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.
