Hi! I noticed that the latest versions no longer start in Windows. The splash screen only appears briefly, and then the program quits. My last working version is: digiKam-8.8.0-20250812T163922-Qt6-Win64-debug Regards Andy
Created attachment 184404 [details] digikam_systemrc Please try this digikam_systemrc file, replace your in C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local Maik
doesn't help
Then please create a DebugView log from the start, internal debugging is already enabled, as described here: https://www.digikam.org/contribute/#windows-host Maik
Same in this bug ticket: 508403 I can reproduce this fault too.
Created attachment 184406 [details] 20250824_210901 Here's my log Andy
*** Bug 508768 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I think I've found the strangest reason why digiKam crashes at this point in the log. I haven't been able to reproduce it on my Windows test systems. I use a link to launch digiKam that I've placed on the desktop. Launching digiKam from its Start menu doesn't cause any issues. The problem reproducibly occurs when launching digiKam from the recent programs link in the Start menu. The cause is likely due to a link registration at the beginning to use the Windows notification window instead of our own notification window. Maik
FWIW...it launches just fine from the CLI but not when pinned to the Taskbar.
Yes, that's right. If I launch the program from the folder C:\Program Files\digiKam or create a shortcut from there on the desktop, digikam starts. It doesn't work when pinned to the taskbar.
Git commit 2b16511113ff74bfd29e2ce7b95f39afa591e5cb by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 26/08/2025 at 19:06. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. create a shortcut link is not the right way, because NSIS has already created one M +2 -2 core/app/utils/digikam_globals_bundles.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/2b16511113ff74bfd29e2ce7b95f39afa591e5cb
Git commit 5ff1e778c722f34cc41fadd94ba4ef285b117b4e by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 26/08/2025 at 19:39. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. create program shortcut with NSIS M +4 -3 project/bundles/vcpkg/installer/digikam.nsi A +22 -0 project/bundles/vcpkg/installer/snorenotify.nsh https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/5ff1e778c722f34cc41fadd94ba4ef285b117b4e
Git commit 3197b4e29632de3102e04756d81f658029d91461 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 27/08/2025 at 10:27. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. remove SnoreToast in NSIS first No idea why the function fails. M +7 -4 project/bundles/vcpkg/installer/digikam.nsi https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/3197b4e29632de3102e04756d81f658029d91461
The issue has now been resolved in the current pre-release version of digiKam-8.8.0. QWebEngine was the trigger due to a breakpoint. The cause was the missing "Run in" path in the program startup link. We now set the current working directory on the program side. Maik
Git commit 1b1a82d86800f68245ab5aeb10b1b6b3dabc79a5 by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 16/09/2025 at 16:31. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. set working directory also in Showfoto Related: bug 508768 FIXED-IN: 8.8.0 M +2 -2 NEWS M +6 -0 core/showfoto/main/main.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/commit/1b1a82d86800f68245ab5aeb10b1b6b3dabc79a5
Thank you very much! :-) Andy