paint.net 5.1.8421 from Microsoft store fails on startup

[Greg W]

My paint.net continues to fail on startup.  I've tried rebooting, and updating the program from the Microsoft store.  Was running 5.0.8410 which also was failing in the same way based on the "event viewer".  I don't know what else to do since I'm running Windows 10 S so I can only load apps from the store.

 

Faulting application name: PaintDotNet.exe, version: 5.1.8421.12454, time stamp: 0x63cb8c50
Faulting module name: coreclr.dll, version: 7.0.222.60605, time stamp: 0x638f9099
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000022bff7
Faulting process id: 0x1774
Faulting application start time: 0x01d92ea89bf9a9d8
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\dotPDNLLC.paint.net_5.1.8421.0_x64__h55e3w7q8jbva\PaintDotNet.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\dotPDNLLC.paint.net_5.1.8421.0_x64__h55e3w7q8jbva\coreclr.dll
Report Id: b5cc5c57-a2a1-4d79-9e54-46195c94b7ae
Faulting package full name: dotPDNLLC.paint.net_5.1.8421.0_x64__h55e3w7q8jbva
Faulting package-relative application ID: dotPDNLLC.paint.net

[Rick Brewster]

Can you try running the portable x64 version from here? https://github.com/paintdotnet/release/releases

 

Does it also fail to startup?

[Greg W]

Unfortunately, because I am running in S mode, I can't run any program that isn't loaded from the store.  See attached screenshot.  I could turn S mode off but it is a one-way switch.  Once off, no turning back on.  Paint.net used to work until recently, and I would expect anyone else running windows 10/11 in S mode will have the same problem.  I like the extra security of S mode and I might have to get another computer just to get paint.net working if no one has a solution since I really need paint.net for work.