Did you get rid of every file from the mods, and launch the game through steam?
Yeppers.. tried all these suggestions. Only thing I an do is uninstall and reinstall which is NOT what I want to do since I have a very limited internet connection through my phone only where I live.
It has to be one file that is doing this... but which one is the question...
If the DEVS would pay attention and answer questions problems like this could be fixed easily I am sure.
Just another reason why like many others I am seriously re-thinking my continued future support of Bethesda titles.... no matter how much I enjoy the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series.
This is why I support the X (X2, X3, X3 Terrain Conlict etc) series games and Sword of Stars series. They get involved with the users daily.