[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...

crashing

guides

launching

Makiyah17

2 years ago

135dec40:3fbbecd0:00000064:0000000 is the error message I received when I launched my game.. any reasons why?

puzzlezaddict

Hero+

2 years ago

@Makiyah17 I take it you're seeing the initialization error at startup? If so, please try the suggestions in the first post of this thread:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/CURRENT-ISSUE-Sims-4-already-running/m-p/13276380

The error that thread covers is different, but the troubleshooting steps are the same for both.

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