I can't use After Effects CC

Hey everybody !
I have some problem with "After Effects CC".
I have the " Creative Cloud Student and Teacher Edition" and that's ok (photoshop, Illustrator, Premier pro, etc.) But I don't know why, I can't use After Effects.
Something is wrong.
Exemple : Here, you supposed to read "Coucou" with simple text. It's the same problem with all tools.
I have already uninstalled it, and updated.
Thanks
Laury

Well, let's start with the obvious.
Do you KNOW how to use Adobe After Effects?
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