Installation of 2.3.2 leads to pulsing symbol

Software IDE 2.x
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I have tried installing Arduino IDE 2.3.2 and am only getting the pulsing Arduino symbol. I am using Windows 11 Pro, x64-based PC. I am not on the internet.

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Hi @cakblues.

This is the cause of the problem.

On the first run after a fresh installation, Arduino IDE downloads some additional essential components from the Internet and installs them. If it can't install those components then the startup fails. So the computer must have access to the Internet on the first startup.

Please connect your computer to the Internet, close the Arduino IDE window, then start Arduino IDE again. This time it should start up successfully.

After that first run, an Internet connection is not required. However, there are some supplemental features such as "Library Manager" that have an inherent dependency on the Internet. Those features will not be usable while your computer is offline. But the essential functionality of editing, compiling, and uploading sketches will be available even without an Internet connection.

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Is there a work-around for the installation so that it can be done without the internet?

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If you have access to another computer that is connected to the Internet, and also uses the Windows operating system, you can install Arduino IDE on that computer, start it up to trigger the installation of the additional components, then copy the missing components from the Internet connected computer to the offline computer.

If this is feasible for you, I can provide instructions for copying the files.

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Yes—this would work for me.

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I'm behind a proxy. I know the solution to configure the proxy in the 'Preferences / Network' over the GUI. But i don't get there (stuck in loading screen). Is there any solutuion to configure it (powershell or manually in a file)?

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FYI I had the same problem using Linux, after several tries I gave up and went to a 1x version of the IDE. The first time it ran but always errored out saying it could not find serial. After that I only got the pulsing symbol, after about 20 minutes I killed it and tried again for several times.

My recommendation is to go to a 1X version until it gets fixed.

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Here are some search results on the forum: Search results for 'manually configure proxy #software:ide-2-x' - Arduino Forum

Library installation fails: "proxyconnect tcp: dial tcp: lookup _: no such host" - #4 by ptillisch might give you the pointer that you need, else let us know.