Operating System: Windows 10 (freshly reinstalled) PsychoPy Version: both 2021.2.2 and 2024.2.4 Problem: Since yesterday, PsychoPy has been unresponsive on my device, despite previously working fine with 2021.2.3. Reinstalling Windows 10 and different PsychoPy versions didn’t fix it. Symptoms: …

Thank you for your reply. In fact, the “.psyexp” file I tried to open and run was the exact same experiment that had successfully run before. Moreover, when I recreate a new experiment with only 3 routines and 16 stimuli, I still encounter the same issue.

PsychoPy Extremely Slow/Unresponsive (Both v2021.2.3 and v2024.2.4)

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wakecarter June 11, 2025, 9:47pm 2

Do you have a large number of routines and/or components?

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