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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR replaces the previous pixel-by-pixel image comparison logic with
a perceptual hash (pHash)-based comparison using the
CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash library.
**Removes the need for golden images from CI pipelines**
Since the comparison is perceptual rather than binary, we no longer need
to fetch pixel-perfect golden images from pipelines for validation.
Developers can now capture screenshots locally and still get meaningful,
robust comparisons.
### Why pHash?
Unlike direct pixel comparison (which fails on minor rendering
differences), pHash focuses on the overall structure and visual
perception of the image. This provides several benefits:
- Robust to minor differences: tolerates compression artifacts,
anti-aliasing, subtle rendering changes, and border padding.
- Resilient to resolution or format changes: works even if images are
scaled or compressed differently.
- Closer to human perception: more accurately reflects whether two
images "look" the same to a person.
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Just standardizing built-in extensions to use a `internal sealed class
Icons` for all their non-dynamic icons.
Looks like a LOT of changes, but it's icons all the way down.
_targets #40504_
Major refactoring for #40113
This moves a large swath of the codebase to a `.Core` project. "Core"
doesn't have any explicit dependencies on "extensions", settings or the
current `MainListPage`. It's just a filterable list of stuff. This
should let us make this component a bit more reusable.
This is half of a PR. As I did this, I noticed a particular bit of code
for TopLevelVViewModels and CommandPaletteHost that was _very rough_.
Solving it in this PR would make "move everything to a new project" much
harder to review. So I'm submitting two PRs simultaneously, so we can
see the changes separately, then merge together.
_targets #40482_
ref #40113
A smaller refactor, to be sure.
This just moves the instantiation of PageViewModel objects out of the
ShellViewModel, and into its own class.
The idea being that other page types could be added, just by extending
that factory (or implementing your own), and then also handling those
new VMs in your ShellPage.xaml.cs equivalent.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Base on https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/40486 we can easily
use lab package. So all blocker has been resolved.
1. Replace CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown with
CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock
2. Add default markdown style config to align some configuration with
the original one. (but still have some gap)
3. Add new configuration in pipeline to control the AOT enable/disable.
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Co-authored-by: Yu Leng (from Dev Box) <yuleng@microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Mike Griese <migrie@microsoft.com>
## Summary of the Pull Request
Updates LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider so it returns list of top-level
commands for further instead of modifying TopLevelCommands collection
directly.
Reverts unintended change from cfa5f75 where
LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider updates the shared TopLevelCommands
collection directly from in a task, causing thread-safety issues and
bypassing synchronization lock on the collection.
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_This madness has gone on too long, I say_
This replaces our default nuget.org feed with a public azure artifacts
feed in the shine-oss org. This is what literally everyone else does, I
don't know why we don't.
This should unblock _wait where'd that issue go_ since we can just add
the community toolkit labs feed as an upstream
This has the negative side effect that it did prompt me to log in to
azure artifacts with my MSA. I've cancelled like 5 prompts now, but it
seems to still be working on it?
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This is an attempt to release Preview Handlers instantiated by Peek and
close the related processe.
⚠️ Note that even if the PR improve the current behavior, the solution
doesn't work 100% of times.
I noticed that sometimes the process gets leaked also when Preview
Handler is used in Explorer 🤔
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- Ported the same fix applied to CmdPal to ensure the process is
terminated gracefully instead of being killed:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/39589
- Attempt to cleanup Preview Handlers and close the relative process
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Tested manually:
- Preview through some Excel and Word files
- Close Peek window
- Excel and Word processes are closed
## Summary of the Pull Request
Also runs the code through UI thread. it will ensure correct access to
_acrylicController, and also because the method touches UI element.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Display full page message when the Web Search extension page is empty
<img width="786" height="473" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2d08d809-1127-44b3-9842-50969eb6bef7"
/>
<img width="786" height="473" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/155374cc-3e13-4cc0-b7e5-b4fa2b371ba7"
/>
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #38969
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** yay
- [x] **Localization:** nope
- [x] **Dev docs:** none
- [x] **New binaries:** zilch
- [x] **Documentation updated:** no need
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
--
## Validation Steps Performed
Tested with and without enabled history.
This PR adds the Hotkeys and RandomGen plugins to the third-party
plugins documentation in the General plugins section.
