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DWM crashes when a visible window gets killed/crashes #237

@ImSwordQueen

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@ImSwordQueen

Describe the bug
DWM crashes with Exception code: 0xc0000409 when a process that isn't minimized crashes or gets killed by task manager.
Killing processes that are minimized does not crash DWM.

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To Reproduce

  1. Open a notepad window
  2. Open task manager
  3. Keep the notepad window open and not minimized
  4. Kill that notepad window thru task manager
  5. It should crash DWM

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2024-03-29.12-33-26.mp4

(I have a task that reloads DWMBG automatically. That didn't effect the results though.)

Additional information (please complete the following information):

OS Version : Windows 10 LTSC 21H2 19044.4170
Software Version : 2.1.0

What other third-party software do you use:
[Windhawk] Aerexplorer (the crash happens with it disabled)
[Windhawk] Restore Windows 7 Caption Buttons (the crash happens with it disabled)
Windhawk (Same thing)

Additional context
The same crash happens on AcrylicEverywhere with the same error code.

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