# Cannot launch autopsy

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/cannot-launch-autopsy/5559>\
**Category:** Autopsy Help\
**Created:** [April 25, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/cannot-launch-autopsy/5559 "2026-04-25T17:21:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Luca\_elle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/luca_elle/32/2136_2.png) [@Luca\_elle](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Luca_elle)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/cannot-launch-autopsy/5559/1 "2026-04-25T17:21:01Z")

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Hello everyone,

I downloaded and installed autopsy-4.22.1-64bit in Windows 11. I tried to launch it but when I am trying it appears just a blank screen, and Autopsy won’t launch. Tried different ways to launch and I tried delete the roaming/autopsy too.  
Uninstalled and re-installed multiple times.  
One thing. I initially installed in one hard disk and then on a second.  
Anyone had experienced this issue or can help me?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_McKinnon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/mark_mckinnon/32/42_2.png) [@Mark\_McKinnon](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Mark_McKinnon)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/cannot-launch-autopsy/5559/2 "2026-04-26T03:04:14Z")

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If you look in the roaming/autopsy/var/log directory and look at the messages.log.0 or autopsy.log.0 files there might be an error message that shows why it is not launching.