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foxmsft
450d6db343 Add an option for mono mic capture in ZoomIt 2026-02-13 10:43:24 +01:00
Weike Qu
f88a4908ac [Keyboard Manager] Toggle module hotkey/shortcut (#42472) 
## Summary of the Pull Request

Adds a keyboard shortcut to be able to toggle the Keyboard Manager
module on and off.

## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #4879 
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **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
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for new binaries
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for new binaries and localization folder
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

Modeled the changes and addition of a global shortcut using the Color
Picker module.

Notes:
- This uses `KeyboardManagerSettings` and the associated .json settings
file. I don't think there's anything else in this module that uses this.
- The default key binding for this is `winkey + shift + k`
- I've had to update the `KeyboardManagerViewModel` to extend
`PageViewModelBase` as opposed to `Observable` to get it to work. But I
will say that there were some things in here that I didn't fully dig
into, so let me know if there's any potential things I'm missing.
- I'm not too sure how to update the Settings UI after a hotkey is
pressed (pressing the hotkey currently will not show the module being
toggled off) - can't find a good way to refresh the settings ui after
enabling/disabling the module. Any pointers here would be appreciated!



## Validation Steps Performed
- Manually validated the following items:
  - Using the default shortcut (`winkey + shift + k`)
  - Changing the shortcut
  - Ensuring the change is persistent

## Media


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e471b8df-787a-441e-b9e0-330361865c76

---------

Co-authored-by: Weike Qu <weikequ@get-stride.com>
Co-authored-by: Leilei Zhang <leilzh@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: vanzue <vanzue@outlook.com>
Co-authored-by: Kai Tao <69313318+vanzue@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
 2026-02-12 13:01:40 +01:00
Gordon Lam
740dbf5699 build(common): update project references to use $(RepoRoot) for paths (#44639) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Update project references across multiple projects to utilize
`$(RepoRoot)` for paths, ensuring consistency and improving
maintainability.

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## PR Checklist
- [ ] Closes: N/A
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
This change affects the following projects: 
- `src/common/ManagedCsWin32/ManagedCsWin32.csproj`
- `src/common/Common.Search/Common.Search.csproj`
- `src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj`
- `src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj`
- `src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj`
- `src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj`
- `src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUITest/PowerRename.UITests.csproj`
- `src/common/LanguageModelProvider/LanguageModelProvider.csproj`
- `src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/HostsEditor.UnitTests.csproj`
- `tools/StylesReportTool/StylesReportTool.vcxproj`
- `src/common/interop/interop-tests/Common.Interop.UnitTests.csproj`
- `tools/MonitorReportTool/MonitorReportTool.vcxproj`
- `src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj`
- `src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj`
- `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Controls/Settings.UI.Controls.csproj`
- `src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj`
- `src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj`
-
`src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UITests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UITests.csproj`
- `src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizer.UnitTests.csproj`

The changes were validated by running existing unit tests, which all
passed successfully.

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## Validation Steps Performed
Executed all unit tests related to the modified projects, confirming
that all tests passed without issues.
```
 2026-02-06 16:12:44 -08:00
Gordon Lam
914f2281c3 feat(advancedpaste): add auto-copy selection for custom action hotkeys (#44767) 
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fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)?
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Boosting productivity #2x. Customer mentioned with Custom Action
(Shortcut trigger) "We should not need to do two keyboard actions to
finish this awesome AI data transformation, instead, just single
shortcut should do copy + advanced paste."

This pull request introduces a new feature to the Advanced Paste module
that allows users to automatically copy the current selection when
triggering a custom action hotkey. The changes include backend logic for
sending the copy command, updates to configuration and settings
management, and UI additions to expose this option to users.

### Feature Addition: Auto-Copy Selection for Custom Action Hotkeys

* Added a new boolean setting, `AutoCopySelectionForCustomActionHotkey`,
to both the backend (`dllmain.cpp`, `AdvancedPasteProperties.cs`) and
the settings UI, allowing users to enable or disable automatic copying
of the current selection when a custom action hotkey is pressed.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dR63)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dR106)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-7f5d34989db7593fa4969a79cf97f709d210c157343d474650d5df4b9bf18114R31)
[[4]](diffhunk://#diff-7f5d34989db7593fa4969a79cf97f709d210c157343d474650d5df4b9bf18114R83-R85)
[[5]](diffhunk://#diff-09c575763019d9108b85a2e7b87a3bb6ed23a835970bf511b1a6bbe9a9f53835R174-R178)
[[6]](diffhunk://#diff-0f8bf95882c074d687f6c4f2673cf9c8b1a904b117c11f75d0c892d809f3cd42R558-R570)

### Backend Logic and Integration

* Implemented the `send_copy_selection()` and `try_send_copy_message()`
methods in `dllmain.cpp` to send a WM_COPY message or simulate a Ctrl+C
keystroke, ensuring the selected content is copied before executing the
custom action.
* Integrated the new setting into the hotkey handler logic so that when
a custom action hotkey is pressed and the setting is enabled, the copy
operation is triggered before running the custom action.

### Configuration and State Management

* Updated serialization/deserialization and property synchronization
logic to support the new setting, ensuring its value is correctly
loaded, saved, and reflected in the UI and runtime behavior.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dR353-R357)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-0f8bf95882c074d687f6c4f2673cf9c8b1a904b117c11f75d0c892d809f3cd42R1235-R1240)

### UI and Localization

* Added a new checkbox to the Advanced Paste settings page in XAML to
allow users to toggle the auto-copy feature.
* Provided localized strings for the new setting, including header and
description, in the resource file for user clarity.

### Refactoring for Hotkey Logic

* Refactored hotkey handling code to correctly calculate indices for
additional and custom actions, supporting the new auto-copy logic and
improving code clarity.
