Emby Theater for Windows Desktop sometimes requires two+ launches to launch

[blei 5]

I've been noticing this with the latest version of Emby Theater. Sometimes I have to open Emby Theater twice (or more if there's a been a delay) in order for it to launch. When it fails to launch the first time, I check if any new logs are created (in C:\Users\blei\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Theater\logs), but no new log gets created.

 

This bug is inconsistent as closing + opening Emby Theater constantly seems to not exhibit this behavior.

 

Just recently, I tried to constantly open Emby Theater, but it wouldn't launch. I checked my task manager and saw the Emby process "running", so I end tasked it. Then I tried to launch Emby, and it didn't. So I tried a second time, and it worked. This is an extremely annoying bug.

Edited December 25, 2018 by blei

[Luke 37060]

Hi, this is only when the app is unpacking a new update. The unpacking can take a long time and this may cause you to think it's not working. We need to have a splash screen that tells you what's going on. Thanks.

[blei 5]

Does it always attempt to update? Because this issue is still ongoing for me. Just this morning I tried to launch Emby Theater and nothing happened.

 

Edit: 10 minutes later and nothing was launched. Emby Theater doesn't seem to be in my Task manager either. Was able to launch Emby, though.

Edited December 25, 2018 by blei

[Luke 37060]

Try rebooting your machine.

[blei 5]

I regularly shut down my PC. Besides that, the issue is still present.

[Luke 37060]

Try rebooting, and then before running Emby Theater, try installing the latest from the website on top of your existing version. Thanks.

[blei 5]

I've just uninstalled Emby + chose option to remove all files + installed the latest from this website. Will continue to observe.

[Luke 37060]

Thanks !