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                          ERROR - Fluent Launcher Crashes

                          Authored by Steve Barnett September 10th, 2024 6909 views 18 likes KB1780400

                          ERROR

                          When starting Fluent in standalone mode, the Fluent Launcher opens, but when selecting between Meshing and Solution mode the Launcher crashes. The window disappears with no error message.


                          Software & Version

                          Fluent 2023R1

                          *This documented instance of this error occurred in this version but is not necessarily limited to this version.

                          Description/Cause

                          Error in configuration file.

                          *The cause(s) we identified in this documented instance may not be the only cause(s) for this error.

                          Solution

                          1. Open Windows File Explorer, navigate to %appdata%\Launcher\launcher.2023R1.ini and rename the file to launcher.2023R1.ini.old

                          2. Launch Fluent, and select Reset in the Fluent Launcher
                          3. Re-launch Fluent



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