# Cascading error messages pop up! what do I do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 3, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cascading-error-messages-pop-up-what-do-i-do/25094 "2022-12-03T06:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rayan10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Rayan10](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Rayan10)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cascading-error-messages-pop-up-what-do-i-do/25094/1 "2022-12-03T06:51:25Z")
When Anki is open on the desktop for a few minutes, several windows contain the same error messages pop up, something like errors shown in windows XP: cascading error messages. It is so annoying and prevents me from using Anki, so I have to close the Anki and open it again, and guess what?! After being open for a few minutes, Anki shows the same errors again and again and again. I paste the error message hereunder. Error An error occurred. Please use Tools \> Check Database to see if that fixes the problem. If problems persist, please report the problem on our support site. Please copy and paste the information below into your report. Anki 2.1.54 (b6a7760c) Python 3.9.7 Qt 5.15.2 PyQt 5.15.5 Platform: Windows 10 Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=2 Add-ons, last update check: 2022-12-02 19:23:57 Exception when servicing \ Traceback (most recent call last): File “waitress.task”, line 84, in handler\_thread File “waitress.channel”, line 510, in service File “waitress.server”, line 331, in pull\_trigger File “waitress.trigger”, line 96, in pull\_trigger File “waitress.trigger”, line 200, in \_physical\_pull OSError: [WinError 10038] An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cascading-error-messages-pop-up-what-do-i-do/25094/2 "2022-12-05T07:12:50Z")
> [@\[Bug\]\[Qt6\] Waitress Error Messages](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/bug-qt6-waitress-error-messages/21163): > > Hello, I have been experiencing a bug that stacks a lot of pop-up errors on the Desktop version of Anki every time I use it. I believe this issue has been happening to me for years, and it happens on both Windows 10 and Windows 11, which are running on different computers. I’m not aware of any specific action that would cause the error to appear. They even stack up when I have only opened and left Anki running without doing anything. It has happened with Qt6 as well as older versions. I do not h… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cascading-error-messages-pop-up-what-do-i-do/25094/3 "2023-01-04T07:13:51Z")
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