Aero error returned

[ladlon]

Hi.  I've been running Affinity P and D fine for years(?), but all of a sudden, I am getting that dreaded Aero error.  I re-entered the 'no warning' command line thing, and re-set up  my Win7 display settings (using an Aero theme, but with several effects turned off)... but I still get the Aero error when I double click an Affinity file (...it runs fine, without the error, if I just launch Affinity itself).

What are the minimum Aero features I need activated in order to fulfil Affinity's Aero requirement?

Also, any idea why I would suddenly be getting this error, despite not changing anything?

[stokerg]

Hi ladlon,

It's more the Desktop Window Manager that we needed enabled and enabling an Aero theme also enables this.  If one of the effects you've disabled also disables that, that would cause this error to happen.  

[ladlon]

Hi.  Ya, that's why I'm asking what the bare minimum Aero effects are in order to fulfil Affinity's need to run.  I have an Aero theme, but like many other people, am turning off some of the extraneous effects, as they are an unnecessary strain on the system.  I do not know what settings utilize DWM, so that's why I'm asking here.