fix help message error

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ADate
 ADDSTRING
 ADDUNDORECORD
 ADifferent
+adjacents
 ADMINS
 adml
 admx
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ ASYNCWINDOWPLACEMENT
 ASYNCWINDOWPOS
 atl
 ATRIOX
+ATX
 aumid
 authenticode
 AUTOBUDDY
@@ -207,17 +209,14 @@ changecursor
 CHILDACTIVATE
 CHILDWINDOW
 CHOOSEFONT
-CIBUILD
 cidl
 CIELCh
 cim
 CImage
 cla
 CLASSDC
-classguid
 classmethod
 CLASSNOTAVAILABLE
-claude
 CLEARTYPE
 clickable
 clickonce
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ colorhistory
 colorhistorylimit
 COLORKEY
 colorref
+Convs
 comctl
 comdlg
 comexp
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ CONTEXTHELP
 CONTEXTMENUHANDLER
 contractversion
 CONTROLPARENT
-Convs
 copiedcolorrepresentation
 coppied
 copyable
@@ -292,6 +291,7 @@ cpcontrols
 cph
 cplusplus
 CPower
+cppcoreguidelines
 cpptools
 cppvsdbg
 cppwinrt
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ CURRENTDIR
 CURSORINFO
 cursorpos
 CURSORSHOWING
-cursorwrap
+CURSORWRAP
 customaction
 CUSTOMACTIONTEST
 CUSTOMFORMATPLACEHOLDER
@@ -343,14 +343,12 @@ datareader
 datatracker
 dataversion
 Dayof
-dbcc
 DBID
 DBLCLKS
 DBLEPSILON
 DBPROP
 DBPROPIDSET
 DBPROPSET
-DBT
 DCBA
 DCOM
 DComposition
@@ -368,7 +366,8 @@ DEFAULTICON
 defaultlib
 DEFAULTONLY
 DEFAULTSIZE
-defaulttonearest
+DEFAULTTONEAREST
+Defaulttonearest
 DEFAULTTONULL
 DEFAULTTOPRIMARY
 DEFERERASE
@@ -390,19 +389,14 @@ DESKTOPVERTRES
 devblogs
 devdocs
 devenv
-DEVICEINTERFACE
-devicetype
-DEVINTERFACE
 devmgmt
 DEVMODE
 DEVMODEW
-DEVNODES
 devpal
-DEVTYP
 dfx
 DIALOGEX
-diffs
 digicert
+diffs
 DINORMAL
 DISABLEASACTIONKEY
 DISABLENOSCROLL
@@ -545,6 +539,7 @@ fdx
 FErase
 fesf
 FFFF
+FInc
 Figma
 FILEEXPLORER
 fileexploreraddons
@@ -565,7 +560,6 @@ FILESYSPATH
 Filetime
 FILEVERSION
 FILTERMODE
-FInc
 findfast
 findmymouse
 FIXEDFILEINFO
@@ -667,14 +661,13 @@ HCRYPTPROV
 hcursor
 hcwhite
 hdc
-HDEVNOTIFY
 hdr
 hdrop
 hdwwiz
 Helpline
 helptext
-hgdiobj
 HGFE
+hgdiobj
 hglobal
 hhk
 HHmmssfff
@@ -750,9 +743,9 @@ HWNDPARENT
 HWNDPREV
 hyjiacan
 IAI
-icf
 ICONERROR
 ICONLOCATION
+icf
 IDCANCEL
 IDD
 idk
@@ -843,8 +836,8 @@ jeli
 jfif
 jgeosdfsdsgmkedfgdfgdfgbkmhcgcflmi
 jjw
-jobject
 JOBOBJECT
+jobject
 jpe
 jpnime
 Jsons
@@ -888,7 +881,6 @@ Ldr
 LEFTALIGN
 LEFTSCROLLBAR
 LEFTTEXT
-leftclick
 LError
 LEVELID
 LExit
@@ -931,9 +923,9 @@ LOWORD
 lparam
 LPBITMAPINFOHEADER
 LPCFHOOKPROC
-lpch
 LPCITEMIDLIST
 LPCLSID
+lpch
 lpcmi
 LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFO
 LPCREATESTRUCT
@@ -949,7 +941,6 @@ LPMONITORINFO
 LPOSVERSIONINFOEXW
 LPQUERY
 lprc
-LPrivate
 LPSAFEARRAY
 lpstr
 lpsz
@@ -959,6 +950,7 @@ lptpm
 LPTR
 LPTSTR
 lpv
+LPrivate
 LPW
 lpwcx
 lpwndpl
@@ -1002,19 +994,18 @@ mber
 MBM
 MBR
 Mbuttondown
-mcp
 MDICHILD
 MDL
 mdtext
 mdtxt
 mdwn
 meme
+mcp
 memicmp
 MENUITEMINFO
 MENUITEMINFOW
 MERGECOPY
 MERGEPAINT
-Metacharacter
 metadatamatters
 Metadatas
 metafile
@@ -1045,7 +1036,6 @@ mmsys
 mobileredirect
 mockapi
 MODALFRAME
-modelcontextprotocol
 MODESPRUNED
 MONITORENUMPROC
 MONITORINFO
@@ -1089,9 +1079,9 @@ MSLLHOOKSTRUCT
 Mso
 msrc
 msstore
-mstsc
 msvcp
 MT
+mstsc
 MTND
 MULTIPLEUSE
 multizone
@@ -1101,11 +1091,11 @@ muxxc
 muxxh
 MVPs
 mvvm
+myorg
+myrepo
 MVVMTK
 MWBEx
 MYICON
-myorg
-myrepo
 NAMECHANGE
 namespaceanddescendants
 nao
@@ -1246,8 +1236,10 @@ opencode
 OPENFILENAME
 openrdp
 opensource
-openurl
 openxmlformats
+ollama
+onnx
+openurl
 OPTIMIZEFORINVOKE
 ORPHANEDDIALOGTITLE
 ORSCANS
@@ -1463,6 +1455,7 @@ rbhid
 Rbuttondown
 rclsid
 RCZOOMIT
+remotedesktop
 rdp
 RDW
 READMODE
@@ -1491,7 +1484,6 @@ remappings
 REMAPSUCCESSFUL
 REMAPUNSUCCESSFUL
 Remotable
-remotedesktop
 remoteip
 Removelnk
 renamable
@@ -1525,8 +1517,8 @@ RIGHTSCROLLBAR
 riid
 RKey
 RNumber
-rollups
 rop
+rollups
 ROUNDSMALL
 ROWSETEXT
 rpcrt
@@ -1764,7 +1756,8 @@ SVGIO
 svgz
 SVSI
 SWFO
-swp
+SWP
+Swp
 SWPNOSIZE
 SWPNOZORDER
 SWRESTORE
@@ -1783,7 +1776,8 @@ SYSKEY
 syskeydown
 SYSKEYUP
 SYSLIB
-sysmenu
+SYSMENU
+Sysmenu
 systemai
 SYSTEMAPPS
 SYSTEMMODAL
@@ -1887,9 +1881,9 @@ uitests
 UITo
 ULONGLONG
 Ultrawide
+ums
 UMax
 UMin
-ums
 uncompilable
 UNCPRIORITY
 UNDNAME

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml

@@ -504,14 +504,6 @@ jobs:
         Remove-Item -Force -Recurse "$(JobOutputDirectory)/_appx" -ErrorAction:Ignore
       displayName: Re-pack the new CmdPal package after signing
 
-    - pwsh: |
-        $testsPath = "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)/tests"
-        if (Test-Path $testsPath) {
-            Remove-Item -Path $testsPath -Recurse -Force
-            Write-Host "Removed tests folder to reduce signing workload: $testsPath"
-        }
-      displayName: Remove tests folder before signing
-
     - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
       parameters:
         displayName: Sign Core PowerToys

.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-esrp-signing.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ parameters:
     default: {}
 
 steps:
-  - task: EsrpCodeSigning@6
+  - task: EsrpCodeSigning@5
     displayName: 🔏 ${{ parameters.displayName }}
     inputs:
       ConnectedServiceName: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity.serviceName }}

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bot.AdaptiveExpressions.Core" Version="4.23.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Appium.WebDriver" Version="4.4.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash" Version="1.3.6" />
-    <!-- Pin the SixLabors.ImageSharp version (a transitive dependency of CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash) to restore functionality and apply patches. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="2.1.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.250402" />
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.260116-build.2514" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.251002-build.2316" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf" Version="2.24.0" />

README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 <details open>
 <summary><strong>Download .exe from GitHub</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Go to the <a href="https://aka.ms/installPowerToys">PowerToys GitHub releases</a>, click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
+Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases][github-release-link], click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
 
 <!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
 [github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.97%22
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 <details>
 <summary><strong>WinGet</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Download PowerToys from <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client">WinGet</a>. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
+Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
 
 *User scope installer [default]*
 ```powershell
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Other methods</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-There are <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools">community driven install methods</a> such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
+There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
 </details>
 
 ## ✨ What's new

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
     }
     processes.resize(bytes / sizeof(processes[0]));
 
-    std::array<std::wstring_view, 44> processesToTerminate = {
+    std::array<std::wstring_view, 42> processesToTerminate = {
         L"PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe",
         L"PowerToys.Settings.exe",
         L"PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe",
@@ -1584,14 +1584,12 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         L"PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersService.exe",
         L"PowerToys.CropAndLock.exe",
         L"PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe",
-        L"PowerToys.QuickAccess.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesSnapshotTool.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncher.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesEditor.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesWindowArranger.exe",
         L"Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe",
-        L"Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
         L"PowerToys.ZoomIt.exe",
         L"PowerToys.exe",
     };

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/CmdPal.wxs

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Module_CmdPal" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
         </RegistryKey>
-        <RemoveFile Id="RemoveOldCmdPalMsix" Name="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix" On="install" />
         <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 ?>
         <File Id="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI___var.CmdPalVersion_._x64.msix" Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_Test\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_x64.msix" />
         <?else?>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\Notice.md" Id="Notice.md" />
       </Component>
-      <Directory Id="SvgsFolder" Name="svgs">
-        <Component Id="svgs_icons" Guid="A9B7C5D3-E1F2-4A6B-8C9D-0E1F2A3B4C5D" Bitness="always64">
-          <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
-            <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="svgs_icons" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
-          </RegistryKey>
-          <File Id="icon.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysWhite.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysWhite.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysDark.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysDark.ico" />
-        </Component>
-      </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
@@ -122,7 +112,6 @@
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveBaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" Directory="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
-        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveSvgsFolder" Directory="SvgsFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveINSTALLFOLDER" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" On="uninstall" />
       </Component>
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_exe" />
@@ -131,7 +120,6 @@
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" />
       <ComponentRef Id="License_rtf" />
       <ComponentRef Id="Notice_md" />
-      <ComponentRef Id="svgs_icons" />
       <ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcut" />
       <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_user" />

src/common/ManagedCommon/OSVersionHelper.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
     {
         public static bool IsWindows10()
         {
-            return Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 10 && Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build < 22000;
+            return Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 10 && Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor < 22000;
         }
 
         public static bool IsWindows11()

src/common/Themes/theme_listener.cpp

@@ -16,50 +16,13 @@ DWORD WINAPI _checkTheme(LPVOID lpParam)
 
 void ThemeListener::AddChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
     handles.push_back(handle);
 }
 
 void ThemeListener::DelChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
 {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
     auto it = std::find(handles.begin(), handles.end(), handle);
-    if (it != handles.end())
-    {
-        handles.erase(it);
-    }
-}
-
-void ThemeListener::AddAppThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
-    appThemeHandles.push_back(handle);
-}
-
-void ThemeListener::DelAppThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
-    auto it = std::find(appThemeHandles.begin(), appThemeHandles.end(), handle);
-    if (it != appThemeHandles.end())
-    {
-        appThemeHandles.erase(it);
-    }
-}
-
-void ThemeListener::AddSystemThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
-    systemThemeHandles.push_back(handle);
-}
-
-void ThemeListener::DelSystemThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
-    auto it = std::find(systemThemeHandles.begin(), systemThemeHandles.end(), handle);
-    if (it != systemThemeHandles.end())
-    {
-        systemThemeHandles.erase(it);
-    }
+    handles.erase(it);
 }
 
 void ThemeListener::CheckTheme()
@@ -85,51 +48,13 @@ void ThemeListener::CheckTheme()
 
             WaitForSingleObject(hEvent, INFINITE);
 
-            auto _appTheme = ThemeHelpers::GetAppTheme();
-            auto _systemTheme = ThemeHelpers::GetSystemTheme();
-            
-            bool appThemeChanged = (AppTheme != _appTheme);
-            bool systemThemeChanged = (SystemTheme != _systemTheme);
-            
-            if (appThemeChanged || systemThemeChanged)
+            auto _theme = ThemeHelpers::GetAppTheme();
+            if (AppTheme != _theme)
             {
-                AppTheme = _appTheme;
-                SystemTheme = _systemTheme;
-                
-                // Copy handlers under lock, then invoke outside lock to avoid deadlock
-                std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> handlesCopy;
-                std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> appThemeHandlesCopy;
-                std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> systemThemeHandlesCopy;
-                
+                AppTheme = _theme;
+                for (int i = 0; i < handles.size(); i++)
                 {
-                    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(handlesMutex);
-                    handlesCopy = handles;
-                    if (appThemeChanged)
-                    {
-                        appThemeHandlesCopy = appThemeHandles;
-                    }
-                    if (systemThemeChanged)
-                    {
-                        systemThemeHandlesCopy = systemThemeHandles;
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                // Call generic handlers (backward compatible)
-                for (const auto& handler : handlesCopy)
-                {
-                    handler();
-                }
-                
-                // Call app theme specific handlers
-                for (const auto& handler : appThemeHandlesCopy)
-                {
-                    handler();
-                }
-                
-                // Call system theme specific handlers
-                for (const auto& handler : systemThemeHandlesCopy)
-                {
-                    handler();
+                    handles[i]();
                 }
             }
         }

src/common/Themes/theme_listener.h

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
-#include <mutex>
 
 typedef void (*THEME_HANDLE)();
 DWORD WINAPI _checkTheme(LPVOID lpParam);
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ public:
     ThemeListener()
     {
         AppTheme = ThemeHelpers::GetAppTheme();
-        SystemTheme = ThemeHelpers::GetSystemTheme();
         dwThreadHandle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)_checkTheme, this, 0, &dwThreadId);
     }
     ~ThemeListener()
@@ -25,20 +23,12 @@ public:
     }
 
     Theme AppTheme;
-    Theme SystemTheme;
     void ThemeListener::AddChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
     void ThemeListener::DelChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
-    void ThemeListener::AddAppThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
-    void ThemeListener::DelAppThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
-    void ThemeListener::AddSystemThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
-    void ThemeListener::DelSystemThemeChangedHandler(THEME_HANDLE handle);
     void CheckTheme();
 
 private:
     HANDLE dwThreadHandle;
     DWORD dwThreadId;
     std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> handles;
-    std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> appThemeHandles;
-    std::vector<THEME_HANDLE> systemThemeHandles;
-    mutable std::mutex handlesMutex;
 };

src/common/utils/package.h

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <Windows.h>
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <appxpackaging.h>
 #include <exception>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -338,30 +337,6 @@ namespace package
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            // Sort by package version in descending order (newest first)
-            std::sort(matchedFiles.begin(), matchedFiles.end(), [](const std::wstring& a, const std::wstring& b) {
-                std::wstring nameA, nameB;
-                PACKAGE_VERSION versionA{}, versionB{};
-
-                bool gotA = GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(a, nameA, versionA);
-                bool gotB = GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(b, nameB, versionB);
-
-                // Files that failed to parse go to the end
-                if (!gotA)
-                    return false;
-                if (!gotB)
-                    return true;
-
-                // Compare versions: Major, Minor, Build, Revision (descending)
-                if (versionA.Major != versionB.Major)
-                    return versionA.Major > versionB.Major;
-                if (versionA.Minor != versionB.Minor)
-                    return versionA.Minor > versionB.Minor;
-                if (versionA.Build != versionB.Build)
-                    return versionA.Build > versionB.Build;
-                return versionA.Revision > versionB.Revision;
-            });
         }
         catch (const std::exception& ex)
         {

src/gpo/assets/PowerToys.admx

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
      Licensed under the MIT License. -->
-<policyDefinitions xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.19" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
+<policyDefinitions xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.18" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
   <policyNamespaces>
     <target prefix="powertoys" namespace="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys" />
   </policyNamespaces>
-  <resources minRequiredRevision="1.19"/><!-- Last changed with PowerToys v0.97.0 -->
+  <resources minRequiredRevision="1.18"/><!-- Last changed with PowerToys v0.96.0 -->
   <supportedOn>
     <definitions>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0)"/>
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_89_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_89_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0)"/>
-      <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1)"/>
     </definitions>
   </supportedOn>
@@ -339,16 +338,6 @@
         <decimal value="0" />
       </disabledValue>
     </policy>
-    <policy name="ConfigureEnabledUtilityCursorWrap" class="Both" displayName="$(string.ConfigureEnabledUtilityCursorWrap)" explainText="$(string.ConfigureEnabledUtilityDescription)" key="Software\Policies\PowerToys" valueName="ConfigureEnabledUtilityCursorWrap">
-      <parentCategory ref="PowerToys" />
-      <supportedOn ref="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0" />
-      <enabledValue>
-        <decimal value="1" />
-      </enabledValue>
-      <disabledValue>
-        <decimal value="0" />
-      </disabledValue>
-    </policy>
     <policy name="ConfigureEnabledUtilityFindMyMouse" class="Both" displayName="$(string.ConfigureEnabledUtilityFindMyMouse)" explainText="$(string.ConfigureEnabledUtilityDescription)" key="Software\Policies\PowerToys" valueName="ConfigureEnabledUtilityFindMyMouse">
       <parentCategory ref="PowerToys" />
       <supportedOn ref="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0" />

src/gpo/assets/en-US/PowerToys.adml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
      Licensed under the MIT License. -->
-<policyDefinitionResources xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.19" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
+<policyDefinitionResources xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.18" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
   <displayName>PowerToys</displayName>
   <description>PowerToys</description>
   <resources>
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_89_0">PowerToys version 0.89.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0">PowerToys version 0.90.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0">PowerToys version 0.96.0 or later</string>
-      <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0">PowerToys version 0.97.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1">From PowerToys version 0.64.0 until PowerToys version 0.87.1</string>
 
       <string id="ConfigureAllUtilityGlobalEnabledStateDescription">This policy configures the enabled state for all PowerToys utilities.
