# Unable to launch paraview: Could not load the Qt platform plugin

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin/7339
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin/7339 "2021-06-01T14:49:40Z")
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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: [June 1, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/unable-to-launch-paraview-could-not-load-the-qt-platform-plugin/7339/4 "2021-06-01T14:55:51Z")

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Intel bug, see here for solutions:

> [@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…

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