<div>
Have a look in the WIndows event log viewer if it shows why the application crashes
</div>


Have a look in the WIndows event log viewer if it shows why the application crashes

<div>
Try to run it as different user.
</div>


<div>
You said it Paradox <b>for Windows 8.0</b> :)<br />
Run it in a VM or shim it with Windows 10 ADK
</div>


You said it Paradox for Windows 8.0 :)
Run it in a VM or shim it with Windows 10 ADK

<div>
Actually I had an old copy of Paradox Version 10 and it worked
</div>


Actually I had an old copy of Paradox Version 10 and it worked

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Hi,<br />
<br />
We just received the latest update for Windows 10 (Version 1703). &nbsp;<br />
Hmm it looks like MS has given this update a special name &quot;The Windows 10 Creators Update&quot;.<br />
I guess &quot;Creators&quot; means &quot;creates problems&quot; ;-)<br />
<br />
Since receiving this update, our really old database program (Paradox for Windows 8.0) no longer runs. &nbsp;Actually it appears very briefly (for a fraction of a second) but then closes with no error message.<br />
<br />
Obviously some new security measure with the latest Windows update is blocking it. &nbsp;A few days ago it was working perfectly well.
</div>
</div>


Hi,

We just received the latest update for Windows 10 (Version 1703).  
Hmm it looks like MS has given this update a special name "The Windows 10 Creators Update".
I guess "Creators" means "creates problems" ;-)

Since receiving this update, our really old database program (Paradox for Windows 8.0) no longer runs.  Actually it appears very briefly (for a fraction of a second) but then closes with no error message.

Obviously some new security measure with the latest Windows update is blocking it.  A few days ago it was working perfectly well.

old program (Paradox for Windows 8.0) doesn't run after windows 10 Creators Update

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.