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ If you don't configure this policy, the user will be able to control the setting
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityKeyboardManager">Keyboard Manager: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityFindMyMouse">Find My Mouse: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityMouseHighlighter">Mouse Highlighter: Configure enabled state</string>
-      <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityCursorWrap">CursorWrap: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityMouseJump">Mouse Jump: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityMousePointerCrosshairs">Mouse Pointer Crosshairs: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityMouseWithoutBorders">Mouse Without Borders: Configure enabled state</string>

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesMainPage.xaml

@@ -466,27 +466,39 @@
                         TextChanged="EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged"
                         TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                     <MenuFlyoutSeparator Visibility="{Binding ShowAsList, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                    <ItemsControl
+                    <ListView
                         x:Name="EditVariableValuesList"
                         Margin="0,-8,0,12"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                        AllowDrop="True"
+                        CanDragItems="True"
+                        CanReorderItems="True"
+                        DragItemsCompleted="EditVariableValuesList_DragItemsCompleted"
                         ItemsSource="{Binding ValuesList, Mode=TwoWay}"
                         Visibility="{Binding ShowAsList, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
-                        <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                        <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate>
                                 <Grid>
                                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="32" />
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="40" />
                                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                    <FontIcon
+                                        Grid.Column="0"
+                                        Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                        FontSize="16"
+                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                                        Glyph="&#xE759;" />
                                     <TextBox
+                                        Grid.Column="1"
                                         Background="Transparent"
                                         BorderBrush="Transparent"
                                         LostFocus="EditVariableValuesListTextBox_LostFocus"
                                         Text="{Binding Text}" />
                                     <Button
                                         x:Uid="More_Options_Button"
-                                        Grid.Column="1"
+                                        Grid.Column="2"
                                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                         Content="&#xE712;"
                                         FontFamily="{ThemeResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}"
@@ -523,8 +535,8 @@
                                     </Button>
                                 </Grid>
                             </DataTemplate>
-                        </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                    </ItemsControl>
+                        </ListView.ItemTemplate>
+                    </ListView>
                 </StackPanel>
             </ScrollViewer>
         </ContentDialog>

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesMainPage.xaml.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
 {
     public sealed partial class EnvironmentVariablesMainPage : Page
     {
+        private const string ValueListSeparator = ";";
+
         private sealed class RelayCommandParameter
         {
             public RelayCommandParameter(Variable variable, VariablesSet set)
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
                 variable.ValuesList.Move(index, index - 1);
             }
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
                 variable.ValuesList.Move(index, index + 1);
             }
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var variable = EditVariableDialog.DataContext as Variable;
             variable.ValuesList.Remove(listItem);
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var index = variable.ValuesList.IndexOf(listItem);
             variable.ValuesList.Insert(index, new Variable.ValuesListItem { Text = string.Empty });
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var index = variable.ValuesList.IndexOf(listItem);
             variable.ValuesList.Insert(index + 1, new Variable.ValuesListItem { Text = string.Empty });
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             listItem.Text = (sender as TextBox)?.Text;
             var variable = EditVariableDialog.DataContext as Variable;
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -548,5 +550,16 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             CancelAddVariable();
             ConfirmAddVariableBtn.IsEnabled = false;
         }
+
+        private void EditVariableValuesList_DragItemsCompleted(ListViewBase sender, DragItemsCompletedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (EditVariableDialog.DataContext is Variable variable && variable.ValuesList != null)
+            {
+                var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList.Select(x => x.Text));
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj

@@ -84,17 +84,14 @@
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="CursorWrapCore.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="CursorWrapTests.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="MonitorTopology.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="trace.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="CursorWrapCore.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="dllmain.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="MonitorTopology.cpp" />
+
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapCore.cpp

@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-#include "pch.h"
-#include "CursorWrapCore.h"
-#include "../../../common/logger/logger.h"
-#include <sstream>
-#include <iomanip>
-#include <ctime>
-
-CursorWrapCore::CursorWrapCore()
-{
-}
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-std::wstring CursorWrapCore::GenerateTopologyJSON() const
-{
-    std::wostringstream json;
-
-    // Get current time
-    auto now = std::time(nullptr);
-    std::tm tm{};
-    localtime_s(&tm, &now);
-
-    wchar_t computerName[MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1] = {0};
-    DWORD size = MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1;
-    GetComputerNameW(computerName, &size);
-
-    wchar_t userName[256] = {0};
-    size = 256;
-    GetUserNameW(userName, &size);
-
-    json << L"{\n";
-    json << L"  \"captured_at\": \"" << std::put_time(&tm, L"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z") << L"\",\n";
-    json << L"  \"computer_name\": \"" << computerName << L"\",\n";
-    json << L"  \"user_name\": \"" << userName << L"\",\n";
-    json << L"  \"monitor_count\": " << m_monitors.size() << L",\n";
-    json << L"  \"monitors\": [\n";
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        const auto& monitor = m_monitors[i];
-
-        // Get DPI for this monitor
-        UINT dpiX = 96, dpiY = 96;
-        POINT center = {
-            (monitor.rect.left + monitor.rect.right) / 2,
-            (monitor.rect.top + monitor.rect.bottom) / 2
-        };
-        HMONITOR hMon = MonitorFromPoint(center, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
-        if (hMon)
-        {
-            // Try GetDpiForMonitor (requires linking Shcore.lib)
-            using GetDpiForMonitorFunc = HRESULT (WINAPI *)(HMONITOR, int, UINT*, UINT*);
-            HMODULE shcore = LoadLibraryW(L"Shcore.dll");
-            if (shcore)
-            {
-                auto getDpi = reinterpret_cast<GetDpiForMonitorFunc>(GetProcAddress(shcore, "GetDpiForMonitor"));
-                if (getDpi)
-                {
-                    getDpi(hMon, 0, &dpiX, &dpiY); // MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI = 0
-                }
-                FreeLibrary(shcore);
-            }
-        }
-
-        int scalingPercent = static_cast<int>((dpiX / 96.0) * 100);
-
-        json << L"    {\n";
-        json << L"      \"left\": " << monitor.rect.left << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"top\": " << monitor.rect.top << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"right\": " << monitor.rect.right << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"bottom\": " << monitor.rect.bottom << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"width\": " << (monitor.rect.right - monitor.rect.left) << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"height\": " << (monitor.rect.bottom - monitor.rect.top) << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"dpi\": " << dpiX << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"scaling_percent\": " << scalingPercent << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"primary\": " << (monitor.isPrimary ? L"true" : L"false") << L",\n";
-        json << L"      \"monitor_id\": " << monitor.monitorId << L"\n";
-        json << L"    }";
-        if (i < m_monitors.size() - 1)
-        {
-            json << L",";
-        }
-        json << L"\n";
-    }
-
-    json << L"  ]\n";
-    json << L"}";
-
-    return json.str();
-}
-#endif
-
-void CursorWrapCore::UpdateMonitorInfo()
-{
-    size_t previousMonitorCount = m_monitors.size();
-    Logger::info(L"======= UPDATE MONITOR INFO START =======");
-    Logger::info(L"Previous monitor count: {}", previousMonitorCount);
-
-    m_monitors.clear();
-
-    EnumDisplayMonitors(nullptr, nullptr, [](HMONITOR hMonitor, HDC, LPRECT, LPARAM lParam) -> BOOL {
-        auto* self = reinterpret_cast<CursorWrapCore*>(lParam);
-
-        MONITORINFO mi{};
-        mi.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO);
-        if (GetMonitorInfo(hMonitor, &mi))
-        {
-            MonitorInfo info{};
-            info.hMonitor = hMonitor; // Store handle for direct comparison later
-            info.rect = mi.rcMonitor;
-            info.isPrimary = (mi.dwFlags & MONITORINFOF_PRIMARY) != 0;
-            info.monitorId = static_cast<int>(self->m_monitors.size());
-            self->m_monitors.push_back(info);
-            
-            Logger::info(L"Enumerated monitor {}: hMonitor={}, rect=({},{},{},{}), primary={}",
-                info.monitorId, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(hMonitor),
-                mi.rcMonitor.left, mi.rcMonitor.top, mi.rcMonitor.right, mi.rcMonitor.bottom,
-                info.isPrimary ? L"yes" : L"no");
-        }
-
-        return TRUE;
-    }, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(this));
-
-    if (previousMonitorCount != m_monitors.size())
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"*** MONITOR CONFIGURATION CHANGED: {} -> {} monitors ***", 
-            previousMonitorCount, m_monitors.size());
-    }
-
-    m_topology.Initialize(m_monitors);
-
-    // Log monitor configuration summary
-    Logger::info(L"Monitor configuration updated: {} monitor(s)", m_monitors.size());
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        const auto& m = m_monitors[i];
-        int width = m.rect.right - m.rect.left;
-        int height = m.rect.bottom - m.rect.top;
-        Logger::info(L"  Monitor {}: {}x{} at ({}, {}){}",
-            i, width, height, m.rect.left, m.rect.top,
-            m.isPrimary ? L" [PRIMARY]" : L"");
-    }
-    Logger::info(L"  Detected {} outer edges for cursor wrapping", m_topology.GetOuterEdges().size());
-
-    // Detect and log monitor gaps
-    auto gaps = m_topology.DetectMonitorGaps();
-    if (!gaps.empty())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"Monitor configuration has coordinate gaps that may prevent wrapping:");
-        for (const auto& gap : gaps)
-        {
-            Logger::warn(L"  Gap between Monitor {} and Monitor {}: {}px horizontal gap, {}px vertical overlap",
-                gap.monitor1Index, gap.monitor2Index, gap.horizontalGap, gap.verticalOverlap);
-        }
-        Logger::warn(L"  If monitors appear snapped in Display Settings but show gaps here:");
-        Logger::warn(L"  1. Try dragging monitors apart and snapping them back together");
-        Logger::warn(L"  2. Update your GPU drivers");
-    }
-
-    Logger::info(L"======= UPDATE MONITOR INFO END =======");
-}
-
-POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapDuringDrag, int wrapMode)
-{
-    // Check if wrapping should be disabled during drag
-    if (disableWrapDuringDrag && (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_LBUTTON) & 0x8000))
-    {
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-        OutputDebugStringW(L"[CursorWrap] [DRAG] Left mouse button down - skipping wrap\n");
-#endif
-        return currentPos;
-    }
-
-    // Convert int wrapMode to WrapMode enum
-    WrapMode mode = static_cast<WrapMode>(wrapMode);
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    {
-        std::wostringstream oss;
-        oss << L"[CursorWrap] [MOVE] Cursor at (" << currentPos.x << L", " << currentPos.y << L")";
-
-        // Get current monitor and identify which one
-        HMONITOR currentMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(currentPos, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
-        RECT monitorRect;
-        if (m_topology.GetMonitorRect(currentMonitor, monitorRect))
-        {
-            // Find monitor ID
-            int monitorId = -1;
-            for (const auto& monitor : m_monitors)
-            {
-                if (monitor.rect.left == monitorRect.left &&
-                    monitor.rect.top == monitorRect.top &&
-                    monitor.rect.right == monitorRect.right &&
-                    monitor.rect.bottom == monitorRect.bottom)
-                {
-                    monitorId = monitor.monitorId;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            oss << L" on Monitor " << monitorId << L" [" << monitorRect.left << L".." << monitorRect.right
-                << L", " << monitorRect.top << L".." << monitorRect.bottom << L"]";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            oss << L" (beyond monitor bounds)";
-        }
-        oss << L"\n";
-        OutputDebugStringW(oss.str().c_str());
-    }
-#endif
-
-    // Get current monitor
-    HMONITOR currentMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(currentPos, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
-
-    // Check if cursor is on an outer edge (filtered by wrap mode)
-    EdgeType edgeType;
-    if (!m_topology.IsOnOuterEdge(currentMonitor, currentPos, edgeType, mode))
-    {
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-        static bool lastWasNotOuter = false;
-        if (!lastWasNotOuter)
-        {
-            OutputDebugStringW(L"[CursorWrap] [MOVE] Not on outer edge - no wrapping\n");
-            lastWasNotOuter = true;
-        }
-#endif
-        return currentPos; // Not on an outer edge
-    }
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    {
-        const wchar_t* edgeStr = L"Unknown";
-        switch (edgeType)
-        {
-        case EdgeType::Left: edgeStr = L"Left"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Right: edgeStr = L"Right"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Top: edgeStr = L"Top"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Bottom: edgeStr = L"Bottom"; break;
-        }
-        std::wostringstream oss;
-        oss << L"[CursorWrap] [EDGE] Detected outer " << edgeStr << L" edge at (" << currentPos.x << L", " << currentPos.y << L")\n";
-        OutputDebugStringW(oss.str().c_str());
-    }
-#endif
-
-    // Calculate wrap destination
-    POINT newPos = m_topology.GetWrapDestination(currentMonitor, currentPos, edgeType);
-
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    if (newPos.x != currentPos.x || newPos.y != currentPos.y)
-    {
-        std::wostringstream oss;
-        oss << L"[CursorWrap] [WRAP] Position change: (" << currentPos.x << L", " << currentPos.y
-            << L") -> (" << newPos.x << L", " << newPos.y << L")\n";
-        oss << L"[CursorWrap] [WRAP] Delta: (" << (newPos.x - currentPos.x) << L", " << (newPos.y - currentPos.y) << L")\n";
-        OutputDebugStringW(oss.str().c_str());
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        OutputDebugStringW(L"[CursorWrap] [WRAP] No position change (same-monitor wrap?)\n");
-    }
-#endif
-
-    return newPos;
-}

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapCore.h

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-#pragma once
-#include <windows.h>
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include "MonitorTopology.h"
-
-// Core cursor wrapping engine
-class CursorWrapCore
-{
-public:
-    CursorWrapCore();
-
-    void UpdateMonitorInfo();
-    
-    // Handle mouse move with wrap mode filtering
-    // wrapMode: 0=Both, 1=VerticalOnly, 2=HorizontalOnly
-    POINT HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapDuringDrag, int wrapMode);
-
-    const std::vector<MonitorInfo>& GetMonitors() const { return m_monitors; }
-    const MonitorTopology& GetTopology() const { return m_topology; }
-
-private:
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    std::wstring GenerateTopologyJSON() const;
-#endif
-
-    std::vector<MonitorInfo> m_monitors;
-    MonitorTopology m_topology;
-};

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/MonitorTopology.cpp

@@ -1,546 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-#include "pch.h"
-#include "MonitorTopology.h"
-#include "../../../common/logger/logger.h"
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <cmath>
-
-void MonitorTopology::Initialize(const std::vector<MonitorInfo>& monitors)
-{
-    Logger::info(L"======= TOPOLOGY INITIALIZATION START =======");
-    Logger::info(L"Initializing edge-based topology for {} monitors", monitors.size());
-
-    m_monitors = monitors;
-    m_outerEdges.clear();
-    m_edgeMap.clear();
-
-    if (monitors.empty())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"No monitors provided to Initialize");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Log monitor details
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < monitors.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        const auto& m = monitors[i];
-        Logger::info(L"Monitor {}: hMonitor={}, rect=({},{},{},{}), primary={}",
-            i, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(m.hMonitor),
-            m.rect.left, m.rect.top, m.rect.right, m.rect.bottom,
-            m.isPrimary ? L"yes" : L"no");
-    }
-
-    BuildEdgeMap();
-    IdentifyOuterEdges();
-
-    Logger::info(L"Found {} outer edges", m_outerEdges.size());
-    for (const auto& edge : m_outerEdges)
-    {
-        const wchar_t* typeStr = L"Unknown";
-        switch (edge.type)
-        {
-        case EdgeType::Left: typeStr = L"Left"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Right: typeStr = L"Right"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Top: typeStr = L"Top"; break;
-        case EdgeType::Bottom: typeStr = L"Bottom"; break;
-        }
-        Logger::info(L"Outer edge: Monitor {} {} at position {}, range [{}, {}]",
-            edge.monitorIndex, typeStr, edge.position, edge.start, edge.end);
-    }
-    Logger::info(L"======= TOPOLOGY INITIALIZATION COMPLETE =======");
-}
-
-void MonitorTopology::BuildEdgeMap()
-{
-    // Create edges for each monitor using monitor index (not HMONITOR)
-    // This is important because HMONITOR handles can change when monitors are
-    // added/removed dynamically, but indices remain stable within a single
-    // topology configuration
-    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < m_monitors.size(); ++idx)
-    {
-        const auto& monitor = m_monitors[idx];
-        int monitorIndex = static_cast<int>(idx);
-
-        // Left edge
-        MonitorEdge leftEdge;
-        leftEdge.monitorIndex = monitorIndex;
-        leftEdge.type = EdgeType::Left;
-        leftEdge.position = monitor.rect.left;
-        leftEdge.start = monitor.rect.top;
-        leftEdge.end = monitor.rect.bottom;
