Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dev/snickler/net10-upgrade

.github/actions/spell-check/excludes.txt

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 ^src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/cpp\.hint$
 ^src/common/sysinternals/Eula/
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/doc/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage\.cs$
 ^src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Shaders/GridShader\.cso$
 ^src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft\.PowerToys\.Run\.Plugin\.TimeDate/Properties/
 ^src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MainForm\.resx$

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Allmodule
 ALLOWUNDO
 ALLVIEW
 ALPHATYPE
-amazonbedrock
 AModifier
 amr
 ANDSCANS
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ APIIs
 Apm
 APPBARDATA
 APPEXECLINK
+appext
 APPLICATIONFRAMEHOST
 appmanifest
 APPMODEL
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ ATX
 ATRIOX
 aumid
 authenticode
-Authenticode
 AUTOBUDDY
 AUTOCHECKBOX
 AUTOHIDE
@@ -188,6 +187,7 @@ CAPTUREBLT
 CAPTURECHANGED
 CARETBLINKING
 CAtl
+CBN
 cch
 CCHDEVICENAME
 CCHFORMNAME
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ CURSORINFO
 cursorpos
 CURSORSHOWING
 CURSORWRAP
-CursorWrap
 customaction
 CUSTOMACTIONTEST
 CUSTOMFORMATPLACEHOLDER
@@ -416,6 +415,9 @@ DNLEN
 DONOTROUND
 DONTVALIDATEPATH
 dotnet
+downsampled
+downsampling
+Downsampled
 downscale
 DPICHANGED
 DPIs
@@ -432,7 +434,6 @@ DSTINVERT
 DString
 DSVG
 dto
-DTo
 DUMMYUNIONNAME
 dutil
 DVASPECT
@@ -466,7 +467,6 @@ EDITKEYBOARD
 EDITSHORTCUTS
 EDITTEXT
 EFile
-ekus
 eku
 emojis
 ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ getfilesiginforedist
 geolocator
 GETHOTKEY
 GETICON
+GETLBTEXT
 GETMINMAXINFO
 GETNONCLIENTMETRICS
 GETPROPERTYSTOREFLAGS
@@ -609,6 +610,7 @@ GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING
 GETSECKEY
 GETSTICKYKEYS
 GETTEXTLENGTH
+GIFs
 gitmodules
 GHND
 GMEM
@@ -619,6 +621,7 @@ GPOCA
 gpp
 gpu
 gradians
+grctlext
 Gridcustomlayout
 GSM
 gtm
@@ -692,7 +695,6 @@ hmonitor
 homies
 homljgmgpmcbpjbnjpfijnhipfkiclkd
 HOOKPROC
-huggingface
 HORZRES
 HORZSIZE
 Hostbackdropbrush
@@ -1152,7 +1154,6 @@ NONCLIENTMETRICSW
 NONELEVATED
 nonspace
 nonstd
-nullrefs
 NOOWNERZORDER
 NOPARENTNOTIFY
 NOPREFIX
@@ -1192,8 +1193,8 @@ ntfs
 NTSTATUS
 NTSYSAPI
 NULLCURSOR
-nullref
 nullonfailure
+nullref
 numberbox
 nwc
 ocr

.github/actions/spell-check/patterns.txt

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ _SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING
 
 # hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
 # Amazon
-\bamazon\.com/[-\w]+/(?:dp/[0-9A-Z]+|)[^"'\s]+
+\bamazon\.com/[-\w]+/(?:dp/[0-9A-Z]+|)
 
 # hit-count: 3 file-count: 3
 # imgur

.pipelines/v2/release.yml

@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ extends:
       name: SHINE-INT-S
       ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
         demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
-      ${{ else }}:
-        image: SHINE-VS17-Latest
       os: windows
     sdl:
       tsa:
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ extends:
                 name: SHINE-INT-L
                 demands:
                   # Our INT agents have a large disk mounted at P:\
-                  - WorkFolder -equals P:\_work
                   - ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
                     - ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
                 os: windows
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ extends:
             parameters:
               pool:
                 name: SHINE-INT-L
-                image: SHINE-VS17-Latest
                 os: windows
               official: true
               codeSign: true

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ else }}:
               OutputBuildPlatform: ${{ platform }}
   variables:
+    NUGET_PACKAGES: 'C:\NuGetPackages' # Some of our build steps cache these here... and it was apparently part of the global environment
     MakeAppxPath: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.26100.0\x86\MakeAppx.exe'
     # Azure DevOps abhors a vacuum
     # If these are blank, expansion will fail later on... which will result in direct substitution of the variable *names*
@@ -139,6 +140,10 @@ jobs:
     - output: pipelineArtifact
       artifactName: $(JobOutputArtifactName)
       targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+    - output: pipelineArtifact
+      artifactName: $(JobOutputArtifactName)-failure-$(System.JobAttempt)
+      targetPath: $(LogOutputDirectory)
+      condition: or(failed(), canceled())
   steps:
   - checkout: self
     clean: true
@@ -395,7 +400,7 @@ jobs:
   ### HACK: On ARM64 builds, building an app with Windows App SDK copies the x64 WebView2 dll instead of the ARM64 one. This task makes sure the right dll is used.
   - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: HACK Copy core WebView2 ARM64 dll to output directory
-    condition: eq(variables['BuildPlatform'],'arm64')
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'arm64'))
     inputs:
       contents: packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40/runtimes/win-ARM64/native_uap/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
       targetFolder: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/ARM64/Release/WinUI3Apps/
@@ -434,11 +439,11 @@ jobs:
       inputs:
         testResultsFormat: VSTest
         testResultsFiles: '**/*.trx'
-      condition: ne(variables['BuildPlatform'],'arm64')
+      condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'arm64'))
 
     # Native dlls
     - task: VSTest@2
-      condition: ne(variables['BuildPlatform'],'arm64') # No arm64 agents to run the tests.
+      condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'arm64')) # No arm64 agents to run the tests.
       displayName: 'Native Tests'
       inputs:
         platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'

Cpp.Build.props

@@ -1,56 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <!-- Hybrid CRT configuration -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'==''">
-    <HybridCrtConfiguration>$(Configuration)</HybridCrtConfiguration>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Skip Hybrid CRT for AppContainer/UWP projects as they require MultiThreadedDLL -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop'">
-    <HybridCrtConfiguration></HybridCrtConfiguration>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'=='Debug'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
-           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
-           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
-           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
-      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'=='Release'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
-           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
-           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
-           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
-      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <!-- AppContainer/UWP projects must use MultiThreadedDLL -->
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop' And '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop' And '$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
   <!-- Project configurations -->
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
@@ -127,6 +77,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -136,6 +87,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="0.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.66.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI" Version="1.66.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference" Version="1.66.0-beta" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace" Version="1.66.0-preview" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />

README.md

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 <h3 align="center">
   <a href="#-installation">Installation</a>
-  <span> . </span>
+  <span> · </span>
   <a href="https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs">Documentation</a>
-  <span> . </span>
+  <span> · </span>
   <a href="https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog">Blog</a>
-  <span> . </span>
+  <span> · </span>
   <a href="#-whats-new">Release notes</a>
 </h3>
 <br/><br/>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\Directory.Build.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Set BaseIntermediateOutputPath for each project to avoid conflicts -->

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 
       <Custom Action="SetUnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsParam" Before="UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" />
       <Custom Action="CheckGPO" After="InstallInitialize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
-      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed" />
-      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
+      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallCmdPalPackage" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}</ProjectGuid>
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <TargetName>SilentFilesInUseBAFunction</TargetName>
     <ProjectName>PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext</ProjectName>
     <ProjectModuleDefinitionFile>bafunctions.def</ProjectModuleDefinitionFile>
@@ -10,6 +33,7 @@
 
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   
+  <!-- Configuration-specific property groups -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -41,10 +65,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp">
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>precomp.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="bafunctions.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>precomp.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
@@ -71,5 +92,31 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
+  <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for Debug/Release configurations -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
 </Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public: // IBootstrapperApplication
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE *** Running detect begin BA function. fCached=%d, registrationType=%d, cPackages=%u, fCancel=%d", fCached, registrationType, cPackages, *pfCancel);
 
+    LExit:
         return hr;
     }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE *** Running plan begin BA function. cPackages=%u, fCancel=%d", cPackages, *pfCancel);
 
+        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // YOUR CODE GOES HERE
+        // BalExitOnFailure(hr, "Change this message to represent real error handling.");
+        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    LExit:
         return hr;
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +63,6 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
         )
     {
         HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(source);
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION CALLED *** Running OnExecuteFilesInUse BA function. packageId=%ls, cFiles=%u, recommendation=%d", wzPackageId, cFiles, nRecommendation);
         

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     <RootNamespace>CalculatorEngineCommon</RootNamespace>
     <AppxPackage>false</AppxPackage>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.pre.props -->
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <EnableHybridCRT>true</EnableHybridCRT>
+    <UseCrtSDKReferenceStaticWarning Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true'">false</UseCrtSDKReferenceStaticWarning>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.pre.props -->
   <!-- BEGIN cppwinrt.build.pre.props -->
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTEnabled>true</CppWinRTEnabled>
@@ -19,9 +25,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MinimalCoreWin>true</MinimalCoreWin>
-    <AppContainerApplication>false</AppContainerApplication>
+    <AppContainerApplication>true</AppContainerApplication>
     <WindowsStoreApp>true</WindowsStoreApp>
     <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
+    <UseCrtSDKReference Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true'">false</UseCrtSDKReference>
+    <!-- The SDK reference breaks the Hybrid CRT -->
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- We have to use the Desktop platform for Hybrid CRT to work. -->
@@ -140,5 +148,43 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-  </Target>  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
+  </Target>
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.post.props -->
+  <!--
+    The Hybrid CRT model statically links the runtime and STL and dynamically
+    links the UCRT instead of the VC++ CRT. The UCRT ships with Windows.
+    WinAppSDK asserts that this is "supported according to the CRT maintainer."
+
+    This must come before Microsoft.Cpp.targets because it manipulates ClCompile.RuntimeLibrary.
+  -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and ('$(Configuration)'=='Release' or '$(Configuration)'=='AuditMode')">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
 </Project>

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.cpp

@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue());
     }
-    GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue()
-    {
-        return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue());
-    }
     GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue()
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue());

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.h

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue();
-        static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusEnabledValue();

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.idl

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue();
-            static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusEnabledValue();

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
       <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj

@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>notifications</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>

src/common/utils/gpo.h

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_AZURE_AI_INFERENCE = L"AllowAdvancedPasteAzureAIInference";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_MISTRAL = L"AllowAdvancedPasteMistral";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_GOOGLE = L"AllowAdvancedPasteGoogle";
-    const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_ANTHROPIC = L"AllowAdvancedPasteAnthropic";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_OLLAMA = L"AllowAdvancedPasteOllama";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_FOUNDRY_LOCAL = L"AllowAdvancedPasteFoundryLocal";
     const std::wstring POLICY_MWB_CLIPBOARD_SHARING_ENABLED = L"MwbClipboardSharingEnabled";
@@ -615,11 +614,6 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
         return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_GOOGLE);
     }
 
-    inline gpo_rule_configured_t getAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue()
-    {
-        return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_ANTHROPIC);
-    }
-
     inline gpo_rule_configured_t getAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue()
     {
         return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_OLLAMA);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj

@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" />
     <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
     <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -112,11 +112,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
         /// Invoked when the application is launched.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="args">Details about the launch request and process.</param>
-#if DEBUG
-        protected async override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
-#else
         protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
-#endif
         {
             var cmdArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
             if (cmdArgs?.Length > 1)
@@ -138,10 +134,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
             {
                 ProcessNamedPipe(cmdArgs[2]);
             }
-
-#if DEBUG
-            await ShowWindow(); // This allows for direct access without using PowerToys Runner, not all functionality might work
-#endif
         }
 
         private void ProcessNamedPipe(string pipeName)

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/UserSettings.cs

@@ -163,28 +163,143 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (settings.Properties.IsAIEnabled || !LegacyOpenAIKeyExists())
+            var properties = settings.Properties;
+            var configuration = properties.PasteAIConfiguration;
+
+            if (configuration is null)
+            {
+                configuration = new PasteAIConfiguration();
+                properties.PasteAIConfiguration = configuration;
+            }
+
+            bool hasLegacyProviders = configuration.LegacyProviderConfigurations is { Count: > 0 };
+            bool legacyAdvancedAIConsumed = properties.TryConsumeLegacyAdvancedAIEnabled(out var advancedFlag);
+            bool legacyAdvancedAIEnabled = legacyAdvancedAIConsumed && advancedFlag;
+            PasswordCredential legacyCredential = TryGetLegacyOpenAICredential();
+
+            if (!hasLegacyProviders && legacyCredential is null && !legacyAdvancedAIConsumed)
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            settings.Properties.IsAIEnabled = true;
-            return true;
+            bool configurationUpdated = false;
+
+            if (hasLegacyProviders)
+            {
+                configurationUpdated |= AdvancedPasteMigrationHelper.MigrateLegacyProviderConfigurations(configuration);
             }
 
-        private static bool LegacyOpenAIKeyExists()
+            PasteAIProviderDefinition openAIProvider = null;
+            if (legacyCredential is not null || hasLegacyProviders || legacyAdvancedAIConsumed)
+            {
+                var ensureResult = AdvancedPasteMigrationHelper.EnsureOpenAIProvider(configuration);
+                openAIProvider = ensureResult.Provider;
+                configurationUpdated |= ensureResult.Updated;
+            }
+
+            if (legacyAdvancedAIConsumed && openAIProvider is not null && openAIProvider.EnableAdvancedAI != legacyAdvancedAIEnabled)
+            {
+                openAIProvider.EnableAdvancedAI = legacyAdvancedAIEnabled;
+                configurationUpdated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (legacyCredential is not null && openAIProvider is not null)
+            {
+                StoreMigratedOpenAICredential(openAIProvider.Id, openAIProvider.ServiceType, legacyCredential.Password);
+                RemoveLegacyOpenAICredential();
+            }
+
+            bool enabledUpdated = false;
+            if (!properties.IsAIEnabled && legacyCredential is not null)
+            {
+                properties.IsAIEnabled = true;
+                enabledUpdated = true;
+            }
+
+            return configurationUpdated || enabledUpdated || legacyAdvancedAIConsumed;
+        }
+
+        private static PasswordCredential TryGetLegacyOpenAICredential()
         {
             try
             {
                 PasswordVault vault = new();
-                return vault.Retrieve("https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey") is not null;
+                var credential = vault.Retrieve("https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey");
+                credential?.RetrievePassword();
+                return credential;
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                return false;
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
+        private static void RemoveLegacyOpenAICredential()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                PasswordVault vault = new();
+                TryRemoveCredential(vault, "https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey");
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void StoreMigratedOpenAICredential(string providerId, string serviceType, string password)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(password))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var serviceKind = serviceType.ToAIServiceType();
+                if (serviceKind != AIServiceType.OpenAI)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                string resource = "https://platform.openai.com/api-keys";
+                string username = $"PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_PasteAI_openai_{NormalizeProviderIdentifier(providerId)}";
+
+                PasswordVault vault = new();
+                TryRemoveCredential(vault, resource, username);
+
+                PasswordCredential credential = new(resource, username, password);
+                vault.Add(credential);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Failed to migrate legacy OpenAI credential", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void TryRemoveCredential(PasswordVault vault, string credentialResource, string credentialUserName)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                PasswordCredential existingCred = vault.Retrieve(credentialResource, credentialUserName);
+                vault.Remove(existingCred);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // Credential doesn't exist, which is fine
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeProviderIdentifier(string providerId)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerId))
+            {
+                return "default";
+            }
+
+            var filtered = new string(providerId.Where(char.IsLetterOrDigit).ToArray());
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filtered) ? "default" : filtered.ToLowerInvariant();
+        }
+
         public async Task SetActiveAIProviderAsync(string providerId)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerId))

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/AdvancedAIKernelService.cs

@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ using AdvancedPaste.Settings;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
@@ -220,7 +214,7 @@ public sealed class AdvancedAIKernelService : KernelServiceBase
         var serviceType = GetRuntimeConfiguration().ServiceType;
         return new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings
         {
-            FunctionChoiceBehavior = FunctionChoiceBehavior.Required(),
+            FunctionChoiceBehavior = FunctionChoiceBehavior.Auto(),
             Temperature = 0.01,
         };
     }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/CustomActionTransformService.cs

@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             {
                 AIServiceType.Onnx => false,
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => false,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => false,
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => false,
                 _ => true,
             };
         }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/SemanticKernelPasteProvider.cs

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
@@ -29,11 +27,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI,
             AIServiceType.Mistral,
             AIServiceType.Google,
-            AIServiceType.HuggingFace,
             AIServiceType.AzureAIInference,
             AIServiceType.Ollama,
-            AIServiceType.Anthropic,
-            AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock,
         };
 
         public static PasteAIProviderRegistration Registration { get; } = new(SupportedTypes, config => new SemanticKernelPasteProvider(config));
@@ -142,21 +137,12 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 case AIServiceType.Google:
                     kernelBuilder.AddGoogleAIGeminiChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey);
                     break;
-                case AIServiceType.HuggingFace:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddHuggingFaceChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey);
-                    break;
                 case AIServiceType.AzureAIInference:
                     kernelBuilder.AddAzureAIInferenceChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey, endpoint: new Uri(endpoint));
                     break;
                 case AIServiceType.Ollama:
                     kernelBuilder.AddOllamaChatCompletion(_config.Model, endpoint: new Uri(endpoint));
                     break;
-                case AIServiceType.Anthropic:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddBedrockChatCompletionService(_config.Model);
-                    break;
-                case AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddBedrockChatCompletionService(_config.Model);
-                    break;
 
                 default:
                     throw new NotSupportedException($"Provider '{_config.ProviderType}' is not supported by {nameof(SemanticKernelPasteProvider)}");
@@ -184,8 +170,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             return serviceType switch
             {
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => false,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => false,
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => false,
                 _ => true,
             };
         }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/EnhancedVaultCredentialsProvider.cs

