Cannot launch UI elements: faulting module Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll

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Microsoft PowerToys version

0.86.0

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General, Settings, Advanced Paste, PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

Installed 0.86.0 (machine-wide) from GitHub on W11 23H2 22631 (multiple machines), both manually and through SCCM.

I get the following error when trying to launch any UI part of PowerToys:

Faulting application name: PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe, version: 0.86.0.0, time stamp: 0x66e80000
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.22621.4391, time stamp: 0x7433a115
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x000000000005fa4c
Faulting process ID: 0x0xbb0
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1db3b83c903a38c
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll

Faulting application name: PowerToys.Settings.exe, version: 0.86.0.0, time stamp: 0x66e80000
Faulting module name: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll, version: 3.1.6.0, time stamp: 0x0caad657
Exception code: 0xc000027b
Fault offset: 0x0000000000009125
Faulting process ID: 0x0xf24
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1db3b83caefa763
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll

Faulting application name: PowerToys.Peek.UI.exe, version: 0.86.0.0, time stamp: 0x66e80000
Faulting module name: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll, version: 3.1.6.0, time stamp: 0x0caad657
Exception code: 0xc000027b
Fault offset: 0x0000000000009125
Faulting process ID: 0x0x1b20
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1db3b84ec20d9a2
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Peek.UI.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll

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Trying to generate a debug report results in (likely because diagnostics is disabled through GPO):

Application: PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe
CoreCLR Version: 8.0.1024.46610
.NET Version: 8.0.10
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Byte[]' to type 'System.Int32'.
   at Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetEnabledValue()
   at Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.ETWTrace..ctor()
   at PowerLauncher.App..ctor()
   at PowerLauncher.App.Main()

✔️ Expected Behavior

Any UI element of PowerToys opens as expected.

❌ Actual Behavior

Nothing opens (the icon is visible in the system tray), and occasionally, the system hangs (especially when trying to do something with advanced paste).

Interestingly, Always On Top works perfectly. Running the application as an administrator also works perfectly (no GPO enforced).

Other Software

No response