Some merge fixes

## Summary

Follow-up fix for #47177. Installs `CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd` to
the `WinUI3Apps\` directory (ExternalLocation) instead of the root
install folder.

## Problem

PR #47177 moved the sparse package's `ExternalLocation` from root to
`WinUI3Apps\`, but the `CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd` was still
installed to root via `DirectoryRef=INSTALLFOLDER`. The WinRT runtime
needs this winmd in the ExternalLocation directory for COM proxy/stub
creation during cross-process CmdPal extension activation. Without it,
`CoCreateInstance` returns `E_NOINTERFACE` and the PowerToys extension
fails to load in Command Palette.

## Fix

Split the `BaseApplications.wxs` `DirectoryRef` into two blocks:
- **winmd component** -> `WinUI3AppsInstallFolder` (for WinRT COM
marshalling)
- **auto-generated components** -> `INSTALLFOLDER` (unchanged, avoids
ICE30 conflict with `WinUI3ApplicationsFiles`)

## Validation

- [x] Local WiX compilation: no ICE30 errors
- [x] ADO CI build 145429943 (v0.99.1): passed
- [x] Manual verification on 25H2: CmdPal loads 55 commands after winmd
placed in WinUI3Apps

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ body:
       - Environment Variables
       - FancyZones
       - FancyZones Editor 
+      - Grab And Move
       - File Locksmith 
       - "File Explorer: Preview Pane"
       - "File Explorer: Thumbnail preview"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ body:
       - Mouse Without Borders
       - New+
       - Peek
+      - Power Display
       - PowerRename
       - PowerToys Run
       - Quick Accent

.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ HOLDSPACE
 HOLDBACKSPACE
 IDIGNORE
 KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
+keydowns
 keyevent
 LAlt
 LBUTTON
@@ -335,8 +336,10 @@ ABE
 Mdt
 HTCAPTION
 POSCHANGED
+QPC
 QUERYPOS
 SETAUTOHIDEBAR
+ULW
 WINDOWPOS
 WINEVENTPROC
 WORKERW

.github/actions/spell-check/candidate.patterns

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# D2D
-#D?2D
-
 # Repeated letters
 \b([a-z])\g{-1}{2,}\b
 
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@
 ^.*\b[Cc][Ss][Pp][Ee][Ll]{2}:\s*[Dd][Ii][Ss][Aa][Bb][Ll][Ee]-[Ll][Ii][Nn][Ee]\b
 
 # copyright
-Copyright (?:\([Cc]\)|)(?:[-\d, ]|and)+(?: [A-Z][a-z]+ [A-Z][a-z]+,?)+
+Copyright (?:\([Cc]\)|©|)(?:[-\d, ]|and)+(?: [A-Z][a-z]+ [A-Z][a-z]+,?)+
 
 # patch hunk comments
 ^@@ -\d+(?:,\d+|) \+\d+(?:,\d+|) @@ .*
@@ -22,10 +19,10 @@ Copyright (?:\([Cc]\)|)(?:[-\d, ]|and)+(?: [A-Z][a-z]+ [A-Z][a-z]+,?)+
 index (?:[0-9a-z]{7,40},|)[0-9a-z]{7,40}\.\.[0-9a-z]{7,40}
 
 # file permissions
-['"`\s][-bcdLlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-Ssx]){2}[-r][-w][-SsTtx]\+?['"`\s]
+(?:^|['"`\s])(?!-+\s)[-bcdLlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-Ssx]){2}[-r][-w][-SsTtx]\+?['"`\s]
 
 # css fonts
-\bfont(?:-family|):[^;}]+
+\bfont(?:-family(?:[-\w+]*)|):[^;}]+
 
 # css url wrappings
 \burl\([^)]+\)
@@ -90,6 +87,9 @@ arn:aws:[-/:\w]+
 # AWS VPC
 vpc-\w+
 
+# Azure AD
+\baad\.\w{48}\b
+
 # While you could try to match `http://` and `https://` by using `s?` in `https?://`, sometimes there
 # YouTube url
 \b(?:(?:www\.|)youtube\.com|youtu.be)/(?:channel/|embed/|user/|playlist\?list=|watch\?v=|v/|)[-a-zA-Z0-9?&=_%]*
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ themes\.googleusercontent\.com/static/fonts/[^/\s"]+/v\d+/[^.]+.
 GHSA(?:-[0-9a-z]{4}){3}
 
 # GitHub actions
-\buses:\s+[-\w.]+/[-\w./]+@[-\w.]+
+\buses:\s+(['"]?)[-\w.]+/[-\w./]+@[-\w.]+\g{-1}
 
 # GitLab commit
 \bgitlab\.[^/\s"]*/\S+/\S+/commit/[0-9a-f]{7,16}#[0-9a-f]{40}\b
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ accounts\.binance\.com/[a-z/]*oauth/authorize\?[-0-9a-zA-Z&%]*
 \bmedium\.com/@?[^/\s"]+/[-\w]+
 
 # microsoft
-\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:(?:blogs|download\.visualstudio|docs|msdn2?|research)\.|)microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.co(?:m|\.\w\w)/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%]*
+\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:(?:blogs|download\.visualstudio|docs|msdn2?|research)\.|)microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.co(?:m|\.\w\w)/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%?#]*
 # powerbi
 \bapp\.powerbi\.com/reportEmbed/[^"' ]*
 # vs devops
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ ipfs://[0-9a-zA-Z]{3,}
 \bgetopts\s+(?:"[^"]+"|'[^']+')
 
 # ANSI color codes
-(?:\\(?:u00|x)1[Bb]|\\03[1-7]|\x1b|\\u\{1[Bb]\})\[\d+(?:;\d+)*m
+(?:\\(?:u00|x)1[Bb]|\\03[1-7]|\x1b|\\u\{1[Bb]\})\[(?:\d+(?:;\d+)*|)m
 
 # URL escaped characters
 %[0-9A-F][A-F](?=[A-Za-z])
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ sha\d+:[0-9a-f]*?[a-f]{3,}[0-9a-f]*
 # sha-... -- uses a fancy capture
 (\\?['"]|")[0-9a-f]{40,}\g{-1}
 # hex runs
-\b[0-9a-fA-F]{16,}\b
+\b(?=(?:[a-fA-F]{0,2}\d)*[a-fA-F]{3})[0-9a-fA-F]{16,}\b
 # hex in url queries
 =[0-9a-fA-F]*?(?:[A-F]{3,}|[a-f]{3,})[0-9a-fA-F]*?&
 # ssh
@@ -455,7 +455,11 @@ LS0tLS1CRUdJT.*
 
 # uuid:
 \b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\b
-# hex digits including css/html color classes:
+
+# unicode escaped characters (4)
+\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}
+
+# hex digits including css/html color classes
 (?:[\\0][xX]|\\u\{?|[uU]\+|#x?|%23|&H)[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*?[a-fA-FgGrR]{2,}[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*(?:[uUlL]{0,3}|[iu]\d+)\b
 
 # integrity
@@ -478,7 +482,7 @@ Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 (?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))I|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
 
 # python
-#\b(?i)py(?!gments|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
+#\b(?i)py(?!gment|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
 
 # crypt
 (['"])\$2[ayb]\$.{56}\g{-1}
@@ -498,12 +502,21 @@ Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 # go.sum
 \bh1:\S+
 
+# golang print-f-style functions
+#(?i)(?<=append|comma|debug|equal|err|error|exit|fatal|format|info|log|name|panic|print|skip|scan|string|trace|true|warn|warning|wrap|write)(?:f|ln)(?:[ (]|$)
+
+# golang regular expression
+(?<!")\br".+?"
+
 # imports
-^import\s+(?:(?:static|type)\s+|)(?:[\w.]|\{\s*\w*?(?:,\s*(?:\w*|\*))+\s*\})+
+^import\s+(?:(?:static|type)\s+|)(?:[\w.]|\{\s*\w*?(?:,\s*(?:\w*|\*))+\s*\})+(?:\s+from (['"]).*?\g{-1}|)
 
 # scala modules
 #("[^"]+"\s*%%?\s*){2,3}"[^"]+"
 
+# Dataframes / NumPy
+#\b(?:df|np)\.\w{3,}
+
 # container images
 image: [-\w./:@]+
 
@@ -533,12 +546,18 @@ content: (['"])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=\g{-1}
 # Note that there's a high false positive rate, remove the `?=` and search for the regex to see if the matches seem like reasonable strings
 (?<!['"])\b(?:B|BR|Br|F|FR|Fr|R|RB|RF|Rb|Rf|U|UR|Ur|b|bR|br|f|fR|fr|r|rB|rF|rb|rf|u|uR|ur)['"](?=[A-Z]{3,}|[A-Z][a-z]{2,}|[a-z]{3,})
 
+# Regular expression for word breaks
+#\\b(?=[a-z]{2})
+
 # Regular expressions for (P|p)assword
 \([A-Z]\|[a-z]\)[a-z]+
 
