You are trying to run the workstation part of Q++Studio on a Server version of Windows..
Currently, the Q++Studio workstations only support the following versions of Windows: Recommended Version
Windows 10 64-bit is the recommended version of Windows to use on workstations running the XE3 version of Q++Studio.
The 64-bit version of Windows is required, even though the XE3 version of Q++Studio is 32-bit, because all versions of QuarkXPress are 64-bit, beginning with QuarkXPress 2015.
Older Versions
In addition to the recommended version of Windows, above, Q++Studio XE3 also supports Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 (not recommended for security reasons).
Latest Version of Windows
Q++Studio also supports Windows 11, though support by QuarkXPress might be problematic.
Versions of Windows that are not supported
Windows Vista and Windows 8 are not supported.
See also
Recommended/supported versions of Windows for: QuarkXPress, servers.
Topic 182575, last updated on 28-Jan-2023
Bear in mind the following Windows versions limitations, depending on the version of QuarkXPress that you plan to use on your workstation:
•QuarkXPress 5-8 can only run on Windows 7.
•QuarkXPress 2015-2025 will only run on a 64-bit version of Windows.
•QuarkXPress 2019-2025 will only run on Windows 10 (64-bit) and above.
See also recommended/supported versions of Windows for: workstations, servers.
Topic 182580, last updated on 28-Jan-2023
Topic 180405, last updated on 13-Apr-2020