# Paraview 5.11.2 crashes on startup in Windows 11, AMD Driver.
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 12, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560 "2026-05-12T06:20:26Z")
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### Author:  [@penta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/penta)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/1 "2026-05-12T06:20:26Z")
Hello, my server has Openfoam 13 with paraview 5.11.2.
I want to run paraview client in my windows laptop to connect the server, but everytime I start windows paraview, it crashes.
GPU is AMD Vega iGPU, driver Radeon Pro 26Q1.
Windows 11 25H2, Paraview 5.11.2 with MPI and no MPI.
I already removed the paraview INIs, but no help.
Bottom is OpenGL info.
```auto
PS C:\Program Files\ParaView 5.11.2\bin> .\pvpython.exe
Python 3.9.13 (tags/v3.9.13:6de2ca5, May 17 2022, 16:36:42) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from paraview.simple import *
>>> o = GetOpenGLInformation()
>>> print('vendor :', o.GetVendor())
vendor : ATI Technologies Inc.
>>> print('version :', o.GetVersion())
version : 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 26.Q1.251211
>>> print('renderer :', o.GetRenderer())
renderer : AMD Radeon PRO Graphics
>>>
```
Bottom is eventvwr.
```auto
Fault bucket 2109325620678172557, type 4
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: paraview.exe
P2: 0.0.0.0
P3: 6511a217
P4: vtkRenderingOpenGL2-pv5.11.dll
P5: 0.0.0.0
P6: 65119f24
P7: c0000005
P8: 00000000000dce8e
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.cdb0dd13-5426-4d10-8a96-ad50ffa0aabb.tmp.dmp
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.762cbed4-e2fc-4974-840b-10db2146ddd3.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.8945139b-f11c-4f74-86ab-6390027712cc.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.6171b21b-4f0e-45ca-8b36-2977ba8662eb.tmp.txt
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.f8ff5b90-0e73-4ec9-aaed-ee4dc73dc087.tmp.xml
These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_paraview.exe_88233d89b334d2810aaad2cc8733859692bab5_cbd13ccc_90a2e74a-1f98-4885-a74b-eb9adc5812f9
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 44198300-1b3d-4348-a720-6b6c32f8d57c
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: 6c5d0aed743013bb9d45d479f0271f8d
Cab Guid: 0
```
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/2 "2026-05-12T07:27:05Z")
> [@penta](#):
>
> but everytime I start windows paraview, it crashes.
When does it crashes exactly ?
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### Author:  [@penta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/penta)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/3 "2026-05-12T07:59:57Z")
Image attached: Paraview shows this window from right after I click the icon, and after a few seconds the window(still looks like image) disappears(auto-closes) and one more crash log at eventvwr.
There’s no brief moment of real paraview window.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/4 "2026-05-12T08:02:52Z")
> [@penta](#):
>
> araview shows this window from right after I click the icon
Which icon ? Unless you mean the ParaView shortcut on your desktop ?
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### Author:  [@penta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/penta)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/5 "2026-05-12T08:24:34Z")
Yes that icon. Same happens when i directly click EXE.
6.1.0 starts well, but I can’t connect to my server with 6.1.0.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/6 "2026-05-12T08:30:58Z")
Please update your ParaView version: [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)
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### Author:  [@penta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/penta)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/7 "2026-05-12T08:33:07Z")
The HPC server can’t change version, and 6.1.0 can’t connect the HPC.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/8 "2026-05-12T08:36:46Z")
Please check recent version of ParaView works on your own machine first, because it looks like thbe probem is coming from there.
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### Author:  [@penta](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/penta)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/9 "2026-05-12T08:37:50Z")
I installed paraview 6.1.0 with MPI and w/o MPI, and they starts well.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-2-crashes-on-startup-in-windows-11-amd-driver/17560/10 "2026-05-12T08:41:11Z")
Then I’m afraid ParaView 5.11 is not compatible with your computer, probably because of Windows/Driver update. I do not have a solution to offer apart using another computer or asking your HPC IT to update their ParaView version. 5.11 is ancient.