topic Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop? in Sky Go

Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

Na5 — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:02:41 GMT

I've freed up an extra 30 GB of storage, spent 3 updating everything I can on the laptop including all the drivers, deleted and reinstalled the app about 30 times, run it as administrator, troubleshooted compatibility (and tried out every option), and created a new user account just to see if that would work - and every time it says it refuses to get past the loading screen with the white arrow. Does anyone know what's going on with this app?

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

Na5 — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:03:45 GMT

*Spent 3 days haha

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

TimmyBGood — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:39:44 GMT

@Na5

Installing using 'Run as Administrator' typically dumps the executable into the Administrator local profile which the regular user account cannot reach.

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

Na5 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:25:00 GMT

Then do you know what needs to be done to get the app to work?

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

popacatapetal — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 11:49:34 GMT

Have a look here:-

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-local-account-windows-10/

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

popacatapetal — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:14:27 GMT

Apologies for some missing info in my earlier post.

You need to install the app using a user account with admin rights

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

TimmyBGood — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:48:22 GMT

@popacatapetal

I believe it also works with a user account without Admin privileges, specifically because the installer puts files into a local profile folder. What breaks it is doing the right thing and using elevated privileges...

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

Na5 — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 23:17:24 GMT

I've made another user account and made sure it has admin rights, but the exact same thing is happening again, and the app still won't open. Is there anything else that might get it to work?

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

Na5 — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:46:46 GMT

For me it hasn't been working for either. Is there any way to tell what's going wrong with it?

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

KathyDe — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:50:03 GMT

It was working fine for years on my Windows 10 laptop.. 30/31 March 2024 it stopped working all of a sudden after an update. I see no way to roll back an update. Have tried removing and resintalling more than once. Still just stills there with the blue screen and hangs with the white arrow. Nothing happens. Still works fine on my tablet, but would prefer the laptop version; and no, I don't have Cisco installed.

I've read through all the replies on this issue going back many years, and the only advice I can see is remove and reinstall. Clearly this isn't working for most people. It's annoying I'm paying for something that doesn't work properly.

@Skyneeds to put out official documentation on how it's going to fix this issue.

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

RoyalDalton — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 12:11:57 GMT

So agree with all of thd above I have two Microsoft laptops windowd 10 that used to run sky go no problems, now both won't run error 001 all runs OK on windows 11 and my chrome book

Re: Sky Go won’t run on Windows 10 laptop?

sweetheart4321 — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:50:40 GMT

just read your message on here,i was watching sky go in windows ten up till recently,i can only watch it on my computer and its gone wrong for a few weeks now,it keepps crashing has i sign in ,ive been with sky for around 25 years now ,phoned them up 3 times about it,they dont seem to help,so today i got angry i phoned them up saying they wont get no more money out of me,because without sky go,skys not worth the money,ive unstalled sky go then installed it emptied the recycle bin ,its a waste of time still cant get it to work