# ParaView Freezes on start - Windows 10
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** opengl
**Created:** [September 21, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603 "2019-09-21T21:29:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@AlexandreMagnolc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexandreMagnolc)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/1 "2019-09-21T21:29:58Z")
Hello,
I’m beggining OpenFoam and trying to see some results on ParaView.
I’ve installed the ParaView-5.7.0-RC4-Windows-Python3.7-msvc2015-64bit, but it freezes right after opening.
This appears and then it freezes and closes byitself - a kind of force close.
I’ve python 3.7.4 installed, AMD Radeon 7400M and Intel HD Graphics 3000
Open GL 6.14.10.13399
Direct 3D 9.14.10.01128
Catalyst 15.7.1
I think it could be something related to the graphics switching, i’m still trying, but I would apreciate a lot if anyoune could help.
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@aron.helser](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aron.helser)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/2 "2019-09-23T12:47:45Z")
Try right-clicking on ParaView and say ‘run with graphics processor’ (I think that’s the right wording) and select your AMD card. I’m not sure why your are seeing an error about ANGLE - that seems strange.
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### Author:  [@AlexandreMagnolc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexandreMagnolc)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/3 "2019-09-24T00:45:21Z")
Thanks for the reply,
I forced the application to run under high performance on AMD configuration, but it still crashing.
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### Author:  [@mcrossleyuk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcrossleyuk)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/4 "2019-09-25T09:27:25Z")
First of all, I have little experience but had fantastic service from PV 5.4.1 before recent changes to FreeCAD (0.18). Similar problem. I can start PV 5.4.1.1 but cannot open a file. It just hangs up if I try to open or indeed do anything from the menu bar. All I can then do is end task from task manager. I installed PV 5.7.0 and it works but having problems using it. Getting 5.4.1 working would be a big help.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/5 "2019-09-30T04:22:57Z")
@mcrossleyuk : please open your own thread.
@AlexandreMagnolc : could you try with mesa ?
`paraview-mesa paraview` from a console.
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### Author:  [@mcrossleyuk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcrossleyuk)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/6 "2019-09-30T09:55:19Z")
Sorry, all new to me and don’t understand. I am logged into the forum as mcrossleyuk. How do I “open my own thread”. Happy to learn 🙂
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/7 "2019-09-30T09:57:34Z")
[https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support) and click on “New Topic”.
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### Author:  [@mcrossleyuk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mcrossleyuk)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/8 "2019-09-30T10:04:43Z")
Thanks, done that. Lesson #1 🙂
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### Author:  [@AlexandreMagnolc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexandreMagnolc)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/9 "2019-10-01T01:30:41Z")
nothing “command not found” or “not an internal command”
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/11 "2019-10-04T08:10:53Z")
My bad, windows release does not support mesa.
Are you able to run other opengl applications ? Qt Applications ?
You also could try to use pvpython and see if this fails or not.
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### Author:  [@AlexandreMagnolc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexandreMagnolc)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/12 "2019-10-13T02:44:28Z")
Yes, but it did not was abble to run paraView. I got a solution, I downloaded ubuntu and started over in linux. It’s working pretty well, now the problems are on the operator.
Thanks for the attemp
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### Author:  [@AlexandreMagnolc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AlexandreMagnolc)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/13 "2019-10-13T02:45:48Z")
I gave up trying it on windows. Do I have to close the thread?
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### Author:  [@yussyak](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yussyak)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/14 "2019-10-16T03:19:01Z")
Hi, guys, I am having the same problem, any help to resolve this. I am using an HP 650 laptop with Intel Pentium CPU B970 @ 2.30GHz processor, Intel® HD graphics adapter and 6GB RAM. What could I have done wrong?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/15 "2019-10-16T03:52:20Z")
Do you have an HD 3000 graphics card ?
If so your computer does not support OpenGL on windows 10. See here for more info.
> [@OPENGL not supported in WINDOWS 10 and Intel HD graphics card, GLEW could not be intialized missing GL version](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-not-supported-in-windows-10-and-intel-hd-graphics-card-glew-could-not-be-intialized-missing-gl-version/2701):
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> I can’t open Paraview on a Windows 10 64 bit machine. I get the error: GLEW could not be intialized missing GL version By doing some research on google I have found that the latest Intel drivers for Windows 10 for Intel HD 3000 graphics adapters do not support OpenGl which seem totally necessary for ParaView. In this YouTube video and the associated GitHub channel a solution is provided: It consists of installing the Windows 10 Deployment Kit ([https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardwa…](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/16 "2019-10-16T03:53:34Z")
@cory.quammen : that’s the 3rd user with this problem. should we mention that somewhere ?
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### Author:  [@yussyak](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/yussyak)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/17 "2019-10-17T02:31:35Z")
Thanks I will check it out
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### Author:  [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/18 "2019-10-21T19:58:49Z")
I don’t know. We don’t keep a list of incompatible graphics hardware anywhere. Intel HD 3000 is pretty old at this point and discontinued.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/19 "2019-10-23T07:10:57Z")
Fair enough. This is a very common card though.
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### Author:  [@cbourcier](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cbourcier)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/20 "2019-10-26T13:54:06Z")
Try the workaround I gave on this other [thread](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/opengl-not-supported-in-windows-10-and-intel-hd-graphics-card-glew-could-not-be-intialized-missing-gl-version/2701/3)
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Burkon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Richard_Burkon)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-freezes-on-start-windows-10/2603/21 "2020-03-29T19:26:13Z")
Hi,
I’m getting same problem. Windows 10, NVIDIA GeForce 1070, OpenGL installed. Unfortunately solution with mesa (opengl32.dll) doesn’t work. Tried ParaView version 5.8 / 5.6 Any idea, how to solve it? Thanks in advance!
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