Some things to try: Running Unity as Administrator and/or create the project under C:\Users[username]\Documents (to ensure that it is not a write/permission issue). You mention it does not happen with a new project? But only with an existing project?
Hi Jeff, thanks for the swift reply.
Unity is running is administrator and all projects are being created under C:\Users[username]\Documents by default.
This occurs with every project I create, even brand new ones.
I’ve especially made sure that each time I test a potential fix I do so as a new project, and no luck so far.
Those cs files are created by default under Assets/Editor for a new project for you? That is not what I see when I create and open a new project. Regarding the blank dialog in the second pic, what computer and video card are you using, and what steps to reproduce are you using? It looks like you added some terrain. Do you have another computer to compare to?
Yes, they’re being created by default - but the cs file messages only seemed to pop up only the latest version (if I got lucky enough for the UI to load).
Though don’t seem to be being created after downgrading to 2017 though.
I’m running a Nvidia GTX 970 - I was using the latest video card drivers (416.94) and tried downgrading them to see if it would help (now running 398.36) and have not had much change.
I added a .raw file that I initially set out to play with in Unity when coming back to using it, and it’s the first thing I try whenever the UI loads (which unfortunately happens very rarely) but the Terrain box is always completely blank, and the editor UI will completely disappear if minimized or set back to ‘Default’ under the window options (although it was default already - this was another suggestion I’d read online).
I can recreate the UI failure on every instance of loading a project (new or old), sometimes I get lucky enough to have the default scene and UI load, but it the terrain box will always fail to load.
Interestingly it can seemingly be interacted with, but I can’t see any of the options.
However a vast majority of the time a project will just open to a completely blank screen.
My apologies for bombarding you with information, I appreciate the support.
Yes, I wouldn’t expect them to be included on a new project. Thank you for clarifying, although I did ask for you to try with the latest release of Unity, you are showing 2017. Make sure you install to default locations.
After hours and hours of fiddling, reinstalling windows and tweaking various settings, I have found the cause:
Window FX
This is a piece of software designed to interact with program windows and give better opening/close animations.
However, when running with Unity, it makes the window pop up entirely white.
I’ve turned off WindowsFX and have uninstalled it.
Unity now loads correctly.
If anyone else is in a similar situation, hopefully this of some help to them.
Thank you this helped me a bunch! I recently bought Humble Bundle’s Stardock Pack (which included WindowFX) and Unity stopped working. I turned off WindowFX and the problem was fixed. Just so you know, though, no uninstall is required.
