@hcm: Thanks for the reply. I have uninstalled Browser-switchboard and it doesnt close the browser anymore (along with actual normal behaviour now). Unfortunately, I am still getting the error message of cannot connect with host on 127.0.0.1:8080. This confirms that the server is not running properly and tried again after a few minutes with the same effect.

Is there any way I can confirm the Evopedia Server to be up?

Thanks