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Sheikh_Muzain5865
December 16, 2025
Question

Adobe LrC not opening

  • December 16, 2025
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From the past few days , my lightroom classic does not open . i have tried everything from a clean reinstall. to removing everything adobe related from my pc , files , regestry etc . but lightroom does not open. i tried changing the prefrences manually from appdata roaming adobe lightroom preferences.agpref to turn off the gpu part . but nothing is working . 

my specs are\

rtx4050 6gb , 16gn ram, 512gb ssd , windows 11 , inteli5 13th generation laptop

 

4 replies

GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
December 19, 2025

Using your Windows File Explorer, bring up the folder that your catalog is in, and take a screenshot of that. Please share that screenshot in a reply. Thinking about a long shot, but..

mh24ac
mh24ac
Participating Frequently
December 19, 2025

There is no Lightroom catalog on a freshly installed Windows 10/11! I can't even start Lightroom Classic, so where is a catalog supposed to come from?

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
December 19, 2025

Hold the Ctrl key down and double-click on the LrC icon. A dialog box will appear and you should select "Create New Catalog". Does that work?

mh24ac
mh24ac
Participating Frequently
December 19, 2025

I have the same problem. After trying many unsuccessful tips from the internet, I completely reinstalled Windows 10. Then I first downloaded and installed the Adobe Cloud software with Edge. Then I installed Lightroom Classic—and got the exact same error again. Then I completely reinstalled Windows 11, etc., and got the same error again. So, with two Windows installations where nothing except Adobe Cloud is installed, Lightroom Classic does not start. I am therefore certain that I cannot fix the problem. For me, the cause of the malfunction clearly lies with Adobe. I did not have such problems up to version 15.

 

 

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
December 19, 2025

@mh24ac 

Please read the suggestions already made in this thread and try them.

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
December 16, 2025

Have you tried to open a recent unzipped backup copy of your catalog file?

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    Sheikh_Muzain5865Author
    December 16, 2025

    i dont think so, any other solution??

     

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    December 16, 2025

    Any other solution? Maybe, but try opening a recent backup copy of your catalog first.

    Srishti_Bali
    Srishti_Bali
    Legend
    December 16, 2025

    Hi @Sheikh_Muzain5865

     

    Thanks for sharing the details, and sorry to hear you’re running into this. Since Lightroom Classic isn’t launching even after a clean reinstall, we’ll need a bit more information to narrow this down.

     

    Could you please share:

    • Your Lightroom Classic version (as shown in Creative Cloud Desktop)

    • The exact behavior when you try to launch Lightroom Classic (nothing happens, splash screen appears and closes, error message, etc.)

    • Whether Lightroom Classic opens when Windows is started in Safe Mode
      https://adobe.ly/4pMmjJo

    • Any recent Windows or driver updates installed around the time the issue started

     

    In the meantime, please try the following steps if you haven’t already:

    • Right-click the Lightroom Classic shortcut and choose Run as administrator.
    • Make sure your NVIDIA RTX 4050 driver is updated directly from NVIDIA’s website (not via Windows Update). Restart your system after updating.
    • Temporarily disable third-party antivirus software. Some security software can prevent Lightroom Classic from launching. Disable it temporarily and test.
    • Update Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables. Please install the latest supported versions from here:
      https://adobe.ly/3MM3oj0

     

    Once you share the details above, we’ll be happy to look into this further and help you resolve the issue.

     

     

    Regards,

    Srishti

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    Sheikh_Muzain5865Author
    December 16, 2025

    the version till now was 15.0.1 , i even tried updating to the latest one , i have tried the above mentioned steps but still it doesnt open , the exact behaviour is that i double click it or right click and run as an administrator but then nothing happens , initially it used to run in the task manager in the background process but now it shows up on the task manager for a split second then closes, drivers are stable as well . no issue there

     

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