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

@peaches2perfect  The exact way to do it depends on your antvirus, but all of them give you the option to exclude a certain folder from scans and/or mark a certain file as allowed.  This article contains a couple of examples, so you can get an idea:

https://crinrict.com/blog/2020/10/add-exceptions-to-anti-virus-programs.html

For further help, check the online documentation for whatever program you use.  Pretty much all of them have reasonably-simple instructions for this process.