I was using Lens for several months for monitoring AKS cluster.
But from yesterday, Lens desktop app was unable to launch.
I’ve tried to start from command line and this is what Lens output.
info: Γû¬ [RUN-MANY-PERFORMANCE-LOGGING]: Running runnables for “before-electron-is-ready-injection-token” took 90.72 ms.
Individual runnables took:
internal-proxy-main:setup-lens-proxy-certificate 80.06 ms
lens-core-main:enforce-single-application-instance 2.55 ms
app-paths-setup-main:setup-app-paths 1.86 ms
electron-main:setup-tracking-of-auto-updating 0.19 ms
lens-core-main:setup-behaviour-on-close-of-last-window 0.11 ms
lens-core-main:setup-cleanup-of-backend-on-quit 0.1 ms
electron-main:setup-runnables-after-window-is-opened 0.07 ms
electron-main:setup-hardware-acceleration 0.06 ms
lens-core-main:setup-hostnames 0.05 ms
lens-core-main:setup-proxy-env 0.04 ms
electron-main:setup-application-name 0.03 ms
clear-state-main:clear-state-on-flag 0.03 ms
lens-core-main:setup-mobx 0.01 ms +0ms
info: Γû¬ Starting v2026.5.181248-latest of Lens… +78ms
[30764:0523/112110.206:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
info: Γû¬ [BASE-STORE]: saving C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Lens\lens-user-store.json… +27ms
info: Γû¬ [LOCAL-STORAGE]: initialized +7ms
info: Γû¬ [BASE-STORE]: saving C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Lens\lens-cluster-store.json… +12ms
[30764:0523/112110.248:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
(node:30764) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 removal-of-state listeners added to [IpcMainImpl]. MaxListeners is 10. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit
(Use Lens --trace-warnings ... to show where the warning was created)
(node:30764) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 removal-of-state-with-prefix listeners added to [IpcMainImpl]. MaxListeners is 10. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit
(node:30764) MaxListenersExceededWarning: Possible EventEmitter memory leak detected. 11 changes-of-state listeners added to [IpcMainImpl]. MaxListeners is 10. Use emitter.setMaxListeners() to increase limit
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+14ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+0ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+0ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+1ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+0ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded expired certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+0ms
warn: Γû¬ [LENS-CORE-MAIN]: Excluded a total of 6 certificates +1ms
[30764:0523/112110.269:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
[30764:0523/112110.290:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
[30764:0523/112110.309:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
[30764:0523/112110.328:ERROR:content\browser\gpu\gpu_process_host.cc:996] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=-2147483645
[30764:0523/112110.328:FATAL:content\browser\gpu\gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc:417] GPU process isn’t usable. Goodbye
Seems the issue comes from chromium core of Lens.
Does someone know how to fix it, or at least help disable GPU hardware acceleration.