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ERROR - Ansys won't open / launch
Authored by Caleb Scharf
November 7th, 2024
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ERROR
When attempting to launch Ansys Workbench, Mechanical or other products, it never opens. There is no launch/loading screen. It's like nothing happens when you click the shortcut.
Do you get a loading screen?
If you do get a launch or splash or loading screen, please wait 5min. This screen can often take several min if the software can't contact a license server or is slow to do so. If it does not progress or produce an error after 5min, then this article applies.
Software & Version
Ansys Workbench, Ansys Mechanical
*This issue has been observed in many versions of Ansys Workbench any may occur in other products as well.
Description/Cause
The most common causes of this issue are listed below from most to least likely:
- Corrupted Ansys profile/settings
- AV / EDR Security software is blocking Ansys files from running
- Outdated GPU drivers
- Corrupt Ansys installation
- Corrupt Windows installation
Solution
Attempt to reproduce the problem after performing each step below.
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