Elements won't open

I recently upgraded from Elements 7 to Elements 11. Organizer appears to work properly but nothing happens when I click on editor. I use Windows 7

Elements 7 and 11 are two separate programs which can co-exist together on your machine.
Hi,
Please try couple of probable solutions as mentioned below:
Solution 1:
1. Close Elements.
2. Launch the Photoshop Elements Welcome Screen and hold down ctrl + alt + shift as you click Editor.
3. Continue to hold the keys until you see a message box asking if you want to delete Photoshop Elements settings file; click Yes. Elements will open with default preferences.
Solution 2: In case any network printer is attached try to launch without network or printer uninstall or make different printer as default.
Solution 3: Try launching with anti-virus off or removing PSE from conflicting list.
Thanks,
Garry

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Owner
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