Can't run Bleachbit at all in Windows 11.

[barragh]

Can't run Bleachbit at all in Windows 11.

[tonyping]

Which branch of Windows 11 are you running?

I've been using Windows 11 (canary builds, 10.0.25xxx) and haven't run into any issues regarding Bleachbit not launching.

Have you perhaps tried checking your Windows Defender logs? There might be something in there that shows Bleachbit being silently blocked by Defender.

Also, do you have any of the following Microsoft enhanced security features, like Virtualization-based Security, Core Isolation, Firmware Protection, LSA, or Vulnerable Device Driver Blocklist enabled?

I have most of them on, but not all. But I thought that's another useful avenue for you to check, as they're still sorta in the experimental stage, while also being specifically software-blocking features.

[az0]

@barragh Have you installed many extra fonts on your computer? BleachBit uses a toolkit called GTK which on a few systems has a long, one-time delay. dO YOU SEE high disk usage and/or CPU usage in Task Manager?

If so, one option is to just wait a long time. A second option is to try the latest pre-release version from https://ci.bleachbit.org . Google incorrectly flags this site as dangerous, but this should be fixed soon. See #1506 for details.