VKBDevCFG started crashing on start

[andyt]

When I first installed the software alone, it worked fine. However, I recently acquired some new hardware / software to include Logitech fligh panel - using DCSFlightpanels.exe and a Virpil throttle - installed latest Virpil software. Afterwards, I noticed that trying to start VKBDevCFG, it would do a hard crash on "initializing joystick". The only way to use the software is to reboot windows and make sure it's the first thing that starts up.
Here is the XML dump from the even viewer: Any suggestions on avoid crashes appreciated.
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Application Hang" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1002</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>101</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-05-10T00:22:07.312168200Z" />
<EventRecordID>13984</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>i7-main-desktop</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>VKBDevCfg-C.exe</Data>
<Data>0.91.15.0</Data>
<Data>3e08</Data>
<Data>01d62660eba06f6e</Data>
<Data>19</Data>
<Data>E:\Download\VKB Joysticks\VKBDevCfg-C.exe</Data>
<Data>98cc637d-8d36-4a51-b4d3-8cd8fa573936</Data>
<Data />
<Data />
<Data>Unknown</Data>
<Binary>55006E006B006E006F0077006E0000000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

[fallout9]

Maybe try to start it as admin?

[andyt]

I am starting VKB Dev CFG as admin. I narrowed the issue down to:
It only happens if I press "save" on DCSFLightPanels.

Also, something changed the name of my VKB joystick in Windows by adding a space in front of it. How could that have happened and is there a way to rename it back?

[andyt]

I renamed my VKB controllers by removing the spaces (there was 1 space before and 1 space after the name) by editing the registry. It appears working even after saving DCSFlightPanels.
Still haven't tracked down the culprit that changed the device name.