Windows 10 problem.

[Per Olsen]

Hi!

I just upgraded the PC I run WDP on from Windows7 to Windows10.  All looked OK, no error-messages.  So I started the WDP Startcenter, Also all OK.  I ran the office-version, OK.

But then I tried the Layout-version (which worked fine before the update).  Nothing happen...  The Starcenter window disappeared, but no Layout window appeared.  I tried to re-start the startcenter, but got a message that the startcenter already is started.

What must I do to be able to run the Layout-version again?

Best regards,
Per.

[Markus Herzog]

Hi Per,

start the Startcenter with Right Mouse Button -> Select Run as administrator from the menu. Does this help?

Regards
Markus

[Per Olsen]

Hi !

No, I already tried that

Don't understand what is wrong, get no error-message....

Regards,
Per

[Per Olsen]

Hi again.

Maybe I should try to re-install WDP in this Win10 ?

Per.

[Stefan Lersch]

Hello Per,

that is one option. If you do so please uninstall WDP first then look for the setup.exe on the stick, make a right click on it and choose “run as administrator“.

Another option is to check your anti-virus program if it blocks WDP. I would do this first.

[Per Olsen]

Hello again.

I re-installed WDP (as administrator, of course, I always do..), still the same.

I am not familiar with Win10 (just upgraded to it), so I do not know which anti-virus to look for.

Maybe I have to re-install Win7...? 

Regards,
Per.

[Per Olsen]

Hello again.

Sorry to bother you all....

I have now un-installed Windows 10 end re-installed Windows 7.  All worked OK.  So I once more upgraded to Windows 10 (exactly the same as first time), and voila, now it works !

I don't know what was wrong the first time, but now it works, so all should be OK.  I hope....

Best regards,
Per.

[Adrian L]

Per,

While Windows 10 works fine with WDP 2015, it does cause problems with some peripherals that are used by WDP on a modern layout.

For example, I notice that you use HSI-88.  One thing that Windows 10 does is to force you to download the latest drivers for your hardware. For some reason this update starts about a week after you upgrade to Windows 10.  You think that everything is working great and then the next time you start the computer, WDP reports that the HSI-88 is not working.

In my case, the USB to Serial converter I was using had counterfeit chip (unknown to me when I purchased the adapter), which no longer worked with the new driver and consequentially the HSI-88 stopped working.  There is some information here (https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/posts/t34475-Windows-10-and-HSI-88).

Otherwise, Windows 10 works great on my system.

Regards,
Adrian