Unable to start v0.5.12

A fresh reinstall didn’t fix the issue either.I’ll paste the log below. I’ve tried reinstalling pytorch, numpy, and Cuda toolkit. I keep getting the same error, and I’m not sure how to rectify it. Any help would be highly appreciated.

[2025-12-06 07:09:58.691] [info] Adding extra search path custom_nodes C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\custom_nodes
Adding extra search path download_model_base C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\models

[2025-12-06 07:09:58.693] [info] Adding extra search path custom_nodes C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\custom_nodes
Setting output directory to: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\output
Setting input directory to: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\input
Setting user directory to: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\user

[2025-12-06 07:10:00.066] [info] [START] Security scan
[DONE] Security scan

ComfyUI-Manager: installing dependencies done.

** ComfyUI startup time:
[2025-12-06 07:10:00.067] [info] 2025-12-06 07:10:00.071
** Platform: Windows
** Python version: 3.12.11 (main, Aug 18 2025, 19:17:54) [MSC v.1944 64 bit (AMD64)]
** Python executable: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Scripts\python.exe
** ComfyUI Path: C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI
** ComfyUI Base Folder Path: C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI
** User directory: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\user
** ComfyUI-Manager config path: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\user\default\ComfyUI-Manager\config.ini
** Log path: C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI\user\comfyui.log

[2025-12-06 07:10:00.786] [info] [ComfyUI-Manager] Skipped fixing the ‘comfyui-frontend-package’ dependency because the ComfyUI is outdated.

[2025-12-06 07:10:00.787] [info]
Prestartup times for custom nodes:
2.1 seconds: C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\custom_nodes\ComfyUI-Manager

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.092] [error] Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init_.py”, line 24, in

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.094] [error] from . import multiarray
ImportError: cannot import name ‘multiarray’ from partially initialized module ‘numpy.core’ (most likely due to a circular import) (C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init_.py)

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy_init_.py”, line 144, in
from numpy.config import show as show_config
File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy_config_.py”, line 4, in
from numpy.core.multiarray_umath import (
File "C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init
.py", line 50, in

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.094] [error] raise ImportError(msg)
ImportError:

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!

Importing the numpy C-extensions failed. This error can happen for
many reasons, often due to issues with your setup or how NumPy was
installed.

We have compiled some common reasons and troubleshooting tips at:

https://numpy.org/devdocs/user/troubleshooting-importerror.html

Please note and check the following:

  • The Python version is: Python3.12 from “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Scripts\python.exe”
  • The NumPy version is: “1.26.4”

and make sure that they are the versions you expect.
Please carefully study the documentation linked above for further help.

Original error was: cannot import name ‘multiarray’ from partially initialized module ‘numpy.core’ (most likely due to a circular import) (C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init_.py)

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\main.py”, line 147, in

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.095] [error] import comfy.utils
File “C:\Users\kablam\AppData\Local\Programs\ComfyUI\resources\ComfyUI\comfy\utils.py”, line 20, in
import torch

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.095] [error] File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch_init_.py”, line 1840, in
from torch import storage as storage # usort: skip

[2025-12-06 07:10:01.096] [error] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[2025-12-06 07:10:01.097] [error] ^^^^^^^^^^^^
File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\torch\storage.py”, line 27, in
import numpy as np
[2025-12-06 07:10:01.097] [error]
File “C:\Users\kablam\Documents\ComfyUI.venv\Lib\site-packages\numpy_init_.py”, line 149, in
raise ImportError(msg) from e
ImportError: Error importing numpy: you should not try to import numpy from
its source directory; please exit the numpy source tree, and relaunch
your python interpreter from there.