Happy New Year! You've tried so many things, I'm not sure if I'm repeating myself. Even if you tried these before, go ahead and try again:
1. Right-click the SimCity icon in Origin & check the box to disable Origin in-game.
2. Set your SimCity desktop icon to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode.
3. Set your Origin and SimCity icons to run as Administrator
4. If you Bit Defender installed, uninstall it.
5. Disconnect your computer from the Internet while the program is hung up. You should get a message about not reaching the Internet. Reconnect & retry.
1. Right-click the SimCity icon in Origin & check the box to disable Origin in-game.
2. Set your SimCity desktop icon to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode.
3. Set your Origin and SimCity icons to run as Administrator
4. If you Bit Defender installed, uninstall it.
5. Disconnect your computer from the Internet while the program is hung up. You should get a message about not reaching the Internet. Reconnect & retry.