check for the Waiting for Game to Exit error again.
Whereas if you’re a third-party antivirus program user then try turning the real-time protection off from the in-app settings menu.
5. Retry Joining the Server
Either you should retry joining the game server via the existing web browser or using a different browser whatsoever. To do so:
- Make sure to Start the Battlefield 3 game on your PC.
- Now, try joining a server > You should see Waiting for the game to exit message at the bottom.
- Click on the Server icon next to it multiple times as well as the Join Server button.
- Close your web browser and make sure to start Battlefield 3 game via Origin.
- Select the game server and click on the Join Server button.
- Enjoy!
Alternatively, you can click on the (X) close button directly to Rejoin the server.
6. Repair Battlefield 3 in Origin
These days it’s quite common for PC games to get corrupted or sometimes internal game files may get missing due to some unexpected reasons. Therefore, repairing the game files using the launcher is a useful method to fix multiple issues. To do so:
- Open the Origin client on your PC > Head over to the Game Library (My Games) menu.
- Select Show: Installed Games from the filter.
- Now, right-click on the Battlefield 3 title > Select Repair Game.
- Make sure to complete the process and try launching the game again to check the issue.
7. Try Another Browser
It’s also highly recommended to try another web browser on your computer and retry joining the game server again. Sometimes your previously cached web browser data or cookies can cause several issues with the gaming performance or joining to the server online.
If in case, you’re using a Chrome Browser, try checking the same issue using the Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge browser respectively.
8. Clear Cache and Cookies of Browser
If none of the methods worked for you, try clearing the browser cache & cookies respectively. This method will simply wipe out all the possible temporary glitch or cache data issues from the browser to freshly start collecting the cache or cookies.
Note: Here we’re assuming that you’re using the Google Chrome browser (by default).
- Launch the Google Chrome browser on your PC.
- Click on the Menu (three vertical dots icon) from the upper right side.
- Next, head over to the More tools option to expand the drop-down list.
- Click on Clear browsing data > From the Basic tab, select the Time range according to your preference.
- Make sure to click on the Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, Cached images and files checkbox to select them.
- Finally, click on Clear data.
- Once done all, reboot your Chrome browser and try running the Battlefield 3 game again to check the Waiting for Game to Exit error.
However, if you’re using the Mozilla Firefox browser on your computer then try clearing the cache data from the Options menu.
9. Disable Login Verification
Disabling the login verification in the Origin launcher may resolve the ‘Waiting for the game to exit’ error in the Battlefield 3 game. To do this:
- Launch the Origin client on your PC > Go to My Account.
- Go to the Security tab > Click on the Turn On button from Login Verification.
- Finally, save changes & fix the problem.
10. Disable Origin In-Game Overlay
Sometimes disabling the Origin in-game overlay application settings can fix several issues. To do that:
- Open the Origin client on your PC > Make sure you’re already logged into your existing account.
- Then click on the Origin tab > Go to Application Settings.
- Head over to the Origin In-Game tab > Turn Off the Enable Origin In-Game toggle.
- Once done, ensure to retry joining the Battlefield 3 game server online.
We assume this method should help you to fix the Battlefield 3 Waiting for Game to Exit error completely.
That’s it, guys. For further queries, you can comment below.
