# Can't get Local to open or start on my Windows machine

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-get-local-to-open-or-start-on-my-windows-machine/6456>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 9, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-get-local-to-open-or-start-on-my-windows-machine/6456 "2018-05-09T21:12:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fourwhitesocks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/fourwhitesocks/32/8795_2.png) [@fourwhitesocks](https://community.localwp.com/u/fourwhitesocks)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-get-local-to-open-or-start-on-my-windows-machine/6456/1 "2018-05-09T21:12:49Z")

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I’m just starting to use Local and just downloaded it this morning. It won’t open, just sits there on Starting Local Machine.

The first time I got all this that popped up. What is VirtualBox?? I don’t remember downloading that ??

[This popped up…](https://prnt.sc/jfthid)

- I’m using a Windows 7 machine, no eye rolls please, it says it works on Window 7 ☹

Please help frustrated.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-get-local-to-open-or-start-on-my-windows-machine/6456/2 "2020-08-25T18:34:30Z")

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Closed on August 25, 2020, 6:34pm UTC