Unable to load PowerToys settings app version 0.58.0
krystofkrticka opened this issue · comments
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.58.0
Running as admin
- Yes
Area(s) with issue?
Settings
Steps to reproduce
This started happening after updating PowerToys to version 0.58.0
✔️ Expected Behavior
Settings app opens after clicking settings button in tray.
❌ Actual Behavior
Nothing happens when clicking settings button in tray.
Other Software
No response
/bugreport
Hi there!
We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right click on our system tray icon and just go to report bug. Then drag the zipfile from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks! 
I think it's my same problem:
PowerToysReport_2022-05-03-20-31-13.zip
I didn't even get error message. 😆 So you got atleast something.
I didn't even get error message. 😆 So you got atleast something.
Hi @krystofkrticka
Can you try to delete this file and open settings? %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings-placement.json
@boromyr do you have installed all new dependencies for PowerToys because there were some changes to them.
For example I have all of them .NET 6.0.4, WebView2 and Windows App SDK Runtime 1.0.3
@davidegiacometti Tried that and still same issue. Weird thing is that on my other computer it works just fine.
All installed, Windows App SDK Runtime 1.0.3 was installed during installation.
PowerToys setup install all the new requirements.
Unfortunately from a quick look to the logs I can't find relevant informations.
Can you take a look in the event viewer under application if there is any error related to PowerToys?
I don't see anything related to powertoys in event viewer.
Settings doesn't open.
Probably the same problem:
PowerToysReport_2022-05-03-21-00-33.zip
I think it's my same problem:
@boromyr
What does this message say? Can you please translate.
Same here, double clicking or clicking right click>settings does nothing
PowerToys Run works when the shortcut is pressed same with fancy zones, so its just the UI
PowerToysReport_2022-05-03-22-54-38.zip
.
@boromyr What does this message say? Can you please translate.
The system detected an overflow of a stack-based buffer in
this application. Overhead could allow a user
not authorized to take control of the application.
Same issue for me as well.
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on 9/23/2021
OS build 22000.652
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.652.0
PowerToysReport_2022-05-03-15-06-46.zip
In some of the bug reports I check that have errors in the event viewer for Settings, pointing to a crash in
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.0_3.469.1654.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll
Looks like it's being thrown from inside the winUI3 runtimes.
Could users experiencing this try to see if they can generate a dump file to send through GitHub?
One way of achieving this would be by creating an entry in the Registry Editor (regedit.msc), for Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\PowerToys.Settings.exe , according to the instructions in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wer/collecting-user-mode-dumps
It should look something like this in the end (but for Settings instead of KeyboardManagerEditor):
After that, please replicate the bug, navigate to $LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps in the File Explorer and upload the zipped PowerToys.Settings.exe.*.dmp file to a GitHub comment.
The idea is that this could show us the stack trace and help pinpoint what the issue might be.
@jaimecbernardo tried that but I didn't get any DMP file. Should I try to somehow hook that process with Visual Studio. Because I already have installed all required packages required to build PowerToys from source.
I created the registry keys for PowerToys.Settings.exe, but no files are generated in the folder after opening the settings.
@krystofkrticka and @boromyr , yours were the bug reports where there are no event viewer errors, which means the application isn't crashing until the end. On @boromyr 's case, the message is being shown instead of crashing.
This happened before for example in #16666 ( this user got a message while most users got crashes )
On @krystofkrticka 's side, no idea why there's a difference. If you could some how connect Visual Studio and get a stack trace or dump file, that would be helpful. Symbols can be downloaded from the release page in GitHub as well.
Thank you!
Out of curiosity, could you please check if downloading the winappsdk and trying to install it again helps?
https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.0/1.0.3/windowsappruntimeinstall-1.0.3-x64.exe
If it doesn't, could you please try to install it again as administrator and see if it does?
The installation looks like several steps of a script, so something might have not been installed correctly.
