Sims 4 flashes black and white then crashes
Good morning! This is an issue I started facing a day or two ago, and, despite all attempts, it keeps happening. When I start up the Sims 4, my screen goes white as if it's loading, but then i...
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Wombat_Justice Don't worry about the late reply, it happens.
The initialization error is typically antivirus-related, but since you're not always seeing it, let's put that aside for now. Instead, try one of these workarounds:
HP gaming laptops often show a white screen at startup, and there are a few workarounds for this particular issue:
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- Disable the Intel iGPU
- Put the laptop in night mode before trying to play
None of these works for everyone, but something almost always does, so keep trying the workarounds until you find one that lets you play. You can try them in any order.
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