[Tex/LaTex] MiKTeX console not opening after update

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Recently after updating to MiKTeX 2.9 the console did not open again. I tried deleting everything and installing MiKTeX again. This didn't work at all. Every time I try to execute miktex-console.exe nothing happens. I don't know what to do?

Best Answer

I had the same problem and finally found a solution (I use Windows).

  1. Type "MikteX console" in the windows search bar (near the windows logo).
  2. When it appears in your search results, right click on it, and choose "open file location".
  3. In my case this opened a folder containing only a shortcut for the MikteX console. So right click on this shortcut and choose again "open file location".
  4. You will now reach a folder with tons of files. Open the "miktex-taskbar-icon.exe"
  5. You should now find a MikTeX console icon in your taskbar (near the time/language...etc). Finally open this icon and the console will work.

Hope this helps !

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