Very unlikely though that it is the pipe component. Something clearly changed between 8.24 and 8.25 that causes this to crash. This will take some time to figure out and fix, I guess. So for the time being, I suggest using 8.24 instead. I’ll send you and @cerfdude a download link
The release schedule is always the same. Service releases are released every 2nd Tuesday of a month. Service release candidates are released the other Tuesdays.
Specific stop-ship items might delay the schedule.
-wim