v1.4.4 — Critical Crash Fix (Windows 11 25H2 / 26H1) — DockBar Steam update #2917937

Hey everyone! 👋 Quick patch to fix the crash some users were hitting on the newer Windows 11 builds (25H2 and 26H1). 🙏 Special Thanks This bug was...

Steam App
DockBar (4431900)
Event type
patch note
Published
14 April 2026 - 16:50:59 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
Hey everyone! 👋 Quick patch to fix the crash some users were hitting on the newer Windows 11 builds (25H2 and 26H1). 🙏 Special Thanks This bug was caught by @nikkey.1989 from our community, who shared a detailed error report (including the exact memory address). That report let me pinpoint and fix the issue within minutes. Feedback like this is genuinely gold for a solo dev — thank you! 🎯 🐛 Fixed - DockBar crashing a few seconds after launch - "Application Error — memory cannot be read" popup - Crash when no media was playing 🔧 What Changed - Full compatibility with the Windows media API (SMTC) — added null checks for the new silent-null behavior on recent Windows builds - Extra safety guards on multi-monitor detection - Last-resort error handlers — even if something unexpected happens, the bar now stays alive instead of crashing 💡 Note When no media app is playing, DockBar now simply sh...

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