Skip to main content
CSI Productions
Inspiring
October 23, 2025

Premiere Pro won't launch 26.0 Won't Launch

  • October 23, 2025
  • 8 replies
  • 674 views

I was using the software yesterday with no issue.

 

This morning I couldn't get it to startup. I have a rather large project that's time sensative and I'm dead in the water.

 

1. Launch Premiere Beta

2. Won't launch

3. Restart system

4. Start Premiere Pro Beta

4. Won't launch

 

Video Attached.

8 replies

Participant
November 20, 2025

same problem never launch at my 2 pc

CSI Productions
Inspiring
November 13, 2025

I ended up launching it then immediately hold down the Shift key until a dialog pops up where you can turn off everything, remove chache files etc. I got it to launch that way. You can also go into the Adobe directory where plugins are stored and put an asterik * in front of the plugins (or move them out of that directory) and introduce one at a time, restart and find the offending plugin - if that's what's causing the issue. Hope this helps.

 

R.CatesCSI ProductionsIf you want peace, be peaceful.
Participant
November 13, 2025

Mine won't even install, let alone launch. I even removed the Red Giant plugins, so seems like an Adobe issue

CSI Productions
Inspiring
October 24, 2025

This is 26.0

R.CatesCSI ProductionsIf you want peace, be peaceful.
CSI Productions
Inspiring
October 24, 2025

That got it to launch. I worked for awhile and it hung and then my system restarted. Launched it again saw the default menu that comes up when you load a new version (which I didn't) this time I clicked the above two setting resets plus the other two. Have been going for an hour or more and it seems to have stabilized.

 

Thanks Jamie!

 

R.CatesCSI ProductionsIf you want peace, be peaceful.
Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 23, 2025

25.6 beta is available in the CC desktop app.

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 23, 2025

Hi @CSI Productions -  The current release of Premiere Pro is version 25.5, while the beta is now on version 26 a major version change. That means projects created in the beta can’t be opened in the release version.  However, when you open your existing project in the beta, it automatically creates a copy with _1 added to the file name, so your original 25.5 project won’t be affected.

 

Do you happen to have any Red Giant plugins installed? There have been multiple reports of Red Giant plugins causing Premiere Pro to crash. We’ve notified them about the issue, but haven’t heard of a fix yet.

 

Can you try and hold down "SHIFT" while launching Premiere and check the boxes
"Reset plugin loading cache"
"Disable third-party plugins (one-time only)"

CSI Productions
Inspiring
October 23, 2025

To make matters worse, where it was built in the beta version, I can't open it in any earlier, properly functioning version and this (like all professional work) has a fast approaching deadline and I'm dead in the water.

 

R.CatesCSI ProductionsIf you want peace, be peaceful.