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dR918-R936)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dL871)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-3866eb99ffe4453e0d03248e11d3560f7f15f4b982e323519d45e282f0fe898dL884)
 2026-02-06 08:25:10 -08:00
Mike Hall
731532fdd8 Add option to disable CursorWrap when on a single monitor. (#45303) 
## Summary of the Pull Request
CursorWrap wraps on the outer edge of monitors, if a user is swapping
between a laptop and docked laptop with external monitors the user might
want to only enable wrapping when connected to external monitors, and
disable when only on the laptop.

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## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #45198
- [ ] Closes: #45154
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
Currently CursorWrap will wrap around the horizontal/vertical edges of
monitors, if the user has more than one monitor the outer edges are used
as wrap targets, if the user only has one monitor (perhaps a laptop)
wrapping might be temporarily disabled until additional external
monitors are added (such as being plugged into a dock or using a USB-C
monitor).

The new option will disable wrapping if only a single monitor is
detected, monitor detection is dynamic.

## Validation Steps Performed
Validated on a Surface Laptop 7 Pro (Intel) with a USB-C External
Monitor.

---------

Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2026-02-05 18:37:10 +08:00
moooyo
3336c134dd [PowerDisplay] Add custom vcp code name map and fix some bugs (#45355) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
1. Fix quick access not working bug
2. Add custom value mapping
3. Fix some vcp slider visibility bug

demo for custom vcp value name mapping:
<img width="1399" height="744" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/517e4dbb-409a-4e43-b15a-d0d31e59ce49"
/>
<img width="1379" height="337" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/18f6f389-089c-4441-ad9f-5c45cac53814"
/>
<img width="521" height="1152" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/27b5f796-66fa-4781-b16f-4770bebf3504"
/>
<img width="295" height="808" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/54eaf5b9-5d54-4531-a40b-de3113122715"
/>


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Co-authored-by: Yu Leng <yuleng@microsoft.com>
 2026-02-05 17:02:55 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
d9a1c35132 Fix Advanced Paste settings page crash issue (#45207) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request refactors the `AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions` class
to use private backing fields and custom property accessors for its
action properties. This change allows for better control over property
initialization and ensures that the properties always have valid,
non-null default values.

**Refactoring for property initialization and null safety:**

* Introduced private backing fields (`_imageToText`, `_pasteAsFile`,
`_transcode`) for the `ImageToText`, `PasteAsFile`, and `Transcode`
properties in `AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions`, replacing
auto-properties.
* Updated the property accessors for `ImageToText`, `PasteAsFile`, and
`Transcode` to use the new backing fields and ensure that a new default
instance is assigned if a null value is provided during initialization.
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 2026-02-05 10:35:59 +08:00
Mario Hewardt
8d9de117b9 Adds a video trim dialog to ZoomIt (#45334) 
## Summary of the Pull Request
Adds a video trim dialog to ZoomIt

## PR Checklist
Closes 45333

## Validation Steps Performed
Manual validation

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Co-authored-by: Mark Russinovich <markruss@ntdev.microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: foxmsft <foxmsft@hotmail.com>
 2026-02-03 13:05:31 -08:00
moooyo
18efa0559c Introduce new utility PowerDisplay to control your monitor settings (#42642) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Introduce a new PowerToys' module PowerDisplay to let user can control
their monitor settings without touching monitor's button.

Support feature list:
Common:
1. Profiles support
2. Integration with LightSwitch (auto switch profile when theme change)
3. TrayIcon
4. Save and restore settings when startup
5. Shortcut
6. Rotation
7. GPO support
8. Auto re-discovery monitor when plugging and unplugging monitors.
9. Identify Monitors
10. Quick profile switch

Especially for DDC/CI monitor:
1. Brightness
2. Contrast
3. Volume
4. Color temperature (preset profile)
5. Input source
6. Power State (poweroff)


Design doc:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/yuleng/display/pr/3/doc/devdocs/modules/powerdisplay/design.md

AOT compatibility:
I designed this module for AOT from the start, so I'm pretty sure at
least 95% of it is AOT compatible. But unfortunately, PowerToys still
have a AOT blocker to block this module publish with AOT.

Currently PowerToys will check the .net file version (file version not
lib version) to avoid crash. So, all modules should reference Common.UI
or add UseWPF to avoid overwrite the .net file with different version
(which may cause crash).

Todo:
- [ ] BugBash
- [ ] Icon
- [ ] IdentifyWindow UI improvement


Demo

Main UI:
<img width="546" height="671" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b0ad9ac5-8000-4365-a192-ab8c2d66d4f1"
/>

Input Source:
<img width="536" height="674" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80f9ccd7-4f8c-4201-b177-cc86c5bcc9e3"
/>


Settings UI:
<img width="1581" height="1191" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6a82e4bb-8f96-4f28-abf9-d7c45e1c8ef7"
/>

<img width="1525" height="1146" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aae81e65-08fd-453a-bf52-02a74f2fdea0"
/>



Closes: 
#42942
#42678
#41117
#38109
#35564
#34932
#28500
#1052
#18149

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- [x] Closes: #1052
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Co-authored-by: Yu Leng <yuleng@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: moooyo <lengyuchn@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
 2026-02-03 13:53:25 +08:00
Mike Hall
d26d9f745a CursorWrap improvements (#44936) 
## Summary of the Pull Request
- Updated engine for better multi-monitor support.
- Closing the laptop lid will now update the monitor topology
- New settings/dropdown to support wrapping on horizontal, vertical, or
both

<img width="1103" height="643" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ff4f0835-a8ca-4603-9441-123b71747d5c"
/>

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## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #44820
- [x] Closes: #44864
- [x] Closes: #44952

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already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
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- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
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signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
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installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
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on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: #xxx

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
Feedback for CursorWrap shows that users want the ability to constrain
wrapping for horizontal only, vertical only, or both (default behavior).
