Rstudio Empty on Startup - No Windows, No Menus, No Rendering

RStudio empty on startup - No windows, no menus, no rendering

Reset the RStudio state. Do this:

• Close RStudio if open.
• Go to this directory: %localappdata%\RStudio-Desktop
• Rename that directory as a type of backup.
• Start RStudio.

RStudio will see the configuration directory is missing and regenerate it with correct values.

Everything should work after that.

Other threads I found helpful here are:

• https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200534577-Resetting-RStudio-s-State
• https://support.rstudio.com/hc/communities/public/questions/200666647-RStudio-096-16-Windows-7-gives-empty-screen?locale=en-us

Thanks!

RStudio won't start, R ver. 3.4.2, Rstudio ver. 1.1.383

I am afraid that this idea will help you or not that you can try this.

Uninstalling RStudio and R, cleaning the registry, and installing again.
If it is running then close it first from the task manager then uninstall the program.

Issue with Rstudio version (Version 1.3.1073) Giant goldenrod when moving R studio window to new monitor doesn't display correctly

Update

Ok, I was able to reproduce on a Lenovo with an external Dell monitor and address the problem by applying a fix proposed in another Stack Overflow thread. See below:

Research:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-scaling-issues-for-high-dpi-devices-508483cd-7c59-0d08-12b0-960b99aa347d

Resolution:

There is a solution, it comes from the option "Compatibility" of the execute file.

• Close all current RStudio windows.

• Right-click on the shortcut of RStudio (or the original .exe file) and choose Properties

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• In the RStudio Properties pop-up windows, choose the tab Compatibility

• Select High DPI settings

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• Tick on option Override hide DPI scaling... and then choose System from the drop-down list.

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• Apply > OK.

• (Re)open Rstudio to see the change

On my test system, this addressed the problem observed where the menu text became super large.

Stackoverflow original reference:

• RStudio HiDPI support

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This appears to be an issue with the version of QT used by RStudio. RStudio is built on top of the QT engine.

QT tracking Issue:

https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-48242

the issue is marked as fixed in QT version 5.9.0 and above.

Recommendation:

Download RStudio preview and try that:

https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/preview/

Why? The preview version of RStudio appears to use QtWebEngine/5.12.8, which implies the issue is addressed. If that does not resolve the issue you could file a bug with RStudio, or install and recompile RStudio from the source with an updated version of QT. You can check your QT version via the help, about box.

Hoping the above points you in the right direction. Stays safe and well.

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