Matlab hang on "busy" when using syms function

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Héctor M. Feliciano Rivera
Moved: Sabin on 13 Aug 2025
Matlab hang on "busy" when using syms function, whether in Command Windows or in Script.
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Héctor M. Feliciano Rivera
Héctor M. Feliciano Rivera on 4 May 2018
Moved: Sabin on 13 Aug 2025
Same problem here with other user, years ago:
https://la.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/279949-sym-and-syms-matlab-2015b-mac-show-busy

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Héctor M. Feliciano Rivera
Moved: Sabin on 13 Aug 2025
Talked with customer support. There is currently an bug report on this: https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1755918
They provided me with a new mupkernel.dll file that resolve this issue.

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