Windows Server: Server Manager Terminates Due To Unhandled Exception in .NET Framework

Server Manager Crash

In Windows Server operating systems, Server Manager terminates when an administrator clicks Local Server. No error message appears on the screen.

Error Details

The following event appears in the server's Application event log at the time of the Server Manager crash:

Event 1026, source .NET Runtime
Application: ServerManager.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.ArithmeticException
Exception Info: System.OverflowException

Event Log Details

The event description gives the following information about the source of the System.OverflowException:

Exception Info: System.OverflowException
at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.ColorConvertedBitmap.FinalizeCreation()
at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.FinalizeCreation()
at System.Windows.Media.Imaging.BitmapImage.EndInit()

The issue is related to a possible flaw in the way .NET Framework processes certain types of images. When the Color Management device profile is modified, some image types appear to cause .NET Framework to throw the exceptions mentioned above. These exceptions cause Server Manager to crash.

To resolve the issue, perform these steps:

1. If Server Manager is open, close it.
2. Type color into the search bar and select Color Management.
3. In the Color Management applet, select the Advanced tab.
4. Change the device profile to the system default setting.
5. Click Close to save the setting.
6. Launch Server Manager and click Local Server to confirm that it no longer crashes.

This issue is related to the Windows Presentation Foundation issue mentioned in this report: https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/3884