@@ -156,16 +156,10 @@ public sealed class EnhancedVaultCredentialsProvider : IAICredentialsProvider
                 resource = "https://ai.google.dev/";
                 serviceKey = "google";
                 break;
-            case AIServiceType.HuggingFace:
-                resource = "https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens";
-                serviceKey = "huggingface";
-                break;
             case AIServiceType.FoundryLocal:
             case AIServiceType.ML:
             case AIServiceType.Onnx:
             case AIServiceType.Ollama:
-            case AIServiceType.Anthropic:
-            case AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock:
                 return null;
             default:
                 return null;

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Telemetry/AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Telemetry;
 public class AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the AI provider type (e.g., OpenAI, AzureOpenAI, Anthropic).
+    /// Gets or sets the AI provider type (e.g., OpenAI, AzureOpenAI, Google).
     /// </summary>
     public string ProviderType { get; set; }
 

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/ViewModels/OptionsViewModel.cs

@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Google => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.FoundryLocal => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 _ => true, // Allow unknown types by default

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateWindowsMetadata>false</GenerateWindowsMetadata>
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>

src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
       <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.cpp

@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@
 #include <logger/logger_settings.h>
 #include <logger/logger.h>
 #include <utils/logger_helper.h>
+#include "LightSwitchStateManager.h"
+#include <LightSwitchUtils.h>
 
 SERVICE_STATUS g_ServiceStatus = {};
 SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE g_StatusHandle = nullptr;
 HANDLE g_ServiceStopEvent = nullptr;
-extern int g_lastUpdatedDay = -1;
-static ScheduleMode prevMode = ScheduleMode::Off;
-static std::wstring prevLat, prevLon;
-static int prevMinutes = -1;
-static bool lastOverrideStatus = false;
 
 VOID WINAPI ServiceMain(DWORD argc, LPTSTR* argv);
 VOID WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrl);
 DWORD WINAPI ServiceWorkerThread(LPVOID lpParam);
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight);
 
 // Entry point for the executable
 int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR* argv[])
@@ -124,31 +122,66 @@ VOID WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrl)
     }
 }
 
-static void update_sun_times(auto& settings)
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight)
 {
-    double latitude = std::stod(settings.latitude);
-    double longitude = std::stod(settings.longitude);
+    const auto& s = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+
+    if (s.changeSystem)
+    {
+        bool isSystemCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+        if (shouldBeLight != isSystemCurrentlyLight)
+        {
+            SetSystemTheme(shouldBeLight);
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changed system theme to {}.", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (s.changeApps)
+    {
+        bool isAppsCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+        if (shouldBeLight != isAppsCurrentlyLight)
+        {
+            SetAppsTheme(shouldBeLight);
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changed apps theme to {}.", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void DetectAndHandleExternalThemeChange(LightSwitchStateManager& stateManager)
+{
+    const auto& s = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+    if (s.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
+        return;
 
     SYSTEMTIME st;
     GetLocalTime(&st);
+    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
 
-    SunTimes newTimes = CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, st.wYear, st.wMonth, st.wDay);
+    // Compute effective boundaries (with offsets if needed)
+    int effectiveLight = s.lightTime;
+    int effectiveDark = s.darkTime;
 
-    int newLightTime = newTimes.sunriseHour * 60 + newTimes.sunriseMinute;
-    int newDarkTime = newTimes.sunsetHour * 60 + newTimes.sunsetMinute;
-    try
+    if (s.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
     {
-        auto values = PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::load_from_settings_file(L"LightSwitch");
-        values.add_property(L"lightTime", newLightTime);
-        values.add_property(L"darkTime", newDarkTime);
-        values.save_to_settings_file();
-
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Updated sun times and saved to config.");
+        effectiveLight = (s.lightTime + s.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
+        effectiveDark = (s.darkTime + s.sunset_offset) % 1440;
     }
-    catch (const std::exception& e)
+
+    // Use shared helper (handles wraparound logic)
+    bool shouldBeLight = ShouldBeLight(nowMinutes, effectiveLight, effectiveDark);
+
+    // Compare current system/apps theme
+    bool currentSystemLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+    bool currentAppsLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+
+    bool systemMismatch = s.changeSystem && (currentSystemLight != shouldBeLight);
+    bool appsMismatch = s.changeApps && (currentAppsLight != shouldBeLight);
+
+    // Trigger manual override only if mismatch and not already active
+    if ((systemMismatch || appsMismatch) && !stateManager.GetState().isManualOverride)
     {
-        std::wstring wmsg(e.what(), e.what() + strlen(e.what()));
-        Logger::error(L"[LightSwitchService] Exception during sun time update: {}", wmsg);
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] External theme change detected (Windows Settings). Entering manual override mode.");
+        stateManager.OnManualOverride();
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,307 +195,99 @@ DWORD WINAPI ServiceWorkerThread(LPVOID lpParam)
     Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Worker thread starting...");
     Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent PID: {}", parentPid);
 
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Initialization
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    static LightSwitchStateManager stateManager;
+
     LightSwitchSettings::instance().InitFileWatcher();
 
     HANDLE hManualOverride = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
+    HANDLE hSettingsChanged = LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent();
 
     LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
-    auto& settings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-
-    SYSTEMTIME st;
-    GetLocalTime(&st);
-    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-    // Handle initial theme application if necessary
-    if (settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is set to {}. Applying theme if necessary.", settings.scheduleMode);
-        LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is set to Off.");
-    }
-
-    g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Initializing g_lastUpdatedDay to {}.", g_lastUpdatedDay);
-    ULONGLONG lastSettingsReload = 0;
-
-    // ticker loop
-    for (;;)
-    {
-        HANDLE waits[2] = { g_ServiceStopEvent, hParent };
-        DWORD count = hParent ? 2 : 1;
-        bool skipRest = false;
-
     const auto& settings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
 
-        // If the mode is set to Off, suspend the scheduler and avoid extra work
-        if (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is OFF - suspending scheduler but keeping service alive.");
+    SYSTEMTIME st;
+    GetLocalTime(&st);
+    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
 
-            if (!hManualOverride)
-                hManualOverride = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
-
-            HANDLE waitsOff[4];
-            DWORD countOff = 0;
-            waitsOff[countOff++] = g_ServiceStopEvent;
-            if (hParent)
-                waitsOff[countOff++] = hParent;
-            if (hManualOverride)
-                waitsOff[countOff++] = hManualOverride;
-            waitsOff[countOff++] = LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent();
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Initialized at {:02d}:{:02d}.", st.wHour, st.wMinute);
+    stateManager.SyncInitialThemeState();
+    stateManager.OnTick(nowMinutes);
 
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Worker Loop
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     for (;;)
     {
-                DWORD wait = WaitForMultipleObjects(countOff, waitsOff, FALSE, INFINITE);
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered - exiting worker loop.");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                if (hParent && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent exited - stopping service.");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 2 : 1))
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override received while schedule OFF.");
-                    ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 3 : 2))
-                {
-                    Logger::trace(L"[LightSwitchService] Settings change event triggered, reloading settings...");
-                    ResetEvent(LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent());
-                    const auto& newSettings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-                    lastSettingsReload = GetTickCount64();
-
-                    if (newSettings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off)
-                    {
-                        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule re-enabled, resuming normal loop.");
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        bool scheduleJustEnabled = (prevMode == ScheduleMode::Off && settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off);
-        prevMode = settings.scheduleMode;
-
-        ULONGLONG nowTick = GetTickCount64();
-        bool recentSettingsReload = (nowTick - lastSettingsReload < 2000);
-
-        Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Current g_lastUpdatedDay value = {}.", g_lastUpdatedDay);
-
-        // Manual Override Detection Logic
-        bool manualOverrideActive = (hManualOverride && WaitForSingleObject(hManualOverride, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
-
-        if (manualOverrideActive != lastOverrideStatus)
-        {
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override active = {}", manualOverrideActive);
-            lastOverrideStatus = manualOverrideActive;
-        }
-
-        if (settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off && !recentSettingsReload && !scheduleJustEnabled && !manualOverrideActive)
-        {
-            bool currentSystemTheme = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
-            bool currentAppsTheme = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            int lightBoundary = 0;
-            int darkBoundary = 0;
-
-            if (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
-            {
-                lightBoundary = (settings.lightTime + settings.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
-                darkBoundary = (settings.darkTime + settings.sunset_offset) % 1440;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                lightBoundary = settings.lightTime;
-                darkBoundary = settings.darkTime;
-            }
-
-            bool shouldBeLight = (lightBoundary < darkBoundary) ? (nowMinutes >= lightBoundary && nowMinutes < darkBoundary) : (nowMinutes >= lightBoundary || nowMinutes < darkBoundary);
-
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] shouldBeLight = {}", shouldBeLight);
-
-            bool systemMismatch = settings.changeSystem && (currentSystemTheme != shouldBeLight);
-            bool appsMismatch = settings.changeApps && (currentAppsTheme != shouldBeLight);
-
-            if (systemMismatch || appsMismatch)
-            {
-              // Make sure this is not because we crossed a boundary
-              bool crossedBoundary = false;
-              if (prevMinutes != -1)
-              {
-                  if (nowMinutes < prevMinutes)
-                  {
-                      // wrapped around midnight
-                      crossedBoundary = (prevMinutes <= lightBoundary || nowMinutes >= lightBoundary) ||
-                                        (prevMinutes <= darkBoundary || nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                  }
-                  else
-                  {
-                      crossedBoundary = (prevMinutes < lightBoundary && nowMinutes >= lightBoundary) ||
-                                        (prevMinutes < darkBoundary && nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                  }
-              }
-
-              if (crossedBoundary)
-              {
-                  Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Missed boundary detected. Applying theme instead of triggering manual override.");
-                  LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                  Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] External {} theme change detected, enabling manual override.",
-                               systemMismatch && appsMismatch ? L"system/app" :
-                               systemMismatch                 ? L"system" :
-                                                                L"app");
-                  SetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                  skipRest = true;
-              }
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Skipping external-change detection (schedule off, recent reload, or just enabled).");
-        }
-        
+        HANDLE waits[4];
+        DWORD count = 0;
+        waits[count++] = g_ServiceStopEvent;
+        if (hParent)
+            waits[count++] = hParent;
         if (hManualOverride)
-            manualOverrideActive = (WaitForSingleObject(hManualOverride, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+            waits[count++] = hManualOverride;
+        waits[count++] = hSettingsChanged;
 
-        if (manualOverrideActive)
-        {
-            int lightBoundary = (settings.lightTime + settings.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
-            int darkBoundary = (settings.darkTime + settings.sunset_offset) % 1440;
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            bool crossedLight = false;
-            bool crossedDark = false;
-
-            if (prevMinutes != -1)
-            {
-                // this means we are in a new day cycle
-                if (nowMinutes < prevMinutes)
-                {
-                    crossedLight = (prevMinutes <= lightBoundary || nowMinutes >= lightBoundary);
-                    crossedDark = (prevMinutes <= darkBoundary || nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    crossedLight = (prevMinutes < lightBoundary && nowMinutes >= lightBoundary);
-                    crossedDark = (prevMinutes < darkBoundary && nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (crossedLight || crossedDark)
-            {
-                ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override cleared after crossing schedule boundary.");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Skipping schedule due to manual override");
-                skipRest = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Apply theme if nothing has made us skip
-        if (!skipRest)
-        {
-            // Next two conditionals check for any updates necessary to the sun times.
-            bool modeChangedToSunset = (prevMode != settings.scheduleMode &&
-                                        settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise);
-            bool coordsChanged = (prevLat != settings.latitude || prevLon != settings.longitude);
-
-            if ((modeChangedToSunset || coordsChanged) && settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
-            {
-                SYSTEMTIME st;
-                GetLocalTime(&st);
-
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Mode or coordinates changed, recalculating sun times.");
-                update_sun_times(settings);
-                g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-                prevMode = settings.scheduleMode;
-                prevLat = settings.latitude;
-                prevLon = settings.longitude;
-            }
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            if ((g_lastUpdatedDay != st.wDay) && (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise))
-            {
-                update_sun_times(settings);
-                g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-                prevMinutes = -1;
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Recalculated sun times at new day boundary.");
-            }
-
-            // settings after any necessary updates.
-            LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
-            const auto& currentSettings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-
-            wchar_t msg[160];
-            swprintf_s(msg,
-                       L"[LightSwitchService] now=%02d:%02d | light=%02d:%02d | dark=%02d:%02d | mode=%s",
-                       st.wHour,
-                       st.wMinute,
-                       currentSettings.lightTime / 60,
-                       currentSettings.lightTime % 60,
-                       currentSettings.darkTime / 60,
-                       currentSettings.darkTime % 60,
-                       ToString(currentSettings.scheduleMode).c_str());
-            Logger::info(msg);
-
-            LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-        }
-
-        // ─── Wait For Next Minute Tick Or Stop Event ────────────────────────────────
+        // Wait for one of these to trigger or for a new minute tick
         SYSTEMTIME st;
         GetLocalTime(&st);
         int msToNextMinute = (60 - st.wSecond) * 1000 - st.wMilliseconds;
         if (msToNextMinute < 50)
             msToNextMinute = 50;
 
-       prevMinutes = nowMinutes;
-
         DWORD wait = WaitForMultipleObjects(count, waits, FALSE, msToNextMinute);
+
+        if (wait == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+        {
+            // regular minute tick
+            GetLocalTime(&st);
+            nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
+            DetectAndHandleExternalThemeChange(stateManager);
+            stateManager.OnTick(nowMinutes);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
         {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered - exiting worker loop.");
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered — exiting.");
             break;
         }
+
         if (hParent && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
         {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent process exited - stopping service.");
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent process exited — stopping service.");
             break;
         }
+
+        if (hManualOverride && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 2 : 1))
+        {
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override event detected.");
+            stateManager.OnManualOverride();
+            ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? (hManualOverride ? 3 : 2) : 2))
+        {
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Settings file changed event detected.");
+            ResetEvent(hSettingsChanged);
+            LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
+            stateManager.OnSettingsChanged();
+            continue;
+        }
     }
 
-cleanup:
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Cleanup
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     if (hManualOverride)
         CloseHandle(hManualOverride);
     if (hParent)
         CloseHandle(hParent);
 
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Worker thread exiting cleanly.");
     return 0;
 }
 

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchService.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchSettings.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchStateManager.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SettingsConstants.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ThemeHelper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ThemeScheduler.cpp" />
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchSettings.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchStateManager.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsConstants.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsObserver.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ThemeHelper.h" />

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj.filters

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="WinHookEventIDs.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchStateManager.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="ThemeScheduler.h">
@@ -53,6 +56,12 @@
     <ClInclude Include="WinHookEventIDs.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchStateManager.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Natvis Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\natvis\wil.natvis" />

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchSettings.cpp

@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 #include <common/utils/json.h>
 #include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
 #include "SettingsObserver.h"
-#include "ThemeHelper.h"
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <WinHookEventIDs.h>
 #include <logger.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ void LightSwitchSettings::InitFileWatcher()
                     try
                     {
                         LoadSettings();
-                        ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
                         SetEvent(m_settingsChangedEvent);
                     }
                     catch (const std::exception& e)
@@ -250,48 +247,3 @@ void LightSwitchSettings::LoadSettings()
         // Keeps defaults if load fails
     }
 }
-
-void LightSwitchSettings::ApplyThemeIfNecessary()
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m_settingsMutex);
-
-    SYSTEMTIME st;
-    GetLocalTime(&st);
-    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-    bool shouldBeLight = false;
-    if (m_settings.lightTime < m_settings.darkTime)
-        shouldBeLight = (nowMinutes >= m_settings.lightTime && nowMinutes < m_settings.darkTime);
-    else
-        shouldBeLight = (nowMinutes >= m_settings.lightTime || nowMinutes < m_settings.darkTime);
-
-    bool isSystemCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
-    bool isAppsCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
-
-    if (shouldBeLight)
-    {
-        if (m_settings.changeSystem && !isSystemCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetSystemTheme(true);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing system theme to light mode.");
-        }
-        if (m_settings.changeApps && !isAppsCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetAppsTheme(true);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing apps theme to light mode.");
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (m_settings.changeSystem && isSystemCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetSystemTheme(false);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing system theme to dark mode.");
-        }
-        if (m_settings.changeApps && isAppsCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetAppsTheme(false);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing apps theme to dark mode.");
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchSettings.h

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
     void RemoveObserver(SettingsObserver& observer);
 
     void LoadSettings();
-    void ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
 
     HANDLE GetSettingsChangedEvent() const;
 

