Having PowerRename-related DLLs loaded causes explorer.exe to crash

[ian-smithh]

Environment

Hardware: Thinkpad T480s with Core i5-8350U (vPro), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD 620 Graphics
Windows build number: 10.0.18363.476
PowerToys version: 0.12.0.0
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): PowerRename
Software that I use that may be related to the issue: AutoHotKey, VMware Workstation Pro 15.5.1, Armin 2208's Windows 10 Auto Dark Mode tool (https://github.com/Armin2208/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode), some Lenovo OEM drivers/tools (keyboard hotkey integration, TrackPoint driver, Lenovo Vantage toolbar).

Steps to reproduce

Be using Windows normally. I have seen this crash while browsing the Web, writing documents in Office, and coding with VSCode and Jetbrains IDEs. PowerToys doesn't have to be running for it to occur, I have experienced it both with PowerToys running and without. I tried disabling PowerRename within PowerToys after having the crash occur a few times, but with no effect. I haven't been running PowerToys for the past few days, but have still experienced the crash. I suspect that a ntdll.dll Explorer crash/restart problem that I've been experiencing may be related but I don't have the technical knowledge or ability to prove it.

Expected behavior

Windows Explorer does not crash and restart at random.

Actual behavior

Windows Explorer crashes and restarts at random.

Screenshots

I have a collection of example Event Viewer events and crash report files generated by Windows (.wer) that I can upload/send if necessary.

[enricogior]

Hi @ian-smithh this problem has been fixed in 0.13 https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.13.0

[ian-smithh]

@enricogior I could have sworn I checked the releases before making an issue, thanks 😄