Crashes and causes File Explorer to crash

[ThePensive]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.79.0 and 0.78.0

Installation method

GitHub, Microsoft Store

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

Opening Powertoys as normal, or opening File Explorer as normal. After restart, File Explorer would open normally for a short time, but if closed and reopened later would crash.

Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.22621.3296, time stamp: 0x48d2cb32
Faulting module name: dwmcorei.dll, version: 10.0.22624.1051, time stamp: 0xfb33f435
Exception code: 0x8898008d
Fault offset: 0x0000000000069810
Faulting process id: 0x0x1E90
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA82BE927CED51
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\dwmcorei.dll
Report Id: 061b60d9-cfa4-4b8f-a582-0ceda2111674
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Faulting application name: PowerToys.Settings.exe, version: 0.79.0.0, time stamp: 0x65a80000
Faulting module name: dwmcorei.dll, version: 10.0.22624.1058, time stamp: 0x4fa244c7
Exception code: 0x8898008d
Fault offset: 0x0000000000069810
Faulting process id: 0x0x4140
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA82BDC184BAC7
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\dwmcorei.dll
Report Id: b1f1ace3-c77f-44ca-8416-256a18436a9e
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

✔️ Expected Behavior

Open program and remain open

❌ Actual Behavior

Opens for ~5 seconds on a blank screen and then crashese

Other Software

File Explorer

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[neilenns]

I'm hitting this too, for some reason I was getting constant crashes when opening File Explorer and MSFS2020 was crashing on launch. Everything was fine a few days ago.

Stumbled on this issue, uninstalled PowerToys, and the problems went away.

Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.22621.3374, time stamp: 0x8e690d6e
Faulting module name: dwmcorei.dll, version: 10.0.22624.1051, time stamp: 0xfb33f435
Exception code: 0x8898008d
Fault offset: 0x0000000000069810
Faulting process id: 0x0x5484
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA851BD469D774
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbwe\dwmcorei.dll
Report Id: f7b25bfd-0121-43d3-9603-f12c4c302b1a
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

[travislrogers]

I'm getting this as well. Just uninstalled the MS Store version and reinstalled the Git version 0.80.1, but it's still happening. Mine opens with a black window which hovers for a sec and then crashes if I use the taskbar context menu. If I double click it will open PT, but if I try to move the window it crashes. I can interact with it if I don't try to move it, but then it will crash by itself after about a minute. After crashing a few times FancyZones will show the layout overlay as though I was attempting to switch the layout, but it wont go away and I have to force quit it using the keyboard as it's blocking all mouse interaction. Running Windows 11 23H2 build: 22631.3447

Faulting application name: PowerToys.Settings.exe, version: 0.80.1.0, time stamp: 0x65f90000
Faulting module name: Microsoft.UI.Input.dll, version: 10.0.26078.1000, time stamp: 0x728c6b9d
Exception code: 0xc0000602
Fault offset: 0x000000000003d395
Faulting process id: 0x0xBF4
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DA8EEF8E61E076
Faulting application path: C:\Users\travi\AppData\Local\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\travi\AppData\Local\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\Microsoft.UI.Input.dll
Report Id: 8907045d-b5d8-4aa9-b6cc-5e944a13a37f
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

[idoop]

@travislrogers @neilenns Reinstall your graphics card driver. The Windows auto-update feature overwrites that your manual install version.

[AlexMKX]

Same here.
Driver reinstallation doesn't help

Faulting application name: PowerToys.Settings.exe, version: 0.82.0.0, time stamp: 0x66470000
Faulting module name: dwmcorei.dll, version: 10.0.26105.1000, time stamp: 0xbd49ef3d
Exception code: 0x8898008d
Fault offset: 0x0000000000069ca5
Faulting process id: 0x0x3694
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DAD16D96362F1F
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\dwmcorei.dll
Report Id: da0d0fd2-c2ea-4f68-92c3-21a3daa97b23
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

If all PowerToys modules unloaded from Explorer, it doesn't crash.
The solution: if only PowerToys crashes, then reinstall your windows and replace your NVIDIA GPU with AMD one is obvious, though unacceptable.