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rj_styx
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August 30, 2024
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Digital Editions 4.5 will not open

  • August 30, 2024
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I've seen a few older threads on this, but none of those solutions are working for me so I figured I'd post. My Adobe Digital Editions (4.5) will no longer open on my work laptop running (Windows 10 Pro).

 

Solutions I've tried from other threads:

-Uninstalling/reinstalling 

-Running as administrator

-Renaming the My Digital Editions Folder

-Deleting the My Digital Editions Folder

-Installing the program to Program Files instead of Program Files (x86)

-Renaming/creating a new folder within Program Files to install to

-Downloading an older edition (I could not find a non-sketchy link to 3.0, but I found a 4.0 and had no better luck with it)

 

When I click the icon, it literally does nothing. Not even an error or opening a blank screen. It does not show that the program is running (I'd seen some people suggest their problem was that the app was open but running in a disconnected second monitor screen. I've never connected this laptop to a second monitor, but task manager doesn't show it open anyway so I don't think it could be that.) 

 

Any other ideas?? I'm kind of desperate. I need to use this program for work. It's worked fine for years, and I didn't even recently install an update or anything! I have no idea what changed.

    Correct answer christine_7899

    Hi there, I have been having the same issue. Has worked fine for years, nothing changed on my device then all of a sudden it wont launch properly. I could open it, and the icon would show on my task bar, if I hovered over it I could see it, but it wouldnt open to full screen where I could actually use it. I am on Windows 11, but have been on windows 11 for a couple of years and havent had any issues. 

     

    Anyways.....this morning I FINALLY got it working to upload my new book to my kobo. I uninstalled everything relating to Adobe Digital Editions on my computer, then I plugged in a USB drive and downloaded it again, choosing the D drive of my USB as the location instead of the C drive on my computer. It finally opened and I could get my book on my kobo. Im hoping Adobe finds a fix to this soon cause using a USB drive isnt exactly the best user experience.

     

    Anyways, maybe give that a try, hopefully it works!

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    christine_7899Correct answer
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    September 16, 2024

    Hi there, I have been having the same issue. Has worked fine for years, nothing changed on my device then all of a sudden it wont launch properly. I could open it, and the icon would show on my task bar, if I hovered over it I could see it, but it wouldnt open to full screen where I could actually use it. I am on Windows 11, but have been on windows 11 for a couple of years and havent had any issues. 

     

    Anyways.....this morning I FINALLY got it working to upload my new book to my kobo. I uninstalled everything relating to Adobe Digital Editions on my computer, then I plugged in a USB drive and downloaded it again, choosing the D drive of my USB as the location instead of the C drive on my computer. It finally opened and I could get my book on my kobo. Im hoping Adobe finds a fix to this soon cause using a USB drive isnt exactly the best user experience.

     

    Anyways, maybe give that a try, hopefully it works!

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      B_G9552
      Participant
      February 8, 2025

      I've tried 10 different things and actually changing the folder location for the installation is the only thing that solved the issue . Once I tried another folder, it opened after installation, thanks for the idea!!!1

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        Levi26570578uo8c
        Participant
        March 1, 2025

        Hi there! Yes, it works for me too now after installing it in a different folder (Using Windows 11). Thank you for your help.

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