System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80263001): {Desktop composition is disabled}

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Microsoft PowerToys version

0.88.0.0

Installation method

WinGet

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

This morning I woke up my laptop from sleep to find that PowerToys had crashed. On top of the error window it asked to file a bug report.

Here's the log:

Version: 0.88.0.0
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0
IntPtr Length: 8
x64: True
Date: 3/3/2025 7:53:58 AM
Exception:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80263001): {Desktop composition is disabled} The operation could not be completed because desktop composition is disabled. (0x80263001)
   at Standard.NativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(IntPtr hwnd, MARGINS& pMarInset)
   at System.Windows.Appearance.WindowBackdropManager.UpdateGlassFrame(IntPtr hwnd, WindowBackdropType backdropType)
   at System.Windows.Appearance.WindowBackdropManager.ApplyBackdrop(IntPtr hwnd, WindowBackdropType backdropType)
   at System.Windows.Appearance.WindowBackdropManager.SetBackdrop(Window window, WindowBackdropType backdropType)
   at System.Windows.ThemeManager.ApplyStyleOnWindow(Window window, Boolean useLightColors)
   at System.Windows.ThemeManager.OnSystemThemeChanged()
   at System.Windows.SystemResources.SystemThemeFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

(I think this log might be showing that I am running windows 10 but I am currently on Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.3194))

I googled my error and found this stack overflow post where the person finally figured out that what caused this error to happen was a GPU intensive app eating all of the GPU's VRAM. This somewhat fits my experience as I was modelling yesterday a medium sized model in Autodesk Fusion 360, during which Fusion crashed a few times, I was getting some graphical artifacts and I had 1 blue screen. I was running everything on an Asus Strix Scar II that has a 2060 which itself has 6GB of dedicated memory.

✔️ Expected Behavior

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❌ Actual Behavior

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Other Software

Fusion 2.0.21538 x86_64

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