Maybe try reverting back to running PDapp.exe normally i,e, NOT as as an administrstor - Fireworks  will probably launch and when you get to the stage where it's asking you for a serial close the licensing window by clicking the 'X' you will be prompted 'are you sure you want quit' click yes ... If you're in luck Fireworks will still be open and usable, downside is you'll have to repeat every Fireworks launch. ... View more

If you have PDapp.exe running as administrator, try disabling it,  i.e. uncheck 'run this program as adnminstrator'  Fireworks may well launch now and prompt for serial after you go through the process of clicking buttons 'license this software => sign in ... Once you get the prompt for serial try just closing the licensing window by clicking the the 'X' you should get a prompt 'are you sure you want to quit' click yes and if you're in luck Fireworks will still be accessible and usable. Downside is you'll have to do repeat this on every launch ... View more

Remove the 'run as adminstrator' setting for PDapp.exe  and see if Fireworks now launches - if it does you should get the licensing window prompting for a serial, just click thr 'X' to close the licensing window,  you should be prompted with 'are you sure you want to quit' click 'yes' ... You might find Fireworks is still accessible/usable, but will have to repeat these stepes every time you launch Fireworks... ... View more

It's the most recent Windows 10 updates that has caused the issue, if memory serves me correctly the update is called 20H2. It might be you could remove the Windows update and see if it resolves the issue with Fireworks, but then you may leave your OS open to security vulnerabilities. The most frustrating part of all of this is, it is the licensing aspect that is a problem and not the actual core software which functions perfectly fine on Windows 10.   My gripes is this; Fireworks is included in the Creative Cloud Suite that people pay for, so therefore we should get a service update to fix the issue, nobody as you say is expecting new features, we all know the situation with Fireworks, but that doesn't make us want to stop using it for its  quick/intuitive workflow, there's nothing quite like it...   FYI, I tried to reach out to a couple of people at Adobe about Fireworks, and got no replies.... I think the only thing is for people to try and help each other here and find solutions... ... View more

Fireworks works fine on Windows its the licensing software that's the problem.   ... View more

Hi - are you a Windows or Mac user? ... View more

Did you try installing Fireworks with an offline installer? ... View more

The seems to be an issue since some recent Windows 10 Update. I'm afraid we're on our own to found our own solutions, Adobe won't provide any worthwhuile assistance.   Maybe try renaming the following folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE and then download and install the Adobe Application Manager from here ....   There is another weird workaround that involves installing Muse, if you search the Fireworks forum for Muse I'm sure you'll find a few recent relevant posts. ... View more

That link and the serials are not relevant to Adobe Fireworks CS6 unless I missed something, they are for much older Macromedia Fireworks versions .... ... View more

Did you try installing Fireworks with an offline installer? ... View more

hi - are you a Windows or Mac user? ... View more

You can see progress here .... It still looks like it is being actively developed... ... View more

It looks like you are a Windows user? This has worked for a lot of people:   1) Uninstall Fireworks and reboot your machine   2) Download an offline Fireworks installer from here **IMPORTANT** you must visit this page first and login to your Adobe account, they are links to official Adobe installers and you need to set an Adobe cookie before downloading...   3) Install Fireworks with the offline installer and **IMPORTANT** do NOT launch Fireworks for now.   4) Locate the following file C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\PDapp.exe  => right click => properties=> compatibility tab => check the box  'run this program as an administrator' => click OK button   5) Now locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Fireworks CS6\Fireworks.exe => right click => properties => compatability tab and **IMPORTANT**  ensure 'run this program as an administrator is NOT checked.   ... View more

If Fireworks won't open at all, this will probably work on Windows:   1) Uninstall Fireworks, check remove preferences when prompted, then reboot your machine   2) Download an offline Fireworks installer from here **IMPORTANT** Visit this page first and login to your Adobe account, the links to are to official Adobe installers and you need to set an Adobe cookie first before downloading.   3) Install Fireworks with the offline installer **IMPORTANT** DO NOT launch Fireworks at this point.   4) Locate the following file  C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core => right click => compatibility tab => check 'run this program as an administrator' => click the OK button     5) **IMPORTANT** DO NOT launch Fireworks yet, locate the Fireworks.exe at C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Fireworks.exe => right click => compatibility tab => make sure 'run this program as an administrator' IS NOT CHECKED. Reboot your machine again and try to launch Fireworks. ... View more