Mumumw I think that deleting the Bin folder and repairing the game should have removed everything GShade-related... unless you added it back, in which case that's probably the issue. You already manually reinstalled DX9, that is if the installation process didn't throw an error, so that's less likely to be relevant.
Still, you can try a clean uninstall and reinstall of Sims 4 to be absolutely sure there's nothing left over.
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I would also try the other suggestions in the thread I linked, and check your antivirus for any recent actions involving Sims 4, the EA App, GShade, or anything else that could be related to the game.
Hi, it turns out I had a leftover GShade file in my bin. I’ve deleted it and now my game is able to run in DX9. Thank you for your help!
