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When loading SuperNova I get the error message "SAM error - Error creating file mapping object mapping"

Microsoft have released an update to Windows 10 in KB5044273 that has introduced this error with SuperNova.

The error messages "Unable to access SAM. This product requires SAM to be installed for speech and braille output. Check that SAM is installed and run if it is." and "Error creating file mapping object mapping" can be observed after running windows cumulative update KB5044273 in Windows 10 for builds 19044.5011 and 19045.5011 when opening SuperNova on a limited user account (accounts with administrator permissions will not display this error).

Resolutions to this issue:

Microsoft have identified the cause of this issue was due to wrong integrity levels being assigned with apps running with the attribute UIAccess=True. Microsoft have since deployed a fixes for this via Known Issue Rollback (KIR) or by updating with KB 5045594.

For more information on this issue check out the following Microsoft Health article -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-22h2#3437msgdesc

For information on how to utilize Microsoft Known Issue Rollback - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/known-issue-rollback-helping-you-keep-windows-devices-protected-and-productive/2176831

Our Workarounds:

Install SAM 3.15, this is available as a self extracting zip file for standalone installation here: https://downloads.yourdolphin.com/downloads/SAM/315/SAM315.exe

And as an MSI package for Network deployment here:

https://downloads.yourdolphin.com/downloads/SAM/315/SAM315_MSI.zip