@jaimecbernardo
I have ran that file as admin and was able to see this as output to cmd.
Out of curiosity, could you please check if downloading the winappsdk and trying to install it again helps?
https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.0/1.0.3/windowsappruntimeinstall-1.0.3-x64.exe
If it doesn't, could you please try to install it again as administrator and see if it does?
The installation looks like several steps of a script, so something might have not been installed correctly.
@jaimecbernardo
How do we handle reboot request in our installer? Might be a required reboot to update files that is outstanding.
@jaimecbernardo
I have ran that file as admin and was able to see this as output to cmd.
@krystofkrticka
Can you open settings now and if not, does a reboot help?
Issue still persists even after reboot, when I run the file manually it opens and closes immediately
2022-05-03_23-13-22.mp4
Installed the runtime, and me too after rebooting the problem persists.
OK I tried to run that file after compiling it in Visual Studio and it also didn't spit out any helpful information it just went to debug mode and immediately ended it.
I recently switched my application to WinUI 3 and got similar reports.. one of the cause was people were turning off UAC driver and WindowsAppSDK does not support running as admin yet: rocksdanister/lively#1060
Same problem here. Clean install of Windows 10 Pro 21H2 Build 19044.1645
Version 0.58.0 Settings window won't open. Downgrading to version 0.57.2 works fine.
After the update to 0.58.0 the setting-window didn't open and no error message was shown. PowerToys (FancyZones) worked though.
I uninstalled PowerToys and Re-Installed it. Now it works.
There's been an incompatibility found with MSI Afterburner + Rivatuner Statitstics Server programs, according to this comment:
#18019 (comment)
Does this help in any case?
I'll test that once I get to my computer at home.
Yes, this is a conflict with Rivatuner Statitstics Server. I had the same problem. If you set Application detection level to "None" in RTSS, PowerToys works correctly.
That could be that issue because something like this already happened to me with game in which I was unable to get to it's menu unless I set delay for rtss hooking so other overly could load properly so I'll try to disable RTSS for PowerToys and test if it loads.
Some crashdumps we've received seem to indicate this might be an issue with running PowerToys elevated. Could you please try:
1 - Close PowerToys. (right click on tray icon > exit)
2 - Edit "%localappdata%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings.json" to replace "is_elevated":true with "is_elevated":false and "run_elevated":true with "run_elevated":false.
3 - Start PowerToys again and check if Settings opens now.
Also, could you check following:
- open task manager
- go to details tab
- if you don't have Elevated column right click columns ->Select columns -> Find and check Elevated
- find explorer.exe in the list and check whether Elevated column value is No or Yes
?
Thanks in advance
OK, I can also confirm that PowerToys Settings not loading was caused by RTSS so after setting application detection level to none PowerToys Settings loads just fine. I have PowerToys running as admin.
OK, I can also confirm that PowerToys Settings not loading was caused by RTSS so after setting application detection level to none PowerToys Settings loads just fine. I have PowerToys running as admin.
Can you explain how you did it?
OK, I can also confirm that PowerToys Settings not loading was caused by RTSS so after setting application detection level to none PowerToys Settings loads just fine. I have PowerToys running as admin.
Can you explain how you did it?
When you open this screen of RTSS
Click the green add button and then go to folder where you installed powertoys after adding powertoys to RTSS click none under application detection level
We've tried upgrading win app sdk to 1.1 preview3, which would support running elevated.
Could you please try a debug build with the fix so we can validate it on your configuration? (It's an unsigned build , by the way)
https://github.com/stefansjfw/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.0.5
Please uninstall your current PowerToys installation, then install this debug build.
Replicate the bug, to see if it's still there or if the behavior is better.
Thank you, in advance.
Oh OK I finally looked at details page in task manager and only some utilities in powertoys are elevated.
Oh OK I finally looked at details page in task manager and only some utilities in powertoys are elevated.
