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August 25, 2026
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White screen when I try to install Adobe Creative Cloud/any adobe app

white screen pops up when i try to install any adobe app/adobe creative cloud. already tried to go into internet options and enable internet zone options/set it to medium and restart, nothing works

    ShivangiGupta
    ShivangiGuptaCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    October 21, 2026

    I see!
    Please feel free to contact our support team here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen

    They'll be able to provide you the best possible solution.

     

    ^Shivangi

    ^Shivangi

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    Participant
    October 21, 2026

    installing WebView2 runtime and deleting contents of %TEMP% folder on windows helped me. Thanks to claude ai for recommending these fixes

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    bimcaptured
    Participant
    September 3, 2026

    Did anyone fixet???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 4, 2026

    ​@glamorous_visionarycf41 

     

    yes.

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 26, 2026

    clean your computer of cc files per http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html 

     

    restart your computer (don't skip this)

     

    download the cc desktop app by using the links at the both of this page, https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/download-install-apps/creative-cloud-apps/download-creative-cloud-desktop-app-from-web.html 

     

    install the cc desktop app using an administrator account (solution 4 here, https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/creative-cloud-missing-damaged.html)

     

    use the desktop app to install your cc programs/trials

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    Participant
    October 19, 2026

    Hi, 

    So this didn’t work for my case. I’ve tried every other approach and tried them all multiple times. First time install on a fresh windows, keep getting met with this (which i assume is the same issue). So stuck for options… any more help is appreciated 

     

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    AkanshaAshra
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 19, 2026

    Hi ​@sincere_society08bc 

    Thanks for sharing the screenshot. We can see that Creative Cloud opens, but the window stays completely blank.

    Since you’ve already tried the previous suggestions several times, we’d recommend a clean reinstall using the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool, followed by a Windows restart and a fresh installation of Creative Cloud.

    Let us know if Creative Cloud still opens to the same blank screen afterward.
    ^Akansha

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    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 25, 2026

    That MAY be a video driver problem

    Do not count on Windows to be fully up to date when it comes to device drivers
    Go to the vendor site to be sure you have an updated driver for your graphic adapter
    There have also been reports in the past that the latest driver is not the best driver
    .
    Also check (copied link) https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

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    https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/gpu-and-gpu-driver-requirements-for-premiere-pro.html

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    nVidia Driver Downloads https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

    -for all Adobe programs use the STUDIO driver, not the GAMING driver
    -To achieve the highest level of reliability, Studio Drivers undergo extensive
    -testing against multi-app creator workflows and multiple revisions of the top
    -creative applications from Adobe to Autodesk and beyond
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    If you have a laptop you MAY also need to check for a laptop specific nVidia driver
    -SOME laptops require an approved driver from the laptop company, not nVidia
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    AMD/ATI Driver https://www.amd.com/en/support

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    Intel https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/211969/Intel-HD-Graphics-Family

    https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/free-edition-working-with-the-intel-driver-support-assistant/

     

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 25, 2026

    Try resetting the CC App.

    To reset the Creative Cloud desktop app, make sure it's in the foreground, then press:

    Win: Ctrl + Alt + R

    Mac: Cmd + Opt + R

    If that doesn't work, try uninstalling and reinstalling the CC App:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/manage-apps/creative-cloud-desktop-app/uninstall-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html

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