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.
## 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.
## 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
- [ ] **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:** no new strings
- [x] **Dev docs:** nothing to update
- [x] **New binaries:** none
- [x] **Documentation updated:** none
## 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.
## 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`).
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.
## 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
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- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
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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.
_⚠️ 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
## Summary of the Pull Request
The ExprTk result was previously parsed with CurrentCulture, which means
that calculator was broken on every device which's culture info differed
from what ExprTk returns.
It would probably be better to just obtain the result as a double
directly, but that can wait.
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #40305
- [ ] **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:** No need
- [x] **New binaries:** None
- [x] **Documentation updated:** No need
## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
ExprTk, the math library that CmdPal's Calculator uses, returns the
result as a string formatted in `en-US`, therefore we need to also parse
it as `en-US`.
## Validation Steps Performed
Small and large numbers work correctly with all decimal separators
- Renaming "Kill process" to "End task" to align with Windows.
- Updating End task and Close window icons to align with End Task in
Windows.
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Commenting out code from chat with the team for right now. we haven't
had time to fully kick the tires and want to be 100% sure the life cycle
is great for end users
---------
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## Summary of the Pull Request
When we call RaiseItemsChanged, it will trigger function GetItems. So if
you enter this function through typing query, it will trap in an inf
loop. Eventually leading to crash.
related change: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/40050
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Fixed a simple English grammar error in SamplePagesExtension in CmdPal.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR addresses an issue where ActionRuntime initialization may
repeatedly incur delays and fail during runtime usage, especially when
the OS supports the API but action creation fails.
### Fix:
Introduced ActionRuntimeManager to:
- Manage a shared static ActionRuntime instance
- Perform initialization once, at extension loading time
- Store the result (success or failure) to avoid repeated creation
attempts
Consumers now:
- ActionRuntimeManager.InstanceAsync.GetAwaiter().GetResult()
Initialization will only be attempted up to 3 times. After that, runtime
is marked as unavailable and no further attempts are made.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR addresses an issue where direct double output from exprtk
evaluation led to precision artifacts (e.g., 12.2 + 10 resulting in
22.199999999999999). This behavior is due to how double represents
decimal fractions in binary.
- To improve user-facing precision, the result is now:
- Converted to decimal for higher decimal accuracy.
- Rounded to fit within 15 total significant digits (integer +
fraction).
- Formatted using "G29" to eliminate unnecessary trailing zeros.
- Cleaned up to remove dangling decimal points.
This ensures more intuitive and readable output like:
- 1.9999999999 → "1.9999999999"
- 100000.9999999999 → "100001"
- 100000.999999999 → "100000.999999999"
This change improves clarity, especially for users entering expressions
expecting decimal-accurate results.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This change addresses a significant performance regression caused by
improper handling of null-terminated strings returned from the
SHLoadIndirectString API.
Previously, the output buffer was converted to string using
Span<char>.ToString() without trimming at the null terminator (\0). As a
result, the entire buffer (1024 characters) was converted, including
trailing garbage data after the valid string.
This caused the fuzzy matching logic to process unnecessarily long
strings, leading to excessive CPU usage and input lag (~2 seconds delay
per keystroke).
The fix properly locates the first null terminator in the buffer and
slices the span before converting to string, eliminating trailing
garbage characters. This reduces the workload in the scoring function
and resolves the input lag in the apps extension search.
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Root Cause:
After the CsWin32 upgrade, the code switched from using manually
allocated unmanaged buffers (Marshal.AllocHGlobal) to using Span<char>
via outBuffer.AsSpan(). However, the Span length passed to
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## Summary of the Pull Request
To avoid dup code, try to move some LibraryImport define to common
folder.
This can make other modules/extensions easy to use.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This actually fixes an issue with #39794. What I failed to mention in
the original issue was the additional path under the registry that the
new key is located under. Instead of the key being stored directly in
`UserChoiceLatest` in a key named `ProgId`, the path also includes a
second `ProgId` as well.
Copilot tried to fix this issue in #40035, but because I had failed to
mention the additional `ProgId` in the path, it was not included in
Copilot's fix.
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## Summary
This PR fixes an issue where PowerToys Web Search and PowerToys Run
would always open Microsoft Edge instead of the user's default browser
on Windows 11 24H2, even when a different browser like Firefox was set
as the default.
## Root Cause
Windows 11 24H2 introduced a change where default browser associations
are now stored in a new registry location:
- **New location**:
`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoiceLatest`
- **Old location**:
`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice`
PowerToys was only checking the old registry location, causing it to
fail to find the default browser and fall back to Microsoft Edge.
