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github desktop is not opening in my windows 10

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  • State:closed
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Comments:18 (10 by maintainers)

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carrickpaulcommented, Dec 14, 2021

I’ve had a similar issue when upgrading from 2.9.5 to 2.9.6 today. It would launch (briefly seen in the task manager) and disappear.

I opened the old 2.9.5 executable (C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.5), did a commit, exited, and the new 2.9.6 version now works.

From todays log files, from before the app was working again, the only warning was: [14/12/21 17:34:38] warn: UpdateInfo: Couldn’t get release notes for:GitHubDesktop-2.9.6-delta.nupkg: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file ‘C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\packages\GitHubDesktop-2.9.6-delta.nupkg’. File name: ‘C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\packages\GitHubDesktop-2.9.6-delta.nupkg’ at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost) at System.IO.FileStream…ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) at NuGet.ZipPackage.<>c__DisplayClass9_0.<.ctor>b__0() at NuGet.ZipPackage.EnsureManifest() at Squirrel.ReleaseEntry.GetReleaseNotes(String packageDirectory) at Squirrel.UpdateInfo.<FetchReleaseNotes>b__19_0(ReleaseEntry x)

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KendallDoesCodingcommented, Jan 1, 2022

@sahilpatil9763 That’s great to hear! Requesting you to close this issue thread in that case.

Thanks @sahilpatil9763

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