This PR adds a new dropdown to CursorWrap settings to enable a user to
select the appropriate wrapping model.

## Validation Steps Performed
Local build and running on Surface Laptop 7 Pro - will also validate on
a multi-monitor setup.

---------

Co-authored-by: vanzue <vanzue@outlook.com>
 2026-01-27 13:27:11 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
ea43974287 [Settings] [Advanced Paste] Upgrade advanced paste settings safely to fix settings ui crash (#44862) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request makes a minor fix in the `AdvancedPasteViewModel`
constructor to ensure the correct settings repository is used for null
checking. The change improves code correctness by verifying
`advancedPasteSettingsRepository` instead of the generic
`settingsRepository`.

- Fixed null check to use `advancedPasteSettingsRepository` instead of
`settingsRepository` in the `AdvancedPasteViewModel` constructor for
more accurate validation.
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## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #44835
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Shawn Yuan
e314485e85 Improve module enable/disable IPC and sorting reliability (#44734) 
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- Refactored the runner logic for handling individual module
enable/disable updates. Instead of receiving the entire settings.json
via IPC, it now processes only single-module state updates, which avoids
race conditions and fixes a bug where modules could end up being
skipped.
- Fixed an issue where the sort order option could be deselected — it is
now enforced as a mutually exclusive choice.
- Fixed a potential race condition when updating the AppList control’s
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 2026-01-15 15:29:46 +08:00
Jaylyn Barbee
5f61057b38 Adding a quick access button for Light Switch (#44640) 
Adds a button for Light Switch in the Quick Access section of the
Dashboard page. Clicking the button will toggle the theme.
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7923e1ac-aeea-47ab-b648-2400cb6f3ca4"
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082ba75ec7 Feat: New tray-icon that adapts to theme change (#33321) 
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This idea comes from @Shomnipotence. It replaces the old tray icon with
a new outlined design and adapts to windows' theme changes.


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This should be obvious enough with the video



https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/assets/42881734/fb8f44c3-5dc0-452a-98c1-636d20b60635



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1. Start powertoys, it loads the tray icon of the current theme.
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Kai Tao
9c58574484 Revert "[Light Switch] Switch desktop wallpapers with the Light/Dark mode" (#44588) 
This uses IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal*, which is an undocumented
Windows Shell internal API.
These interfaces are not stable and can change across Windows updates,
so using them in PowerToys carries some long-term risk
 2026-01-08 10:14:43 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
9086995eeb Settings Flyout improvement (#43840) 
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This pull request introduces the new Quick Access feature to PowerToys
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icon logic to launch and interact with the Quick Access UI.

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 2026-01-07 16:38:09 +08:00
Yexuan Xiao
19c9b4e1fd [Light Switch] Switch desktop wallpapers with the Light/Dark mode (#42624) 
I'm not sure how to set the AccentColor and ColorizationColor that is
consistent with the Settings App, and the same goes for switching
themes. If anyone has a solution, please let me know.


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 2026-01-06 12:55:55 -05:00
fm-sys
d9709b2b91 Add non-updating mode for Crop-And-Lock (#40720) 
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Adds a "screenshot" mode to Crop And Lock, which allows creating a
window showing a freezed snapshot of the original window.


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It was asked why this feature is needed at all, because it could be done
with snipping tool and just AoT that window as well. While this is true,
PowerToys goal always was to improve and speed up workflows. Instead of
capturing the screenshot, opening it, and then apply "Crop and Lock" or
"Always on Top" on the screenshots window, this PR aims to provide this
functionality in a single step.

Example use cases:
- _when I want to compare between two situations like previous output
result and current output result._ (#31799)
- _Allow cropping a section of a large code file (say top while working
at the bottom) as reference while working elsewhere in the file._
(#33071)
- _Can be useful for the work in the same document, like excel or word
where you are actively checking the data from the same document._
(#28633)
- _In lot's of older applications, if you need to get some information
or data from one dialog do another, but because of dialog modality it's
not possible to have both windows open at the same time._ (#33812)
- _nowadays quite a lot is happening inside the browser. Quite often, I
want to keep a small portion of the current website visible and switch
to e.g. the writing tool also running in a different tab in the same
browser window._ (#31799)


I've used win+ctrl+shift+s as the default activation shortcut, as it's
not yet used by other powertoys utilities, has similarity with the
normal win+shift+s shortcut hotkey and is consistent with the other Crop
and Lock shortcuts win+ctrl+shift+r (Reparent Mode) and win+ctrl+shift+t
(Thumbnail Mode).

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Compatibility tested manually with a large set of applications I have
installed on my computer. However, automated tests don't really make
sense as there is not much business logic which could be tested.

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 2026-01-06 21:08:17 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
e0c0e7bb76 Fixed keyvisual issue for pt run (#41539) 
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 2026-01-05 13:38:43 +08:00
Noraa Junker
7cd201d355 Remove ISettingsUtils and ISettingsPath interfaces (#44331) 
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This PR removes the ISettingsUtils and ISettingsPath interfaces to
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Noraa Junker
9439b6df41 [Settings] Create a global static instance of SettingsUtils (#44064) 
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SettingsUtils is initialized multiple times over the whole solution.
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moooyo
bcd1583bb7 [AOT] Refactor SettingsLib/SettingsUI for Native AOT compatibility (#42644) 
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Key Changes:

1. Settings.UI.Library:
- Added SettingsSerializationContext.cs with comprehensive
JsonSerializable attributes for all settings types
- Updated BasePTModuleSettings.ToJsonString() to use AOT-compatible
serialization
- Updated SettingsUtils.GetFile<T>() to use AOT-compatible
deserialization
- Modified all ToString() methods in Properties classes to use
SettingsSerializationContext
- Converted struct fields to properties in SunTimes and
MouseWithoutBordersProperties for serialization compatibility

2. Settings.UI:
- Fixed namespace alias in SourceGenerationContextContext.cs to avoid
conflicts

For any future developers who discover incorrect settings resolution,
please follow up my changes to add your setting type into
JsonSerilizerContext.



