Can't change preferences

Hello,
since using Captivate 4, I have encountered several times the problem/bug that changes in the preferences section are not accepted: I open the preferences section, make some changes in any of the sub-sections (or even no changes at all!), an when I click on OK a message saying 'Choose a valid action' appears (I am not sure about the exact English phrasing, since I use the German version). One time I bypassed this problem by copying all slides to a new project (where I was able to change the preferences), but this is no feasible procedure.
Has anyone experienced similar problems or maybe a solution?
I appreciate your suggestions
Jan

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