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@JSpaxcz Laptop hardware can be overclocked just like desktop hardware can, but sometimes that requires running an app to do the work rather than changing BIOS settings. (As I mentioned, a laptop BIOS often has only very limited options.) So the question is whether your laptop's hardware is running faster than its components' standard speeds, and if so, how to revert to standard.
What I would suggest is killing ArmouryCrate in the Task Manager and trying again to play. Make sure ArmouryCrate doesn't start up again on its own.
If it does, or this doesn't help, please try playing in a clean boot:
The one service to leave enabled is the EABackgroundService, which the EA App needs in order to run. Disable the rest as described.
When you reboot your computer, go through the Task Manager's background processes list shutting down any service that doesn't absolutely need to be running, for example ArmouryCrate or MSI Afterburner or similar might still be enabled. If you accidentally kill a critical process and it doesn't restart on its own, just reboot your computer again. And if you kill a process and it restarts anyway, let me know.
Don't open anything other than Sims 4 and the EA App while testing, not even a browser window.
I'll try what you suggest, I'm not technically the type, but I'll try. It won't delete anything from my laptop, will it? I wanted to say that yesterday and today, after many crashes, I got into the game and played for incredible hours, 🙂 ...,but I noticed a bug that prevented the Sim from sleeping, even if the Sim was happy, and the mark of sleep was in red or yellow colour, Sim always lay down and got up again within 5 seconds, I know it's not related to the topic, but maybe it has something to do with the crashing game?
- puzzlezaddict1 year agoHero+
@JSpaxcz The clean boot disables all non-Microsoft services (except for a few that insist on staying active). It doesn't delete anything. Undoing its effects is as simple as completing the same process but in reverse: reenabling the services rather than disabling them. And ending a process in the Task Manager is simply forcing it to close, nothing more.
Having said that, if the game isn't currently crashing, there's no point in doing the clean boot, since it wouldn't be an informative test.
The issue with the bed is probably not related to the crashing. Still, try moving the bed elsewhere, or replacing it entirely. Please also test without any mods present.
- 1 year agoUnfortunately, I can't set it up as you suggested. In that manual, it is different than in my PC and there is also a language problem. I'm afraid I'll damage it rather than repair it
- puzzlezaddict1 year agoHero+
@JSpaxcz Edit the URL for the clean boot guide to change its language. Instead of en-us , write whatever language and country you're using. Or choose a different language in the lower-left corner of the page, where it currently says English (United States). You'll also notice that the guide has sections for Windows 11, 10, and 8.1.
As far as damaging your computer goes, you're not deleting anything, you're simply disabling some services, temporarily. As long as you don't disable a Microsoft service, and checking the box to hide all MS services protects you from accidentally doing so, your computer should work okay if not ideally. And then you can reenable any service you want or need to keep active.