# Problems starting Comfy Desktop v0.8.36 **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Feedback\ **Tags:** issue, starting-comfyui\ **Created:** [May 1, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417 "2026-05-01T08:22:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![olibone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@olibone](https://forum.comfy.org/u/olibone)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417/1 "2026-05-01T08:22:19Z")
I have problems starting Comfy Desktop v0.8.36 Can someone help? Here ist the Log [2026-05-01 10:13:03.644] [info] Adding extra search path custom\_nodes C:\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes [2026-05-01 10:13:03.646] [info] Adding extra search path download\_model\_base C:\ComfyUI\models Adding extra search path custom\_nodes D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes Setting output directory to: C:\ComfyUI\output Setting input directory to: C:\ComfyUI\input Setting user directory to: C:\ComfyUI\user [2026-05-01 10:13:05.803] [info] [START] Security scan [DONE] Security scan \*\* ComfyUI startup time: [2026-05-01 10:13:05.804] [info] 2026-05-01 10:13:05.803 \*\* Platform: Windows \*\* Python version: 3.12.11 (main, Aug 18 2025, 19:17:54) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)] \*\* Python executable: C:\ComfyUI.venv\Scripts\python.exe \*\* ComfyUI Path: D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* ComfyUI Base Folder Path: D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* User directory: C:\ComfyUI\user \*\* ComfyUI-Manager config path: C:\ComfyUI\user\_\_manager\config.ini \*\* Log path: C:\ComfyUI\user\comfyui.log [2026-05-01 10:13:06.825] [info] [ComfyUI-Manager] Skipped fixing the ‘comfyui-frontend-package’ dependency because the ComfyUI is outdated. [2026-05-01 10:13:06.827] [info] [PRE] ComfyUI-Manager [2026-05-01 10:13:12.564] [error] Windows fatal exception: access violation [2026-05-01 10:13:12.565] [error] Stack (most recent call first): File “C:\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 182 in is\_available File “C:\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 639 in _register File "C:\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\_init_.py", line 650 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 1415 in _handle\_fromlist File "C:\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\_init_.py", line 3 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\quant\_ops.py”, line 5 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\memory\_management.py”, line 8 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\utils.py”, line 25 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “D:\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\main.py”, line 196 in ---
**Author:** ![Freakshow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.comfy.org/freakshow/32/1175_2.png) [@Freakshow](https://forum.comfy.org/u/Freakshow)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417/2 "2026-05-03T19:04:47Z")
I am having a similar issue [2026-05-03 18:42:06.770] [info] \*\* Platform: Windows \*\* Python version: 3.12.11 (main, Aug 18 2025, 19:17:54) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)] \*\* Python executable: C:\APPS\Comfy.venv\Scripts\python.exe \*\* ComfyUI Path: C:\APPS\Comfy\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* ComfyUI Base Folder Path: C:\APPS\Comfy\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* User directory: C:\APPS\Comfy\user \*\* ComfyUI-Manager config path: C:\APPS\Comfy\user\_\_manager\config.ini \*\* Log path: C:\APPS\Comfy\user\comfyui.log [2026-05-03 18:42:07.254] [info] [ComfyUI-Manager] Skipped fixing the ‘comfyui-frontend-package’ dependency because the ComfyUI is outdated. [2026-05-03 18:42:07.255] [info] [PRE] ComfyUI-Manager [2026-05-03 18:42:08.269] [error] Windows fatal exception: access violation Looking in Main.log [2026-05-03 18:42:05.519] [info] Sending queued message {“channel”:“loading-progress”,“data”:{“status”:“starting-server”}} [2026-05-03 18:42:08.880] [error] Python process exited with code 3221225477 and signal null [2026-05-03 18:42:08.889] [error] Unhandled exception during server start Error: Python process exited with code 3221225477 and signal null at ChildProcess. (C:\APPS\Comfy\ComfyUI\resources\app.asar.vite\build\main.cjs:38845:18) at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:519:28) at ChildProcess.\_handle.onexit (node:internal/child\_process:294:12) [2026-05-03 18:42:35.442] [error] @todesktop/runtime: alwaysResolve: Promise timed out after 30000ms ---
**Author:** ![jlundq8578](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.comfy.org/jlundq8578/32/1178_2.png) [@jlundq8578](https://forum.comfy.org/u/jlundq8578)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417/4 "2026-05-09T23:40:09Z")
I’m having issues with running Comfy UI. Here’s the log file. [2026-05-09 17:31:22.426] [info] comfy-aimdo failed to load: Could not find module ‘C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_aimdo\aimdo.dll’ (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax. NOTE: comfy-aimdo is currently only support for Nvidia GPUs [2026-05-09 17:31:22.570] [info] Adding extra search path checkpoints C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\checkpoints Adding extra search path classifiers C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\classifiers [2026-05-09 17:31:22.571] [info] Adding extra search path clip C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\clip Adding extra search path clip\_vision C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\clip\_vision Adding extra search path configs C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\configs Adding extra search path controlnet C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\controlnet Adding extra search path diffusers C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\diffusers Adding extra search path diffusion\_models C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\diffusion\_models Adding extra search path embeddings C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\embeddings Adding extra search path gligen C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\gligen Adding extra search path hypernetworks C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\hypernetworks Adding extra search path loras C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\loras Adding extra search path photomaker C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\photomaker Adding extra search path style\_models C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\style\_models Adding extra search path text\_encoders C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\text\_encoders Adding extra search path unet C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\unet Adding extra search path upscale\_models C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\upscale\_models Adding extra search path vae C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\vae Adding extra search path vae\_approx C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\vae\_approx Adding extra search path animatediff\_models C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\animatediff\_models Adding extra search path animatediff\_motion\_lora C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\animatediff\_motion\_lora Adding extra search path animatediff\_video\_formats