-        leftEdge.isOuter = true; // Will be updated in IdentifyOuterEdges
-        m_edgeMap[{monitorIndex, EdgeType::Left}] = leftEdge;
-      
-        // Right edge
-        MonitorEdge rightEdge;
-        rightEdge.monitorIndex = monitorIndex;
-        rightEdge.type = EdgeType::Right;
-        rightEdge.position = monitor.rect.right - 1;
-        rightEdge.start = monitor.rect.top;
-        rightEdge.end = monitor.rect.bottom;
-        rightEdge.isOuter = true;
-        m_edgeMap[{monitorIndex, EdgeType::Right}] = rightEdge;
-
-        // Top edge
-        MonitorEdge topEdge;
-        topEdge.monitorIndex = monitorIndex;
-        topEdge.type = EdgeType::Top;
-        topEdge.position = monitor.rect.top;
-        topEdge.start = monitor.rect.left;
-        topEdge.end = monitor.rect.right;
-        topEdge.isOuter = true;
-        m_edgeMap[{monitorIndex, EdgeType::Top}] = topEdge;
-
-        // Bottom edge
-        MonitorEdge bottomEdge;
-        bottomEdge.monitorIndex = monitorIndex;
-        bottomEdge.type = EdgeType::Bottom;
-        bottomEdge.position = monitor.rect.bottom - 1;
-        bottomEdge.start = monitor.rect.left;
-        bottomEdge.end = monitor.rect.right;
-        bottomEdge.isOuter = true;
-        m_edgeMap[{monitorIndex, EdgeType::Bottom}] = bottomEdge;
-    }
-}
-
-void MonitorTopology::IdentifyOuterEdges()
-{
-    const int tolerance = 50;
-    
-    // Check each edge against all other edges to find adjacent ones
-    for (auto& [key1, edge1] : m_edgeMap)
-    {
-        for (const auto& [key2, edge2] : m_edgeMap)
-        {
-            if (edge1.monitorIndex == edge2.monitorIndex)
-            {
-                continue; // Same monitor
-            }
-
-            // Check if edges are adjacent
-            if (EdgesAreAdjacent(edge1, edge2, tolerance))
-            {
-                edge1.isOuter = false;
-                break; // This edge has an adjacent monitor
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (edge1.isOuter)
-        {
-            m_outerEdges.push_back(edge1);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-bool MonitorTopology::EdgesAreAdjacent(const MonitorEdge& edge1, const MonitorEdge& edge2, int tolerance) const
-{
-    // Edges must be opposite types to be adjacent
-    bool oppositeTypes = false;
-
-    if ((edge1.type == EdgeType::Left && edge2.type == EdgeType::Right) ||
-        (edge1.type == EdgeType::Right && edge2.type == EdgeType::Left) ||
-        (edge1.type == EdgeType::Top && edge2.type == EdgeType::Bottom) ||
-        (edge1.type == EdgeType::Bottom && edge2.type == EdgeType::Top))
-    {
-        oppositeTypes = true;
-    }
-
-    if (!oppositeTypes)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Check if positions are within tolerance
-    if (abs(edge1.position - edge2.position) > tolerance)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Check if perpendicular ranges overlap
-    int overlapStart = max(edge1.start, edge2.start);
-    int overlapEnd = min(edge1.end, edge2.end);
-
-    return overlapEnd > overlapStart + tolerance;
-}
-
-bool MonitorTopology::IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, WrapMode wrapMode) const
-{
-    RECT monitorRect;
-    if (!GetMonitorRect(monitor, monitorRect))
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"IsOnOuterEdge: GetMonitorRect failed for monitor handle {}", reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(monitor));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Get monitor index for edge map lookup
-    int monitorIndex = GetMonitorIndex(monitor);
-    if (monitorIndex < 0)
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"IsOnOuterEdge: Monitor index not found for handle {} at cursor ({}, {})", 
-            reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(monitor), cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y);
-        return false; // Monitor not found in our list
-    }
-
-    // Check each edge type
-    const int edgeThreshold = 1;
-
-    // At corners, multiple edges may match - collect all candidates and try each
-    // to find one with a valid wrap destination
-    std::vector<EdgeType> candidateEdges;
-
-    // Left edge - only if mode allows horizontal wrapping
-    if ((wrapMode == WrapMode::Both || wrapMode == WrapMode::HorizontalOnly) &&
-        cursorPos.x <= monitorRect.left + edgeThreshold)
-    {
-        auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, EdgeType::Left});
-        if (it != m_edgeMap.end() && it->second.isOuter)
-        {
-            candidateEdges.push_back(EdgeType::Left);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Right edge - only if mode allows horizontal wrapping
-    if ((wrapMode == WrapMode::Both || wrapMode == WrapMode::HorizontalOnly) &&
-        cursorPos.x >= monitorRect.right - 1 - edgeThreshold)
-    {
-        auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, EdgeType::Right});
-        if (it != m_edgeMap.end())
-        {
-            if (it->second.isOuter)
-            {
-                candidateEdges.push_back(EdgeType::Right);
-            }
-            // Debug: Log why right edge isn't outer
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::trace(L"IsOnOuterEdge: Monitor {} right edge is NOT outer (inner edge)", monitorIndex);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Top edge - only if mode allows vertical wrapping
-    if ((wrapMode == WrapMode::Both || wrapMode == WrapMode::VerticalOnly) &&
-        cursorPos.y <= monitorRect.top + edgeThreshold)
-    {
-        auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, EdgeType::Top});
-        if (it != m_edgeMap.end() && it->second.isOuter)
-        {
-            candidateEdges.push_back(EdgeType::Top);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Bottom edge - only if mode allows vertical wrapping
-    if ((wrapMode == WrapMode::Both || wrapMode == WrapMode::VerticalOnly) &&
-        cursorPos.y >= monitorRect.bottom - 1 - edgeThreshold)
-    {
-        auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, EdgeType::Bottom});
-        if (it != m_edgeMap.end() && it->second.isOuter)
-        {
-            candidateEdges.push_back(EdgeType::Bottom);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (candidateEdges.empty())
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // Try each candidate edge and return first with valid wrap destination
-    for (EdgeType candidate : candidateEdges)
-    {
-        MonitorEdge oppositeEdge = FindOppositeOuterEdge(candidate,
-            (candidate == EdgeType::Left || candidate == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
-
-        if (oppositeEdge.monitorIndex >= 0)
-        {
-            outEdgeType = candidate;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-POINT MonitorTopology::GetWrapDestination(HMONITOR fromMonitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType edgeType) const
-{
-    // Get monitor index for edge map lookup
-    int monitorIndex = GetMonitorIndex(fromMonitor);
-    if (monitorIndex < 0)
-    {
-        return cursorPos; // Monitor not found
-    }
-
-    auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, edgeType});
-    if (it == m_edgeMap.end())
-    {
-        return cursorPos; // Edge not found
-    }
-
-    const MonitorEdge& fromEdge = it->second;
-
-    // Calculate relative position on current edge (0.0 to 1.0)
-    double relativePos = GetRelativePosition(fromEdge,
-        (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
-
-    // Find opposite outer edge
-    MonitorEdge oppositeEdge = FindOppositeOuterEdge(edgeType,
-        (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
-
-    if (oppositeEdge.monitorIndex < 0)
-    {
-        // No opposite edge found, wrap within same monitor
-        RECT monitorRect;
-        if (GetMonitorRect(fromMonitor, monitorRect))
-        {
-            POINT result = cursorPos;
-            switch (edgeType)
-            {
-            case EdgeType::Left:
-                result.x = monitorRect.right - 2;
-                break;
-            case EdgeType::Right:
-                result.x = monitorRect.left + 1;
-                break;
-            case EdgeType::Top:
-                result.y = monitorRect.bottom - 2;
-                break;
-            case EdgeType::Bottom:
-                result.y = monitorRect.top + 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            return result;
-        }
-        return cursorPos;
-    }
-
-    // Calculate target position on opposite edge
-    POINT result;
-
-    if (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right)
-    {
-        // Horizontal edge -> vertical movement
-        result.x = oppositeEdge.position;
-        result.y = GetAbsolutePosition(oppositeEdge, relativePos);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Vertical edge -> horizontal movement
-        result.y = oppositeEdge.position;
-        result.x = GetAbsolutePosition(oppositeEdge, relativePos);
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-MonitorEdge MonitorTopology::FindOppositeOuterEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int relativePosition) const
-{
-    EdgeType targetType;
-    bool findMax; // true = find max position, false = find min position
-
-    switch (fromEdge)
-    {
-    case EdgeType::Left:
-        targetType = EdgeType::Right;
-        findMax = true;
-        break;
-    case EdgeType::Right:
-        targetType = EdgeType::Left;
-        findMax = false;
-        break;
-    case EdgeType::Top:
-        targetType = EdgeType::Bottom;
-        findMax = true;
-        break;
-    case EdgeType::Bottom:
-        targetType = EdgeType::Top;
-        findMax = false;
-        break;
-    default:
-        return { .monitorIndex = -1 }; // Invalid edge type
-    }
-
-    MonitorEdge result = { .monitorIndex = -1 }; // -1 indicates not found
-    int extremePosition = findMax ? INT_MIN : INT_MAX;
-
-    for (const auto& edge : m_outerEdges)
-    {
-        if (edge.type != targetType)
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Check if this edge overlaps with the relative position
-        if (relativePosition >= edge.start && relativePosition <= edge.end)
-        {
-            if ((findMax && edge.position > extremePosition) ||
-                (!findMax && edge.position < extremePosition))
-            {
-                extremePosition = edge.position;
-                result = edge;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-double MonitorTopology::GetRelativePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, int coordinate) const
-{
-    if (edge.end == edge.start)
-    {
-        return 0.5; // Avoid division by zero
-    }
-
-    int clamped = max(edge.start, min(coordinate, edge.end));
-    // Use int64_t to avoid overflow warning C26451
-    int64_t numerator = static_cast<int64_t>(clamped) - static_cast<int64_t>(edge.start);
-    int64_t denominator = static_cast<int64_t>(edge.end) - static_cast<int64_t>(edge.start);
-    return static_cast<double>(numerator) / static_cast<double>(denominator);
-}
-
-int MonitorTopology::GetAbsolutePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, double relativePosition) const
-{
-    // Use int64_t to prevent arithmetic overflow during subtraction and multiplication
-    int64_t range = static_cast<int64_t>(edge.end) - static_cast<int64_t>(edge.start);
-    int64_t offset = static_cast<int64_t>(relativePosition * static_cast<double>(range));
-    // Clamp result to int range before returning
-    int64_t result = static_cast<int64_t>(edge.start) + offset;
-    return static_cast<int>(result);
-}
-
-std::vector<MonitorTopology::GapInfo> MonitorTopology::DetectMonitorGaps() const
-{
-    std::vector<GapInfo> gaps;
-    const int gapThreshold = 50; // Same as ADJACENCY_TOLERANCE
-
-    // Check each pair of monitors
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        for (size_t j = i + 1; j < m_monitors.size(); ++j)
-        {
-            const auto& m1 = m_monitors[i];
-            const auto& m2 = m_monitors[j];
-
-            // Check vertical overlap
-            int vOverlapStart = max(m1.rect.top, m2.rect.top);
-            int vOverlapEnd = min(m1.rect.bottom, m2.rect.bottom);
-            int vOverlap = vOverlapEnd - vOverlapStart;
-
-            if (vOverlap <= 0)
-            {
-                continue; // No vertical overlap, skip
-            }
-
-            // Check horizontal gap
-            int hGap = min(abs(m1.rect.right - m2.rect.left), abs(m2.rect.right - m1.rect.left));
-
-            if (hGap > gapThreshold)
-            {
-                GapInfo gap;
-                gap.monitor1Index = static_cast<int>(i);
-                gap.monitor2Index = static_cast<int>(j);
-                gap.horizontalGap = hGap;
-                gap.verticalOverlap = vOverlap;
-                gaps.push_back(gap);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return gaps;
-}
-
-HMONITOR MonitorTopology::GetMonitorFromPoint(const POINT& pt) const
-{
-    return MonitorFromPoint(pt, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
-}
-
-bool MonitorTopology::GetMonitorRect(HMONITOR monitor, RECT& rect) const
-{
-    // First try direct HMONITOR comparison
-    for (const auto& monitorInfo : m_monitors)
-    {
-        if (monitorInfo.hMonitor == monitor)
-        {
-            rect = monitorInfo.rect;
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Fallback: If direct comparison fails, try matching by current monitor info
-    MONITORINFO mi{};
-    mi.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO);
-    if (GetMonitorInfo(monitor, &mi))
-    {
-        for (const auto& monitorInfo : m_monitors)
-        {
-            if (monitorInfo.rect.left == mi.rcMonitor.left &&
-                monitorInfo.rect.top == mi.rcMonitor.top &&
-                monitorInfo.rect.right == mi.rcMonitor.right &&
-                monitorInfo.rect.bottom == mi.rcMonitor.bottom)
-            {
-                rect = monitorInfo.rect;
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    return false;
-}
-
-HMONITOR MonitorTopology::GetMonitorFromRect(const RECT& rect) const
-{
-    return MonitorFromRect(&rect, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
-}
-
-int MonitorTopology::GetMonitorIndex(HMONITOR monitor) const
-{
-    // First try direct HMONITOR comparison (fast and accurate)
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        if (m_monitors[i].hMonitor == monitor)
-        {
-            return static_cast<int>(i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Fallback: If direct comparison fails (e.g., handle changed after display reconfiguration),
-    // try matching by position. Get the monitor's current rect and find matching stored rect.
-    MONITORINFO mi{};
-    mi.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO);
-    if (GetMonitorInfo(monitor, &mi))
-    {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-        {
-            // Match by rect bounds
-            if (m_monitors[i].rect.left == mi.rcMonitor.left &&
-                m_monitors[i].rect.top == mi.rcMonitor.top &&
-                m_monitors[i].rect.right == mi.rcMonitor.right &&
-                m_monitors[i].rect.bottom == mi.rcMonitor.bottom)
-            {
-                Logger::trace(L"GetMonitorIndex: Found monitor {} via rect fallback (handle changed from {} to {})", 
-                    i, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(m_monitors[i].hMonitor), reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(monitor));
-                return static_cast<int>(i);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // Log all stored monitors vs the requested one for debugging
-        Logger::warn(L"GetMonitorIndex: No match found. Requested monitor rect=({},{},{},{})",
-            mi.rcMonitor.left, mi.rcMonitor.top, mi.rcMonitor.right, mi.rcMonitor.bottom);
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < m_monitors.size(); ++i)
-        {
-            Logger::warn(L"  Stored monitor {}: rect=({},{},{},{})",
-                i, m_monitors[i].rect.left, m_monitors[i].rect.top, 
-                m_monitors[i].rect.right, m_monitors[i].rect.bottom);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"GetMonitorIndex: GetMonitorInfo failed for handle {}", reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(monitor));
-    }
-
-    return -1; // Not found
-}
-

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/MonitorTopology.h

@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-#pragma once
-#include <windows.h>
-#include <vector>
-#include <map>
-
-// Monitor information structure
-struct MonitorInfo
-{
-    HMONITOR hMonitor; // Direct handle for accurate lookup after display changes
-    RECT rect;
-    bool isPrimary;
-    int monitorId;
-};
-
-// Edge type enumeration
-enum class EdgeType
-{
-    Left = 0,
-    Right = 1,
-    Top = 2,
-    Bottom = 3
-};
-
-// Wrap mode enumeration (matches Settings UI dropdown)
-enum class WrapMode
-{
-    Both = 0,           // Wrap in both directions
-    VerticalOnly = 1,   // Only wrap top/bottom
-    HorizontalOnly = 2  // Only wrap left/right
-};
-
-// Represents a single edge of a monitor
-struct MonitorEdge
-{
-    int monitorIndex;  // Index into m_monitors (stable across display changes)
-    EdgeType type;
-    int start;      // For vertical edges: Y start; horizontal: X start
-    int end;        // For vertical edges: Y end; horizontal: X end
-    int position;   // For vertical edges: X coord; horizontal: Y coord
-    bool isOuter;   // True if no adjacent monitor touches this edge
-};
-
-// Monitor topology helper - manages edge-based monitor layout
-struct MonitorTopology
-{
-    void Initialize(const std::vector<MonitorInfo>& monitors);
-
-    // Check if cursor is on an outer edge of the given monitor
-    // wrapMode filters which edges are considered (Both, VerticalOnly, HorizontalOnly)
-    bool IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, WrapMode wrapMode) const;
-
-    // Get the wrap destination point for a cursor on an outer edge
-    POINT GetWrapDestination(HMONITOR fromMonitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType edgeType) const;
-
-    // Get monitor at point (helper)
-    HMONITOR GetMonitorFromPoint(const POINT& pt) const;
-
-    // Get monitor rectangle (helper)
-    bool GetMonitorRect(HMONITOR monitor, RECT& rect) const;
-
-    // Get outer edges collection (for debugging)
-    const std::vector<MonitorEdge>& GetOuterEdges() const { return m_outerEdges; }
-
-    // Detect gaps between monitors that should be snapped together
-    struct GapInfo {
-        int monitor1Index;
-        int monitor2Index;
-        int horizontalGap;
-        int verticalOverlap;
-    };
-    std::vector<GapInfo> DetectMonitorGaps() const;
-
-private:
-    std::vector<MonitorInfo> m_monitors;
-    std::vector<MonitorEdge> m_outerEdges;
-
-    // Map from (monitor index, edge type) to edge info
-    // Using monitor index instead of HMONITOR because HMONITOR handles can change
-    // when monitors are added/removed dynamically
-    std::map<std::pair<int, EdgeType>, MonitorEdge> m_edgeMap;
-
-    // Helper to resolve HMONITOR to monitor index at runtime
-    int GetMonitorIndex(HMONITOR monitor) const;
-
-    // Helper to get consistent HMONITOR from RECT
-    HMONITOR GetMonitorFromRect(const RECT& rect) const;
-    
-    void BuildEdgeMap();
-    void IdentifyOuterEdges();
-
-    // Check if two edges are adjacent (within tolerance)
-    bool EdgesAreAdjacent(const MonitorEdge& edge1, const MonitorEdge& edge2, int tolerance = 50) const;
-
-    // Find the opposite outer edge for wrapping
-    MonitorEdge FindOppositeOuterEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int relativePosition) const;
-
-    // Calculate relative position along an edge (0.0 to 1.0)
-    double GetRelativePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, int coordinate) const;
-
-    // Convert relative position to absolute coordinate on target edge
-    int GetAbsolutePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, double relativePosition) const;
-};

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Data/ApplicationWrapper.cs

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ public struct ApplicationWrapper
 {
     public struct WindowPositionWrapper
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("X")]
+        [JsonPropertyName("x")]
         public int X { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("Y")]
+        [JsonPropertyName("y")]
         public int Y { get; set; }
 
         [JsonPropertyName("width")]

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs

@@ -547,15 +547,6 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
         // above "git" from "whatever"
         max = max + extensionTitleMatch;
 
-        // Apply a penalty to fallback items so they rank below direct matches.