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 2025-12-02 16:31:02 +08:00
Niels Laute
84be261581 Logo change for Azure Inference (#43686) 
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Shawn Yuan
1884e6abc1 Remove unused properties in AP (#43564) 
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This pull request removes legacy provider configuration migration logic
and associated data structures from the Advanced Paste AI provider
settings. The changes simplify the codebase by eliminating support for
legacy provider configuration snapshots and related migration methods,
focusing configuration management on the current provider model.

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 2025-11-14 16:56:23 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
a983a773f3 Fix advanced paste migration issue (#43524) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request refactors how legacy AI enablement settings are
migrated and simplifies the handling of legacy properties in the
settings UI. The main improvements are in the migration logic and the
removal of legacy extension data handling.


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 2025-11-13 16:55:09 +08:00
Kai Tao
76b6a25ac4 New info badge for cursor wrap and Advanced paste Tweak (#43490) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
1. New info badge for cursor wrap
2. Advanced paste UI string localization
3. Add ShowPreviewPane Setting to determine whether show the advanced
paste preview

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 2025-11-13 10:18:13 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
5884375e9d Fix advanced paste settings migration issue (#43459) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request introduces a robust migration system for legacy
Advanced Paste AI provider settings and credentials, refactoring both
the migration logic and credential handling to be more maintainable and
reliable. It also standardizes the default model names for AI providers
and updates related UI placeholders to reflect these changes. The
migration logic is now centralized in a new helper class, and legacy
credential migration is handled more cleanly in both the settings and
view model layers.

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
 2025-11-12 16:24:21 +08:00
leileizhang
756feb9f8c Clean up unused providers for AdvancedPaste (#43433) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Clean up unused providers for AdvancedPaste

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- [x] Closes: #43429
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 2025-11-11 20:07:41 +08:00
Mario Hewardt
a271a2f8af Enable GIF support for ZoomIt (#43266) 
Closes #43265
 2025-11-10 13:57:13 -06:00
Shawn Yuan
d737e22d16 fixed terms & privacy link issue (#43327) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request updates the way legal links (Terms of Use and Privacy
Policy) are displayed for different AI providers in the AdvancedPaste
module, making them dynamic based on the currently selected provider. It
also updates the URLs for several providers to ensure accuracy and
relevance.

## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #xxx
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 2025-11-06 15:04:16 +08:00
Mike Hall
cd988b798b Add Cursor Wrap functionality to Powertoys Mouse Utils (#41826) 
## Summary of the Pull Request

Cursor Wrap makes it simple to move the mouse from one edge of a display
(or set of displays) to the opposite edge of the display stack - on a
single display Cursor Wrap will wrap top/bottom and left/right edges.


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3feb606c-142b-4dab-9824-7597833d3ba4


## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: CursorWrap #41759
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
PR adds a new mouse utils module, this is 'Cursor Wrap' - Cursor Wrap
works with 1-9 monitors based on the logical monitor layout of the PC -
for a single monitor device the cursor is wrapped for the top/bottom and
left/right edges of the display - for a multi-monitor setup the cursor
is wrapped on the top/bottom left/right of the displays in the logical
display layout.

## Validation Steps Performed
Validation has been performed on a Surface Laptop 7 Pro (Intel) with a
single display and with an HDMI USB-C second display configured to be a
second monitor in top/left/right/bottom configuration - there are also
tests that run as part of the build to validate logical monitor layout
and cursor positioning.

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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Kai Tao (from Dev Box) <kaitao@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam (SH) <yeelam@microsoft.com>
 2025-11-05 19:28:25 +08:00
Niels Laute
1ad468641b [UX] Dashboard utilities sorting (#42065) 
## Summary of the Pull Request

This PR adds a sorting button to the module list so it can be sorted
alphabetically (default) or by status.

Fixes: #41837

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/>


@yeelam-gordon When running the runner, I do see the settings value is
being updated. But when running the runner again the setting doesn't
seem to be saved? Is that because of a bug in my implementation, or am I
testing it wrong :)?

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3a90997f-c40c-4f50-8361-b1ae3aa02052"
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 2025-11-05 17:42:24 +08:00
Davide Giacometti
3176eb94a9 [Hosts] Backup Settings (#37778) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request

Add backup settings for the Hosts File Editor to allow users to
customize the existing hardcoded logic.

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e114431e-60e0-4b8c-bba7-df23f7af0182"
/>

<img width="707" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a02b591e-eb46-4964-bee7-548ec175b3aa"
/>

<img width="707" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6eb0ff21-74fa-4229-8832-df2df877b5cd"
/>

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- Backup on: verified that backup isn't executed
- Backups off: Verified that only one backup is executed
- Verified that backup is located in the expected path
- Auto delete is set to "never": verified that no backups are deleted
- Auto delete is set to "based on count": verified that backups are
deleted according to count value
- Auto delete is set to "based on age and count": verified that backups
are deleted according to days and count values
- Verified that files without the backup pattern aren't deleted
- There is also adequate test coverage for these scenarios 🚀

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 2025-11-05 16:42:31 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
a3b8dc6cb8 Advanced Paste: AI pasting enhancement (#42374) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
* Add multiple endpoint support for paste with AI
* Add Local AI support for paste AI
* Advanced AI implementation

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- [x] Closes: #32960
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### GPO
- [x] Paste with AI should not be available if the original GPO for
paste AI is set to false
   - [x] Paste with AI should be controlled within endpoint granularity
- [x] Advanced Paste UI should disable AI ability if GPO is set to
disable for any llm
### Paste AI
   - [x] Every AI endpoint should work as expected
   - [x] Default prompt should be able to give a reasonable result
   - [x] Local AI should work as expected
### Advanced AI
- [x] Open AI and Azure OPENAI should be able to configure as advanced
AI endpoint
- [x] Advanced AI should be able to pick up functions correctly to do
the transformation and give reasonable result

---------

Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuai Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan (from Dev Box) <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Leilei Zhang <leilzh@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Kai Tao <kaitao@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Kai Tao <69313318+vanzue@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: vanzue <vanzue@outlook.com>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam (SH) <yeelam@microsoft.com>
 2025-11-05 16:13:55 +08:00
Jaylyn Barbee
f45d54abdf [Light Switch] Hotfixes (#42434) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Adds new "Off" mode for the schedule mode options which disable the
schedule.