+# Java regular expressions
+Pattern\.(?:compile|matches)\(".*"
+
 # JavaScript regular expressions
-# javascript test regex
-/.{3,}/[gim]*\.test\(
+# javascript exec/test regex
+/.{3,}?/[gim]*\.(?:exec|test)\(
 # javascript match regex
 \.match\(/[^/\s"]{3,}/[gim]*\s*
 # javascript match regex
@@ -565,7 +584,7 @@ perl(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]\w*)+
 regexp?\.MustCompile\((?:`[^`]*`|".*"|'.*')\)
 
 # regex choice
-# \(\?:[^)]+\|[^)]+\)
+#\((?:\?:|)[^)|]+(?<! )\|(?!(?:jq|xargs)\b)[^)| ][^)]*\)
 
 # proto
 ^\s*(\w+)\s\g{-1} =
@@ -588,6 +607,9 @@ urn:shemas-jetbrains-com
 # Debian changelog severity
 [-\w]+ \(.*\) (?:\w+|baseline|unstable|experimental); urgency=(?:low|medium|high|emergency|critical)\b
 
+# Red Hat Package management spec file dependencies
+^(?:Build|)Requires: [-.\w]+
+
 # kubernetes pod status lists
 # https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-phase
 \w+(?:-\w+)+\s+\d+/\d+\s+(?:Running|Pending|Succeeded|Failed|Unknown)\s+
@@ -642,6 +664,8 @@ PrependWithABINamepsace
 >[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{3,}=</
 # base64 encoded content, possibly wrapped in mime
 #(?:^|[\s=;:?])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{50,}(?:[\s=;:?]|$)
+# jwt
+(?:\be[wy][-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+\.){2}[-_\w]+
 # base64 encoded json
 \beyJ[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+
 # base64 encoded pkcs
@@ -679,9 +703,9 @@ systemd.*?running in system mode \([-+].*\)$
 
 # Non-English
 # Even repositories expecting pure English content can unintentionally have Non-English content... People will occasionally mistakenly enter [homoglyphs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoglyph) which are essentially typos, and using this pattern will mean check-spelling will not complain about them.
-#
+# .
 # If the content to be checked should be written in English and the only Non-English items will be people's names, then you can consider adding this.
-#
+# .
 # Alternatively, if you're using check-spelling v0.0.25+, and you would like to _check_ the Non-English content for spelling errors, you can. For information on how to do so, see:
 # https://docs.check-spelling.dev/Feature:-Configurable-word-characters.html#unicode
 [a-zA-Z]*[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź][a-zA-Z]{3}[a-zA-ZÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź]*|[a-zA-Z]{3,}[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź]|[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź][a-zA-Z]{3,}
@@ -693,7 +717,7 @@ systemd.*?running in system mode \([-+].*\)$
 # This corpus only had capital letters, but you probably want lowercase ones as well.
 \b[LN]'+[a-z]{2,}\b
 
-# latex (check-spelling >= 0.0.22)
+# LaTeX
 \\\w{2,}\{
 
 # American Mathematical Society (AMS) / Doxygen
@@ -720,7 +744,6 @@ nolint:\s*[\w,]+
 # cygwin paths
 /cygdrive/[a-zA-Z]/(?:Program Files(?: \(.*?\)| ?)(?:/[-+.~\\/()\w ]+)*|[-+.~\\/()\w])+
 
-# in check-spelling@v0.0.22+, printf markers aren't automatically consumed
 # printf markers
 #(?<!\\)\\[nrt](?=[a-z]{2,})
 # alternate printf markers if you run into latex and friends
@@ -749,12 +772,12 @@ W/"[^"]+"
 
 # Compiler flags (Unix, Java/Scala)
 # Use if you have things like `-Pdocker` and want to treat them as `docker`
-#(?:^|[\t ,>"'`=(#])-(?:(?:J-|)[DPWXY]|[Llf])(?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,})
+#(?:^|[\t ,>"'`=\[(#])-(?:(?:J-|)[DPWXY]|[Llf])(?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,})
 
 # Compiler flags (Windows / PowerShell)
 # This is a subset of the more general compiler flags pattern.
 # It avoids matching `-Path` to prevent it from being treated as `ath`
-#(?:^|[\t ,"'`=(#])-(?:[DPL](?=[A-Z]{2,})|[WXYlf](?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,}))
+#(?:^|[\t ,"'`=\[(#])-(?:[DPL](?=[A-Z]{2,})|[WXYlf](?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,}))
 
 # Compiler flags (linker)
 ,-B
@@ -762,7 +785,7 @@ W/"[^"]+"
 # Library prefix
 # e.g., `lib`+`archive`, `lib`+`raw`, `lib`+`unwind`
 # (ignores some words that happen to start with `lib`)
-(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
+(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?!era[lt])(?:re(?=office)|era|)(?!ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
 
 # iSCSI iqn (approximate regex)
 \biqn\.[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}(?:[\.-][a-z][a-z0-9]*)*\b
@@ -773,9 +796,9 @@ W/"[^"]+"
 # curl arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)curl(?:\.exe|)(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\b)*(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{3,})(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]+)*
 # set arguments
-\b(?:bash|sh|set)(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{1,2})*\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{3,}(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]+)*
+\b(?:bash|(?<!\.)sh|set)(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{1,2})*\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{3,}(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]+)*
 # tar arguments
-\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
+\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:\s-C \S+|(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
 # tput arguments -- https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/terminfo.5.html -- technically they can be more than 5 chars long...
 \btput\s+(?:(?:-[SV]|-T\s*\w+)\s+)*\w{3,5}\b
 # macOS temp folders

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

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # See https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/wiki/Configuration-Examples:-patterns
 
+Inno Setup
+
+FFmpeg
+
+# https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/edge-launcher
+MIcrosoftEdgeLauncherCsharp
+
+# x64
+(?:(?<=[a-df-z])x|(?<=[A-Z]X))64
+
+# reversed irreversible binomials
+\b(?:mouse down and up|low and high)\b
+
 # marker to ignore all code on line
 ^.*/\* #no-spell-check-line \*/.*$
 # marker for ignoring a comment to the end of the line
@@ -71,11 +84,14 @@ StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase\) \{.*\}
 # the last line of mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64" things in .resx files
 ^\s*[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*[-a-zA-Z;:/0-9+][-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=$
 
+# DateTime Formats
+Get-Date -Format \w+|DateTime\.Now(?::|\.ToString\(")\w+
+
 # Automatically suggested patterns
 
 # hit-count: 5402 file-count: 1339
 # IServiceProvider / isAThing
-(?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))[IT]|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
+(?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))[A-Z]|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
 
 # hit-count: 2073 file-count: 842
 # #includes
@@ -159,6 +175,10 @@ aka\.ms/[a-zA-Z0-9]+
 # kubernetes crd patterns
 ^\s*pattern: .*$
 
+# hit-count: 7 file-count: 3
+# unicode escaped characters (4)
+\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}
+
 # hit-count: 5 file-count: 3
 # URL escaped characters
 %[0-9A-F][A-F](?=[A-Za-z])
@@ -171,6 +191,10 @@ aka\.ms/[a-zA-Z0-9]+
 # medium
 \bmedium\.com/@?[^/\s"]+/[-\w:/*.]+
 
+# hit-count: 2 file-count: 2
+# tar arguments
+\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:\s-C \S+|(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
+
 # hit-count: 2 file-count: 1
 # While you could try to match `http://` and `https://` by using `s?` in `https?://`, sometimes there
 # YouTube url
@@ -184,10 +208,6 @@ aka\.ms/[a-zA-Z0-9]+
 # curl arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)curl(?:\.exe|)(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\b)*(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{3,})(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]+)*
 
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# tar arguments
-\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
-
 # #pragma lib
 ^\s*#pragma comment\(lib, ".*?"\)
 
@@ -210,13 +230,15 @@ RegExp\(@?([`'"]).*?\g{-1}\)|(?:escapes|regEx):\s*(?:/.*/|([`'"]).*?\g{-1})|retu
 # mount
 \bmount\s+-t\s+(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\b
 # C types and repeated CSS values
-\s(auto|buffalo|center|div|inherit|long|LONG|none|normal|solid|thin|transparent|very)(?:\s\g{-1})+\s
+\s(auto|await|buffalo|center|div|inherit|long|LONG|none|normal|solid|thin|transparent|very)(?:\s\g{-1})+\s
 # C enum and struct
 \b(?:enum|struct)\s+(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\b
 # go templates
 \s(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\s+\`(?:graphql|inject|json|yaml):
 # doxygen / javadoc / .net
 (?:[\\@](?:brief|defgroup|groupname|link|t?param|return|retval)|(?:public|private|\[Parameter(?:\(.+\)|)\])(?:\s+(?:static|override|readonly|required|virtual))*)(?:\s+\{\w+\}|)\s+(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\s
+# C# getter/setter
+\s(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\s*\{\s*[gs]et;
 