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchStateManager.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "LightSwitchStateManager.h"
+#include <logger.h>
+#include <LightSwitchUtils.h>
+#include "ThemeScheduler.h"
+#include <ThemeHelper.h>
+
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight);
+
+// Constructor
+LightSwitchStateManager::LightSwitchStateManager()
+{
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Initialized");
+}
+
+// Called when settings.json changes
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnSettingsChanged()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Settings changed event received");
+
+    // If manual override was active, clear it so new settings take effect
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Clearing manual override due to settings update.");
+        _state.isManualOverride = false;
+    }
+
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Called once per minute
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnTick(int currentMinutes)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Tick received: {}", currentMinutes);
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Called when manual override is triggered
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnManualOverride()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Manual override triggered");
+    _state.isManualOverride = !_state.isManualOverride;
+
+    // When entering manual override, sync internal theme state to match the current system
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+
+        _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced internal theme state to current system theme ({}) and apps theme ({}).",
+                     (_state.isSystemLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark"),
+                     (_state.isAppsLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark"));
+    }
+
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Helpers
+bool LightSwitchStateManager::CoordinatesAreValid(const std::wstring& lat, const std::wstring& lon)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        double latVal = std::stod(lat);
+        double lonVal = std::stod(lon);
+        return !(latVal == 0 && lonVal == 0) && (latVal >= -90.0 && latVal <= 90.0) && (lonVal >= -180.0 && lonVal <= 180.0);
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+void LightSwitchStateManager::SyncInitialThemeState()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+    _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced initial state to current system theme ({})",
+                 _state.isSystemLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark");
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced initial state to current apps theme ({})",
+                 _state.isAppsLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark");
+}
+
+static std::pair<int, int> update_sun_times(auto& settings)
+{
+    double latitude = std::stod(settings.latitude);
+    double longitude = std::stod(settings.longitude);
+
+    SYSTEMTIME st;
+    GetLocalTime(&st);
+
+    SunTimes newTimes = CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, st.wYear, st.wMonth, st.wDay);
+
+    int newLightTime = newTimes.sunriseHour * 60 + newTimes.sunriseMinute;
+    int newDarkTime = newTimes.sunsetHour * 60 + newTimes.sunsetMinute;
+
+    try
+    {
+        auto values = PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::load_from_settings_file(L"LightSwitch");
+        values.add_property(L"lightTime", newLightTime);
+        values.add_property(L"darkTime", newDarkTime);
+        values.save_to_settings_file();
+
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Updated sun times and saved to config.");
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::string msg = e.what();
+        std::wstring wmsg(msg.begin(), msg.end());
+        Logger::error(L"[LightSwitchService] Exception during sun time update: {}", wmsg);
+    }
+
+    return { newLightTime, newDarkTime };
+}
+
+// Internal: decide what should happen now
+void LightSwitchStateManager::EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded()
+{
+    LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
+    const auto& _currentSettings = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+    auto now = GetNowMinutes();
+
+    // Early exit: OFF mode just pauses activity
+    if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
+    {
+        Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Mode is OFF — pausing service logic.");
+        _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool coordsValid = CoordinatesAreValid(_currentSettings.latitude, _currentSettings.longitude);
+
+    // Handle Sun Mode recalculation
+    if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise && coordsValid)
+    {
+        SYSTEMTIME st;
+        GetLocalTime(&st);
+        bool newDay = (_state.lastEvaluatedDay != st.wDay);
+        bool modeChangedToSun = (_state.lastAppliedMode != ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise &&
+                                 _currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise);
+
+        if (newDay || modeChangedToSun)
+        {
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Recalculating sun times (mode/day change).");
+            auto [newLightTime, newDarkTime] = update_sun_times(_currentSettings);
+            _state.lastEvaluatedDay = st.wDay;
+            _state.effectiveLightMinutes = newLightTime + _currentSettings.sunrise_offset;
+            _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = newDarkTime + _currentSettings.sunset_offset;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _state.effectiveLightMinutes = _currentSettings.lightTime + _currentSettings.sunrise_offset;
+            _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = _currentSettings.darkTime + _currentSettings.sunset_offset;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::FixedHours)
+    {
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes = _currentSettings.lightTime;
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = _currentSettings.darkTime;
+    }
+
+    // Handle manual override logic
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        bool crossedBoundary = false;
+        if (_state.lastTickMinutes != -1)
+        {
+            int prev = _state.lastTickMinutes;
+
+            // Handle midnight wraparound safely
+            if (now < prev)
+            {
+                crossedBoundary =
+                    (prev <= _state.effectiveLightMinutes || now >= _state.effectiveLightMinutes) ||
+                    (prev <= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes || now >= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                crossedBoundary =
+                    (prev < _state.effectiveLightMinutes && now >= _state.effectiveLightMinutes) ||
+                    (prev < _state.effectiveDarkMinutes && now >= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (crossedBoundary)
+        {
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Manual override cleared after crossing boundary.");
+            _state.isManualOverride = false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Manual override active — skipping auto apply.");
+            _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _state.lastAppliedMode = _currentSettings.scheduleMode;
+
+    bool shouldBeLight = ShouldBeLight(now, _state.effectiveLightMinutes, _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+
+    bool appsNeedsToChange = _currentSettings.changeApps && (_state.isAppsLightActive != shouldBeLight);
+    bool systemNeedsToChange = _currentSettings.changeSystem && (_state.isSystemLightActive != shouldBeLight);
+
+    Logger::debug(
+        L"[LightSwitchStateManager] now = {:02d}:{:02d}, light boundary = {:02d}:{:02d} ({}), dark boundary = {:02d}:{:02d} ({})",
+        now / 60,
+        now % 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes / 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes % 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes / 60,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes % 60,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+
+    Logger::debug("should be light = {}, apps needs change = {}, system needs change = {}",
+                  shouldBeLight ? "true" : "false",
+                  appsNeedsToChange ? "true" : "false",
+                  systemNeedsToChange ? "true" : "false");
+
+    // Only apply theme if there's a change or no override active
+    if (!_state.isManualOverride && (appsNeedsToChange || systemNeedsToChange))
+    {
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Applying {} theme", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        ApplyTheme(shouldBeLight);
+
+        _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+        _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+
+        Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced post-apply theme state — System: {}, Apps: {}",
+                      _state.isSystemLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark",
+                      _state.isAppsLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark");
+    }
+
+    _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+}
+
+
+

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchStateManager.h

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "LightSwitchSettings.h"
+#include <optional>
+
+// Represents runtime-only information (not saved in settings.json)
+struct LightSwitchState
+{
+    ScheduleMode lastAppliedMode = ScheduleMode::Off;
+    bool isManualOverride = false;
+    bool isSystemLightActive = false;
+    bool isAppsLightActive = false;
+    int lastEvaluatedDay = -1;
+    int lastTickMinutes = -1;
+
+    // Derived, runtime-resolved times
+    int effectiveLightMinutes = 0; // the boundary we actually act on
+    int effectiveDarkMinutes = 0; // includes offsets if needed
+};
+
+// The controller that reacts to settings changes, time ticks, and manual overrides.
+class LightSwitchStateManager
+{
+public:
+    LightSwitchStateManager();
+
+    // Called when settings.json changes or stabilizes.
+    void OnSettingsChanged();
+
+    // Called every minute (from service worker tick).
+    void OnTick(int currentMinutes);
+
+    // Called when manual override is toggled (via shortcut or system change).
+    void OnManualOverride();
+
+    // Initial sync at startup to align internal state with system theme
+    void SyncInitialThemeState();
+
+    // Accessor for current state (optional, for debugging or telemetry)
+    const LightSwitchState& GetState() const { return _state; }
+
+private:
+    LightSwitchState _state;
+    std::mutex _stateMutex;
+
+    void EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+    bool CoordinatesAreValid(const std::wstring& lat, const std::wstring& lon);
+};

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchUtils.h

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <windows.h>
+
+constexpr bool ShouldBeLight(int nowMinutes, int lightTime, int darkTime)
+{
+    // Normalize values into [0, 1439]
+    int normalizedLightTime = (lightTime % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+    int normalizedDarkTime = (darkTime % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+    int normalizedNowMinutes = (nowMinutes % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+
+    // Case 1: Normal range, e.g. light mode comes before dark mode in the same day
+    if (normalizedLightTime < normalizedDarkTime)
+        return normalizedNowMinutes >= normalizedLightTime && normalizedNowMinutes < normalizedDarkTime;
+
+    // Case 2: Wrap-around range, e.g. light mode starts in the evening and dark mode starts in the morning
+    return normalizedNowMinutes >= normalizedLightTime || normalizedNowMinutes < normalizedDarkTime;
+}
+
+inline int GetNowMinutes()
+{
+    SYSTEMTIME st;
+    GetLocalTime(&st);
+    return st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
+}

src/modules/LightSwitch/Tests/LightSwitch.UITests/TestHelper.cs

@@ -152,16 +152,16 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             var neededTabs = 6;
 
-            if (modeCombobox.Text != "Manual")
+            if (modeCombobox.Text != "Fixed hours")
             {
                 modeCombobox.Click();
                 var manualListItem = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("ManualCBItem_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-                Assert.IsNotNull(manualListItem, "Manual combobox item not found.");
+                Assert.IsNotNull(manualListItem, "Fixed Hours combobox item not found.");
                 manualListItem.Click();
                 neededTabs = 1;
             }
 
-            Assert.AreEqual("Manual", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Manual.");
+            Assert.AreEqual("Fixed hours", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Fixed hours.");
 
             var timeline = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("Timeline_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(timeline, "Timeline not found.");
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Perform a update geolocation test operation
+        /// Perform a update manual location test operation
         /// </summary>
         public static void PerformUserSelectedLocationTest(UITestBase testBase)
         {
@@ -216,19 +216,22 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Sunset to sunrise", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Sunset to sunrise.");
 
+            // Click the select location button
             var setLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SetLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(setLocationButton, "Set location button not found.");
-            setLocationButton.Click();
+            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 1000);
 
-            var autoSuggestTextbox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("CitySearchBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsNotNull(autoSuggestTextbox, "City search box not found.");
-            autoSuggestTextbox.Click();
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys("Seattle");
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys(OpenQA.Selenium.Keys.Down);
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys(OpenQA.Selenium.Keys.Enter);
+            var latitudeBox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LatitudeBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(latitudeBox, "Latitude text box not found.");
+            latitudeBox.Click();
 
-            var latLong = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LocationResultText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(latLong.Text));
+            testBase.Session.SendKeys(Key.Up);
+
+            var longitudeBox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LongitudeBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(longitudeBox, "Longitude text box not found.");
+            longitudeBox.Click();
+
+            testBase.Session.SendKeys(Key.Down);
 
             var sunrise = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SunriseText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sunrise.Text));
@@ -256,13 +259,14 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Sunset to sunrise", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Sunset to sunrise.");
 
-            // Click the select city button
+            // Click the select location button
             var setLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SetLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(setLocationButton, "Set location button not found.");
-            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 8000);
+            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 1000);
 
-            var latLong = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LocationResultText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(latLong.Text));
+            var syncLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SyncLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(syncLocationButton, "Sync location button not found.");
+            syncLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 8000);
 
             var sunrise = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SunriseText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sunrise.Text));
@@ -363,6 +367,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
             var systemBeforeValue = GetSystemTheme();
             var appsBeforeValue = GetAppsTheme();
 
+            Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
             testBase.Session.SendKeys(activationKeys);
             Task.Delay(5000).Wait();
 
@@ -389,6 +394,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
             var noneSystemBeforeValue = GetSystemTheme();
             var noneAppsBeforeValue = GetAppsTheme();
 
+            Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
             testBase.Session.SendKeys(activationKeys);
             Task.Delay(5000).Wait();
 

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/dllmain.cpp

@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ public:
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(true);
         
-        if (m_autoActivate)
-        {
+        // Always start the mouse hook when the module is enabled
+        // This ensures cursor wrapping is active immediately after enabling
         StartMouseHook();
-        }
+        Logger::info("CursorWrap enabled - mouse hook started");
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
         m_enabled = false;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(false);
         StopMouseHook();
+        Logger::info("CursorWrap disabled - mouse hook stopped");
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled

src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump/MouseJump.vcxproj

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.win10/NewPlus.ShellExtension.win10.vcxproj

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.vcxproj

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
       <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>dll.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <AdditionalDependencies>runtimeobject.lib;$(CoreLibraryDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      </IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>del $(OutDir)\NewPlusPackage.msix /q
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
       <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>dll.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <AdditionalDependencies>runtimeobject.lib;$(CoreLibraryDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      </IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>del $(OutDir)\NewPlusPackage.msix /q

