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Cannot open Visual Studio - throw error 'cannot run when setup is in progress'

I am trying to open Visual Studio, but it is giving an error:

cannot run when set up is in progress

It was running fine before when I restarted my machine. I have already installed this version from past one year.

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maxspan Avatar asked Oct 04 '22 13:10

maxspan


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Try to check Task Manager and kill any process related to Visual Studio (any version).

Update:
as many people mentioned in the comments it could be better to wait a while until those processes end themselves

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George Botros Avatar answered Oct 07 '22 19:10

George Botros