@krystofkrticka These are 2 different issues, one is RTSS related (and possibly some other apps that might affect PowerToys similarly), the other one is elevation related when explorer.exe is running elevated
@krystofkrticka , Thanks for all your help. For yours (and other users) case, we've opened microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#2468
We're now trying to see if we can fix the other issue we think we're seeing here, related to users with UAC disabled.
Oh OK I haven't run explorer.exe elevated for quite a while.
Oh OK I finally looked at details page in task manager and only some utilities in powertoys are elevated.
@krystofkrticka These are 2 different issues, one is RTSS related (and possibly some other apps that might affect PowerToys similarly), the other one is elevation related when explorer.exe is running elevated
Oh I see I haven't run explorer.exe elevated for quite a while.
I tried to disable UAC and now the settings open correctly.
Same issue, since the 0.58.0 (today's) update;
Everything works; except the settings UI (same as for everyone else, just does not open), and the MS Store cannot recognize the install (Err 0x8A150006)
Same issue, since the 0.58.0 (today's) update; Everything works; except the settings UI (same as for everyone else, just does not open), and the MS Store cannot recognize the install (Err 0x8A150006)
Like the [***] I'm aspiring to be; I added the exe to RTSS and set it to none; just with the small mistake that it wasn't the settings.exe.
So, as I see to fix the issue, just select the powertoys.settings.exe in the RivaTuner Statistics Server and set it to None, it will do it.
I'm having the same error. I have all the dependencies installed. Made the changes in settings.json to "is_elevated":false and "run_elevated":false, but it didn't work. My explorer.exe is running elevated, is that normal?
The debug version doesn't get installed and throws a hash mismatch error during installation. Here's the log file.
powertoys-bootstrapper-msi-0.0.1_20220505010244.log
Finally, I did a fresh installation of v0.58, and the issue persists. Here's the debug report.
PowerToysReport_2022-05-05-01-06-07.zip
Hi @metalstorm161 ,
From your logs it seems the installer for 0.0.1 that we asked to test is wrongly using C:\Users\youruser\Downloads\WindowsAppRuntimeInstall.exe instead of downloading the correct one 🤷 . Could you please delete that file and try again?
PowerToysReport_2022-05-05-08-48-50.zip
Same problem here. No error message. Not running elevated.
Hi @theovds ,
Could you try to see if you can generate a dump file to send through GitHub?
One way of achieving this would be by creating an entry in the Registry Editor (regedit.msc), for Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\PowerToys.Settings.exe , according to the instructions in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wer/collecting-user-mode-dumps
It should look something like this in the end (but for Settings instead of KeyboardManagerEditor):
After that, please replicate the bug, navigate to $LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps in the File Explorer and upload the zipped PowerToys.Settings.exe.*.dmp file to a GitHub comment.
The idea is that this could show us the stack trace and help pinpoint what the issue might be.
Hi @metalstorm161 , From your logs it seems the installer for 0.0.1 that we asked to test is wrongly using
C:\Users\youruser\Downloads\WindowsAppRuntimeInstall.exeinstead of downloading the correct one 🤷 . Could you please delete that file and try again?
Hey @jaimecbernardo, tried that out and it works now. Thank you!
What's your opinion on the elevated explorer.exe though? Is it normal to be running elevated? Cheers.
What's your opinion on the elevated explorer.exe though? Is it normal to be running elevated? Cheers.
@metalstorm161 , thanks for the update.
explorer running as elevated likely means you're running with UAC off.
It might be caused by UAC settings and also by this policy:
Does this help?
Hi @theovds ,
Could you try to see if you can generate a dump file to send through GitHub?
One way of achieving this would be by creating an entry in the Registry Editor (
regedit.msc), forComputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\PowerToys.Settings.exe, according to the instructions in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wer/collecting-user-mode-dumpsIt should look something like this in the end (but for Settings instead of KeyboardManagerEditor):
After that, please replicate the bug, navigate to
$LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumpsin the File Explorer and upload the zippedPowerToys.Settings.exe.*.dmpfile to a GitHub comment.The idea is that this could show us the stack trace and help pinpoint what the issue might be.