C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\animatediff\_video\_formats Adding extra search path ipadapter C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\ipadapter Adding extra search path liveportrait C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\liveportrait Adding extra search path insightface C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\insightface Adding extra search path layerstyle C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\layerstyle Adding extra search path LLM C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\LLM Adding extra search path Joy\_caption C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\Joy\_caption Adding extra search path sams C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\sams Adding extra search path blip C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\blip Adding extra search path CogVideo C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\CogVideo Adding extra search path xlabs C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\xlabs Adding extra search path instantid C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models\instantid Adding extra search path custom\_nodes C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes Adding extra search path download\_model\_base C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\models Adding extra search path custom\_nodes F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes Setting output directory to: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\output Setting input directory to: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\input Setting user directory to: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\user [2026-05-09 17:31:23.754] [info] [START] Security scan [DONE] Security scan \*\* ComfyUI startup time: [2026-05-09 17:31:23.755] [info] 2026-05-09 17:31:23.753 \*\* Platform: Windows \*\* Python version: 3.12.11 (main, Aug 18 2025, 19:17:54) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)] \*\* Python executable: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Scripts\python.exe \*\* ComfyUI Path: F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* ComfyUI Base Folder Path: F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* User directory: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\user \*\* ComfyUI-Manager config path: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\user\_\_manager\config.ini \*\* Log path: C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI\user\comfyui.log [2026-05-09 17:31:24.617] [info] [ComfyUI-Manager] Skipped fixing the ‘comfyui-frontend-package’ dependency because the ComfyUI is outdated. [2026-05-09 17:31:24.618] [info] [PRE] ComfyUI-Manager [2026-05-09 17:31:26.302] [error] Windows fatal exception: access violation Stack (most recent call first): File “C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 182 in is\_available File “C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 639 in _register File "C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\_init_.py", line 650 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in [2026-05-09 17:31:26.303] [error] \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 1415 in _handle\_fromlist File "C:\Users\jlund\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\_init_.py", line 3 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\quant\_ops.py”, line 5 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\memory\_management.py”, line 8 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\utils.py”, line 25 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “F:\Users\jlund\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\main.py”, line 196 in ---
**Author:** ![bcs1a](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.comfy.org/bcs1a/32/1179_2.png) [@bcs1a](https://forum.comfy.org/u/bcs1a)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417/5 "2026-05-10T21:49:19Z")
Same here: [2026-05-10 18:31:38.628] [info] Adding extra search path custom\_nodes C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes Adding extra search path download\_model\_base C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\models [2026-05-10 18:31:38.630] [info] Adding extra search path custom\_nodes C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\custom\_nodes Setting output directory to: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\output Setting input directory to: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\input Setting user directory to: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\user [2026-05-10 18:31:40.379] [info] [START] Security scan [DONE] Security scan \*\* ComfyUI startup time: 2026-05-10 18:31:40.391 2026-05-10 18:31:40.380\] \[info \*\* Platform: Windows \*\* Python version: 3.12.11 (main, Aug 18 2025, 19:17:54) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)] \*\* Python executable: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Scripts\python.exe \*\* ComfyUI Path: C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* ComfyUI Base Folder Path: C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI \*\* User directory: [2026-05-10 18:31:40.383] [info] C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\user \*\* ComfyUI-Manager config path: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\user\_\_manager\config.ini \*\* Log path: C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI\user\comfyui.log [2026-05-10 18:31:41.597] [info] [ComfyUI-Manager] Skipped fixing the ‘comfyui-frontend-package’ dependency because the ComfyUI is outdated. [2026-05-10 18:31:41.599] [info] [PRE] ComfyUI-Manager [2026-05-10 18:31:43.850] [error] Windows fatal exception: access violation Stack (most recent call first): File “C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 182 in is\_available File “C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\__init_\_.py”, line 639 in _register File "C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\backends\cuda\_init_.py", line 650 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 1415 in _handle\_fromlist File "C:\Users\bcs1\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\comfy\_kitchen\_init_.py", line 3 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 [2026-05-10 18:31:43.851] [error] in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\quant\_ops.py”, line 5 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\memory\_management.py”, line 8 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\utils.py”, line 25 in File “”, line 488 in \_call\_with\_frames\_removed File “”, line 999 in exec\_module File “”, line 935 in \_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1331 in \_find\_and\_load\_unlocked File “”, line 1360 in \_find\_and\_load File “C:\Users\bcs1\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\main.py”, line 196 in ---
**Author:** ![Freakshow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.comfy.org/freakshow/32/1175_2.png) [@Freakshow](https://forum.comfy.org/u/Freakshow)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.comfy.org/t/problems-starting-comfy-desktop-v0-8-36/4417/6 "2026-05-11T14:53:20Z")
Looking at old posts the recommendations previously were bad video drivers. I updated the drivers to and there was an update from 26.2 to 26.5 so I updated but no change [2026-05-11 14:51:10.877] [info] [PRE] ComfyUI-Manager [2026-05-11 14:51:12.013] [error] Windows fatal exception: access violation