cheat console dont work in windowed mode

ive also been having this issue for a very long time.

im on desktop gaming pc i built last year in August, ive only just came across this thread which is why i am replying as clearly it isnt just that AngelDream2007's issue.

Edit: ive just tried cnrl+shift+winkey+c and it came up which is weird. why is it like this?

It normally comes up in Fullscreen mode normally but never windowed.

i can not use Fullscreen as i have -w as a command in "game properties" because there's an issue with thesims4 not recognizing my gpu. (amd 5700xt).