The “Metasploit is initializing” error appears when the Metasploit Web UI cannot reach the Metasploit service. This error typically occurs after you install Metasploit, after you restart the Metasploit service, or after the product hangs and times out.If you recently updated or installed Metasploit, you may need to wait a few minutes for the service to restart. If the service does not restart, you should stop the Metasploit service and restart it.
For Windows systems, choose Start > Programs > Metasploit > Services > Stop Services. Then, choose Start > Programs > Metasploit > Services > Start Services to restart the Metasploit service.
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