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Re: Re: Sims 4 only runs in the background and won’t open! PLEASE HELP

@SecretDino  Please try creating a new admin Windows account and playing there.  Make it a local account, as in, don't tie it to your Microsoft account, and don't sync with any other services you normally use.  You'll be able to open the EA App and (try to) launch Sims 4 without reinstalling anything, but your saves and other user content won't be available.  That can be addressed later; for now, just let me know whether the game works at all.

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  • SecretDino's avatar
    SecretDino
    3 years ago

    It worked! I made an unconnected profile on my computer and The game launched no problem. I haven't played any yet, but it's running in the foreground and that's the important thing!
    I also remembered something: My problems started when I was trying to install mods for the first time since I started playing again. I was using Curse Forge. I downloaded a few mods (mccc, don't auto grab food, quality of life stuff) and then restarted the game to enable custom content. It was only when I changed the setting to allow use of custom content that I started having any issues at all. (Thanks for the help <3)

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @SecretDino  That's interesting.  If you enable mods and cc in the new account, but don't install anything, does the game work?  I'm guessing it will, but please test anyway.  Then download one mod or cc item, not from CurseForge but just from a creator's site, and see whether the game still works with that installed.  Make sure the item is confirmed compatible with patch 1.97.

  • SecretDino's avatar
    SecretDino
    3 years ago

    Turns out Mods and CC were still inabled, and I installed a small mod. Everything is still on the up and up in the 2nd account. Everything on there it working fantastically