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Smartsdr doesn't start

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charlesjacobsen
charlesjacobsen Member ✭✭
in SmartSDR for Windows

I have a flex 8600 and am running Windows 11. I used Smrtsdr 3.9.19 when I acquired this machine new a few months ago. It seemed to work OK. I then upgraded to 3.10.10. It worked fine initially but then started to fail booting up. I now get a screen page showing details of Com ports. If I click on the area showing flexradio 8600, I get a popup showing my name and callsign with a big sign saying Connect. I press this and the screen clears. Nothing happens so I try again with same result.

I decided to re-install 3.9.19 this morning. Same result. I looked at other notes on this problem and did cold boot. Still got nowhere.

Can somebody tell me what I am doing wrong please. I can't believe that I have to keep going to earlier versions in order to find one to boot.

Charles Jacobsen

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  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin
    edited October 2025
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    This is likely some sort of problem with Windows and SmartSDR. I have opened a support ticket for you.

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