ADB freezes on any command

Issue

I somehow can't get ADB to work on my windows machine

everytime i try to run adb devices or adb start-server it freezes and does nothing, it only prints * daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037

With logging it shows the following:

adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_trace.cpp:187] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_trace.cpp:187] Version 32.0.0-8006631
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_trace.cpp:187] Installed as C:\Users\Felix\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_trace.cpp:187]
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_client.cpp:351] adb_connect: service: host:start-server
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:54 21236 13536 adb_client.cpp:160] _adb_connect: host:version
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:56 21236 13536 sysdeps_win32.cpp:1032] could not connect to tcp:5037: cannot connect to 127.0.0.1:5037: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (10061)
adb.exe D 02-10 19:06:56 21236 13536 sysdeps_win32.cpp:602] _socket_set_errno: mapping Windows error code 10061 to errno 22
* daemon not running; starting now at tcp:5037
adb D 02-10 19:06:56 22512  1472 adb_trace.cpp:187] Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
adb D 02-10 19:06:56 22512  1472 adb_trace.cpp:187] Version 32.0.0-8006631
adb D 02-10 19:06:56 22512  1472 adb_trace.cpp:187] Installed as C:\Users\Felix\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
adb D 02-10 19:06:56 22512  1472 adb_trace.cpp:187]

I have adb installed through android studio, but i also tried downloading it manually. There is also no other program running, which could block the port.

I also tried

• disabling ipv6, cause i read somewhere that this solved the issue.
• running it from a different directory
• run it from windows terminal, powershell, cmd
• run it from an elevated terminal

The weird thing is, it sometimes works when android studio starts, but it will never work from the terminal.

i am really out of ideas, as to why this happens.

UPDATE: it seems to be a version issue, but i still don't know why the version 29.0.6 seems to be the last working version everything newer has the issues stated above. Funnily enough, 29.0.6 still isn't working if started by android studio.

Solution

Turns out it was a program called ASUS DIPAwayMode, which somehow prevented adb from properly starting

Answered By - Felix Stumvoll