It is working after a reboot. I did update PowerToys via winget, but it looks like it needed an extra reboot to open the Settings screen. Thanks!
Powertoys setting won't open for me also.
Logged into the super admin account.
@orbitaleccentric that might be that issue which they were describing that powertoys settings in not running when you have elevated explorer.exe
What's your opinion on the elevated explorer.exe though? Is it normal to be running elevated? Cheers.
@metalstorm161 , thanks for the update. explorer running as elevated likely means you're running with UAC off. It might be caused by UAC settings and also by this policy:
Does this help?
Ah I see, thanks for your help!
@krystofkrticka - elevated explorer.exe - because I'm logged in as super admin...?
I created the super admin account so that Always On Top could work...
@orbitaleccentric It's possible that explorer is elevated for super admin. They are already trying to resolve this issue we only have to wait till they update UI from Windows App SDK 1.0 to Windows App SDK 1.1 which will have support for elevation. Which probably should be out or at least release date by the end of this month.
This works on my other machines (UAC on) but not on my workstation which has it off .
Is there way to rollback to the previous version while keeping the settings?
Out of curiosity, could you please check if downloading the winappsdk and trying to install it again helps?
https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.0/1.0.3/windowsappruntimeinstall-1.0.3-x64.exe
If it doesn't, could you please try to install it again as administrator and see if it does?
The installation looks like several steps of a script, so something might have not been installed correctly.
I installed, it works.
Out of curiosity, could you please check if downloading the winappsdk and trying to install it again helps?
https://aka.ms/windowsappsdk/1.0/1.0.3/windowsappruntimeinstall-1.0.3-x64.exe
If it doesn't, could you please try to install it again as administrator and see if it does?
The installation looks like several steps of a script, so something might have not been installed correctly.I installed, it works.
I followed this method, to no avail, and tried it several times.
@675056817 Do you use tools like RTSS (part of MSI Aftrerburner) or something similar?
After closing RTSS, i can open the settings.
@biggun002 so open RTSS and add PowerToys Settings executable and set application detection for it to none
@biggun002 so open RTSS and add PowerToys Settings executable and set application detection for it to none
This method also worked for my pc. Thanks.
@biggun002 so open RTSS and add PowerToys Settings executable and set application detection for it to none
I can confirm this also resolved the issue for me.
None of the methods mentioned above worked for me. Staying on version 0.57 until it is fixed.
I've the same problem before and the problem is coming from GPU driver.
After make clean install of NVIDIA driver, things start working normally.
You can found my issue report here:
#18015
A plain Dell without discrete GPU, and I cannot open the settings while <ALT+SPACE> is working and other "toys" like 2x < CTRL > , Power Renamer and so on
PowerToysReport_2022-05-09-08-57-11.zip
None of the methods mentioned above worked for me. Staying on version 0.57 until it is fixed.
@f-x1-1 , could you send a dump file as described above?
A plain Dell without discrete GPU, and I cannot open the settings while <ALT+SPACE> is working and other "toys" like 2x < CTRL > , Power Renamer and so on PowerToysReport_2022-05-09-08-57-11.zip
@etmschneider , could you send a dump file as described above?
Hi @jaimecbernardo yesterday I tried on my Win 11 Insider (with a nVidia card) PC and no problem.
So here is the fresh dump of the plain Dell laptop. I have others, but I think the latest is as relevant as the others.
PowerToys.Settings.exe.20388.zip
@etmschneider , Thanks for that. It looks like your Dell is running everything elevated.
Could you check this? #18015 (comment)
If that's the case, this might be the solution: #18015 (comment)
@biggun002 so open RTSS and add PowerToys Settings executable and set application detection for it to none
I can confirm this also resolved the issue for me.
