Cant download from "Purchase History": possibly a win10 issue

@FlyingSnerzFM  When you download from the store  you need to use the launcher. Open control panel - click default programs - click associate a file type or protocol with a program - click choose default apps by file type - look for .Sims3Pack. If it entry for .Sims3Pack in not Sims3Launcher change it to Sims3Launcher. When you download a .Sims3Pack you need to open the launcher so the file will download to the download tab of the launcher.

i appreciate any attempt to help but please, at least read my post - i specifically said that i did not find any file types related to sims because i already tried assinging the launcher as default app manually

@FlyingSnerzFM  You won't "find" any .Sims3Packs files. When you click download the server attempts to download the .Sim3Pack file. The operating system sees the .Sims3Pack file and opens the launcher and downloads the file to the download tab of the launcher. Some user have changed the default app to use and this usually causes the download to fail. If you are sure you have set the default app set correctly then your firewall may not be allowing the download or the server is down. That's the way it's supposed to work

hmm... the only thing i got before was 4 other DLCs which i got via origin and activatet in the launcher and i got a custom world through the exchange. i did 100% not change anything for default settings before - firewall shouldnt be the cause either, i really have no clue what to do about this; prior to windows 10 you could manually select the app to use to open a certain file...

@FlyingSnerzFM You can still set the default app to use in Windows 10. Use Cortana and search for control panel. That will bring you to the control panel window and click default programs. You have to navigate some Windows 10 options but eventually you get to a screen to be able to select/change the default app. A couple of times of quick clicking I selected the wrong app and had to manually reset the file type to the launcher. The TCP/IP stack has all ports blocked by the firewall and each port needs to be allowed usually by the program installer. When you allow data through the firewall for the most part what you are allowing (opening) the tcp port the data is using - example tcp port 80 is for http packets. The tcp/ip stack is very complicated and Windows gui allows the app's name (or function) rather then the port that is being used. This is easier for casual Windows users to understand. This is a very simple explanation and casual Windows users should avoid changing these settings unless you are sure of what you are doing. With firewalls coming to consumer routers you may have to check that firewall also. As enterprise technology continues to trickle down to consumer level products setup becomes more complicated and initially very technical until the engineers figure out how to explain settings through the gui. You may not have changed anything but rarely (it does happen) things get changed by many different reasons (example Windows update, you download or install some utility and the  installer reassigns the tcp port, etc). Another possibility is do you have enough free space on the system device to download the file? When you download a file the file gets downloaded to a temp file until the download is complete. Then the file is copied (not moved) to the intended destination. Therefore you need double the file size free to complete a typical download. The temp file may or may not get deleted which will consume free space. The Windows operating system bloats - it is what it does. Again this is an overly simple explanation. Just thought I'd explain just how complicated a simple a file download can get. Usually it is something simple - click something too fast or too little free space on the system device but if you don't understand the whole process you may be troubleshooting the wrong issue.  hth

dont worry, i work in IT field, and my drive space is fine - as i said, i checked the default apps in control panel already, if you are talking about "standard app (by file type)", theres nothing related to sims there - in "standard settings per app", the launcher doesnt show up and in "standard app (by protocol)" i cant find anything aswell.

(note that all of those quotes are translated literally from german win10, i assume its comprehensible still)

enabling the port on my router is an idea, i didnt know that this could affect the win10 app select behavior - ill try that out. what ports are being used by the launcher downloads? only tcp80?

@FlyingSnerzFM not sure about the port as I never had to check it. I think your looking in the wrong place for file TYPE though.

open control panel

click default progams

click associate a file type or protocol with a program

a Windows 10 window opens

choose default apps by file type (not protocol as I think that's what your did)

scroll down until you see .Sims3Pack

on the right it should say Sims3Launcher - if not

click on the right and set to Sims3Launcher

it said look like .Sims3Pack                      Sims3Launcher

mate, i specifically said that i searched in all 3 default app categories - the entry in "choose by file type" for .Sims3Pack simply doesnt exists.

EDIT: i managed to add launcher as default app for .sims3pack - that changed nothing, downloading from the site still prompts me for an app to open "sims3.", i guess its just a windows10 thing.

Did you try downloading with a different browser?

holy *, i didnt think it might be browser sided since the download STARTED - but i was able to select an app to use the download link with in firefox! well, that was embarassingly simple. thanks for hint