PowerToys Run ran into an issue - "Something went wrong."

[LoScienzo]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.80.1.0

Installation method

GitHub, PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

Occurred during normal pc operation, with ~3 days uptime.
All my 3 displays suddenly went black and flashed ~5 times; when images were briefly displayed during flashes it looked like all windows were being redrawn.
After ~15 seconds everything went back to normal and the PowerToys error window popped up.

Version: 0.80.1.0
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0
IntPtr Length: 8
x64: True
Date: 23/05/2024 12:03:33
Exception:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80263001): {Composizione del desktop disabilitata} Impossibile completare l'operazione. La composizione del desktop è disabilitata. (0x80263001)
   at Standard.NativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(IntPtr hwnd, MARGINS& pMarInset)
   at System.Windows.Shell.WindowChromeWorker._ExtendGlassFrame()
   at System.Windows.Shell.WindowChromeWorker._UpdateFrameState(Boolean force)
   at System.Windows.Shell.WindowChromeWorker._HandleDwmCompositionChanged(WM uMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Shell.WindowChromeWorker._WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.PublicHooksFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

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✔️ Expected Behavior

Normal operation

❌ Actual Behavior

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80263001)

Other Software

No response

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[jaimecbernardo]

/dup #30507

We've released a hopeful fix for this on 0.81.0, so please update to the latest.

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Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[LoScienzo]

Just saw there was an update after submitting the issue, thanks.
I also updated my graphics driver, although I'd have hoped it would be more stable since I always use the "reference" as opposed to "game-ready" version.

For future reference one of my displays is occasionally disconnected/reconnected, so that might have contributed to the issue.