Questions tagged [windows]
Questions pertaining to the Windows Operating System as it relates to Blender. Questions can be anything from compatibility to optimization.
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all of my windows such as dope sheet, graph editor and such are completely black however the 3d viewport is completely fine
blender update 4.0 on both browser version and steam version
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Sheep It not launching
I have downloaded the newest version of Sheep It from the website, but when I launch the exe file (Im on Windows) it says "Extracting __%", and when it finishes extracting it closes and does ...
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Can not get selection box selecting more than one object in Blender 2.8
I am a complete Blender newb, so it's entirely possible that I am messing something up.
In this capture I am trying to select all of the "brick" objects I have created using a mouse-drag box select:
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How to open right instrumental window in 2D animation
I accidently closed it but I don't know how. This window contained materials, render output, everything
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Windows 7 isn't supported post Blender 3.0-3.6: what version of "Windows Server" is supported?
Blender stopped supporting Windows 7, since I think, at Blender 3.0? Or beyond 2.9 is what I think.
I want to use Blender in the future, but not ready to build a Windows 10 machine, but I do want to ...
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How do I make ArchiPack windows transparent?
When watching multiple YouTube videos, when they bring in an object with a window from Archipack it's automatically transparent. When I do it doesn't seem to have a material. I have downloaded the ...
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Crashing upon opening Blender, Python not intializing correctly, getting OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument for path to codecs.py
When I try to open Blender, I get an error relating to the file path for codecs.py, which upon investigating, seems to both be okay in terms of the file location, contents, and the filepath's format. ...
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Cannot install Blender 2.93 addons on Windows. Python error
I am having trouble migrating from Blender 2.92 to 2.93. Half of my addons will not install and they are officially supported on 2.93. When I install them, I get an error when I attempt to activate ...
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Never had the chance to find a crash log file
Since my start with Blender, and including today, I need to find out why Blender is crashing. Whenever I get a crash and google it, I go through they same process: I locate the temp folder, but ...
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Runnin Blender.exe vs. Blender-launcher.exe
I am running v3.0.1 on a Windows 10 desktop.
When I open the folder where the Blender files are stored, which one do I open to run Blender: Blender.exe or ...
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Multi files rendering with windows script command dont work
I have a recent problem that prevents me from using windows scripts for render queue on my desktop workstation.
The commands work, but the only problem is that it doesn't chain the next command to ...
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My GPU doesn't support any of the 4 options in GPU settings [duplicate]
I am so tired of only using the CPU for my renders because It's a bit slow and also makes me worry pretty much in the process about my CPU surviving it. I checked how I can force Blender to use my GPU....
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Blender 3.4 Error: Unable to open or write bookmark file
So I am getting the following error in Blender 3.4:
Unable to open or write bookmark file "C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.4\config\bookmarks.txt"
I get this error ...
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Windows 8.1 Blender UI Broken? [closed]
This has happened to me in the past, and the problem was fixed on its own after a long time. Unfortunately, I don't really want to wait that long and was wondering if there was a fix in the future. I ...
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Running Blender under Virtualbox
I setup a VirtualBox machine under Windows for dev related stuff (python, visual studio etc), everything works except that I cant run Blender :( it crashes with
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scroll wheel not working in Blender (eratic behaviour)
I think this is a problem related to some microsoft update, but i'm asking her for help.
Because the answer her would help a lot more Blender users than just me.
System info windows 11 this started ...
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can't find the option to international fonts
i use files with other languages than English, i used to check international fonts option to let blender display them correctly, now i can't find the option or any documentation about it, any help is ...
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Is there a documentation of Blender's installer's command line arguments?
I only found documentation of CLI for Blender itself. What about the installer? I can't find any sort of info anywhere, I also asked few times in the support chat with no reply.
Why do I need it? Main ...
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Help re-installing Add-Ons, and how to approach “Missing script files”
I have to reinstall all my addons and I'm encountering an issue with “Missing script files.”
I run Blender in a “portable set-up”, with different versions sharing a joint parent “config” folder. ...
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After sleep mode or hibernation blender crashes
When working on projects, I don't close the necessary programs and folders when i want have a rest so that after the rest I can get to work faster. I use hibernation when I go to sleep, and sleep mode ...
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How to use Blender Python script on Windows Container?
I tried to use on Windows container by using the following "Dockerfile" and "script.py".
I used this script.py and blender.exe and it was working on local PC with Windows 10.
But, ...
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Cursor offset on a large monitor in Windows 10
Using Blender with a large monitor (22" or 24", I've tried both), resolution 1920x1080, scaled 100% with Windows 10, Blender adds extra height between the header bar and the menu bar. This ...
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self-made addon cannot be used in other computer (Windows 10 & 11)
Is there anyone else experience the same on other modules or vanilla when installing their customized addon?
I'm stuck in this for a long time. I have created an addon that includes other modules (...
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Changing the default render path is not working
I'm trying to change the default render path in Blender 2.9 to something else. I've changed it in the preferences to my D:\ drive.
However, after restarting (and rebooting) opening a new scene the ...
