IDE hangs on startup: "openpgp: signature expired"

Software IDE 2.x
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PS C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE> & ".\Arduino IDE"
PS C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE>
Arduino IDE 2.3.2
Checking for frontend application configuration customizations. Module path: C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\lib\backend\electron-main.js, destination 'package.json': C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\package.json
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.appVersion' application configuration value to: "2.3.2" (type of string)
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.cliVersion' application configuration value to: "0.35.3" (type of string)
Setting 'theia.frontend.config.buildDate' application configuration value to: "2024-02-20T10:04:35.814Z" (type of string)
Frontend application configuration after modifications: {"applicationName":"Arduino IDE","defaultTheme":{"light":"arduino-theme","dark":"arduino-theme-dark"},"defaultIconTheme":"none","electron":{"windowOptions":{}},"defaultLocale":"","validatePreferencesSchema":false,"preferences":{"window.title":"${rootName}${activeEditorShort}${appName}","files.autoSave":"afterDelay","editor.minimap.enabled":false,"editor.tabSize":2,"editor.scrollBeyondLastLine":false,"editor.quickSuggestions":{"other":false,"comments":false,"strings":false},"editor.maxTokenizationLineLength":500,"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled":false,"breadcrumbs.enabled":false,"workbench.tree.renderIndentGuides":"none","explorer.compactFolders":false},"appVersion":"2.3.2","cliVersion":"0.35.3","buildDate":"2024-02-20T10:04:35.814Z"}
Starting backend process. PID: 15788
Using browser-only version of superagent in non-browser environment
Configuration directory URI: 'file:///c%3A/Users/basma/.arduinoIDE'
Configuring to accept webviews on '^.+\.webview\..+$' hostname.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.268Z root INFO Backend Object.initialize: 3.8 ms [Finished 0.430 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.269Z root INFO Backend Object.configure: 3.1 ms [Finished 0.431 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.269Z root INFO Backend s.onStart: 1.7 ms [Finished 0.431 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.269Z root INFO Backend s.configure: 0.3 ms [Finished 0.449 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.270Z root INFO Backend d.onStart: 0.2 ms [Finished 0.449 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.270Z root INFO Backend d.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 0.449 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.271Z root INFO Backend d.initialize: 18.6 ms [Finished 0.450 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.271Z root INFO Backend c.onStart: 0.2 ms [Finished 0.450 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.271Z root INFO Backend a.configure: 0.8 ms [Finished 0.450 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.273Z config INFO >>> Initializing CLI configuration...
2024-07-30T10:01:04.273Z root INFO Backend c.initialize: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.451 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.273Z root INFO Backend R.onStart: 0.6 ms [Finished 0.451 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z config INFO Loading CLI configuration from c:\Users\basma\.arduinoIDE\arduino-cli.yaml...
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z daemon INFO Starting daemon from C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\lib\backend\resources\arduino-cli.exe...
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend a.initialize: 0.3 ms [Finished 0.452 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend w.onStart: 0.9 ms [Finished 0.453 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend r.configure: 1.5 ms [Finished 0.453 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z discovery-log INFO start
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z discovery-log INFO start new deferred
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend d.initialize: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.453 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend y.onStart: 1.8 ms [Finished 0.455 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend r.configure: 1.6 ms [Finished 0.455 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend a.onStart: 0.4 ms [Finished 0.456 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend h.configure: 0.3 ms [Finished 0.456 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend s.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 0.456 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.274Z root INFO Backend l.configure: 0.0 ms [Finished 0.456 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.276Z root INFO Theia app listening on http://127.0.0.1:52589.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.276Z root INFO Finished starting backend application: 2.0 ms [Finished 0.458 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.283Z root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/c%3A/Users/basma/.arduinoIDE/plugins does not exist.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.283Z root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/c%3A/Users/basma/.arduinoIDE/extensions does not exist.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.283Z root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:C:\Users\basma\.arduinoIDE\plugins does not exist.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.288Z config INFO Loaded CLI configuration: {"board_manager":{"additional_urls":[]},"build_cache":{"compilations_before_purge":10,"ttl":"720h0m0s"},"daemon":{"port":"50051"},"directories":{"data":"C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15","downloads":"C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\staging","user":"C:\\Users\\basma\\Documents\\Arduino"},"library":{"enable_unsafe_install":false},"logging":{"file":"","format":"text","level":"info"},"metrics":{"addr":":9090","enabled":true},"output":{"no_color":false},"sketch":{"always_export_binaries":false},"updater":{"enable_notification":true}}
2024-07-30T10:01:04.288Z config INFO 'directories.data' and 'directories.user' are set in the CLI configuration model.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.288Z config INFO Loaded the CLI configuration.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.293Z config INFO Mapped the CLI configuration: {"dataDirUri":"file:///c%3A/Users/basma/AppData/Local/Arduino15","sketchDirUri":"file:///c%3A/Users/basma/Documents/Arduino","additionalUrls":[],"network":"none","locale":"en"}
2024-07-30T10:01:04.294Z config INFO Validating the CLI configuration...
2024-07-30T10:01:04.294Z config INFO The CLI config is valid.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.294Z config INFO <<< Initialized the CLI configuration.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.312Z root INFO Resolve plugins list: 38.2 ms [Finished 0.493 s after backend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:04.358Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:04+03:00" level=info msg="Using config file: c:\\Users\\basma\\.arduinoIDE\\arduino-cli.yaml"
time="2024-07-30T13:01:04+03:00" level=info msg="arduino-cli.exe version 0.35.3"
time="2024-07-30T13:01:04+03:00" level=info msg="Executing `arduino-cli daemon`"
Daemon is now listening on 127.0.0.1:52590
{"IP":"127.0.0.1","Port":"52590"}
2024-07-30T10:01:04.358Z daemon INFO Daemon is running.
2024-07-30T10:01:04.426Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:04+03:00" level=info msg="Updating libraries index"
2024-07-30T10:01:04.437Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:04+03:00" level=info msg="Starting download" url="https://downloads.arduino.cc/libraries/library_index.tar.bz2"
2024-07-30T10:01:05.092Z root INFO Deploy plugins list: 38.2 ms [Finished 1.274 s after backend start]
Opening channel for service path '/services/electron-window'.
Opening channel for service path '/services/ide-updater'.
2024-07-30T10:01:05.846Z root WARN Frontend a.configure took longer than the expected maximum 100 milliseconds: 127.8 ms [Finished 1.472 s after frontend start]
2024-07-30T10:01:05.847Z root WARN A command editor.action.toggleStickyScroll is already registered.
2024-07-30T10:01:09.313Z root ERROR Detected an error response during the gRPC core client initialization: code: 3, message: Error verifying signature: openpgp: signature expired
2024-07-30T10:01:09.323Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Checking signature" index="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\package_index.json" signatureFile="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\package_index.json.sig" trusted=true
2024-07-30T10:01:09.324Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loading hardware from: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loading package builtin from: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Checking existence of 'tools' path: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin\\tools"
time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loading tools from dir: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin\\tools"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:ctags@5.8-arduino11"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:dfu-discovery@0.1.2"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:mdns-discovery@1.0.9"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-discovery@1.4.1"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.325Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-monitor@0.14.1"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.326Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Loading libraries index file" index="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\library_index.json"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.326Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\libraries" location=ide
time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir="C:\\Users\\basma\\Documents\\Arduino\\libraries" location=user
2024-07-30T10:01:09.326Z root ERROR Detected an error response during the gRPC core client initialization: code: 9, message: Loading index file: reading library_index.json: open C:\Users\basma\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
2024-07-30T10:01:09.331Z root ERROR The primary packages indexes are missing. Running indexes update before initializing the core gRPC client The index of the cores and libraries must be updated before initializing the core gRPC client.
The following problems were detected during the gRPC client initialization:
[library-index] - code: 9, message: Loading index file: reading library_index.json: open C:\Users\basma\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json: The system cannot find the file specified.

