PowerToys: FancyZones not working, FancyZones Editor does not start

β„Ή Computer information

  • PowerToys version: 0.21.1
  • PowerToy Utility: FancyZones
  • Running PowerToys as Admin: No
  • Windows build number: 18363.1082

πŸ“ Provide detailed reproduction steps (if any)

Fresh installation (reinstall with folder removal). FancyZones Editor does not start. Unable to use in normal mode as well as in Admin mode. Tried removing zones-settings.json with no luck. Also tried 0.22.0 experimental with same result.

Application log:

Faulting application name: FancyZonesEditor.exe, version: 0.21.1.0, time stamp: 0x5f4fd1df
Faulting module name: sysfer.dll, version: 14.3.1121.100, time stamp: 0x5f07b6dd
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000009492f
Faulting process id: 0x665c
Faulting application start time: 0x01d690694426cacd
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\FancyZones\FancyZonesEditor.exe
Faulting module path: C:\windows\System32\sysfer.dll
Report Id: 3893f025-f5fa-42c5-8397-9d89378a99bc
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
Fault bucket 1787959165857662845, type 5
Event Name: BEX64
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: FancyZonesEditor.exe
P2: 0.21.1.0
P3: 5f4fd1df
P4: sysfer.dll
P5: 14.3.1121.100
P6: 5f07b6dd
P7: 000000000009492f
P8: c0000005
P9: 0000000000000008
P10: 

Attached files:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER24D6.tmp.dmp
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER2564.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER25A3.tmp.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER26C1.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER271F.tmp.txt

These files may be available here:


Analysis symbol: 
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 3893f025-f5fa-42c5-8397-9d89378a99bc
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: dd0744990fc1729618d01b6369d9877d
Cab Guid: 0

βœ”οΈ Expected result

Editor starting and allowing creation of zones.

❌ Actual result

None

πŸ“· Screenshots

NA

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  • State: closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Comments: 15 (7 by maintainers)

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