System hangs on clipboard request

[dmx0987654321]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.87.1.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

Advanced Paste

Steps to reproduce

OS: Windows 11
Open programs: Discord, Firefox

I decided to try and paste a link I had previously copied into the Discord text box. It wasn't the most recent thing I copied, so I pressed Windows key + V to bring up the clipboard history. Upon performing this action, the little clipboard window appeared but had no contents at all (no "Your clipboard is empty" prompt) and the computer displayed unusual behavior.

Error log: 2025-01-05.txt

✔️ Expected Behavior

The clipboard should show my recently copied links and files, as normal, and the computer should continue running normally

❌ Actual Behavior

After I opened the clipboard, my computer immediately became unresponsive. I could move the mouse but no mouse clicks or keyboard interactions had any apparent effect. Computer's fans spun up as if the CPU was under high load. After about a minute, both my laptop screen and connected external display changed to a black screen, then after another minute the screens turned off entirely (at which point the external display showed "No signal"). The computer's fans were still running, but I pressed the power button once to try and turn the display back on, and after a bit longer the lock screen appeared and I was able to use my computer and clipboard normally. PowerToys brought up a window displaying the error logs attached above.

Other Software

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