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Dec 5, 2025 11:54 AM UTC
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Steam Version of Substance Painter Won’t Launch

I’m having an issue where the Steam version of Substance Painter won’t launch. The splash screen appears for a moment and then disappears, and the application never starts.

version 11.1.0

 

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  • Updated Windows (upgraded from Windows 10 to 11)

  • Clean GPU driver reinstall using DDU

  • Complete reinstall of Visual C++ Redistributables

  • Deleted cache files

  • Ran system file check and performed system restore

Since the program closes before it fully starts, no sp_log.txt is generated.
I checked the crash dump with WinDbg, and it shows the following:

 

(STACK_COMMAND: ~0s; .ecxr ; kb IP_IN_PAGED_CODE: ucrtbase!abort+4e 00007ffe38054ace cd29 int 29h SYMBOL_NAME: ucrtbase!abort+4e MODULE_NAME: ucrtbase IMAGE_NAME: ucrtbase.dll FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: FAIL_FAST_FATAL_APP_EXIT_c0000409_ucrtbase.dll!abort OS_VERSION: 10.0.26100.1 BUILDLAB_STR: ge_release OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64 OSNAME: Windows 10 IMAGE_VERSION: 10.0.26100.7019 FAILURE_ID_HASH: {e31753ac-c98a-8055-3663-47e707543d20} Followup: MachineOwner)

 

If anyone has ideas on what might be causing this or how to fix it, I’d really appreciate the help.

8 replies

Mathilde333
Participant
May 21, 2026 12:57 PM UTC

I have the same problem, did you find a solution?

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Cyril Dellenbach
Community Manager
Community Manager
Dec 15, 2025 1:14 PM UTC

Do you have an integrated GPU? If so, I advise you to check with the Nvidia Control Panel that the GPU being used is the dedicated GPU and not integrated.
https://www.nvidia.com/content/Control-Panel-Help/vLatest/en-us/mergedProjects/nv3d/Setting_the_Preferred_Graphics_Processor.htm

 

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Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | Product Manager | Substance Painter
Dec 15, 2025 1:09 PM UTC

The 2020 version launches, but the 2025 version doesn’t work.

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Dec 15, 2025 1:06 PM UTC

 Windows 

 

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Cyril Dellenbach
Community Manager
Community Manager
Dec 15, 2025 1:05 PM UTC

Are you on Windows or Mac?

 

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Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | Product Manager | Substance Painter
Dec 15, 2025 12:33 PM UTC

I have the same problem. I cleared the settings, but the application still doesn’t work.

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Cyril Dellenbach
Community Manager
Community Manager
Dec 8, 2025 8:21 AM UTC

Hello @Lively_Twilight9227,

 

Can you try to launch the application as admin and if this doesn't help, you can also clean your preferences.

 

Keep me posted.

 

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Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | Product Manager | Substance Painter
Participant
Dec 5, 2025 12:37 PM UTC

I forgot to include my system information.

 

OS:Windows11 25H2 build 26200.7171
GPU:NVIDIA Quadro P2200
CPU:i9-9900

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