Why does my Platform Designer window just flash and disappear? - Why does my Platform Designer window just flash and disappear? Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Edition Software version 17.1 update2 and earlier, you may see that the Platform Designer window just flash and disappear when you click on it. You will also see a <error>.log files will display the fatal error below: # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment: # EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x0000000064886adf, pid=8624, tid=2252 # JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (8.0_05-b13) (build 1.8.0_05-b13) # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (25.5-b02 mixed mode windows-amd64 compressed oops) # Problematic frame: # C [msvcr100.dll 0x36adf] This is due to a god-mode shortcut being used on your machine that is conflicting with the Java Runtime Environment. Resolution To work around the problem, remove the god-mode shortcut folder from your machine. Custom Fields values: ['novalue'] Troubleshooting FB: 544231; False ['novalue'] ['FPGA Dev Tools Quartus® Prime Software Pro'] novalue 17.1.2 ['Programmable Logic Devices'] ['novalue'] ['novalue'] ['novalue']