GitHub for Windows not working after install
Today I have installed GitHub For Windows. I had installed GitHub for Windows earlier and at that time it worked fine, but due to some reason I had to uninstall it.
Today when I installed GitHub again it installed perfectly. But after installation when I click on the icon, GitHub does not open. I checked Task Manager for processes and for some time I can see Github.exe, but after some time it disappears.
When it did'nt work I uninstalled and installed again, but the results are the same.
When I try to open it, only the loading symbols comes up.
I was having the same problem as you had. I installed GitHub before, and it worked fine. I uninstalled it then trying to reinstall it, but nothing happens whenever I click the GitHub icon.
Deleting the GitHub folders left behind from AppData\Local and Roaming folders helped me solve my problem. Then I reinstalled GitHub and now it works.
- From the Windows Start menu, choose Run (or Windows Key + R)
- Enter the following, depending on your version of Windows, and then click the OK button:
On Windows Vista or higher, delete the %LocalAppData%\GitHub and the %AppData%\GitHub directories.
On Windows XP, delete the %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\GitHub directory.
Source: Uninstalling GitHub for Windows
If you are unable to delete the GitHub folder as described above, end the ssh-agent.exe process from Task Manager in Windows. Then, immediately delete the folder.
Task Manager >> Processes >> ssh-agent.exe>> End Process