Elements 15 does not run after Windows 10 May 2018 update

Some steps that you can follow

Open C:\ProgramData in File Explorer; it's a concealed organizer, so simply glue that way into the location bar.

Make another organizer and name it Adobe.

Make another envelope inside Adobe and name it Elements Organizer.

Make another envelope inside Elements Organizer and name it 15.0

When you're set, the envelope way will be C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\15.0. Presently, simply run Adobe Photoshop Elements 15. It will dispatch typically and will work.

The instructions given by the staff on this thread work, but it's a little nervewracking if you're not overly computer savvy like me. Luckily, I was able to FaceTime a friend who made me feel more confident by walking me through the process.

If I may be blunt, I think it's crap that some sort of patch hasn't been issued to fix this problem. There's no reason why we should have to do this.

My comp is only offering  current user. Its doesnt have software/adobe/f in the options. Just current user. I had mine cleaned completely out yesterday and reinstalled the program and am still receiving the same error message.

Hi,

Apologize for inconvenience.

Please follow the below steps to take care of the issue:

• Close Photoshop Elements program if open.
• Press the Windows and "r" key simultaneously to bring up the run window.
• Type regedit and press enter.
• Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Photoshop\14.0
• Right click on 14.0 and create a new DWORD.
• Rename the DWORD value to "OverridePhysicalMemoryMB".
• Right click on it and select modify.
• Change the base value from "hexadecimal" to "decimal".
• Change the value data from "0" to a numeric megabyte value that reflects your installed physical memory (put 1024 if you have 2 GB RAM, 2048 if you have 4 GB RAM)

The following workaround is for customers who are comfortable with modifying their registry. If these types of instructions are unfamiliar or confusing to you, please contact support for help.

Take a backup of the registry, prior to making any changes. Please see Microsoft's document for How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/322756/how-to-back-up-and-restore-the-registry-in-windows

Hope it fixes the issue.

Thanks and regards

Hi barbarah76481518​

The solution is given in response to the same questions in this forum.

Please see the solution as step by step process :

Photoshop Elements 2018 memory problems - unable to edit and save files

Also take a look at

RAM dans photoshop

Two ideas that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10

-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... this says Encore, but is sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account) so follow the instructions for your specific program

Also, 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

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

•ATI Driver Autodetect http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/auto-detect-tool

There are also intermittent reports that the newest driver is not always the best driver due to driver bugs or compatibility issues, so you MAY need to try an earlier driver version