## Hotkeys Plugin
⌨️ Hotkeys for PowerToys Run - Create, manage, and trigger custom
keyboard shortcuts directly from PowerToys Run
This plugin enables users to create and manage custom keyboard shortcuts
without leaving PowerToys Run, making it easier to automate repetitive
tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
### Features
- 🔑 Create custom keyboard shortcuts
- 🔄 Manage existing shortcuts
- ⚡ Trigger shortcuts directly from PowerToys Run
- 📋 Import/export shortcuts
- 🔍 Search through your shortcuts
- ⚙️ Configure shortcut behavior
- 🌐 Application-specific shortcuts
- 📝 Add descriptions to shortcuts
## RandomGen Plugin
🎲 RandomGen for PowerToys Run - Generate random data instantly with a
single keystroke
This plugin is particularly useful for designers who need random color
codes and placeholder content, as well as developers and testers who
need quick access to various types of random data.
### Features
- 🔐 Cryptographically Secure Passwords
- 📍 Secure PIN Codes
- 👤 Personal Data (names, emails, phone numbers)
- 🏢 Business Data
- 📅 Date Generation
- 🔢 Number Generation
- 🆔 Unique Identifiers (GUIDs/UUIDs)
- 🎨 Color Codes (especially useful for designers)
- 🌐 Web Data
- 💳 Payment Testing Data
- 📝 Lorem Ipsum placeholder text
## Links to plugins
- https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Hotkeys
- https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-RandomGen
## Summary of the Pull Request
Clears and hides fallback item for URL when query changes and URL is no
longer a valid URL. Fixes the situation when the item remains visible in
the list with generic text and pointing the last valid URL it was
updated with.
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #40512
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
## Validation Steps Performed
Entered URL to search field. Observed the Open URL item is present.
Cleared URL. Observed that Open URL item is not present.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Adds support for Vietnamese in QuickAccent
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- [x] **Closes:** #36491
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Vietnamese character set based of on
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_alphabet)
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Manually tested
Previously, the `KeyDown` handler for `Alt+Left Arrow` was not invoked
if the search bar contained text. By moving the logic to the
`PreviewKeyDown` handler, we ensure the shortcut is handled regardless
of the search bar’s content.
The handler was added to the `ShellPage`'s `PreviewKeyDown` handler,
rather than the one on `SearchBar`. This will allow the shortcut to be
available throughout the entire window and will ensure it works from
within the page content, e.g. from forms
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targets #40479
Kinda mental that the viewmodel had this hard dependency.
So instead I added a service for providing the root page for the app.
Theoretically, you could add a different `IRootPageService`, and give
out
a different root page.
ref #40113
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Fixes WiX installer build failure caused by GUID conflict between
`BgcodePreviewHandler` and `GcodePreviewHandler` components in the
Resources.wxs file.
### Root cause
Both `BgcodePreviewHandler` and `GcodePreviewHandler` components were
using the same GUID suffix `07`, causing WiX build errors due to
duplicate component GUIDs across all language variations.
### Fix
Changed `BgcodePreviewHandler` component GUID suffix from `07` to `22`
to ensure unique component identification.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
The previous timeout for CI, fuzzing, and UI test builds was set to 4
hours, which often caused long wait times even when a job was already
stuck or failing.
To improve development feedback loops and reduce wasted time, the
timeout has been shortened to 90 minutes, which should still be
sufficient for normal runs but helps catch issues earlier.
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Otherwise, it silently fails to hide the window.
The problem is not visible to naked eye, since the window is already
cloaked.
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #40535
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already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
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## Validation Steps Performed
Tested with an extension that return CommandResult.Dismiss and then
works with focused app
(https://github.com/CoreyHayward/CmdPal-InputTyper).
## Summary of the Pull Request
Enables navigation to the previous page when the mouse X1 (back) button
is pressed. This improves user experience for those using multi-button
mice, making navigation more intuitive.
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #40499
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
## Validation Steps Performed
According to Issue #40447 Without the Lock in RecentCommandsManager we
get Exception:
Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
It indicated that while GetCommandHistoryWeight was enumerating History,
another method (likely AddHistoryItem) modified it at the same time.
Since List is not thread-safe, simultaneous read+write can break it.
## Summary of the Pull Request
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I've checked that in this project we use the new .NET 9 locking instead
of object locking and implemented it according to rest of the locks
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
I've Manually tested it and also made sure that all the unit test pass
## Validation Steps Performed
## Summary of the Pull Request
Ensures the Command Palette main window is brought to the front and made
topmost when shown. When the palette is hidden (cloaked but not
destroyed), it is moved to the bottom of the window stack to avoid
interfering with the user workflow. Dynamic removal of the topmost flag
is a precaution to prevent the cloak window from bothering user in
accessibility tools that too much -- in case they don't recognize cloak
windows as not visible).
