Darktable not opening

Software darktable
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Try starting darktable like this:

  1. Press Win+R on your keyboard
  2. Paste this into the popup:
    %ProgramFiles%\darktable\bin\darktable --disable-opencl
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  3. Click on OK (or simply press the Enter key).

If that works, you can modify the darktable shortcut on your desktop. In case you do not have a desktop shortcut, create it (skip the following if you already have it):

  1. Open Explorer
  2. Paste this in the location bar:
    %ProgramFiles%\darktable\bin
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  3. Press Enter
    It will show something like this:
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  4. Right-click on darktable.exe, select Create shortcut:
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  5. Let Windows create it on the Desktop:
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If you have the shortcut, or you created it just now:

  1. right-click and select Properties:
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  2. Add --disable-opencl to the end of the line (you need a space before --disable-opencl).
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Hope that works.

More help:
These are the uninstallation instructions for the Microsoft OpenCL Compatibility Pack on Windows 10; I have no idea if they work with Windows 11:
https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/13qctv4/how_to_remove_openglcl_compatibility_pack_windows/?rdt=50123

A Google search returns more results than the forum’s own search facility. Try this: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Adiscuss.pixls.us+microsoft+opencl+compatibility+pack

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