Your crash log shows it’s dying in the graphics/UI stack. The ‘Meta Virtual Monitor’ driver is a big red flag here. Try disabling that in Device Manager and also turn off GPU Performance in InDesign. If that helps, update (or roll back) your NVIDIA drivers, preferably to the latest Studio version. Also force InDesign to use just one GPU, not switch between Intel and NVIDIA. That combo usually stops the EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION errors.
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1. Check GPU performance in InDesign
Go to Edit > Preferences > GPU Performance and turn it off.
Restart InDesign.
If it stabilises, then it’s a GPU conflict.
(not sure if this is enabled in 2025 yet on Windows?)
2. Meta Virtual Monitor conflict
The crash report shows a Meta Virtual Monitor (from Oculus/Meta software). That driver is notorious for tripping up apps.
Temporarily disable or uninstall the Meta display adapter in Device Manager.
Test InDesign again.
3. Update or roll back GPU drivers
RTX 4090 Laptop GPU driver is 32.0.15.6081 (30 July 2024).
Sometimes Adobe apps prefer Studio drivers instead of Game Ready drivers.
Try installing the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver.
If it started after a Windows Update, consider rolling back one version.
4. Force InDesign to use only one GPU
Since the laptop has both Intel UHD and NVIDIA RTX, InDesign might be switching between them.
In NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D settings > Program Settings > pick InDesign.exe and set it to use the High-performance NVIDIA GPU.
Alternatively, set it to Integrated graphics to test stability.
5. Windows compatibility checks
Run InDesign as Administrator.
Try disabling Windows’ hardware acceleration for graphics (Settings > Display > Graphics > Advanced).
Check for pending Windows 11 updates sometimes the OS graphics stack is the culprit.
6. Narrow down plug-in conflicts
Temporarily move third-party plug-ins out of the Plug-Ins folder.
Restart InDesign clean.
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