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LabVIEW 2026 Q1 Known Issues

Overview

This document contains the LabVIEW known issues that were discovered before and since the release of LabVIEW 2026 Q1. Known issues are performance issues or technical bugs that NI has acknowledged exist within this version of the product.

 

Not every issue known to NI appears on this list; it is intended to show the most severe and common issues that you may encounter and provide workarounds when possible. Other technical issues that you may encounter could occur through normal product use or system compatibility issues. You may find more information on these issues in NI’s Product Documentation, Knowledgebase, or Community; see Additional Resources.

Bug Number

Legacy ID

Description

Details

3599848

Localized Versions of LabVIEW Show English Names in Palettes

Space Constant and Command Line String To Path do not have localized names in the String palette.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3454278

LabVIEW May Report Error 1631 When Building a Packed Library

Workaround:

Add this line to the LabVIEW configuration file: NewAppBuilderCache.RemoveLibraryReferences=False

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3600663

JKI Dragon Does Not Always Install Declared Dependencies When Opening LabVIEW Projects

When you open a LabVIEW project that has missing declared dependencies, JKI Dragon may fail to initiate the dependency installation process.

Workaround:

Open the LabVIEW project in LabVIEW and open Project Dependencies from the toolbar to install the missing dependencies manually. Note that you can also open the JKI Dragon application and check for updates. Refer to the release notes for future versions of JKI Dragon for updates on this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3686436

LabVIEW for Linux Reports Error When Installing ni-labview-offline-manual

When installing LabVIEW for Linux, an error message appears that says "Failed to connect to the bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply time expired, or the network connection was broken." However, both LabVIEW and the offline help install successfully and function correctly.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3695783

LabVIEW Warns That Dependency Was Loaded From New Path When Opening .NET Core Example VI

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 3, 2026

3596234

LabVIEW on Ubuntu 22, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 Crashes When Selecting Noto Color Emoji Font

Workaround:

Do not use the Noto Color Emoji font on distributions that use versions of libXft older than 2.3.5.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3697602

VI Does Not Prompt to Save Changes After Removing Disabled Breakpoint

After removing a disabled breakpoint on a VI in LabVIEW 2025 Q3, or on a VI outside of a project in LabVIEW 2026 Q1, the VI is not marked with unsaved changes. Note that VIs in projects in LabVIEW 2026 Q1 store breakpoints in a separate file, so the lack of unsaved changes there is not a bug.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3702292

Initial Position Panel and Diagram for Main.vi in Simple State Machine Project Template Are Not at Top-Left of Monitor

Workaround:

Open [LabVIEW 2026]\ProjectTemplates\Source\Core\Simple State Machine\Main.vi, move its window to the desired initial window position, and save the VI.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3717800

Image Created by Get Conpane Image Method Includes Discuss with Nigel Link

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3231187

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 Community Edition for Windows Incorrectly Includes Nigel AI

The installer for LabVIEW 2026 Q1 Community Edition includes the Nigel AI, but to use Nigel you must have an active subscription license, multi-seat license, or Software Service Program for LabVIEW Professional.

Workaround:

Deselect NI Nigel AI for LabVIEW 2026 when setting up your LabVIEW Community Edition installation.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Jan 29, 2026

LabVIEW Code Completion with Nigel AI May Suggest Code With Incorrectly Configured Nodes

LabVIEW Code Completion with Nigel AI may suggest code that includes Bundle, Unbundle, Property, and Invoke nodes that aren't configured to match the intended functionality.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3593533

LabVIEW Code Completion Always Prompts Login after Logging in to Nigel AI and Rebooting System

LabVIEW Code Completion always prompts you to log in to Nigel AI the first time you use it after rebooting the system. If you were previously logged in, the Nigel chat window opens and logs in automatically, but you need to repeat your code completion request.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 2, 2026

3700726

LabVIEW Loses Undo History Prior to Code Completion With Nigel AI

If you edit a VI before using Code Completion with Nigel AI, LabVIEW loses your undo history. You cannot use the Undo command to undo these earlier changes.

Workaround:

There is currently no known workaround for this issue.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Feb 3, 2026

3266479

VI Analyzer Toolkit Stops Working in Older Versions of LabVIEW When You Add a Newer Version

VI Analyzer Toolkit for LabVIEW 2024 Q3 and later installs into a shared location (LVAddons) instead of the LabVIEW folder. If you have LabVIEW 2024 Q3, 2025 Q1, or 2025 Q3 installed on your machine and install a newer version of LabVIEW (2025 Q1 or later) on the same machine, the older versions of LabVIEW lose access to VI Analyzer erroneously.

Reported Version:

LabVIEW 2025 Q3 | LabVIEW 2026 Q1

Resolved Version:

N/A

Added:

Apr 7, 2026

Final Time Issue Listed

Issues found in this section will not be listed in future known issues documents for this product.

There are currently no issues to list.

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Glossary of Terms

 

  • Bug ID - When an issue is reported to NI, you may be given this ID or find it on ni.com.  You may also find IDs posted by NI on the discussion forums or in KnowledgeBase articles.
  • Legacy ID – An older issue ID that refers to the same issue.  You may instead find this issue ID in older known issues documents.
  • Description - A few sentences which describe the problem. The brief description given does not necessarily describe the problem in full detail.
  • Workaround - Possible ways to work around the problem.
  • Reported Version - The earliest version in which the issue was reported.
  • Resolved Version - Version in which the issue was resolved or was no longer applicable. "N/A" indicates that the issue has not been resolved.
  • Date Added - The date the issue was added to the document (not the reported date).