After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! { {Unable to acquire ascii style name}

[Silas5C6D]

Hi all I did a fresh install of After Effects via Creative Cloud, and I am getting the startup error:

After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! {Unable to acquire ASCII-style name}

It was doing this before upgrading to the most recent version, and did it again even after an install. I click okay, and it still opens AE, but it's a very annoying way to start using the program. Any suggestions on how to fix?

[JohnColombo]

Hi @Silas5C6D,

Thank you for reporting this issue. Is this error blocking the launch of After Effects on your system?

The "ascii style name" error is sometimes asscociated with an installed typeface. Do you have any typefaces installed via Creative Cloud? It might be worth trying to unsync those typefaces and see if the error persists.

Thanks for any further information,

- John, After Effects Engineering Team