[GNC] Gnucash 206.21 crashing when accessing reports

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

On 2025-03-23 09:37, Dianna Broughton wrote:
> I'm running Gnucash 2.6.21 and recently updated to Win 11. I think that
> triggered an issue with Reports. Any time I try to access anything in the
> Reports menu, Gnucash closes. Everything else seems to be working fine.
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this issue?

Sorry you're having trouble, Dianna.

2.6.1 is abut 8 years old: 2017 was before Windows 11 was even a gleam
in Bill Gates's eye. I know it's a pain, but I think you have two options:

1. Run Windows 7 as a virtual machine "guest operating system" under the
Windows 11 "host operating system".

2. Upgrade GnuCash in two steps: first to the latest version 3, then to
the latest version 4. (2.6.21 is already the latest version 2.) You may
or may not want to upgrade in a third step to the latest version 5. I
can attest that GC 4.14 (the latest version 4) works just fine in
Windows 11 on my laptop.

> Ever since I updated to Win 11, everything has gotten sluggish. I was going
> to get a new laptop after the new year, so I'm thinking I may just get it
> now and avoid the sluggishness and Gnucash problems altogether.

I have not noticed programs running slower on my Windows 11 laptop than
my Windows 10 desktop. It sounds like your computer may be technically
Windows 11 compatible, but underpowered as a practical matter. (Another
possibility is that you picked up some malware.)

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com/