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<p>Hi Jorge -</p>
<p>If it's an so-called "enterprise" setup of the new Windows PC,
the IT department might have mucked around with all sorts of
security and userdata setups. QGIS needs to have read/write access
to the %userdata% path to read and write parameter settings,
installing and loading plugins and so on. <br>
</p>
<p>You can try:</p>
<ul>
<li>To start QGIS with the<tt> --noplugins </tt>qualifier. This
will stop QGIS from loading plugins on startup.<br>
<br>
</li>
<li>To start QGIS with the <tt><span class="o">--</span></tt><tt><span
class="n">profiles</span></tt><tt><span class="o">-</span></tt><tt><span
class="n">path</span></tt> <span class="n"><some_new_path></span><br>
<span class="n"><span class="o">The</span><tt><span class="o">
--</span></tt><tt><span class="n">profiles</span></tt><tt><span
class="o">-</span></tt><tt><span class="n">path </span></tt><span
class="n">qualifier gets QGIS to use another directory for
profiles storage than the default </span><br>
<some_new_path> must point to an existing directory
path where you're certain you have read/write access to. </span><br>
<span class="n"></span><br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>If it actually works with the second suggestion, your IT
department probably has made the userdata directory inaccessible
for QGIS. <br>
</p>
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Gustavo Rocha:<br>
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm trying to install QGIS using OSGeo4W on a new Windows 10
computer. I've tried several options. I started with the
"express desktop install".<br>
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<p>The installation runs smoothly.</p>
<p>After installation, the splash screen appear and goes until the
message: QGIS is ready! But then, nothing happens. If I run QGIS
with Administrator privileges, it works.</p>
<p>I've also tried to install with "custom install", just for the
current user. But using this option, I get install errors
(complaining about a missing gdal301.dll).</p>
<p>What can I do (change some permissions?) to have QGIS running
with administrator privileges? <br>
</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I'm not a Windows expert. I probably missed
something obviously. I've disabled the antivirus software, just
in case.<br>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Jorge<br>
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