# Antigravity does not launch on Windows after fresh installation

**URL:** <https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-does-not-launch-on-windows-after-fresh-installation/186046>\
**Category:** Google Antigravity\
**Tags:** help-request-support\
**Created:** [September 30, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-does-not-launch-on-windows-after-fresh-installation/186046 "2026-09-30T04:04:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanuj\_Pargai](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/tanuj_pargai/32/149227_2.png) [@Tanuj\_Pargai](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Tanuj_Pargai)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-does-not-launch-on-windows-after-fresh-installation/186046/1 "2026-09-30T04:04:11Z")

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Hi Antigravity team,

Antigravity is completely failing to launch on my Windows PC.

When I click the Antigravity icon, nothing appears. There is no window or error message, and the process exits immediately.

I have already:

- Completely uninstalled Antigravity.
- Removed the remaining installation folders and application data.
- Reinstalled Antigravity from scratch.
- Tried launching the executable directly through PowerShell.

The issue remains exactly the same after a completely fresh installation.

My current Antigravity version is **2.15.1**.

I previously had an older Antigravity IDE installation, but I removed it before performing the fresh installation.

Could you please advise what could cause Antigravity to immediately terminate without displaying any UI, and what diagnostic steps I should try?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Ambati\_Rajendra](https://d1dlmcr85iqnpo.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/discuss.ai.google.dev/ambati_rajendra/32/31584_2.png) [@Ambati\_Rajendra](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/u/Ambati_Rajendra)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/antigravity-does-not-launch-on-windows-after-fresh-installation/186046/2 "2026-09-30T09:48:40Z")

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Hi @Tanuj_Pargai

Could you please follow these steps:

- Rename the folder `%USERPROFILE%\.gemini` to `.gemini-old`. It often survives an uninstall, and leftover files from the old IDE can stop the app from starting.
- Restart your PC, or end any leftover Antigravity processes in Task Manager.
- Launch it from PowerShell with `--disable-gpu`. If that works, update your graphics drivers.
- Check that your antivirus hasn’t blocked or quarantined any Antigravity files.

Let me know, is the issue resolves or the issue still persists!