Not sure what the cause and effect are, but various people are having issues running Delphi versions on Windows 10 Creators update. Debugging takes an exceptional long time to load the debuggee.
According to Marco Cantu, it is not limited to Delphi:
“It looks like a change in libraries code relocation, and it affects all debuggers — not just ours.”
A roll-back does make them work again but … there is only a very limited time frame to roll back from Windows 10 Creators update (think days, not weeks).
So for now: if you use Delphi do not install the Windows 10 Creators update unless you:
- can revert back to a full system backup
- can roll back in time
Examples:
- [WayBack] Anyone else having issues with Delphi on Windows 10 Creators update… XE7 de… XE7 debugger loads/unloads runtime packages a bunch of times… then it won’t sto… – Vincent Parrett – Google+
- [WayBack] Delphi 10.1/10.2 Runtime Packages loading time in IDE (Windows 10 Creator)
- Non-functional debugger after updating to Windows 10 Creators
The the last link cannot be archived, not is publicly accessible, I’ve quoted some parts:
The debugger goes haywire for everyone in our organization with Creators and Tokyo/Berlin. Reverting to Windows Anniversary brings back the sanity.
Debugger problems with Tokyo/Berlin and Creators:
- App takes a long time to load with modules loading and unloading and re-loading many times
- IDE freezes
- Memory consumption of bds.exe explodes, sometimes (> 3GB)
I will attached before and after screenshots showing how modules load and unload and re-load with Windows 10 Creators.
I presume these problems have the same root cause(s) than those in https://forums.embarcadero.com/thread.jspa?messageID=884382
Note that Microsoft is still fledging out issues in Windows 10 Creators Upgrade despite pushing it to more and more Windows 10 machines: [WayBack] Windows 10 Creators Update rollout: First phase update – Windows Experience BlogWindows Experience Blog
–jeroen
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