## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR expands the scenarios where Run handles exceptions silently,
reducing the number of exception dialogs displayed to users and creating
a smoother experience. The premise remains unchanged: most exceptions
occur when Run is in the background, and the app can recover as the DWM
recovers.
This should cover most of the reports commonly encountered in the wild.
- Extended silent handling of DWM exceptions to include
`DWM_E_COMPOSITIONDISABLED` (0x80263001).
- Added silent handling for `STATUS_MESSAGE_LOST` error (NTSTATUS
0xC0000701, HR 0xD0000701).
- Implemented exception handling and retry logic for failures during
manual app theme changes (triggered by
`PowerLauncher.Helper.ThemeManager`).
I can't reproduce the error on its own; it only occurs alongside a fatal
render thread failure (`UCEERR_RENDERTHREADFAILURE`), which is
unrecoverable. Even if caught, the UI stops rendering, leaving the
end-user unable to proceed.
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- [x] Related to: #31226
- [x] Related to: #30769
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
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- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Problem
-------------
We've observed multiple bug reports related to crashes with the
following exceptions:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xD0000701)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80263001)
The root cause of these crashes has been traced to the WPF framework,
specifically this line in WindowChromeWorker.cs:
3439f20fb8/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationFramework/System/Windows/Shell/WindowChromeWorker.cs (L1005)
These crashes are not necessarily caused by PowerToys Run itself being
used, or even visible. However, users perceive them as Run-related
because the "Report problem UI" is triggered by our global exception
handler, surfacing the underlying WPF crash.
Fix
------------
This PR:
- Suppresses the launch of the "Report problem UI" for exceptions known
to be triggered by unstable platform conditions (such as COMExceptions
from WPF internals).
- Continues to log the exception to preserve diagnostic data.
This change ensures we:
- Avoid showing an UI when WPF framework itself is already having
problem to handling DWM composition changes.
* Fix risky int cast in dark mode detection.
* Refactored Helper and Manager classes. New unit tests and changes to support Registry access mocking.
* Spelling update.
* Improve documentation for the registry-related classes.
* Fix issue with UpdateTheme raised in review. Enhance documentation. Rewrite tests to use parameterised unit tests, and expand to cover more cases.
* Fix borders for windows in the Settings UI
* Fix HOSTS window
* Fix Advanced Paste
* Fix Environment Variables
* Fix File Locksmith
* Fix Peek, with a caveat
* Fix Registry Preview
* Remove unused imports
* Clean up imports in OobeShellPage
* Move OSVersionHelper from Common.UI up into ManagedCommon
* Initial implementation
* Fix fluent style
* Fix no endline
* Update expect.txt
* Fix formatting
* Fix light theme looking bad on Windows 10
* fix formatting
* test change
* Now really fixed W10
* Add a comment
* Fix typos
* Fix spellcheck errors
* Fix spellcheck pattern for websites
* Change patterns for spellcheck in the right file
* Fix XAML styling
* Fix contrast colors on W11
* Fix formatting
* Removed emty line
* Fix formatting
* Added comment to fluentHC file
* fix comment
* Fix Windows10 again.
Adress feedback.
* W11 fix chaning from high contrast to normal not having correct background
* W10 Fix high contrast not working after switching from light/dark moed
* Address feedback
* Fix formatting
* Second W11 fix chaning from high contrast to normal not having correct background
This upgrades to [v0.0.24](https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/releases/tag/v0.0.24).
A number of GitHub APIs are being turned off shortly, so you need to upgrade or various uncertain outcomes will occur.
There's a new accessibility forbidden pattern:
> Do not use `(click) here` links
> For more information, see:
> * https://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere
> * https://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/link_text
> * https://granicus.com/blog/why-click-here-links-are-bad/
> * https://heyoka.medium.com/dont-use-click-here-f32f445d1021
```pl
(?i)(?:>|\[)(?:(?:click |)here|link|(?:read |)more)(?:</|\]\()
```
There are some minor bugs that I'm aware of and which I've fixed since this release, but I don't expect to make another release this month.
I've added a pair of patterns for includes and pragmas. My argument is that the **compiler** will _generally_ tell you if you've misspelled an include and the **linker** will _generally_ tell you if you misspell a lib.
- There's a caveat here: If your include case-insensitively matches the referenced file (but doesn't properly match it), then unless you either use a case-sensitive file system (as opposed to case-preserving) or beg clang to warn, you won't notice when you make this specific mistake -- this matters in that a couple of Windows headers (e.g. Unknwn.h) have particular case and repositories don't tend to consistently/properly write them.