 # macOS file path
 (?:Contents\W+|(?!iOS)/)MacOS\b

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

@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
-^attache$
-^bellows?$
+attache
+aroynt.*
+bellows?
 benefitting
 occurences?
-^dependan.*
-^develope$
-^developement$
-^developpe
-^Devers?$
-^devex
-^devide
-^Devinn?[ae]
-^devisal
-^devisor
-^diables?$
-^oer$
+.*dnt
+dependan.*
+developement
+developp?e
+Devers?
+devex.*
+devide
+Devinn?[ae]
+devisals?
+devisors?
+diables?
+hasta?
+hastat.*
+immediatly
+inisle
+inital
+linge
+oer
 Sorce
-^[Ss]pae.*
-^Teh$
-^untill$
-^untilling$
-^venders?$
-^wether.*
+[Ss]pae.*
+Teh
+untill
+untilling
+venders?
+wether.*

.github/skills/release-note-generation/references/step4-summarization.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For each CSV in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/grouped_csv/`, create a markdown f
 - Use the “Verb-ed + Scenario + Impact” sentence structure—make readers think, “That’s exactly what I need” or “Yes, that’s an awesome fix.”; The "impact" can be end-user focused (written to convey user excitement) or technical (performance/stability) when user-facing impact is minimal.
 - If nothing special on impact or unclear impact, mark as needing human summary
 - Source from Title, Body, and CopilotSummary (prefer CopilotSummary when available)
-- The `NeedThanks` column contains a comma-separated list of external contributor usernames who should be thanked (empty = no thanks needed, all authors are core team). For each non-empty `NeedThanks` value, append thanks for **every** listed contributor: `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1)!` for a single contributor, or `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1) and [@user2](https://github.com/user2)!` for two, or `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1), [@user2](https://github.com/user2), and [@user3](https://github.com/user3)!` for three or more.
+- The `NeedThanks` column contains a comma-separated list of external contributor usernames who should be credited (empty = no attribution needed, all authors are core team). For each non-empty `NeedThanks` value, append a `by` attribution that lists **every** contributor, matching GitHub's standard contributor-attribution style: `by [@user1](https://github.com/user1)` for a single contributor, `by [@user1](https://github.com/user1) and [@user2](https://github.com/user2)` for two, or `by [@user1](https://github.com/user1), [@user2](https://github.com/user2), and [@user3](https://github.com/user3)` for three or more. In the final consolidated release notes (Step 4.2), the attribution follows the PR link, e.g. `…in [#1234](url) by [@user](url)`. Do not use "Thanks @user!" phrasing.
 - Do NOT include PR numbers in bullet lines
 - Do NOT mention “security” or “privacy” issues, since these are not known and could be leveraged by attackers in earlier versions. Instead, describe the user-facing scenario, usage, or impact.
 - If confidence < 70%, write: `Human Summary Needed: <PR full link>`

.github/workflows/spelling2.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ name: Spell checking
 #   spelling:
 #     # remove `security-events: write` and `use_sarif: 1`
 #     # remove `experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: 1`
-#     ... otherwise adjust the `with:` as you wish
+#     ... otherwise, adjust the `with:` as you wish
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ on:
     types:
       - "created"
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   spelling:
     name: Check Spelling
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       followup: ${{ steps.spelling.outputs.followup }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') || github.event_name == 'push' }}
+    if: ${{ (contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') && github.event.pull_request.state == 'open') || github.event_name == 'push' }}
     concurrency:
       group: spelling-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
       # note: If you use only_check_changed_files, you do not want cancel-in-progress
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
   comment-push:
     name: Report (Push)
     # If your workflow isn't running on push, you can remove this job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     needs: spelling
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -150,24 +152,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: comment
         uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
-          spell_check_this: microsoft/PowerToys@main
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}
 
   comment-pr:
     name: Report (PR)
     # If you workflow isn't running on pull_request*, you can remove this job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     needs: spelling
     permissions:
       actions: read
-      contents: read
       pull-requests: write
     if: (success() || failure()) && needs.spelling.outputs.followup && contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request')
     steps:
       - name: comment
         uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
-          spell_check_this: check-spelling/spell-check-this@prerelease
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: ${{ github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' && 1 }}
 
@@ -177,12 +176,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
       actions: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     if: ${{
       github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' &&
       github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
       github.event.issue.pull_request &&
-      contains(github.event.comment.body, '@check-spelling-bot apply') &&
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, '@check-spelling-bot') &&
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, 'apply') &&
       contains(github.event.comment.body, 'https://')
       }}
     concurrency:

.gitignore

@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ installer/*/*.wxs.bk
 **/.claude/settings.local.json
 
 # Squad / Copilot agents — local-only, not committed
-.squad/
+.copilot
+.squad
 .squad-workstream
-.github/agents/
+.github/agents/**squad**.md
+.github/workflows/**squad**.yml

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -26,94 +26,64 @@
             "PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.dll",
             "PowerToys.GPOWrapper.dll",
             "PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.dll",
-            "PowerToys.AllExperiments.dll",
             "LanguageModelProvider.dll",
 
             "Common.Search.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop.exe",
-            "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.dll",
-
-            "PowerToys.CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.dll",
-
 
             "PowerToys.ColorPicker.dll",
             "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.dll",
             "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe",
 
-            "PowerToys.CropAndLockModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.CropAndLock.exe",
 
-            "PowerToys.PowerOCRModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerOCR.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerOCR.exe",
 
-            "PowerToys.AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.dll",
 
-            "PowerToys.AwakeModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.Awake.exe",
             "PowerToys.Awake.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.exe",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.dll",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditorCommon.dll",
-            "PowerToys.FancyZonesModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.FancyZones.exe",
             "FancyZonesCLI.exe",
             "FancyZonesCLI.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.GcodePreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.GcodePreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.GcodePreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedTelemetry.dll",
             "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.MonacoPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.MonacoPreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.MonacoPreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.PdfPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.PdfPreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.PdfPreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.powerpreview.dll",
             "PowerToys.PreviewHandlerCommon.dll",
             "PowerToys.QoiPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.QoiPreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.QoiPreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.StlThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.StlThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.StlThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.SvgPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.SvgPreviewHandler.exe",
-            "PowerToys.SvgPreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProvider.exe",
-            "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
-            "PowerToys.KeyboardManager.dll",
 
-            "KeyboardManagerEditor\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditor.exe",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.exe",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.dll",
-            "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe",
-            "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorLibraryWrapper.dll",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.HostsModuleInterface.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.HostsUILib.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Hosts.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Hosts.exe",
@@ -136,7 +106,6 @@
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.QuickAccess.exe",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls.dll",
 
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariablesUILib.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe",
@@ -149,7 +118,6 @@
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix",
 
-            "PowerToys.LightSwitchModuleInterface.dll",
             "LightSwitchService\\PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe",
 
             "PowerToys.KeyboardManager.dll",
@@ -185,7 +153,6 @@
             "RunPlugins\\WebSearch\\Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.dll",
             "RunPlugins\\WindowsTerminal\\Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.dll",
 
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolModuleInterface.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolUI.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolUI.exe",
@@ -201,7 +168,6 @@
 
             "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBorders.dll",
             "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBorders.exe",
-            "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersService.dll",
             "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersService.exe",
             "PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersHelper.dll",
@@ -214,7 +180,6 @@
             "PowerAccent.Core.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerAccent.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerAccent.exe",
-            "PowerToys.PowerAccentModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerAccentKeyboardService.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.PowerDisplayModuleInterface.dll",
@@ -235,7 +200,6 @@
             "PowerToys.WorkspacesEditor.dll",
             "PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI.exe",
             "PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI.dll",
-            "PowerToys.WorkspacesModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.dll",
 
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreviewExt.dll",
@@ -244,10 +208,8 @@
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreview.exe",
 
             "PowerToys.ShortcutGuide.exe",
-            "PowerToys.ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.ZoomIt.exe",
-            "PowerToys.ZoomItModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.ZoomItSettingsInterop.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.GrabAndMove.exe",
@@ -256,7 +218,6 @@
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
 
-            "PowerToys.CmdPalModuleInterface.dll",
             "CmdPalKeyboardService.dll",
             "PowerToys.ModuleContracts.dll",
             "Awake.ModuleServices.dll",
@@ -264,8 +225,8 @@
             "Workspaces.ModuleServices.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.dll",
-            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
-            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
             "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix",
 
             "PowerToys.DSC.dll",

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
         {
             "file": ".github/prompts/create-pr-summary.prompt.md"
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "sarif-viewer.connectToGithubCodeScanning": "on"
 }

