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From: Holger Schieferdecker <spamless@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: Sudden failure of MikTeX console: no Qt platform plugin
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:59:23 +0200
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Am 14.10.2024 um 15:51 schrieb Dr Engelbert Buxbaum:
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> I have been able to temporary repair the system by manually deleting C:
> \Users\eb\AppData\Local\MiKTeX and re-installing MikTeX from setup-5.3.1
> +b8f430f-x64 (April 2023 according to file date). This old MikTeX works,
> but an update then causes the same problem.

I never used the command line installer.

Yesterday I switched from my old MiKTeX 32 Bit to a new MiKTeX 64 Bit 
version. I used the latest basic installer (January 28, 2024) and didn't 
have any problems (on Windows 10). Also the updates could be installed.

Holger