User error resulted in Blender 2.82 and 2.82a no longer ...
developer.blender.org › T75149Mar 27, 2020 · Using the installer it had me remove 2.8 and then I used it to install 2.8. Blender runs, but there is nothing under Preferences->System->Cycles Render Devices (it's just an empty section and then below that is the Memory and Limits section). Cycles is no longer a rendering option and I can't turn on CUDA nor add my CPU. Just EEvee or workbench ...
⚓ T68613 "Launcher is no longer responding" - Blender
developer.blender.org › T68613Aug 13, 2019 · The green loading bar hadn't even started moving yet. I waited about an hour before checking again, and I saw a second window appear saying "The launcher is no longer responding" with two buttons, "Retry" and "Cancel". If I click "Retry" the same thing happens again. And "Cancel" brings me to another screen saying something along the lines of ...
⚓ T68613 "Launcher is no longer responding" - Blender
https://developer.blender.org/T6861313.08.2019 · I waited about an hour before checking again, and I saw a second window appear saying "The launcher is no longer responding" with two buttons, "Retry" and "Cancel". If I click "Retry" the same thing happens again. And "Cancel" brings me to another screen saying something along the lines of, "The installation finished prematurely because of an ...