Running windows 8.1
I never have any problem loading poehud, it works if i load POE then start poehud while the game is loading, or if i close poehud or it crashes (doesnt crash anymore) then while the game is still running it will load back up.
it is most likely something to do with ur set up, not the hud.
The only problem it has at the moment is not showing some normal or blue monsters on the hud (random, Coyl is trying to work it out)
Whenever there is an update to the hud, i delete the whole folder and extract the new one, then copy over the config files i keep backups of. (currency, crafting, monster mods, sounds) and also check the original configs for any additions that i might be over writing (if so i merge)