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# Cisco ASDM unable to launch after updating ASDM

Work around Cisco ASDM failing to launch after an update by creating a PowerShell entry that starts ASDM directly in Remote Desktop Manager.

This is a workaround for the issue where Cisco ASDM does not launch after updating ASDM.

### Workaround

1. Create a new PowerShell entry.
2. In the ***Command*** field, enter `Start-Process "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco Systems\ASDM\jre\bin\javaw.exe"`.
3. In the ***Arguments*** field, enter `-ArgumentList "-Xms64m -Xmx512m -Dsun.swing.enableImprovedDragGesture=true -classpath lzma.jar;jploader.jar;asdm-launcher.jar;retroweaver-rt-2.0.jar com.cisco.launcher.Launcher cert.PEM"`.
4. Check the ***Change default working directory*** option.
5. Set the path to `C:\Program Files (x86)\Cisco System\ASDM`.
6. Go to the ***Host and Credentials*** tab.
7. Input the ***Host*** and credentials.
8. Go to ***Connection – Events***, then the ***After Open*** tab.
9. Under the ***After open - Macro*** section, input `$HOST${TAB}$USERNAME${TAB}` into the ***Typing macro*** field.

   <div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="info" class="hint hint-info"><p>The password parameter <code>$PASSWORD${ENTER}</code> is optional. If used, it also needs to be configured correctly under <em><strong>Security – Security Settings</strong></em>.</p></div>
10. Click ***OK*** to close the window and create the entry.


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