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/GifRecordingSession.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,548 @@
+//==============================================================================
+//
+// Zoomit
+// Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
+//
+// GIF recording support using Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
+//
+//==============================================================================
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "GifRecordingSession.h"
+#include "CaptureFrameWait.h"
+#include <shcore.h>
+
+extern DWORD g_RecordScaling;
+
+namespace winrt
+{
+    using namespace Windows::Foundation;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::Capture;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::DirectX;
+    using namespace Windows::Graphics::DirectX::Direct3D11;
+    using namespace Windows::Storage;
+    using namespace Windows::UI::Composition;
+}
+
+namespace util
+{
+    using namespace robmikh::common::uwp;
+}
+
+const float CLEAR_COLOR[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
+
+int32_t EnsureEvenGif(int32_t value)
+{
+    if (value % 2 == 0)
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return value + 1;
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::GifRecordingSession
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GifRecordingSession::GifRecordingSession(
+    winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+    RECT const cropRect,
+    uint32_t frameRate,
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
+{
+    m_device = device;
+    m_d3dDevice = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Device>(m_device);
+    m_d3dDevice->GetImmediateContext(m_d3dContext.put());
+    m_item = item;
+    m_frameRate = frameRate;
+    m_stream = stream;
+
+    auto itemSize = item.Size();
+    auto inputWidth = EnsureEvenGif(itemSize.Width);
+    auto inputHeight = EnsureEvenGif(itemSize.Height);
+    m_frameWait = std::make_shared<CaptureFrameWait>(m_device, m_item, winrt::SizeInt32{ inputWidth, inputHeight });
+    auto weakPointer{ std::weak_ptr{ m_frameWait } };
+    m_itemClosed = item.Closed(winrt::auto_revoke, [weakPointer](auto&, auto&)
+        {
+            auto sharedPointer{ weakPointer.lock() };
+            if (sharedPointer)
+            {
+                sharedPointer->StopCapture();
+            }
+        });
+
+    // Get crop dimension
+    if ((cropRect.right - cropRect.left) != 0)
+    {
+        m_rcCrop = cropRect;
+        m_frameWait->ShowCaptureBorder(false);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_rcCrop.left = 0;
+        m_rcCrop.top = 0;
+        m_rcCrop.right = inputWidth;
+        m_rcCrop.bottom = inputHeight;
+    }
+
+    // Apply scaling
+    constexpr int c_minimumSize = 34;
+    auto scaledWidth = MulDiv(m_rcCrop.right - m_rcCrop.left, g_RecordScaling, 100);
+    auto scaledHeight = MulDiv(m_rcCrop.bottom - m_rcCrop.top, g_RecordScaling, 100);
+    m_width = scaledWidth;
+    m_height = scaledHeight;
+    if (m_width < c_minimumSize)
+    {
+        m_width = c_minimumSize;
+        m_height = MulDiv(m_height, m_width, scaledWidth);
+    }
+    if (m_height < c_minimumSize)
+    {
+        m_height = c_minimumSize;
+        m_width = MulDiv(m_width, m_height, scaledHeight);
+    }
+    if (m_width > inputWidth)
+    {
+        m_width = inputWidth;
+        m_height = c_minimumSize, MulDiv(m_height, scaledWidth, m_width);
+    }
+    if (m_height > inputHeight)
+    {
+        m_height = inputHeight;
+        m_width = c_minimumSize, MulDiv(m_width, scaledHeight, m_height);
+    }
+    m_width = EnsureEvenGif(m_width);
+    m_height = EnsureEvenGif(m_height);
+
+    m_frameDelay = (frameRate > 0) ? (100 / frameRate) : 15;
+
+    // Initialize WIC
+    winrt::check_hresult(CoCreateInstance(
+        CLSID_WICImagingFactory,
+        nullptr,
+        CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+        IID_PPV_ARGS(m_wicFactory.put())));
+
+    // Create WIC stream from IRandomAccessStream
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateStream(m_wicStream.put()));
+
+    // Get the IStream from the IRandomAccessStream
+    winrt::com_ptr<IStream> streamInterop;
+    winrt::check_hresult(CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream(
+        winrt::get_unknown(stream),
+        IID_PPV_ARGS(streamInterop.put())));
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicStream->InitializeFromIStream(streamInterop.get()));
+
+    // Create GIF encoder
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateEncoder(
+        GUID_ContainerFormatGif,
+        nullptr,
+        m_gifEncoder.put()));
+
+    winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->Initialize(m_wicStream.get(), WICBitmapEncoderNoCache));
+
+    // Set global GIF metadata for looping (NETSCAPE2.0 application extension)
+    try
+    {
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> encoderMetadataWriter;
+        if (SUCCEEDED(m_gifEncoder->GetMetadataQueryWriter(encoderMetadataWriter.put())) && encoderMetadataWriter)
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Setting NETSCAPE2.0 looping extension on encoder...\n");
+
+            // Set application extension
+            PROPVARIANT propValue;
+            PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+            propValue.vt = VT_UI1 | VT_VECTOR;
+            propValue.caub.cElems = 11;
+            propValue.caub.pElems = static_cast<UCHAR*>(CoTaskMemAlloc(11));
+            if (propValue.caub.pElems != nullptr)
+            {
+                memcpy(propValue.caub.pElems, "NETSCAPE2.0", 11);
+                HRESULT hr = encoderMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/appext/application", &propValue);
+                if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                {
+                    OutputDebugStringW(L"Encoder application extension set successfully\n");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to set encoder application extension\n");
+                }
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+
+                // Set loop count (0 = infinite)
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI1 | VT_VECTOR;
+                propValue.caub.cElems = 5;
+                propValue.caub.pElems = static_cast<UCHAR*>(CoTaskMemAlloc(5));
+                if (propValue.caub.pElems != nullptr)
+                {
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[0] = 3;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[1] = 1;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[2] = 0;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[3] = 0;
+                    propValue.caub.pElems[4] = 0;
+                    hr = encoderMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/appext/data", &propValue);
+                    if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+                    {
+                        OutputDebugStringW(L"Encoder loop count set successfully\n");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to set encoder loop count\n");
+                    }
+                    PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Failed to get encoder metadata writer\n");
+        }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"Warning: Failed to set GIF encoder looping metadata\n");
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::~GifRecordingSession
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+GifRecordingSession::~GifRecordingSession()
+{
+    Close();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::Create
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> GifRecordingSession::Create(
+    winrt::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+    RECT const& crop,
+    uint32_t frameRate,
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream)
+{
+    return std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession>(new GifRecordingSession(device, item, crop, frameRate, stream));
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::EncodeFrame
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+HRESULT GifRecordingSession::EncodeFrame(ID3D11Texture2D* frameTexture)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        // Create a staging texture for CPU access
+        D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC frameDesc;
+        frameTexture->GetDesc(&frameDesc);
+
+        // GIF encoding with palette generation is VERY slow at high resolutions (4K takes 1 second per frame!)
+
+        UINT targetWidth = frameDesc.Width;
+        UINT targetHeight = frameDesc.Height;
+
+        if (frameDesc.Width > static_cast<uint32_t>(m_width) || frameDesc.Height > static_cast<uint32_t>(m_height))
+        {
+            float scaleX = static_cast<float>(m_width) / frameDesc.Width;
+            float scaleY = static_cast<float>(m_height) / frameDesc.Height;
+            float scale = min(scaleX, scaleY);
+
+            targetWidth = static_cast<UINT>(frameDesc.Width * scale);
+            targetHeight = static_cast<UINT>(frameDesc.Height * scale);
+
+            // Ensure even dimensions for GIF
+            targetWidth = (targetWidth / 2) * 2;
+            targetHeight = (targetHeight / 2) * 2;
+        }
+
+        D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC stagingDesc = frameDesc;
+        stagingDesc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
+        stagingDesc.BindFlags = 0;
+        stagingDesc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
+        stagingDesc.MiscFlags = 0;
+
+        winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> stagingTexture;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&stagingDesc, nullptr, stagingTexture.put()));
+
+        // Copy the frame to staging texture
+        m_d3dContext->CopyResource(stagingTexture.get(), frameTexture);
+
+        // Map the staging texture
+        D3D11_MAPPED_SUBRESOURCE mappedResource;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dContext->Map(stagingTexture.get(), 0, D3D11_MAP_READ, 0, &mappedResource));
+
+        // Create a new frame in the GIF
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapFrameEncode> frameEncode;
+        winrt::com_ptr<IPropertyBag2> propertyBag;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->CreateNewFrame(frameEncode.put(), propertyBag.put()));
+
+        // Initialize the frame encoder with property bag
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->Initialize(propertyBag.get()));
+
+        // CRITICAL: For GIF, we MUST set size and pixel format BEFORE WriteSource
+        // Use target dimensions (may be downsampled)
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->SetSize(targetWidth, targetHeight));
+
+        // Set the pixel format to 8-bit indexed (required for GIF)
+        WICPixelFormatGUID pixelFormat = GUID_WICPixelFormat8bppIndexed;
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->SetPixelFormat(&pixelFormat));
+
+        // Create a WIC bitmap from the BGRA texture data
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmap> sourceBitmap;
+        winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateBitmapFromMemory(
+            frameDesc.Width,
+            frameDesc.Height,
+            GUID_WICPixelFormat32bppBGRA,
+            mappedResource.RowPitch,
+            frameDesc.Height * mappedResource.RowPitch,
+            static_cast<BYTE*>(mappedResource.pData),
+            sourceBitmap.put()));
+
+        // If we need downsampling, use WIC scaler
+        winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapSource> finalSource = sourceBitmap;
+        if (targetWidth != frameDesc.Width || targetHeight != frameDesc.Height)
+        {
+            winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapScaler> scaler;
+            winrt::check_hresult(m_wicFactory->CreateBitmapScaler(scaler.put()));
+            winrt::check_hresult(scaler->Initialize(
+                sourceBitmap.get(),
+                targetWidth,
+                targetHeight,
+                WICBitmapInterpolationModeHighQualityCubic));
+            finalSource = scaler;
+
+            OutputDebugStringW((L"Downsampled from " + std::to_wstring(frameDesc.Width) + L"x" + std::to_wstring(frameDesc.Height) +
+                               L" to " + std::to_wstring(targetWidth) + L"x" + std::to_wstring(targetHeight) + L"\n").c_str());
+        }
+
+        // Use WriteSource - WIC will handle the BGRA to 8bpp indexed conversion
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->WriteSource(finalSource.get(), nullptr));
+
+        try
+        {
+            winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> frameMetadataWriter;
+            if (SUCCEEDED(frameEncode->GetMetadataQueryWriter(frameMetadataWriter.put())) && frameMetadataWriter)
+            {
+                // Set the frame delay in the metadata (in hundredths of a second)
+                PROPVARIANT propValue;
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI2;
+                propValue.uiVal = static_cast<USHORT>(m_frameDelay);
+                frameMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/grctlext/Delay", &propValue);
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+
+                // Set disposal method (2 = restore to background, needed for animation)
+                PropVariantInit(&propValue);
+                propValue.vt = VT_UI1;
+                propValue.bVal = 2; // Disposal method: restore to background color
+                frameMetadataWriter->SetMetadataByName(L"/grctlext/Disposal", &propValue);
+                PropVariantClear(&propValue);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (...)
+        {
+            // Metadata setting failed, continue anyway
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Warning: Failed to set GIF frame metadata\n");
+        }
+
+        // Commit the frame
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"About to commit frame to encoder...\n");
+        winrt::check_hresult(frameEncode->Commit());
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"Frame committed successfully\n");
+
+        // Unmap the staging texture
+        m_d3dContext->Unmap(stagingTexture.get(), 0);
+
+        // Increment and log frame count
+        m_frameCount++;
+        OutputDebugStringW((L"GIF Frame #" + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount) + L" fully encoded and committed\n").c_str());
+
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    catch (const winrt::hresult_error& error)
+    {
+        OutputDebugStringW(error.message().c_str());
+        return error.code();
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::StartAsync
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+winrt::IAsyncAction GifRecordingSession::StartAsync()
+{
+    auto expected = false;
+    if (m_isRecording.compare_exchange_strong(expected, true))
+    {
+        auto self = shared_from_this();
+
+        try
+        {
+            // Start capturing frames
+            auto frameStartTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+            int captureAttempts = 0;
+            int successfulCaptures = 0;
+            int duplicatedFrames = 0;
+
+            // Keep track of the last frame to duplicate when needed
+            winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> lastCroppedTexture;
+
+            while (m_isRecording && !m_closed)
+            {
+                captureAttempts++;
+                auto frame = m_frameWait->TryGetNextFrame();
+
+                winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Texture2D> croppedTexture;
+
+                if (frame)
+                {
+                    successfulCaptures++;
+                    auto contentSize = frame->ContentSize;
+                    auto frameTexture = GetDXGIInterfaceFromObject<ID3D11Texture2D>(frame->FrameTexture);
+                    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = {};
+                    frameTexture->GetDesc(&desc);
+
+                    // Use the smaller of the crop size or content size
+                    auto width = min(m_rcCrop.right - m_rcCrop.left, contentSize.Width);
+                    auto height = min(m_rcCrop.bottom - m_rcCrop.top, contentSize.Height);
+
+                    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC croppedDesc = {};
+                    croppedDesc.Width = width;
+                    croppedDesc.Height = height;
+                    croppedDesc.MipLevels = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.ArraySize = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
+                    croppedDesc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
+                    croppedDesc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_DEFAULT;
+                    croppedDesc.BindFlags = D3D11_BIND_RENDER_TARGET;
+
+                    winrt::check_hresult(m_d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&croppedDesc, nullptr, croppedTexture.put()));
+
+                    // Set the content region to copy and clamp the coordinates
+                    D3D11_BOX region = {};
+                    region.left = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.left, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Width));
+                    region.right = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.left + width, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Width));
+                    region.top = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.top, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Height));
+                    region.bottom = std::clamp(m_rcCrop.top + height, static_cast<LONG>(0), static_cast<LONG>(desc.Height));
+                    region.back = 1;
+
+                    // Copy the cropped region
+                    m_d3dContext->CopySubresourceRegion(
+                        croppedTexture.get(),
+                        0,
+                        0, 0, 0,
+                        frameTexture.get(),
+                        0,
+                        &region);
+
+                    // Save this as the last frame for duplication
+                    lastCroppedTexture = croppedTexture;
+                }
+                else if (lastCroppedTexture)
+                {
+                    // No new frame, duplicate the last one
+                    duplicatedFrames++;
+                    croppedTexture = lastCroppedTexture;
+                }
+
+                // Encode the frame (either new or duplicated)
+                if (croppedTexture)
+                {
+                    HRESULT hr = EncodeFrame(croppedTexture.get());
+                    if (FAILED(hr))
+                    {
+                        CloseInternal();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Wait for the next frame interval
+                co_await winrt::resume_after(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000 / m_frameRate));
+            }
+
+            // Commit the GIF encoder
+            if (m_gifEncoder)
+            {
+                auto frameEndTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+                auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(frameEndTime - frameStartTime).count();
+
+                OutputDebugStringW(L"Recording stopped. Committing GIF encoder...\n");
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Total frames captured: " + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Capture attempts: " + std::to_wstring(captureAttempts) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Successful captures: " + std::to_wstring(successfulCaptures) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Duplicated frames: " + std::to_wstring(duplicatedFrames) + L"\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Recording duration: " + std::to_wstring(duration) + L"ms\n").c_str());
+                OutputDebugStringW((L"Actual FPS: " + std::to_wstring(m_frameCount * 1000.0 / duration) + L"\n").c_str());
+
+                winrt::check_hresult(m_gifEncoder->Commit());
+                OutputDebugStringW(L"GIF encoder committed successfully\n");
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const winrt::hresult_error& error)
+        {
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"Error in GIF recording: ");
+            OutputDebugStringW(error.message().c_str());
+            OutputDebugStringW(L"\n");
+
+            // Try to commit the encoder even on error
+            if (m_gifEncoder)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    m_gifEncoder->Commit();
+                }
+                catch (...) {}
+            }
+
+            CloseInternal();
+        }
+    }
+    co_return;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::Close
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void GifRecordingSession::Close()
+{
+    auto expected = false;
+    if (m_closed.compare_exchange_strong(expected, true))
+    {
+        expected = true;
+        if (!m_isRecording.compare_exchange_strong(expected, false))
+        {
+            CloseInternal();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_frameWait->StopCapture();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// GifRecordingSession::CloseInternal
+//
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void GifRecordingSession::CloseInternal()
+{
+    m_frameWait->StopCapture();
+    m_itemClosed.revoke();
+}

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/GifRecordingSession.h

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//==============================================================================
+//
+// Zoomit
+// Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
+//
+// GIF recording support using Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
+//
+//==============================================================================
+#pragma once
+
+#include "CaptureFrameWait.h"
+#include <d3d11_4.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+class GifRecordingSession : public std::enable_shared_from_this<GifRecordingSession>
+{
+public:
+    [[nodiscard]] static std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> Create(
+        winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+        winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+        RECT const& cropRect,
+        uint32_t frameRate,
+        winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
+    ~GifRecordingSession();
+
+    winrt::IAsyncAction StartAsync();
+    void EnableCursorCapture(bool enable = true) { m_frameWait->EnableCursorCapture(enable); }
+    void Close();
+
+private:
+    GifRecordingSession(
+        winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice const& device,
+        winrt::Capture::GraphicsCaptureItem const& item,
+        RECT const cropRect,
+        uint32_t frameRate,
+        winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream const& stream);
+    void CloseInternal();
+    HRESULT EncodeFrame(ID3D11Texture2D* texture);
+
+private:
+    winrt::Direct3D11::IDirect3DDevice m_device{ nullptr };
+    winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11Device> m_d3dDevice;
+    winrt::com_ptr<ID3D11DeviceContext> m_d3dContext;
+    RECT m_rcCrop;
+    uint32_t m_frameRate;
+
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem m_item{ nullptr };
+    winrt::GraphicsCaptureItem::Closed_revoker m_itemClosed;
+    std::shared_ptr<CaptureFrameWait> m_frameWait;
+
+    winrt::Streams::IRandomAccessStream m_stream{ nullptr };
+
+    // WIC components for GIF encoding
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICImagingFactory> m_wicFactory;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICStream> m_wicStream;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICBitmapEncoder> m_gifEncoder;
+    winrt::com_ptr<IWICMetadataQueryWriter> m_encoderMetadataWriter;
+
+    std::atomic<bool> m_isRecording = false;
+    std::atomic<bool> m_closed = false;
+
+    uint32_t m_frameWidth=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameHeight=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameDelay=0;
+    uint32_t m_frameCount = 0;
+
+    int32_t m_width=0;
+    int32_t m_height=0;
+};

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.rc

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 0, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,166,306,50,14
     PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel",IDCANCEL,223,306,50,14
-    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.10",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
+    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.20",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
     LTEXT           "Copyright © 2006-2025 Mark Russinovich",IDC_COPYRIGHT,42,17,231,8
     CONTROL         "<a HREF=""https://www.sysinternals.com"">Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com</a>",IDC_LINK,
                     "SysLink",WS_TABSTOP,42,26,150,9
@@ -272,13 +272,15 @@ BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Note: Recording is only available on Windows 10 (version 1903) and higher.",IDC_STATIC,7,77,246,19
     LTEXT           "Scaling:",IDC_STATIC,30,115,26,8
     COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_SCALING,61,114,26,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
+    LTEXT           "Format:",IDC_STATIC,30,132,26,8
+    COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_FORMAT,61,131,60,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     LTEXT           "Frame Rate:",IDC_STATIC,119,115,44,8,NOT WS_VISIBLE
     COMBOBOX        IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE,166,114,42,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_OEMCONVERT | CBS_SORT | NOT WS_VISIBLE | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
     LTEXT           "To crop the portion of the screen that will be recorded, enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode. ",IDC_STATIC,7,32,246,19
     LTEXT           "To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite mode.",IDC_STATIC,7,55,246,19
-    CONTROL         "&Capture audio input:",IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,137,83,10
-    COMBOBOX        IDC_MICROPHONE,81,152,172,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
-    LTEXT           "Microphone:",IDC_STATIC,32,154,47,8
+    CONTROL         "&Capture audio input:",IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | BS_LEFTTEXT | WS_TABSTOP,7,149,83,10
+    COMBOBOX        IDC_MICROPHONE,81,164,172,30,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
+    LTEXT           "Microphone:",IDC_STATIC,32,166,47,8
 END
 
 SNIP DIALOGEX 0, 0, 260, 68

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_IX86;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_X64;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_ARM64;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="GifRecordingSession.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SelectRectangle.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">Use</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -288,6 +295,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="AudioSampleGenerator.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\common\sysinternals\Eula\Eula.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\ZoomItModuleInterface\Trace.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="GifRecordingSession.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj.filters

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\common\sysinternals\WindowsVersions.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="GifRecordingSession.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Registry.h">
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ZoomItSettings.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="GifRecordingSession.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Image Include="appicon.ico">

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettings.h

@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 #include "Registry.h"
 #include "DemoType.h"
 
+// Recording format enum
+enum class RecordingFormat
+{
+    GIF = 0,
+    MP4 = 1
+};
+
 DWORD	g_ToggleKey = (HOTKEYF_CONTROL << 8)| '1';
 DWORD	g_LiveZoomToggleKey = ((HOTKEYF_CONTROL) << 8)| '4';
 DWORD	g_DrawToggleKey = ((HOTKEYF_CONTROL) << 8)| '2';
@@ -38,8 +45,10 @@ BOOLEAN g_DemoTypeUserDriven = false;
 TCHAR   g_DemoTypeFile[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 DWORD	g_DemoTypeSpeedSlider = static_cast<int>(((MIN_TYPING_SPEED - MAX_TYPING_SPEED) / 2) + MAX_TYPING_SPEED);
 DWORD	g_RecordFrameRate = 30;
-// Divide by 100 to get actual scaling
 DWORD	g_RecordScaling = 100;
+DWORD	g_RecordScalingGIF = 50;
+DWORD	g_RecordScalingMP4 = 100;
+RecordingFormat g_RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat::GIF;
 BOOLEAN g_CaptureAudio = FALSE;
 TCHAR	g_MicrophoneDeviceId[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 
@@ -79,7 +88,9 @@ REG_SETTING RegSettings[] = {
     { L"ZoominSliderLevel", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_SliderZoomLevel, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_SliderZoomLevel) },
     { L"Font", SETTING_TYPE_BINARY, sizeof g_LogFont, &g_LogFont, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { L"RecordFrameRate", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordFrameRate, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordFrameRate) },
-    { L"RecordScaling", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScaling, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScaling) },
+    { L"RecordingFormat", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordingFormat, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
+    { L"RecordScalingGIF", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingGIF, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingGIF) },
+    { L"RecordScalingMP4", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingMP4, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingMP4) },
     { L"CaptureAudio", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_CaptureAudio, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_CaptureAudio) },
     { L"MicrophoneDeviceId", SETTING_TYPE_STRING, sizeof(g_MicrophoneDeviceId), g_MicrophoneDeviceId, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
     { NULL, SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, NULL, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) }

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "Utility.h"
 #include "WindowsVersions.h"
 #include "ZoomItSettings.h"
+#include "GifRecordingSession.h"
 
 #ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
 #include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ COLORREF	g_CustomColors[16];
 #define SNIP_SAVE_HOTKEY		    9
 #define DEMOTYPE_HOTKEY		    10
 #define DEMOTYPE_RESET_HOTKEY    11
+#define RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY        12
+#define RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY 13
 
 #define ZOOM_PAGE	  0
 #define LIVE_PAGE	  1
@@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ OPTION_TABS g_OptionsTabs[] = {
     { _T("Snip"), NULL }
 };
 
+static const TCHAR* g_RecordingFormats[] = {
+    _T("GIF"),
+    _T("MP4")
+};
+
 float g_ZoomLevels[] = {
     1.25,
     1.50,
@@ -99,6 +107,8 @@ float g_ZoomLevels[] = {
 };
 
 DWORD g_FramerateOptions[] = {
+    15,
+    24,
     30,
     60
 };
@@ -152,12 +162,15 @@ BOOLEAN g_running = TRUE;
 
