Renderer randomly reverts to "software-only" instead of GPU accelerated for Team Projects

[watchmevid]

Version 21.1.0 build 86, no auto-update configured.  Two people using Team Project on a small-ish project that has all resources stored in Creative Cloud.

General flow is: user A opens project, pulls down changes as needed (new "update" button) makes changes, publishes video, "publishes project" (new "publish" button) and quits Premiere.  User B does same.  Users are in frequent contact and are careful never to open same timelines/sequences at same time.

Issue:

Multiple times since we started using Team Projects (about 2 months), when I've opened Premiere, opened the Team Project and notice everything is slow, red update bars in timeline and when I go check, the Team Project settings have the renderer back to software only (File -> Team Project Settings -> Options -> Video Rendering and Playback)

To fix it, I change it to GPU Acclerated (CUDA) and everything is fine, until the next time it reverts.

I don't recall this ever happening with normal non-Team projects.  I still use both team and non-team projects, but mostly I use Team Projects.

[Udo_Pawlik · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your post. I confirmed the behavior and have opened a priority ticket "Renderer setting defaults to 'Software only' after app restart".