LightBurn Won’t Start – Loads but Doesn’t Open

[PetKer (Peter Kermer)]

Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing an issue with LightBurn. A few days ago, it stopped working on my PC. The program seems to load, but the window doesn’t open. It was working perfectly fine just a couple of days ago, and I haven’t made any changes to my system—no Windows updates or anything like that.

I would prefer not to reinstall the software because I’m worried about losing my settings. Unfortunately, I haven’t created a backup, and since the program won’t open, I can’t create one now.

Here’s what I’ve already tried:

• Looking for the running process in Task Manager and it is not listed
  

• Holding the Shift key while starting to reset settings.
  

• Restarting my computer.
  

My Questions:

• Is there a way to back up my settings manually without opening the program?
• I’ve read that settings are stored in a folder, but I’m not sure how to find it or secure them properly.
• Does anyone know of a fix for this issue?

Additional Information:

• Operating system: Windows 11
  

• LightBurn version: 1.7.03
  

I’d greatly appreciate any advice or guidance!

Best regards,

Peter

[Stachu01 (Marcin BOSPrint)]

I’m joining the topic, I also have this problem, only with Windows 10, I reinstalled the program and still nothing

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[gilaraujo (Gil Araújo)]

Hello Marcin

Try these steps please:

Lightburn won't open after v1.7.0 update

Try this for me, please Visit this page - download both redistributable https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe Install and update your C++ Redistributable Once done - run 1.7.01 installer again If it doesn’t work - could you please go to the Start Menu and type Event Viewer On the left side of Event viewer, click Windows Logs, then Applications Do you see any Big Red error related to Lightburn.exe? If so, could you share some scre…

[PetKer (Peter Kermer)]

Hi everyone,

thank you gilaraujo for your workflow. I didn´t see it before. Now I have fixed the problem by myself. I wanted to share how I managed to fix the issue with LightBurn not starting while keeping my settings intact. Hopefully, this helps anyone facing a similar problem!

Here’s what worked for me:

Backup your settings:

1. Navigate to:

   C:\Users<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\LightBurn

   Make sure to enable hidden files to see this folder.
   Copy and save the entire LightBurn folder as a backup.

2. Uninstall LightBurn:

   Completely uninstall LightBurn from your system.
   Go back to the above folder and delete the remaining files in C:\Users<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\LightBurn.

3. Install an older version:

I installed LightBurn v1.6.03, which you can download from the LightBurn website’s archive (if available).

4. Restore your settings:

After installation, paste your backed-up files back into the folder:

    C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\LightBurn

5. Launch LightBurn

So I can work, since I try the other workflow. Thank you!

[PetKer (Peter Kermer)]

So, I tried the other workout and after installing the redistributables and update Lightburn again to 1.7, I can start the program. Thank you, for your help!

[Stachu01 (Marcin BOSPrint)]

@gilaraujo Thank you very much for your answer. The program WORKS

[DERAUR2023 (DERAUR)]

Buenos dias gilarajo, excelente, he realizado sus instrucciones y Eureka!, mi sofware lightburn 1.7.03 actualizado con licencia comprada se ha y abierto y así mismo recuperado…ggracias amigo …abrazos desde colombia