Hi

I am getting a white screen freze when I exit Houdini. Not sure why, it dosen't happen when I open and close and empty scene but if I work for a bit it does.

Any one else have this? Is there a thing like deleting the preferences to reset Houdini like Maya?

Thanks

I can confirm, I have the same problem.
It occurred recently so my guess is it started for me at upgrading from 19.5.493 to 19.5.605
Cheers
CYTE

Ditto.
Opening and closing Houdini, no problem.
Opening and using Houdini for a few minutes, problem. White screen and unresponsive when exiting.

Houdini 19.5.605
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 22H2
OS build 22621.1702

Windows event log:
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Log Name: Application
Source: Application Hang
Date: 5/30/2023 11:03:24 AM
Event ID: 1002
Task Category: Hanging Events
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: UYScuti
Description:
The program houdini.exe version 19.5.0.605 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel.

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Hang" Guid="{c631c3dc-c676-59e4-2db3-5c0af00f9675}" />
<EventID>1002</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>101</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-05-30T17:03:24.1280323Z" />
<EventRecordID>35854</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="35104" ThreadID="39300" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>UYScuti</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="AppName">houdini.exe</Data>
<Data Name="AppVersion">19.5.0.605</Data>
<Data Name="ProcessId">0x7038</Data>
<Data Name="StartTime">0x1d9931782a96d66</Data>
<Data Name="TerminationTime">112</Data>
<Data Name="ExeFileName">C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 19.5.605\bin\houdini.exe</Data>
<Data Name="ReportId">48d77a93-517a-42b0-9558-92ea9bfe923f</Data>
<Data Name="PackageFullName">
</Data>
<Data Name="PackageRelativeAppId">
</Data>
<Data Name="HangType">Cross-thread</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Yes, I've been having the same issue. I've rebuilt the prefs folder and that still hasn't fixed it.
Currently using Indie 19.5.605. I assumed it was something on my machine - but given this thread it sounds like it might be a more general issue.

Can anyone with this issue please report it.

I was about to upgrade from .534 to .605. Does it happen on Windows only, or is this bug system-agnostic?

I just contacted support about this - referring them to this thread. They suggested:

switching off: Edit menu > Preferences > Miscellaneous: send anonymous statistics.
Also:
You might also need to delete the "stats" folder inside $HOME/houdini19.5 folder.

i am glad its wasn't just me was thinking of rebuilding the system.