musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Audio plugin scanner appears to hang after factory reset (UI only: scanning still succeeds)
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Since Dec 18, 2025.
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Qt-next
regression MS4
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Description
Issue type
UI bug (incorrect info or interface appearance)
Description with steps to reproduce
- Factory reset
- Observe plugin scanner dialog
Scanner progress bar appears to get stuck at 2%. After a while, app opens as expected, while scanning has completed successfully in the background.
Possible Qt issue.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ab61a78-748b-4b5b-9859-842a7fa4a186
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.6.0 (does not occur in 4.5.2)
Regression
Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x
Operating system
macOS 26.1
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