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puzzlezaddict
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4 months ago

[CURRENT ISSUE] Sims 4 Unable to Start, Initialization Error

Overview This error is almost always related to permissions: the game cannot access or create the Sims 4 folder in Documents > Electronic Arts.  This, in turn, is typically due to an overprote...
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AbC2663a9967752
3 years ago

I tried that still giving me the same error and I tried turning off my avant antivirus protection it still keeps popping up every time that I open sims.

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puzzlezaddict
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3 years ago

@AbC2663a9967752  Try playing in a new admin Windows account.  Make it local, as in, don't link it with your Microsoft account.  You should be able to (try to) launch Sims 4 without reinstalling anything.  Let me know how it goes.

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