Windows Debugging
Background Service Disconnected

Troubleshooting Background Service Disconnection
If you encounter issues with the background service disconnecting, follow these troubleshooting steps:
Reboot Your Computer:
Sometimes the Distribute AI Daemon service has problems after large system modifications, you can try rebooting your computer to check if this problem resolves itself.
Verify Service Status:
Open the Windows Services management console by typing
services.msc
in the Run dialog opened bywin
+r
or searching for "Services" in the windows search.Ensure that the Distribute AI Daemon service is running. If not, right-click and select "Start."

Reinstalling
In order to get a completely clean reinstall, it's recommended to do the following steps:
Open
%LocalAppData%/distribute.ai
usingWin
+R
like shown

Press OK and then delete every file inside that folder
Restart your machine
Navigate to https://dashboard.distribute.ai/provider/downloads to download and install the latest version
Error: Failed to backup daemon.exe: Access is denied.
This error occurs if you're trying to install the application while the background service is still open.
Open services by pressing
win
+r
and entering "services.msc"Find Distribute.AI System Service and right click, then press "Stop"

Retry the installer. Upon otherwise successful install, you may run into the "Daemon Disconnected" page described in Troubleshooting Background Service Disconnection. If so, either restart, go through the steps there, or return to the services page and instead select "Start"
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