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DulceHoney
Seasoned Traveler
12 years ago
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SOLVED: The Brightness/Dimming Issue When Minimizing the Screen (No This Has Nada to do with Refresh Rate)

Hi all. Just wanted to share my solution to this common problem. When playing the Sims 3, my game would automatically dim after few seconds of starting. Although it was still playable, it was verrry ...
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  • RinaRinaXD's avatar
    RinaRinaXD
    11 years ago

    Okay, I will break it down Step by Step for you if you're still having issues. 

    Step 1: While in the game, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then click on task manager. 

    Step 2: Click on the small tab that says Processes and scroll down until you find the process "igfxpers"

    Step 3: Click on "igfxpers" and then click on the button that says "End process" (should be at the bottom of the little window)

    Step 4: Enjoy your game!

    Let me know if that helped at all.

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philipihesiulo
5 years ago

I experienced this issue in Fifa 21. I resolved it by deleting my user data in the game and creating a new one.

  • EA_Atic's avatar
    EA_Atic
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    5 years ago
    I'm closing this thread to stop it being necroed.

    If you have any issues with Sims 3 please make a new topic about the issues you are having and what kind of steps you have tried to solve it.

    /Atic

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