Premier does not recognize the installed AF, and does not accept files from the AF

I'm now experiencing the "After Effects must be installed to import this file." issue. I first noticed it in a new project where I had created a Motion Graphics Template in AE and added it to the Essential Graphics Panel. When trying to use the template in Premiere, it couldn't recognize that AE was installed. Installed version of Premiere 14.2, AF version 17.1