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    Sims 3 and Windows 11

    PHOEBESMOM601PHOEBESMOM601 Posts: 14,595 Member
    in The Sims 3 Help & Technical Discussion
    I'm back after some very hectic years and I need to find out if there are issues with TS3 and Windows 11. One problem that is bothering me the most is that even though I bought every world I can only get a few to download. Any help on this?
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      alanmichael1alanmichael1 Posts: 5,405 Member
      Windows 11 is no problem for TS3. But the game is unplayable if you have a 12th gen Intel processor or higher.
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      Jaline33Jaline33 Posts: 1,168 Member
      edited April 18
      @alanmichael1 @PHOEBESMOM601 There is a work-around for this. TS3 does not like all the cores, so these are the steps to follow:

      - Open TS3 Launcher; Do Not Press Play
      - Open Task Manager (right click on Task Bar OR ctrl-alt/delete to open
      - Click "Details" - TS3 Launcher will be near the top of the list
      - Right-click on Sims3Launcher and press "Set Affinity"
      - Disable *all* cores and then select only one and press "Okay"
      - Press "Play" on Launcher
      - While it is loading, open Task Manager again and right-click on TS3.exe
      - Click on "Set Affinity"
      - Select *All* cores and press Okay
      - When the next window pops up, press Okay and close the Task Manager
      - The game will now finish downloading and play just fine.

      (Edited to include Phoebesmom)
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