Steps to reproduce Close the main or about windows. Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y] Expected result Application does not crash. Actual result Application crashes and there is an application error in the Event Viewer. Faulting application name: Obsidian.exe, version: 1.12.4.0, time stamp: 0x6996901c Faulting module name: Obsidian.exe, version: 1.12.4.0, time stamp: 0x6996901c Exception code: 0xc000041d Fault offset: 0x0000000000398ae0 Faulting process id: 0x1C7C Faulting application start time: 0x1DCAB321E93FE6F Faulting application path: C:\Users\bob\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe Faulting module path: C:\Users\bob\AppData\Local\Programs\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe Report Id: c0f12a47-c873-49fb-a7cf-4d3d3150647b Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: Environment SYSTEM INFO: Obsidian version: 1.12.4 Installer version: 1.12.4 Operating system: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200 Login status: not logged in Language: en Insider build toggle: off Live preview: on Base theme: dark Community theme: none Snippets enabled: 0 Restricted mode: off Plugins installed: 2 Plugins enabled: 1 1: Importer v1.8.4 Additional information I’ve found a workaround, which is to enable “Native frame” Window frame style. In this case the application closes cleanly and there is no application error in the Event Viewer. It appears the issue lies in the custom window frames handling.

[image] Desktop, Windows, v1.12.4: Closing one of two open vaults closes both Bug reports We figured that this was caused by an upstream electron bug. We rebuilt 1.12.4 for windows with an older Electron version that doesn’t have this bug. For anyone affected, just download and reinstall obsidian from the website.

I confirm the updated version resolves the issue. Thank you!

I had the same issue on Windows 11. Reinstalling as you suggested helped. Thanks!

Obsdian crashes on Windows 11 when closing the main or about windows

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WhiteNoise March 3, 2026, 6:03pm 2