Adding this rule to RTSS did not help me, but the problem is definitely in it. settings start opening after closing Afterburner. Thank you.
SOLUTION - for RTSS users
RTSS = RivaTuner Statistics Server, often bundled with MSI Afterburner. Most commonly used as a lag-free framerate limiter for applications/games.
As mentioned in previous comments, disabling RTSS detection for PowerToys.settings.exe worked for me. Here's how to do it:
- Open RTSS settings. Go to the system tray and click on the RTSS icon.
- In the lower-left corner, click the green "Add" button
- Find the PowerToys executable for settings and add it (
Prorgram Files > Power Toys > Settings > PowerToys.Settings.exe) - In the RTSS settings list, click the newly added item
- On the right, under "Application detection level", select "None"
If this doesn't work, try disabling it entirely, or play around with MSI Afterburner (if applicable). I don't have MSI Afterburner isntalled, just standalone RTSS.
SOLUTION - for RTSS users
RTSS = RivaTuner Statistics Server, often bundled with MSI Afterburner. Most commonly used as a lag-free framerate limiter for applications/games.
As mentioned in previous comments, disabling RTSS detection for
PowerToys.settings.exeworked for me. Here's how to do it:1. Open RTSS settings. Go to the system tray and click on the RTSS icon. 2. In the lower-left corner, click the green "Add" button 3. Find the PowerToys executable for settings and add it (`Prorgram Files > Power Toys > Settings > PowerToys.Settings.exe`) 4. In the RTSS settings list, click the newly added item 5. On the right, under "Application detection level", select "None"
If this doesn't work, try disabling it entirely, or play around with MSI Afterburner (if applicable). I don't have MSI Afterburner isntalled, just standalone RTSS.
Also have the same issue after update to v0.58.0 and cannot open the setting page. This solution fixed it
I can confirm that exempting it from RTSS fixes the issue; however, this issue should not be closed until either the change is reverted, or a fix is coordinated with RTSS.
@etmschneider , Thanks for that. It looks like your Dell is running everything elevated.
Could you check this? #18015 (comment) If that's the case, this might be the solution: #18015 (comment)
Yeah, elevated explorer due to company policy... :\ will see what I can do. Thank you.
Here is the error I see in the EventViewer, this one is probably responsible:
Application: PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe CoreCLR Version: 6.0.522.21309 .NET Version: 6.0.5 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'PresentationFramework, Version=6.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'. The given assembly name or codebase was invalid. (0x80131047) File name: 'PresentationFramework, Version=6.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'
I have neither RTSS nor Afterburner installed.
My security policies have not been changed.
Win10 has all latest patches applied.
Still, my PowerToys 0.58 do not show settings dialog. And even worse, my Fancy Zones setup switched to another layout. Don't know how to get back.
SOLUTION - for RTSS users
RTSS = RivaTuner Statistics Server, often bundled with MSI Afterburner. Most commonly used as a lag-free framerate limiter for applications/games.
As mentioned in previous comments, disabling RTSS detection for
PowerToys.settings.exeworked for me. Here's how to do it:1. Open RTSS settings. Go to the system tray and click on the RTSS icon. 2. In the lower-left corner, click the green "Add" button 3. Find the PowerToys executable for settings and add it (`Prorgram Files > Power Toys > Settings > PowerToys.Settings.exe`) 4. In the RTSS settings list, click the newly added item 5. On the right, under "Application detection level", select "None"
If this doesn't work, try disabling it entirely, or play around with MSI Afterburner (if applicable). I don't have MSI Afterburner isntalled, just standalone RTSS.
You can also use this guide with MSI Afterburner, as RTSS can be configured regardless of whether Afterburner is installed or not.
I have the same problem on 2 computers
For new people reaching this issue and none of the solutions presented seems to work, it'll be helpful if you can send a bug report and dump file if it's created so we can take a look. Thank you, in advance.
