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NightcallerZ2k18
Rising Novice
2 months ago

Sims 4 won't launch, tried everything

Heya! So I've only recently had this issue. Recently as in, I was playing The Sims 4 earlier this morning, and maybe for the last hour and a half, I haven't even been able to get the game to start up...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    2 months ago

    NightcallerZ2k18  Please uninstall Razer Synapse, which is crashing and can sometimes conflict with Sims 4.  If that doesn't help, uninstall any other Razer apps you have.

    Try again to launch the game, and if it still doesn't work, please look for new errors in the Reliability Monitor.  Hit Windows key-R and enter "perfmon /rel" without quotes, and you'll see a chart of errors and updates with a column for each day.  Today is on the right.

    Look for an error that happened at exactly the time of your most attempt to play.  If you find one, double-click it to see more details, then copy that info and paste it into a reply here.  If you don't see a new error, check back in an hour or so—the Reliability Monitor doesn't always update right away.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
2 months ago

NightcallerZ2k18  Have you tried restarting your computer?  A few players have reported they can't launch Sims 4 a second time in a row without a restart in between.

If that doesn't help, please provide a dxdiag.  Hit Windows key-R, enter dxdiag in the run box, wait for the scan to finish, click "Save all information," and save the file to your desktop.  From there, you can attach it to a reply using the paper clip (Attachment) icon included with the other formatting buttons.

emmilyannem  The above applies to you as well, but please also describe what you see when you try to play.  Let me know whether you've installed through the EA App or Steam as well.

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