Re: [MSAccessProfessionals] forms not opening in Windows Home

Adding on … if memory serves me correctly, the shared Access BE would open in read-only mode for the home user – unless they were first – then it was read-only for the others. Home doesn't have all the file permissions that Professional does. I suspect that, under the covers, it does, but a necessary permission(s) for Access to create, modify, delete and share the LACCDB file is disabled

~crystal

 

 

From: MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io <MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io> On Behalf Of crystal (strive4peace) via groups.io
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Subject: Re: [MSAccessProfessionals] forms not opening in Windows Home

 

Hi Mark,

 

Only personal experience. Wrote an Access application for a company with a LAN and handful of users. If I recall correctly, if the Windows Home user got on first, the LACCDB file was locked for other users – or maybe the home user couldn't get on second. Don't recall the details but getting everyone on a professional version of Windows fixed the problem.

 

At the time I did do some research but didn't save any links.

 

Kind regards,
crystal

 

From: MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io <MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io> On Behalf Of Mark Burns via groups.io
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Subject: Re: [MSAccessProfessionals] forms not opening in Windows Home

 

Crystal,

Oh, that's interesting news - do you have any documentation or links that describe the issues with Windows Home editions more fully?

On 02/04/2026 5:36 PM EST crystal (strive4peace) via groups.io <strive4peace2008=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

 

 

Hi Bill,

 

Windows Home does NOT have ability to share the LACCDB file because of its crippled permissions – so you're going to have to update your home user of Windows to a professional version.

 

Kind regards,
crystal

 

From: MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io <MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io> On Behalf Of tom7744 via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSAccessProfessionals] forms not opening in Windows Home

 

Is Cancel set to True in the Form_Open event?

 

You may also want to decompile the app.

 

-Tom.

 

From: MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io <MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill Singer
Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 1:45 PM
To: MSAccessProfessionals@groups.io
Subject: Re: [MSAccessProfessionals] forms not opening in Windows Home

 

In our office we have a few Windows 11 Professional systems and one Windows 11 Home system.

 

I just did an upgrade to our Access Database and now, for some reason some of the upgraded buttons that open forms will not work.

I also tried to click on the form directly and it still would not open.  The form that will not open is a new form.

 

Any thoughts as to a solution?

 

 

Bill

 

Bill Singer

Access 365

Minnesota

Windows 11 pro.