On the latest version, it is still not working for me so I had to add PowerLauncher.exe to Windows StartUp. Only after doing this it starts working as intended.

@carlosmatioli, are you still facing this issue after upgrading to 0.20.1?

@alekhyareddy28 , installed release 0.20.1 and all worked as expected.

seems a lot like: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/2820, note: ‘images/app_error.png’

@alekhyareddy28 's fix would deal with the crash, but not the reason the exception was thrown in the first place. I’m wary of calling this fixed since the repro steps of this issue are on launch of Run, as opposed to shutdown or log out. The root cause of the error may still make Run unusable for the user. IMHO its okay to keep the Resolution-Fix-Committed label, but we should make sure we capture an issue for the root cause before this actually gets closed.

@ryanbodrug-microsoft, @crutkas, @saahmedm, I’ve added this to 2008 milestone. Please correct me if I’m wrong about it’s priority/adding it there.

@carlosmatioli, can you please take a look at your Event Viewer log and see if there are any crashes logged against PowerLauncher? You might have to scroll down as you said it’s working fine now. Thanks.

And then go to Windows logs (on the left) followed by Application. That should give you the list of errors as well as some information logs.

See attached two ocurrencies of the error. This is repeated man times, probably when I tried to start PTRun.

PTRun Log.zip

today, after I unninstalled and reinstalled Power Toys, no error had happenned so far.

@carlosmatioli, @Luis1988, can you please go to this folder (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Cache) and see if there are any txt files (eg: Image_version.txt, Pinyin_version.txt, Win32_version.txt etc). If so can you please share the contents of those files? Also, can you try to delete the Cache folder and see if it works?

I deleted the Cache folder, started the app by clicking in the PowerLauncher.exe, and it didn’t opened also. I attached both Cache before and after the Cache folder clear, for analysis. Cache_AfterClear.zip Cache_BeforeClear.zip

@carlosmatioli, @Luis1988, can you please go to this folder (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Cache) and see if there are any txt files (eg: Image_version.txt, Pinyin_version.txt, Win32_version.txt etc). If so can you please share the contents of those files?

Also, can you try to delete the Cache folder and see if it works?

Only one file has content and it’s Pinyin_version.txt with “v0.19.2”.

After that, I try to delete the file, and in the Cache folder I just have:

With the same content in the previous file.

I am gonna try if I can reinstall PowerToys

Can you check task manager if the PowerLauncher process is running when you are trying to press the shortcut?

I checked this before openning the issue, and it doesn’t open or run any process.

Can you share the PT Run settings file (can be found at C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\settings.json), and the log file for it (can be found at C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Logs).

See .zip attached. PowerToys Run.zip

To validate that the issue isn’t specific to Alt+Space, can you try setting it to a couple of shortcuts like Win+Space, Ctrl+Space or Win+A?

Also tried with many shortcuts, and none worked.

Do you have any keys remapped in Keyboard Manager such as Alt?

No key or keyboard shortcut remaped

Can you try disabling and re-enabling PT Run

When I disable and re-enable the PT Run, the Launcher process starts, stay for a while open, and then closes. In the mean time, I try to use the shortcut, but PT Run don’t open.

@carlosmatioli @Luis1988 @shaul75 @sisibeloved @zeeshanali1993 @AndrewAlexMac @jefe340 along with the above questions can you also check if running the PowerToys Run executable directly works? This can be done by opening C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\launcher\PowerLauncher.exe, and then try pressing the shortcut that you have set (such as Alt+Space).

I also tried this before openning the issue and today, and also didn’t work.

• Can you check task manager if the PowerLauncher process is running when you are trying to press the shortcut?
• Can you share the PT Run settings file (can be found at C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\settings.json), and the log file for it (can be found at C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Logs).
• To validate that the issue isn’t specific to Alt+Space, can you try setting it to a couple of shortcuts like Win+Space, Ctrl+Space or Win+A?
• Do you have any keys remapped in Keyboard Manager such as Alt?
• Can you try disabling and re-enabling PT Run?

@carlosmatioli @Luis1988 @shaul75 @sisibeloved @zeeshanali1993 @AndrewAlexMac @jefe340 along with the above questions can you also check if running the PowerToys Run executable directly works? This can be done by opening C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\launcher\PowerLauncher.exe, and then try pressing the shortcut that you have set (such as Alt+Space).

I tried to execute PowerLauncher.exe directly and it shows up and disappears at the Task List Manager. At the log file, there is an error. 2020-07-22.txt

I opened an issue at https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/4914#event-3573567443

Just want to report that PT Run is now running fine without the issues I described. PT v0.19.2 Not Run as Admin

EventViewer_PowerToys.txt