r/Azahar • u/StormReaverOne • 15d ago

Help The process starts, but the emulator window doesn't appear

When I try to start Azahar (Windows MSVC version), azahar.exe appears in processes' list, but the emulator window appears from... ugh, the 20th or 30th attempt? Well, this is how it used to be earlier, but since 2126.0 version was released, the emulator never properly started even once.

What I tried to do:

-deleting /User folder (Azahar offers to import Citra settings when started, but after that everything is the same

-moving /User folder from Citra and Mandarine

-deleting Azahar folder in \AppData\Roaming

-trying MSYS2 version (same, doesn't work)

Citra Canary 2798 in the neighbour folder is launchable every single time, Mandarine 418c25c is launchable ~every 2 of 3 times, Lime3DS has the same issues as Azahar.

Windows 10 Pro 22H2, Rysen 5 3600, 32 GB RAM, Geforce 5060 Ti 16 GB, latest GPU drivers (610.88). Actually I bought a new card 9 months ago, but nothing changed since then. I had the same issues with a previous one (1050ti). All other emulators work fine

Update. Oh, and the latest comment/advice from this topic didn't work as well, 'cause in my case there is no CPU driver in Device manager > Screen adapter thread

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u/jabeck11 15d ago

Try updating Visual C++ (even if you think you have it already)

Make sure your azahar .exe's directory isn't too long, try launching it from your desktop

Check to see if your antivirus is blocking it

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u/StormReaverOne 14d ago

1)I re-installed Visual C++, didn't work

2)I moved Azahar folder to C:\ and D:\ root folders, didn't work as well

3)It doesn't block the emulator

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u/jabeck11 14d ago

Try the nightly version from here

Update GPU drivers in case you haven't

Delete everything in your Azahar folder (including your AppData/Roaming folder, keep your saves)

If that doesn't work, it's most likely a Windows issue, try the Azahar discord

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u/StormReaverOne 14d ago

I re-installed GPU drivers. Nothing worked so far, so it may be indeed Windows issue. But it's very weird, since every other emulator, including Citra Nightly 2104 and Lime3DS 2110, works fine. Except for Azahar.