Cannot open eM Client on Dec. 7, 2020 after I responded to upgrade it from Version 8 to Version 8.1

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@zhhan

Sounds similar to this post that talks about EMC not fully quitting.

EMC not starting properly on Windows 10

Since updating to V 8.1 I see the following odd behaviour that seems to be related to your problem: I am using V 8.1.857 on Windows 10 Pro, Version 20H2, build 19042.630. When I try to exit the program using the X (top right on the menue bar), the program window closes but the background process (Hintergrundprozess) remains open. When I then try to launch eM Client again, nothing happens. I have to manually quit the background process via Windows Task Manager. However eM Client doesn’t seem to…

@zhhan

I checked that route (Task Manager), there is no eM Client currently running.

I have found that @sunriseal’s method works but it is worth mentioning that EMC is not shown in Task Manager as a running app but further down the list as a Background Process.