# Paraview desktop application is a blank white window on startup - Win10 64bit

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-desktop-application-is-a-blank-white-window-on-startup-win10-64bit/10491
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 12, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-desktop-application-is-a-blank-white-window-on-startup-win10-64bit/10491 "2022-10-12T09:46:16Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-desktop-application-is-a-blank-white-window-on-startup-win10-64bit/10491/2 "2022-10-12T10:16:50Z")

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Hi @strud ,

Which GPU are you using ?

Please take a look at this:

> [@I am using ParaView 5.8.0 on Windows 10, and my GUI is completely broken, with missing icons! What is happening?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-am-using-paraview-5-8-0-on-windows-10-and-my-gui-is-completely-broken-with-missing-icons-what-is-happening/4509):
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> This is due to the "Intel Driver Bug., You can find all info about it here: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19364](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19364) Possible solutions are: Upgrade to ParaView 5.8.1 or more recent Use another GPU (eg: NVIDIA instead of Intel) Downgrade your Intel driver to the version before 26.20.100.6708 Upgrade your Intel driver to the version after 26.20.100.7528 Use mesa instead : [How to run ParaView (including the binary release) using Mesa on Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-run-paraview-including-the-binary-release-using-mesa-on-windows/4321/2) Downgrade to ParaView…

This may be a different issue, but you never know.

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