InDesign 16.2.1 freezes on startup (Windows 10 Pro) during "Starting up Service Registry"
It doesn't actually "freeze", since the CPU consumption remains very high, but it just says there forever. Tried leaving it for 2h and still no progress.
Computer has a Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU with 32 Gb RAM. OS: Windows 10 Pro (build 19042.804)
Things I've tried:
- Uninstalling and reinstalling, with and without deleting the AppData InDesign folders
- Trying to apply the SING folder solution (the folder doesn't exist)
- Removing all unavailable printers, removing all printers leaving just Microsoft's Print to PDF, running with no printers configured.
- Running as an Administrator
- Running in Windows 7/8 compatibility mode
- Disconnecting all network shares
In all of the above, the behavior remained the same.
(I'm using the InDesign that's part of a full CS subscription, FWIW)
Any other ideas could try?
