Publisher 2.3 Crashes at open on Windows

[HoratioVWS]

I'm running Windows 11 Home. Publisher 2.3 will open to the recent documents window and immediately close. I haven't been able to open it in a few weeks and I've got a pretty important project due. Any help is appreciated.

[NathanC]

Welcome to the forums @HoratioVWS,

I'd initially suggest doing a basic reset of the app along with disabling Hardware acceleration by following the below:

1. Close all Affinity apps
2. Hold down CTRL and launch Publisher 2 while still holding CTRL
3. A 'Clear user data' menu will prompt with three boxes ticked, in addition tick 'Disable Hardware Acceleration'
4. Press 'Clear' and the app will now launch

If it still crashes could you provide us with any recent crash report files generated from the app? The FAQ below details how to find these.

Many thanks