@NeoFelis22Yes, have done exactly the same things but not the last one. I use only one account on my PC and the game on windowed mode. I'm sure windows update may be preventing the gallery from connecting.... I tried repairing the game too (actually trying).
I have no mods.
EDIT 1: Origin and TS4 are on my blocked list, I use Avast.
EDIT 2: Have repaired the game, still same thing
Someone suggested I delete my Origin cache to see if that helped. I did that, but there's no change.
I usually use the No Intro and More Columns mods, but I removed the Mods folder and deleted the localthumbcache.package per instructions that I found online last night, then ran the game (that regenerates the folder and all files except for the mods themselves, which I've left out.) No change.
I use Avast's free version, and both Origin and The Sims 4 are allowed within. I made sure it was the same with Windows Firewall.
