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wslbridge (Ubuntu on Windows) The display compositor is frequently crashing.

See original GitHub issue

Using cypress in a Ubuntu on Windows fails with an error:

It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 3.7.0

 ✔  Verified Cypress! /home/johnsmith/.cache/Cypress/3.7.0/Cypress

Opening Cypress...
[23948:1209/141647.044586:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(892)] The display compositor is frequently crashing. Goodbye.
Unhandled rejection Error: The Test Runner unexpectedly exited via a close event with signal SIGILL

Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:

https://on.cypress.io

Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:

https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues

Consider opening a new issue.

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Platform: linux (Ubuntu Linux - 18.04)
Cypress Version: 3.7.0
    at /mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/cypress/lib/errors.js:193:15
    at tryCatcher (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
    at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:512:31)
    at Promise._settlePromise (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:569:18)
    at Promise._settlePromise0 (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:614:10)
    at Promise._settlePromises (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:693:18)
    at Promise._fulfill (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:638:18)
    at Promise._resolveCallback (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:432:57)
    at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:524:17)
    at Promise._settlePromise (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:569:18)
    at Promise._settlePromise0 (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:614:10)
    at Promise._settlePromises (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:693:18)
    at Promise._fulfill (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:638:18)
    at Promise._resolveCallback (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:432:57)
    at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:524:17)
    at Promise._settlePromise (/mnt/c/Users/johnsmith/Desktop/Development/dermalog-document/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:569:18)

Can someone help?