 // Screen recording globals
 #define DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE		L"Recording.mp4"
+#define DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE	L"Recording.gif"
+
 BOOL	g_RecordToggle = FALSE;
 BOOL	g_RecordCropping = FALSE;
 SelectRectangle g_SelectRectangle;
 std::wstring	g_RecordingSaveLocation;
 winrt::IDirect3DDevice	g_RecordDevice{ nullptr };
 std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession> g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
+std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
 
 type_pGetMonitorInfo		pGetMonitorInfo;
 type_MonitorFromPoint		pMonitorFromPoint;
@@ -1771,6 +1784,58 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsTabProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
     case WM_INITDIALOG:
         return TRUE;
     case WM_COMMAND:
+        // Handle combo box selection changes
+        if (HIWORD(wParam) == CBN_SELCHANGE) {
+            if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_RECORD_SCALING) {
+
+                int format = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT), CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+                int scale = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+                if(format == 0)
+                {
+                    g_RecordScalingGIF = static_cast<BYTE>((scale + 1) * 10);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    g_RecordScalingMP4 = static_cast<BYTE>((scale + 1) * 10);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDC_RECORD_FORMAT) {
+                // Get the currently selected format
+                int selection = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT),
+                                                            CB_GETCURSEL, 0, 0));
+
+                // Get the selected text to check if it's GIF
+                TCHAR selectedText[32] = {0};
+                SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT),
+                           CB_GETLBTEXT, selection, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(selectedText));
+
+                // Check if GIF is selected by comparing the text
+                bool isGifSelected = (wcscmp(selectedText, L"GIF") == 0);
+
+                // if gif is selected set the scaling to the g_recordScaleGIF value otherwise to the g_recordScaleMP4 value
+                if (isGifSelected) {
+                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+
+                } else {
+
+                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+                }
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+                    int scalingValue = (i + 1) * 10;
+                    if (scalingValue == static_cast<int>(g_RecordScaling)) {
+                        SendMessage(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_RECORD_SCALING),
+                                    CB_SETCURSEL, i, 0);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Enable/disable microphone controls based on selection
+                EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_MICROPHONE), !isGifSelected);
+                EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hDlg, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO), !isGifSelected);
+            }
+        }
+
         switch ( LOWORD( wParam )) {
         case IDC_ADVANCED_BREAK:
             DialogBox( g_hInstance, L"ADVANCED_BREAK", hDlg, AdvancedBreakProc );
@@ -1914,6 +1979,8 @@ void UnregisterAllHotkeys( HWND hWnd )
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, SNIP_SAVE_HOTKEY);
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, DEMOTYPE_HOTKEY );
     UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, DEMOTYPE_RESET_HOTKEY );
+    UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY );
+    UnregisterHotKey( hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY );
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1943,6 +2010,9 @@ void RegisterAllHotkeys(HWND hWnd)
         RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_CROP_HOTKEY, (g_RecordToggleMod ^ MOD_SHIFT) | MOD_NOREPEAT, g_RecordToggleKey & 0xFF);
         RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY, (g_RecordToggleMod ^ MOD_ALT) | MOD_NOREPEAT, g_RecordToggleKey & 0xFF);
     }
+    // Register CTRL+8 for GIF recording and CTRL+ALT+8 for GIF window recording
+    RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_NOREPEAT, 568 && 0xFF);
+    RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 568 && 0xFF);
 }
 
 
@@ -2113,12 +2183,33 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
                 SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i), static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
             }
         }
+
+        // Add the recording format to the combo box and set the current selection
+        size_t selection = 0;
+        const wchar_t* currentFormatString = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? L"GIF" : L"MP4";
+
+        for( size_t i = 0; i < (sizeof(g_RecordingFormats) / sizeof(g_RecordingFormats[0])); i++ )
+        {
+            SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(g_RecordingFormats[i]) );
+
+            if( selection == 0 && wcscmp( g_RecordingFormats[i], currentFormatString ) == 0 )
+            {
+                selection = i;
+            }
+        }
+        SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT ), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(selection), static_cast<LPARAM>(0) );
+
         for(unsigned int i = 1; i < 11; i++) {
 
             _stprintf(text, L"%2.1f", (static_cast<double>(i)) / 10 );
             SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING),
                 static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(text));
-            if (g_RecordScaling == i*10 ) {
+
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF && i*10 == g_RecordScalingGIF ) {
+
+                SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i)-1, static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
+            }
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::MP4 && i*10 == g_RecordScalingMP4 ) {
 
                 SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i)-1, static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
             }
@@ -2136,7 +2227,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
 
         // Add the microphone devices to the combo box and set the current selection
         SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(L"Default"));
-        size_t selection = 0;
+        selection = 0;
         for( size_t i = 0; i < microphones.size(); i++ )
         {
             SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(microphones[i].second.c_str()) );
@@ -2147,6 +2238,11 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
         }
         SendMessage( GetDlgItem( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE ), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(selection), static_cast<LPARAM>(0) );
 
+        // Set initial state of microphone controls based on recording format
+        bool isGifSelected = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF);
+        EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_MICROPHONE), !isGifSelected);
+        EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO), !isGifSelected);
+
         if( GetFileAttributes( g_DemoTypeFile ) == -1 )
         {
             memset( g_DemoTypeFile, 0, sizeof( g_DemoTypeFile ) );
@@ -2249,7 +2345,17 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
             text[2] = 0;
             newTimeout = _tstoi( text );
 
+            if( g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF )
+            {
+                // Hardcode lower frame rate for GIFs
+                g_RecordFrameRate = 15;
+            }
+            else
+            {
                 g_RecordFrameRate = g_FramerateOptions[SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0))];
+            }
+
+            g_RecordingFormat = static_cast<RecordingFormat>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)));
             g_RecordScaling = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)) * 10 + 10);
 
             // Get the selected microphone
@@ -3395,6 +3501,12 @@ void StopRecording()
             g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
         }
 
+        if ( g_GifRecordingSession != nullptr ) {
+
+            g_GifRecordingSession->Close();
+            g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
+        }
+
         g_RecordToggle = FALSE;
 #if WINDOWS_CURSOR_RECORDING_WORKAROUND
 
@@ -3451,7 +3563,10 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
     auto tempFolderPath = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().wstring();
     auto tempFolder = co_await winrt::StorageFolder::GetFolderFromPathAsync( tempFolderPath );
     auto appFolder = co_await tempFolder.CreateFolderAsync( L"ZoomIt", winrt::CreationCollisionOption::OpenIfExists );
-    auto file = co_await appFolder.CreateFileAsync( L"zoomit.mp4", winrt::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting );
+
+    // Choose temp file extension based on format
+    const wchar_t* tempFileName = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? L"zoomit.gif" : L"zoomit.mp4";
+    auto file = co_await appFolder.CreateFileAsync( tempFileName, winrt::CreationCollisionOption::ReplaceExisting );
 
     // Get the device
     auto d3dDevice = util::CreateD3D11Device();
@@ -3474,6 +3589,24 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
         item = util::CreateCaptureItemForMonitor( hMon );
 
     auto stream = co_await file.OpenAsync( winrt::FileAccessMode::ReadWrite );
+
+    // Create the appropriate recording session based on format
+    if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+    {
+        g_GifRecordingSession = GifRecordingSession::Create(
+                                        g_RecordDevice,
+                                        item,
+                                        *rcCrop,
+                                        g_RecordFrameRate,
+                                        stream );
+
+        if( g_hWndLiveZoom != NULL )
+            g_GifRecordingSession->EnableCursorCapture( false );
+
+        co_await g_GifRecordingSession->StartAsync();
+    }
+    else
+    {
         g_RecordingSession = VideoRecordingSession::Create(
                                         g_RecordDevice,
                                         item,
@@ -3486,9 +3619,10 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
             g_RecordingSession->EnableCursorCapture( false );
 
         co_await g_RecordingSession->StartAsync();
+    }
 
-    // g_RecordingSession isn't null if we're aborting a recording
-    if( g_RecordingSession == nullptr ) {
+    // Check if recording was aborted
+    if( g_RecordingSession == nullptr && g_GifRecordingSession == nullptr ) {
 
         g_bSaveInProgress = true;
 
@@ -3504,11 +3638,24 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
             wil::com_ptr<IShellItem> videosItem;
             if( SUCCEEDED ( SHGetKnownFolderItem( FOLDERID_Videos, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, nullptr, IID_IShellItem, (void**) videosItem.put() ) ) )
                 saveDialog->SetDefaultFolder( videosItem.get() );
+
+            // Set file type based on the recording format
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+            {
+                saveDialog->SetDefaultExtension( L".gif" );
+                COMDLG_FILTERSPEC fileTypes[] = {
+                    { L"GIF Animation", L"*.gif" }
+                };
+                saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
+            }
+            else
+            {
                 saveDialog->SetDefaultExtension( L".mp4" );
                 COMDLG_FILTERSPEC fileTypes[] = {
                     { L"MP4 Video", L"*.mp4" }
                 };
                 saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
+            }
 
             if( g_RecordingSaveLocation.size() == 0) {
 
@@ -3516,8 +3663,12 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
                 wil::unique_cotaskmem_string folderPath;
                 if (SUCCEEDED(saveDialog->GetFolder(shellItem.put())) && SUCCEEDED(shellItem->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, folderPath.put())))
                     g_RecordingSaveLocation = folderPath.get();
-                g_RecordingSaveLocation = std::filesystem::path{ g_RecordingSaveLocation } /= DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
             }
+
+            // Always use appropriate default filename based on current format
+            std::filesystem::path currentPath{ g_RecordingSaveLocation };
+            const wchar_t* defaultFile = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE : DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
+            g_RecordingSaveLocation = currentPath.parent_path() / defaultFile;
             auto suggestedName = GetUniqueRecordingFilename();
             saveDialog->SetFileName( suggestedName.c_str() );
 
@@ -3566,6 +3717,7 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
         }
         co_await file.DeleteAsync();
         g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
+        g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
     }
 } catch( const winrt::hresult_error& error ) {
 
@@ -3754,6 +3906,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
     OPENFILENAME	openFileName;
     static TCHAR	filePath[MAX_PATH] = {L"zoomit"};
     NOTIFYICONDATA	tNotifyIconData;
+    static DWORD64  g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
 
     const auto drawAllRightJustifiedLines = [&rc]( long lineHeight, bool doPop = false ) {
         rc.top = textPt.y - static_cast<LONG>(g_TextBufferPreviousLines.size()) * lineHeight;
@@ -3780,6 +3933,97 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
         }
     };
 
+    const auto doTelescopingZoomTimer = [hWnd, wParam, lParam, &x, &y]( bool invalidate = true ) {
+        if( zoomTelescopeStep != 0.0f )
+        {
+            zoomLevel *= zoomTelescopeStep;
+            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
+            if( (zoomTelescopeStep > 1 && zoomLevel >= zoomTelescopeTarget) ||
+                (zoomTelescopeStep < 1 && zoomLevel <= zoomTelescopeTarget) )
+            {
+                zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
+
+                g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
+                KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
+                OutputDebug( L"SETCURSOR mon_left: %x mon_top: %x x: %d y: %d\n",
+                            monInfo.rcMonitor.left,
+                            monInfo.rcMonitor.top,
+                            cursorPos.x,
+                            cursorPos.y );
+                SetCursorPos( monInfo.rcMonitor.left + cursorPos.x,
+                             monInfo.rcMonitor.top + cursorPos.y );
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Case where we didn't zoom at all
+            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
+            KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
+        }
+        if( wParam == 2 && zoomLevel == 1 )
+        {
+            g_Zoomed = FALSE;
+            if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
+            {
+                GetCursorPos( &cursorPos );
+                cursorPos = ScalePointInRects( cursorPos, monInfo.rcMonitor, g_LiveZoomSourceRect );
+                SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+                SendMessage( hWnd, WM_HOTKEY, LIVE_HOTKEY, 0 );
+            }
+            else if( lParam != SHALLOW_ZOOM )
+            {
+                // Figure out where final unzoomed cursor should be
+                if( g_Drawing )
+                {
+                    cursorPos = prevPt;
+                }
+                OutputDebug( L"FINAL MOUSE: x: %d y: %d\n", cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+                GetZoomedTopLeftCoordinates( zoomLevel, &cursorPos, &x, width, &y, height );
+                cursorPos.x = monInfo.rcMonitor.left + x + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.x - x) * zoomLevel);
+                cursorPos.y = monInfo.rcMonitor.top + y + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.y - y) * zoomLevel);
+                SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+            }
+            if( hTargetWindow )
+            {
+                SetWindowPos( hTargetWindow, HWND_BOTTOM, rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.top, rcTargetWindow.right - rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.bottom - rcTargetWindow.top, 0 );
+                hTargetWindow = NULL;
+            }
+            DeleteDrawUndoList( &drawUndoList );
+
+            // Restore live zoom if we came from that mode
+            if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
+            {
+                SendMessage( g_hWndLiveZoom, WM_USER_SET_ZOOM, static_cast<WPARAM>(g_LiveZoomLevel), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&g_LiveZoomSourceRect) );
+                g_ZoomOnLiveZoom = FALSE;
+                forcePenResize = TRUE;
+            }
+
+            SetForegroundWindow( g_ActiveWindow );
+            ClipCursor( NULL );
+            g_HaveDrawn = FALSE;
+            g_TypeMode = TypeModeOff;
+            g_HaveTyped = FALSE;
+            g_Drawing = FALSE;
+            EnableDisableStickyKeys( TRUE );
+            DeleteObject( hTypingFont );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreen );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenCompat );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenCursorCompat );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenSaveCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hbmpCompat );
+            DeleteObject (hbmpCursorCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hbmpDrawingCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hDrawingPen );
+
+            SetFocus( g_ActiveWindow );
+            ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
+        }
+        if( invalidate )
+        {
+            InvalidateRect( hWnd, NULL, FALSE );
+        }
+    };
+
     switch (message) {
     case WM_CREATE:
 
@@ -3792,6 +4036,13 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
 
         reg.ReadRegSettings( RegSettings );
 
+        // Set g_RecordScaling based on the current recording format
+        if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+        } else {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+        }
+
         // to support migrating from
         if ((g_PenColor >> 24) == 0) {
             g_PenColor |= 0xFF << 24;
@@ -4206,6 +4457,8 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
         case RECORD_HOTKEY:
         case RECORD_CROP_HOTKEY:
         case RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY:
+        case RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY:
+        case RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY:
 
             //
             // Recording
@@ -4335,7 +4588,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                 cropRc = {};
 
                 // if we're recording a window, get the window
-                if (wParam == RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY)
+                if (wParam == RECORD_WINDOW_HOTKEY || wParam == RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY)
                 {
                     GetCursorPos(&cursorPos);
                     hWndRecord = WindowFromPoint(cursorPos);
@@ -4353,6 +4606,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
             if( g_RecordToggle == FALSE )
             {
                 g_RecordToggle = TRUE;
+
 #ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
                 if( g_StartedByPowerToys )
                 {
@@ -4614,7 +4868,10 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                         zoomTelescopeStep = ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_IN;
                         zoomTelescopeTarget = g_ZoomLevels[g_SliderZoomLevel];
                         if( g_AnimateZoom )
+                        {
                             zoomLevel = static_cast<float>(1.0) * zoomTelescopeStep;
+                            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
+                        }
                         else
                             zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
                         SetTimer( hWnd, 1, ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME, NULL );
@@ -4632,6 +4889,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                         // Start telescoping zoom.
                         zoomTelescopeStep = ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_OUT;
                         zoomTelescopeTarget = 1.0;
+                        g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
                         SetTimer( hWnd, 2, ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME, NULL );
 
                     } else {
@@ -5308,6 +5566,14 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
             g_Zoomed, g_Drawing, g_Tracing);
 
