Go to
C:\ProgramData\Affinity
Double click the Designer folder. It should give you the Admin prompt.
Cut/Copy the 1.0 Folder and paste it somewhere else temporarily.
return to the C:\ProgramData\Affinity and delete the Designer Folder.
Create a new folder then cut and paste the 1.0 folder into the new Designer folder.
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The issue arises when the designer license folder starts requiring admin privilege's. This is why Affinity designer will start in admin mode but not when launched normally. The reason why the permissions to the license folder changed is still a mystery to me. Deleting the folder and creating a new one fixes it because the new folder doesnt need admin access to enter it.
Also, the "\AppData\Roaming\Affinity\Designer\1.0\ProgramData" error message seems to be pointing to the wrong folder... just ignore it follow my steps...lol
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