Bug 516126 - Windows 10: digikam.exe and exiftool.exe background processes remain running after digiKam is closed.
Summary: Windows 10: digikam.exe and exiftool.exe background processes remain running ...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Metadata-ExifTool (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 8.8.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2026-02-16 22:12 UTC by Pavel K
Modified: 2026-02-17 03:36 UTC (History)
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2026-02-16 22:12 UTC, Pavel K 		Details
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Description Pavel K 2026-02-16 22:12:15 UTC 
Created attachment 189679 [details]
running processes

1. Open Digikam
2. navigate to "People" -> "Unknown"
3. Close Digikam
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2026-02-17 03:35:05 UTC 
Please try with the 9.0.0 pre-release to see if this behavior have been improved :

 https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Best regards

Gilles Caulier