Hi Andy,[e digicons]|-)[/e]
We all have to admit that Skinstudio is not the best software we could have, but it has helped us do so many skins anyway.
However, the case you mentioned has happened to me only once some years ago and I corrected it with re-installation of SkinStudio or by putting a clean copy of my Windows 10 hard Disk C and re-installing SkinStudio, if I remember well.
Have in mind that sometimes I do over 50 skin corrections and applications per hour! Not in the past, but this week for example with SkinStudio version 10.1 and all work beautifully and fast.
What version of Skistudio do you use?