Adds explicit function to disable light switch by default.

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Closes: 
- #42402 
New behavior: "Off" mode added. when off, the regular service loop stops
and all actions are event driven to either resume the loop or listen for
hotkey.
- #42386
New behavior: Disabled explicitly by default
- #42389
New behavior: When switching from dark to light mode the system theme
will remove the accent color.
- #42513
New behavior: Manual mode no longer gets reset. It was being overridden
by the sun calculations that were invertedly running when in manual
mode.

Todo:
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on [our docs
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and link it here: #xxx @alvinashcraft we will need to add this new mode
to the documentation.

## Validation Steps Performed
- Removed all default settings and tested new logic. Light Switch is set
to off by default.
- Updated UI and tested new "Off" mode, logs indicate mode switched and
ticker stopped. Polling resumes on mode change. (need to check that the
shortcut still works)

---------

Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam <73506701+yeelam-gordon@users.noreply.github.com>
 2025-10-20 15:57:03 -07:00
Shawn Yuan
7b9d5af8c1 fixed light switch shortcut not working issue (#42340) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request refactors how the `ToggleThemeHotkey` property is
handled in the LightSwitch settings and view model. The changes simplify
property management by directly referencing the property within
`LightSwitchProperties` and ensure that the hotkey setting is
consistently updated and serialized.

**Settings property management:**

* In `LightSwitchSettings.Clone()`, the `LightSwitchProperties` object
now directly references the existing property instances instead of
creating new ones, and also includes the `ToggleThemeHotkey` property.

**View model property handling:**

* In `LightSwitchViewModel.ToggleThemeActivationShortcut`, the getter
and setter now directly access and update
`ModuleSettings.Properties.ToggleThemeHotkey.Value`, removing the need
for a backing field and ensuring changes are properly serialized and
notified.
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 2025-10-14 10:45:10 -04:00
Mark Russinovich
e04e6a11d1 ZoomIt smooth image zooming (#42200) 
Added smooth image option that results in GDI+ image smoothing for
static zoom and Magnifier API image smoothing for live zoom.

---------

Co-authored-by: Mark Russinovich <markruss@ntdev.microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Clint Rutkas <clint@rutkas.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2025-10-07 11:20:00 -07:00
Kai Tao
14ff4dbc8c Find My Mouse: Handle default color for brand new settings (#42182) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Give a default color transparency as before instead of leave background
black and foreground white.

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- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
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signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
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installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
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## Validation Steps Performed
1. Delete setting for find my mouse
2. Start find my mouse, the backdrop and foreground are semi-transparent
3. Start settings, and the default settings should persist correctly.
4. Start powertoys again, make sure the default color is still
semi-transparent
5. Other settings change can be handled and persisted correctly

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 2025-10-07 14:08:24 -04:00
Jaylyn Barbee
0d5220561d [New Module] Light Switch (#41987) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This pull request introduces a new module called "Light Switch" which
allows users to automatically switch between light and dark mode on a
timer.

![Light
Switch](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d24d7364-445f-4f23-ab5e-4b8c6a4147ab)

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### Known bugs:
- Default settings not saving correctly when switching modes
- Issue: Sometimes when you switch from one mode to another, they are
supposed to update with new defaults but sometimes this fails for the
second variable. Potentially has to do with accessing the settings file
while another chunk of code is still updating.
- Sometimes the system looks "glitched" when switching themes

### To do:
- [x] OOBE page and assets
- [x] Logic to disable the chart when no location has been selected
- [x] Localization

### How to and what to test
Grab the latest installer from the pipeline below for your architecture
and install PowerToys from there.
- Toggle theme shortcutSystem only, Apps only, Both system and apps
selected
- Does changing the values on the settings page update the settings
file? %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft/PowerToys/LightSwitch/settings.json
- Manual mode: System only, Apps only, Both system and apps selected
- Sunrise modes:  Are the times accurate?
- If you manage to let this run through sunset/rise does the theme
change?
- Set your theme to change within the next minute using manual mode and
set your device to sleepOpen your device and login once the time you set
has passed. --> Do your settings resync once the next minute ticks after
logging back into your device?
- Disable the service and ensure the tasks actually ends.
- While the module is disabled:
     - Make sure the shortcut no longer works
     - Make sure the last time you set doesn't trigger a theme change
- Bonus: Toggle GPO Configuration and make sure you are unable to enable
the module

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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam (SH) <yeelam@microsoft.com>
 2025-10-06 13:44:07 -07:00
Mike Hall
faf7c7f1a1 add horizontal and vertical options for MousePointerCrosshairs (#41789) 
## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR addresses two logged issues for MousePointerCrosshairs, these
are:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/24944 
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/31817

## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #24944, #31817
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already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
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- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
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for new binaries and localization folder
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
The PR adds a new combo box to MousePointerCrosshairs XAML options, this
gives the option for 'both', 'vertical only' or 'horizontal only'. The
default option is 'both' which mirrors the existing behavior.

## Validation Steps Performed
Validation has been completed on two separate PCs, a Surface laptop 7
Pro and a Dell Workstation.

