Has anyone installed windows 11 yet and does Sims4 run on it ?. I'm downloading it now and am just wondering if my game will be ok.

"QueenSaraphine;c-18013393" wrote:"Nh6650;d-995606" wrote:Has anyone installed windows 11 yet and does Sims4 run on it ?. I'm downloading it now and am just wondering if my game will be ok.Just a curious question, but why wouldn’t it run? An update doesn’t change your computers specs afaik. Certain software and OSs don't work together, is the the short and dirty answer. Much like @Lyssandri said. Yes, your hardware parts don't change, but for the same reasons new software can be fickle on old OSs, old software on new OSs aren't necessarily compatible.The Sims 4 will have to support continued compatibility with Windows 11, but since it is new they certainly will.

My game runs good too, and while I may not like some of the features in W11 my Sims work well with it.

"QueenSaraphine;c-18013393" wrote:"Nh6650;d-995606" wrote:Has anyone installed windows 11 yet and does Sims4 run on it ?. I'm downloading it now and am just wondering if my game will be ok.Just a curious question, but why wouldn’t it run? An update doesn’t change your computers specs afaik. No, it doesn't change the computer specs, but changes to an operating system can create conflicts - much like how when the game is patched, some mods won't run properly because something in the coding of the game changed how it interacts with the mod. Same with an OS - sometimes the OS coding will interact poorly with a game's coding and they just won't work together. Luckily, so far in my experience with Sims 4 and Win11, they're working together just fine, unless Win11 is what's causing the icons for my control menu bar (where you enter build mode, go to manage worlds, open the gallery, change which level of the building you're in you're looking at and so on.) The last two times we've gotten a patch, the icons have changed, First, only the gallery icon changed, but now they're pretty much all screwed up and it's hard to tell which function is where sometimes. Has anyone else encountered this? Could that be Win11 or is it something people who are still on Win10 are encountering? Or is this just something weird that's specific to me?

"Nh6650;d-995606" wrote:Has anyone installed windows 11 yet and does Sims4 run on it ?. I'm downloading it now and am just wondering if my game will be ok.Just a curious question, but why wouldn’t it run? An update doesn’t change your computers specs afaik.

I just don't like they removed the select move button from the toolbar. It came in handy when moving CC around. You shouldn't have a problem running sims.

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EA_Mako
Community Manager
4 months ago
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EmeryArtist
Newcomer
4 months ago
I know a few years ago I upgraded my laptop to Windows 11 but Sims 4 just refused to start. It was so frustrating and my boyfriend at the time had to fully downgrade my laptop back to Windows 10 just so I could still run the game. Its been a few years so maybe they've made it work but with Windows 10 support ending soon hopefully it works now with Windows 11. I'm still scared to upgrade tho lol.
Shamae03
4 years ago
Sims is running faster in Windows 11
kriselda_gray
4 years ago
"SnaveXs;c-18013731" wrote:
^ The gallery lightbulb icon is new and came in a recent patch. They changed it because some player's thought it was the picture tab.

OK, cool, that explains that one :). Right now, my "walls up/down" icon seems to randomly switch between a folder icon, the "manage households" icon from the "manage worlds" page, and a couple things I don't recognize. The other icons to the right of that one are also different than they were, but I don't recognize them from anywhere else, and they don't switch like the "walls" one does. It's kind of annoying.
simgirl1010
Hero
4 years ago
"Uaexep;c-18014549" wrote:
There's a Windows 11? Have I been in a coma? :open_mouth:

Apparently.
Marko0sh
New Vanguard
4 years ago
There's a Windows 11? Have I been in a coma? :open_mouth:
Lindsmd113
New Spectator
4 years ago
Somehow my graphics got much better with the upgrade. ??‍♀️
Bluebell23456
4 years ago
"QueenSaraphine;c-18013393" wrote:
"Nh6650;d-995606" wrote:
Has anyone installed windows 11 yet and does Sims4 run on it ?. I'm downloading it now and am just wondering if my game will be ok.

Just a curious question, but why wouldn’t it run? An update doesn’t change your computers specs afaik.

Certain software and OSs don't work together, is the the short and dirty answer. Much like @Lyssandri said. Yes, your hardware parts don't change, but for the same reasons new software can be fickle on old OSs, old software on new OSs aren't necessarily compatible.

The Sims 4 will have to support continued compatibility with Windows 11, but since it is new they certainly will.
nh6650
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Thank you for all your replies. I will install windows 11 then.
WaytoomanyUIDs
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
At present Windows 11 is little more than just a graphical refresh of Win 10. Further changes will come later but if something works under 10 it will work under 11.