CmdPal : Not Starting up after 0.99.0.0 auto update

[angadanand]

Microsoft PowerToys version

v0.99.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

Steps to reproduce

1. Auto Update to 0.99.0
2. Restart Computer
3. CmdPal error and does not start

✔️ Expected Behavior

Command Pal Should Start

❌ Actual Behavior

CmdPal does not start

Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

CmdPal_ErrorReport_2026-04-28_15-53-51_37797.log

Additional Information

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz, 2304 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
Language English

Other Software

No response

[github-actions]

The following issues might be duplicates:

• Command Palette crashes on launch! #47249

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[zadjii-msft]

Stack Trace:
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.CommandProviderWrapper.<LoadTopLevelCommands>d__60.MoveNext() + 0xa36
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.TopLevelCommandManager.<LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider>d__30.MoveNext() + 0x5e
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.TopLevelCommandManager.<LoadBuiltinsAsync>d__29.MoveNext() + 0x19c
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.PowerToysRootPageService.<PreLoadAsync>d__4.MoveNext() + 0x51
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.ShellViewModel.<LoadAsync>d__36.MoveNext() + 0x55
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input.AsyncRelayCommand.<AwaitAndThrowIfFailed>d__40.MoveNext() + 0x4d
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c.<ThrowAsync>b__128_0(Object) + 0x1a
   at Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueueSynchronizationContext.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Post>b__0() + 0x19

------------------ Full Exception Details ------------------
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.CommandProviderWrapper.<LoadTopLevelCommands>d__60.MoveNext() + 0xa36
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.TopLevelCommandManager.<[TOKEN_REDACTED]>d__30.MoveNext() + 0x5e
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.TopLevelCommandManager.<LoadBuiltinsAsync>d__29.MoveNext() + 0x19c
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.PowerToysRootPageService.<PreLoadAsync>d__4.MoveNext() + 0x51
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.ShellViewModel.<LoadAsync>d__36.MoveNext() + 0x55
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input.AsyncRelayCommand.<AwaitAndThrowIfFailed>d__40.MoveNext() + 0x4d
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c.<ThrowAsync>b__128_0(Object) + 0x1a
   at Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.[TOKEN_REDACTED].<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Post>b__0() + 0x19

[zadjii-msft]

/dup #47249

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

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!