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Copilot
296d8f87b6 Fix: Prevent backup directory creation during dry runs (#41460) 
## Summary

This PR fixes an issue where the backup folder was being created
unnecessarily when users navigated to the General tab in PowerToys
Settings, even when no actual backup had been triggered.

## Problem

When opening PowerToys Settings and navigating to the General tab, the
backup directory (default: `~/Documents/PowerToys/Backup`) was
automatically created, even though no backup operation had been
performed. This caused confusion for users setting up PowerToys on new
devices, as they would always need to manually clean up the unwanted
default folder when configuring a custom backup path.

## Root Cause

The issue occurred because:
1. Loading the General tab triggers `RefreshBackupRestoreStatus()` 
2. This calls `DryRunBackup()` to check backup status
3. `DryRunBackup()` executes `BackupSettingsInternal()` with
`dryRun=true`
4. However, the directory creation logic (`TryCreateDirectory`) was
running regardless of the dry run flag

## Solution

The fix ensures that directory creation only happens during actual
backup operations:

**Primary Change**: Wrapped backup directory creation in a dry run
check:
```csharp
// Only create the backup directory if this is not a dry run
if (!dryRun)
{
    var dirExists = TryCreateDirectory(settingsBackupAndRestoreDir);
    if (!dirExists)
    {
        Logger.LogError($"Failed to create dir {settingsBackupAndRestoreDir}");
        return (false, $"General_SettingsBackupAndRestore_BackupError", "Error", lastBackupExists, "\n" + settingsBackupAndRestoreDir);
    }
}
```

**Consistency Change**: Also moved temporary directory creation inside
dry run checks to maintain consistent behavior throughout the backup
process.

## Impact

- ✅ **General tab loading**: No longer creates unwanted backup
directories
- ✅ **Actual backup functionality**: Remains completely unchanged
- ✅ **User experience**: Clean setup without unwanted default folders
- ✅ **No breaking changes**: All existing backup/restore features work
as before

## Testing

Created comprehensive tests to validate:
- Dry runs (General tab loading) don't create directories
- Actual backup operations create directories as expected
- No regression in existing backup/restore functionality

Fixes #38620.

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Shawn Yuan
8d4ed04f1a ignore holtkey conflict (#41729) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR implements functionality to ignore specific hotkey conflicts in
PowerToys settings. The primary purpose is to allow users to suppress
individual shortcut conflict warnings if they find their configurations
work correctly despite the detected conflicts.


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- [x] Closes: #41544
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- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
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and link it here: #xxx

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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
- Added hotkey conflict ignore functionality with user-controllable
settings
- Updated shortcut control UI to support ignore states and clearer
conflict messaging
- Enhanced conflict detection to respect ignored shortcuts when counting
conflicts

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## Validation Steps Performed

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuai Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan (from Dev Box) <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2025-09-29 08:53:07 +08:00
Kai Tao
aef46481d9 [Find My Mouse] Adding transparency support for spotlight (#41701) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
### Feature
Separate the find my mouse's spotlight area with the backdrop, so that
we could support the frequent ask - We should leave the circle
transparent in find my mouse

### Engineering:
1. Modernize the framework - From UWP composition to WASDK composition
api

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- [x] Closes: #15512
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- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
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for new binaries
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installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
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- [x] Data migration: Should nota break existing experience when upgrade
- [x] Should be able to configure the background and spotlight opacity 
- [x] Should be able to work with different settings


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f311c03-fa79-41d3-94bb-589d853295f4

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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2025-09-26 13:03:00 +08:00
Gordon Lam
08a3ae2dee Enable "Space" only to activate Peek (#41867) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request

Closes: #26143

This pull request introduces a new "single Space key activation" mode
for the Peek PowerToy, allowing users to open Peek with just the Space
key when File Explorer or the Desktop is focused. The implementation
includes settings UI changes, backend logic to enforce and manage this
mode, eligibility checks for activation, and telemetry. It also enhances
the user experience by disabling the activation shortcut control when
space mode is enabled and providing appropriate tooltips and
localization.

**Key changes:**

### Feature: Single Space Key Activation Mode

* Added a new setting (`EnableSpaceToActivate`) to allow users to enable
Peek activation using only the Space key, restricted to File Explorer or
Desktop focus. When enabled, the activation shortcut is forced to bare
Space and the previous shortcut is stashed (not restored on toggle-off
for simplicity). (`src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/PeekProperties.cs`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PeekViewModel.cs`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PeekPage.xaml`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`)
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[[6]](diffhunk://#diff-f474be48688a195b3cce5b395ea6c0cbc93d7a76d228dcb5dc4fc33f36f2ce83L17-R51)
[[7]](diffhunk://#diff-dada9baae540a067141b033257982d33df5a6a504e1a1d492fa2961bd04b6a03R3155-R3165)

<img width="1018" height="197" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f9eec4a-2583-41e5-92e9-9dfbc186728a"
/>

* UI will hide the activation shortcut control. Attempts to change the
shortcut programmatically are ignored while in this mode.
(`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PeekPage.xaml`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PeekViewModel.cs`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-f474be48688a195b3cce5b395ea6c0cbc93d7a76d228dcb5dc4fc33f36f2ce83L17-R51)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-3fb87fad8b86d17fa39d2319425f78d3029e3de89e88f4040d449d6a16d9d240R173-R178)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-3fb87fad8b86d17fa39d2319425f78d3029e3de89e88f4040d449d6a16d9d240R228-R257)
[[4]](diffhunk://#diff-dada9baae540a067141b033257982d33df5a6a504e1a1d492fa2961bd04b6a03R3155-R3165)

<img width="1014" height="116" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d1513101-a859-4b06-9252-2e707bce6689"
/>

### Activation Logic & Eligibility

* Implemented a foreground window hook and debounce logic to determine
if Peek can be activated by Space (only when File Explorer, Desktop, or
Peek itself is focused). This minimizes CPU overhead when user
repeatedly presses Space but not for Peek .
