# Client will not launch

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-will-not-launch/16464>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 3, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-will-not-launch/16464 "2018-01-03T18:53:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-will-not-launch/16464/2 "2018-01-03T19:09:05Z")

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Can they launch using the native client launcher? Java web start was always a finicky beast.

If using the NCL works for these instances, here is [a thread with a few ideas for deployment](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-version-client-sadness/14033).

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