## Changes Made
Updated both `DefaultBrowserInfo.cs` files to check the new registry
location first, then fall back to the old location for backward
compatibility:
1. **Command Palette Web Search**:
`src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/DefaultBrowserInfo.cs`
2. **PowerToys Run**:
`src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Common/DefaultBrowserInfo.cs`
**Before**:
```csharp
var progId = GetRegistryValue(
@"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice",
"ProgId");
```
**After**:
```csharp
var progId = GetRegistryValue(
@"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoiceLatest",
"ProgId")
?? GetRegistryValue(
@"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice",
"ProgId");
```
## Testing
- Verified the fallback logic works correctly with a test application
- Confirmed both affected files are updated with the same pattern
- Ensured backward compatibility with older Windows versions
## Impact
This fix ensures that:
- Users on Windows 11 24H2 will have their default browser respected
- Older Windows versions continue to work as before
- No breaking changes are introduced
Fixes#39794.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR updates all application manifest files across the PowerToys
codebase to use **PerMonitorV2** DPI awareness, ensuring optimal
high-DPI display support on modern Windows systems.
## Changes Made
Updated **12 manifest files** to include proper PerMonitorV2 DPI
awareness:
### Files with New DPI Support Added:
- `src/runner/PowerToys.exe.manifest` - Added complete DPI awareness
section
- `src/modules/awake/Awake/app.manifest` - Upgraded from basic
`dpiAware` to PerMonitorV2
### Files Upgraded from PerMonitor to PerMonitorV2:
- `src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/App.manifest`
- `src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.exe.manifest`
### Files Enhanced for Consistency:
- `src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide.exe.manifest`
- `src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.exe.manifest`
- All 5 cmdpal extension manifests
## Technical Implementation
All manifests now use the standardized format that provides:
1. **PerMonitorV2** as the primary DPI awareness mode for Windows 10
Anniversary Update and later
3. **`true/PM`** for backward compatibility with pre-Windows 10 systems
```xml
<application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<windowsSettings>
<dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true/PM</dpiAware>
<dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2, PerMonitor</dpiAwareness>
</windowsSettings>
</application>
```
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## Summary of the Pull Request
The fallback items of Time & Date plugin missing the command. This PR
add the missing copy command.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
- Adds a new **"Restart Windows Explorer"** command to the **"Windows
System Commands"** provider
- Implemented using **Restart Manager** to allow restoring previously
opened Explorer windows after restart
- This depends on the *"Restore previous folder windows at logon"*
option in File Explorer Options
- An explicit timeout was added for terminating processes, since Restart
Manager uses very long timeouts 😴
- The shell process name (`explorer`) is hardcoded
- The command attempts to terminate all `explorer` processes
indiscriminately
- Execution requires confirmation (if enabled in settings)
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## Summary of the Pull Request
The results in Time&Date ext are cached. This leads to outdated results
and makes no sense for a time/date query.
The PR fixes this.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Adds a *Copy path* command to the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd> menu in
the All apps extension
## PR Checklist
- [x] **Closes:** #39500 (as mentioned in the discussion, the other
requests will be tracked over in #39501)
- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already + has Help wanted
- [x] **Tests:** 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
Copies the exe full path for standard programs. Copies the package
directory for UWPs.
Shows a *Copied to clipboard!* toast on a successful copy and closes.
Shows a toast when copying fails, keeps CmdPal open.
## Validation Steps Performed
Manually tested copying for UWPs and Win32 programs
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR replaces the original Mages-based expression evaluation engine
with a WinRT-wrapped version of Exprtk in the CmdPalCalculator module.
### Key Changes
**Expression Engine:**
- All expression parsing and evaluation now use Exprtk (via a WinRT
wrapper) instead of Mages.
**Base Conversion Handling:**
- Since Exprtk does not support non-decimal (binary, octal, hexadecimal)
input natively, added logic to convert all such inputs to decimal before
evaluation.
**Code Structure:**
- The overall logic and API surface remain unchanged except for the
engine and base conversion handling.
- All previous Mages references and dependencies have been removed.
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We need to release it manually.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
This PR introduces necessary changes to make the CmdPal.Apps extension
compatible with NativeAOT publishing. The main updates include:
1. Project configuration updates: Added NativeAOT-related properties to
the .csproj.
2. Native interop adjustments:
> - Introduced NativeMethods.json and used
[CsWin32](https://github.com/microsoft/cswin32) to generate P/Invoke
bindings.
> - Replaced some DllImport declarations with source-generated
[LibraryImport] for improved AOT support.
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* Use source generation to replace some csWin32 function call.
* Clean up some AOT compatible issues.
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Base on my test, some built-in extensions can be published with native
AOT enabled with a little changes. (see this branch:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/39605).
1. SystemCommands: no change need. Removed some unused code.
2. WinGet: disable marshalling. and do a little changes in
CreateInstance.
3. WindowWalker: use source generation to call CoCreateInstance.
4. WindowsTerminal: use source generation to call
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On a reload, the system commands fallback would leave the "restart"
fallback behind, for the same reason as what we found around
e40372c & ef264d9 in #38455
