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Nov 9, 2026 11:20 PM UTC
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Adobe Lightroom classic will not open on my laptop

I click on my Adobe Lightroom classic icon, and nothing happens.

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    Community Expert
    Nov 12, 2026 9:06 AM UTC

    On a first step try to reset the preferences of Lightroom Classic:  How to reset Lightroom Classic preferences (adobe.com)

    It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences:  https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

    If this doesn’t help the next step is to switch off the GPU support from the Lightroom preferences and check if that helps to fix the issue. If Lightroom doesn't start correctly the please see "Solution 2" in the document behind the link below.

    Troubleshoot GPU issues | Lightroom Classic (adobe.com)

    If it's help see here Troubleshoot GPU issues | Lightroom Classic (adobe.com) and check the different steps.

    If this also doesn’t perhaps a issue with your catalog. Restore the catalog from a recent backup -> Disaster strikes - a corrupted catalog! | The Lightroom Queen

    or create a new catalog .

    Hold the Ctrl-Key while starting LrC. This opens a catalog selection dialog.

    Click on “Create a New Catalog” to create a new one and see if this catalog works. If yes, you could then try to import your current catalog into the new one.

     

     

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    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 26H2 -- LR-Classic 16 - Photoshop 28 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    nik.m
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    Community Manager
    Nov 11, 2026 7:14 PM UTC

    Hi, thanks for reaching out! We're sorry about the trouble.

    Please let us know the version of Lightroom Classic you're using, along with your computer's operating system. Have you tried reinstalling the application to see if that makes a difference? If not, please try that and let us know how it goes.


    Thanks,
    Nikunj

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    Participant
    Nov 12, 2026 4:44 AM UTC

    I click on the icon...nothing happens. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Still nothing. My computer runs on Windows 11 Home, and was updated already...no new updates are available. 

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