Origin’s auto-updater can trigger a second instance before the first has fully terminated, leading to a race condition.
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If Origin previously crashed, it may leave a lock file (e.g., Origin.lock in the local AppData folder). The new launch sees that file and assumes an instance is already running. Origin’s auto-updater can trigger a second instance before