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🛠️ Troubleshooting: ggRock Client Agent Not Starting at Boot

In some cases, especially during trial installations or new deployments, a client machine may fail to appear under the Hardware tab in the ggRock UI. This is often caused by the ggRock Client Agent not launching at system boot due to a missing registry entry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER.


This article walks you through how to identify and resolve this issue quickly.



❓ Symptoms


  • Machines do not appear in the ggRock Hardware page.



  • ggRock Client Agent process is not running in Task Manager after boot.
  • Link Speed not visible in the ggRock Web UI




🔍 Root Cause


The ggRock Client Agent is triggered by a Run key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. If the registry entry is missing (due to improper user login context, permissions, or registry corruption), the agent will not start automatically.



🧰 Solution


Step 1: Confirm the Agent Isn’t Running


  1. Boot the client machine normally.
  2. Open Task Manager and check for GgRock.Client.exe under the Details tab.
  3. If it’s not listed, continue to the next step.



Step 2: Manually Re-add the Registry Entry


  1. Open Notepad and paste the following:


   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   [HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
   "ggRock Client Agent"="conhost \"%PROGRAMDATA%\\ggRock\\Client\\GgRock.Client.exe\" -agent"
  1. Save the file as: ggrock-client-agent.reg
  2. Double-click the .reg file to import it into the registry.


✅ Note: This is safe to run even if the entry already exists — it will simply overwrite it.



Step 3: Save Snapshot & Reboot


  1. From the ggRock control panel, save a snapshot for the affected client.
  2. Reboot the client.
  3. After rebooting, verify the client appears under the Hardware page and is reporting link speed.




🧩 Additional Notes


  • Make sure the PC is set to the correct timezone if login tokens are failing.
  • Ensure link speed shows up for each client in the ggRock web UI as a sign of good connectivity.



If you continue having issues, please reach out to ggCircuit Support with screenshots and relevant logs.


Happy booting! 🎉


Updated on: 10/12/2025

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