Then one time I decided to press CTRL + ALT + DEL to open the task manager. Unwilling to give up, I accidentally figured out a solution.Įvery time I would exit the game to make the black box go away, I would right click my sidebar and open the task manager to force it to close. I searched everywhere for a solution, but since the game is so old, not many people play, so no one has talked about the issue. The funny part is that the game is actually running behind that box. Not only does it not go away while the game is running,īut it covers absolutely anything you try to do while the game is running.
Have you tried playing Sims Complete Collection in windowed mode on Windows 8.1? If so, you’ve probably had this issue that forced you back to playing full screen.