Smart Guides Not Showing

Hi,
Smart Guides are not showing when I use Adobe Illustrator CC.
There were several posts in this forum that suggest turning of "snap to grid" and double checking the preferences that smart guides are on. I've done both and provided screenshots.
Smart Guides is very important feature to me. I need it urgently back on.
Thanks

amarzum,
It could be a preference corruption.
You may try to:
1) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
or:
2) Move the folder Other options (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible).

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