Mandatory ASLR feature in Windows 10 breaks installation

[dstillman]

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https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/290830/#Comment_290830

[mottech20]

Just a bump. This issue still remains. (5+ years 🙂 )
Any fixes in sight? Zotero is the only application I'm seeing this error. Prefer not to change my Windows settings though.

[dstillman]

If it doesn't happen with current Firefox versions, it'll probably be fixed in Zotero 7 later this year.

[ITCJ]

I am still trouble with it in windows 11..... orz

[ITCJ]

I am still trouble with it in windows 11..... orz

solved by one method mentioned in the discussion. turning off 'force ASLR'

cetchart November 3, 2017
Fixed it. Turns out it's one of the new security features built into the new Win10 fall update, the "Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR)" security feature. Go to Windows Defender Security Center > App & browser control > Exploit protection settings. Set that to "off by default" (or perhaps configure zotero as an exception) and now it installs correctly. Annoyingly, Windows doesn't tell you when that feature is blocking a program, unlike the ransomware protection, which gives you an alert and an easy opt out.

Thanks dstillman and adomasven for your ideas!