-        // Fallbacks that dynamically match queries (like RDP connections) should
-        // appear after apps and direct command matches.
-        if (isFallback && max > 1)
-        {
-            // Reduce fallback scores by 50% to prioritize direct matches
-            max = max * 0.5;
-        }
-
         var matchSomething = max
             + (isAliasMatch ? 9001 : (isAliasSubstringMatch ? 1 : 0));
 

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Helpers/BuildInfo.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers;
@@ -17,41 +18,19 @@ internal static class BuildInfo
     // Runtime AOT detection
     public static bool IsNativeAot => !RuntimeFeature.IsDynamicCodeSupported;
 
-    // build-time values
-    public static bool PublishTrimmed
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_TRIMMED
-          return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    // From assembly metadata (build-time values)
+    public static bool PublishTrimmed => GetBoolMetadata("PublishTrimmed", false);
 
-    // build-time values
-    public static bool PublishAot
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_AOT
-            return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    // From assembly metadata (build-time values)
+    public static bool PublishAot => GetBoolMetadata("PublishAot", false);
 
-    public static bool IsCiBuild
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_CIBUILD
-            return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    public static bool IsCiBuild => GetBoolMetadata("CIBuild", false);
+
+    private static string? GetMetadata(string key) =>
+        Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
+            .GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key == key)?.Value;
+
+    private static bool GetBoolMetadata(string key, bool defaultValue) =>
+        bool.TryParse(GetMetadata(key), out var result) ? result : defaultValue;
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- This disables the auto-generated main, so we can be single-instanced -->
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- BODGY: XES Versioning and WinAppSDK get into a fight about the app manifest, which breaks WinAppSDK. -->
@@ -291,15 +291,24 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- </AdaptiveCardsWorkaround> -->
 
-  <!-- Build information  -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(PublishAot)' == 'true' ">
-	<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_AOT</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(PublishTrimmed)' == 'true' ">
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_TRIMMED</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(CIBuild)' == 'true' ">
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_CIBUILD</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- Metadata for build information  -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>PublishTrimmed</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(PublishTrimmed)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>PublishAot</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(PublishAot)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>CIBuild</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(CIBuild)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>CommandPaletteBranding</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(CommandPaletteBranding)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+  </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Windows Command Palette</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_GeneralPage_About_SettingsExpander.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>© 2026. All rights reserved.</value>
+    <value>© 2025. All rights reserved.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_GeneralPage_About_GithubLink_Hyperlink.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>View GitHub repository</value>

src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UITests/BasicTests.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class BasicTests : CommandPaletteTestBase
 
         SetTimeAndDaterExtensionSearchBox("year");
 
-        Assert.IsNotNull(this.Find<NavigationViewItem>("2026"));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(this.Find<NavigationViewItem>("2025"));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/AppListItem.cs

@@ -17,25 +17,12 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
 {
     private readonly AppCommand _appCommand;
     private readonly AppItem _app;
+    private readonly Lazy<Details> _details;
     private readonly Lazy<Task<IconInfo?>> _iconLoadTask;
-    private readonly Lazy<Task<Details>> _detailsLoadTask;
 
     private InterlockedBoolean _isLoadingIcon;
-    private InterlockedBoolean _isLoadingDetails;
 
-    public override IDetails? Details
-    {
-        get
-        {
-            if (_isLoadingDetails.Set())
-            {
-                _ = LoadDetailsAsync();
-            }
-
-            return base.Details;
-        }
-        set => base.Details = value;
-    }
+    public override IDetails? Details { get => _details.Value; set => base.Details = value; }
 
     public override IIconInfo? Icon
     {
@@ -65,20 +52,14 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
 
         MoreCommands = AddPinCommands(_app.Commands!, isPinned);
 
-        _detailsLoadTask = new Lazy<Task<Details>>(BuildDetails);
-        _iconLoadTask = new Lazy<Task<IconInfo?>>(async () => await FetchIcon(useThumbnails));
-    }
+        _details = new Lazy<Details>(() =>
+        {
+            var t = BuildDetails();
+            t.Wait();
+            return t.Result;
+        });
 
-    private async Task LoadDetailsAsync()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            Details = await _detailsLoadTask.Value;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogWarning($"Failed to load details for {AppIdentifier}\n{ex}");
-        }
+        _iconLoadTask = new Lazy<Task<IconInfo?>>(async () => await FetchIcon(useThumbnails));
     }
 
     private async Task LoadIconAsync()
@@ -117,16 +98,18 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
         }
         else
         {
-            // do nothing if we fail to load an icon.
-            // Logging it would be too NOISY, there's really no need.
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_app.IcoPath))
+            try
             {
-                heroImage = await TryLoadThumbnail(_app.IcoPath, jumbo: true, logOnFailure: false);
+                var stream = await ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(_app.ExePath, true);
+                if (stream is not null)
+                {
+                    heroImage = IconInfo.FromStream(stream);
+                }
             }
-
-            if (heroImage == null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_app.ExePath))
+            catch (Exception)
             {
-                heroImage = await TryLoadThumbnail(_app.ExePath, jumbo: true, logOnFailure: false);
+                // do nothing if we fail to load an icon.
+                // Logging it would be too NOISY, there's really no need.
             }
         }
 
@@ -149,18 +132,25 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
 
         if (useThumbnails)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_app.IcoPath))
+            try
             {
-                icon = await TryLoadThumbnail(_app.IcoPath, jumbo: false, logOnFailure: true);
+                var stream = await ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(_app.ExePath);
+                if (stream is not null)
+                {
+                    icon = IconInfo.FromStream(stream);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to load icon for {AppIdentifier}:\n{ex}");
             }
 
-            if (icon == null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_app.ExePath))
-            {
-                icon = await TryLoadThumbnail(_app.ExePath, jumbo: false, logOnFailure: true);
-            }
+            icon = icon ?? new IconInfo(_app.IcoPath);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            icon = new IconInfo(_app.IcoPath);
         }
-
-        icon ??= new IconInfo(_app.IcoPath);
 
         return icon;
     }
@@ -193,25 +183,4 @@ public sealed partial class AppListItem : ListItem
 
         return newCommands.ToArray();
     }
-
-    private async Task<IconInfo?> TryLoadThumbnail(string path, bool jumbo, bool logOnFailure)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            var stream = await ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(path, jumbo);
-            if (stream is not null)
-            {
-                return IconInfo.FromStream(stream);
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            if (logOnFailure)
-            {
-                Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to load icon {path} for {AppIdentifier}:\n{ex}");
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/Win32Program.cs

@@ -1052,6 +1052,9 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
                 app.FullPath) :
             app.IcoPath;
 
+        icoPath = icoPath.EndsWith(".lnk", System.StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) ?
+            app.FullPath :
+            icoPath;
         return new AppItem()
         {
             Name = app.Name,

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Helpers/FancyZonesDataService.cs

@@ -41,13 +41,16 @@ internal static class FancyZonesDataService
 
         try
         {
-            // Request FancyZones to save current monitor configuration.
-            // The editor-parameters.json file is only written when:
-            // 1. Opening the FancyZones Editor
-            // 2. Receiving the WM_PRIV_SAVE_EDITOR_PARAMETERS message
-            // Without this, monitor changes (plug/unplug) won't be reflected in the file.
-            var editorParams = ReadEditorParametersWithRefresh();
-            Logger.LogInfo($"TryGetMonitors: ReadEditorParametersWithRefreshWithRefresh returned. Monitors={editorParams.Monitors?.Count ?? -1}");
+            if (!File.Exists(FZPaths.EditorParameters))
+            {
+                error = Resources.FancyZones_MonitorDataNotFound;
+                Logger.LogWarning($"TryGetMonitors: File not found. Path={FZPaths.EditorParameters}");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo($"TryGetMonitors: File exists, reading...");
+            var editorParams = FancyZonesDataIO.ReadEditorParameters();
+            Logger.LogInfo($"TryGetMonitors: ReadEditorParameters returned. Monitors={editorParams.Monitors?.Count ?? -1}");
 
             var editorMonitors = editorParams.Monitors;
             if (editorMonitors is null || editorMonitors.Count == 0)
@@ -71,23 +74,6 @@ internal static class FancyZonesDataService
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Requests FancyZones to save the current monitor configuration and reads the file.
-    /// This is a best-effort approach for performance: we send the save request and immediately
-    /// read the file without waiting. If the file hasn't been updated yet, the next call will
-    /// see the updated data since FancyZones processes the message asynchronously.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static EditorParameters.ParamsWrapper ReadEditorParametersWithRefresh()
-    {
-        // Request FancyZones to save the current monitor configuration.
-        // This is fire-and-forget for performance - we don't wait for the save to complete.
-        // If this is the first call after a monitor change, we may read stale data, but the
-        // next call will see the updated file since FancyZones will have processed the message.
-        FancyZonesNotifier.NotifySaveEditorParameters();
-
-        return FancyZonesDataIO.ReadEditorParameters();
-    }
-
     public static IReadOnlyList<FancyZonesLayoutDescriptor> GetLayouts()
     {
         Logger.LogInfo($"GetLayouts: Starting. LayoutTemplatesPath={FZPaths.LayoutTemplates} CustomLayoutsPath={FZPaths.CustomLayouts}");

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Helpers/FancyZonesNotifier.cs

@@ -10,25 +10,13 @@ namespace PowerToysExtension.Helpers;
 internal static class FancyZonesNotifier
 {
     private const string AppliedLayoutsFileUpdateMessage = "{2ef2c8a7-e0d5-4f31-9ede-52aade2d284d}";
-    private const string SaveEditorParametersMessage = "{d8f9c0e3-5d77-4e83-8a4f-7c704c2bfb4a}";
-
     private static readonly uint WmPrivAppliedLayoutsFileUpdate = RegisterWindowMessageW(AppliedLayoutsFileUpdateMessage);
-    private static readonly uint WmPrivSaveEditorParameters = RegisterWindowMessageW(SaveEditorParametersMessage);
 
     public static void NotifyAppliedLayoutsChanged()
     {
         _ = PostMessageW(new IntPtr(0xFFFF), WmPrivAppliedLayoutsFileUpdate, UIntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Notifies FancyZones to save the current monitor configuration to editor-parameters.json.
-    /// This is needed because FancyZones only writes this file when opening the editor or when explicitly requested.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static void NotifySaveEditorParameters()
-    {
-        _ = PostMessageW(new IntPtr(0xFFFF), WmPrivSaveEditorParameters, UIntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
-    }
-
     [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
     private static extern uint RegisterWindowMessageW(string lpString);
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.csproj

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
 		<RootNamespace>PowerToysExtension</RootNamespace>
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
-		<ApplicationIcon>..\..\..\..\runner\svgs\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
 		<PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
 		<EnableMsixTooling>false</EnableMsixTooling>
 		<WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs

@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ internal sealed partial class SampleMarkdownImagesPage : ContentPage
 
             ### Web URL
             ```xml
-            ![painting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/PowerToys/refs/heads/main/doc/images/overview/Original/AdvancedPaste.png)
+            ![painting](https://i.imgur.com/93XJSNh.png)
             ```
-            ![painting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/PowerToys/refs/heads/main/doc/images/overview/Original/AdvancedPaste.png)
+            ![painting](https://i.imgur.com/93XJSNh.png)
             
             ```xml
-            ![painting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/PowerToys/refs/heads/main/doc/images/overview/Original/AdvancedPaste.png?--x-cmdpal-fit=fit)
+            ![painting](https://i.imgur.com/93XJSNh.png?--x-cmdpal-fit=fit)
             ```
-            ![painting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/PowerToys/refs/heads/main/doc/images/overview/Original/AdvancedPaste.png?--x-cmdpal-fit=fit)
+            ![painting](https://i.imgur.com/93XJSNh.png?--x-cmdpal-fit=fit)
 
             ### File URL (PNG):
             ```xml

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownPage.cs

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Result:
 
 Result:
 
-![painting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/PowerToys/refs/heads/main/doc/images/overview/Original/AdvancedPaste.png)
+![painting](https://i.imgur.com/93XJSNh.png)
 
 ### Links
 

src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/Program.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ internal static class Program
         Console.InputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
 
         // Initialize logger to file (same as other modules)
-        CliLogger.Initialize("\\Image Resizer\\CLI");
+        CliLogger.Initialize("\\ImageResizer\\Logs");
         CliLogger.Info($"ImageResizerCLI started with {args.Length} argument(s)");
 
         try

src/modules/imageresizer/tests/Properties/SettingsTests.cs

@@ -126,10 +126,13 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Properties
                 h => ncc.CollectionChanged -= h,
                 () => settings.CustomSize = new CustomSize());
 
-            // Reset is used instead of Replace to avoid ArgumentOutOfRangeException
-            // when notifying changes for virtual items (CustomSize/AiSize) that exist
-            // outside the bounds of the underlying _sizes collection.
-            Assert.AreEqual(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset, result.Arguments.Action);
+            Assert.AreEqual(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace, result.Arguments.Action);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, result.Arguments.NewItems.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual(settings.CustomSize, result.Arguments.NewItems[0]);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, result.Arguments.NewStartingIndex);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, result.Arguments.OldItems.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalCustomSize, result.Arguments.OldItems[0]);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, result.Arguments.OldStartingIndex);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]

src/modules/imageresizer/ui/App.xaml.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace ImageResizer
 {
     public partial class App : Application, IDisposable
     {
-        private const string LogSubFolder = "\\Image Resizer\\Logs";
+        private const string LogSubFolder = "\\ImageResizer\\Logs";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets cached AI availability state, checked at app startup.
@@ -67,27 +67,12 @@ namespace ImageResizer
             // Fix for .net 3.1.19 making Image Resizer not adapt to DPI changes.
             NativeMethods.SetProcessDPIAware();
 
-            // TODO: Re-enable AI Super Resolution in next release by removing this #if block
-            // Temporarily disable AI Super Resolution feature (hide from UI but keep code)
-#if true // Set to false to re-enable AI Super Resolution
-            AiAvailabilityState = AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported;
-            ResizeBatch.SetAiSuperResolutionService(Services.NoOpAiSuperResolutionService.Instance);
-
-            // Skip AI detection mode as well
-            if (e?.Args?.Length > 0 && e.Args[0] == "--detect-ai")
-            {
-                Services.AiAvailabilityCacheService.SaveCache(AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported);
-                Environment.Exit(0);
-                return;
-            }
-#else
             // Check for AI detection mode (called by Runner in background)
             if (e?.Args?.Length > 0 && e.Args[0] == "--detect-ai")
             {
                 RunAiDetectionMode();
                 return;
             }
-#endif
 
             if (PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredImageResizerEnabledValue() == PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
             {
@@ -188,8 +173,31 @@ namespace ImageResizer
         /// </summary>
         private static AiAvailabilityState CheckAiAvailability()
         {
-            // AI feature disabled - always return NotSupported
-            return AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported;
+            try
+            {
+                // Check Windows AI service model ready state
+                // it's so slow, why?
