If you are using and AMD RX series or new card (this could affect older models) there is a driver bug that causes severe Corel Draw 2017 performance issues. I was running AMD Adrenaline 17.12.2 and I tried the latest version 18.1.1 and both rendered Corel Draw 2017 useless. I uninstalled both driver versions and reverted back to the Microsoft update service driver version 17.50.15.01-180112a1-322990. Corel Draw 2017 now opens, edits converts files perfectly fine again.
My system specs:
GA-AX370-GAMING K7
Ryzen 1500X
G.SKILL 16GB DDR 2400 memory - F4-2400C16D-16GFXR
512GB Plextor M.2 M8Pe(G)
GV-RX580AORUS-8GB
Had to go back to 17.7. Driver 18.1 opening saving exporting makes computer sluggish.
System
i7 3770K, Dual R9 290X, 32GB Ram, 840 evo 512GB
17.7 WOW You can see from my post the Microsoft update service driver is 17.50.15.01-180112a1-322990.
I uninstalled driver and Windows 10 put this on. I am checking under Radeon settings system then overview. Device manager shows driver 22.19.172.769.
It might depend on the graphics card which driver windows installs by default.
Does it work for you now?
It does work. I did a clean of windows updating all drivers thinking it was something else. Why would the graphics driver affect saving and opening?
It’s the driver causing the rendering of the OS on the screen. Whatever the bug in in Windows 10 Fall Creators update it has affected lots of software. Nitro PDF Pro had the same issues with their program they just issued a patch for the application to fix it. If you have an old Nvidia graphics card laying around I suggest popping it in and seeing for yourself. I swapped out my brand new RX 580 series to see what would happen if I went back to my 660TI. Corel Craw 17 worked flawlessly under an Nvidia based card. I put my RX580 back in and same issues, severe lag. That was when I dug into the driver issue because obviously Nvidia and AMD require different drivers. Once I completely uninstalled the AMD driver and leftover registry files and rebooted Windows did the rest and went out to the update service and installed the Microsoft provided AMD WHQL driver. I’d recommend CCCleaner to cleanup the registry. Manually run CCleaner and select the files you want DO NOT AUTO run it. I am not responsible for anything CCleaner might remove on it’s own. I have been using the software for years and know how it works, use it at your own risk.