         OutputDebug(L"Window visible: %d Topmost: %d\n", IsWindowVisible(hWnd), GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE)& WS_EX_TOPMOST);
+        if( g_Zoomed && g_TelescopingZoomLastTick != 0ull && !g_Drawing && !g_Tracing )
+        {
+            ULONG64 now = GetTickCount64();
+            if( now - g_TelescopingZoomLastTick >= ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME )
+            {
+                doTelescopingZoomTimer( false );
+            }
+        }
 
         if( g_Zoomed && (g_TypeMode == TypeModeOff) && !g_bSaveInProgress ) {
 
@@ -6147,6 +6413,13 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                 showOptions = TRUE;
             }
         }
+        // Register CTRL+8 for GIF recording and CTRL+ALT+8 for GIF window recording
+        if (!RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_NOREPEAT, '8') ||
+            !RegisterHotKey(hWnd, RECORD_GIF_WINDOW_HOTKEY, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_NOREPEAT, '8'))
+        {
+            MessageBox(hWnd, L"The specified GIF recording hotkey is already in use.\nSelect a different GIF recording hotkey.", APPNAME, MB_ICONERROR);
+            showOptions = TRUE;
+        }
         if (showOptions)
         {
             // To open the PowerToys settings in the ZoomIt page.
@@ -6566,88 +6839,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
 
         case 2:
         case 1:
-            //
-            // Telescoping zoom timer
-            //
-            if( zoomTelescopeStep ) {
-
-                zoomLevel *= zoomTelescopeStep;
-                if( (zoomTelescopeStep > 1 && zoomLevel >= zoomTelescopeTarget ) ||
-                    (zoomTelescopeStep < 1 && zoomLevel <= zoomTelescopeTarget )) {
-
-                    zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
-                    KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
-                    OutputDebug( L"SETCURSOR mon_left: %x mon_top: %x x: %d y: %d\n",
-                            monInfo.rcMonitor.left, monInfo.rcMonitor.top, cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    SetCursorPos( monInfo.rcMonitor.left + cursorPos.x, 
-                                        monInfo.rcMonitor.top + cursorPos.y );
-                } 
-
-            } else {
-
-                // Case where we didn't zoom at all
-                KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
-            }
-            if( wParam == 2 && zoomLevel == 1 ) {
-
-                g_Zoomed = FALSE;
-                if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
-                {
-                    GetCursorPos( &cursorPos );
-                    cursorPos = ScalePointInRects( cursorPos, monInfo.rcMonitor, g_LiveZoomSourceRect );
-                    SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    SendMessage(hWnd, WM_HOTKEY, LIVE_HOTKEY, 0);
-                }
-                else if( lParam != SHALLOW_ZOOM )
-                {
-                    // Figure out where final unzoomed cursor should be
-                    if (g_Drawing) {
-                        cursorPos = prevPt;
-                    }
-                    OutputDebug(L"FINAL MOUSE: x: %d y: %d\n", cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    GetZoomedTopLeftCoordinates(zoomLevel, &cursorPos, &x, width, &y, height);
-                    cursorPos.x = monInfo.rcMonitor.left + x + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.x - x) * zoomLevel);
-                    cursorPos.y = monInfo.rcMonitor.top + y + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.y - y) * zoomLevel);		
-                    SetCursorPos(cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y);
-                }
-                if( hTargetWindow ) {
-
-                    SetWindowPos( hTargetWindow, HWND_BOTTOM, rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.top,
-                            rcTargetWindow.right - rcTargetWindow.left, 
-                            rcTargetWindow.bottom - rcTargetWindow.top, 0 );
-                    hTargetWindow = NULL;
-                }
-                DeleteDrawUndoList( &drawUndoList );
-
-                // Restore live zoom if we came from that mode
-                if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom ) {
-
-                    SendMessage( g_hWndLiveZoom, WM_USER_SET_ZOOM, static_cast<WPARAM>(g_LiveZoomLevel), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&g_LiveZoomSourceRect) );
-                    g_ZoomOnLiveZoom = FALSE;
-                    forcePenResize = TRUE;
-                }
-
-                SetForegroundWindow( g_ActiveWindow );
-                ClipCursor( NULL );
-                g_HaveDrawn = FALSE;
-                g_TypeMode = TypeModeOff;
-                g_HaveTyped = FALSE;
-                g_Drawing = FALSE;
-                EnableDisableStickyKeys( TRUE );
-                DeleteObject( hTypingFont );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreen );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenCompat );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenCursorCompat );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenSaveCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpCursorCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpDrawingCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hDrawingPen );
-
-                SetFocus( g_ActiveWindow );
-                ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
-            }
-            InvalidateRect( hWnd, NULL, FALSE );
+            doTelescopingZoomTimer();
             break;
 
         case 3:

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/resource.h

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #define IDC_DEMOTYPE_SLIDER2            1074
 #define IDC_DEMOTYPE_STATIC2            1074
 #define IDC_COPYRIGHT                   1075
+#define IDC_RECORD_FORMAT               1076
 #define IDC_PEN_WIDTH                   1105
 #define IDC_TIMER                       1106
 #define IDC_SMOOTH_IMAGE				1107

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettingsInterop/ZoomItSettings.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_SHORTCUT = 1;
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR = 2;
     const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_LOG_FONT = 3;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT = 4;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_GIF = 5;
+    const unsigned int SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_MP4 = 6;
 
     std::vector<unsigned char> base64_decode(const std::wstring& base64_string)
     {
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
         { L"PenColor", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR },
         { L"BreakPenColor", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR },
         { L"Font", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_LOG_FONT },
+        { L"RecordingFormat", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT },
+        { L"RecordScalingGIF", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_GIF },
+        { L"RecordScalingMP4", SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORD_SCALING_MP4 },
     };
 
     hstring ZoomItSettings::LoadSettingsJson()
@@ -103,6 +109,11 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
                             value & 0xFF);
                         _settings.add_property(curSetting->ValueName, hotkey.get_json());
                     }
+                    else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT)
+                    {
+                        std::wstring formatString = (value == 0) ? L"GIF" : L"MP4";
+                        _settings.add_property(L"RecordFormat", formatString);
+                    }
                     else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR)
                     {
                         /* PowerToys settings likes colors as #FFFFFF strings.
@@ -156,6 +167,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
             curSetting++;
         }
 
+        DWORD recordScaling = (g_RecordingFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0)) ? g_RecordScalingGIF : g_RecordScalingMP4;
+        _settings.add_property<DWORD>(L"RecordScaling", recordScaling);
+
         return _settings.get_raw_json().Stringify();
     }
 
@@ -167,6 +181,8 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
         PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues valuesFromSettings =
             PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::from_json_string(json, L"ZoomIt");
 
+        bool formatChanged = false;
+
         PREG_SETTING curSetting = RegSettings;
         while (curSetting->ValueName)
         {
@@ -212,6 +228,42 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
                             *static_cast<PDWORD>(curSetting->Setting) = value;
                         }
                     }
+                    else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_RECORDING_FORMAT)
+                    {
+                        // Convert string ("GIF" or "MP4") to DWORD enum value (0=GIF, 1=MP4)
+                        auto possibleValue = valuesFromSettings.get_string_value(L"RecordFormat");
+                        if (possibleValue.has_value())
+                        {
+                            RecordingFormat oldFormat = g_RecordingFormat;
+                            DWORD formatValue = (possibleValue.value() == L"GIF") ? 0 : 1;
+                            RecordingFormat newFormat = static_cast<RecordingFormat>(formatValue);
+
+                            *static_cast<PDWORD>(curSetting->Setting) = formatValue;
+
+                            if (oldFormat != newFormat)
+                            {
+                                formatChanged = true;
+
+                                if (oldFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScalingGIF = g_RecordScaling;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScalingMP4 = g_RecordScaling;
+                                }
+
+                                if (newFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                     else if (special_semantics->second == SPECIAL_SEMANTICS_COLOR)
                     {
                         /* PowerToys settings likes colors as #FFFFFF strings.
@@ -275,6 +327,22 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::ZoomItSettingsInterop::implementation
             }
             curSetting++;
         }
+
+        auto recordScalingValue = valuesFromSettings.get_uint_value(L"RecordScaling");
+        if (recordScalingValue.has_value() && !formatChanged)
+        {
+            g_RecordScaling = recordScalingValue.value();
+
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == static_cast<RecordingFormat>(0))
+            {
+                g_RecordScalingGIF = recordScalingValue.value();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                g_RecordScalingMP4 = recordScalingValue.value();
+            }
+        }
+
         reg.WriteRegSettings(RegSettings);
     }
 }

src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Native/Bridge.cs

@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ namespace Awake.Core.Native
         [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
         internal static extern bool GetCursorPos(out Point lpPoint);
 
-        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-        internal static extern bool ScreenToClient(IntPtr hWnd, ref Point lpPoint);
-
         [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
         internal static extern bool GetMessage(out Msg lpMsg, IntPtr hWnd, uint wMsgFilterMin, uint wMsgFilterMax);
 

src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/TrayHelper.cs

@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ namespace Awake.Core
 
             Bridge.SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
 
-            // Get cursor position and convert it to client coordinates
+            // Get cursor position in screen coordinates
             Bridge.GetCursorPos(out Models.Point cursorPos);
-            Bridge.ScreenToClient(hWnd, ref cursorPos);
 
             // Set menu information
             MenuInfo menuInfo = new()

src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalKeyboardService/CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj

@@ -141,4 +141,43 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
+
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.post.props -->
+  <!--
+    The Hybrid CRT model statically links the runtime and STL and dynamically
+    links the UCRT instead of the VC++ CRT. The UCRT ships with Windows.
+    WinAppSDK asserts that this is "supported according to the CRT maintainer."
+
+    This must come before Microsoft.Cpp.targets because it manipulates ClCompile.RuntimeLibrary.
+  -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and ('$(Configuration)'=='Release' or '$(Configuration)'=='AuditMode')">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
+
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
     public MainWindow()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
-        HideWindow();
 
         _hwnd = new HWND(WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this).ToInt32());
 

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj

@@ -74,11 +74,35 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib /profile /opt:ref /opt:icf</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp20</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib /profile /opt:ref /opt:icf</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">

src/modules/cmdpal/custom.props

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <XesUseOneStoreVersioning>true</XesUseOneStoreVersioning>
     <XesBaseYearForStoreVersion>2025</XesBaseYearForStoreVersion>
     <VersionMajor>0</VersionMajor>
-    <VersionMinor>6</VersionMinor>
+    <VersionMinor>7</VersionMinor>
     <VersionInfoProductName>Microsoft Command Palette</VersionInfoProductName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/AppListItem.cs

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 
 public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
 {
-    private static readonly Tag _appTag = new("App");
-
     private readonly AppCommand _appCommand;
     private readonly AppItem _app;
     private readonly Lazy<Details> _details;
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
         _app = app;
         Title = app.Name;
         Subtitle = app.Subtitle;
-        Tags = [_appTag];
         Icon = Icons.GenericAppIcon;
 
         MoreCommands = AddPinCommands(_app.Commands!, isPinned);

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleListPageWithDetails.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SampleListPageWithDetails : ListPage
                 Details = new Details()
                 {
                     Title = "Hero Image Example",
-                    HeroImage = new IconInfo("https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNDBkMzVmNGQtYTM2OC00OWRjLTk5OWMtNzNkMDI4NjFjNTZmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXZ3ZXNsZXk@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg"),
+                    HeroImage = new IconInfo("https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNDBkMzVmNGQtYTM2OC00OWRjLTk5OWMtNzNkMDI4NjFjNTZmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXZ3ZXNsZXk@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg"), /* #no-spell-check-line */
                     Body = "It is literally an image of a hero",
                 },
             },

src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj

@@ -68,6 +68,34 @@
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib /profile /opt:ref /opt:icf</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib /profile /opt:ref /opt:icf</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>

src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones/FancyZones.vcxproj

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditor/KeyboardManagerEditor.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/powerrename/PowerRename.FuzzingTest/PowerRename.FuzzingTest.vcxproj

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <AdditionalOptions>/fsanitize=address /fsanitize-coverage=inline-8bit-counters /fsanitize-coverage=edge /fsanitize-coverage=trace-cmp /fsanitize-coverage=trace-div %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\lib\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>windowscodecs.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

src/runner/runner.vcxproj

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
+    <WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>true</WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AIServiceType.cs

@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         FoundryLocal,
         Mistral,
         Google,
-        HuggingFace,
         AzureAIInference,
         Ollama,
-        Anthropic,
-        AmazonBedrock,
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AIServiceTypeExtensions.cs

@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
                 "ml" or "windowsml" or "winml" => AIServiceType.ML,
                 "mistral" => AIServiceType.Mistral,
                 "google" or "googleai" or "googlegemini" => AIServiceType.Google,
-                "huggingface" => AIServiceType.HuggingFace,
                 "azureaiinference" or "azureinference" => AIServiceType.AzureAIInference,
                 "ollama" => AIServiceType.Ollama,
-                "anthropic" => AIServiceType.Anthropic,
-                "amazonbedrock" or "bedrock" => AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock,
                 _ => AIServiceType.Unknown,
             };
         }
@@ -52,11 +49,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
                 AIServiceType.ML => "ML",
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => "Mistral",
                 AIServiceType.Google => "Google",
-                AIServiceType.HuggingFace => "HuggingFace",
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => "AzureAIInference",
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => "Ollama",
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => "Anthropic",
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => "AmazonBedrock",
                 AIServiceType.Unknown => string.Empty,
                 _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(serviceType), serviceType, "Unsupported AI service type."),
             };
@@ -76,11 +70,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
                 AIServiceType.ML => "ml",
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => "mistral",
                 AIServiceType.Google => "google",
-                AIServiceType.HuggingFace => "huggingface",
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => "azureaiinference",
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => "ollama",
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => "anthropic",
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => "amazonbedrock",
                 _ => string.Empty,
             };
         }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AIServiceTypeRegistry.cs

@@ -15,31 +15,6 @@ public static class AIServiceTypeRegistry
 {
     private static readonly Dictionary<AIServiceType, AIServiceTypeMetadata> MetadataMap = new()
     {
-        [AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock] = new AIServiceTypeMetadata
-        {
-            ServiceType = AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock,
-            DisplayName = "Amazon Bedrock",
-            IsAvailableInUI = false, // Currently disabled in UI
-            IconPath = "ms-appx:///Assets/Settings/Icons/Models/Bedrock.svg",
-            IsOnlineService = true,
-            LegalDescription = "AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_LegalDescription",
-            TermsLabel = "AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_TermsLabel",
-            TermsUri = new Uri("https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/"),
-            PrivacyLabel = "AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_PrivacyLabel",
-            PrivacyUri = new Uri("https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/"),
-        },
-        [AIServiceType.Anthropic] = new AIServiceTypeMetadata
-        {
-            ServiceType = AIServiceType.Anthropic,
-            DisplayName = "Anthropic",
-            IconPath = "ms-appx:///Assets/Settings/Icons/Models/Anthropic.svg",
-            IsOnlineService = true,
-            LegalDescription = "AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_LegalDescription",
-            TermsLabel = "AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_TermsLabel",
-            TermsUri = new Uri("https://privacy.claude.com/en/collections/10672567-policies-terms-of-service"),
-            PrivacyLabel = "AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_PrivacyLabel",
-            PrivacyUri = new Uri("https://privacy.claude.com/en/"),
-        },
         [AIServiceType.AzureAIInference] = new AIServiceTypeMetadata
         {
             ServiceType = AIServiceType.AzureAIInference,
@@ -85,14 +60,6 @@ public static class AIServiceTypeRegistry
             PrivacyLabel = "AdvancedPaste_Google_PrivacyLabel",
             PrivacyUri = new Uri("https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13594961"),
         },
-        [AIServiceType.HuggingFace] = new AIServiceTypeMetadata
-        {
-            ServiceType = AIServiceType.HuggingFace,
-            DisplayName = "Hugging Face",
-            IconPath = "ms-appx:///Assets/Settings/Icons/Models/HuggingFace.svg",
-            IsOnlineService = true,
-            IsAvailableInUI = false, // Currently disabled in UI
-        },
         [AIServiceType.Mistral] = new AIServiceTypeMetadata
         {
             ServiceType = AIServiceType.Mistral,

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPasteMigrationHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Helper methods for migrating legacy Advanced Paste settings to the updated schema.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class AdvancedPasteMigrationHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Moves legacy provider configuration snapshots into the strongly-typed providers collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration instance to migrate.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the configuration was modified.</returns>
+        public static bool MigrateLegacyProviderConfigurations(PasteAIConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            if (configuration is null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            configuration.Providers ??= new ObservableCollection<PasteAIProviderDefinition>();
+
+            bool configurationUpdated = false;
+
+            if (configuration.LegacyProviderConfigurations is { Count: > 0 })
+            {
+                foreach (var entry in configuration.LegacyProviderConfigurations)
+                {
+                    var result = EnsureProvider(configuration, entry.Key, entry.Value);
+                    configurationUpdated |= result.Updated;
+                }
+
+                configuration.LegacyProviderConfigurations = null;
+            }
+
+            configurationUpdated |= EnsureActiveProviderIsValid(configuration);
+
+            return configurationUpdated;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures an OpenAI provider exists in the configuration, creating one if necessary.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration instance.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ensured provider and a flag indicating whether changes were made.</returns>
+        public static (PasteAIProviderDefinition Provider, bool Updated) EnsureOpenAIProvider(PasteAIConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            return EnsureProvider(configuration, AIServiceType.OpenAI.ToConfigurationString(), null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures a provider for the supplied service type exists, optionally applying a legacy snapshot.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration instance.</param>
+        /// <param name="serviceTypeKey">The persisted service type key.</param>
+        /// <param name="snapshot">An optional snapshot containing legacy values.</param>
+        /// <returns>The ensured provider and whether the configuration was updated.</returns>
+        public static (PasteAIProviderDefinition Provider, bool Updated) EnsureProvider(PasteAIConfiguration configuration, string serviceTypeKey, AIProviderConfigurationSnapshot snapshot)
+        {
+            if (configuration is null)
+            {
+                return (null, false);
+            }
+
+            configuration.Providers ??= new ObservableCollection<PasteAIProviderDefinition>();
+
+            var normalizedServiceType = NormalizeServiceType(serviceTypeKey);
+            var existingProvider = configuration.Providers.FirstOrDefault(provider => string.Equals(provider.ServiceType, normalizedServiceType, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            bool configurationUpdated = false;
+
+            if (existingProvider is null)
+            {
+                existingProvider = CreateProvider(normalizedServiceType, snapshot);
+                configuration.Providers.Add(existingProvider);
+                configurationUpdated = true;
+            }
+            else if (snapshot is not null)
+            {
+                configurationUpdated |= ApplySnapshot(existingProvider, snapshot);
+            }
+
+            configurationUpdated |= EnsureActiveProviderIsValid(configuration, existingProvider);
+
+            return (existingProvider, configurationUpdated);
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeServiceType(string serviceTypeKey)
+        {
+            var serviceType = serviceTypeKey.ToAIServiceType();
+            return serviceType.ToConfigurationString();
+        }
+
+        private static PasteAIProviderDefinition CreateProvider(string serviceTypeKey, AIProviderConfigurationSnapshot snapshot)
+        {
+            var serviceType = serviceTypeKey.ToAIServiceType();
+            var metadata = AIServiceTypeRegistry.GetMetadata(serviceType);
+            var provider = new PasteAIProviderDefinition
+            {
+                ServiceType = serviceTypeKey,
+                ModelName = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot?.ModelName) ? snapshot.ModelName : PasteAIProviderDefaults.GetDefaultModelName(serviceType),
+                EndpointUrl = snapshot?.EndpointUrl ?? string.Empty,
+                ApiVersion = snapshot?.ApiVersion ?? string.Empty,
+                DeploymentName = snapshot?.DeploymentName ?? string.Empty,
+                ModelPath = snapshot?.ModelPath ?? string.Empty,
+                SystemPrompt = snapshot?.SystemPrompt ?? string.Empty,
+                ModerationEnabled = snapshot?.ModerationEnabled ?? true,
+                IsLocalModel = metadata.IsLocalModel,
+            };
+
+            return provider;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ApplySnapshot(PasteAIProviderDefinition provider, AIProviderConfigurationSnapshot snapshot)
+        {
+            bool updated = false;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.ModelName) && !string.Equals(provider.ModelName, snapshot.ModelName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.ModelName = snapshot.ModelName;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.EndpointUrl) && !string.Equals(provider.EndpointUrl, snapshot.EndpointUrl, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.EndpointUrl = snapshot.EndpointUrl;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.ApiVersion) && !string.Equals(provider.ApiVersion, snapshot.ApiVersion, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.ApiVersion = snapshot.ApiVersion;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.DeploymentName) && !string.Equals(provider.DeploymentName, snapshot.DeploymentName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.DeploymentName = snapshot.DeploymentName;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.ModelPath) && !string.Equals(provider.ModelPath, snapshot.ModelPath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.ModelPath = snapshot.ModelPath;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(snapshot.SystemPrompt) && !string.Equals(provider.SystemPrompt, snapshot.SystemPrompt, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                provider.SystemPrompt = snapshot.SystemPrompt;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (provider.ModerationEnabled != snapshot.ModerationEnabled)
+            {
+                provider.ModerationEnabled = snapshot.ModerationEnabled;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            return updated;
+        }
+
+        private static bool EnsureActiveProviderIsValid(PasteAIConfiguration configuration, PasteAIProviderDefinition preferredProvider = null)
+        {
+            if (configuration?.Providers is null || configuration.Providers.Count == 0)
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuration?.ActiveProviderId))
+                {
+                    configuration.ActiveProviderId = string.Empty;
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool updated = false;
+
+            var activeProvider = configuration.Providers.FirstOrDefault(provider => string.Equals(provider.Id, configuration.ActiveProviderId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            if (activeProvider is null)
+            {
+                activeProvider = preferredProvider ?? configuration.Providers.First();
+                configuration.ActiveProviderId = activeProvider.Id;
+                updated = true;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var provider in configuration.Providers)
+            {
+                bool shouldBeActive = string.Equals(provider.Id, configuration.ActiveProviderId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                if (provider.IsActive != shouldBeActive)
+                {
+                    provider.IsActive = shouldBeActive;
+                    updated = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return updated;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPasteProperties.cs

