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by machv5
Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:35 pm
Forum: Windows Support
Topic: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit
Replies: 7
Views: 168648

Re: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit


I have a similar problem on Windows 11 and I'm worried about the possible risks I run if I turn off my VPN after closing Transmission but the program keeps running in the background. Is my IP vulnerable?


Your VPN should also have a traffic kill switch when the VPN is shut down or crashes. It ...
by machv5
Sat Apr 12, 2025 7:28 pm
Forum: Windows Support
Topic: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit
Replies: 7
Views: 168648

Re: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit


I have a similar problem on Windows 11 and I'm worried about the possible risks I run if I turn off my VPN after closing Transmission but the program keeps running in the background. Is my IP vulnerable?


I never though of that, but yes it most likely is. You could pause all of your torrents ...
by machv5
Sat Apr 12, 2025 7:24 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Transmission not exiting when closed invisible in task manager too
Replies: 0
Views: 33132

Transmission not exiting when closed invisible in task manager too

When I exit transmission it keeps running in the background but there is nothing in task manager anywhere. I know it is still running because when I click another magnet link or download a torrent the sub window to add the torrent opens but the main window doesn't. If I open another instance and ...
by machv5
Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Windows Support
Topic: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit
Replies: 7
Views: 168648

Re: Transmission process sometimes keeps running after exit

I have noticed the same thing happening too. I also thought that it was happening randomly, but it isn't random.

Conditions where the program does shut down properly
If there are no torrents at all in the list
Torrents in the list are paused and the program hasn't been idle for a long time in ...
by machv5
Tue Mar 01, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: GUI not working
Replies: 1
Views: 6635

Re: GUI not working

Fixed issue.

Deleted folders in AppData/local and ProgramData that still exist after uninstalling. Installed transmission 3.00 x86 version though I doubt that had any impact and that the issue lay in the files left after uninstalling. After which I had to allow firewall access again which I wasn't ...
by machv5
Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: GUI not working
Replies: 1
Views: 6635

GUI not working

About a month ago transmission was working normally. I didn't update the application or mess around with any settings. Then the GUI stopped opening at all however I was and am still able to add torrents via browser links without issue and torrents do download but that is all. I have tried repairing ...