Android Studio not launching or working after upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11

Question

I recently upgraded my computer from Windows 10 to Windows 11, and since then, Android Studio no longer works.

When I try to open it: Nothing happens at all - no error message, no IDE window.

I’ve already tried:

• Restarting the computer
• Running Android Studio as administrator
• Reinstalling Android Studio (latest version from JetBrains / Google)
• Deleting .android and .AndroidStudio* folders from my user directory
• Updating Java and environment variables

But none of these helped.

Has anyone faced this issue after upgrading to Windows 11? What could cause Android Studio not to start, and how can I fix it?

• Robert: Check taskmanager if you see studio64.exe in details list after starting Android Studio. If you see it then it is stuck somewhere before showing the first UI element. Check graphic drivers of your system if you need to update them. YOu can also check Android Studio log file in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Google\AndroidStudio<some version number>\log

Answer 1

I fixed the issue by running two commands in Command Prompt (as Administrator):

netsh winsock reset

ipconfig /flushdns

Steps:

1. Press Start, type cmd

2. Right-click Command Prompt → Run as administrator

3. Run the two commands above one by one

4. Wait for both to complete

5. Restart your computer

6. Open Android Studio again

After this, Android Studio launched successfully on Windows 11.

• Aldemir Ferreira de Lima: This worked perfectly! Saved me a ton of time, thank you 🙏
• user22614440: Super Answer ! I had no way to run android studio with many methods, but I couldn't. This is 100% perfect answer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

This solution worked perfectly for me after upgrading to Windows 11.
Android Studio was not opening at all, no errors and no window.
I tried reinstalling Android Studio, updating Java, and deleting config folders, but nothing helped.
Running the netsh winsock reset command fixed the issue immediately.
I also ran ipconfig /flushdns as suggested.
After restarting the computer, Android Studio finally launched normally.
This saved me a huge amount of time and frustration.
I had already tried many different methods without success.
I didn’t expect a network reset to solve this problem.

One of the best answers I’ve seen on Stack Overflow - thank you 🙏

• Gert Arnold: This tells that the other answer helped. Please don't repeat helpful answers, vote for them instead.