Sims 3 black screen on load- windows 11
I downloaded the sims 3 off of Steam and Origin, but I've been running into the same issue that I have been trying to trouble shoot for the past 5 days. All the "solutions" I've found don't work. To ...
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@Pikafi27 Does this still happen if you set the game to fullscreen mode AND use the same in-game resolution as the resolution of your monitor? That helps in many cases.
If you still get a black screen, you can use Windowed Borderless Gaming, which is a free third-party tool, instead. It's worked well with Sims 3 for many years.
Whenever you get a black screen, you can hit crtl-alt-delete and try to bring up the Task Manager. If you can't see the Task Manager, choose Sign Out instead, and you'll be booted to the Windows sign-in screen, with all running applications closed down.
@puzzlezaddict still happens at same resolution, i guess i’ll try that tool.
in other news thanks for the other tip. i’ve been force restarting the computer each time i accidentally leave it at fullscreen. lol
in other news thanks for the other tip. i’ve been force restarting the computer each time i accidentally leave it at fullscreen. lol