Cpp.Build.props

@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
     <RunCodeAnalysis>false</RunCodeAnalysis>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Generate version data -->
+  <Target Name="GenerateVersionData" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <HeaderLines Include="#pragma once" />
+      <HeaderLines Include="#define VERSION_MAJOR $(Version.Split('.')[0])" />
+      <HeaderLines Include="#define VERSION_MINOR $(Version.Split('.')[1])" />
+      <HeaderLines Include="#define VERSION_REVISION $(Version.Split('.')[2])" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <WriteLinesToFile File="Generated Files\version_gen.h" Lines="@(HeaderLines)" Overwrite="true" Encoding="Unicode" WriteOnlyWhenDifferent="true" />
+  </Target>
+
   <!-- Project configurations -->
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Common.UI.Controls.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj" Id="7319089e-46d6-4400-bc65-e39bdf1416ee" />
+    <Project Path="src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/Display/Display.vcxproj" Id="caba8dfb-823b-4bf2-93ac-3f31984150d9" />
     <Project Path="src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/UnitTests-CommonLib/UnitTests-CommonLib.vcxproj" Id="1a066c63-64b3-45f8-92fe-664e1cce8077" />
     <Project Path="src/common/UnitTests-CommonUtils/UnitTests-CommonUtils.vcxproj" Id="8b5cfb38-ccba-40a8-ad7a-89c57b070884" />
-    <Project Path="src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj" Id="17da04df-e393-4397-9cf0-84dabe11032e" />
-    <Project Path="src/common/version/version.vcxproj" Id="cc6e41ac-8174-4e8a-8d22-85dd7f4851df" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/common/interop/">
     <Project Path="src/common/interop/interop-tests/Common.Interop.UnitTests.csproj">
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@
     <File Path="src/common/utils/MsWindowsSettings.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/OnThreadExecutor.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/os-detect.h" />
-    <File Path="src/common/utils/package.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/ProcessWaiter.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/process_path.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/registry.h" />
@@ -117,6 +113,7 @@
     <File Path="src/common/utils/string_utils.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/timeutil.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/UnhandledExceptionHandler.h" />
+    <File Path="src/common/utils/version.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/winapi_error.h" />
     <File Path="src/common/utils/window.h" />
   </Folder>
@@ -144,7 +141,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
       <Deploy />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="fc373b24-3293-453c-aaf5-cf2909dcee6a" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/AdvancedPaste/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj">
@@ -158,7 +154,6 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/AlwaysOnTop/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.vcxproj" Id="1dc3be92-ce89-43fb-8110-9c043a2fe7a2" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="48a0a19e-a0be-4256-acf8-cc3b80291af9" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/awake/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/Awake.ModuleServices.csproj">
@@ -169,19 +164,12 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/awake/AwakeModuleInterface/AwakeModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="5e7360a8-d048-4ed3-8f09-0bfd64c5529a" />
-  </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/cmdNotFound/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdNotFound/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="0014d652-901f-4456-8d65-06fc5f997fb0" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/colorpicker/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker.ModuleServices/ColorPicker.ModuleServices.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.vcxproj" Id="655c9af2-18d3-4da6-80e4-85504a7722ba">
-      <BuildDependency Project="src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -195,7 +183,6 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/CommandPalette/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalKeyboardService/CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj" Id="5f63c743-f6ce-4dba-a200-2b3f8a14e8c2" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/CmdPalModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="0adeb797-c8c7-4ffa-acd5-2af6cad7ecd8" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -319,6 +306,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.UnitTests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.UnitTests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.UnitTests.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -378,14 +369,12 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/CropAndLock/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj" Id="f5e1146e-b7b3-4e11-85fd-270a500bd78c" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/CropAndLockModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="3157fa75-86cf-4ee2-8f62-c43f776493c6" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/EnvironmentVariables/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="b9420661-b0e4-4241-abd4-4a27a1f64250" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/fancyzones/">
@@ -403,7 +392,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj" Id="f9c68edf-ac74-4b77-9af1-005d9c9f6a99" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesModuleInterface/FancyZonesModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="48804216-2a0e-4168-a6d8-9cd068d14227" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/fancyzones/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.FuzzTests/FancyZones.FuzzTests.csproj">
@@ -426,6 +414,119 @@
       <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj" />
     </Project>
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/File Explorer/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodePreviewHandler/BgcodePreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodeThumbnailProvider/BgcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/Common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/FileExplorerDllExporter/FileExplorerDllExporter.vcxproj" Id="f6088a11-1c9e-4420-aa90-cf7e78dd7f1c" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/GcodeThumbnailProvider/GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/File Explorer/Tests/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-BgcodePreviewHandler/Preview.BgcodePreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-BgcodeThumbnailProvider/Preview.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/Preview.GcodePreviewHandler.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
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     <Project Path="src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj" Id="3d63307b-9d27-44fd-b033-b26f39245b85" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj" Id="37d07516-4185-43a4-924f-3c7a5d95ecf6" />
   </Folder>
@@ -1033,7 +986,6 @@
       <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" />
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" Id="94ba3051-c8d7-454a-9d46-1a7c78e228a3" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItModuleInterface/ZoomItModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="e4585179-2ac1-4d5f-a3ff-cfc5392f694c" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettingsInterop/ZoomItSettingsInterop.vcxproj" Id="ca7d8106-30b9-4aec-9d05-b69b31b8c461" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/GrabAndMove/">
@@ -1082,39 +1034,17 @@
     <File Path="src/Solution.props" />
     <File Path="src/Version.props" />
   </Folder>
-  <Project Path="src/ActionRunner/ActionRunner.vcxproj" Id="d29ddd63-e2cf-4657-9fd5-2aede4257e5d">
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj" />
-  </Project>
   <Project Path="src/PackageIdentity/PackageIdentity.vcxproj" Id="e2a5a82e-1e5b-4c8d-9a4f-2b1a8f9e5c3d" />
-  <Project Path="src/runner/runner.vcxproj" Id="9412d5c6-2cf2-4fc2-a601-b55508ea9b27">
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/ActionRunner/ActionRunner.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/BackgroundActivatorDLL.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/awake/AwakeModuleInterface/AwakeModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesModuleInterface/FancyZonesModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/imageresizer/dll/ImageResizerExt.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardManager.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/launcher/Microsoft.Launcher/Microsoft.Launcher.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/powerrename/dll/PowerRenameExt.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameLib.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/Common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/powerpreview/powerpreview.vcxproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj" />
-    <BuildDependency Project="src/PackageIdentity/PackageIdentity.vcxproj" />
+  <Project Path="src/PowerToys.ActionRunner/PowerToys.ActionRunner.csproj">
+    <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+    <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+  </Project>
+  <Project Path="src/Runner/RunnerV2.csproj">
+    <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+    <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+  </Project>
+  <Project Path="src/Update/Update.csproj">
+    <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+    <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
   </Project>
-  <Project Path="src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj" Id="44ce9ae1-4390-42c5-bacc-0fd6b40aa203" />
-  <Project Path="tools/project_template/ModuleTemplate/ModuleTemplateCompileTest.vcxproj" Id="64a80062-4d8b-4229-8a38-dfa1d7497749" />
 </Solution>

