Powertoys: 0.19.0 Settings not opening

[Mazgel]

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18936.1000 (Windows Insider)
PowerToys version: 0.19.0
PowerToy module for which you are reporting the bug (if applicable): N/A

Steps to reproduce

Left click on icon OR Right click > settings
https://10gig-ethernet.is-inside.me/bY4hiryT.png
https://10gig-ethernet.is-inside.me/MlftFzyP.png

Expected behavior

Settings open

Actual behavior

The window background opens for around 5 seconds and then closes, icon still shows in the icon area
https://10gig-ethernet.is-inside.me/ZyT3Vqhn.mp4

[TotalChris]

+1 on this

[TotalChris]

Actually fixed my own issue myself, I guess it had to do with one of the settings JSONs getting messed up. A potential solution is to clear out the folders and files at C:\Users\YOURUSERAppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys*, then restart PowerToys. This should fix any issue. I only cleared out the ones I don't use (everything besides Run and FancyZones), and that worked for me.

[crutkas]

Can we get a copy of the settings folder actually?

[crutkas]

@saahmedm something we should look into. Question is how did it get corrupt.

[crutkas]

@laviusmotileng-ms we should be defensive on bad file loads versus crashing. This should be in event viewer, correct?

[KorbinianK]

I have the exact same issue with 0.19 and 0.20. I attatched the AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys folder with all the settings.
PowerToys.zip

Edit: Once I deleted the FancyZones settings it started working. The issue might be related to those then.

[arjunbalgovind]

@Mazgel @TotalChris @KorbinianK are you still facing this issue on 0.21?

[TotalChris]

I haven't had an issue opening the settings in a while, no.

I do have 0.21

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