VIPM not launching - stopping on VIPM Splash.vi

[nathan-murphy]

Hey all - anyone seen this issue?

I installed VIPM 2020 as part of a LabVIEW 2020 installation from NI Package Manager. When I tried to launch VIPM I went through the setup options, selected Free User, and selected to Sign in later. Then VIPM went to the splash screen, the loading bar made it about halfway across, and then the window just closed. No errors, no indication of what might have failed. 

Thinking it was an installation issue, I downloaded the latest VIPM from JKI.net and tried again - this time I wasn't prompted for what kind of user I was, but the window closed again at the same location. 

Next, I used the Windows 10 Add or Remove Programs menu to uninstall VIPM, searched in NI Package Manager for VIPM, and used the "Remove" option to uninstall it there too. Rebooted the PC, and tried installing VIPM from the same download from JKI. After reinstalled, rebooted the PC, and saw the same error. GIF attached for reference. 

I exported a screenshot from the GIF to see which VI was failing. That's attached, too.

 Any thoughts to how I can get VIPM to launch?

[nathan-murphy]

Running as Admin worked - but that's a nasty workaround that I don't really want to continue having to do. Appreciate any thoughts or if there's any debug info that you want me to share.

[Ashish]

Nathan,

Yes...Run As Admin has been helpful in such situations. Here is an article on how you can setup to always have Run As Admin selected: https://support.vipm.io/hc/en-us/articles/214135663-VIPM-fails-to-launch-after-splash-screen-on-Windows