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8. Ableton crashes when loading certain plugins on the secondary display

If you experience crashes when the MPH is on the controller's display and loading certain plugins, for example Arturia, but it works fine when on the primary main display, check if you have the following installed:

AudioDevProps2.dll    C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\A-Volute.28054DF1F58B4\Modules\ScheduledModules\x64\
  NahimicOSD.dll        C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\A-Volute.28054DF1F58B4\Modules\ScheduledModules\x64\
  ProductInfo.dll       C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\A-Volute.28054DF1F58B4\Modules\ScheduledModules\x64\
  AudioDevProps2.dll    C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\A-Volute.SonicStudio3\Modules\ScheduledModules\x64\
  ProductInfo.dll       C:\ProgramData\A-Volute\A-Volute.SonicStudio3\Modules\ScheduledModules\x64\

Nahimic/A-Volute is known to:
  - Hook into audio applications and DAWs
  - Inject into Ableton's process
  - Intercept window messages and audio APIs
  - Cause crashes with multi-monitor DPI issues
  - Notice AudioDevProps2.dll appears TWICE from different A-Volute installations

The NahimicOSD.dll (On-Screen Display) is particularly problematic - it hooks into graphics rendering and can break DPI context handling.

To solve the issue disable the Nahimic service from Windows Services and start Ableton.

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