Sims 3 freezes and shuts down

How do I un - freeze it? Zombies Plants vs. Zombies 2 Plants vs. Zombies Heroes Other Plants vs. April So, I was recently about an hour ago playing The Sims 3 University Life when all of a sudden my game just froze. Me too. Message 1 of 8 77, Views. Reply 0. December I've had this happen to even after doing a ton of stuff but sadly the only way is to shut it down.

Message 2 of 8 76, Views. Reply 1. August - last edited August Omg me too! And it all started after i got the same game from origin.

Message 3 of 8 76, Views. August Did you try restarting the game? Please read these first for already reported issues: Compiled list of reported Issues Been asked for a save? Here's instructions: How to provide your save game Post 7. Message 4 of 8 76, Views. August This happen to me all the time! Usually it's because your computer is heating up to much so sims crashes. What I do is shut down my computer and start it up a few minutes later sometimes hours depending on the extremity of the heat!

Usually my sims are still there, but I get a notification sometimes saying "sims 3 has stopped working" and my laptop shuts sims down, destroying all my work!

In this case, you should check your game settings and here is some advice. If you have installed any new mods recently, you should remove them and check if the problem disappears.

Some players have fixed the issue with this solution, and you can also have a try. There are some built-in tools in Microsoft Windows which can help you find and fix common computer problems. If you want to stop Sims 3 game from crashing, you can run the Program Compatibility troubleshooter.

Then click Troubleshooting from the list. Step 4 : In the following window, click Program Compatibility Troubleshooter. Step 5 : In the pop-up window, click Advanced option and make sure Apply repairs automatically is checked. Then click Next and Windows will search programs automatically. You should wait for a while. Step 6 : Select your game from the listed programs in the searching results and click Next. Then follow the instruction on screen to finish the process.

After finishing the troubleshooting, you should restart the computer and open Sims 3 to check if the problem is solved. Cannot open Control Panel in Windows 10? This post aims to provide 7 simple ways to fix Control Panel not opening. Another reason for the issue that Sims 3 keeps crashing on Windows 10 is the corrupted or outdated graphics card driver.

So, to solve the problem, you should try updating your graphics card driver. Then input devmgmt. Step 3 : Right-click your graphics card and select Update driver. Step 4 : In the pop-up window, click Search automatically for updated driver software.

Then Windows will search the latest driver for your graphics card from your computer and the Internet. If there is any detected driver, Windows will install it automatically. You just need to wait patiently. If the problem still exists after updating your graphics card driver, you need to consider updating DirectX.

To check your DirectX version and feature levels, you can:. Step 1 : Open Run window. To check feature levels, you need to switch to Display tab. If your DirectX is not the latest version, you should update it. I play The Sims 3 on my laptop and it's a Windows 8 but my game keeps crashing and shutting down and it's happening everytime I play and I can't take it anymore I just need some answers please as to why it's saying that when I run the program compatibility app it tells me that my games aren't compatible and neither is Origin.

I just want to know how can I make this compatible because I just want to play my game in peace without it closing down on me without me saving my game please and thank you. Do you get any error message?

If yes, what is the complete and exact error message? The game is shown as compatible with Windows 8. Follow these methods to resolve the issue:. Try to play the game in clean boot mode to check if any third party application is causing the issue, as clean boot helps in eliminating software conflicts.

Put a check mark on Run this program in compatibility mode for. Put a check mark on Run this program as an administrator under Privilege Level. I would also suggest you to uninstall and re-install the game and check if it helps:. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.