PowerToys Run crashes due to COMException: Desktop composition is disabled

[mdsabab8557-alt]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.91.1.0

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Area(s) with issue?

PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch PowerToys Run on Windows 10 (build 22620.0)
2. Observe crash and error message
3. No user interaction possible after crash

✔️ Expected Behavior

PowerToys Run should launch normally and display the search interface, regardless of desktop composition status.

❌ Actual Behavior

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800705B4): [Desktop composition is disabled]
at WindowsDesktop.WpfWindow.ApplyBackdrop()
...

Additional Information

No response

Other Software

No response

[github-actions]

The following issues might be duplicates:

• Something went wrong #43412
• [PTRun] System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: {Desktop composition is disabled} 0x80263001 #31226

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[jiripolasek]

Hello @mdsabab8557-alt,

thank you for reporting the issue.

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Looks like #31226, but with a different HRESULT... 0x800705B4 is WIN_32 facility + ERROR_TIMEOUT status.

[jiripolasek]

@mdsabab8557-alt

Could you please provide us with the entire log? I've never seen the stack track like this.

/bugreport