README.md

@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ PowerToys includes over 30 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Win
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/AdvancedPaste.png" alt="Advanced Paste icon" height="16"> Advanced Paste](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AdvancedPaste) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Always%20On%20Top.png" alt="Always on Top icon" height="16"> Always on Top](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AoT) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Awake.png" alt="Awake icon" height="16"> Awake](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Awake) |
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Color%20Picker.png" alt="Color Picker icon" height="16"> Color Picker](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ColorPicker) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command%20Not%20Found.png" alt="Command Not Found icon" height="16"> Command Not Found](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdNotFound) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command Palette.png" alt="Command Palette icon" height="16"> Command Palette](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdPal) |
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Crop%20And%20Lock.png" alt="Crop and Lock icon" height="16"> Crop And Lock](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CropAndLock) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Environment%20Manager.png" alt="Environment Variables icon" height="16"> Environment Variables](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_EnvironmentVariables) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/FancyZones.png" alt="FancyZones icon" height="16"> FancyZones](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FancyZones) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Explorer%20Preview.png" alt="File Explorer Add-ons icon" height="16"> File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Locksmith.png" alt="File Locksmith icon" height="16"> File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Host%20File%20Editor.png" alt="Hosts File Editor icon" height="16"> Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Image%20Resizer.png" alt="Image Resizer icon" height="16"> Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Keyboard%20Manager.png" alt="Keyboard Manager icon" height="16"> Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Light Switch.png" alt="Light Switch icon" height="16"> Light Switch](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_LightSwitch) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Find My Mouse.png" alt="Mouse Utilities icon" height="16"> Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MouseWithoutBorders.png" alt="Mouse Without Borders icon" height="16"> Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/NewPlus.png" alt="New+ icon" height="16"> New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Peek.png" alt="Peek icon" height="16"> Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerRename.png" alt="PowerRename icon" height="16"> PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerToys%20Run.png" alt="PowerToys Run icon" height="16"> PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerAccent.png" alt="Quick Accent icon" height="16"> Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Registry%20Preview.png" alt="Registry Preview icon" height="16"> Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MeasureTool.png" alt="Screen Ruler icon" height="16"> Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Shortcut%20Guide.png" alt="Shortcut Guide icon" height="16"> Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerOCR.png" alt="Text Extractor icon" height="16"> Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Workspaces.png" alt="Workspaces icon" height="16"> Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/ZoomIt.png" alt="ZoomIt icon" height="16"> ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |   |   |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Explorer%20Preview.png" alt="File Explorer Add-ons icon" height="16"> File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Locksmith.png" alt="File Locksmith icon" height="16"> File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/GrabAndMove.png" alt="Grab And Move icon" height="16"> Grab And Move](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_GrabAndMove) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Host%20File%20Editor.png" alt="Hosts File Editor icon" height="16"> Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Image%20Resizer.png" alt="Image Resizer icon" height="16"> Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Keyboard%20Manager.png" alt="Keyboard Manager icon" height="16"> Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Light Switch.png" alt="Light Switch icon" height="16"> Light Switch](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_LightSwitch) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Find My Mouse.png" alt="Mouse Utilities icon" height="16"> Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MouseWithoutBorders.png" alt="Mouse Without Borders icon" height="16"> Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/NewPlus.png" alt="New+ icon" height="16"> New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Peek.png" alt="Peek icon" height="16"> Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerDisplay.png" alt="PowerDisplay icon" height="16"> PowerDisplay](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerDisplay) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerRename.png" alt="PowerRename icon" height="16"> PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerToys%20Run.png" alt="PowerToys Run icon" height="16"> PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerAccent.png" alt="Quick Accent icon" height="16"> Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Registry%20Preview.png" alt="Registry Preview icon" height="16"> Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MeasureTool.png" alt="Screen Ruler icon" height="16"> Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Shortcut%20Guide.png" alt="Shortcut Guide icon" height="16"> Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerOCR.png" alt="Text Extractor icon" height="16"> Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Workspaces.png" alt="Workspaces icon" height="16"> Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/ZoomIt.png" alt="ZoomIt icon" height="16"> ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 

doc/devdocs/development/localization.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ After generating the resx file, rename the existing rc and h files to ProjName.b
 </Target>
 ```
 
-This event runs a script which generates a resource.h and ProjName.rc in the `Generated Files` folder using the strings in all the resx files along with the existing information in resource.base.h and ProjName.base.rc. The script is [convert-resx-to-rc.ps1](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/tools/build/convert-resx-to-rc.ps1). The script uses [`resgen`](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/tools/resgen-exe-resource-file-generator#Convert) to convert the resx file to a string table expected in the .rc file format. When the resources are added to the rc file the `IDS_` prefix is added and resource names are in upper case (as it was originally). Any occurrences of `"` in the string resource is escaped as `""` to prevent build errors. The string tables are added to the rc file in the following format:
+This event runs a script which generates a resource.h and ProjName.rc in the `Generated Files` folder using the strings in all the resx files along with the existing information in resource.base.h and ProjName.base.rc. The script is [convert-resx-to-rc.ps1](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/tools/build/convert-resx-to-rc.ps1). The script uses [`resgen`](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/tools/resgen-exe-resource-file-generator#Convert) to convert the resx file to a string table expected in the .rc file format. When the resources are added to the rc file the `IDS_` prefix is added and resource names are in uppercase (as it was originally). Any occurrences of `"` in the string resource is escaped as `""` to prevent build errors. The string tables are added to the rc file in the following format:
 ```
 #if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
 LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US

doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/initial-sdk-spec/initial-sdk-spec.md

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ On a cold launch, DevPal will do the following:
      * Start it up.
      * Check if it's fresh or frozen.
      * Call `TopLevelCommands`, and put all of them in the list
-     * Create a extension cache entry for that app.
+     * Create an extension cache entry for that app.
      * If the provider is frozen: we can actually release the
        `ICommandProvider` instance at this point.
    * And of course, if we don't find all the packages we had cached, then delete
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ ms-windows-store://assoc/?Tags=AppExtension-com.microsoft.commandpalette
 
 to open the store to a list of extensions. However, we can't list those
 ourselves directly. Our friends in DevHome suggested it could be possible to
-stand up a azure service which could query the store for us, and return a list
+stand up an azure service which could query the store for us, and return a list
 of extensions. This is not something that they currently have planned, nor would
 it be cheap from an engineering standpoint.
 
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ class MyAppSettings {
         /* You can save the settings to the file here */
         var mySettingsFilePath = /* whatever */;
         string mySettingsJson = mySettings.Settings.GetState();
-        // Or you could raise a event to indicate to the rest of your app that settings have changed.
+        // Or you could raise an event to indicate to the rest of your app that settings have changed.
     }
 }
 
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ class CommandWithOnlyProperties : IExtendedAttributesProvider { ... }
 
 will populate the WinRT type cache in Command Palette with the type information
 for `ICommandWithProperties`. In fact, if Command Palette has the
-`IExtendedAttributesProvider` type info in it's cache, and then later receives a new
+`IExtendedAttributesProvider` type info in its cache, and then later receives a new
 `MyCommandWithProperties` object, it'll actually be able to know that
 `MyCommandWithProperties` is an `IExtendedAttributesProvider`. WinRT is just weird
 like that some times.
@@ -2350,7 +2350,7 @@ follow - these are not part of the current SDK spec.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 >
-> A thought: what if a action returns a `CommandResult.Entity`, then that takes
+> A thought: what if an action returns a `CommandResult.Entity`, then that takes
 > devpal back home, but leaves the entity in the query box. This would allow for
 > a Quicksilver-like "thing, do" flow. That command would prepopulate the
 > parameters. So we would then filter top-level commands based on things that can

doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/powertoys-extension-local-development.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This guide is for iterating on `src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.csproj`.
 
-The extension is registered through the shared sparse package defined in `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml`. That manifest declares `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe` at the sparse package root, so the sparse package and the extension must be built for the same platform and configuration, for example `x64\Debug`.
+The extension is registered through the shared sparse package defined in `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml`. That manifest declares `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe` relative to the sparse package's ExternalLocation (`WinUI3Apps\` subfolder), so the sparse package and the extension must be built for the same platform and configuration, for example `x64\Debug`.
 
 ## Local development loop
 
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ The extension is registered through the shared sparse package defined in `src/Pa
    The command will look like this:
 
    ```powershell
-   Add-AppxPackage -Path "<repo>\<Platform>\<Configuration>\PowerToysSparse.msix" -ExternalLocation "<repo>\<Platform>\<Configuration>"
+   Add-AppxPackage -Path "<repo>\<Platform>\<Configuration>\PowerToysSparse.msix" -ExternalLocation "<repo>\<Platform>\<Configuration>\WinUI3Apps"
    ```
 
 4. Build `src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.csproj` in the same platform and configuration.
 
-   This project writes `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe` directly into the sparse package root, such as `x64\Debug` or `ARM64\Debug`. That matches the `Executable="Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe"` entry in `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml`.
+   This project writes `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe` into the `WinUI3Apps\` subfolder of the output root, such as `x64\Debug\WinUI3Apps` or `ARM64\Debug\WinUI3Apps`. That matches the `Executable="Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe"` entry in `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml` resolved relative to the sparse package's ExternalLocation.
 
 5. Restart Command Palette.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/fancyzones.md

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ Editor read/write config data handler is in FancyZonesEditorCommon project.
 FancyZones cpp project read/write config data handler is in FancyZonesLib project.
 
 ![Debug Step Image](../images/fancyzones/19.png)
-However, the files write and read those are C:\Users\“xxxxxx”\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\FancyZones
+However, the files read from and written to are those in `C:\Users\“xxxxxx”\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\FancyZones`
 
 You can think of the editor as a visual config editor, which is most of its functionality. Another feature is used to set the layout for the monitor displays.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/windowssettings.md

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ There are three different score types with different start values.
 | Medium score       |  5000        |
 | Low score          |  1000        |
 
-Each score will decreased by one when a condition match.
+Each score will be decreased by one when a condition match.
 
 | Priority | Condition                                                         | Score type   |
 | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The plugin use only these interfaces (all inside the `Main.cs`):
 | `plugin.json`                         | All meta-data for this plugin                                           |
 
 1. We need this extra wrapper class to make it possible that the JSON file can have and use a JSON schema file.
-Because the JSON file must have a object as root type, instead of a array.
+Because the JSON file must have an object as root type, instead of an array.
 