## Summary of the Pull Request
Fixes an issue where PowerToys Run can sometimes start up in an
inconvenient position in a multi-monitor / multi-DPI setup.
* Add SHQueryUserNotificationState to NativeMethods
* Check for QUNS_RUNNING_D3D_FULL_SCREEN in IsWindowFullscreen
The current test for whether a window is full-screen (i.e. a movie or a game) is a bit of a heuristic. In certain cases however, we can *know* that a window is full-screen. Check that case first, then proceed with the existing logic
* Make spellchecker happier
* Upgraded projects to target .NET 8
* Updated .NET runtime package targets to use latest .NET 8 build
* Updated PowerToys Interop to target .NET 8
* Switch to use ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull
* ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull for CropAndLockViewModel
* Switching to ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf
* Upgrade System.ComponentModel.Composition to 8.0
* ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull in Helper
* Switch to StartsWith using StringComparison.Ordinal
* Disabled CA1859, CA1716, SYSLIB1096 analyzers
* Update RIDs to reflect breaking changes in .NET 8
* Updated Microsoft NuGet packages to RC1
* Updated Analyzer package to latest .NET 8 preview package
* CA1854: Use TryGetValue instead of ContainsKey
* [Build] Update TFM to .NET 8 for publish profiles
* [Analyzers] Remove CA1309, CA1860-CA1865, CA1869, CA2208 from warning.
* [Analyzers] Fix for C26495
* [Analyzers] Disable CS1615, CS9191
* [CI] Target .NET 8 in YAML
* [CI] Add .NET preview version flag temporarily.
* [FileLocksmith] Update TFM to .NET 8
* [CI] Switch to preview agent
* [CI] Update NOTICE.md
* [CI] Update Release to target .NET 8 and use Preview agent
* [Analyzers] Disable CA1854
* Fix typo
* Updated Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to latest preview
Updated packages to rc2
* [Analyzers][CPP] Turn off warning for 5271
* [Analyzers][CPP] Turn off warning for 26493
* [KeyboardListener] Add mutex include to resolve error
* [PT Run][Folder] Use static SearchValues to resolve CA1870
* [PowerLauncher] Fix TryGetValue
* [MouseJumpSettings] Use ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull
* [Build] Disable parallel dotnet tool restore
* [Build] No cache of dotnet tool packages
* [Build] Temporarily move .NET 8 SDK task before XAML formatting
* [Build][Temp] Try using .NET 7 prior to XAML formatting and then switch to .NET 8 after
* [Build] Use .NET 6 for XAML Styler
* [CI] Updated NOTICE.md
* [FancyZones] Update TFM to .NET 8
* [EnvVar] Update TFM to .NET 8 and update RID
* [EnvVar] Use ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull
* [Dev] Updated packages to .NET 8 RTM version
* [Dev] Updated Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers to latest
* [CI] Updated NOTICE.md with latest package versions
* Fix new utility target fameworks and runtimeids
* Don't use preview images anymore
* [CI] Add script to update VCToolsVersion environment variable
* [CI] Add Step to Verify VCToolsVersion
* [CI] Use latest flag for vswhere to set proper VCToolsVersion
* Add VCToolsVersion checking to release.yml
* Remove net publishing from local/ PR CI builds
* Revert "Remove net publishing from local/ PR CI builds"
This reverts commit f469778996.
* Only publish necessary projects
* Add verbosity to release pipelines builds of PowerTOys
* Set VCToolsVersion for publish.cmd when called from installer
* [Installer] Moved project publish logic to MSBuild Task
* [CI] Revert using publish.cmd
* [CI] Set VCToolsVersion and unset ClearDevCommandPromptEnvVars property
* Installer publishes for x64 too
* Revert "Add verbosity to release pipelines builds of PowerTOys"
This reverts commit 654d4a7f78.
* [Dev] Update CodeAnalysis library to non-preview package
* Remove unneeded warning removal
* Fix Notice.md
* Rename VCToolsVersion file and task name
* Remove unneeded mutex header include
---------
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
Fixes simple typo/grammar errors
It's easier to understand if it is spelled correctly. This is especially important for those for whom english may not be their first language.
