Why does Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v24.1 hang and fail to close after using the Programmer?

Description

Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 24.1 and later, the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software might become unresponsive and fail to close after running the Quartus® Prime Programmer on Windows* 10 environments. The typical sequence that triggers the hang is:

1. Launch the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software.
2. Launch the Quartus® Prime Programmer from within the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software and complete programming.
3. Close the Quartus® Prime Programmer.
4. Attempt to close the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software. Result: Windows shows “Not Responding” and the application must be forcibly terminated.

Resolution

To work around this problem in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 24.1, download and install the patch below:

This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software.