# Why won't my paraview work?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029 "2022-07-19T12:07:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Kerri\_V](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kerri_V)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/1 "2022-07-19T12:07:27Z")
Hi,
I recently had Paraview up and running on my computer, but now it seems that it won’t even open anymore! My laptop is less than a year old, so I suspect it isn’t that, but I’ve tried uninstalling and re-downloading multiple times to no avail! I’m running on Windows 11, and get a blank screen with an output message box. Please help!
Thanks
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/2 "2022-07-19T12:08:51Z")
Try removing your config files: [https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView\_Settings\_Files](https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Settings_Files)
Ideally, keep a copy somewhere and share them here.
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### Author:  [@Kerri\_V](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kerri_V)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/3 "2022-07-19T12:11:38Z")
Hi,
I’m really sorry, I have no idea what that means atall!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/4 "2022-07-19T12:20:00Z")
- Open your file explorer
- Put this as the adress: `%APPDATA%\ParaView`
- Delete all files there
- run ParaView again.
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### Author:  [@Kerri\_V](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kerri_V)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/5 "2022-07-19T12:42:55Z")
Hi,
Thanks for this. I’ve given this a try but I’m still getting the same problem. I’ve deleted everything associated with paraview from laptop, and still it’s not happeneing. Any other ideas on how to sort it?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/6 "2022-07-19T12:50:00Z")
Maybe driver issue, please try the following:
> [@Recover OpenGL Informations from pvpython](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/recover-opengl-informations-from-pvpython/1536/4):
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> [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge\_requests/3320](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/3320)
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### Author:  [@Kerri\_V](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kerri_V)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/why-wont-my-paraview-work/10029/7 "2022-07-19T12:57:12Z")
Hi,
I’m sorry, I appreciate the help but I really don’t understand what that’s trying to show. I haven’t got the foggiest when it comes to computers.
Thanks,