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Legend
Jul 29, 2022 3:11 PM UTC
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Install Animate 2018 in Windows 11

A coworker of mine is attempting to install Animate 2018 on Windows 11, but keeps getting the error message "Update required. Your browser or operating system is no longer supported."

 

Anyone here encountered this and managed to fix it?

 

And yes, it has to be Animate 2018. The version of CreateJS used by the current version of Animate is incompatible with our libraries.

kglad
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Community Expert
Jul 21, 2026 1:34 PM UTC

the has already been resolved: install a compatible visuall c++ version (eg, 2013).

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Participant
Jul 21, 2026 10:38 AM UTC

Animate CC 2018 isn't officially supported on Windows 11, and the error is usually caused by outdated Adobe activation/sign-in components. If possible, install it through the latest Creative Cloud app, or use a Windows 10 machine/VM for the most reliable setup.

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kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Jul 21, 2026 1:34 PM UTC

the has already been resolved: install a compatible visuall c++ version (eg, 2013).

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Inspiring
Jun 15, 2025 10:08 PM UTC

how did you even get animate 2018

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kglad
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Jun 15, 2025 11:12 PM UTC

ask adobe on social media.

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Participant
Mar 17, 2024 4:37 PM UTC

can it open animate 2018 in windows 11

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kglad
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Mar 17, 2024 4:43 PM UTC

can what open animate 2018 in win 11?

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Participant
Mar 20, 2024 6:21 PM UTC

Same troubles. Compatibility changes nor IE11 fixes did not work. 

Anyone have animate 18 working on Win 11?

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JoãoCésar17023019
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Jul 29, 2022 8:50 PM UTC

Hi.

 

I wonder if compatibility mode would work.

 

Anyway, thanks for sharing the solution, Clay.

 

Regards,

JC

 

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ClayUUIDAuthor
Legend
Jul 29, 2022 10:53 PM UTC

No need to wonder, it doesn't work.

 

It's not a compatibility issue, it's a missing software components issue.

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ClayUUIDAuthor
Legend
Jul 29, 2022 7:50 PM UTC

Well, after most of a day of trying a whole lot of things, I think we've managed to figure it out.

 

First, install IE11. For some idiotic reason Adobe wrote the Animate installer to require IE11, which doesn't exist anymore as far as Microsoft's concerned.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41628

 

Then install the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2013 (64-bit)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

 

Finally, run the Animate 2018 installer. Should work now!

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Participant
Jul 16, 2026 3:58 AM UTC

Do I have to put it in a specific folder?

 

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kglad
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Jul 16, 2026 2:04 PM UTC