Powertoys crash whilst using computer for general tasks

[harrydbarnes]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.80.0

Installation method

GitHub, PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

Can't really fully say what caused it, I was switching windows by hovering over taskbar and an app to preview the window and it crashed my whole computer.

✔️ Expected Behavior

No crash

❌ Actual Behavior

Screen blacked out for 15 seconds
2024-04-09.txt

Other Software

No response

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[davidegiacometti]

/dup #31226

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Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!