Exception in thread "Swing-Shell" java.lang.InternalError: Could not initialize COM: HRESULT=0x80010106

• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
• JDK 9
• Apache Ant
• PowerShell must be enabled and allowed to run scripts via Settings ➔ Update & Security ➔ For developers ➔ PowerShell ➔ Change execution policy ... ➔ Apply.
• Developer mode must be enabled via Settings ➔ Update & Security ➔ For developers ➔ Developer mode to allow unsigned APPX packages.

During the first build get-java.ps1 is used to fetch the latest JRE. This may take a few minutes. This JRE is bundled with the APPX package.

# Clone code
git clone https://github.com/rednoah/JDK-8189938.git
cd JDK-8189938

# Build and install
ant clean appx install

# Run
JDK8189938

This will launch the sample application via the UWP Desktop Bridge. Clicking on Select File should open a JFileChooser window but instead deadlocks the EDT and freezes the application.

It took much effort not to write what I'm thinking about VS 2013 right now.

This strange bug has been thoroughly investigated by Matthias Bläsing (Super Special Thanks!!). The solution is to replace the Visual C++ runtime libraries included in JDK9 / VS2013 with patched ones.