Windows devices crashes right at launch

Having the same issue. Crashing on launch (before the splash screen) after upgrading to 1.8. Windows 10

02/13 01:00:03 Info: [stats] 5030mb Virtual, 130mb Physical, 16mb Managed, 1016 Handles, 48 Threads
02/13 01:00:05 Error: waiting for sync object 1 took too long
02/13 01:00:05 Error: waiting for sync object 2 took too long
02/13 01:00:05 Trace: [brooengine] Loaded atlas. 16367ms (0ms across all threads)
02/13 01:00:05 Info:
Local Time: 02/13/2021 01:00:05 +11:00
Device Serial Number: 42E70953-11CF-4D05-BA6C-EDA8F71FCD63
Roon Version: 1.8 (build 756) stable
OS Version: Windows 10

Application Domain: Roon.exe
Assembly Codebase: file:///C:/Users/dobbo/AppData/Local/Roon/Application/Roon.exe
Assembly Full Name: Roon, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

CPU0 Description: Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 1701 MHz (64-bit)
CPU0 Num Cores: Physical: 2 Logical: 4

GPU0 Description: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 0 MB
GPU0 Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
GPU0 Driver Version: 10.18.10.4252

SCREEN0 Name: \.\DISPLAY1 (primary)SCREEN0 Bounds: 0,0 1920x1080

–[ INNER EXCEPTION ]------------------------------------------------
Inner Exception Source: BrooEngine
Inner Exception Type: System.NullReferenceException
Inner Exception Target Site: <>c__DisplayClass14_1.b__2
Inner Exception Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Inner Exception Data: none

–[ Inner Stack Trace ]------------
Broo.Engine.LoadContext/<>c__DisplayClass14_1.b__2(Task1 task) BrooEngine.DLL, IL 70, N 178 System.Threading.Tasks.ContinuationResultTaskFromResultTask2.InnerInvoke()
mscorlib.dll, IL 36, N 103
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
mscorlib.dll, IL 16, N 70

–[ OUTER EXCEPTION ]------------------------------------------------
Outer Exception Source: mscorlib
Outer Exception Type: System.AggregateException
Outer Exception Target Site: Task.ThrowIfExceptional
Outer Exception Message: One or more errors occurred.
Outer Exception Data: none

–[ Outer Stack Trace ]------------
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)
mscorlib.dll, IL 17, N 4593189
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
mscorlib.dll, IL 67, N 13992992
Sooloos.Application/<>c__DisplayClass3_0.b__16()
Roon.exe, IL 789, N 1970
Broo.Engine.DeviceTarget.ProcessSafeQueue()
BrooEngine.DLL, IL 10, N 56
Broo.Engine.DeviceTarget.GuiMainLoop()
BrooEngine.DLL, IL 199, N 715
Sooloos.Application.Main(String[] argv)
Roon.exe, IL 1935, N 4549

02/13 01:00:05 Error:
Local Time: 02/13/2021 01:00:05 +11:00
Device Serial Number: 42E70953-11CF-4D05-BA6C-EDA8F71FCD63
Roon Version: 1.8 (build 756) stable
OS Version: Windows 10

Application Domain: Roon.exe
Assembly Codebase: file:///C:/Users/dobbo/AppData/Local/Roon/Application/Roon.exe
Assembly Full Name: Roon, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

CPU0 Description: Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 1701 MHz (64-bit)
CPU0 Num Cores: Physical: 2 Logical: 4

GPU0 Description: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 0 MB
GPU0 Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
GPU0 Driver Version: 10.18.10.4252

SCREEN0 Name: \.\DISPLAY1 (primary)SCREEN0 Bounds: 0,0 1920x1080

–[ INNER EXCEPTION ]------------------------------------------------
Inner Exception Source: BrooEngine
Inner Exception Type: System.NullReferenceException
Inner Exception Target Site: <>c__DisplayClass14_1.b__2
Inner Exception Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Inner Exception Data: none

–[ Inner Stack Trace ]------------
Broo.Engine.LoadContext/<>c__DisplayClass14_1.b__2(Task1 task) BrooEngine.DLL, IL 70, N 178 System.Threading.Tasks.ContinuationResultTaskFromResultTask2.InnerInvoke()
mscorlib.dll, IL 36, N 103
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
mscorlib.dll, IL 16, N 70

–[ OUTER EXCEPTION ]------------------------------------------------
Outer Exception Source: mscorlib
Outer Exception Type: System.AggregateException
Outer Exception Target Site: Task.ThrowIfExceptional
Outer Exception Message: One or more errors occurred.
Outer Exception Data: none

–[ Outer Stack Trace ]------------
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)
mscorlib.dll, IL 17, N 4593189
System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
mscorlib.dll, IL 67, N 13992992
Sooloos.Application/<>c__DisplayClass3_0.b__16()
Roon.exe, IL 789, N 1970
Broo.Engine.DeviceTarget.ProcessSafeQueue()
BrooEngine.DLL, IL 10, N 56
Broo.Engine.DeviceTarget.GuiMainLoop()
BrooEngine.DLL, IL 199, N 715
Sooloos.Application.Main(String[] argv)
Roon.exe, IL 1935, N 4549

2 posts were merged into an existing topic: Roon prompted me to update to 1.8 (Windows 10 core desktop), now it crashes on launch