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #38726
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already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** Nothing to test
- [x] **Localization:** Nothing to localize
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
## Validation Steps Performed
I've tested that the Command Palette window is display over other
top-most windows (e.g. Task Manager). I've tested that the command
palette is displayed over the Rainbow gadgets when it was originally
under the gadget.
## Summary of the Pull Request
Fixes space handling for CmdPal's Calculator. Windows uses the no-break
space instead of the normal one for locales which use a space for number
group separation, however most users don't realize this and expect
CmdPal to also handle normal spaces as such, hence this PR.
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #40273
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already.
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** No need
- [x] **New binaries:** None
- [x] **Documentation updated:** No need
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
## Validation Steps Performed
Manually tested calculations with spaces as group separators. Doesn't
break with lone standing spaces (e.g. `7 + pi + pi + 7`).
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Simply updates the install links in the README.
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## PR Checklist
- **Closes:** N/A
- **Communication:** This is a very minor change, for which
communication would only waste time, even if the work is rejected.
Communication is therefore unnecessary.
- **Tests:** None needed.
- [X] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- **Dev docs:** No updates needed.
- **New binaries:** None needed
- [JSON for
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for new binaries: not part of program
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for new binaries and localization folder: Not part of program
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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
Figuring a way to automate this would be useful, as the updates for
patch releases are often overlooked.
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## Validation Steps Performed
Preview viewed and links tested.
This adds settings to each provider to allow us to control if individual
fallback items are enabled or not, regardless of the provider being
enabled.
This is relevant to _all the threads where disabling fallback commands
came up_
This just adds another section to each provider's settings page, with a
list of the fallback commands.
This also has nothing to do with the "top-level apps search", which is
not really a fallback command - it's its own thing.
Ref #38288. Doesn't close that, because this only controls
enable/disable, not ranking.
From here, we should be able to add a dedicated page in the SUI that
shows all the fallbacks across all providers. That's where we'll enable
the ordering.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR:
- Fixes the passing of activation arguments between instances.
- Adds defensive handling of exceptions if the activation argument is
corrupted.
- Ensures that the activation method is consistently handled on the main
thread.
- Updates the condition under which the main window is displayed after
startup or activation.
The main window will now be automatically shown when the app is started
or activated, except in the following cases:
- when started as a startup task,
- when started using x-cmdpal://background,
- when started using x-cmdpal://settings.
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## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #39681
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## Summary
Adds keyboard shortcuts to Command Palette context menu items to match
PowerToys Run functionality, providing users with faster access to
context actions without needing to open the context menu.
## Changes Made
Added `RequestedShortcut` properties to context menu items in both
`UWPApplication.cs` and `Win32Program.cs`:
### Keyboard Shortcuts Implemented
**UWP Applications:**
- Run as Admin: `Ctrl+Shift+Enter`
- Copy Path: `Ctrl+Shift+P`
- Open Containing Folder: `Ctrl+Shift+E`
- Open in Console: `Ctrl+Shift+C`
**Win32 Programs:**
- Run as Admin: `Ctrl+Shift+Enter`
- Run as Different User: `Ctrl+Shift+U`
- Copy Path: `Ctrl+Shift+P`
- Open Containing Folder: `Ctrl+Shift+E`
- Open in Console: `Ctrl+Shift+C`
## Implementation Details
- Added `using Windows.System;` import to access `VirtualKey` enum
- Used `KeyChordHelpers.FromModifiers()` to create keyboard shortcuts
- Applied shortcuts to `CommandContextItem` objects in `GetCommands()`
methods
- Maintained all existing functionality while adding hotkey
accessibility
### Code Example
```csharp
commands.Add(new CommandContextItem(
new RunAsAdminCommand(path, directory, false))
{
RequestedShortcut = KeyChordHelpers.FromModifiers(ctrl: true, shift: true, vkey: VirtualKey.Enter),
});
```
## User Experience
Users can now:
- Select an app in Command Palette search results
- Press hotkeys directly (e.g., `Ctrl+Shift+E` to open containing
folder)
- Access context actions without opening the context menu (`Ctrl+K`)
- Enjoy the same hotkey experience as PowerToys Run
This makes Command Palette faster and more consistent with PowerToys
Run, addressing the user request for "having a possibility to directly
trigger any of those options with hotkey from the search results."
