Question

Indesign 2026 crashing on startup when 'starting up service registry'

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
January 22, 2026
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On Windows 11

Windows and application all fully updated to latest versions

Was working ok previously but wouldn't save a document and then crashed and has not been able to start up again since

Bug

Harshika Verma

Community Manager

Hi Christopher_James3467,

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble. I assume you're experiencing a similar issue to the one mentioned in this post. If so, please check the pinned response to the post and try the workaround suggested.

Let us know if you're experiencing a different issue. We'll be happy to assist.

Thanks,

Harshika

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