[SOLVED] Crashes with KiCAD v5.1.8 on Win10

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I installed KiCAD v5.1.8 some days ago to help debug some problems with the plugins, after installation it worked correctly, I even copy my plugin folder and configuration files from v5.1.7 without problems.

Today I am unable to make PCBNew run (Eeschema is working properly).

I have deleted my complete configuration folder (configuration files, plugins, etc.), but still the problem is there, looking at the Windows10 event logger, I find this error when KiCad crashed:

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(no, I am not going to install Win10 in English to get those messages in a “proper” language)

Application: KiCad
Version: (5.1.8)-1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.5
    libcurl/7.71.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1g (Schannel) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.3.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.41.0
Platform: Windows 8 (build 9200), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.73.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.71.0
    Compiler: GCC 10.2.0 with C++ ABI 1014

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON
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Well apparently it was a brainfart from Windows, I restarted the computer and now it is working again.

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:joy: :joy: :joy:

that is also my standard answer when I have to give support to family/friends !

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