(`src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R50-R60)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R188-R292)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039L457-R637)

* Managed hook installation and cleanup based on Peek's enabled state
and the space mode toggle. (`src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R188-R292)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R562)
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[[4]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R496)

### Settings & Telemetry

* Added the new toggle to the settings serialization and XAML UI, with
localization and descriptions. (`src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PeekPage.xaml`,
`src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R530)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-f474be48688a195b3cce5b395ea6c0cbc93d7a76d228dcb5dc4fc33f36f2ce83L17-R51)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-dada9baae540a067141b033257982d33df5a6a504e1a1d492fa2961bd04b6a03R3155-R3165)

* Added telemetry event for enabling/disabling space mode.
(`src/modules/peek/peek/trace.cpp`, `src/modules/peek/peek/trace.h`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-db76a3e6fa1cc19889492b72d0c063835bdc8f67909cb9d91c9e7e47e248a87aR51-R60)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-8f824b0a7dd76f7fcd4a15b7885233b5b3212403a56c4efd67b83c4c2d02e486R18-R20)

### Code Quality

* Refactored includes and initialization logic for clarity and
maintainability. (`src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp`)
[[1]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039L2-R14)
[[2]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R37-R39)
[[3]](diffhunk://#diff-ac3987a14b7c287a047f57613d97a78265f0dcef56084fb5361021953328b039R483)

These changes collectively provide a safer, more accessible, and
user-friendly way to activate Peek with a single key, while ensuring
users are clearly informed and accidental activations are minimized.
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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2025-09-26 07:28:55 +08:00
Kai Tao
4ad951eb56 Setting search (#41285) 
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Localized search:
<img width="1576" height="480" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dd6e5e9f-419b-40b1-b796-f0799481ecfc"
/>


## AI summary
This pull request introduces infrastructure and code to support search
functionality for PowerToys settings, including a new search index
specification, a dedicated search library, and updates to the solution
configuration. The main changes are the addition of a spec describing
how settings should be indexed and navigated, the creation of a new
`Common.Search` project with a fuzz search implementation, and updates
to the solution file to include these new components.

**Settings Search Feature Implementation**

* Documentation:
* Added a detailed specification (`settings-search.md`) describing the
structure of PowerToys settings pages, how to index settings, navigation
logic, runtime search, result grouping, build-time indexing strategy,
and corner cases.

* New Search Library:
* Added the new `Common.Search` project to the solution, including its
project file and implementation of a fuzz search service
(`FuzzSearchService<T>`), match options, match results, and search
precision scoring.
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* Solution Configuration:
* Updated `PowerToys.sln` to include `Common.Search` and
`Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder` projects, and configured their build
settings for various platforms and mapped project dependencies.
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**Spell-check Dictionary Updates**

* Added new terms related to navigation and settings UI components (such
as `Navigatable`, `NavigatablePage`, `settingscard`, `Tru`, `tweakable`)
to the spell-check dictionary to support the new search and indexing
features.
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Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam (SH) <yeelam@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam <73506701+yeelam-gordon@users.noreply.github.com>
 2025-08-25 21:23:07 +08:00
Tibère B.
d90575b8da feat(MouseWithoutBorders): Prevent Easy Mouse from moving to another machine when an application is running in fullscreen mode. (#39854) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request

This PR adds a new feature to Easy Mouse, it is now possible to toggle a
setting that will prevent Easy Mouse to switch away from the host
machine when the foreground application is running in full screen mode,
requiring the user to first alt tab out of the application before
performing the switch, this also comes with a way to allow the switch on
specific apps.


![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e45bbfa7-89c9-4051-8f1a-f2ac2648a6ca)

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- [x] **Closes:** #32197
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end user facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
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for new binaries and localization folder
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

This PR changes the way Easy Mouse checks wherever it should move to
another machine, after checking that the corresponding setting is
enabled and that we are trying to move away from the host machine, it
will run a test using native WinAPI methods to get the foreground window
and check if it is running in full screen.

If it is, it will then check the name of the executable against a list
of ignored app configured by the user, if the executable is found in
that list, the switch will be allowed despite the application running in
full screen.

These new settings were moved along with the original Easy Mouse toggle
to a new "Easy Mouse" setting group to avoid cluttering the Keyboard
shortcuts group.

This feature will only work when used from the controller machine, as I
didn't find a way to easily check for running application on a remote
machine that didn't involved touching the sockets, I felt like such a
change would be out of scope for this issue.

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## Validation Steps Performed

I had a hard time writing tests and didn't achieve anything meaningful
enough to be included, I may require some guidance on how to properly
write tests for this project.

I tested my changes by running my modified version of
MouseWithoutBorders on my machines, which I did for a few days now, It
allowed me to catch a few bugs, but it has been running smoothly
otherwise.

My changes didn't seemed to have caused any automated tests to fail.

It may require some additional testing for setups including more than
two machines.

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Kai Tao (from Dev Box) <kaitao@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Gordon Lam (SH) <yeelam@microsoft.com>
 2025-08-22 20:42:36 +08:00
Mike Hall
df08d98a81 Implement "Gliding cursor" accessibility feature (#41221) 
## Summary of the Pull Request
Added '[Gliding
Cursor](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/37097)'
functionality to Mouse Pointer Crosshairs, this enables a single
hotkey/Microsoft Adaptive Hub + button to control cursor movement and
clicking. This is implemented as an extension to the existing Mouse
Pointer Crosshairs module.

Testing has been manual, ensuring that the existing Mouse Pointer
Crosshairs functionality is unchanged, and that the new Gliding Cursor
functionality works alongside Mouse Pointer Crosshairs.


