WordPress Studio for local PC error “failed to start site server”
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Which version of WordPress Studio should I download on my PC: Windows on Intel/AMD or Windows on ARM ? My PC has a Core 2 Duo processor. I clicked on Windows on Intel/AMD, downloaded it, and installed it. There were no errors during installation. However, when I clicked on “Add Site” and entered the site name, I got a message saying “Site created successfully.” But when I clicked on “WP Admin,” an error appeared: “Failed to start server.” What should I do? this happens again and again . .Also, please let me know why the speed of WordPress Studio is extremely slow. I have attached the screenshots.
Below is log file
[2025-12-10T17:27:16.723Z][info][main] Starting new session
[2025-12-10T17:27:16.767Z][info][main] Skipping auto-updates {
“isPackaged”: true,
“version”: “1.6.5”
}
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.496Z][info][main] App version: 1.6.5
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.497Z][info][main] Built from commit: 7b084e2625c6a4f7994626dc95c33b70a8e21df0
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.497Z][info][main] Local timezone: Asia/Karachi
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.498Z][info][main] App locale: en-US
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.498Z][info][main] System locale: en-US
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.499Z][info][main] Used language: en
[2025-12-10T17:27:18.716Z][info][main] Copying bundled WP version 6.8.3 as ‘latest’ version…
[2025-12-10T17:27:57.315Z][info][main] Copying bundled SQLite version 2.2.14…
[2025-12-10T17:27:57.913Z][info][main] Copying bundled SQLite command version 1.1.5…
[2025-12-10T17:28:02.894Z][info][main] Setting Sentry user ID: 76391243-2f32-42e6-9a47-831d9ccd52ac
[2025-12-10T17:29:14.217Z][info][main] Downloading WordPress latest…
[2025-12-10T17:34:12.716Z][info][main] Starting server for ‘My Elite Website’
[2025-12-10T17:36:41.435Z][erro][main] Error occurred in handler for ‘startServer’: Error: Timeout waiting for response to message 0: No activity for 120s
at Timeout. (C:UsersqasimAppDataLocalstudioapp-1.6.5resourcesapp.asardistmainindex.js:13265:15)
at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:588:17)
at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:523:7)
[2025-12-10T17:36:54.340Z][info][main] Stopping server with ID eba52081-5d07-4b0c-9aaa-6bf56661527b
[2025-12-10T17:41:38.982Z][info][main] Starting server for ‘My Elite Website’
[2025-12-10T17:42:58.664Z][info][main] App is terminating[2025-12-10T17:43:58.708Z][info][main] Starting new session
[2025-12-10T17:43:58.724Z][info][main] Skipping auto-updates {
“isPackaged”: true,
“version”: “1.6.5”
}
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] App version: 1.6.5
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] Built from commit: 7b084e2625c6a4f7994626dc95c33b70a8e21df0
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] Local timezone: Asia/Karachi
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] App locale: en-US
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] System locale: en-US
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.037Z][info][main] Used language: en
[2025-12-10T17:43:59.505Z][info][main] Setting Sentry user ID: 76391243-2f32-42e6-9a47-831d9ccd52ac
[2025-12-10T17:44:15.437Z][info][main] Starting server for ‘My Elite Website’
[2025-12-10T17:44:33.318Z][info][main] Downloading WordPress latest…
[2025-12-10T17:46:43.960Z][erro][main] Error occurred in handler for ‘startServer’: Error: Timeout waiting for response to message 0: No activity for 120s
at Timeout. (C:UsersqasimAppDataLocalstudioapp-1.6.5resourcesapp.asardistmainindex.js:13265:15)
at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:588:17)
at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:523:7)
[2025-12-10T17:46:43.993Z][info][main] Stopping server with ID eba52081-5d07-4b0c-9aaa-6bf56661527b
[2025-12-10T17:47:54.274Z][info][main] SQLite Command is up to date.
[2025-12-10T17:49:32.032Z][info][main] Starting server for ‘My Elite Website’
[2025-12-10T17:51:51.860Z][erro][main] Error occurred in handler for ‘startServer’: Error: Timeout waiting for response to message 0: No activity for 120s
at Timeout. (C:UsersqasimAppDataLocalstudioapp-1.6.5resourcesapp.asardistmainindex.js:13265:15)
at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:588:17)
at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:523:7)
[2025-12-10T17:51:51.939Z][info][main] Stopping server with ID eba52081-5d07-4b0c-9aaa-6bf56661527b
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remember that latest wordpress studio is installed. on pc sometime it works perfectly . mostly there appears error “failed to start the site server” if it work without error than workig speed of wordpress studio ia so much slow. i have run this wordpress studio as admiistrator but effortless. i have uninstalled above said wordpress studio. then installed again wordpress studio. but same problem occurs. kidly tell solution
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Hello there,
I understand you’re having trouble launching a site on Studio for Windows.
For your configuration, you did the right thing by downloading the Intel/AMD version.
If site creation feels slow or fails with an error, please try this:
- Click the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner.
- Go to Help → Want to speed up site creation?
- Click Do it for me.
This will automatically add a Windows Defender exclusion for Studio. When Real-Time Protection is enabled, it can slow down or block the site creation process – especially when Studio runs PHP files for WordPress – so applying this exclusion could resolve the issue.
Please try that and let us know if the problem persists.
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