Error: No VISA Resources Found Under Devices and Interfaces in NI MAX

Issue Details

• I am getting an error that states No VISA resources found under My System In Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). Due to this I am unable to access my VISA devices even though they show up under My System in MAX. What can I do to resolve this issue? 

Figure 1. No VISA resources found Error.

• I am not able to detect my third party VISA Instrument in NI MAX. However, I see the Error: No VISA resources found under Devices and Interfaces as shown below. This Error still persists when the instrument is not connected to my system.

Solution

• If you are using Keysight devices follow the indications provided in Use Keysight (HP Agilent) GPIB Devices with NI Software to control them using NI-VISA and NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX).
• This issue could be caused by a corrupted NI-VISA installation. You will need to uninstall and re-install NI-VISA. If possible, install the latest version of NI-VISA. 
• Try connecting your instrument to any other system and see whether you are able to detect it properly in NI-MAX. If this issue is occurring on only one particular system, an un-installation and re-installation of the complete NI Software stack is known to solve this Issue.