+                var readyState = Services.WinAiSuperResolutionService.GetModelReadyState();
+
+                // Map AI service state to our availability state
+                switch (readyState)
+                {
+                    case Microsoft.Windows.AI.AIFeatureReadyState.Ready:
+                        return AiAvailabilityState.Ready;
+
+                    case Microsoft.Windows.AI.AIFeatureReadyState.NotReady:
+                        return AiAvailabilityState.ModelNotReady;
+
+                    case Microsoft.Windows.AI.AIFeatureReadyState.DisabledByUser:
+                    case Microsoft.Windows.AI.AIFeatureReadyState.NotSupportedOnCurrentSystem:
+                    default:
+                        return AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                return AiAvailabilityState.NotSupported;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/modules/imageresizer/ui/Properties/Settings.cs

@@ -216,15 +216,27 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Properties
                 {
                     if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Models.CustomSize))
                     {
+                        var oldCustomSize = _customSize;
                         _customSize = settings.CustomSize;
 
-                        OnCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+                        OnCollectionChanged(
+                            new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
+                                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace,
+                                _customSize,
+                                oldCustomSize,
+                                _sizes.Count));
                     }
                     else if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Models.AiSize))
                     {
+                        var oldAiSize = _aiSize;
                         _aiSize = settings.AiSize;
 
-                        OnCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+                        OnCollectionChanged(
+                            new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
+                                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace,
+                                _aiSize,
+                                oldAiSize,
+                                _sizes.Count + 1));
                     }
                     else if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Sizes))
                     {

src/modules/imageresizer/ui/Services/AiAvailabilityCacheService.cs

@@ -39,8 +39,29 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Services
         /// </summary>
         public static AiAvailabilityState? LoadCache()
         {
-            // Cache disabled - always return null to use default value
-            return null;
+            try
+            {
+                if (!File.Exists(CachePath))
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                var json = File.ReadAllText(CachePath);
+                var cache = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AiCapabilityCache>(json);
+
+                if (!IsCacheValid(cache))
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                return (AiAvailabilityState)cache.State;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // Read failure (file locked, corrupted JSON, etc.) - return null and use fallback
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to load AI cache: {ex.Message}");
+                return null;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -49,8 +70,32 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Services
         /// </summary>
         public static void SaveCache(AiAvailabilityState state)
         {
-            // Cache disabled - do not save anything
-            return;
+            try
+            {
+                var cache = new AiCapabilityCache
+                {
+                    Version = CacheVersion,
+                    State = (int)state,
+                    WindowsBuild = Environment.OSVersion.Version.ToString(),
+                    Architecture = RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture.ToString(),
+                    Timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("o"),
+                };
+
+                var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(CachePath);
+                if (!Directory.Exists(dir))
+                {
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+                }
+
+                var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(cache, SerializerOptions);
+                File.WriteAllText(CachePath, json);
+
+                Logger.LogInfo($"AI cache saved: {state}");
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to save AI cache: {ex.Message}");
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/MainWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -388,13 +388,6 @@ namespace Peek.UI
             IsErrorVisible = true;
         }
 
-        public void ShowError(string message)
-        {
-            IsErrorVisible = false;
-            ErrorMessage = message;
-            IsErrorVisible = true;
-        }
-
         private void NavigationThrottleTimer_Tick(object? sender, object e)
         {
             if (sender == null)

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
             Item="{x:Bind ViewModel.CurrentItem, Mode=OneWay}"
             NumberOfFiles="{x:Bind ViewModel.DisplayItemCount, Mode=OneWay}"
             PreviewSizeChanged="FilePreviewer_PreviewSizeChanged"
-            ScalingFactor="{x:Bind ViewModel.ScalingFactor, Mode=OneWay}"
-            Visibility="{x:Bind ContentVisibility(ViewModel.IsErrorVisible), Mode=OneWay}" />
+            ScalingFactor="{x:Bind ViewModel.ScalingFactor, Mode=OneWay}" />
 
         <InfoBar
             x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
             Grid.RowSpan="2"
             Margin="4,0,4,6"
             VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
-            Closed="ErrorInfoBar_Closed"
             IsOpen="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsErrorVisible, Mode=TwoWay}"
             Message="{x:Bind ViewModel.ErrorMessage, Mode=OneWay}"
             Severity="Error" />

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 using Peek.Common.Constants;
 using Peek.Common.Extensions;
-using Peek.Common.Helpers;
 using Peek.FilePreviewer.Models;
 using Peek.FilePreviewer.Previewers;
 using Peek.UI.Extensions;
@@ -196,14 +195,6 @@ namespace Peek.UI
             bootTime.Start();
 
             ViewModel.Initialize(selectedItem);
-
-            // If no files were found (e.g., user is typing in rename/search box, or in virtual folders),
-            // don't show anything - just return silently to avoid stealing focus
-            if (ViewModel.CurrentItem == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             ViewModel.ScalingFactor = this.GetMonitorScale();
             this.Content.KeyUp += Content_KeyUp;
 
@@ -311,24 +302,5 @@ namespace Peek.UI
         {
             themeListener?.Dispose();
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns Visibility.Collapsed when error is showing, Visibility.Visible when not.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Visibility ContentVisibility(bool isErrorVisible)
-        {
-            return isErrorVisible ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handle InfoBar closed - if there's no current item, close the window.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void ErrorInfoBar_Closed(InfoBar sender, InfoBarClosedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (ViewModel.CurrentItem == null)
-            {
-                Uninitialize();
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@
     <value>No more files to preview.</value>
     <comment>The message to show when there are no files remaining to preview.</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="NoFilesSelected" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>No files selected or this folder is not supported for preview.</value>
-    <comment>Displayed when Peek is activated in a virtual folder (like Home or Recent) where file selection cannot be retrieved.</comment>
-  </data>
   <data name="DeleteFileError_NotFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The file cannot be found. Please check if the file has been moved, renamed, or deleted.</value>
     <comment>Displayed if the file or path was not found</comment>

src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameRegEx.cpp

@@ -33,27 +33,23 @@ static std::wstring SanitizeAndNormalize(const std::wstring& input)
 
     // Normalize to NFC (Precomposed).
     // Get the size needed for the normalized string, including null terminator.
-    int sizeEstimate = NormalizeString(NormalizationC, sanitized.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
-    if (sizeEstimate <= 0)
+    int size = NormalizeString(NormalizationC, sanitized.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
+    if (size <= 0)
     {
         return sanitized; // Return unaltered if normalization fails.
     }
 
     // Perform the normalization.
     std::wstring normalized;
-    normalized.resize(sizeEstimate);
-    int actualSize = NormalizeString(NormalizationC, sanitized.c_str(), -1, &normalized[0], sizeEstimate);
+    normalized.resize(size);
+    NormalizeString(NormalizationC, sanitized.c_str(), -1, &normalized[0], size);
 
-    if (actualSize <= 0)
+    // Remove the explicit null terminator added by NormalizeString.
+    if (!normalized.empty() && normalized.back() == L'\0')
     {
-        // Normalization failed, return sanitized string.
-        return sanitized;
+        normalized.pop_back();
     }
 
-    // Resize to actual size minus the null terminator.
-    // actualSize includes the null terminator when input length is -1.
-    normalized.resize(static_cast<size_t>(actualSize) - 1);
-
     return normalized;
 }
 

src/modules/powerrename/unittests/CommonRegExTests.h

@@ -695,38 +695,6 @@ TEST_METHOD(VerifyUnicodeAndWhitespaceNormalizationRegex)
     VerifyNormalizationHelper(UseRegularExpressions);
 }
 
-TEST_METHOD(VerifyRegexMetacharacterDollarSign)
-{
-    CComPtr<IPowerRenameRegEx> renameRegEx;
-    Assert::IsTrue(CPowerRenameRegEx::s_CreateInstance(&renameRegEx) == S_OK);
-    DWORD flags = UseRegularExpressions;
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutFlags(flags) == S_OK);
-
-    PWSTR result = nullptr;
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutSearchTerm(L"$") == S_OK);
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutReplaceTerm(L"_end") == S_OK);
-    unsigned long index = {};
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->Replace(L"test.txt", &result, index) == S_OK);
-    Assert::AreEqual(L"test.txt_end", result);
-    CoTaskMemFree(result);
-}
-
-TEST_METHOD(VerifyRegexMetacharacterCaret)
-{
-    CComPtr<IPowerRenameRegEx> renameRegEx;
-    Assert::IsTrue(CPowerRenameRegEx::s_CreateInstance(&renameRegEx) == S_OK);
-    DWORD flags = UseRegularExpressions;
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutFlags(flags) == S_OK);
-
-    PWSTR result = nullptr;
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutSearchTerm(L"^") == S_OK);
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->PutReplaceTerm(L"start_") == S_OK);
-    unsigned long index = {};
-    Assert::IsTrue(renameRegEx->Replace(L"test.txt", &result, index) == S_OK);
-    Assert::AreEqual(L"start_test.txt", result);
-    CoTaskMemFree(result);
-}
-
 #ifndef TESTS_PARTIAL
 };
 }

src/runner/Resources.resx

@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@
     <value>Settings\tDouble-click</value>
     <comment>Don't localize "\t" as that is what separates the click portion to be right aligned in the menu.</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="SETTINGS_MENU_TEXT_LEFTCLICK" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Settings\tLeft-click</value>
-    <comment>Don't localize "\t" as that is what separates the click portion to be right aligned in the menu. This is shown when Quick Access is disabled.</comment>
-  </data>
   <data name="DOCUMENTATION_MENU_TEXT" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Documentation</value>
   </data>

src/runner/general_settings.cpp

@@ -193,102 +193,6 @@ GeneralSettings get_general_settings()
     return settings;
 }
 
-void apply_module_status_update(const json::JsonObject& module_config, bool save)
-{
-    Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: {}", std::wstring{ module_config.ToString() });
-
-    // Expected format: {"ModuleName": true/false} - only one module per update
-    auto iter = module_config.First();
-    if (!iter.HasCurrent())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Empty module config");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const auto& element = iter.Current();
-    const auto value = element.Value();
-    if (value.ValueType() != json::JsonValueType::Boolean)
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Invalid value type for module status");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const std::wstring name{ element.Key().c_str() };
-    if (modules().find(name) == modules().end())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Module {} not found", name);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    PowertoyModule& powertoy = modules().at(name);
-    const bool module_inst_enabled = powertoy->is_enabled();
-    bool target_enabled = value.GetBoolean();
-
-    auto gpo_rule = powertoy->gpo_policy_enabled_configuration();
-    if (gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_enabled || gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_disabled)
-    {
-        // Apply the GPO Rule.
-        target_enabled = gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_enabled;
-    }
-
-    if (module_inst_enabled == target_enabled)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Module {} already in target state {}", name, target_enabled);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (target_enabled)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Enabling powertoy {}", name);
-        powertoy->enable();
-        auto& hkmng = HotkeyConflictDetector::HotkeyConflictManager::GetInstance();
-        hkmng.EnableHotkeyByModule(name);
-
-        // Trigger AI capability detection when ImageResizer is enabled
-        if (name == L"Image Resizer")
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"ImageResizer enabled, triggering AI capability detection");
-            DetectAiCapabilitiesAsync(true);  // Skip settings check since we know it's being enabled
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Disabling powertoy {}", name);
-        powertoy->disable();
-        auto& hkmng = HotkeyConflictDetector::HotkeyConflictManager::GetInstance();
-        hkmng.DisableHotkeyByModule(name);
-    }
-    // Sync the hotkey state with the module state, so it can be removed for disabled modules.
-    powertoy.UpdateHotkeyEx();
-
-    if (save)
-    {
-        // Load existing settings and only update the specific module's enabled state
-        json::JsonObject current_settings = PTSettingsHelper::load_general_settings();
-        
-        json::JsonObject enabled;
-        if (current_settings.HasKey(L"enabled"))
-        {
-            enabled = current_settings.GetNamedObject(L"enabled");
-        }
-        
-        // Check if the saved state is different from the requested state
-        bool current_saved = enabled.HasKey(name) ? enabled.GetNamedBoolean(name, true) : true;
-        
-        if (current_saved != target_enabled)
-        {
-            // Update only this module's enabled state
-            enabled.SetNamedValue(name, json::value(target_enabled));
-            current_settings.SetNamedValue(L"enabled", enabled);
-            
-            PTSettingsHelper::save_general_settings(current_settings);
-            
-            GeneralSettings settings_for_trace = get_general_settings();
-            Trace::SettingsChanged(settings_for_trace);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save)
 {
     std::wstring old_settings_json_string;
@@ -463,21 +367,11 @@ void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save)
     if (json::has(general_configs, L"show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon", json::JsonValueType::Boolean))
     {
         bool new_theme_adaptive = general_configs.GetNamedBoolean(L"show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon");
-        Logger::info(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon current={}, new={}",
-                     show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon, new_theme_adaptive);
         if (show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon != new_theme_adaptive)
         {
             show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon = new_theme_adaptive;
             set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive(show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon unchanged, skipping update");
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon not found in config");
     }
 
     if (json::has(general_configs, L"ignored_conflict_properties", json::JsonValueType::Object))

src/runner/general_settings.h

@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ struct GeneralSettings
 json::JsonObject load_general_settings();
 GeneralSettings get_general_settings();
 void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save = true);
-void apply_module_status_update(const json::JsonObject& module_config, bool save = true);
 void start_enabled_powertoys();

src/runner/settings_window.cpp

@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ void dispatch_received_json(const std::wstring& json_to_parse)
             //         current_settings_ipc->send(settings_string);
             // }
         }
-        else if (name == L"module_status")
-        {
-            // Handle single module enable/disable update
-            // Expected format: {"module_status": {"ModuleName": true/false}}
-            apply_module_status_update(value.GetObjectW());
-        }
         else if (name == L"powertoys")
         {
             dispatch_json_config_to_modules(value.GetObjectW());

src/runner/trace.cpp

@@ -81,36 +81,3 @@ void Trace::UpdateDownloadCompleted(bool success, const std::wstring& version)
         TraceLoggingBoolean(TRUE, "UTCReplace_AppSessionGuid"),
         TraceLoggingKeyword(PROJECT_KEYWORD_MEASURE));
 }
-
-void Trace::TrayIconLeftClick(bool quickAccessEnabled)
-{
-    TraceLoggingWriteWrapper(
-        g_hProvider,
-        "TrayIcon_LeftClick",
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(quickAccessEnabled, "QuickAccessEnabled"),
-        ProjectTelemetryPrivacyDataTag(ProjectTelemetryTag_ProductAndServicePerformance),
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(TRUE, "UTCReplace_AppSessionGuid"),
-        TraceLoggingKeyword(PROJECT_KEYWORD_MEASURE));
-}
-
-void Trace::TrayIconDoubleClick(bool quickAccessEnabled)
-{
-    TraceLoggingWriteWrapper(
-        g_hProvider,
-        "TrayIcon_DoubleClick",
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(quickAccessEnabled, "QuickAccessEnabled"),
-        ProjectTelemetryPrivacyDataTag(ProjectTelemetryTag_ProductAndServicePerformance),
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(TRUE, "UTCReplace_AppSessionGuid"),
-        TraceLoggingKeyword(PROJECT_KEYWORD_MEASURE));
-}
-
-void Trace::TrayIconRightClick(bool quickAccessEnabled)
-{
-    TraceLoggingWriteWrapper(
-        g_hProvider,
-        "TrayIcon_RightClick",
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(quickAccessEnabled, "QuickAccessEnabled"),
-        ProjectTelemetryPrivacyDataTag(ProjectTelemetryTag_ProductAndServicePerformance),
-        TraceLoggingBoolean(TRUE, "UTCReplace_AppSessionGuid"),
-        TraceLoggingKeyword(PROJECT_KEYWORD_MEASURE));
-}

src/runner/trace.h

@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ public:
     // Auto-update telemetry
     static void UpdateCheckCompleted(bool success, bool updateAvailable, const std::wstring& fromVersion, const std::wstring& toVersion);
     static void UpdateDownloadCompleted(bool success, const std::wstring& version);
-
-    // Tray icon interaction telemetry
-    static void TrayIconLeftClick(bool quickAccessEnabled);
-    static void TrayIconDoubleClick(bool quickAccessEnabled);
-    static void TrayIconRightClick(bool quickAccessEnabled);
 };

src/runner/tray_icon.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "centralized_kb_hook.h"
 #include "quick_access_host.h"
 #include "hotkey_conflict_detector.h"
-#include "trace.h"
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 #include <common/utils/resources.h>
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <common/logger/logger.h>
 #include <common/utils/elevation.h>
 #include <common/Themes/theme_listener.h>
-#include <common/Themes/theme_helpers.h>
 #include "bug_report.h"
 
 namespace
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ namespace
     bool double_click_timer_running = false;
     bool double_clicked = false;
     POINT tray_icon_click_point;
-    std::optional<bool> last_quick_access_state; // Track the last known Quick Access state
 
     static ThemeListener theme_listener;
     static bool theme_adaptive_enabled = false;
@@ -132,9 +129,6 @@ void click_timer_elapsed()
     double_click_timer_running = false;
     if (!double_clicked)
     {
-        // Log telemetry for single click (confirmed it's not a double click)
-        Trace::TrayIconLeftClick(get_general_settings().enableQuickAccess);
-
         if (get_general_settings().enableQuickAccess)
         {
             open_quick_access_flyout_window();
@@ -200,21 +194,6 @@ LRESULT __stdcall tray_icon_window_proc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wparam
             case WM_RBUTTONUP:
             case WM_CONTEXTMENU:
             {
-                bool quick_access_enabled = get_general_settings().enableQuickAccess;
-
-                // Log telemetry
-                Trace::TrayIconRightClick(quick_access_enabled);
-
-                // Reload menu if Quick Access state has changed or is first time
-                if (h_menu && (!last_quick_access_state.has_value() || quick_access_enabled != last_quick_access_state.value()))
-                {
-                    DestroyMenu(h_menu);
-                    h_menu = nullptr;
-                    h_sub_menu = nullptr;
-                }
-
-                last_quick_access_state = quick_access_enabled;
-
                 if (!h_menu)
                 {
                     h_menu = LoadMenu(reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase), MAKEINTRESOURCE(ID_TRAY_MENU));
@@ -222,39 +201,17 @@ LRESULT __stdcall tray_icon_window_proc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wparam
                 if (h_menu)
                 {
                     static std::wstring settings_menuitem_label = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_SETTINGS_MENU_TEXT);
-                    static std::wstring settings_menuitem_label_leftclick = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_SETTINGS_MENU_TEXT_LEFTCLICK);
                     static std::wstring close_menuitem_label = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_CLOSE_MENU_TEXT);
                     static std::wstring submit_bug_menuitem_label = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_SUBMIT_BUG_TEXT);
                     static std::wstring documentation_menuitem_label = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_DOCUMENTATION_MENU_TEXT);
                     static std::wstring quick_access_menuitem_label = GET_RESOURCE_STRING(IDS_QUICK_ACCESS_MENU_TEXT);
-
-                    // Update Settings menu text based on Quick Access state
-                    if (quick_access_enabled)
-                    {
-                        change_menu_item_text(ID_SETTINGS_MENU_COMMAND, settings_menuitem_label.data());
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        change_menu_item_text(ID_SETTINGS_MENU_COMMAND, settings_menuitem_label_leftclick.data());
-                    }
-
+                    change_menu_item_text(ID_SETTINGS_MENU_COMMAND, settings_menuitem_label.data());
                     change_menu_item_text(ID_CLOSE_MENU_COMMAND, close_menuitem_label.data());
                     change_menu_item_text(ID_REPORT_BUG_COMMAND, submit_bug_menuitem_label.data());
                     bool bug_report_disabled = is_bug_report_running();
                     EnableMenuItem(h_sub_menu, ID_REPORT_BUG_COMMAND, MF_BYCOMMAND | (bug_report_disabled ? MF_GRAYED : MF_ENABLED));
                     change_menu_item_text(ID_DOCUMENTATION_MENU_COMMAND, documentation_menuitem_label.data());
                     change_menu_item_text(ID_QUICK_ACCESS_MENU_COMMAND, quick_access_menuitem_label.data());
-
-                    // Hide or show Quick Access menu item based on setting
-                    if (!h_sub_menu)
-                    {
-                        h_sub_menu = GetSubMenu(h_menu, 0);
-                    }
-                    if (!quick_access_enabled)
-                    {
-                        // Remove Quick Access menu item when disabled
-                        DeleteMenu(h_sub_menu, ID_QUICK_ACCESS_MENU_COMMAND, MF_BYCOMMAND);
-                    }
                 }
                 if (!h_sub_menu)
                 {
@@ -285,9 +242,6 @@ LRESULT __stdcall tray_icon_window_proc(HWND window, UINT message, WPARAM wparam
             }
             case WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK:
             {
-                // Log telemetry
-                Trace::TrayIconDoubleClick(get_general_settings().enableQuickAccess);
-
                 double_clicked = true;
                 open_settings_window(std::nullopt);
                 break;
@@ -319,19 +273,12 @@ static HICON get_icon(Theme theme)
 {
     std::wstring icon_path = get_module_folderpath();
     icon_path += theme == Theme::Dark ? L"\\svgs\\PowerToysWhite.ico" : L"\\svgs\\PowerToysDark.ico";
-    Logger::trace(L"get_icon: Loading icon from path: {}", icon_path);
-
-    HICON icon = static_cast<HICON>(LoadImage(NULL,
+    return static_cast<HICON>(LoadImage(NULL,
                                         icon_path.c_str(),
                                         IMAGE_ICON,
                                         0,
                                         0,
                                         LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_DEFAULTSIZE | LR_SHARED));
-    if (!icon)
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"get_icon: Failed to load icon from {}, error: {}", icon_path, GetLastError());
-    }
-    return icon;
 }
 
 
@@ -339,7 +286,7 @@ static void handle_theme_change()
 {
     if (theme_adaptive_enabled)
     {
-        tray_icon_data.hIcon = get_icon(ThemeHelpers::GetSystemTheme());
+        tray_icon_data.hIcon = get_icon(theme_listener.AppTheme);
         Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &tray_icon_data);
     }
 }
@@ -356,7 +303,7 @@ void start_tray_icon(bool isProcessElevated, bool theme_adaptive)
 {
     theme_adaptive_enabled = theme_adaptive;
     auto h_instance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);
-    HICON const icon = theme_adaptive ? get_icon(ThemeHelpers::GetSystemTheme()) : LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
+    HICON const icon = theme_adaptive ? get_icon(theme_listener.AppTheme) : LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
     if (icon)
     {
         UINT id_tray_icon = 1;
@@ -403,7 +350,7 @@ void start_tray_icon(bool isProcessElevated, bool theme_adaptive)
         ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(hwnd, WM_COMMAND, MSGFLT_ALLOW, nullptr);
 
         tray_icon_created = Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &tray_icon_data) == TRUE;
-        theme_listener.AddSystemThemeChangedHandler(&handle_theme_change);
+        theme_listener.AddChangedHandler(&handle_theme_change);
 
         // Register callback to update bug report menu item status
         BugReportManager::instance().register_callback([](bool isRunning) {
@@ -427,45 +374,13 @@ void set_tray_icon_visible(bool shouldIconBeVisible)
 
 void set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive(bool theme_adaptive)
 {
-    Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Called with theme_adaptive={}, current theme_adaptive_enabled={}",
-                 theme_adaptive, theme_adaptive_enabled);
-
-    auto h_instance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);
-    HICON icon = nullptr;
-
-    if (theme_adaptive)
-    {
-        icon = get_icon(ThemeHelpers::GetSystemTheme());
-        if (!icon)
-        {
-            Logger::warn(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Failed to load theme adaptive icon, falling back to default");
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If not requesting adaptive icon, or if adaptive icon failed to load, use default icon
-    if (!icon)
-    {
-        icon = LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
-        if (theme_adaptive && icon)
-        {
-            // We requested adaptive but had to fall back, so update the flag
-            theme_adaptive = false;
-            Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Using default icon as fallback");
-        }
-    }
-
     theme_adaptive_enabled = theme_adaptive;
-
+    auto h_instance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);
+    HICON const icon = theme_adaptive ? get_icon(theme_listener.AppTheme) : LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
     if (icon)
     {
         tray_icon_data.hIcon = icon;
-        BOOL result = Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &tray_icon_data);
-        Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Icon updated, theme_adaptive_enabled={}, Shell_NotifyIcon result={}",
-                     theme_adaptive_enabled, result);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::error(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Failed to load any icon");
+        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &tray_icon_data);
     }
 }
 

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/PowerToys.QuickAccess.csproj

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.QuickAccess</AssemblyName>
-    <ApplicationIcon>..\..\runner\svgs\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/QuickAccessXAML/Flyout/AppsListPage.xaml.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public sealed partial class AppsListPage : Page
         if (ViewModel != null)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.Alphabetical;
-            ((ToggleMenuFlyoutItem)sender).IsChecked = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public sealed partial class AppsListPage : Page
         if (ViewModel != null)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus;
-            ((ToggleMenuFlyoutItem)sender).IsChecked = true;
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/Services/IQuickAccessCoordinator.cs

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess.Services;
 
@@ -21,9 +19,9 @@ public interface IQuickAccessCoordinator
 
     Task<bool> ShowDocumentationAsync();
 
-    bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled);
+    void NotifyUserSettingsInteraction();
 
-    void SendSortOrderUpdate(GeneralSettings generalSettings);
+    bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled);
 
     void ReportBug();
 

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/Services/QuickAccessCoordinator.cs

@@ -55,8 +55,37 @@ internal sealed class QuickAccessCoordinator : IQuickAccessCoordinator, IDisposa
         return Task.FromResult(false);
     }
 
+    public void NotifyUserSettingsInteraction()
+    {
+        Logger.LogDebug("QuickAccessCoordinator.NotifyUserSettingsInteraction invoked.");
+    }
+
     public bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled)
-        => TrySendIpcMessage($"{{\"module_status\": {{\"{ModuleHelper.GetModuleKey(moduleType)}\": {isEnabled.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}}}}}", "module status update");
+    {
+        GeneralSettings? updatedSettings = null;
+        lock (_generalSettingsLock)
+        {
+            var repository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
+            var generalSettings = repository.SettingsConfig;
+            var current = ModuleHelper.GetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettings, moduleType);
+            if (current == isEnabled)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            ModuleHelper.SetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettings, moduleType, isEnabled);
+            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
+            Logger.LogInfo($"QuickAccess updated module '{moduleType}' enabled state to {isEnabled}.");
+            updatedSettings = generalSettings;
+        }
+
+        if (updatedSettings != null)
+        {
+            SendGeneralSettingsUpdate(updatedSettings);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 
     public void ReportBug()
     {
@@ -102,10 +131,20 @@ internal sealed class QuickAccessCoordinator : IQuickAccessCoordinator, IDisposa
         Logger.LogDebug($"QuickAccessCoordinator received IPC payload: {message}");
     }
 
-    public void SendSortOrderUpdate(GeneralSettings generalSettings)
+    private void SendGeneralSettingsUpdate(GeneralSettings updatedSettings)
     {
-        var outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
-        TrySendIpcMessage(outgoing.ToString(), "sort order update");
+        string payload;
+        try
+        {
+            payload = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(updatedSettings).ToString();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("QuickAccessCoordinator: failed to serialize general settings payload.", ex);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TrySendIpcMessage(payload, "general settings update");
     }
 
     private bool TrySendIpcMessage(string payload, string operationDescription)

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/ViewModels/AllAppsViewModel.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess.ViewModels;
 
 public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
 {
-    private readonly object _sortLock = new object();
     private readonly IQuickAccessCoordinator _coordinator;
     private readonly ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> _settingsRepository;
     private readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
     private readonly List<FlyoutMenuItem> _allFlyoutMenuItems = new();
     private GeneralSettings _generalSettings;
 
-    // Flag to prevent toggle operations during sorting to avoid race conditions.
-    private bool _isSorting;
-
     public ObservableCollection<FlyoutMenuItem> FlyoutMenuItems { get; }
 
     public DashboardSortOrder DashboardSortOrder
@@ -44,9 +40,9 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
             if (_generalSettings.DashboardSortOrder != value)
             {
                 _generalSettings.DashboardSortOrder = value;
-                _coordinator.SendSortOrderUpdate(_generalSettings);
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(_generalSettings.ToJsonString(), _generalSettings.GetModuleName());
                 OnPropertyChanged();
-                SortFlyoutMenuItems();
+                RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -58,6 +54,7 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
         _settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
         _settingsRepository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
         _generalSettings = _settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+        _generalSettings.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
         _settingsRepository.SettingsChanged += OnSettingsChanged;
 
         _resourceLoader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
@@ -90,6 +87,7 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
         _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
         {
             _generalSettings = newSettings;
+            _generalSettings.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
             RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
         });
@@ -122,55 +120,30 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
             }
         }
 
-        SortFlyoutMenuItems();
-    }
-
-    private void SortFlyoutMenuItems()
-    {
-        if (_isSorting)
+        var sortedItems = DashboardSortOrder switch
         {
+            DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
+            _ => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
+        };
+
+        if (FlyoutMenuItems.Count == 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var item in sortedItems)
+            {
+                FlyoutMenuItems.Add(item);
+            }
+
             return;
         }
 
-        lock (_sortLock)
+        for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
         {
-            _isSorting = true;
-            try
+            var item = sortedItems[i];
+            var oldIndex = FlyoutMenuItems.IndexOf(item);
+
+            if (oldIndex != -1 && oldIndex != i)
             {
-                var sortedItems = DashboardSortOrder switch
-                {
-                    DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
-                    _ => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
-                };
-
-                if (FlyoutMenuItems.Count == 0)
-                {
-                    foreach (var item in sortedItems)
-                    {
-                        FlyoutMenuItems.Add(item);
-                    }
-
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    var item = sortedItems[i];
-                    var oldIndex = FlyoutMenuItems.IndexOf(item);
-
-                    if (oldIndex != -1 && oldIndex != i)
-                    {
-                        FlyoutMenuItems.Move(oldIndex, i);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                // Use dispatcher to reset flag after UI updates complete
-                _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority.Low, () =>
-                {
-                    _isSorting = false;
-                });
+                FlyoutMenuItems.Move(oldIndex, i);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -178,17 +151,14 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
     private void EnabledChangedOnUI(ModuleListItem item)
     {
         var flyoutItem = (FlyoutMenuItem)item;
-        var isEnabled = flyoutItem.IsEnabled;
-
-        // Ignore toggle operations during sorting to prevent race conditions.
-        // Revert the toggle state since UI already changed due to TwoWay binding.
-        if (_isSorting)
+        if (_coordinator.UpdateModuleEnabled(flyoutItem.Tag, flyoutItem.IsEnabled))
         {
-            flyoutItem.UpdateStatus(!isEnabled);
-            return;
+            _coordinator.NotifyUserSettingsInteraction();
         }
+    }
 
-        _coordinator.UpdateModuleEnabled(flyoutItem.Tag, flyoutItem.IsEnabled);
-        SortFlyoutMenuItems();
+    private void ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage()
+    {
+        RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPastePasteAsFileAction.cs

@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ public sealed class AdvancedPastePasteAsFileAction : Observable, IAdvancedPasteA
     public AdvancedPasteAdditionalAction PasteAsTxtFile
     {
         get => _pasteAsTxtFile;
-        init => Set(ref _pasteAsTxtFile, value ?? new());
+        init => Set(ref _pasteAsTxtFile, value);
     }
 
     [JsonPropertyName(PropertyNames.PasteAsPngFile)]
     public AdvancedPasteAdditionalAction PasteAsPngFile
     {
         get => _pasteAsPngFile;
-        init => Set(ref _pasteAsPngFile, value ?? new());
+        init => Set(ref _pasteAsPngFile, value);
     }
 
     [JsonPropertyName(PropertyNames.PasteAsHtmlFile)]
     public AdvancedPasteAdditionalAction PasteAsHtmlFile
     {
         get => _pasteAsHtmlFile;
-        init => Set(ref _pasteAsHtmlFile, value ?? new());
+        init => Set(ref _pasteAsHtmlFile, value);
     }
 
     [JsonIgnore]

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPasteProperties.cs

@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
         [JsonPropertyName("custom-actions")]
         [CmdConfigureIgnoreAttribute]
-        public AdvancedPasteCustomActions CustomActions { get; set; }
+        public AdvancedPasteCustomActions CustomActions { get; init; }
 
         [JsonPropertyName("additional-actions")]
         [CmdConfigureIgnoreAttribute]
-        public AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions AdditionalActions { get; set; }
+        public AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions AdditionalActions { get; init; }
 
         [JsonPropertyName("paste-ai-configuration")]
         [CmdConfigureIgnoreAttribute]

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPasteTranscodeAction.cs

@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public sealed class AdvancedPasteTranscodeAction : Observable, IAdvancedPasteAct
     public AdvancedPasteAdditionalAction TranscodeToMp3
     {
         get => _transcodeToMp3;
-        init => Set(ref _transcodeToMp3, value ?? new());
+        init => Set(ref _transcodeToMp3, value);
     }
 
     [JsonPropertyName(PropertyNames.TranscodeToMp4)]
     public AdvancedPasteAdditionalAction TranscodeToMp4
     {
         get => _transcodeToMp4;
-        init => Set(ref _transcodeToMp4, value ?? new());
+        init => Set(ref _transcodeToMp4, value);
     }
 
     [JsonIgnore]

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/CursorWrapProperties.cs

@@ -22,15 +22,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         [JsonPropertyName("disable_wrap_during_drag")]
         public BoolProperty DisableWrapDuringDrag { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("wrap_mode")]
-        public IntProperty WrapMode { get; set; }
-
         public CursorWrapProperties()
         {
             ActivationShortcut = DefaultActivationShortcut;
             AutoActivate = new BoolProperty(false);
             DisableWrapDuringDrag = new BoolProperty(true);
-            WrapMode = new IntProperty(0); // 0=Both (default), 1=VerticalOnly, 2=HorizontalOnly
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/CursorWrapSettings.cs

@@ -47,16 +47,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
         public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
         {
-            bool settingsUpgraded = false;
-
-            // Add WrapMode property if it doesn't exist (for users upgrading from older versions)
-            if (Properties.WrapMode == null)
-            {
-                Properties.WrapMode = new IntProperty(0); // Default to Both
-                settingsUpgraded = true;
-            }
-
-            return settingsUpgraded;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/Helpers/ModuleHelper.cs

@@ -117,47 +117,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers
                 case ModuleType.GeneralSettings: generalSettingsConfig.EnableQuickAccess = isEnabled; break;
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the module key name used in IPC messages and settings JSON.
-        /// These names match the JsonPropertyName attributes in EnabledModules class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string GetModuleKey(ModuleType moduleType)
-        {
-            return moduleType switch
-            {
-                ModuleType.AdvancedPaste => AdvancedPasteSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.AlwaysOnTop => AlwaysOnTopSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Awake => AwakeSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CmdPal => "CmdPal", // No dedicated settings class
-                ModuleType.ColorPicker => ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CropAndLock => CropAndLockSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CursorWrap => CursorWrapSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.EnvironmentVariables => EnvironmentVariablesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FancyZones => FancyZonesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FileLocksmith => FileLocksmithSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FindMyMouse => FindMyMouseSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Hosts => HostsSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ImageResizer => ImageResizerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.KeyboardManager => KeyboardManagerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.LightSwitch => LightSwitchSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseHighlighter => MouseHighlighterSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseJump => MouseJumpSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MousePointerCrosshairs => MousePointerCrosshairsSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseWithoutBorders => MouseWithoutBordersSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.NewPlus => NewPlusSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Peek => PeekSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerRename => PowerRenameSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerLauncher => PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerAccent => PowerAccentSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.RegistryPreview => RegistryPreviewSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MeasureTool => MeasureToolSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ShortcutGuide => ShortcutGuideSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerOCR => PowerOcrSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Workspaces => WorkspacesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ZoomIt => ZoomItSettings.ModuleName,
-                _ => moduleType.ToString(),
-            };
-        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/OOBE/Enums/PowerToysModules.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums
         MeasureTool,
         Hosts,
         Workspaces,
+        WhatsNew,
         RegistryPreview,
         NewPlus,
         ZoomIt,

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             {
                 settingsWindow = new MainWindow();
                 settingsWindow.Activate();
+                settingsWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                 settingsWindow.NavigateToSection(StartupPage);
 
                 // https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/7595 - Activate doesn't bring window to the foreground
@@ -255,10 +257,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
                 else if (ShowScoobe)
                 {
                     PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new ScoobeStartedEvent());
-                    ScoobeWindow newScoobeWindow = new ScoobeWindow();
-                    newScoobeWindow.Activate();
+                    OobeWindow scoobeWindow = new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
+                    scoobeWindow.Activate();
+                    scoobeWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                     WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(settingsWindow));
-                    SetScoobeWindow(newScoobeWindow);
+                    SetOobeWindow(scoobeWindow);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -336,7 +339,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
         private static MainWindow settingsWindow;
         private static OobeWindow oobeWindow;
-        private static ScoobeWindow scoobeWindow;
 
         public static void ClearSettingsWindow()
         {
@@ -363,21 +365,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             oobeWindow = null;
         }
 
-        public static ScoobeWindow GetScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            return scoobeWindow;
-        }
-
-        public static void SetScoobeWindow(ScoobeWindow window)
-        {
-            scoobeWindow = window;
-        }
-
-        public static void ClearScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            scoobeWindow = null;
-        }
-
         public static Type GetPage(string settingWindow)
         {
             switch (settingWindow)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ using WinUIEx;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An empty window that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
+    /// </summary>
     public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx
     {
         public MainWindow(bool createHidden = false)
@@ -32,12 +35,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
             App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
 
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-
             ShellPage.SetElevationStatus(App.IsElevated);
             ShellPage.SetIsUserAnAdmin(App.IsUserAnAdmin);
 
-            var hWnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+            var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             var placement = WindowHelper.DeserializePlacementOrDefault(hWnd);
             if (createHidden)
             {
@@ -120,12 +121,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             // open whats new window
             ShellPage.SetOpenWhatIsNewCallback(() =>
             {
-                if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+                if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
                 {
-                    App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                    App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
                 }
 
-                App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
+                App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
             });
 
             this.InitializeComponent();
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             WindowHelper.SerializePlacement(hWnd);
 
-            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null && App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
             {
                 App.ClearSettingsWindow();
             }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -1,44 +1,60 @@
-<Page
+<UserControl
     x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeShellPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:animations="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     HighContrastAdjustment="None"
     Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
+
     <Grid>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <TitleBar
+        <Button
+            x:Name="PaneToggleBtn"
+            Width="48"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            Click="PaneToggleBtn_Click"
+            Style="{StaticResource PaneToggleButtonStyle}" />
+        <Grid
             x:Name="AppTitleBar"
-            x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
-            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
-            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-                <ImageIcon
-                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
+            Height="48"
+            Margin="48,0,0,0"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            IsHitTestVisible="True">
+            <animations:Implicit.Animations>
+                <animations:OffsetAnimation Duration="0:0:0.3" />
+            </animations:Implicit.Animations>
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                <Image
+                    Width="16"
                     Height="16"
-                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
                     Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
-            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-        </TitleBar>
+                <TextBlock
+                    x:Name="AppTitleBarText"
+                    x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                    TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
+            </StackPanel>
+        </Grid>
+
         <NavigationView
             x:Name="navigationView"
             Grid.Row="1"
-            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
-            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
             IsPaneOpen="True"
             IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
             IsSettingsVisible="False"
             OpenPaneLength="296"
+            PaneDisplayMode="Left"
             SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
             <NavigationView.MenuItems>
                 <NavigationViewItem
@@ -158,16 +174,34 @@
                     Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/ZoomIt.png}"
                     Tag="ZoomIt" />
             </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.PaneFooter>
+            <NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
                 <NavigationViewItem
                     x:Uid="Shell_WhatsNew"
-                    AutomationProperties.AutomationId="WhatIsNewNavItem"
                     Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE789;}"
-                    Tapped="WhatIsNewItem_Tapped" />
-            </NavigationView.PaneFooter>
+                    Tag="WhatsNew" />
+            </NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
             <NavigationView.Content>
                 <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
             </NavigationView.Content>
         </NavigationView>
+
+        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="LayoutVisualStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="WideLayout">
+                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="720" />
+                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                </VisualState>
+                <VisualState x:Name="SmallLayout">
+                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="600" />
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="0" />
+                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                    <VisualState.Setters>
+                        <Setter Target="navigationView.PaneDisplayMode" Value="LeftMinimal" />
+                    </VisualState.Setters>
+                </VisualState>
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
     </Grid>
-</Page>
+</UserControl>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Globalization;
+
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+using WinRT.Interop;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 {
-    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : Page
+    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : UserControl
     {
         public static Func<string> RunSharedEventCallback { get; set; }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
             // NOTE: Experimentation for OOBE is currently turned off on server side. Keeping this code in a comment to allow future experiments.