2024-07-30T10:01:09.333Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Updating libraries index"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.334Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:09+03:00" level=info msg="Starting download" url="https://downloads.arduino.cc/libraries/library_index.tar.bz2"
2024-07-30T10:01:09.335Z root INFO core-client-provider [library-index] Downloading index: library_index.tar.bz2

2024-07-30T10:01:13.277Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:13+03:00" level=info msg="Updating libraries index"
2024-07-30T10:01:13.277Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:13+03:00" level=info msg="Starting download" url="https://downloads.arduino.cc/libraries/library_index.tar.bz2"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.125Z root ERROR Detected an error response during the gRPC core client initialization: code: 3, message: Error verifying signature: openpgp: signature expired
2024-07-30T10:01:17.137Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Checking signature" index="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\package_index.json" signatureFile="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\package_index.json.sig" trusted=true
2024-07-30T10:01:17.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loading hardware from: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loading package builtin from: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.138Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Checking existence of 'tools' path: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin\\tools"
time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loading tools from dir: C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin\\tools"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:ctags@5.8-arduino11"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:dfu-discovery@0.1.2"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:mdns-discovery@1.0.9"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-discovery@1.4.1"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loaded tool" tool="builtin:serial-monitor@0.14.1"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Loading libraries index file" index="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\library_index.json"
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir="C:\\Users\\basma\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\libraries" location=ide
2024-07-30T10:01:17.139Z daemon INFO time="2024-07-30T13:01:17+03:00" level=info msg="Adding libraries dir" dir="C:\\Users\\basma\\Documents\\Arduino\\libraries" location=user
2024-07-30T10:01:17.140Z root ERROR Detected an error response during the gRPC core client initialization: code: 9, message: Loading index file: reading library_index.json: open C:\Users\basma\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json: The system cannot find the file specified.
2024-07-30T10:01:17.140Z root ERROR Uncaught Exception:  Error: The index of the cores and libraries must be updated before initializing the core gRPC client.
The following problems were detected during the gRPC client initialization:
[library-index] - code: 9, message: Loading index file: reading library_index.json: open C:\Users\basma\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json: The system cannot find the file specified.

2024-07-30T10:01:17.140Z root ERROR Error: The index of the cores and libraries must be updated before initializing the core gRPC client.
The following problems were detected during the gRPC client initialization:
[library-index] - code: 9, message: Loading index file: reading library_index.json: open C:\Users\basma\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json: The system cannot find the file specified.

    at C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\lib\backend\main.js:2:622877
    at E.evaluateErrorStatus (C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\lib\backend\main.js:2:622893)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async a.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\resources\app\lib\backend\main.js:2:622563)
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Hi @basmei1803.

This error occurs when your system time is incorrect. You can fix it by syncing the system time. I'll provide instructions you can follow to do that:

  1. Right click the Windows Start icon (⊞) on the taskbar.
    A context menu will open.
  2. Select "Settings" from the context menu.
    Windows "Settings" will open.
  3. Select "Time & language" from the navigation panel on the left side of the window.
  4. Select "Date & time" from the list on the right side of the Settings window.
    The "Date & time" settings section will expand.
  5. Click the "Sync now" button that is under the "Additional settings" section of the page.
  6. Wait for the syncing process to finish.
  7. Close any Arduino IDE windows that are open.
  8. Start Arduino IDE again, as usual.
    ⓘ It is not required to start the IDE from the PowerShell terminal this time.

Hopefully this time Arduino IDE will start up fully and work as expected.