Add FancyZones monitor window rotation (#48772)

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# Summary

Adds an opt-in FancyZones feature to rotate processable windows across
connected monitors.

The feature lets users hold the configured monitor rotation hotkey,
preview the current monitor content order, and rotate windows left or
right across monitor work areas using the arrow keys. The overlay keeps
content numbers visually consistent while windows move between monitors.

This change was prototyped and implemented with assistance from Codex.

# Demo

![Monitor window rotation
demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/APONTES19/PowerToys/feature/monitor-window-rotation/doc/images/fancyzones/monitor-window-rotation.gif)

# Details

- Adds FancyZones settings for monitor rotation and its activation
hotkey.
- Adds Settings UI controls under FancyZones > Windows.
- Extends the FancyZones keyboard hook to forward keyup events.
- Adds window snapshot, monitor mapping, and work-area-relative rotation
logic.
- Adds a dark visual overlay with monitor-content numbering and
directional transition hints.
- Updates FancyZones settings parsing coverage.

# Validation

- Built `FancyZonesLib.vcxproj` successfully.
- Built `FancyZones.vcxproj` successfully.
- Built Settings UI projects successfully.
- Built Runner successfully.
- Ran focused FancyZones settings parse tests successfully.
- Manual validation performed on a multi-monitor setup.

# Notes

The feature is disabled by default and must be enabled from FancyZones
settings.

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Co-authored-by: Muyuan Li (from Dev Box) <muyuanli@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot-Session: 2b3acca3-e49b-4936-8fb9-6f669bd449db

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Lucas Martins

2026-08-12 22:56:33 -03:00

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