             // ExperimentationToggleSwitchEnabled = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils).SettingsConfig.EnableExperimentation;
+            SetTitleBar();
             DataContext = ViewModel;
             OobeShellHandler = this;
             Modules = new ObservableCollection<OobePowerToysModule>();
@@ -200,6 +202,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                 IsNew = true,
             });
 
+            Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew, new OobePowerToysModule()
+            {
+                ModuleName = "WhatsNew",
+                IsNew = false,
+            });
+
             Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.RegistryPreview, new OobePowerToysModule()
             {
                 ModuleName = "RegistryPreview",
@@ -221,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void OnClosing()
         {
-            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
+            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
                 Modules[(int)(PowerToysModules)Enum.Parse(typeof(PowerToysModules), (string)selectedItem.Tag, true)].LogClosingModuleEvent();
@@ -230,22 +238,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void NavigateToModule(PowerToysModules selectedModule)
         {
-            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
-        }
-
-        private static void OpenScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (selectedModule == PowerToysModules.WhatsNew)
             {
-                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.FooterMenuItems[0];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
             }
-
-            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
         }
 
-        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
+        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
         {
-            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
+            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
 
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                             break;
                         }
                     */
-
+                    case "WhatsNew": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeWhatsNew)); break;
                     case "AdvancedPaste": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAdvancedPaste)); break;
                     case "AlwaysOnTop": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAlwaysOnTop)); break;
                     case "Awake": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAwake)); break;
@@ -306,37 +311,43 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
             }
         }
 
+        private void SetTitleBar()
+        {
+            var u = App.GetOobeWindow();
+            if (u != null)
+            {
+                // A custom title bar is required for full window theme and Mica support.
+                // https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/title-bar?tabs=winui3#full-customization
+                u.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+                WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(u));
+                u.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Select the first module by default
-            if (navigationView.MenuItems.Count > 0)
-            {
-                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
-            }
+            SetTitleBar();
         }
 
         private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
             {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
+                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(48, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(12, 0, 0, 0);
             }
             else
             {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
+                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
             }
         }
 
-        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
+        private void PaneToggleBtn_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
         }
-
-        private void WhatIsNewItem_Tapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            OpenScoobeWindow();
-        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+<Page
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeWhatsNew"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
+    xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
+    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    <Page.Resources>
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
+            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
+            H1FontSize="22"
+            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
+            H2FontSize="16"
+            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
+            H3FontSize="16"
+            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4" />
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
+    </Page.Resources>
+
+    <!--  Main layout container  -->
+    <Grid>
+        <!--  Main content grid  -->
+        <Grid Margin="0,24,0,0">
+            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+            <!--  Compact Header overlay that covers both InfoBar and Title sections  -->
+            <Border
+                x:Name="HeaderOverlay"
+                Grid.Row="0"
+                Grid.RowSpan="2"
+                Margin="0,-24,0,0"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                BorderThickness="0"
+                Canvas.ZIndex="1">
+
+                <Grid>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
+                        x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar"
+                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar"
+                        Grid.Row="0"
+                        Padding="12,8,12,8"
+                        Background="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityBackgroundBrush}"
+                        IsTabStop="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay}"
+                        Visibility="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                            <FontIcon Foreground="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityIconBackground}" Glyph="&#xF167;" />
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                            <StackPanel>
+                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText">
+                                    <Hyperlink NavigateUri="https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation">
+                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Desc" />
+                                    </Hyperlink>
+                                </TextBlock>
+                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked" Visibility="Collapsed">
+                                    <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Desc" />
+                                    <Hyperlink Click="DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click">
+                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_OpenSettings_Text" />
+                                    </Hyperlink>
+                                </TextBlock>
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <Button
+                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonYes"
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_Yes"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
+                                CommandParameter="Yes" />
+                            <HyperlinkButton
+                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonNo"
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_No"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
+                                CommandParameter="No" />
+                            <Button
+                                Margin="16,0,0,0"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click"
+                                Content="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE894;,
+                                                      FontSize=16}"
+                                Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+
+                    <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="16,12,0,12">
+                        <StackPanel
+                            VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                            Orientation="Vertical"
+                            Spacing="4">
+                            <TextBlock
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew"
+                                AutomationProperties.HeadingLevel="Level1"
+                                Style="{StaticResource TitleTextBlockStyle}" />
+                            <HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases" Style="{StaticResource TextButtonStyle}">
+                                <TextBlock x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DetailedReleaseNotesLink" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                            </HyperlinkButton>
+                        </StackPanel>
+
+                        <!--  ShortcutConflictControl positioned at the right side  -->
+                        <controls:ShortcutConflictControl
+                            Grid.RowSpan="2"
+                            Margin="0,0,16,0"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            AllHotkeyConflictsData="{x:Bind AllHotkeyConflictsData, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            Visibility="{x:Bind HasConflicts, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
+                    </Grid>
+                </Grid>
+            </Border>
+
+            <!--  Reduced spacer for the compact header overlay  -->
+            <Grid Grid.Row="0" Height="0" />
+            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Height="80" />
+
+            <InfoBar
+                x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
+                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
+                Grid.Row="2"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                IsClosable="False"
+                IsTabStop="False"
+                Severity="Error">
+                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                    <Button
+                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Button>
+                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+            </InfoBar>
+            <InfoBar
+                x:Name="ProxyWarningInfoBar"
+                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_ProxyAuthenticationWarning"
+                Grid.Row="2"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                IsClosable="False"
+                IsTabStop="False"
+                Severity="Warning">
+                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                    <Button
+                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Button>
+                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+            </InfoBar>
+
+            <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="3" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                <Grid Margin="32,16,32,24">
+                    <ProgressRing
+                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        IsIndeterminate="True"
+                        Visibility="Visible" />
+                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
+                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
+                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
+                        UseAutoLinks="True"
+                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                        UseListExtras="True"
+                        UsePipeTables="True"
+                        UseTaskLists="True" />
+                </Grid>
+            </ScrollViewer>
+        </Grid>
+    </Grid>
+</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls;
+using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.HotkeyConflicts;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Services;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
+using Microsoft.UI.Text;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
+{
+    public sealed partial class OobeWhatsNew : Page, INotifyPropertyChanged
+    {
+        public OobePowerToysModule ViewModel { get; set; }
+
+        private AllHotkeyConflictsData _allHotkeyConflictsData = new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
+
+        public bool ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar => GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar();
+
+        private int _conflictCount;
+
+        public AllHotkeyConflictsData AllHotkeyConflictsData
+        {
+            get => _allHotkeyConflictsData;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_allHotkeyConflictsData != value)
+                {
+                    _allHotkeyConflictsData = value;
+
+                    UpdateConflictCount();
+
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllHotkeyConflictsData));
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasConflicts));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool HasConflicts => _conflictCount > 0;
+
+        private void UpdateConflictCount()
+        {
+            int count = 0;
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData == null)
+            {
+                _conflictCount = count;
+            }
+
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var inAppConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts)
+                {
+                    if (!inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored)
+                    {
+                        count++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var systemConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts)
+                {
+                    if (!systemConflict.ConflictIgnored)
+                    {
+                        count++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            _conflictCount = count;
+        }
+
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OobeWhatsNew"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OobeWhatsNew()
+        {
+            this.InitializeComponent();
+            ViewModel = new OobePowerToysModule(OobeShellPage.OobeShellHandler.Modules[(int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew]);
+            DataContext = this;
+
+            // Subscribe to hotkey conflict updates
+            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
+            {
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated += OnConflictsUpdated;
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.RequestAllConflicts();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnConflictsUpdated(object sender, AllHotkeyConflictsEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
+            {
+                var allConflictData = e.Conflicts;
+                foreach (var inAppConflict in allConflictData.InAppConflicts)
+                {
+                    var hotkey = inAppConflict.Hotkey;
+                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
+                    inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
+                }
+
+                foreach (var systemConflict in allConflictData.SystemConflicts)
+                {
+                    var hotkey = systemConflict.Hotkey;
+                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
+                    systemConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
+                }
+
+                AllHotkeyConflictsData = e.Conflicts ?? new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
+        {
+            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
+        }
+
+        private bool GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar()
+        {
+            var isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed = GPOWrapper.GetAllowDataDiagnosticsValue() == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled;
+
+            if (isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool userActed = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetUserActionValue();
+
+            if (userActed)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool registryValue = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetEnabledValue();
+
+            bool isFirstRunAfterUpdate = (App.Current as Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.App).ShowScoobe;
+            if (isFirstRunAfterUpdate && registryValue == false)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
+        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
+        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
+        private bool _loadingReleaseNotes;
+
+        private static async Task<string> GetReleaseNotesMarkdown()
+        {
+            string releaseNotesJSON = string.Empty;
+
+            // Let's use system proxy
+            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
+            {
+                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
+                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
+                PreAuthenticate = true,
+            };
+
+            using var getReleaseInfoClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
+
+            // GitHub APIs require sending an user agent
+            // https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#user-agent-required
+            getReleaseInfoClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
+            releaseNotesJSON = await getReleaseInfoClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases");
+            IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(releaseNotesJSON, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
+
+            // Get the latest releases
+            var latestReleases = releases.OrderByDescending(release => release.PublishedDate).Take(5);
+
+            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
+            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+            int counter = 0;
+            foreach (var release in latestReleases)
+            {
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("# " + release.Name);
+                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n### Highlights");
+
+                // Add a unique counter to [github-current-release-work] to distinguish each release,
+                // since this variable is used for all latest releases when they are merged.
+                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
+                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
+            }
+
+            return releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString();
+        }
+
+        private async Task Reload()
+        {
+            if (_loadingReleaseNotes)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = true;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                string releaseNotesMarkdown = await GetReleaseNotesMarkdown();
+                ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
+            catch (HttpRequestException httpEx)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", httpEx);
+                if (httpEx.Message.Contains("407", StringComparison.CurrentCulture))
+                {
+                    ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", ex);
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async void Page_Loaded(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await Reload();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ViewModel.LogOpeningModuleEvent();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(NavigationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ViewModel.LogClosingModuleEvent();
+
+            // Unsubscribe from conflict updates when leaving the page
+            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
+            {
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated -= OnConflictsUpdated;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            string commandArg = string.Empty;
+            if (sender is Button senderBtn)
+            {
+                commandArg = senderBtn.CommandParameter.ToString();
+            }
+            else if (sender is HyperlinkButton senderLink)
+            {
+                commandArg = senderLink.CommandParameter.ToString();
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(commandArg))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Update UI
+            if (commandArg == "Yes")
+            {
+                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Title");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_No_Click_InfoBar_Title");
+            }
+
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+            DataDiagnosticsButtonYes.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            DataDiagnosticsButtonNo.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+
+            // Set Data Diagnostics registry values
+            if (commandArg == "Yes")
+            {
+                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(false);
+            }
+
+            DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetUserActionValue(true);
+
+            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
+            {
+                ShellPage.ShellHandler?.SignalGeneralDataUpdate();
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.Hyperlink sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.HyperlinkClickEventArgs args)
+        {
+            Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Overview);
+        }
+
+        private async void LoadReleaseNotes_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await Reload();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel.cs

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// View model for a group of releases (grouped by major.minor version).
-    /// </summary>
-    public class ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of releases in this group.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> Releases { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the version text to display (e.g., "0.96.0").
-        /// </summary>
-        public string VersionText { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the date text to display (e.g., "December 2025").
-        /// </summary>
-        public string DateText { get; }
-
-        public ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            Releases = releases ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(releases));
-
-            if (releases.Count > 0)
-            {
-                var latestRelease = releases[0];
-                VersionText = GetVersionFromRelease(latestRelease);
-                DateText = latestRelease.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                VersionText = "Unknown";
-                DateText = string.Empty;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
-            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
-            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                version = version.Substring(1);
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
-    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
-            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
-            BoldFontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H1FontSize="28"
-            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
-            H2FontSize="20"
-            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
-            H3FontSize="16"
-            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
-            HorizontalRuleBrush="{StaticResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
-            HorizontalRuleThickness="1"
-            ImageStretch="Uniform"
-            ListBulletSpacing="1"
-            ListGutterWidth="10" />
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
-    </Page.Resources>
-
-    <!--  Main layout container  -->
-    <Grid MaxWidth="1000">
-        <ScrollViewer Padding="0,0,0,0" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-            <Grid Margin="0,0,0,24">
-                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
-                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <Image
-                    x:Name="HeroImageHolder"
-                    Height="186"
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
-                    Stretch="UniformToFill" />
-                <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="24,16,24,24">
-                    <ProgressRing
-                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsIndeterminate="True"
-                        Visibility="Visible" />
-                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
-                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
-                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
-                        UseAutoLinks="True"
-                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
-                        UseListExtras="True"
-                        UsePipeTables="True"
-                        UseTaskLists="True" />
-                </Grid>
-            </Grid>
-        </ScrollViewer>
-    </Grid>
-</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs

@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeReleaseNotesPage : Page
-    {
-        private IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> _currentReleases;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ScoobeReleaseNotesPage()
-        {
-            this.InitializeComponent();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
-        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
-        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to match markdown images with 'Hero' in the alt text.
-        /// Matches: ![...Hero...](url)
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Regex HeroImageRegex = new Regex(
-            @"!\[([^\]]*Hero[^\]]*)\]\(([^)]+)\)",
-            RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to match GitHub PR/Issue references (e.g., #41029).
