Version 3 will not open startcenter because OpenGL not supported
Error message when opening version 3:-
Failed to create OpenGL context for format QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags(), depthBufferSize 24, redBufferSize -1, greenBufferSize -1, blueBufferSize -1, alphaBufferSize -1, stencilBufferSize 8, samples 0, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::DefaultSwapBehavior, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QSurfaceFormat::DefaultColorSpace, profile QSurfaceFormat::NoProfile) .
This is most likely caused by not having the necessary graphics drivers installed.
Install a driver providing OpenGL 2.0 or higher, or, if this is not possible, make sure the ANGLE Open GL ES 2.0 emulation libraries (libEGL.dll, libGLESv2.dll and d3dcompiler_*.dll) are available in the application executable's directory or in a location listed in PATH.
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Those dlls (libEGL.dll, libGLESv2.dll) are part of the MuseScore installation. So there got to be a different reason for the failure
Are you using a 32bit version of MuseScore and Windows? Have you checked for updated graphics drivers?
If all else fails
https://musescore.org/en/node/285174#comment-906048
Yes, #285174: MuseScore Crashes Immediately on Startup on Windows might be relevant here too. Not sure though whether the comment you refer to applies to 64bit Windows too (that DLL, opengl32sw.dll, having 32 in its name seems to imply it is 32bit only)? (Nor have I gotten an answer to the corresponding question here)
In reply to Yes, #285174: MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
Federico Dossena states::
Compatibility
These builds are for 32 bit Windows apps, running on 32/64 bit Windows.
I would try, because as far as I understood the default fall back of Qt is to opengl32sw.dll
So it is for 32bit MuseScore only.
My systems info is below. I've had no problems with previous versions of Muse score.
Pentium dual core cpu E5200 @ 2.5GHz
RAM 4GB
64 bit OS. x64 based processor
Widows 10 home version 1903
up to date on updates
OS build 17134.648
The problem does not happen when I click on a piece of music to open Version 3. It only happen when I try to open from the desktop icon.
In reply to The problem does not happen… by John Wilkes
So try disabling the startcenter in preferences
Yes, disabling the startcenter did remove the problem. Thank you!
Workaround is to disable the startcenter
In reply to Yes, disabling the… by John Wilkes
John, would you please test the solution with the opengl32sw.dll and tell me what graphics card is used?
Not sure that would help, with a 64bit version of MuseScore and Windows. But worth a try...
Actually that opengl32sw.dll is part of Qt, and for 32bit as well as for 64bit, MinGW and MSVC, so it would be quite easy to add it to the package.
See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/pull/4928
Came up in #281616: MuseScore 3 is not available as a PortableApp on Windows too
Fixed in branch master, commit bd04b21dea
_fix #285174, fix #287283: add opengl32sw.dll as a (last) fallback
if hardware support is missing and angle fails_
Fixed in branch master, commit f1f72da1c3
_Merge pull request #4928 from Jojo-Schmitz/opengl
fix #285174, fix #287283: add opengl32sw.dll as a (last) fallback_
Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.