Autonomy keeps turning off in every new save

Every time I start a new game, the option “Disable autonomy for selected Sim” is automatically turned on.
Because of that, my Sims don’t do anything on their own, they just stand still.

I’ve already tried the following:
– Deleted the entire Electronic Arts/The Sims 4 folder to let the game recreate everything
– Repaired the game through the EA App
– Cleared cache and tested without any mods

The issue still happens even on completely fresh saves.

I’d like to know if there’s a configuration file that keeps forcing this setting, or if I need to reinstall the whole game to fix it.