 ### Important project values (*.csproj)
 

doc/devdocs/tools/installer-diagnostics.md

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# PowerToys Installer & Update Diagnostics
+
+A step-by-step guide for diagnosing installer and update issues reported by users.
+
+## Quick Reference: Key Files
+
+| File/Folder | Path | Contains |
+|---|---|---|
+| UpdateState.json | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\UpdateState.json` | Persisted update state machine |
+| Runner logs | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\RunnerLogs\runner-log_*.log` | Startup, update checks, cleanup |
+| Update logs | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\UpdateLogs\update-log_*.log` | PowerToys.Update.exe activity |
+| Updates folder | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\Updates\` | Downloaded installer files |
+
+> **Note:** These paths use `%LOCALAPPDATA%` (per-user AppData) regardless of whether PowerToys was installed per-user or per-machine. The data/settings location is always per-user.
+
+## Update State Values
+
+From `src/common/updating/updateState.h` (`UpdateState::State` enum):
+
+| Value | Name | Meaning |
+|---|---|---|
+| 0 | upToDate | No update needed |
+| 1 | errorDownloading | Download or install failed, will retry |
+| 2 | readyToDownload | New version found, not yet downloaded |
+| 3 | readyToInstall | Installer downloaded, waiting for user action |
+| 4 | networkError | GitHub API call failed |
+
+---
+
+## Symptom: Old update installers accumulating on disk
+
+### What to ask the user for
+
+1. Contents of `UpdateState.json`
+2. Runner logs (last few days from `RunnerLogs\`)
+3. Update logs (from `UpdateLogs\`, if they exist)
+4. List of files in `Updates\` folder (names + sizes)
+
+### Step 1: Check the running version
+
+In runner logs, look for the startup line:
+
+```
+[info] Scoobe: product_version=v0.XX.X last_version_run=v0.XX.X
+```
+
+- **If version < v0.73.0**: The pre-download cleanup (PR #27908) is missing. Each downloaded installer accumulates because cleanup only runs at startup when state is `upToDate`. Ask the user to manually upgrade to the latest version.
+- **If version >= v0.73.0**: The pre-download cleanup exists. Accumulation should not happen under normal conditions. Continue to Step 2.
+
+### Step 2: Check UpdateState.json
+
+```jsonc
+{"state": 3, "downloadedInstallerFilename": "powertoyssetup-0.98.1-x64.exe" /* additional fields may be present */}
+```
+
+- **state = 0 (upToDate)**: Cleanup should run at startup. If files are accumulating, check runner logs for "Failed to delete" warnings (Step 4).
+- **state = 3 (readyToInstall)**: An installer is downloaded but never installed. Cleanup at startup is skipped (by design, to preserve the pending installer). On v0.73+, cleanup can still occur when a future update check triggers a new download (pre-download cleanup path).
+- **state = 1 (errorDownloading)**: A previous download or install failed. Startup cleanup is skipped (state is not `upToDate`). On v0.73+, cleanup runs before the next installer download is attempted.
+- **state = 2 or 4**: Startup cleanup is skipped. On v0.73+, cleanup runs before the next installer download is attempted.
+
+### Step 3: Check if PowerToys.Update.exe has ever run
+
+- **UpdateLogs directory missing**: This suggests `PowerToys.Update.exe` may never have been launched, or it did not progress far enough to create logs. The user may never have triggered an install, or Stage 1 may have failed before Stage 2 could run.
+- **UpdateLogs exist but show only "logger is initialized"**: The exe launched but the command-line argument didn't match any action (possible argument parsing issue).
+- **UpdateLogs show install activity**: The update process ran. Check for success/failure.
+
+### Step 4: Check runner logs for cleanup evidence
+
+Search for these patterns:
+
+| Log pattern | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| `Failed to delete installer file ... Access is denied` | File locked by AV, another process, or permissions issue |
+| `Failed to delete log file ...` | Same, for old log files |
+| `Discovered new version` | Periodic update check ran |
+| `New version is already downloaded` | State is `readyToInstall` and filename matches — no re-download, no cleanup |
+| No cleanup-related entries at all | Inconclusive by itself — `cleanup_updates()` is silent on success. Corroborate with the Updates folder contents (Step 5) and the running version (Step 1). |
+
+### Step 5: Check the Updates folder contents
+
+- **All different versions**: Cleanup likely did not run across multiple update cycles. Confirm with the running version (Step 1) and update state before concluding a state gate issue.
+- **Duplicate filenames**: Unusual — would suggest repeated download without cleanup.
+- **Single file matching `downloadedInstallerFilename`**: Normal for `readyToInstall` state.
+
+### Common root causes
+
+| Root cause | Evidence | Fix |
+|---|---|---|
+| Running pre-v0.73.0 binary | `product_version` < v0.73.0 in runner log | Manually upgrade to latest |
+| State stuck at `readyToInstall` (pre-v0.73) | `"state": 3` in UpdateState.json, no UpdateLogs | Manually upgrade to latest |
+| File lock preventing deletion | "Failed to delete ... Access is denied" in runner logs | Check AV software, reboot and retry |
+| Update installer never launched | No UpdateLogs directory | Check if update notifications are disabled by GPO or setting |
+| Install fails silently | UpdateLogs show init but no install activity | Check related issues: #46966, #46967, #46969 |

installer/PowerToysSetup.slnx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <Build Solution="Debug|ARM64" Project="false" />
   </Project>
   <Project Path="../src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj" Id="8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd" />
-  <Project Path="../src/common/version/version.vcxproj" Id="cc6e41ac-8174-4e8a-8d22-85dd7f4851df" />
   <Project Path="../src/logging/logging.vcxproj" Id="7e1e3f13-2bd6-3f75-a6a7-873a2b55c60f">
     <Build Solution="Debug|ARM64" Project="false" />
   </Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@
 #include "../../src/common/utils/gpo.h"
 #include "../../src/common/utils/MsiUtils.h"
 #include "../../src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h"
-#include "../../src/common/updating/installer.h"
-#include "../../src/common/version/version.h"
+#include "../../src/common/utils/version.h"
 #include "../../src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.h"
-#include "../../src/common/utils/package.h"
 #include "../../src/common/utils/clean_video_conference.h"
+#include "../../src/common/utils/package.h"
 
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <UserEnv.h>
 #include <winnt.h>
 
+
 using namespace std;
 
 HINSTANCE DLL_HANDLE = nullptr;
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ UINT __stdcall InstallPackageIdentityMSIXCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         try
         {
             
-            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath; // External content location (PowerToys install folder)
+            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath + L"WinUI3Apps\\"; // External content location (WinUI3Apps subfolder to isolate DACL changes from preview handler DLLs)
             Uri externalUri{ externalLocation };               // External location URI for sparse package content
             Uri packageUri{ msixPath };                        // The MSIX file URI
             

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/Resource.rc

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 #include <windows.h>
 #include "resource.h"
-#include "../../src/common/version/version.h"
+#include "../../src/common/utils/version.h"
 
 #define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs

@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@
   <?define BaseApplicationsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\?>
 
   <Fragment>
-    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
+    <!-- winmd must be in WinUI3Apps (ExternalLocation) for WinRT COM proxy/stub resolution -->
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder">
       <Component Id="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Guid="304AD25A-A986-4058-940E-61DB79EBD78C" Bitness="always64">
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
         </RegistryKey>
-        <File Id="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Source="$(var.BinDir)Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Source="$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
       </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--BaseApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@
           <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" />
+          <File Id="icon.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\icon.ico" />
+          <File Id="iconUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\iconUpdate.ico" />
+          <File Id="PowerToysWhite.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\PowerToysWhite.ico" />
+          <File Id="PowerToysWhiteUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\PowerToysWhiteUpdate.ico" />
+          <File Id="PowerToysDark.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\PowerToysDark.ico" />
+          <File Id="PowerToysDarkUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)Assets\Runner\PowerToysDarkUpdate.ico" />
         </Component>
       </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/KeyboardManager.wxs

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
   <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles=?>
   <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files=?>
-  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\Assets\KeyboardManager\?>
+  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManager\?>
   <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3FilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManagerEditor\?>
 
   <Fragment>
-    <DirectoryRef Id="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder">
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
       <Directory Id="KeyboardManagerAssetsInstallFolder" Name="KeyboardManager" />
     </DirectoryRef>
     <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToys.wxs

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
     <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
 
-    <Bundle Name="PowerToys (Preview) $(var.PowerToysPlatform)" Version="$(var.Version)" Manufacturer="Microsoft Corporation" IconSourceFile="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)">
+    <Bundle Name="PowerToys (Preview) $(var.PowerToysPlatform)" Version="$(var.Version)" Manufacturer="Microsoft Corporation" IconSourceFile="$(var.BinDir)icon.ico" UpgradeCode="$(var.UpgradeCode)">
         <BootstrapperApplication>
             <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication 
                 LicenseFile="$(var.RepoDir)\installer\License.rtf" 
-                LogoFile="$(var.RepoDir)\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\Images\logo44.png" 
+                LogoFile="$(var.RepoDir)\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\Images\logo44.png"   
                 SuppressOptionsUI="no" 
                 SuppressRepair="yes" 
                 Theme="rtfLicense" 
                 ThemeFile="$(var.RepoDir)\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\RtfTheme.xml"/>
-            <Payload Name="icon.ico" SourceFile="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" Compressed="yes" />
+            <Payload Name="icon.ico" SourceFile="$(var.BinDir)icon.ico" Compressed="yes" />
             <Payload Name="SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll" SourceFile="$(var.RepoDir)installer\$(var.PowerToysPlatform)\Release\SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll" Compressed="yes" bal:BAFunctions="yes" />
         </BootstrapperApplication>
 

