SQL Server Management Studio restarts when hit 'new query"

I am using:

And everything works fine, I can even see reports performance:

But when I hit 'new query', I get this, and SSMS restarts automatically:

Most of what I have to do is on the query window, so this is quite irritating

error: Faulting application name: Ssms.exe, version: 2017.140.17230.0, time stamp: 0x5aa77b02 Faulting module name: WindowsBase.ni.dll, version: 4.7.2558.0, time stamp: 0x59d41ae3 Exception code: 0x80131623 Fault offset: 0x002809a3 Faulting process id: 0x3ddc Faulting application start time: 0x01d3d894161c96fd Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\assembly\NativeImages_v4.0.30319_32\WindowsBase\d9eac8ec5a604324b2ad7792cf8d8ed4\WindowsBase.ni.dll Report Id: 9889b185-67cd-4cb4-928f-d89b5801d2f3 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID:

Application: Ssms.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The application requested process termination through System.

Message: Unrecoverable system error. Stack at System.Environment.FailFast at MS.Internal.Invarian

1. Right click on the database giving you the problem in the object explorer.
2. Click ‘Properties’
3. Click ‘Options’
4. Set ‘Auto Close’ to False