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5 years ago

Sims 4 stuck in windowed mode, impossible to apply changes to fullscreen option

Hi all, After a few months of having this issue I think I'm going insane. I have just uninstalled and reinstalled the game all fresh to solve another issue (which worked) and was hoping it woul...

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Bluebellflora

Hero+

5 years ago

@LeonorSabine

Launch the game and use the keyboard command to toggle between fullscreen and windowed - CTRL, CMD and F. What happens?

LeonorSabine
5 years ago
Hi,

I've tried this as well, but it either does nothing, or I get a "fake" full screen aka window resize, so I still encounter the same in game issues.
- Bluebellflora
  Hero+
  5 years ago
  @LeonorSabine
  
  Hmm, weird. Are you hooked up to an external display and the settings may be causing it to now function in proper full screen?
  - LeonorSabine
    5 years ago
    Yes very weird.
    
    No, I'm using my native laptop screen, nothing external.
    
    My concern is the fact that the options panel in game refuses to apply this change, even after a full reinstall of the game. It doesn't make sense.
- beachfossels
  New Scout
  2 years ago
  @LeonorSabine heavy on the "fake full screen" it's so annoying because your computer shuts off if you walk away. If it opens up as full screen like it's suppose to it doesn't do this!