SUMMARY STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. uninstall kdeconnect app, remove all kdeconnect dirs in user/AppData/Local 2. install kdeconnect app 3. pair OBSERVED RESULT kdeconnectd.exe exit, and pair timeouts EXPECTED RESULT pair succeeds SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION kdeconnect window versions from 24.05 to 25.08 have this problem. Other features include exploring device files cause kdeconnectd.exec exit too.