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Questions tagged [windows]

Questions pertaining to the Windows Operating System as it relates to Blender. Questions can be anything from compatibility to optimization.

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Console flashes on launching, then closes (ms-windows)

I installed blender on a windows 7 64 bit system. I opened it one time then went to the tutorials. in the meantime I had a power failure and when I tried to start blender again I get a dos window that closes itself then nothing. I reinstalled…
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Blender hangs for a minute

My blender hangs very often for a minute on two. Sometimes it doesn't, in 90% cases it does. Typical places where it hangs are: at startup, just after showing console window, before showing UI. at file -> Open, before showing file / folders UI at…
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Restore thumbnails in Windows File Explorer?

I remember Blender use to produce thumbnails in file explorer. I'm not sure what happened, but I've recently reformatted windows and installed 2.76b, and it still doesn't show them. I assume this isn't something on my end, and I found this thread…
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Blender not working in Windows 10, any suggestions?

Yesterday, I upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and I had Blender version 2.75a installed before the update. Went to load blender and I get that script box that pops up to load blender and then nothing happens. The box does not show anything and…
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Is Blender compatible with Windows 10?

Will Blender still work on Windows 10, and if so, will the full screen functionality still work? Are there any issues with Blender and Windows 10 I should be aware of before upgrading?
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Blender 3D: Show and Work simultaneously on two or more scenes, same file

I use Blender 2.75 on Win 7. I some times create one blend file and a first scene. Than I duplicate the scene (once or more times as I need) and I make some variations to consider more possibilities for the situation I have to study. I frequently…
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Blender in Windows 10

I'm having some trouble with fresh installs of Blender on Windows 10. I've tried 2.79b and 2.78c and both do the same thing: they show the main window, then do nothing more. I updated my graphics drivers, which helped an iota: before the upgrade,…
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Where can I find Blender 32 bit version?

On the blender.org Download page it only says 64 bit installer. I have a Windows 7, 32 bit computer and OS.
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Blender appears zoomed in, Windows 10

Having this problem since I updated to W10 from W7. The whole blender window appears zoomed in. See: The window is minimized just for the screenshot You can see on the edges the effect of the zoom. This is only solved by using Alt + F11 to turn it…
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How do I keep Blender from Freezing?

I've searched around and it seems that most people aren't having problems with Blender on Windows 10, but I have a peculiar problem that is so easy to forget about and illogical that it ends up being annoying. Problem: Whenever I am using Blender…
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Blender 2.73a crashes on start up

I am using windows 7 64-bit, freshly installed. I installed Blender 2.73a but after installation, when I open blender it crashes (Blender has stopped working), but Blender 2.68 works perfectly fine. A similar question has been asked before but the…
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dialog windows with two displays

I have two displays and I'd like to move Blender to the secondary display and not the main one, because of resolution stuff (main display is a laptop display scaled 125% and it kinda leaves less room for a workspace). When I do this, any…
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How do you keep blender from shutting down?

Every time i go to render something completely, stops and shuts down destroying everything i have worked on. what am i doing wrong that keeps me from working? right now i am using windows 7 (Yes i had to down grade because of an issue). Packard…
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Viewport disappeared from Shading Workspace. How to restore it?

i accidentally deleted the main view on the Shading window, can someone tell what should i do to get back that window :/
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Fix to show thumbnails in Windows 11 doesn't work

I would love to see Blender 3.0.1 (and earlier) file thumbnails in Windows 10/11 Explorer, but the fix of running blender -R at the Command window never makes a difference. I have opened a Command window as an Administrator and successfully changed…
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