Fixes#40358.
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Committing this sample for posterity's sake.
This is the product of an experiment: "can an extension know when it's
page was opened / closed?"
And without changing the actual SDK, this **is** possible. It relies on
the fact that CmdPal (the host) needs to register for the `ItemsChanged`
event on list pages, and it does that when the page is loaded, and it
unregisters itself when the page is closed.
This does require manually implementing `IListPage` - you can't just
`override` the `event` in the base class ([that's
illegal](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fundamentals/code-analysis/quality-rules/ca1070)),
and using `new` to shadow it doesn't work either (probably for cswinrt
reasons).
This is the best I came up with.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Prevents installed applications from appearing in the top-level search
when Installed Apps extension is disabled.
Previously, application commands were still returned in the global
search results even when the *Installed Apps* extension was turned off.
To match user expectations, the search now respects the extension’s
enabled state.
- Added `IsActive` property to `CommandProviderWrapper` to indicate
whether the provider is both valid and enabled by the user in the
settings.
- Updated `MainListPage` to verify that the provider for `AllApps` is
active before including apps in filtered results.
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## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #39937
- [x] **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
- [x] **Dev docs:** nothing to update
- [x] **New binaries:** none
- [x] **Documentation updated:** nothing to update
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## Validation Steps Performed
Verified that the Installed app entries are shown in the top-level
search only when the Installed apps extension is enabled. Verified that
turning the Installed apps extension on or off has an immediate effect,
and that the behavior persists after an application restart.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
**Root Cause:**
The current pipeline builds the entire solution and runs all UI tests
every time, which takes more than 2 hours to complete.
**Fix**
Make the PowerToys UI test pipeline provides flexible options for
building and testing:
### Pipeline Options
- **useLatestOfficialBuild**: When checked, downloads the latest
official PowerToys build and installs it for testing. This skips the
full solution build and only builds UI test projects.
- **useCurrentBranchBuild**: When checked along with
`useLatestOfficialBuild`, downloads the official build from the current
branch instead of main.
- **uiTestModules**: Specify which UI test modules to build and run.
Examples:
- `UITests-FancyZones` - Only FancyZones UI tests
- `MouseUtils.UITests` - Only MouseUtils UI tests
- `['UITests-FancyZones', 'MouseUtils.UITests']` - Multiple specific
modules
- Leave empty to build and run all UI test modules
### Build Modes
1. **Official Build + Selective Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild =
true`)
- Downloads and installs official PowerToys build
- Builds only specified UI test projects
- Runs specified UI tests against installed PowerToys
- Controlled by `uiTestModules` parameter
2. **Full Build + Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild = false`)
- Builds entire PowerToys solution
- Builds UI test projects (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
- Runs UI tests (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
- Uses freshly built PowerToys for testing
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## PR Checklist
- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
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already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
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ref #40113
Moves a lot of the "model" logic out of `ShellPage.xaml.cs` into
`ShellViewModel`.
The LARGE majority of this code is copy-paste moving code. We're now
using a couple more messages to pass navigation between the VM and the
page. And a couple new messages for passing ETW events.
_⚠️ targets #40445_
This time, for real
This really really re-enables the clipboard history command. With the
foreground fixes from #40445, we can properly dismiss ourself to give FG
to the next app window. This actually lets us paste correctly.
I took the liberty of localizing the strings and fixing up the icons
while I was at it.
Closes#38344
Refactored ContextMenu into it's own control to allow displaying in
CommandBar and in response to right click on list items.
- Adds "critical" styling to context menu items flagged as `IsCritical`.
This will use the theme to style with correct color.
- Added `SeparatorContextItem` and modified `MoreCommands` to allow for
both `CommandContextItem`s and `SeparatorContextItem`s.
- Right clicking a list item with a context menu will open the context
menu at the position of the click and position the filter box at the top
of the context menu.
This PR covers:
- closes#38308
- closes#39211
- closes#38307
- closes#38261
this is a port of ce15032 onto main, for just the FG change.
When we cloak our window, we want to make sure to _manually_ give FG
back to another window. Because apparently cloaked windows can have FG.
beacause that makes sense 🤦Closes#39638
supersedes #40431
Co-authored-by: jiripolasek <me@jiripolasek.com>
## Summary of the Pull Request
Ensures the Command Palette main window stays hidden from the taskbar
after Windows Explorer restarts. Also updates how app switcher
visibility is managed to prevent unhandled exceptions and avoid startup
crashes when Explorer is not running or is not responsive.
