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Steps:
1. I download the file from the official site: affinity-photo-2.0.0
2. install
3. the program does not start.

It's fresh install.
PC, Windows 10.

Events logs:

Aplikacja: Photo.exe
Wersja architektury: v4.0.30319
Opis: proces został przerwany z powodu nieobsłużonego wyjątku.
Informacje o wyjątku: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
   w System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32, System.String)
   w System.IO.FileStream.Init(System.String, System.IO.FileMode, System.IO.FileAccess, Int32, Boolean, System.IO.FileShare, Int32, System.IO.FileOptions, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, System.String, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean)
   w System.IO.FileStream..ctor(System.String, System.IO.FileMode, System.IO.FileAccess, System.IO.FileShare, Int32)
   w System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetStream(System.Uri, System.Net.ICredentials, System.Net.IWebProxy, System.Net.Cache.RequestCachePolicy)
   w System.Xml.XmlUrlResolver.GetEntity(System.Uri, System.String, System.Type)
   w System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.FinishInitUriString()
   w System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings.CreateReader(System.String, System.Xml.XmlParserContext)
   w Serif.Affinity.Settings.SettingsService.Load(System.Type)
   w Serif.Affinity.Settings.SettingsService.Load(Boolean)
   w Serif.Affinity.Application..ctor()
   w Photo.Application.Main(System.String[])

 

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I don't know here, but the not even starting issue seems often to be related to Open CL. We've been talking about OpenCL issues. You might get it solved by doing this (I just answered a French comment using another way, but try first the official one I'm posting below) :

 

 

AD, AP and APub V2.5.x. Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
 

 

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You tried my trick and the xml file saved, taking your change? (you opened the file again and now it said "False" )

As if so, that folder at least have writing permissions for you. 

Anyway, surely is totally unrelated to that. 

AD, AP and APub V2.5.x. Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
 

 

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1 minute ago, RichardMH said:

Maybe check your antivirus hasn't quarantined it. That has happened to me with other programs.

Nope. It's clear. I add this paths to exlude:
WindowsApps
 %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
%USERPROFILE%\.affinity\

BTW if antivirus is turn off can't quarantined🤔

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Files/Folders has set owner to me.

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Well, I meant really if you moved to another unit after the install (it's possible from Windows Settings/Applications, clicking on the Affinity v2 app, clicking on Move. But surely not relevant).

Affinity apps work for me in two different computers, but who knows which factors are concurring there...

AD, AP and APub V2.5.x. Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
 

 

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You seem to be a very advanced user (this why I am not asking if you have windows up to date, the graphic driver, etc), but I often don't check the obvious... Maybe there's some  process already loaded in memory (the Photo executable) from a failed execution from before? (I don't know if Photo does (or can, even) this, many apps do) You would see even several ghost instances in the windows task manager.  If that the case it won't ever let the app load until you kill every and all the instances (in task manager). This has happened to me sometimes with other apps (non Serif's). And sometimes, something else (problem in memory, conflict, bad driver, etc) is forcing the executables to run like in that hidden, ghost mode. I mean checking this in task manager (also to check how is performance there, to see if something is a top bottleneck, like gpu, cpu, memory or sth. That'd be rare, but once there, doesn't hurt to look).

AD, AP and APub V2.5.x. Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
 

 

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11 minutes ago, RichardMH said:

Depends when you turn it off. With me it already moved the file. 

You mean that the antivirus acted  before, already moved a file from the app to quarantine, so, it does no matter if  the shield is down when executing Photo. is it?

AD, AP and APub V2.5.x. Windows 10 and Windows 11. 
 

 

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