Will CS4 run on Windows 10?

[jay fresno]

Is Creative Suite 4 compatible with Windows 10?

[John T Smith · Accepted solution]

Probably not

An idea that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10... works for some, not for others

-RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window

-or Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395 to assign FULL Windows permissions may help... says Encore, but sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account)

NOTE - Win10 anniversary update version 1607 has caused MAJOR problems with old programs, so the above may not work

-Notice http://www.computerworld.com/article/3157369/windows-pcs/new-windows-10-build-is-a-monster-update.ht...

Owners of old programs simply have problems with Windows 10... none of which is Adobe's fault... Adobe did not change your old program to make it stop working... Microsoft changed their operating system and THAT is why your old program may not work, not because of anything Adobe did... Also... every time Microsoft issues a Win10 update, there is the risk that an old program that HAS been working after the initial Win10 upgrade will STOP working... bottom line, old programs require a matching old operating system

[defaulte34o78401kqy]

Will reinstalling my disk help

cs4

[kglad]

you can install cs4 (use compatibility mode), but you can't activate (and therefore use beyond the 30 day trial) on any one computer.

ie, you can use different computers and you can reformat a single computer's hard drive repeatedly to extend the 30 days, but that's the most you can do with cs2, cs3 and cs4.

[Abambo]

You can't activate your software anymore, as the activation servers were phased out due to unspecified issues. You may however try to install, but I would expect major problems related to incompatibilities. Please note that the initial question has been asked 2017. And even then, CS4 was outdated (CS4 is from 2008).