Storyline crashing consistently when playing timeline

I CONSTANTLY have the same issue.  Storyline crashes repeatedly.  Sometimes it is still running in the task manager even after it has crashed.  I have learned that I have to make sure that there are not two instances running or I end up with a real mess.  It started out that SL did not like the logo I had, so I had to change it... three times.  Now that that is stable, it really does not letting me use the timeline preview.  I have to make sure that I have saved any changes before I hit the play button or it will definitely crash. I thought it was an Adobe Flash issue, but after uninstalling and reinstalling flash multiple times, I have decided that is not the issue.  Also, every time there is a Microsoft update, I have to uninstall, reboot, and reinstall Storyline.  It really hates MS updates.  I really like this program, but the crashing eats so much time.  And it is totally inconsistent.  I can work two days with no problems and then have a day that is more problematic than not.