New project won't open

[CyrusHowe]

Aloha kakou,

I’m just getting started in ArcGIS Pro by following along a Udemy course. When I click Catalog in ArcGis Pro’s start page, it sort of freezes. When I hover over the program icon in the task bar (encircled in red in screenshot below),

I see it has “tried” to open a new project, however, it does not appear:  

I’m sure it’s some simple remedy but restarting my computer didn’t fix it.

Many thanks,

cyrus

[VaibhavS]

You can try to run the application as an administrator. Also check the System requirements. 

You can start without a template too. Once it creates a new Project, add the catalog pane accordingly.

If this does not work, check if you can repair ArcGIS Pro.