# Automation Studio 4.1 - "Setup data damaged, Please execute setup again" - Cannot open **URL:** \ **Category:** B&R Software & Runtime\ **Tags:** automation-studio, license\ **Created:** [August 6, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217 "2026-08-06T13:12:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johan\_Elfing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@Johan\_Elfing](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Johan_Elfing)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/1 "2026-08-06T13:12:39Z")
Hello, I’m getting the error **“Product Licensing - Setup data damaged. Please execute setup again.”** when trying to open Automation Studio 4.1.8.44 SP. I need this specific version (4.1) to build and transfer a project that uses Automation Runtime S4.10. How can I resolve this? For example, manually removing the installation and licensing data (registry keys, license files) to allow a clean reinstall, or repairing the licensing data directly? Thank you for any help. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/3/3e37c66b81ceeb6af8a3f488d3953a313e3793a2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeb\_Rahman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/FF8800/32.png) [@Shoeb\_Rahman](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Shoeb_Rahman)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/2 "2026-08-06T15:27:55Z")
Hi Johan Have you tried uninstalling it from the control panel and reinstalling it. I would make sure to run the setup.exe as an administrator. Also what windows are you using. I believe it is not supported on windows 11. We use a virtual machine for that version. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/0/0654419485ab1e05ae30c5622dde90273a80458d.png) Ref : [B&R Online Help](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/4/diagnostics_support/install/supported_operating_systems.html) ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Elfing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@Johan\_Elfing](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Johan_Elfing)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/3 "2026-08-07T05:28:40Z")
> [@Shoeb\_Rahman](#): > > ve you tried uninstalling it from the control panel and reinstalling it. I would make sure to run the setup.exe as an administrator. Greetings, no I haven’t tried to reinstall it yet but I’ll try do that. Im running on windows 11, and it have been working fine for about a year, untill now. But I remember I just updated the windows version, maybe that could cause the problem. ---
**Author:** ![valerio.manenti](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/valerio.manenti/32/11712_2.png) [@valerio.manenti](https://community.br-automation.com/u/valerio.manenti)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/4 "2026-08-07T09:25:13Z")
Hi @Johan_Elfing , I recommend installing the old AS version on a supported OS. A few days ago, I installed AS 3.0.81 and AS 3.0.90 on my Windows 11 PC for a short SDM test with AR 3.0. Only AS 3.0.90 allowed me to transfer the project using Arsim, but even then, I saw strange popups when opening SDM. Your time is important too; if you already have a virtual machine installed with different OS images, you can just open your old project there and focus on your task. Ciao Valerio ---
**Author:** ![kovarj](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/kovarj/32/537_2.png) [@kovarj](https://community.br-automation.com/u/kovarj)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/5 "2026-08-17T09:22:21Z")
Hi @Johan_Elfing what is the final solution for your issue? Have you used virtual machine instead of PC with WIN11? ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Elfing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/FF8800/32.png) [@Johan\_Elfing](https://community.br-automation.com/u/Johan_Elfing)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/automation-studio-4-1-setup-data-damaged-please-execute-setup-again-cannot-open/12217/6 "2026-08-17T09:24:41Z")
Hey Jaroslav, Yes that is correct.