PlaydateSimulator.exe crashes instantly on startup for me on Windows 10.
Event viewer (Windows Logs -> Application) says: Application Error:
Faulting application name: PlaydateSimulator.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x68098cdc
Faulting module name: MSVCP140.dll, version: 14.32.31332.0, time stamp: 0x8b64702c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000132f8
Faulting process id: 0x230c
Faulting application start time: 0x01dbb4c3d72dca58
Faulting application path: c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\PlaydateSimulator.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSVCP140.dll
Report Id: 7d180d22-633b-4308-9f7d-8d9bbe157e09
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Next message is Windows Error Reporting:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: PlaydateSimulator.exe
P2: 0.0.0.0
P3: 68098cdc
P4: MSVCP140.dll
P5: 14.32.31332.0
P6: 8b64702c
P7: c0000005
P8: 00000000000132f8
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_PlaydateSimulato_688ef49810c04ea5859ded96a7d9e864d05f81ad_05c72705_0640c867-09d3-44ca-8590-e187b49c251a
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 7d180d22-633b-4308-9f7d-8d9bbe157e09
Report Status: 4
Hashed bucket:
Cab Guid: 0
Report.wer contains:
Version=1
EventType=APPCRASH
EventTime=133899367161867498
ReportType=2
Consent=1
ReportIdentifier=0640c867-09d3-44ca-8590-e187b49c251a
IntegratorReportIdentifier=7d180d22-633b-4308-9f7d-8d9bbe157e09
Wow64Host=34404
NsAppName=PlaydateSimulator.exe
AppSessionGuid=0000230c-0002-00a9-58ca-2dd7c3b4db01
TargetAppId=W:0006ccd7af07339f4ce7883fa9a22c775ade0000ffff!0000aacdcbfdec9459b28485fb85a971ff4874aa8732!PlaydateSimulator.exe
TargetAppVer=2025//04//24:00:59:08!0!PlaydateSimulator.exe
BootId=4294967295
TargetAsId=690
IsFatal=1
EtwNonCollectReason=1
Response.type=4
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Sig[4].Name=Fault Module Version
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Sig[6].Name=Exception Code
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Sig[7].Name=Exception Offset
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UI[2]=c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\PlaydateSimulator.exe
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LoadedModule[11]=C:\WINDOWS\System32\sechost.dll
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LoadedModule[47]=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\UxTheme.dll
LoadedModule[48]=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dbghelp.dll
LoadedModule[49]=c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\jpeg62.dll
LoadedModule[50]=c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\libpng16.dll
LoadedModule[51]=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WINHTTP.dll
LoadedModule[52]=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MSIMG32.dll
LoadedModule[53]=c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\nghttp2.dll
LoadedModule[54]=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CRYPTBASE.DLL
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FriendlyEventName=Stopped working
ConsentKey=APPCRASH
AppName=PlaydateSimulator.exe
AppPath=c:\Users\omoikane\Documents\PlaydateSDK\bin\PlaydateSimulator.exe
NsPartner=windows
NsGroup=windows8
ApplicationIdentity=EFD0F86C8D8EC2543F72A267580B5F5A
MetadataHash=-785044017
I went back to 2.6.2 (via download-cdn.panic.com/playdate_sdk) and things were running fine again, so maybe 2.7.0 doesn't like my system.