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </Property>
     <Launch Condition="(WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER &gt;= 19041)" Message="This application is only supported on Windows 10 version v2004 (build 19041) or higher." />
 
-    <Icon Id="powertoys.exe" SourceFile="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" />
+    <Icon Id="powertoys.exe" SourceFile="$(var.BinDir)icon.ico" />
 
     <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="powertoys.exe" />
 

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Resources.wxs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <Fragment>
     <!-- Resource directories should be added only if the installer is built on the build farm -->
     <?ifdef env.IsPipeline?>
-      <?foreach ParentDirectory in INSTALLFOLDER;HistoryPluginFolder;CalculatorPluginFolder;FolderPluginFolder;ProgramPluginFolder;ShellPluginFolder;IndexerPluginFolder;UnitConverterPluginFolder;ValueGeneratorPluginFolder;UriPluginFolder;WindowWalkerPluginFolder;OneNotePluginFolder;RegistryPluginFolder;VSCodeWorkspacesPluginFolder;ServicePluginFolder;SystemPluginFolder;TimeDatePluginFolder;WindowsSettingsPluginFolder;WindowsTerminalPluginFolder;WebSearchPluginFolder;PowerToysPluginFolder?>
+      <?foreach ParentDirectory in INSTALLFOLDER;WinUI3AppsInstallFolder;HistoryPluginFolder;CalculatorPluginFolder;FolderPluginFolder;ProgramPluginFolder;ShellPluginFolder;IndexerPluginFolder;UnitConverterPluginFolder;ValueGeneratorPluginFolder;UriPluginFolder;WindowWalkerPluginFolder;OneNotePluginFolder;RegistryPluginFolder;VSCodeWorkspacesPluginFolder;ServicePluginFolder;SystemPluginFolder;TimeDatePluginFolder;WindowsSettingsPluginFolder;WindowsTerminalPluginFolder;WebSearchPluginFolder;PowerToysPluginFolder?>
         <DirectoryRef Id="$(var.ParentDirectory)">
           <!-- Resource file directories -->
           <?foreach Language in $(var.LocLanguageList)?>
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Id="BgcodePreviewHandler_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.resources.dll" />
       </Component>
-      <Component Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER" Guid="$(var.CompGUIDPrefix)23">
+      <Component Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Guid="$(var.CompGUIDPrefix)23">
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
         </RegistryKey>
-        <File Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.resources.dll" />
+        <File Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\$(var.Language)\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.resources.dll" />
       </Component>
       <?undef IdSafeLanguage?>
       <?undef CompGUIDPrefix?>
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
       <?define IdSafeLanguage = $(var.Language)?>
       <?endif?>
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER" On="uninstall" />
+          <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)CalculatorPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)CalculatorPluginFolder" On="uninstall" />
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)FolderPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)FolderPluginFolder" On="uninstall" />
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)ProgramPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)ProgramPluginFolder" On="uninstall" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Settings.wxs

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   <?define SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles=?>
   <?define SettingsV2IconsModelsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Icons\Models\?>
 
+  <?define SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles=?>
+  <?define SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\CmdPal\?>
+
   <Fragment>
     <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
       <Directory Id="SettingsV2AssetsInstallFolder" Name="Settings">
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@
         <Directory Id="SettingsV2AssetsModulesInstallFolder" Name="Modules">
           <Directory Id="SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesInstallFolder" Name="OOBE" />
         </Directory>
+        <Directory Id="SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalInstallFolder" Name="CmdPal" />
       </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -55,6 +59,11 @@
     <!--SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>
 
+    <DirectoryRef Id="SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
     <DirectoryRef Id="SettingsAppAssetsScriptsFolder" FileSource="$(var.SettingsV2AssetsFilesPath)\Scripts\">
       <Component Id="CommandNotFound_Scripts" Guid="898EFA1E-EDD3-4F4B-8C7F-4A14B0D05B02" Bitness="always64">
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderSettingsV2IconsModelsInstallFolder" Directory="SettingsV2IconsModelsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderSettingsV2AssetsModulesInstallFolder" Directory="SettingsV2AssetsModulesInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderSettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesInstallFolder" Directory="SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderSettingsV2AssetsCmdPalInstallFolder" Directory="SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderSettingsAppAssetsScriptsFolder" Directory="SettingsAppAssetsScriptsFolder" On="uninstall" />
       </Component>
       <ComponentRef Id="CommandNotFound_Scripts" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/generateAllFileComponents.ps1

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName ImageResizerAssetsFiles -wxsFil
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "ImageResizerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs
 
 #KeyboardManager
-Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\KeyboardManager"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManager"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManagerEditor"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
@@ -336,11 +336,13 @@ Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2AssetsModulesFiles -w
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Modules\OOBE\"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2OOBEAssetsFluentIconsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Icons\"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Icons\Models\"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\CmdPal\"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsModulesFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2OOBEAssetsFluentIconsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
+Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 
 #Workspaces
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName WorkspacesImagesComponentFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Workspaces.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\Workspaces\"

src/ActionRunner/Resources.resx

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<root>
-  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
-    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
-    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
-      <xsd:complexType>
-        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
-          <xsd:element name="metadata">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="assembly">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="data">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="resheader">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-        </xsd:choice>
-      </xsd:complexType>
-    </xsd:element>
-  </xsd:schema>
-  <resheader name="resmimetype">
-    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="version">
-    <value>2.0</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="reader">
-    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="writer">
-    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <data name="DOTNET_CORE_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Couldn't download .NET Core Desktop Runtime 3.1, please install it manually.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="DOTNET_CORE_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE_TITLE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>PowerToys installation error</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="GITHUB_NEW_VERSION_AVAILABLE_OFFER_VISIT" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>An update to PowerToys is available. Visit our GitHub page to update.</value>
-  </data>
-</root>

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.base.rc

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include <windows.h>
-#include "resource.h"
-#include "../common/version/version.h"
-
-1 VERSIONINFO
-FILEVERSION FILE_VERSION
-PRODUCTVERSION PRODUCT_VERSION
-FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
-#else
-FILEFLAGS 0x0L
-#endif
-FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
-FILETYPE VFT_DLL
-FILESUBTYPE VFT2_UNKNOWN 
-BEGIN
-    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        BLOCK "040904b0" // US English (0x0409), Unicode (0x04B0) charset
-        BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", COMPANY_NAME
-            VALUE "FileDescription", FILE_DESCRIPTION
-            VALUE "FileVersion", FILE_VERSION_STRING
-            VALUE "InternalName", INTERNAL_NAME
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", COPYRIGHT_NOTE
-            VALUE "OriginalFilename", ORIGINAL_FILENAME
-            VALUE "ProductName", PRODUCT_NAME
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING
-        END
-    END
-    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200 // US English (0x0409), Unicode (1200) charset
-    END
-END

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.cpp

@@ -1,109 +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.
-
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include "Generated Files/resource.h"
-
-#include <Windows.h>
-#include <shellapi.h>
-
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <string_view>
-
-#include <common/utils/elevation.h>
-#include <common/utils/process_path.h>
-#include <common/utils/resources.h>
-#include <common/utils/timeutil.h>
-
-#include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
-
-#include <common/logger/logger.h>
-
-#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
-#include <winrt/Windows.Storage.h>
-
-#include "../runner/tray_icon.h"
-#include "../runner/ActionRunnerUtils.h"
-
-using namespace cmdArg;
-
-int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
-{
-    int nArgs = 0;
-    LPWSTR* args = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLineW(), &nArgs);
-    if (!args || nArgs < 2)
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    std::wstring_view action{ args[1] };
-
-    std::filesystem::path logFilePath(PTSettingsHelper::get_root_save_folder_location());
-    logFilePath.append(LogSettings::actionRunnerLogPath);
-    Logger::init(LogSettings::actionRunnerLoggerName, logFilePath.wstring(), PTSettingsHelper::get_log_settings_file_location());
-
-    if (action == RUN_NONELEVATED)
-    {
-        int nextArg = 2;
-
-        std::wstring_view target;
-        std::wstring_view pidFile;
-        std::wstring params;
-
-        while (nextArg < nArgs)
-        {
-            if (std::wstring_view(args[nextArg]) == L"-target" && nextArg + 1 < nArgs)
-            {
-                target = args[nextArg + 1];
-                nextArg += 2;
-            }
-            else if (std::wstring_view(args[nextArg]) == L"-pidFile" && nextArg + 1 < nArgs)
-            {
-                pidFile = args[nextArg + 1];
-                nextArg += 2;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                params += args[nextArg];
-                params += L' ';
-                nextArg++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        HANDLE hMapFile = NULL;
-        PDWORD pidBuffer = NULL;
-
-        if (!pidFile.empty())
-        {
-            hMapFile = OpenFileMappingW(FILE_MAP_WRITE, FALSE, pidFile.data());
-            if (hMapFile)
-            {
-                pidBuffer = static_cast<PDWORD>(MapViewOfFile(hMapFile, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, sizeof(DWORD)));
-                if (pidBuffer)
-                {
-                    *pidBuffer = 0;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        run_same_elevation(target.data(), params, pidBuffer);
-
-        if (!pidFile.empty())
-        {
-            if (pidBuffer)
-            {
-                FlushViewOfFile(pidBuffer, sizeof(DWORD));
-                UnmapViewOfFile(pidBuffer);
-            }
-
-            if (hMapFile)
-            {
-                FlushFileBuffers(hMapFile);
-                CloseHandle(hMapFile);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj

