It would be good to use 1.8.2 version, as you haven’t specified how it’s installed, upgrade instructions for various installations are here http://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/upgrade.html
As for the browser emulation, I didn’t link it, as I wanted to encourage you to use the search function, in any case - Enabling HTML5 in the Windows .net Player
It should be set when you installed the player, but please double check that and if it’s in the correct path for your machine (x64 x32 systems will have different paths).
As I also mentioned if there is a problem with the ticker, it should most likely show some errors on the player status screen - press ‘i’ on your keyboard while Xibo for Windows has focus to show the status window.