WL8-hangs-during-startup-at-Controller-Initialization-Complete

Do you start WL with command line arguments?

I simply click on the icon.

Try to disable your firewall and antivirus.
Restart Windows and your router.
Retry in a few hours.

Same result.

I am not able to load WL8. It goes through the loading sequence while showing the "Starting wealth-Lab 8" box and stops at "Controller initialization complete...".

I have been loading WL 8 over the last several weeks with no issues but today it does not load.

Can you help me?

I've merged your new topic with this existing one. It's not that we have new ideas but please go through questions in posts #1 and #3 because your situation may be different.

@traderray, @coachal115

Here's another suggestion that you should try out. With WL8 closed, rename or move away this file out of its folder and restart WL8:

c:\Users\%Windows username%\AppData\Roaming\WealthLab8\Settings.txt

The idea is to do a factory reset. Does it have any effect?

You might want to rename the Settings.txt in case you want to get your old settings back.

I tried to follow these instructions and put the following in the search window of windows:
c:\Users\%Windows username%\AppData\Roaming\WealthLab8\Settings.txt
It was not recognized. I really don't know what all this means but will follow directions if I understand them.

You have to substitute your Windows login name for %Windows username%.

1. Close WealthLab 8
2. Let's assume you log in to Windows as "coach". Open Windows Explorer and navigate to c:\Users\coach\AppData\Roaming\WealthLab8\ and find the Settings.txt file.
3. Delete Settings.txt
4. Start WealthLab 8

Thanks Cone, I was able to bring up WL8. Your instructions were what I needed.

Thanks again for your help.