Cannot open PowerToys, after a flash white the app crashed

[bobodryad]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.79.0

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

When I opened PowerToys, it just showed a flash white then disapper.
And I found windows event viewer said there is an error then crashed.


PowerToysReport_2024-03-28-16-59-18.zip

✔️ Expected Behavior

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❌ Actual Behavior

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Other Software

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[bobodryad]

BTW, I reinstalled the app but the issues still exists.

[demnoscom]

I'm getting the same white box and subsequent crash when trying to open the setting window on anything beyond version 0.81.1. I've tried to install every update as they come out but the problem has been there for every version so far. Keyboard shortcuts still work but I'm unable to open the PowerToys menu. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling but that didn't help. If I uninstall, then go back to version 0.81.1, then everything is fine again. Just missing out on the new features being added which makes me sad.