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Power automate desktop error "Error during flow initialization"

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Hi Everyone,

Just today I faced this issue, my other tasks in PAD is opening as usual. But, when I try to open one of the tasks by clicking "Edit" it gives me this error. Its a relatively big task with 15-20 Subflows.

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Any help will be highly appreciated!

Thanks.

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lmtavares 18 on at

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I'm getting the same error on a freshly installed PAD when attempting to create the initial task. I've reinstalled twice. I run PAD as administrator. Completely stuck!

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Hi @lmtavares do you see Preview version of PAD when you open it?

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lmtavares 18 on at

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Yes, I see Power Automate Desktop (Preview) in the app window title bar.

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I also see the Preview version and it has so many bugs. I think PAD installation package has some issues.

Thanks for raising this, I thought only I am seeing Preview.

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lmtavares 18 on at

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Indeed! Based on other web searches, I thought the Preview version has been superseded by a fully licensed free version for all Windows 10 users. That may have been the intention but maybe there was build error.

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Axell 10 on at

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I'm getting the same error on my Win 10 new installation. This bug appears randomly.

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lmtavares 18 on at

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It has been weeks since I posted this problem. I've searched all Microsoft sites and the web generally looking for references to this error and seeking a solution. I've uninstalled and reinstalled this "Preview" version of PAD a half dozen times, deleting all of the disk folders that I could find. Regardless, each time PAD installs I get the same error. I cannot create a flow. This is very discouraging.

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fraenK 2,125 on at

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Are you using the latest version 2.6.48.21069? Does your firewall allow outgoing internet traffic for PAD?

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lmtavares 18 on at

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I'll have to reinstall to check the version; I downloaded from the Microsoft PAD site within the last hour. I carefully checked by security firewall for any blocked outgoing or incoming ports or site blocks and found none. But I also installed PAD without only Windows Firewall operating and the Error during flow initialization message was generated. I also checked the Windows Event viewer for anything obvious related to PAD but found nothing.

Is this because it is the Preview version? Is there a licensing procedure for this free release?

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fraenK 2,125 on at

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What type of account are you using? Personal, school/work, trial/paid?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-msa
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-freeorg
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/getting-started-org

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