The Platform throws an error message "Failed to get data for HideIcons" when opening or closing the Options dialog.
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit v2004
New: Pinta (Apr 21, 2026), Platform 30.4 (Apr 28, 2026)
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Is your copy of Windows registered? Have you ever used the feature to hide icons before?
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This is fixed in 17.0.1. It occurred if the user or another app manually deleted an expected registry value.
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Thanks, now works fine.
(Sorry, I couldn't answer in time.)
Using PortableApps on external SSD.