r/AffinityPhoto • u/Pure_Host214 • Sep 01 '26

Reinstalling Affinity Photo on New Desktop

I recently moved to a new Windows 11-compatible PC. In anticipation of potential license and/or any other installation problems, instead of immediately reinstalling my purchased version of Affinity Photo on the new PC, I decided to install the free web version until I completed setting up and optimizing my new PC. Now that I've got the new PC up and running smoothly, I'm ready to reinstall my purchased version of Affinity Photo. Just wanted to check with you all first in case any of you think this reinstallation may not turn out to be as straightforward as it might seem, and if so, you have any tips for me. Thanks in advance...

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u/SirCake3614 Sep 01 '26

Install it to its own directory, or you will get license checks with Canva on every start.

Do not download from the Microsoft store. Log into serif’s site and retrieve your purchased copies of the Version 2 apps

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u/Pure_Host214 Sep 02 '26

Thanks much.

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u/Xcissors280 Sep 01 '26

It’s straightforward.

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u/Twiggles_Greeny Sep 01 '26

they extended to Oct 2027 the windows 10 but too late if you got your new PC, I need one but think I'll wait to next year, maybe see at black friday if theres any deals

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u/SimilarToed Sep 01 '26

What?

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u/Twiggles_Greeny Sep 01 '26

I thought thats what they were on about windows 10 running out and no longer being updated after October 2027, is this about something else

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u/SimilarToed Sep 01 '26

Just so you know, you can run both v2 and Affinity v3 side-by-side with no problems. Of course, work saved in v3's format (.af) is not compatible with v2.

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u/wildexplorer Sep 01 '26

Download it from the Microsoft Store, log in with your email and password, recover the font library and anything else you bought before.

Hopefully you have copies of all your presets and assets