Minimwatch Not Opening in Windows

[keithsonic]

Minimwatch is greyed out when started in Windows 11. All other functions on QNAP and iPad are working normally but I have no means of rescanning library from Windows.
MinimWatch 2.2 update 117, Copyright © 2012-2025 Simon Nash. All rights reserved.
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_441-b07)
Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 25.441-b07, mixed mode, sharing)
Platform default charset is windows-1252
System platform is windows-x86
UPnP port 9791 has been selected
Active subnet is 192.168.1.0
Startup complete

[stefano_mbp]

Check your Windows network type, it should be Private and not Public
You can access Minimserver by browser too at the url
http://nas-ip-address:9790
from where you can issue a rescan and modify the configuration

[keithsonic]

Thanks that allows me to do a rescan.
Network is private and behind a NordVPN.
The only recent change I can think of that may be relevant is a Java Windows update.

[simoncn]

Java updates can change the Windows firewall settings to block Java (and MinimWatch) from receiving inbound connections. Check your firewall settings for Java TM Platform SE binary.

[keithsonic]

(06-03-2025 14:01)simoncn Wrote:  Java updates can change the Windows firewall settings to block Java (and MinimWatch) from receiving inbound connections. Check your firewall settings for Java TM Platform SE binary.

Firewall is managed by Norton and all instances of Java are allowed. I can’t see anything in the Java control panel that suggests it is blocking Minimwatch. Would you like me to send you the log file.

[simoncn]

You need to look in the Windows Firewall settings, not the Java control panel. For details of how to do this and fix the problem, see this post.

[Charles7]

(07-03-2025 13:17)simoncn Wrote:  You need to look in the Windows Firewall settings, not the Java control panel. For details of how to do this and fix the problem, see this post.

Regarding firewall settings, here is a screen capture from a Windows 10 PC. You go to Windows Settings and follow the path indicated at the top of the window. I believe each instance of Java has two listings, one for outbound connection with the Internet and one for inbound. Here inbound is allowed while outbound is not allowed, for two instances of Java.