Signed-off-by: brian teeman <brian@teeman.net>
* [PTRun] Support drag&drop to other application for files in result list
* [PTRun] use file/folder thumbnail as drag image
* (fix spellcheck)
* [PTRun] use _mouseDownResultViewModel.Image to generate the drag image
* fix spelling + refactoring
* [Awake] Don't use Process.Exit and move to CsWin32
* [PowerLauncher] Remove unused API
* [ColorPicker] Use cancellable NativeEventWaiter + cleanup using
* [TextExtractor] Don't use Environment.Exit
* [MeasureTool] Don't use Environment.Exit(0);
* [FZE] don't use Environment.Exit and fix WaitForPowerToysRunner
* Update release.yml
* Update ColorPickerUI.csproj
* Update release.yml
adding in .net6 sdk and moving stuff sooner
* Update release.yml
* Update release.yml
* fixing test
* Forcing vs17 and adding in .net 6 sdk
* forcing pool
* fixing issues in each pipeline
* moving release .net up
* fixing diff on agent version for nuget installer
* Removing system.text.json.dll as included now
* getting unit tests it looks like to work
* updating everythign to .net 6 minus wxs for runtime
* unit test still have
* getting 6.0 stuff up and going. Terminal Unit tests have file max length issue ....
* found i think the last .net 5 issue
* looks like i wasn't aggressive enough with the 6.0 upgrade
* Getting stuff .net 6 buildable again
* tweaking with new stuff for installer
* Update newly added merged projects to .net 6
* Fix HeatDirectory bug on VS 2022
* Settings still needs JSON dependency
* Revert "getting 6.0 stuff up and going. Terminal Unit tests have file max length issue ...."
This reverts commit b9cb4586dc.
* Update sln version
* supress obsolete warning, since this is not a new development
* Partially Revert "Getting stuff .net 6 buildable again"
This reverts commit 42b4201c6b.
* supress another obsolete warning, since this is not a new development
* Reduce the unit test project name to avoid MAX PATH in CI
* Upgrade project's toolset in the main solution
* Some TODOs to review HttpClient usage
* Upgrade project toolsets from other solutions
* Install .net 6 instead of .net 5
* Fix issue when disabling PowerToys Run on .net framework 6
* Update docs for Visual Studio 2022
* PR comments: manually upgrade missing VS 2019 references
* Discard no discard values to solve compiler warnings
Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
* excluding launcher from fancy zones setting GWL_STYLE WS_POPUP
fix WS_POPUP type
* Migrate spelling-0.0.19 changes from main
* rebase fix
* fix spellcheck
Co-authored-by: Dustin L. Howett <duhowett@microsoft.com>
* Improve log message
* New method
* changes made so far
* code cleanup and new method
* fix method name
* final changes so far
* Code cleanup and typo fixes
* fix bugs and code cleanup
* fix typo
* rename Method
* fix cast exception
* fix type casting
* exception handling for testing
* Update path var name#
* make collections case insensitive
* fix spelling
* add code to update names
* improve comments
* exception handling and logging
* update comments
* final changes
* fix typo
* Update comments
* add summary to IsRunningAsSystem method
* update var and fix typos
* Update code
* add log warning for protected vars
* add comment
* fix bugs
* small change
* Update log text
* Skipp logging for USERNAME
* [PowerToys Run] Register global HotKey
Using low level keyboard hooks caused focus issues when invoking
PowerToys Run. Using a global HotKey solves this issue.
* Properly unregister hotkey on dispose
* fix spellchecker errors
* [Setup] Add support for installing both dotnet 3 and 5 (#12306)
* [PowerToys Run] Update to net5 (#12286)
* Change targets of projects
* Update Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications,
changed TargetFramework for PowerLauncher project in order to resolve an issue with ModernWpf
* Specify windows version in order to fix build errors
* Fixed suppressed warnings
* Updated sdk
* Removed usage of obsolete GlobalAssemblyCache
* Removed obsolete DesktopNotificationManagerCompat
* Update nuget versions
* Update installer
* [PowerToys Run] Obsolete APIs and warnings introduced in .net5 (#12423)
* Change targets of projects
* Update Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications,
changed TargetFramework for PowerLauncher project in order to resolve an issue with ModernWpf
* Fixed suppressed warnings
* Removed obsolete DesktopNotificationManagerCompat
* Get rid of binary formatter
* Update tests
* Don't include new image cache file to the report
* There's no need to call IsOwner as it doesn't make sense
* Fix different nullability exception
* Exclude extra dlls from tests
Co-authored-by: Andrey Nekrasov <yuyoyuppe@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update file config mutex code in KeyboardManager
* Update runner instance mutex names and logic
* Update Launcher mutex
* Update a mutex in the Runner
* Restored a mutex used in the installer
* Update src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/App.xaml.cs
Co-authored-by: Enrico Giordani <enricogior@users.noreply.github.com>