Why does the Qsys Pro System Integration Tool fail to open?

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 17.0 and earlier, you may see the Qsys Pro System Integration Tool intermittently hangs while opening with the heading "Initializing Qsysipc Bridge"

Resolution

To work around this problem, kill the Qsys Pro process and relaunch it

This problem has been fixed beginning with the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition software version 17.1