![FlowPointer2](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ede40fe5-d749-45d1-bd8d-627dda2927a3)

<img width="857" height="438" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b9e7ee72-dfeb-4d20-93a5-a34e8b10d703"
/>


To test this functionality:
- Open Mouse Crosshair settings and make sure the feature is enabled.
- Press the shortcut to start the gliding cursor — a vertical line
appears.
- Press the shortcut again to slow the vertical line.
- Press once more to fix the vertical line; a horizontal line begins
moving.
- Press again to slow the horizontal line.
- When the lines meet at your target, press the shortcut to perform the
click.

## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #37097
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **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
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- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: #xxx

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
The PR includes these changes:
* Updated Mouse Pointer Crosshairs XAML to include a new hotkey to start
the gliding cursor experience
* Added two sliders for fast/slow cursor movement
* mapped the new hotkey/XAML sliders through to the existing
MousePointerHotkeys project, dllmain.cpp
* Added a 10ms tick for Gliding cursor for crosshairs/cursor movement
* Added state for gliding functionality - horiz fast, horiz slow, vert
fast, vert slow, click
* added gates around the existing mouse movement hook to prevent mouse
movement when gliding


## Validation Steps Performed
Manual testing has been completed on several PCs to confirm the
following:
* Existing Mouse Pointer Crosshairs functionality is unchanged
* Gliding cursor settings are persisted/used by the gliding cursor code
* Gliding cursor restores Mouse Pointer Crosshairs state after the final
click has completed.

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
Co-authored-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
 2025-08-21 13:53:20 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
44d34e45c0 Add telemetry for shortcut conflict detection feature. (#41271) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Add telemetry for shortcut conflict detection.

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- [ ] Closes: #xxx
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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
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pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
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and link it here: #xxx

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuai Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
 2025-08-21 09:27:01 +08:00
Shawn Yuan
75526b9580 [Feature] PowerToys hotkey conflict detection (#41029) 
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Implements comprehensive hotkey conflict detection and resolution system
for PowerToys, providing real-time conflict checking and centralized
management interface.

## PR Checklist

- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **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
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [x] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: [Shortcut conflict detction dev
spec](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-dev-docs/pull/5519)

## TODO Lists
- [x] Add real-time hotkey validation functionality to the hotkey dialog
- [x] Immediately detect conflicts and update shortcut conflict status
after applying new shortcuts
- [x] Return conflict list from runner hotkey conflict detector for
conflict checking.
- [x] Implement the Tooltip for every shortcut control 
- [x] Add dialog UI for showing all the shortcut conflicts
- [x] Support changing shortcut directly inside the shortcut conflict
window/dialog, no need to nav to the settings page.
- [x] Redesign the `ShortcutConflictDialogContentControl` to align with
the spec
- [x] Add navigating and changing hotkey auctionability to the
`ShortcutConflictDialogContentControl`
- [x] Add telemetry. Impemented in [another
PR](https://github.com/shuaiyuanxx/PowerToys/pull/47)

## Shortcut Conflict Support Modules

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3915174e-d1e7-4f86-8835-2a1bafcc85c9)

<details>
<summary>Demo videos</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/476d992c-c6ca-4bcd-a3f2-b26cc612d1b9


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1c1a2537-de54-4db2-bdbf-6f1908ff1ce7


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9c992254-fc2b-402c-beec-20fceef25e6b


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d66abc1c-b8bf-45f8-a552-ec989dab310f
</details>

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## Validation Steps Performed
Manually validation performed.

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Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuai Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Niels Laute <niels.laute@live.nl>
 2025-08-20 09:31:52 +08:00
Mohammed Saalim K
6130d2ad39 Hosts: add “No leading spaces” option and honor it when saving (#41206) 
## Summary of the Pull Request

Adds a new Hosts File Editor setting “No leading spaces” that prevents
prepending spaces to active lines when saving the hosts file (when any
entry is disabled). Default is Off to preserve current behavior.



## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: #36386  

- [ ] Communication: N/A (small, scoped option)

- [x] Tests: Added/updated and all pass

- [x] Localization: New en-US strings added; other locales handled by
loc pipeline

- [ ] Dev docs: N/A

- [x] New binaries: None

- [x] Documentation updated: N/A



## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

- Settings surface:

  - `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/HostsProperties.cs`: add
`NoLeadingSpaces`

  - `src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/Settings/IUserSettings.cs`: add
`NoLeadingSpaces`

  - `src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Settings/UserSettings.cs`: load/save value
from settings.json

  - `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/HostsViewModel.cs`: expose
`NoLeadingSpaces`

  - `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/HostsPage.xaml`: new
SettingsCard toggle

  - `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`: add
`Hosts_NoLeadingSpaces.Header/Description`

- Writer change:

  - `src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/Helpers/HostsService.cs`: gate indent
with `anyDisabled && !_userSettings.NoLeadingSpaces`

- Tests:

  - `src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/HostsServiceTest.cs`:
`NoLeadingSpaces_Disabled_RemovesIndent`



Backward compatibility: default Off, current formatting unchanged unless
the user enables the option.



## Validation Steps Performed

- Automated: `HostsEditor.UnitTests` including
`NoLeadingSpaces_Disabled_RemovesIndent` passing.

- Manual:

  1. Run PowerToys (runner) as Admin.

  2. Settings → Hosts File Editor → enable “No leading spaces”.

  3. In editor, add active `127.0.0.10 example1` and disabled
`127.0.0.11 example2`; Save.

  4. Open `C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts` in Notepad.

     - ON: active line starts at column 0; disabled is `# 127...`.

     - OFF: active line begins with two spaces when a disabled entry
exists.
 2025-08-19 13:58:10 +08:00