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Microsoft PowerToys version
0.77.0
Installation method
GitHub
Running as admin
Yes
Area(s) with issue?
General
Steps to reproduce
Right-clicking a file in windows explorer hangs explorer shell. Reinstall seems to fix it but then it comes back. I noticed these 2 events in the system log. Perhaps related?
The access history in hive ??\C:\Users\trey\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerRenameContextMenu_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\Helium\User.dat was cleared updating 1 keys and creating 1 modified pages.
The access history in hive ??\C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerRenameContextMenu_8wekyb3d8bbwe\S-1-5-21-1632957357-4192887031-272310750-1001\SystemAppData\Helium\Cache\d96b25f936578ee8_COM15.dat was cleared updating 1 keys and creating 1 modified pages.
✔️ Expected Behavior
show context menu
❌ Actual Behavior
explorer shell hangs
Other Software
No response