@@ -52,10 +52,68 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
                     _extensionData.Remove("IsOpenAIEnabled");
                 }
+
+                if (_extensionData != null && _extensionData.TryGetValue("IsAdvancedAIEnabled", out var legacyAdvancedElement))
+                {
+                    bool? legacyValue = legacyAdvancedElement.ValueKind switch
+                    {
+                        JsonValueKind.True => true,
+                        JsonValueKind.False => false,
+                        JsonValueKind.Object when legacyAdvancedElement.TryGetProperty("value", out var advancedValueElement) => advancedValueElement.ValueKind switch
+                        {
+                            JsonValueKind.True => true,
+                            JsonValueKind.False => false,
+                            _ => null,
+                        },
+                        _ => null,
+                    };
+
+                    if (legacyValue.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        LegacyAdvancedAIEnabled = legacyValue.Value;
+                    }
+
+                    _extensionData.Remove("IsAdvancedAIEnabled");
+                }
             }
         }
 
         private Dictionary<string, JsonElement> _extensionData;
+        private bool? _legacyAdvancedAIEnabled;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("IsAdvancedAIEnabled")]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull)]
+        public BoolProperty LegacyAdvancedAIEnabledProperty
+        {
+            get => null;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value is not null)
+                {
+                    LegacyAdvancedAIEnabled = value.Value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public bool? LegacyAdvancedAIEnabled
+        {
+            get => _legacyAdvancedAIEnabled;
+            private set => _legacyAdvancedAIEnabled = value;
+        }
+
+        public bool TryConsumeLegacyAdvancedAIEnabled(out bool value)
+        {
+            if (_legacyAdvancedAIEnabled is bool flag)
+            {
+                value = flag;
+                _legacyAdvancedAIEnabled = null;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            value = default;
+            return false;
+        }
 
         [JsonConverter(typeof(BoolPropertyJsonConverter))]
         public bool ShowCustomPreview { get; set; }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/PasteAIProviderDefaults.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides default values for Paste AI provider definitions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class PasteAIProviderDefaults
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the default model name for a given AI service type.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string GetDefaultModelName(AIServiceType serviceType)
+        {
+            return serviceType switch
+            {
+                AIServiceType.OpenAI => "gpt-4o",
+                AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI => "gpt-4o",
+                AIServiceType.Mistral => "mistral-large-latest",
+                AIServiceType.Google => "gemini-1.5-pro",
+                AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => "gpt-4o-mini",
+                AIServiceType.Ollama => "llama3",
+                _ => string.Empty,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ZoomItProperties.cs

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
         public IntProperty RecordScaling { get; set; }
 
+        public StringProperty RecordFormat { get; set; }
+
         public BoolProperty CaptureAudio { get; set; }
 
         public StringProperty MicrophoneDeviceId { get; set; }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Assets/Settings/Icons/Models/Anthropic.svg

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<svg width="17" height="16" viewBox="0 0 17 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-<g clip-path="url(#clip0_2092_1822)">
-<path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M9.718 2.34668H12.12L16.5 13.3333H14.098L9.718 2.34668ZM4.87933 2.34668H7.39067L11.7707 13.3333H9.32133L8.426 11.026H3.84467L2.94867 13.3327H0.5L4.88 2.34801L4.87933 2.34668ZM7.634 8.98601L6.13533 5.12468L4.63667 8.98668H7.63333L7.634 8.98601Z" fill="black"/>
-</g>
-<defs>
-<clipPath id="clip0_2092_1822">
-<rect width="16" height="16" fill="white" transform="translate(0.5)"/>
-</clipPath>
-</defs>
-</svg>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Converters/StringToDouble.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters
+{
+    public partial class StringToDoubleConverter : IValueConverter
+    {
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
+        {
+            if (value is string s && double.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out double result))
+            {
+                return result;
+            }
+
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
+        {
+            if (value is double d)
+            {
+                return d.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            }
+
+            return "0";
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/AdvancedPastePage.xaml

@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
                             MinWidth="200"
                             HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                             Header="Model name"
-                            PlaceholderText="gpt-4"
+                            PlaceholderText="gpt-4o"
                             Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.PasteAIProviderDraft.ModelName, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                         <TextBox
                             x:Name="PasteAIEndpointUrlTextBox"
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
                             x:Name="PasteAIDeploymentNameTextBox"
                             MinWidth="200"
                             Header="Deployment name"
-                            PlaceholderText="gpt-4"
+                            PlaceholderText="gpt-4o"
                             Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.PasteAIProviderDraft.DeploymentName, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                         <TextBox
                             x:Name="PasteAISystemPromptTextBox"

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/AdvancedPastePage.xaml.cs

@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             bool requiresEndpoint = serviceKind is AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI
                 or AIServiceType.AzureAIInference
                 or AIServiceType.Mistral
-                or AIServiceType.HuggingFace
                 or AIServiceType.Ollama;
             bool requiresDeployment = serviceKind == AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI;
             bool requiresApiVersion = serviceKind == AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI;
@@ -874,7 +873,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                 AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI => "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => "https://{resource-name}.cognitiveservices.azure.com/",
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/",
-                AIServiceType.HuggingFace => "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/",
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => "http://localhost:11434/",
                 _ => "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
             };

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/LightSwitchPage.xaml

@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Page
+<local:NavigablePage
     x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views.LightSwitchPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:ViewModel="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels"
-    xmlns:animations="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations"
     xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:converters="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:helpers="using:Settings.UI.Library.Helpers"
+    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
-    xmlns:tkconverters="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
-    d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance Type=ViewModel:LightSwitchViewModel}"
+    xmlns:viewModels="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels"
+    d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance Type=viewModels:LightSwitchViewModel}"
     AutomationProperties.LandmarkType="Main"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
+    <local:NavigablePage.Resources>
         <converters:TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter x:Key="TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter" />
-    </Page.Resources>
+        <converters:StringToDoubleConverter x:Key="StringToDoubleConverter" />
+    </local:NavigablePage.Resources>
     <Grid>
         <controls:SettingsPageControl
             x:Uid="LightSwitch"
@@ -88,16 +87,14 @@
                                     x:Uid="LightSwitch_LocationSettingsCard"
                                     Visibility="Collapsed">
                                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                                        <TextBlock
+                                        <controls:IsEnabledTextBlock
                                             VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                             Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                                             Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.SyncButtonInformation, Mode=OneWay}" />
                                         <Button
-                                            Padding="8"
+                                            x:Uid="LightSwitch_SetLocationButton"
                                             AutomationProperties.AutomationId="SetLocationButton_LightSwitch"
-                                            Click="SyncLocationButton_Click"
-                                            Content="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xECAF;,
-                                                                  FontSize=16}" />
+                                            Click="SyncLocationButton_Click" />
                                     </StackPanel>
                                 </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
 
@@ -202,17 +199,22 @@
                         <ContentDialog
                             x:Name="LocationDialog"
                             x:Uid="LightSwitch_LocationDialog"
-                            IsPrimaryButtonEnabled="True"
+                            Closed="LocationDialog_Closed"
+                            IsPrimaryButtonEnabled="False"
                             IsSecondaryButtonEnabled="True"
                             Opened="LocationDialog_Opened"
                             PrimaryButtonClick="LocationDialog_PrimaryButtonClick"
                             PrimaryButtonStyle="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}">
-                            <Grid RowSpacing="48">
+                            <Grid RowSpacing="16">
                                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                                    <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="64" />
                                 </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                                <TextBlock x:Uid="LightSwitch_LocationDialog_Description" Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
+                                <TextBlock
+                                    x:Uid="LightSwitch_LocationDialog_Description"
+                                    Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                                    TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                 <!--<AutoSuggestBox
                                 x:Name="CityAutoSuggestBox"
                                 Grid.Row="1"
@@ -240,80 +242,84 @@
                                     </DataTemplate>
                                 </AutoSuggestBox.ItemTemplate>
                             </AutoSuggestBox>-->
-                                <StackPanel
-                                    Grid.Row="2"
-                                    Margin="0,24,0,0"
-                                    HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                                    Orientation="Vertical"
-                                    Spacing="32">
+
+                                <Grid
+                                    Grid.Row="1"
+                                    Margin="0,12,0,0"
+                                    ColumnSpacing="4">
+                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="124" />
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="124" />
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                    <NumberBox
+                                        x:Name="LatitudeBox"
+                                        x:Uid="LightSwitch_LatitudeBox"
+                                        AutomationProperties.AutomationId="LatitudeBox_LightSwitch"
+                                        Maximum="90"
+                                        Minimum="-90"
+                                        ValueChanged="LatLonBox_ValueChanged"
+                                        Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.LocationPanelLatitude, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                                    <NumberBox
+                                        x:Name="LongitudeBox"
+                                        x:Uid="LightSwitch_LongitudeBox"
+                                        Grid.Column="1"
+                                        AutomationProperties.AutomationId="LongitudeBox_LightSwitch"
+                                        Maximum="180"
+                                        Minimum="-180"
+                                        ValueChanged="LatLonBox_ValueChanged"
+                                        Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.LocationPanelLongitude, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                                     <Button
                                         x:Name="SyncButton"
+                                        x:Uid="LightSwitch_FindLocationAutomation"
+                                        Grid.Column="2"
+                                        Margin="4,0,0,0"
                                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                                        VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                                         AutomationProperties.AutomationId="SyncLocationButton_LightSwitch"
-                                        Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}"
-                                        Visibility="Collapsed">
+                                        Click="GetGeoLocation_Click">
                                         <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                                            <FontIcon FontSize="14" Glyph="&#xECAF;" />
-                                            <TextBlock x:Uid="LightSwitch_GetCurrentLocation" />
+                                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xECAF;" />
+                                            <TextBlock x:Uid="LightSwitch_FindLocation" />
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Button>
-                                </StackPanel>
-
+                                </Grid>
                                 <ProgressRing
                                     x:Name="SyncLoader"
-                                    Grid.Row="1"
+                                    Grid.Row="2"
                                     Width="40"
                                     Height="40"
                                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                     IsActive="False"
                                     Visibility="Collapsed" />
-
                                 <Grid
                                     x:Name="LocationResultPanel"
-                                    Grid.Row="1"
+                                    Grid.Row="2"
                                     VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
                                     ColumnSpacing="16"
                                     RowSpacing="12"
                                     Visibility="Collapsed">
                                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                     <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                         <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                                    <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xECAF;">
-                                        <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
-                                            <TextBlock x:Uid="LightSwitch_LocationTooltip" />
-                                        </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
-                                    </FontIcon>
-                                    <TextBlock
-                                        Grid.Row="1"
-                                        AutomationProperties.AutomationId="LocationResultText_LightSwitch"
-                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                        TextAlignment="Center">
-                                        <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Latitude, Mode=OneWay}" /><Run Text="°, " />
-                                        <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Longitude, Mode=OneWay}" /><Run Text="°" />
-                                    </TextBlock>
-                                    <FontIcon
-                                        Grid.Column="1"
-                                        FontSize="20"
-                                        Glyph="&#xED39;">
+                                    <FontIcon FontSize="20" Glyph="&#xED39;">
                                         <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                                             <TextBlock x:Uid="LightSwitch_SunriseTooltip" />
                                         </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                                     </FontIcon>
                                     <TextBlock
-                                        Grid.Row="1"
                                         Grid.Column="1"
                                         AutomationProperties.AutomationId="SunriseText_LightSwitch"
                                         Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.LightTimeTimeSpan, Converter={StaticResource TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                        TextAlignment="Center" />
+                                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.LocationPanelLightTime, Converter={StaticResource TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                        TextAlignment="Left" />
                                     <FontIcon
-                                        Grid.Column="2"
+                                        Grid.Row="1"
                                         FontSize="20"
                                         Glyph="&#xED3A;">
                                         <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
@@ -321,12 +327,12 @@
                                         </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                                     </FontIcon>
                                     <TextBlock
-                                        Grid.Row="2"
-                                        Grid.Column="2"
+                                        Grid.Row="1"
+                                        Grid.Column="1"
                                         AutomationProperties.AutomationId="SunsetText_LightSwitch"
                                         Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.DarkTimeTimeSpan, Converter={StaticResource TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                        TextAlignment="Center" />
+                                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.LocationPanelDarkTime, Converter={StaticResource TimeSpanToFriendlyTimeConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                        TextAlignment="Left" />
                                 </Grid>
                             </Grid>
                         </ContentDialog>
@@ -358,4 +364,4 @@
             </VisualStateGroup>
         </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
     </Grid>
-</Page>
+</local:NavigablePage>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/LightSwitchPage.xaml.cs

@@ -12,88 +12,97 @@ using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Settings.UI.Library;
-using Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Windows.Devices.Geolocation;
-using Windows.Services.Maps;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 {
-    public sealed partial class LightSwitchPage : Page
+    public sealed partial class LightSwitchPage : NavigablePage, IRefreshablePage
     {
-        private readonly string _appName = "LightSwitch";
-        private readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
-        private readonly Func<string, int> _sendConfigMsg = ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage;
+        private readonly string appName = "LightSwitch";
+        private readonly SettingsUtils settingsUtils;
+        private readonly Func<string, int> sendConfigMsg = ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage;
 
-        private readonly ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> _generalSettingsRepository;
-        private readonly ISettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings> _moduleSettingsRepository;
+        private readonly SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> generalSettingsRepository;
+        private readonly SettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings> moduleSettingsRepository;
 
-        private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
-        private readonly IFileSystemWatcher _fileSystemWatcher;
-        private readonly DispatcherQueue _dispatcherQueue;
+        private readonly IFileSystem fileSystem;
+        private readonly IFileSystemWatcher fileSystemWatcher;
+        private readonly DispatcherQueue dispatcherQueue;
+        private bool suppressViewModelUpdates;
+        private bool suppressLatLonChange = true;
+        private bool latBoxLoaded;
+        private bool lonBoxLoaded;
 
         private LightSwitchViewModel ViewModel { get; set; }
 
         public LightSwitchPage()
         {
-            _settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils();
-            _sendConfigMsg = ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage;
+            this.settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils();
+            this.sendConfigMsg = ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage;
 
-            _generalSettingsRepository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
-            _moduleSettingsRepository = SettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
+            this.generalSettingsRepository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(this.settingsUtils);
+            this.moduleSettingsRepository = SettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings>.GetInstance(this.settingsUtils);
 
             // Get settings from JSON (or defaults if JSON missing)
-            var darkSettings = _moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+            var darkSettings = this.moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             // Pass them into the ViewModel
-            ViewModel = new LightSwitchViewModel(darkSettings, ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
-            ViewModel.PropertyChanged += ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
+            this.ViewModel = new LightSwitchViewModel(darkSettings, this.sendConfigMsg);
+            this.ViewModel.PropertyChanged += ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
 
-            LoadSettings(_generalSettingsRepository, _moduleSettingsRepository);
+            this.LoadSettings(this.generalSettingsRepository, this.moduleSettingsRepository);
 
-            DataContext = ViewModel;
+            DataContext = this.ViewModel;
 
-            var settingsPath = _settingsUtils.GetSettingsFilePath(_appName);
+            var settingsPath = this.settingsUtils.GetSettingsFilePath(this.appName);
 
-            _dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
-            _fileSystem = new FileSystem();
+            this.dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+            this.fileSystem = new FileSystem();
 
