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Visual Studio restarts by itself after a while due to error in "StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync"
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Goncalo Marques
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After doing a clean install on my machine, Visual Studio will randomly crash essentially and then restart.
If I run it with devenv /log, this is what happens in the ActivityLog.xml file. It looks like the error is related to the StatusBar?
<entry>
<record>674</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:33:38.593</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>675</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:33:45.980</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>676</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:34:06.183</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>677</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:34:58.220</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>678</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:34:59.577</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>679</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:35:10.270</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>680</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:35:12.967</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VS/IDE/StatusBar/InitializeCustomAnimationAsync/Fault</source>
<description>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException (0x80004005): A generic error occurred in GDI+.
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap, IntPtr hpalette)
 at System.Drawing.Image.FromHbitmap(IntPtr hbitmap)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.CreateNewCustomAnimationForCache(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.SimpleCache`2.GetItem(TKey key)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.GetCustomAnimation(Int32 animationInfoKey)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.StatusBarService.<InitializeCustomAnimationAsync>d__68.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
 at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
 at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.VsTaskLibraryHelper.<>c.<<FileAndForget>b__35_0>d.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>681</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:35:48.951</time>
<type>Information</type>
<source>Manage Visual Studio Performance</source>
<description>End execution cost summary for IdeModeChange scenario and ToolWindow component</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>682</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:35:48.951</time>
<type>Information</type>
<source>Manage Visual Studio Performance</source>
<description>End execution cost summary for IdeModeChange scenario and ToolWindow component</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>683</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:35:49.118</time>
<type>Information</type>
<source>window manager</source>
<description>Stored pinned views in SUO: </description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>684</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:40:58.600</time>
<type>Information</type>
<source>Manage Visual Studio Performance</source>
<description>End execution cost summary for IdeModeChange scenario and ToolWindow component</description>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>685</record>
<time>2024/07/04 12:40:58.600</time>
<type>Information</type>
<source>Manage Visual Studio Performance</source>
<description>End execution cost summary for IdeModeChange scenario and ToolWindow component</description>
</entry>
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,246 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2024-07-05T07:09:46.06+00:00 Hello @Goncalo Marques,
Did you use any extension, antivirus or security management software?
Please try to repair system files first. You can run CMD as administrator, then run following command
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth, wait for it finishes running, run this command toosfc /scannow. Make sure no errors appear.Also, if you try to run VS as administrator, will the same error occur?
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,246 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2024-07-31T09:57:24.5366667+00:00 Hi @Goncalo Marques,
Does this error persist?
Does running VS as admin work?
If you try to update VS to the latest version, will this error disappear?
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Goncalo Marques 0 Reputation points
2024-07-31T11:01:58.4533333+00:00 Hi,
Sorry I missed your previous comment.
I've updated VS to the latest version, but I haven't tried running it as administrator.
In the meantime, I realized that everytime this happens, I get a crash dump and I found where they're stored. I can't send .dmp files here, and this one is like 376 MB, so I'm not sure how to proceed on this.
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,246 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2024-09-11T11:24:01.72+00:00 @Goncalo Marques, does this issue persist?
These days, newer version of VS 2022(17.11.3) has been released, you can try to update VS 2022 to the latest version and test again.
Besides, does this exception appear when you are handling specific project or performing specific operations in VS? Or it appears no matter what you do?
The .dmp files are useful for investigating, please kindly submit a ticket on our Developer Community and attach the .dmp files for further check.
If you have submitted a ticket, please kindly share the ticket link here for better tracking.
Regards,
Tianyu
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Goncalo Marques 0 Reputation points
2024-09-11T11:50:54.3466667+00:00 I'm using Visual Assist and disabling the limit on the amount of threads it can use in the Performance section mitigated the issue. It has still happened a couple times since in the span of a few months, but is significantly reduced.
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