Questions tagged [windows]
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems (OS). Many different Bitcoin related software programs run on Windows - many of these also run on other operating systems. This tag can be used for a problem that seems to be specific to Microsoft WIndows.
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unlocking lightning script in windows
I want to automate the process of restarting lnd lightning after windows automatic reboot. For win update, power failure or whatever.
I cannot find the way to feed the password in the lncli unlock ...
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"Error parsing JSON": how to use `testmempoolaccept` on Windows?
The documentation for bitcoin-cli testmempoolaccept suggests
bitcoin-cli testmempoolaccept '["0100000001abcd..."]'
but that throws Error parsing JSON. I have tried numerous variations of ...
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Stuck on "Replaying Blocks" 100% after a forced close
I have had issues downloading Bitcoin Core, where the download would get stuck/frozen and not progress for hours.
The last time this happened I closed the Bitcoin Core window and was met with a "...
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Build bitcoin-qt.exe on ubuntu 18.4
0.8.1 version and when i compile this version but successfully compiled but now i want to generate the window executable file(.exe) from bitcoin-0.8.1 version. so latest version and older bitcoin-0.8....
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Not able to compile bitcoin core on VS 2022
VS is not able to detect some .hpp files from the boost library. Some files have the following header file calls :
#include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/...
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FAIL: qt/test/test_bitcoin-qt.exe when running 'make' after building Bitcoin Core 26.99.0
I'm building Bitcoin Core 26.99 following this:
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-windows.md
I'm using this option for building Bitcoin Core on Windows:
Windows Subsystem for ...
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Verify your download
Why does Bitcoin core wallet bitcoin-26.0-win64-setup file
does not match the signatures of the SHA256 binary hashes or
SHA256 hash signatures which i can download same side. I think i do it wrong, ...
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Snap Install Bitcoin Core on WSL Ubuntu 22 doesn't add binaries to PATH
I'm trying to install bitcoin-core on my WSL Ubuntu 22. I've already snap-installed bitcoin core on my bare bone Ubuntu 22 and once completed it adds to the path the binaries bitcoin-core.{cli,daemon},...
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BitcoinCore 25.1 won't launch (Windows 10.0.19045)
I updated BitcoinCore (v19 to 25.1) and get this error at launch:
Error: Error reading configuration file: conf cannot be set in the configuration file; use includeconf= if you want to include ...
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How can I update lnd to 0.17 on Windows?
I am running lnd 0.16.2 on a Windows 10 system.
I just downloaded v0.17. Can I just drop the new files
lnd.exe and lncli.exe
into my directory and run on the same install? Any tweaks needed?
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Detect when it is safe to 'stop' the Bitcoin Core Daemon, bitcoind
Previously, I kept the Bitcoin Core daemon running 24x7, however recently I've become less interested in keeping it running all the time, and would like instead to run it for as much time as it takes ...
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Bitcoin Core Node installation
How to verify & install Bitcoin Core node and Sparrow wallet in Windows 11 laptop? Please tell me step by step. My lap has 8 GB RAM & 500 GB storage (free space would b around 200 GB).
And ...
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Why might my db be locked on starting bitcoin-qt after a clean shutdown and reboot?
I have LND v.16.2 running under Windows 10 with Bitcoin Core 23.0 on same machine.
When I need to reboot, I gracefully stop my LND node and close bitcoin-qt from the GUI, waiting until it has ...
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about bitcoin starting directory and .conf location
When I first started my bitcoin core node (version v23.0.0), it asked for directory where to start. I chose a different drive. However, how does the .exe know every time where to start? I cannot find ...
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json parsing error with createrawtransaction with bitcoin-cli in regtest
I have been trying to use getrawtransaction to work with raw transactions in regtest and I have not been able to get it to parse correctly. the general format I am using is this. I am running this ...
