# ParaView not starting on Windows Server 2019 Azure VM (Data Science VM image from MS)

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**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 21, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238 "2022-03-21T16:52:24Z")
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### Author: ![ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ryan)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238/1 "2022-03-21T16:52:24Z")

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I have installed the latest version ParaView 5.10.1 on the Azure VM below however when I run it the ParaView desktop appears briefly before disappearing.  
Standard NC4as T4 v3 (4 vcpus, 28 GiB memory)  
[Data Science Virtual Machine - Windows 2019 (microsoft.com)](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-gb/marketplace/apps/microsoft-dsvm.dsvm-win-2019?tab=Overview)  
I have tried a few older versions and on another Windows Server 2019 Azure VM with the same result.  
I generated the trace log, the last 3 lines are below:  
2.897s) [paraview]vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWin:680 ERR| vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow (0000026DF3177B00): failed to get wglChoosePixelFormatARB  
( 2.910s) [paraview]vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWin:758 ERR| vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow (0000026DF3177B00): failed to get valid pixel format.  
( 2.911s) [paraview]vtkOpenGLRenderWindow.c:493 ERR| vtkWin32OpenGLRenderWindow (0000026DF3177B00): GLEW could not be initialized: Missing GL version

Any suggestions? Is Windows Server 2019 not supported?  
Thanks

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### Author: ![ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ryan)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-starting-on-windows-server-2019-azure-vm-data-science-vm-image-from-ms/9238/2 "2022-04-04T11:41:55Z")

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This is now working, the resolution/fix was very simple, here it is in case anyone interested:  
I deployed a new Azure VM using the “NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation - WinServer 2019” marketplace image and the Standard NC4as T4 v3 azure vm type. I then installed Paraview 5.10.1 and that worked, proving it was a GPU or NVIDIA issue.  
So I returned to my original Azure VM (windows server 2019, also Standard NC4as T4 v3), manually installed the GRID 13.1 (472.39) NVIDIA drivers, rebooted, uninstalled & reinstalled Paraview 5.10.1 and that worked. Hope that helps!