-            _fileSystemWatcher = _fileSystem.FileSystemWatcher.New();
-            _fileSystemWatcher.Path = _fileSystem.Path.GetDirectoryName(settingsPath);
-            _fileSystemWatcher.Filter = _fileSystem.Path.GetFileName(settingsPath);
-            _fileSystemWatcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.CreationTime;
-            _fileSystemWatcher.Changed += Settings_Changed;
-            _fileSystemWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
+            this.fileSystemWatcher = this.fileSystem.FileSystemWatcher.New();
+            this.fileSystemWatcher.Path = this.fileSystem.Path.GetDirectoryName(settingsPath);
+            this.fileSystemWatcher.Filter = this.fileSystem.Path.GetFileName(settingsPath);
+            this.fileSystemWatcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.CreationTime;
+            this.fileSystemWatcher.Changed += Settings_Changed;
+            this.fileSystemWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
 
             this.InitializeComponent();
-            this.Loaded += LightSwitchPage_Loaded;
-            this.Loaded += (s, e) => ViewModel.OnPageLoaded();
+            Loaded += LightSwitchPage_Loaded;
+            Loaded += (s, e) => this.ViewModel.OnPageLoaded();
+        }
+
+        public void RefreshEnabledState()
+        {
+            this.ViewModel.RefreshEnabledState();
         }
 
         private void LightSwitchPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (ViewModel.SearchLocations.Count == 0)
+            if (this.ViewModel.SearchLocations.Count == 0)
             {
                 foreach (var city in SearchLocationLoader.GetAll())
                 {
-                    ViewModel.SearchLocations.Add(city);
+                    this.ViewModel.SearchLocations.Add(city);
                 }
             }
 
-            ViewModel.InitializeScheduleMode();
+            this.ViewModel.InitializeScheduleMode();
         }
 
-        private async Task GetGeoLocation()
+        private async void GetGeoLocation_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            SyncButton.IsEnabled = false;
-            SyncLoader.IsActive = true;
-            SyncLoader.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            this.LatitudeBox.IsEnabled = false;
+            this.LongitudeBox.IsEnabled = false;
+            this.SyncButton.IsEnabled = false;
+            this.SyncLoader.IsActive = true;
+            this.SyncLoader.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            this.LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
 
             try
             {
@@ -112,75 +121,157 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                 double latitude = Math.Round(pos.Coordinate.Point.Position.Latitude);
                 double longitude = Math.Round(pos.Coordinate.Point.Position.Longitude);
 
-                SunTimes result = SunCalc.CalculateSunriseSunset(
-                    latitude,
-                    longitude,
-                    DateTime.Now.Year,
-                    DateTime.Now.Month,
-                    DateTime.Now.Day);
+                ViewModel.LocationPanelLatitude = latitude;
+                ViewModel.LocationPanelLongitude = longitude;
 
-                ViewModel.LightTime = (result.SunriseHour * 60) + result.SunriseMinute;
-                ViewModel.DarkTime = (result.SunsetHour * 60) + result.SunsetMinute;
-                ViewModel.Latitude = latitude.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                ViewModel.Longitude = longitude.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                var result = SunCalc.CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day);
+
+                this.ViewModel.LocationPanelLightTimeMinutes = (result.SunriseHour * 60) + result.SunriseMinute;
+                this.ViewModel.LocationPanelDarkTimeMinutes = (result.SunsetHour * 60) + result.SunsetMinute;
 
                 // Since we use this mode, we can remove the selected city data.
-                ViewModel.SelectedCity = null;
+                this.ViewModel.SelectedCity = null;
 
-                // CityAutoSuggestBox.Text = string.Empty;
-                ViewModel.SyncButtonInformation = $"{ViewModel.Latitude}<7D>, {ViewModel.Longitude}<7D>";
+                this.suppressLatLonChange = false;
 
                 // ViewModel.CityTimesText = $"Sunrise: {result.SunriseHour}:{result.SunriseMinute:D2}\n" + $"Sunset: {result.SunsetHour}:{result.SunsetMinute:D2}";
-                SyncButton.IsEnabled = true;
-                SyncLoader.IsActive = false;
-                SyncLoader.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = true;
-                LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                this.SyncButton.IsEnabled = true;
+                this.SyncLoader.IsActive = false;
+                this.SyncLoader.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                this.LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = true;
+                this.LatitudeBox.IsEnabled = true;
+                this.LongitudeBox.IsEnabled = true;
+                this.LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                SyncButton.IsEnabled = true;
-                SyncLoader.IsActive = false;
-                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Location error: " + ex.Message);
+                this.SyncButton.IsEnabled = true;
+                this.SyncLoader.IsActive = false;
+                this.SyncLoader.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                this.LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                this.LatitudeBox.IsEnabled = true;
+                this.LongitudeBox.IsEnabled = true;
+                Logger.LogInfo($"Location error: " + ex.Message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void LatLonBox_ValueChanged(NumberBox sender, NumberBoxValueChangedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (this.suppressLatLonChange)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            double latitude = this.LatitudeBox.Value;
+            double longitude = this.LongitudeBox.Value;
+
+            if (double.IsNaN(latitude) || double.IsNaN(longitude))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            double viewModelLatitude = double.TryParse(this.ViewModel.Latitude, out var lat) ? lat : 0.0;
+            double viewModelLongitude = double.TryParse(this.ViewModel.Longitude, out var lon) ? lon : 0.0;
+
+            if (Math.Abs(latitude - viewModelLatitude) < 0.0001 && Math.Abs(longitude - viewModelLongitude) < 0.0001)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var result = SunCalc.CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day);
+
+            this.ViewModel.LocationPanelLightTimeMinutes = (result.SunriseHour * 60) + result.SunriseMinute;
+            this.ViewModel.LocationPanelDarkTimeMinutes = (result.SunsetHour * 60) + result.SunsetMinute;
+
+            // Show the panel with these values
+            this.LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            if (this.LocationDialog != null)
+            {
+                this.LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = true;
             }
         }
 
         private void LocationDialog_PrimaryButtonClick(object sender, ContentDialogButtonClickEventArgs args)
         {
-            if (ViewModel.ScheduleMode == "SunriseToSunsetUser")
+            if (double.IsNaN(this.LatitudeBox.Value) || double.IsNaN(this.LongitudeBox.Value))
             {
-                ViewModel.SyncButtonInformation = ViewModel.SelectedCity.City;
-            }
-            else if (ViewModel.ScheduleMode == "SunriseToSunsetGeo")
-            {
-                ViewModel.SyncButtonInformation = $"{ViewModel.Latitude}<7D>, {ViewModel.Longitude}<7D>";
+                return;
             }
 
-            SunriseModeChartState();
+            double latitude = this.LatitudeBox.Value;
+            double longitude = this.LongitudeBox.Value;
+
+            // need to save the values
+            this.ViewModel.Latitude = latitude.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            this.ViewModel.Longitude = longitude.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            this.ViewModel.SyncButtonInformation = $"{this.ViewModel.Latitude}<7D>, {this.ViewModel.Longitude}<7D>";
+
+            var result = SunCalc.CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day);
+
+            this.ViewModel.LightTime = (result.SunriseHour * 60) + result.SunriseMinute;
+            this.ViewModel.DarkTime = (result.SunsetHour * 60) + result.SunsetMinute;
+
+            this.SunriseModeChartState();
+        }
+
+        private void LocationDialog_Opened(ContentDialog sender, ContentDialogOpenedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            this.LatitudeBox.Loaded += LatLonBox_Loaded;
+            this.LongitudeBox.Loaded += LatLonBox_Loaded;
+        }
+
+        private void LocationDialog_Closed(ContentDialog sender, ContentDialogClosedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            this.LatitudeBox.Loaded -= LatLonBox_Loaded;
+            this.LongitudeBox.Loaded -= LatLonBox_Loaded;
+            this.latBoxLoaded = false;
+            this.lonBoxLoaded = false;
+        }
+
+        private void LatLonBox_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (sender is NumberBox numberBox && numberBox == this.LatitudeBox && this.LatitudeBox.IsLoaded)
+            {
+                this.latBoxLoaded = true;
+            }
+            else if (sender is NumberBox numberBox2 && numberBox2 == this.LongitudeBox && this.LongitudeBox.IsLoaded)
+            {
+                this.lonBoxLoaded = true;
+            }
+
+            if (this.latBoxLoaded && this.lonBoxLoaded)
+            {
+                this.suppressLatLonChange = false;
+            }
         }
 
         private void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
+            if (this.suppressViewModelUpdates)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (e.PropertyName == "IsEnabled")
             {
-                if (ViewModel.IsEnabled != _generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig.Enabled.LightSwitch)
+                if (this.ViewModel.IsEnabled != this.generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig.Enabled.LightSwitch)
                 {
-                    _generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig.Enabled.LightSwitch = ViewModel.IsEnabled;
+                    this.generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig.Enabled.LightSwitch = this.ViewModel.IsEnabled;
 
-                    var generalSettingsMessage = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(_generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig).ToString();
+                    var generalSettingsMessage = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(this.generalSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig).ToString();
                     Logger.LogInfo($"Saved general settings from Light Switch page.");
 
-                    _sendConfigMsg?.Invoke(generalSettingsMessage);
+                    this.sendConfigMsg?.Invoke(generalSettingsMessage);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                if (ViewModel.ModuleSettings != null)
+                if (this.ViewModel.ModuleSettings != null)
                 {
-                    SndLightSwitchSettings currentSettings = new(_moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig);
+                    SndLightSwitchSettings currentSettings = new(this.moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig);
                     SndModuleSettings<SndLightSwitchSettings> csIpcMessage = new(currentSettings);
 
-                    SndLightSwitchSettings outSettings = new(ViewModel.ModuleSettings);
+                    SndLightSwitchSettings outSettings = new(this.ViewModel.ModuleSettings);
                     SndModuleSettings<SndLightSwitchSettings> outIpcMessage = new(outSettings);
 
                     string csMessage = csIpcMessage.ToJsonString();
@@ -190,13 +281,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                     {
                         Logger.LogInfo($"Saved Light Switch settings from Light Switch page.");
 
-                        _sendConfigMsg?.Invoke(outMessage);
+                        this.sendConfigMsg?.Invoke(outMessage);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        private void LoadSettings(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> generalSettingsRepository, ISettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings> moduleSettingsRepository)
+        private void LoadSettings(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> generalSettingsRepository, SettingsRepository<LightSwitchSettings> moduleSettingsRepository)
         {
             if (generalSettingsRepository != null)
             {
@@ -221,8 +312,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             {
                 if (generalSettings != null)
                 {
-                    ViewModel.IsEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.LightSwitch;
-                    ViewModel.ModuleSettings = (LightSwitchSettings)lightSwitchSettings.Clone();
+                    this.ViewModel.IsEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.LightSwitch;
+                    this.ViewModel.ModuleSettings = (LightSwitchSettings)lightSwitchSettings.Clone();
 
                     UpdateEnabledState(generalSettings.Enabled.LightSwitch);
                 }
@@ -239,10 +330,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
         private void Settings_Changed(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
         {
-            _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
+            this.dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
             {
-                _moduleSettingsRepository.ReloadSettings();
-                LoadSettings(_generalSettingsRepository, _moduleSettingsRepository);
+                this.suppressViewModelUpdates = true;
+
+                this.moduleSettingsRepository.ReloadSettings();
+                this.LoadSettings(this.generalSettingsRepository, this.moduleSettingsRepository);
+
+                this.suppressViewModelUpdates = false;
             });
         }
 
@@ -253,20 +348,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             if (enabledGpoRuleConfiguration == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled || enabledGpoRuleConfiguration == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
             {
                 // Get the enabled state from GPO.
-                ViewModel.IsEnabledGpoConfigured = true;
-                ViewModel.EnabledGPOConfiguration = enabledGpoRuleConfiguration == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled;
+                this.ViewModel.IsEnabledGpoConfigured = true;
+                this.ViewModel.EnabledGPOConfiguration = enabledGpoRuleConfiguration == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled;
             }
             else
             {
-                ViewModel.IsEnabled = recommendedState;
+                this.ViewModel.IsEnabled = recommendedState;
             }
         }
 
         private async void SyncLocationButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = false;
-            LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-            await LocationDialog.ShowAsync();
+            this.LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = false;
+            this.LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            await this.LocationDialog.ShowAsync();
         }
 
         private void CityAutoSuggestBox_TextChanged(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxTextChangedEventArgs args)
@@ -276,7 +371,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                 string query = sender.Text.ToLower(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
 
                 // Filter your cities (assuming ViewModel.Cities is a List<City>)
-                var filtered = ViewModel.SearchLocations
+                var filtered = this.ViewModel.SearchLocations
                     .Where(c =>
                         (c.City?.Contains(query, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) ?? false) ||
                         (c.Country?.Contains(query, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) ?? false))
@@ -286,7 +381,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             }
         }
 
-        private void CityAutoSuggestBox_SuggestionChosen(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxSuggestionChosenEventArgs args)
+        /* private void CityAutoSuggestBox_SuggestionChosen(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxSuggestionChosenEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.SelectedItem is SearchLocation location)
             {
@@ -296,43 +391,38 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                 LocationDialog.IsPrimaryButtonEnabled = true;
                 LocationResultPanel.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             }
-        }
+        } */
 
         private void ModeSelector_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            switch (ViewModel.ScheduleMode)
+            switch (this.ViewModel.ScheduleMode)
             {
                 case "FixedHours":
                     VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "ManualState", true);
-                    TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                    this.TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
                     break;
                 case "SunsetToSunrise":
                     VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "SunsetToSunriseState", true);
-                    SunriseModeChartState();
+                    this.SunriseModeChartState();
                     break;
                 default:
                     VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "OffState", true);
-                    TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                    this.TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                     break;
             }
         }
 
-        private async void LocationDialog_Opened(ContentDialog sender, ContentDialogOpenedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            await GetGeoLocation();
-        }
-
         private void SunriseModeChartState()
         {
-            if (ViewModel.Latitude != "0.0" && ViewModel.Longitude != "0.0")
+            if (this.ViewModel.Latitude != "0.0" && this.ViewModel.Longitude != "0.0")
             {
-                TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                LocationWarningBar.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                this.TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                this.LocationWarningBar.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
             }
             else
             {
-                TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                LocationWarningBar.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                this.TimelineCard.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                this.LocationWarningBar.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
             }
         }
     }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ZoomItPage.xaml

@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@
                             <ComboBoxItem>1.0</ComboBoxItem>
                         </ComboBox>
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordFormat" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Format">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordFormatIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem>GIF</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>MP4</ComboBoxItem>
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                     <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordCaptureAudio" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio">
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -708,15 +708,6 @@ Please review the placeholder content that represents the final terms and usage
   <data name="AdvancedPaste_Google_PrivacyLabel" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Google Privacy Policy</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_LegalDescription" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Your API key connects directly to Anthropic services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Anthropic's usage policies and data handling practices.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_TermsLabel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Anthropic Terms of Service</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_Anthropic_PrivacyLabel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Anthropic Privacy Policy</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="AdvancedPaste_Mistral_LegalDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Your API key connects directly to Mistral services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Mistral's usage policies and data handling practices.</value>
   </data>
@@ -726,15 +717,6 @@ Please review the placeholder content that represents the final terms and usage
   <data name="AdvancedPaste_Mistral_PrivacyLabel" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Mistral Privacy Policy</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_LegalDescription" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Your API key connects directly to Amazon services. By setting up this provider, you agree to comply with Amazon's usage policies and data handling practices.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_TermsLabel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>AWS Service Terms</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="AdvancedPaste_AmazonBedrock_PrivacyLabel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>AWS Privacy Notice</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="AdvancedPaste_Ollama_TermsLabel" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Ollama Terms of Service</value>
   </data>
@@ -2696,8 +2678,6 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
     <value>Use a keyboard shortcut to highlight left and right mouse clicks.</value>
     <comment>Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.</comment>
   </data>
-
-  <!-- CursorWrap Module -->
   <data name="MouseUtils_Enable_CursorWrap.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Enable CursorWrap</value>
   </data>
@@ -2707,8 +2687,6 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap.Description" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Wrap the mouse cursor between monitor edges</value>
   </data>
-	
-  <!-- Activation Shortcut -->
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_ActivationShortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Activation shortcut</value>
   </data>
@@ -2718,19 +2696,15 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_ActivationShortcut_Button.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Set shortcut</value>
   </data>
-	
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_DisableWrapDuringDrag.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Disable wrapping while dragging</value>
   </data>
-
-  <!-- Auto-activate -->
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_AutoActivate.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Auto-activate on startup</value>
   </data>
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_AutoActivate.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Automatically activate on utility startup</value>
   </data>
-	
   <data name="Oobe_MouseUtils_MousePointerCrosshairs.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Mouse Pointer Crosshairs</value>
     <comment>Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.</comment>
@@ -5046,6 +5020,9 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Scaling.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Scaling</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Format.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Format</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Capture audio input</value>
   </data>
@@ -5480,16 +5457,13 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
     <value>Select a location</value>
   </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_LocationDialog.PrimaryButtonText" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Select</value>
+    <value>Save</value>
   </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_LocationDialog.SecondaryButtonText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Cancel</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="LightSwitch_GetCurrentLocation.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Get current location</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_LocationDialog_Description.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>To calculate the sunrise and sunset, Light Switch needs a location.</value>
+    <value>Detect your location automatically or enter it manually to calculate sunrise and sunset times.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_SunriseText.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sunrise</value>
@@ -5497,8 +5471,17 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   <data name="LightSwitch_SunsetText.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sunset</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="LightSwitch_LocationTooltip.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Location</value>
+  <data name="LightSwitch_LatitudeBox.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Latitude</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="LightSwitch_LongitudeBox.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Longitude</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="LightSwitch_FindLocation.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Detect location</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="LightSwitch_FindLocationAutomation.[using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation]AutomationProperties.Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Detect location</value>
   </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_SunriseTooltip.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Sunrise</value>
@@ -5693,4 +5676,7 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   <data name="Hosts_Backup_CountInput_Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Backup count</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="LightSwitch_SetLocationButton.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Set Location</value>
+  </data>
 </root>