## PR Checklist
- [x] Closes: #40334
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [x] **Tests:** no tests
- [x] **Localization:** nothing to localize
- [x] **Dev docs:** nothing to update
- [x] **New binaries:** no new binaries
- [x] **Documentation updated:** nothing to update
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
- Settings on the main window are reapplied after the taskbar is
re-created (e.g., after Windows Explorer restarts), restoring visibility
settings for the app switcher and taskbar button.
- Defensive handling of the property AppWindow.IsShownInSwitchers
controlling appearance in system representations such as ALT+TAB and the
taskbar, to avoid errors when Windows Explorer is not running (see
https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/8596).
- Prevents application startup failures when the Command Palette is
launched in environments without Windows Explorer.
## Validation Steps Performed
- Verified that the CmdPal main window taskbar button is not visible
after Explorer is restarted (without an attached debugger).
- Verified that CmdPal can be started when Explorer is not running.
- Verified that the CmdPal main window taskbar button is visible after
Explorer is restarted (if a debugger is attached to CmdPal).
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## Summary of the Pull Request
1. Add command args support in ui test core
2. Add command line parse logic in powerrename
3. Add some test cases.
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- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Updates .NET 9 Runtime / Library packages to the latest 9.0.7 servicing
release.
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## Validation Steps Performed
The test
`Win32ProgramRepositoryMustCallOnAppRenamedForLnkAppsWhenRenamedEventIsRaised`
was experiencing random failures due to object identity mismatches in
the repository's hash-based storage system.
## Root Cause
The test was manually creating `Win32Program` objects:
```csharp
Win32Program olditem = new Win32Program
{
Name = "oldpath",
ExecutableName = oldpath,
FullPath = linkingTo,
};
```
However, the `DoOnAppRenamedAsync` method creates the `oldApp` object
for removal using a different approach for .lnk files:
```csharp
oldApp = new Win32Program() {
Name = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(e.OldName),
ExecutableName = Path.GetFileName(e.OldName),
FullPath = newApp?.FullPath ?? oldPath
};
```
Since the repository uses `GetHashCode()` (based on `Name`,
`ExecutableName`, and `FullPath`) to identify objects for removal, any
subtle differences in these properties would cause the `Remove()`
operation to fail, leading to test assertion failures.
## Fix
Changed the test to use `Win32Program.GetAppFromPath()` instead of
manual object creation:
```csharp
Win32Program olditem = Win32Program.GetAppFromPath(oldFullPath);
Win32Program newitem = Win32Program.GetAppFromPath(newFullPath);
```
This mirrors the approach used in the working
`Win32ProgramRepositoryMustCallOnAppRenamedForUrlAppsWhenRenamedEventIsRaised`
test and ensures that test objects are created using the same code path
as the production code, eliminating hash code mismatches.
## Why This Was Random
The test failure appeared random because it depended on subtle
differences in object creation that could vary based on timing, mock
setup, or other environmental factors. By using the same object creation
method as the production code, the test becomes deterministic.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
### Root Cause
The UI test framework previously attempted to launch
PowerToys.Settings.exe directly.
However, this bypasses the PowerToys Runner, which is required for
proper interaction
and communication between runner.
### Fix
1. This change updates the launch mechanism to start PowerToys through
the Runner
with the appropriate argument ("--open-settings").
2. Prevents the Debug dialog from appearing in test runs
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This Bug started when the Win11 context menu integration was first
introduced by Image Resizer in version v0.60.0.
Move Image Resizer to the WinUI3Apps folder to fix file preview issue
when PowerToys is installed on a non-C:\Program Files.
This aligns with the current structure used by File Locksmith and
PowerRename, which are not WinUI 3 apps either, but are already located
there.
### Root Cause:
When registering an MSIX package, the Windows API adds certain user
permissions to the installation folders. Since Image Resizer was
previously placed under the main PowerToys directory, these permission
changes could prevent Explorer from loading its preview handler properly
in per-user scenarios.
Interestingly, this issue only affects per-user installs, not
machine-wide installs (e.g., to Program Files), even though both
locations receive additional permissions. The exact reason is still
unclear and requires further investigation.
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- [x] **Closes:** #24384#29644#32113#34139#37866#40345
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