Regarding the always elevated error, for people who can't change that setting like @etmschneider , we hope to be able to ship windows app sdk 1.1 if it releases before our next release cycle, which won't have this issue anymore.
@dbulic @might42 @groupe-itc Could you please send bug report and dump, to see what might be affecting you?
In some of the bug reports I check that have errors in the event viewer for Settings, pointing to a crash in
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.0_3.469.1654.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.ui.xaml.dllLooks like it's being thrown from inside the winUI3 runtimes.Could users experiencing this try to see if they can generate a dump file to send through GitHub?
One way of achieving this would be by creating an entry in the Registry Editor (
regedit.msc), forComputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps\PowerToys.Settings.exe, according to the instructions in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wer/collecting-user-mode-dumpsIt should look something like this in the end (but for Settings instead of KeyboardManagerEditor):
After that, please replicate the bug, navigate to
$LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumpsin the File Explorer and upload the zippedPowerToys.Settings.exe.*.dmpfile to a GitHub comment.The idea is that this could show us the stack trace and help pinpoint what the issue might be.
Hi there!We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right click on our system tray icon and just go to report bug. Then drag the zipfile from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks!
SOLUTION - for RTSS users
RTSS = RivaTuner Statistics Server, often bundled with MSI Afterburner. Most commonly used as a lag-free framerate limiter for applications/games.
As mentioned in previous comments, disabling RTSS detection for
PowerToys.settings.exeworked for me. Here's how to do it:
- Open RTSS settings. Go to the system tray and click on the RTSS icon.
- In the lower-left corner, click the green "Add" button
- Find the PowerToys executable for settings and add it (
Prorgram Files > Power Toys > Settings > PowerToys.Settings.exe)- In the RTSS settings list, click the newly added item
- On the right, under "Application detection level", select "None"
If this doesn't work, try disabling it entirely, or play around with MSI Afterburner (if applicable). I don't have MSI Afterburner isntalled, just standalone RTSS.
this worked wonderfully well 👍
I didn't even get error message. 😆 So you got atleast something.
Hi @krystofkrticka Can you try to delete this file and open settings?
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\settings-placement.json
I don't have this file... hmmm
I can't open settings either. It just throw an error message:
I am using Windows 10 Pro 20H2.
Same issue - RTSS detection disabled hasn't helped
PowerToysReport_2022-05-14-13-05-13.zip
the RTSS method helped, v0.58.0 works for me now, thx ;p
Tried disabling UAC and updating Windows App SDK to 1.1. Nothing helped.
PowerToysReport_2022-05-14-12-26-22.zip
PowerToys.Settings.exe.9232.dmp.zip
PowerToysReport_2022-05-14-13-57-54.zip
Also an issue for me.
Hi there! We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right-click on our system tray icon and just go to report a bug. Then drag the zip file from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks!
Dear PowerToys team,
Please look into these installation issues. I am facing the same issues for me as well.
Laptop PC Specifications
Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H2
Installed on 02/03/2022
OS build 19044.1645
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4170.0
Report Bug File
PowerToysReport_2022-05-15-18-15-20.zip
Setup Failed
PowerToysReport_2022-05-15-12-20-22.zip
+1
UPDATE: Enabling UAC (was previously on "Never notify") and restarting worked for me.
PowerToysReport_2022-05-16-11-32-42.zip
settings windows not opening
i have to go back to the last working version..
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.57.2
Tried disabling UAC and updating Windows App SDK to 1.1. Nothing helped.
PowerToysReport_2022-05-14-12-26-22.zip PowerToys.Settings.exe.9232.dmp.zip
Thanks for the dump file @shemanaev . In your case this seems to be the error:
System.EntryPointNotFoundException: 'Unable to find an entry point named 'XamlCheckProcessRequirements' in DLL 'Microsoft.ui.xaml.dll'.'
This is a new one we hadn't seen before here.
Looking at microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#1762, this might be due to the lack of vcredist? Please install this, restart and check if it works: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe