[HELP]TS4.exe just runs in background , never starts.

I have this same problem, i have played +20Hrs of it before so i see no reason for it not to work but evertime i launch it now, according to task manager, it is a background application. I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times and have recently reinstalled Origin but that didn't help either.

Any Help is Greatly Appreciated

Could you post this info: 

1. Click on Start and then type the following into the search prompt at the bottom: perfmon /rel
2. Press Enter to proceed.
3. A window will open and in there you can click on the red circles with a white X.
4. After clicking the X, the info on the bottom will update. Choose the Sims 4 Critical Event one and right click on it and choose "View Technical Details"
5. Now on the next window, choose Copy to clipboard at the very bottom and post this into a reply to us here.

Sorry crin, but I really dont know what you mean, my OS is windows 8.1 btw, also thanks for replying to us... and i just realised that the Electronic Arts folder in Documents is empty, ive tried repairing game files but it didnt work.

On windows 8 you need to go to the tiled view and click on the magnifying icon 

Here's instructions with pics: http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/critical-events/

No readings came up on the window so i went into All Problem Reports and found this, only problem is it might not be the right one. This problem has been happening for a while now so it could be.

Here it is:

Source
The Sims™ 4

Summary
Stopped working

Date
‎07/‎09/‎2014 15:31

Status
Report sent

Description
Faulting Application Path:    C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4.exe

Problem signature
Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
Application Name:    TS4.exe
Application Version:    1.0.671.10
Application Timestamp:    54096859
Fault Module Name:    TS4.exe
Fault Module Version:    1.0.671.10
Fault Module Timestamp:    54096859
Exception Code:    c000001d
Exception Offset:    01a53a08
OS Version:    6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
Locale ID:    6153
Additional Information 1:    a72a
Additional Information 2:    a72a9c7e0337d2737dbb07493223bd05
Additional Information 3:    6c50
Additional Information 4:    6c5097de823a3e51b660ece130907599

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID:    8a3de26f558b880d4e8818485d92eb5c (73499344463)

Is that the newest one ? Seems that's from a while ago.

Did you try renaming the user folder: http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2014/09/resetting-the-game-to-factory-settings-without-reinstalling/

Thats the thing, my Electronic Arts folder is empty. I have tried reinstalling multiple times but it is still empty.

Did you try everything listed in the FAQ

Game doesn't start

The game never worked

• Start Origin and the game as administrator
• Use ccleaner to clean your registry.
• Delete the Origin cache files.
• Check your hardware, esp. chkdsk, to make sure your hard drive doesn't have any issues
• Make sure your antivirus software/firewall are not blocking the connection. It's not always enough to create an exception especially if the program has already blicked the game. Check your firewall/antivirus software's manaul on how to proceed. Comodo Firewall seems to be notorious for blocking. Add the following programs to your exception list: authorizationUI, TS4.exe, Origin.exe
• Start the game in windowed mode. If the game runs, lower all settings and put it back to full-screen mode.
• Eliminate issues with Origin
• Deactivate Origin ingame
• Reinstall Origin and the game and make sure they are on the same drive, preferably c:
• Repair the game through Origin
• Clean Boot your PC
• Play in offline mode
• Make sure that you don't have programs that have a known conflict with Origin
• Update your graphics drivers.
• VPNs can lead to potential conflicts with the game
• Make sure your computer fulfills the requirements of the game.
• Make sure your Windows is updated
• Make sure the game is updated (Right-click on the Game in Origin and choose Search for Updates).
• Network Troubleshooting:
  • How can I reset the Hosts file back to the default?
  • How to flush DNS Cache for Windows

The game suddenly doesn't start anymore

On top of the things above you can also try this

• Reset your user files
• Deactivate newly installed programs

ive posted this in a few threads now.  i truly hope it works.  I think I just got lucky. 

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/Info-Sims-4-Download-amp-Installation-amp-Startup-issues/td-p/3408549/page/30

I have tried all of the above and no luck, Im getting a new gaming desktop at christmas so hopefully that will fix it