Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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3579mike777
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Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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HD Homerun Prime with Xfinity cable card. Was working fine yesterday, now the Windows app crashes with this message "Null strings man not be marshaled in Windows Runtime arguments. Parameter name: sourceString" Android apps, no problem. Firestick app no problem. Google TV OS, no problem. Other Windows 11 computers seem to work okay, including one I'm using for DVR. Only my desktop is messed up.

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Re: Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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When do you see this error (what actions led up to it)?

3579mike777
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Re: Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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I fixed it by installing a "preview update" of Windows. Normally I don't install the preview updates, but this time it worked.

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Re: Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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When I started computer this morning, the Homerun app worked normally. When it came out of sleep mode, it got the null error again. Restarted the computer and it worked again. Not a fix, but at least it works. I have a fast boot drive, so rebooting is not that big of a deal.

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Re: Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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Checking, was the HDHomeRun app running when the computer was put to sleep? (trying to reproduce here)

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Re: Win 11 app crash "Null strings may not be marshaled...

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No, I always close the HD app when I put computer to sleep. I just tried again after sleep and got the Null error. Instead of restarting the computer, I instead "signed off" and signed back in. That worked and is easier than restarting. This only started with the last update a few days ago. Only this computer, I like to put TV in a box and do regular computer stuff on my big monitor at the same time.

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