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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 23:47:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] CmdPal: Fix alias UI clearing when toggling Direct/Indirect
 combobox (#45381)

## Summary of the Pull Request

This PR fixes the settings UI for the top-level command alias.



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 .../cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AliasManager.cs       | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AliasManager.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AliasManager.cs
index 72a295c83f..4c997266c6 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AliasManager.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AliasManager.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public partial class AliasManager : ObservableObject
             }
 
             // Look for the alias belonging to another command, and remove it
-            if (newAlias is not null && kv.Value.Alias == newAlias.Alias)
+            if (newAlias is not null && kv.Value.Alias == newAlias.Alias && kv.Value.CommandId != commandId)
             {
                 toRemove.Add(kv.Value);