Adding Plugin Path to VST Plugin Page - Locks Every Time

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I can enable the VST2 just fine, no problems here.
Have you tried starting Cubase in Safe mode, maybe even with “3rd party plugins disabled”, and then try enabling VST2?

Start Cubase in Safe mode / Temporarily disable preferences

(Preamble: Yes, I know this is described in the manual, but it is much easier to bookmark this and paste it into a topic should it be required) Sometimes when Cubase suddenly shows weird or inexplicable behaviour, it is a good idea to start Cubase with preferences disabled and see whether that solves the problem. This is done by starting Cubase and immediately hitting the keys Ctrl-Shift-Alt (Windows) or Cmd-Shift-Opt (Mac). The following window should appear: [image] Now select “Disable pr…