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macOS keyboard shortcut to show Blender app menus & toolbars
I chose Render > Render Image. I didn't like the composition and thought adjusting one of the menu items in the Blender Render window would resolve the issue (I forget which menu item).
But this ...
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Trapped in Dope Sheet view
I've used Blender a bit, so I've been enjoying how usability has improved in v2.8, but I was in Animation view - timeline, dope sheet and view - and accidentally touched the keyboard - POW! The view ...
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Blender shuts down after login screen
Whenever system locks to windows login screens (either manualy by pressing Win + L or after some inactivity period) Blender shuts down, even if there is rendering process going on.
Is there any way to ...
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Get Window Handle from blender api?
is there a way to get the window handle value from python API?
i know about
user32 = ctypes.WinDLL('user32', use_last_error=True)
user32.GetActiveWindow()
But that'...
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Blender crashes on startup windows 10
I installed the blender after a fresh installation of windows 10. I have all the drivers installed. I have GTX 1060 graphics card. After running the blender, the console blinks and the program does ...
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Blender 3.4-3.5 running up to 2x slower on Ubuntu 22.04 then on Windows 10
I have purchased a lenovo legion pro with this specs:
Intel i7 12700,
nVidia 3070,
RAM 16gb
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 10 dual boot.
In Windows, Blender works great, BMW demo scene, on GPU ...
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Run Blender from CLI with GUI
Hello dear blender community,
I am trying to automate a few tasks in Blender, and trigger their execution from the command line like this:
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How do I remove all these windows? [duplicate]
I accidently puted these windows. How do I get rid of these?
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blender 2.8 beta doesn't find opengl
Blender 2.8 doesn't load on my windows 7 notebook. It only says several times:
"Warning! Ignoring untested OpenGL context profile mask bits. Warning! OpenGL core profile not available."
I already ...
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How can I solve these edges to disappear?
I am working on a window frame and I had to add some loop cut and mirror modif. to finish it, but there are some edges what I cannot solve with limited dissolve.
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How to open .blend files with the Steam version of Blender on Windows?
I actually know that blender is "hidden" in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Blender and I can tell Windows to open with the Blender.exe file in there but that will not count as opening ...
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How do I open back the properties panel? [duplicate]
There should be a list of all the items and their properties here.
I don't know if there's a way to bring it back
I don't need the N panel, I need this one:
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Launch Blender with different Configurations (Installed Version, Windows)
Is there any way to run Blender with different configurations?
I am using the installed version of Blender on a Windows system. This automatically creates all configurations (startup.blend, userpref....
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Alt combination doesn't work well Blender 2.78 and 2.79, Windows 7 x64
I discovered that AltH doesn't work and I was unable to unhide objects.
After a series of tests and looking online, I discovered myself that the left Alt key doesn't work always, but the right Alt (...
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Blender starts with a blurry interface [closed]
Due to the nature of the model, I can only use the old version 2.67.
When I start the program, I have a problem with the interface, which looks like it is foggy, unlike in newer versions.
How can I ...
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Restarting Blender with a Script
I am trying to create an operator that restarts Blender. This script has worked for me in the past:
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Blender crashes entire PC on Cycles rendering - need help diagnosing the problem
I have a MSI i9 PC (32 GB of ram) and a RTX 2080. The computer crashes on any Cycles render but for our purposes here, I'm using the Blend file attached to this ticket.
Here's what I've done to ...
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Help with importing modules with classes in blender
I'm making a file importer addon (for a 3d model) for blender. Since the file format I'm working on is in binary ,for that I have been using a binaryreader for reading the needed values.
The binary ...
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Blender CLI does not work when blender is installed through Windows Store
In order to have a blender version manager I installed blender through the Windows store. When you install through the windows store it seems that they store the file in ...
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Error trying to build a modified blender on windows [closed]
I am trying to build this modified blender version from this repo
https://github.com/dzigaVertov/vertov_blender .
I found out that it is based on Blender 2.93 because it has the following code in the ...
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Blender closes/crashes everytime I open and close a window
Since yesterday blender constantly closes/crashes everytime I open and close a window.
So far this happens on every window I have tried (e.g. file output path, file import, viewport windows, image ...
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applying image texture to multiple objects
I was following this tutorial . But when I applied image texture to one cube it applied to the whole pillar. In the tutorial, he had to apply them one by one. Is it a new update or am I doing ...
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Associate Blender with file import in other format than .blend
Is it possible to associate Blender (in Windows 7 and later) to open files as it would be done via Import. I often import files in .dae or .fbx format to Blender and I would like to import them simply ...
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Blender hangs for a minute
My blender hangs very often for a minute on two. Sometimes it doesn't, in 90% cases it does. Typical places where it hangs are:
at startup, just after showing console window, before showing UI.
at ...
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Can't Import/Export any kind of file
Operating system: Windows
Blender version: 2.93 LTS
Hi, I'm having a problem with the Import/Export of any kind of file (tried fbx and obj).
It always reports this error
Last line translation in ...
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How to remove every inactive/unused screens in python?
in blender you can easely create thousands of screens.
i'd like to have every screens from bpy.data.screens that are not visible deleted, how can i do that ?
i know that
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