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> Hello [@guitarbug](https://github.com/guitarbug) thanks for the help. When you say you had no luck, you mean it doesn't work with you even without Defender? So it does not work for...

> It seems like some corporate policy is preventing applications from creating files and folders. > > Therefore DC cannot create its settings folder and files within it. i dont...

> [@guitarbug](https://github.com/guitarbug) Thank you for confirming. I wonder what is the cause then... some TCP/UDP port is blocked maybe? i think DC is not use any networking during start up....

Hi Alex, @alexx2000 I use Lazarus to build a debug vesion which add some DCDebug in .\src\doublecmd.lpr and .\src\platform\udcversion.pas, the code run to Application.CreateForm(TfrmHackForm, frmHackForm) then exit...could you pls help...

Hi @alexx2000 , if skipped all the **Application.CreateForm**, the code can continue to run , and finally exception occured at the end. i'm poor at pascal...AI told it's most likely...

> Hi, `Application.CreateForm` is a standard Lazarus function which creates window. Hi Alex, is there any way to see what error occured in `Application.CreateForm`, I cann't install Lazarus on that...

> From your screeenshot, there is an error reading a settings files. > > Rename folder `D:\doublecmd\settings\` to `D:\doublecmd\settings.bak\` and create a new empty `D:\doublecmd\settings\` folder. > > Also try...

> [@guitarbug](https://github.com/guitarbug) only by adding debug messages to Lazarus code. Thanks Alex. it's a big challenge for me.

Hi Alex @alexx2000 I did some debugging with the help of AI by adding some debug messages to Lazarus code, and reach the final point of the crash: It should...

Hi Alex, I submitted a ticket on Lazarus community: https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,72697.0.html **Additional Important Finding:** I checked the Windows Event Viewer and discovered that the Double Commander crash is related to a...