TestStand User Interface Displays Runtime Error 18001

Updated Jun 30, 2025

Reported In

Software

  • TestStand

Operating System

  • Windows

Issue Details

Error -18001 occurs when executing the sequence file using the one of User Interfaces of NI TestStand on the deployment PC. 

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Solution

This error occurs when the LabVIEW Development System is selected as the execution environment. To resolve the issue, switch to the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine.

If you are using the Full-Featured User Interface of TestStand:

  1. Open the User Interface.

  2. Go to the Configure menu and select Adapters.

  3. In the pop-up window, click Configure next to the LabVIEW adapter.

  4. Select the LabVIEW Run-Time Engine and click OK.



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If you are using the Simple User Interface of TestStand:
There is no built-in option to change the adapter in the UI. To resolve the issue, follow these steps:

  1. On the development machine, set the LabVIEW adapter to use the Run-Time Engine.

  2. Locate the Adapters.cfg file (typically found in the TestStand configuration directory).

  3. Manually copy the Adapters.cfg file to the corresponding directory on the deployment computer.

  4. Launch the application again.