Strange error on startup

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I'm getting this error every time I start up houdini: "Magic Bullet Looks did not initialize successfully."
but does houdini even use Magic Bullet Looks?

I tried uninstalling the Red Giant plugins I have installed but it doesnt seem to make a difference

Once I close the dialog box houdini loads up fine, but its a bit of a pain to do that every time!

Houdini 21.0.440 on windows11
Edited by lricho - Sept. 3, 2025 01:09:07

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Thanks! Clearing out the maxon plugins then giving a reboot helped. Didn't have to reinstall houdini, thankfully.
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Is there any cleaner way to do this, another user of the same machine needs those plugins for After Effects, so I can't just remove it.
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Thanks! Clearing out the maxon plugins then giving a reboot helped. Didn't have to reinstall houdini, thankfully.

Was there a deleted message? Having the same issue over here
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Everytime i open up Houdini 21 it shows a pop up saying "magic bullet looks did not initialize successfully"

Any fix would be much appreciated pls
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I have the same problem. How did u fix it?
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