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January 24, 2026

After Effects keeps showing Crash Repair dialog and won’t launch (Windows 11)

  • January 24, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue where After Effects won’t launch properly.
Every time I open it, the Crash Repair dialog appears.

No matter which option I choose: Start in Safe Mode, Reset Preferences, Manage Plugins, or Continue, After Effects still fails to launch. When I try to launch After Effects, I can see it appear in Task Manager for about 5 seconds, then it disappears without fully opening.

I’ve already tried:

  • Running After Effects as Administrator

  • Uninstalling and reinstalling After Effects multiple times

  • Restarting my laptop

Unfortunately, none of these solved the problem.

I’m currently on Windows 11 (AMD laptop).

Has anyone experienced this before or knows what else I can try?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

Below is a video showing that I selected one of the Crash Repair options, but After Effects still fails to launch.