NI-MAX duplicate entries in Software tree

[ErikL68]

Has anyone else run into this issue? Strangely, it's only the newer elements that are duplicated, and some are not (notably NI-MAX's entry). Everything is working fine, but this is concerning. NI-MAX version 2025 Q3.

I've performed a Reset on the Configuration Data (from the Tools menu in NI-MAX) and restarted the PC, but the duplicates remain. And I didn't see any notifications in the Known Issues for MAX (MAX and System Configuration Known Issues and Bug Fixes - NI) though it doesn't appear any entries for MAX beyond version 20 exist.

I've got multiple PCs exhibiting this, including a few with minimal installs (DAQmx, VISA, 2025 Q3 64-bit Runtime, and only other elements that were packaged with these).

Any suggestions? I hate to just ignore it.

Thanks,
Erik

[alexderjuengere]

Has anyone else run into this issue?

yes.

probably irritating but unrelevant.

I believe to remember this kind of conduct has been around for a few years (~2023), but I might be wrong