-        /// Only matches # followed by digits that are not already part of a markdown link.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Regex GitHubPrReferenceRegex = new Regex(
-            @"(?<!\[)#(\d+)(?!\])",
-            RegexOptions.Compiled);
-
-        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubPrLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("[#{0}](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/{0})");
-        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/{0}");
-
-        private static (string Markdown, string HeroImageUrl) ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            if (releases == null || releases.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return (string.Empty, null);
-            }
-
-            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
-            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-
-            string lastHeroImageUrl = null;
-
-            int counter = 0;
-            bool isFirst = true;
-            foreach (var release in releases)
-            {
-                // Add separator between releases
-                if (!isFirst)
-                {
-                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("---");
-                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                }
-
-                isFirst = false;
-
-                var releaseUrl = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate, release.TagName);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"# {release.Name}");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{release.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)} <20> [View on GitHub]({releaseUrl})");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n## Highlights");
-                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
-                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
-
-                // Find all Hero images and keep track of the last one
-                var heroMatches = HeroImageRegex.Matches(notes);
-                foreach (Match match in heroMatches)
-                {
-                    lastHeroImageUrl = match.Groups[2].Value;
-                }
-
-                // Remove Hero images from the markdown
-                notes = HeroImageRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
-
-                // Convert GitHub PR/Issue references to hyperlinks
-                notes = GitHubPrReferenceRegex.Replace(notes, match =>
-                    string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubPrLinkTemplate, match.Groups[1].Value));
-
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
-            }
-
-            return (releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString(), lastHeroImageUrl);
-        }
-
-        private void DisplayReleaseNotes()
-        {
-            if (_currentReleases == null || _currentReleases.Count == 0)
-            {
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                return;
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-
-                var (releaseNotesMarkdown, heroImageUrl) = ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(_currentReleases);
-
-                // Set the Hero image if found
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(heroImageUrl))
-                {
-                    HeroImageHolder.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(heroImageUrl));
-                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                }
-
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Exception when displaying the release notes", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            DisplayReleaseNotes();
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (e.Parameter is IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-            {
-                _currentReleases = releases;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeShellPage"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    HighContrastAdjustment="None"
-    Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
-        <!--  Template for NavigationViewItem content with version and date  -->
-        <DataTemplate x:Key="ReleaseNavItemTemplate" x:DataType="local:ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel">
-            <StackPanel
-                Margin="0,8,0,8"
-                Orientation="Vertical"
-                Spacing="4">
-                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource BodyTextBlockStyle}" Text="{x:Bind DateText}" />
-                <TextBlock
-                    Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                    Text="{x:Bind VersionText}" />
-            </StackPanel>
-        </DataTemplate>
-    </Page.Resources>
-
-    <Grid>
-        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
-            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
-        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <TitleBar
-            x:Name="AppTitleBar"
-            x:Uid="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
-            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
-            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-                <ImageIcon
-                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
-                    Height="16"
-                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
-                    Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
-            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-        </TitleBar>
-        <NavigationView
-            x:Name="navigationView"
-            Grid.Row="1"
-            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
-            DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
-            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
-            IsPaneOpen="True"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            IsSettingsVisible="False"
-            MenuItemTemplate="{StaticResource ReleaseNavItemTemplate}"
-            OpenPaneLength="186"
-            SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
-            <NavigationView.MenuItems>
-                <!--  Items are added dynamically  -->
-            </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.Content>
-                <Grid>
-                    <ProgressRing
-                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsIndeterminate="True"
-                        Visibility="Collapsed" />
-                    <InfoBar
-                        x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
-                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsClosable="False"
-                        IsOpen="False"
-                        Severity="Error">
-                        <InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                            <Button
-                                x:Uid="RetryBtn"
-                                HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                                Click="RetryButton_Click">
-                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                                    <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
-                                    <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
-                                </StackPanel>
-                            </Button>
-                        </InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                    </InfoBar>
-                    <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
-                </Grid>
-            </NavigationView.Content>
-        </NavigationView>
-    </Grid>
-</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeShellPage : Page
-    {
-        public static Action<Type> OpenMainWindowCallback { get; set; }
-
-        public static void SetOpenMainWindowCallback(Action<Type> implementation)
-        {
-            OpenMainWindowCallback = implementation;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a shell handler to be used to update contents of the shell dynamically from page within the frame.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ScoobeShellPage ScoobeShellHandler { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of release groups loaded from GitHub (grouped by major.minor version).
-        /// </summary>
-        public IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> ReleaseGroups { get; private set; }
-
-        private bool _isLoading;
-
-        public ScoobeShellPage()
-        {
-            InitializeComponent();
-            ScoobeShellHandler = this;
-        }
-
-        private async void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SetTitleBar();
-            await LoadReleasesAsync();
-        }
-
-        private async Task LoadReleasesAsync()
-        {
-            if (_isLoading)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            _isLoading = true;
-            LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-            ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
-            navigationView.MenuItems.Clear();
-
-            try
-            {
-                var releases = await FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync();
-                ReleaseGroups = GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(releases);
-                PopulateNavigationItems();
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Failed to load releases", ex);
-                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                _isLoading = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static async Task<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync()
-        {
-            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
-            {
-                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
-                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
-                PreAuthenticate = true,
-            };
-
-            using var httpClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
-            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
-
-            string json = await httpClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases?per_page=20");
-            var allReleases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(json, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
-
-            return allReleases
-                .OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate)
-                .ToList();
-        }
-
-        private static IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            return releases
-                .GroupBy(r => GetMajorMinorVersion(r))
-                .Select(g => g.OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate).ToList() as IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>)
-                .ToList();
-        }
-
-        private static string GetMajorMinorVersion(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            string version = GetVersionFromRelease(release);
-            var parts = version.Split('.');
-            if (parts.Length >= 2)
-            {
-                return $"{parts[0]}.{parts[1]}";
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-
-        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
-            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
-            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                version = version.Substring(1);
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-
-        private void PopulateNavigationItems()
-        {
-            if (ReleaseGroups == null || ReleaseGroups.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var releaseGroup in ReleaseGroups)
-            {
-                var viewModel = new ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(releaseGroup);
-                navigationView.MenuItems.Add(viewModel);
-            }
-
-            // Select the first item to trigger navigation
-            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
-        }
-
-        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.SelectedItem is ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel viewModel)
-            {
-                NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(ScoobeReleaseNotesPage), viewModel.Releases);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private async void RetryButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            await LoadReleasesAsync();
-        }
-
-        private void SetTitleBar()
-        {
-            var window = App.GetScoobeWindow();
-            if (window != null)
-            {
-                window.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-                window.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
-            {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
-        {
-            navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
             _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
             this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
 
             var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
             _currentDPI = dpi;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
             this.SizeChanged += OobeWindow_SizeChanged;
 
-            var loader = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
+            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
             Title = loader.GetString("OobeWindow_Title");
 
             if (shellPage != null)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/ScoobeWindow.xaml

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<winuiex:WindowEx
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ScoobeWindow"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
-    MinWidth="480"
-    MinHeight="480"
-    Closed="Window_Closed"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Window.SystemBackdrop>
-        <MicaBackdrop />
-    </Window.SystemBackdrop>
-    <local:ScoobeShellPage x:Name="shellPage" />
-</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/ScoobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
-using Microsoft.UI;
-using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using PowerToys.Interop;
-using Windows.Graphics;
-using WinUIEx;
-using WinUIEx.Messaging;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeWindow : WindowEx, IDisposable
-    {
-        private const int ExpectedWidth = 1100;
-        private const int ExpectedHeight = 700;
-        private const int DefaultDPI = 96;
-        private int _currentDPI;
-        private WindowId _windowId;
-        private IntPtr _hWnd;
-        private AppWindow _appWindow;
-        private bool disposedValue;
-
-        public ScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
-            App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
-
-            this.InitializeComponent();
-
-            _hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
-            _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
-            _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
-            this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-
-            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
-            _currentDPI = dpi;
-            float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
-            int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
-            int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
-
-            SizeInt32 size;
-            size.Width = width;
-            size.Height = height;
-            _appWindow.Resize(size);
-
-            this.SizeChanged += ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged;
-
-            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
-            Title = loader.GetString("ScoobeWindow_Title");
-
-            ScoobeShellPage.SetOpenMainWindowCallback((Type type) =>
-            {
-                App.OpenSettingsWindow(type);
-            });
-        }
-
-        private void Window_Activated_SetIcon(object sender, WindowActivatedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            // Set window icon
-            _appWindow.SetIcon("Assets\\Settings\\icon.ico");
-        }
-
-        private void ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged(object sender, WindowSizeChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
-            if (_currentDPI != dpi)
-            {
-                // Reacting to a DPI change. Should not cause a resize -> sizeChanged loop.
-                _currentDPI = dpi;
-                float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
-                int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
-                int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
-                SizeInt32 size;
-                size.Width = width;
-                size.Height = height;
-                _appWindow.Resize(size);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void Window_Closed(object sender, WindowEventArgs args)
-        {
-            App.ClearScoobeWindow();
-
-            var mainWindow = App.GetSettingsWindow();
-            if (mainWindow != null)
-            {
-                mainWindow.CloseHiddenWindow();
-            }
-
-            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged -= OnThemeChanged;
-        }
-
-        private void OnThemeChanged(object sender, ElementTheme theme)
-        {
-            WindowHelper.SetTheme(this, theme);
-        }
-
-        private void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-            if (!disposedValue)
-            {
-                disposedValue = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            // Do not change this code. Put cleanup code in 'Dispose(bool disposing)' method
-            Dispose(disposing: true);
-            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/DashboardPage.xaml.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -48,30 +50,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
         private void WhatsNewButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
             {
-                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
             }
 
-            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
+            App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
         }
 
         private void SortAlphabetical_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.Alphabetical;
-            if (sender is ToggleMenuFlyoutItem item)
-            {
-                item.IsChecked = true;
-            }
         }
 
         private void SortByStatus_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus;
-            if (sender is ToggleMenuFlyoutItem item)
-            {
-                item.IsChecked = true;
-            }
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/MouseUtilsPage.xaml

@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard ContentAlignment="Left" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsCursorWrapEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
                                 <CheckBox x:Uid="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_DisableWrapDuringDrag" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.CursorWrapDisableWrapDuringDrag, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="MouseUtilsCursorWrapWrapMode" x:Uid="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.CursorWrapWrapMode, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_Both" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_VerticalOnly" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_HorizontalOnly" />
-                                </ComboBox>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                         </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -2419,15 +2419,9 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="OobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ScoobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="SettingsWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>PowerToys Settings</value>
     <comment>Title of the settings window when running as user</comment>
@@ -2728,18 +2722,6 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_AutoActivate.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Automatically activate on utility startup</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Wrap mode</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_VerticalOnly.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Vertical only</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_HorizontalOnly.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Horizontal only</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="MouseUtils_CursorWrap_WrapMode_Both.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Vertical and horizontal</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="Oobe_MouseUtils_MousePointerCrosshairs.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Mouse Pointer Crosshairs</value>
     <comment>Mouse as in the hardware peripheral.</comment>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AdvancedPasteViewModel.cs

@@ -76,24 +76,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 
             GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
-            // To obtain the settings configurations of Advanced Paste.
-            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(advancedPasteSettingsRepository);
+            // To obtain the settings configurations of Fancy zones.
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(settingsRepository);
 
             _dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
 
             _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
 
-            _advancedPasteSettings = advancedPasteSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig ?? throw new ArgumentException("SettingsConfig cannot be null", nameof(advancedPasteSettingsRepository));
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(advancedPasteSettingsRepository);
 
-            if (_advancedPasteSettings.Properties is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException("AdvancedPasteSettings.Properties cannot be null", nameof(advancedPasteSettingsRepository));
-            }
-
-            // Ensure AdditionalActions and CustomActions are initialized to prevent null reference exceptions
-            // This handles legacy settings files that may be missing these properties
-            _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.AdditionalActions ??= new AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions();
-            _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.CustomActions ??= new AdvancedPasteCustomActions();
+            _advancedPasteSettings = advancedPasteSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             AttachConfigurationHandlers();
 
@@ -101,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
 
             _additionalActions = _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.AdditionalActions;
-            _customActions = _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.CustomActions.Value ?? new ObservableCollection<AdvancedPasteCustomAction>();
+            _customActions = _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.CustomActions.Value;
 
             SetupSettingsFileWatcher();
 
@@ -477,13 +469,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 
         public PasteAIConfiguration PasteAIConfiguration
         {
-            get
-            {
-                // Ensure PasteAIConfiguration is never null for XAML binding
-                _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.PasteAIConfiguration ??= new PasteAIConfiguration();
-                return _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.PasteAIConfiguration;
-            }
-
+            get => _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.PasteAIConfiguration;
             set
             {
                 if (!ReferenceEquals(value, _advancedPasteSettings.Properties.PasteAIConfiguration))

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardViewModel.cs

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
     public partial class DashboardViewModel : PageViewModelBase
     {
-        private readonly object _sortLock = new object();
-
         protected override string ModuleName => "Dashboard";
 
         private Dispatcher dispatcher;
@@ -53,9 +51,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         // Flag to prevent circular updates when a UI toggle triggers settings changes.
         private bool _isUpdatingFromUI;
 
-        // Flag to prevent toggle operations during sorting to avoid race conditions.
-        private bool _isSorting;
-
         private AllHotkeyConflictsData _allHotkeyConflictsData = new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
 
         public AllHotkeyConflictsData AllHotkeyConflictsData
@@ -85,17 +80,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             get => generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder;
             set
             {
-                if (_dashboardSortOrder != value)
+                if (Set(ref _dashboardSortOrder, value))
                 {
-                    _dashboardSortOrder = value;
                     generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder = value;
                     OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettingsConfig);
 
+                    // Save settings to file
+                    SettingsUtils.Default.SaveSettings(generalSettingsConfig.ToJsonString());
+
                     SendConfigMSG(outgoing.ToString());
-
-                    // Notify UI before sorting so menu updates its checked state
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
-
                     SortModuleList();
                 }
             }
@@ -110,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             dispatcher = Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher;
             _settingsRepository = settingsRepository;
             generalSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
-
+            generalSettingsConfig.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
             _settingsRepository.SettingsChanged += OnSettingsChanged;
 
             // Initialize dashboard sort order from settings
@@ -135,14 +128,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
             {
                 generalSettingsConfig = newSettings;
-
-                // Update local field and notify UI if sort order changed
-                if (_dashboardSortOrder != generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder)
-                {
-                    _dashboardSortOrder = generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder;
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
-                }
-
+                generalSettingsConfig.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
                 ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage();
             });
         }
@@ -212,58 +198,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         /// Sorts the module list according to the current sort order and updates the AllModules collection.
         /// On first call, populates AllModules. On subsequent calls, uses Move() to reorder items in-place
         /// to avoid destroying and recreating UI elements.
-        /// Temporarily disables interaction on all items during sorting to prevent race conditions.
         /// </summary>
         private void SortModuleList()
         {
-            if (_isSorting)
+            var sortedItems = (DashboardSortOrder switch
             {
+                DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _moduleItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label),
+                _ => _moduleItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label), // Default alphabetical
+            }).ToList();
+
+            // If AllModules is empty (first load), just populate it.
+            if (AllModules.Count == 0)
+            {
+                foreach (var item in sortedItems)
+                {
+                    AllModules.Add(item);
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
 
-            lock (_sortLock)
+            // Otherwise, update the collection in place using Move to avoid UI glitches.
+            for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
             {
-                _isSorting = true;
-                try
+                var currentItem = sortedItems[i];
+                var currentIndex = AllModules.IndexOf(currentItem);
+
+                if (currentIndex != -1 && currentIndex != i)
                 {
-                    var sortedItems = (DashboardSortOrder switch
-                    {
-                        DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _moduleItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label),
-                        _ => _moduleItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label), // Default alphabetical
-                    }).ToList();
-
-                    // If AllModules is empty (first load), just populate it.
-                    if (AllModules.Count == 0)
-                    {
-                        foreach (var item in sortedItems)
-                        {
-                            AllModules.Add(item);
-                        }
-
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    // Otherwise, update the collection in place using Move to avoid UI glitches.
-                    for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
-                    {
-                        var currentItem = sortedItems[i];
-                        var currentIndex = AllModules.IndexOf(currentItem);
-
-                        if (currentIndex != -1 && currentIndex != i)
-                        {
-                            AllModules.Move(currentIndex, i);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    // Use dispatcher to reset flag after UI updates complete
-                    dispatcher.BeginInvoke(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Background, () =>
-                    {
-                        _isSorting = false;
-                    });
+                    AllModules.Move(currentIndex, i);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Notify that DashboardSortOrder changed so the menu updates its checked state.
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -311,25 +279,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             var dashboardListItem = (DashboardListItem)item;
             var isEnabled = dashboardListItem.IsEnabled;
 
-            // Ignore toggle operations during sorting to prevent race conditions.
-            // Revert the toggle state since UI already changed due to TwoWay binding.
-            if (_isSorting)
-            {
-                dashboardListItem.UpdateStatus(!isEnabled);
-                return;
-            }
-
             _isUpdatingFromUI = true;
             try
             {
-                // Send optimized IPC message with only the module status update
-                // Format: {"module_status": {"ModuleName": true/false}}
-                string moduleKey = ModuleHelper.GetModuleKey(dashboardListItem.Tag);
-                string moduleStatusJson = $"{{\"module_status\": {{\"{moduleKey}\": {isEnabled.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}}}}}";
-                SendConfigMSG(moduleStatusJson);
-
-                // Update local settings config to keep UI in sync
-                ModuleHelper.SetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettingsConfig, dashboardListItem.Tag, isEnabled);
+                Views.ShellPage.UpdateGeneralSettingsCallback(dashboardListItem.Tag, isEnabled);
 
                 if (dashboardListItem.Tag == ModuleType.NewPlus && isEnabled == true)
                 {

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseUtilsViewModel.cs

@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             // Null-safe access in case property wasn't upgraded yet - default to TRUE
             _cursorWrapDisableWrapDuringDrag = CursorWrapSettingsConfig.Properties.DisableWrapDuringDrag?.Value ?? true;
 
-            // Null-safe access in case property wasn't upgraded yet - default to 0 (Both)
-            _cursorWrapWrapMode = CursorWrapSettingsConfig.Properties.WrapMode?.Value ?? 0;
-
             int isEnabled = 0;
 
             Utilities.NativeMethods.SystemParametersInfo(Utilities.NativeMethods.SPI_GETCLIENTAREAANIMATION, 0, ref isEnabled, 0);
@@ -1086,34 +1083,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        public int CursorWrapWrapMode
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return _cursorWrapWrapMode;
-            }
-
-            set
-            {
-                if (value != _cursorWrapWrapMode)
-                {
-                    _cursorWrapWrapMode = value;
-
-                    // Ensure the property exists before setting value
-                    if (CursorWrapSettingsConfig.Properties.WrapMode == null)
-                    {
-                        CursorWrapSettingsConfig.Properties.WrapMode = new IntProperty(value);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        CursorWrapSettingsConfig.Properties.WrapMode.Value = value;
-                    }
-
-                    NotifyCursorWrapPropertyChanged();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         public void NotifyCursorWrapPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
         {
             OnPropertyChanged(propertyName);
@@ -1185,6 +1154,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         private bool _isCursorWrapEnabled;
         private bool _cursorWrapAutoActivate;
         private bool _cursorWrapDisableWrapDuringDrag; // Will be initialized in constructor from settings
-        private int _cursorWrapWrapMode; // 0=Both, 1=VerticalOnly, 2=HorizontalOnly
     }
 }