Automation Studio Task Manager opens and closes after a few seconds. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program, but it didn’t work. I even formatted my PC, but it still didn’t help. I don’t understand why. How can I fix this?

This looks to me like a system issue (PC, OS, and rights). I agree with Valerio that from a Community point of view, we cannot help you further, so please contact local support. If you find a solution that can be shared, please update us; otherwise, the topic is closed. PS: share with local support…

B&R Automation Studio won't open. It briefly appears in Task Manager and then closes

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alexander.hefner (Alexander Hefner) January 11, 2026, 3:57pm 3

If you’re talking about AS 4.x, maybe this could be the reason:

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B&R Automation Studio won't open. It briefly appears in Task Manager and then closes

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