Expression Blend 4 Doesn't Work in Windows 8

Question

When I run Expression Blend 4 on my Windows 8 x64, it just shows the splash screen and closes itself. Is there any way to make it work on W8?

I have tried re-installing Expression Blend 4, uninstalling Expression Blend 5 but the same problem arises.

Answer 1

Ran it with Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (SP3) and Run this program as an administrator option. Opened up a bit slow but worked fine.

Answer 2

You could try running it in compatibility mode for the time being?

Answer 3

Try the following fix:

Create a bat file with this information (Expression Blend 4 Fix.bat):

cd  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Framework.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Project.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.WindowsPhone.dll"

Create a bat file with this information (Expression Blend 5 Fix.bat):

cd  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Framework.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Project.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.WindowsPhone.dll"

Run the bat file as a Administrator

Or Download it from my SkyDrive