@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
-  <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(RepoRoot)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h actionRunner.base.rc actionRunner.rc" />
-  </Target>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
-    <ProjectGuid>{D29DDD63-E2CF-4657-9FD5-2AEDE4257E5D}</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>actionRunner</RootNamespace>
-    <ProjectName>PowerToys.ActionRunner</ProjectName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\expected.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <ImportGroup>
-    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>../;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>WindowsApp.lib;Msi.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="ActionRunner.cpp" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\common\SettingsAPI\SettingsAPI.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="ActionRunner.base.rc" />
-    <ResourceCompile Include="Generated Files\ActionRunner.rc" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-  </ImportGroup>
-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
-  </Target>
-</Project>

src/ActionRunner/resource.base.h

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
-// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
-// Used by PowerToys.ActionRunner.rc
-
-//////////////////////////////
-// Non-localizable
-
-#define FILE_DESCRIPTION "PowerToys ActionRunner"
-#define INTERNAL_NAME "PowerToys.ActionRunner"
-#define ORIGINAL_FILENAME "PowerToys.ActionRunner.exe"
-

src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml

@@ -38,17 +38,7 @@
   </Capabilities>
 
   <Applications>
-    <Application Id="PowerToys.OCR" Executable="PowerToys.PowerOCR.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
-      <uap:VisualElements
-        DisplayName="PowerToys.OCR"
-        Description="PowerToys OCR Module"
-        BackgroundColor="transparent"
-        Square150x150Logo="Images\Square150x150Logo.png"
-        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png"
-        AppListEntry="none">
-      </uap:VisualElements>
-    </Application>
-    <Application Id="PowerToys.SettingsUI" Executable="WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
+    <Application Id="PowerToys.SettingsUI" Executable="PowerToys.Settings.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
       <uap:VisualElements
         DisplayName="PowerToys.SettingsUI"
         Description="PowerToys Settings UI"
@@ -58,7 +48,7 @@
         AppListEntry="none">
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
-    <Application Id="PowerToys.ImageResizerUI" Executable="WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
+    <Application Id="PowerToys.ImageResizerUI" Executable="PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
       <uap:VisualElements
         DisplayName="PowerToys.ImageResizer"
         Description="PowerToys Image Resizer UI"

src/PackageIdentity/BuildSparsePackage.ps1

@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ if ($NoSign) {
     Write-BuildLog "Identity Name: $($script:Config.IdentityName)" -Level Info
 }
 
+$winUI3AppsDir = Join-Path $outDir "WinUI3Apps"
 Write-BuildLog "Register sparse package:" -Level Info
-Write-BuildLog "  Add-AppxPackage -Path `"$msixPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$outDir`"" -Level Warning
-Write-BuildLog "(If already installed and you changed manifest only): Add-AppxPackage -Register `"$manifestPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$outDir`" -ForceApplicationShutdown" -Level Warning
+Write-BuildLog "  Add-AppxPackage -Path `"$msixPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$winUI3AppsDir`"" -Level Warning
+Write-BuildLog "(If already installed and you changed manifest only): Add-AppxPackage -Register `"$manifestPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$winUI3AppsDir`" -ForceApplicationShutdown" -Level Warning

src/PackageIdentity/readme.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ This document describes how to build, sign, register, and consume the shared spa
 
 ## Package overview
 
-The sparse package lives under `src/PackageIdentity`. It produces a payload-free MSIX whose `Identity` matches `Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp`. The manifest contains one entry per Win32 surface that should run with identity (for example Settings, PowerOCR, Image Resizer).
+The sparse package lives under `src/PackageIdentity`. It produces a payload-free MSIX whose `Identity` matches `Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp`. The manifest contains one entry per Win32 surface that should run with identity (for example Settings, Image Resizer, CmdPal Extension).
 
-> The MSIX contains only metadata. When the package is registered you must point `-ExternalLocation` to the output folder that hosts the Win32 binaries (for example `x64\Release`).
+> The MSIX contains only metadata. When the package is registered you must point `-ExternalLocation` to the `WinUI3Apps` subfolder of the output folder that hosts the Win32 binaries (for example `x64\Release\WinUI3Apps`). This isolates the DACL changes that MSIX registration applies on Windows 23H2/24H2 to the `WinUI3Apps` folder, keeping the root install folder clean for preview handler DLLs.
 
 ## Building the sparse package locally
 
@@ -53,16 +53,17 @@ After `PowerToysSparse.msix` is generated:
 # First time registration
 $repoRoot = "C:/git/PowerToys"
 $outputRoot = Join-Path $repoRoot "x64/Release"
-Add-AppxPackage -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot "PowerToysSparse.msix") -ExternalLocation $outputRoot
+$externalLocation = Join-Path $outputRoot "WinUI3Apps"
+Add-AppxPackage -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot "PowerToysSparse.msix") -ExternalLocation $externalLocation
 
 # Re-register after manifest tweaks only
-Add-AppxPackage -Register (Join-Path $repoRoot "src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml") -ExternalLocation $outputRoot -ForceApplicationShutdown
+Add-AppxPackage -Register (Join-Path $repoRoot "src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml") -ExternalLocation $externalLocation -ForceApplicationShutdown
 
 # Remove the sparse identity
 Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp | Remove-AppxPackage
 ```
 
-`-ExternalLocation` should match the output folder that contains the Win32 executables declared in the manifest. Re-run registration whenever the manifest or executable layout changes.
+`-ExternalLocation` should match the `WinUI3Apps` subfolder that contains the Win32 executables declared in the manifest. Re-run registration whenever the manifest or executable layout changes.
 
 ## CI-specific guidance
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp | Remove-AppxPackage
 
 ## Consuming the identity from other components
 
-1. Add a new `<Application>` entry inside `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml`. Use a unique `Id` (for example `PowerToys.MyModuleUI`) and set `Executable` to the Win32 binary relative to the `-ExternalLocation` root.
+1. Add a new `<Application>` entry inside `src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml`. Use a unique `Id` (for example `PowerToys.MyModuleUI`) and set `Executable` to the Win32 binary relative to the `-ExternalLocation` (`WinUI3Apps` subfolder).
 2. Ensure the binary is copied into the platform/configuration output folder (`x64\Release`, `ARM64\Debug`, etc.) so the sparse package can locate it.
 3. Embed a sparse identity manifest in the Win32 binary so it binds to the MSIX identity at runtime. The manifest must declare an `<msix>` element with `packageName="Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp"`, `applicationId` matching the `<Application Id>`, and a `publisher` that matches the sparse package. Keep the manifest’s publisher in sync with `src/PackageIdentity/.user/PowerToysSparse.publisher.txt` (emitted by `BuildSparsePackage.ps1`). See `src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj` for an example that points `ApplicationManifest` to `ImageResizerUI.dev.manifest` for local builds and switches to `ImageResizerUI.prod.manifest` when `$(CIBuild)` is `true`.
 4. Register or re-register the sparse package so Windows learns about the new application Id.

src/PowerToys.ActionRunner/PowerToys.ActionRunner.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <Description>PowerToys Action Runner</Description>
+    <AssemblyName>PowerToys</AssemblyName>
+    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="Assets\PowerToysDark.ico">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="Assets\PowerToysLight.ico">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/PowerToys.ActionRunner/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace PowerToys.ActionRunner;
+
+internal sealed partial class Program
+{
+    private static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        if (args.Length < 1)
+        {
+            Environment.Exit(1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        switch (args[0])
+        {
+            case "-run-non-elevated":
+                ExecuteRunNonElevated(args[1..]);
+                break;
+            default:
+                Environment.Exit(1);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void ExecuteRunNonElevated(string[] args)
+    {
+        string? target = null;
+        string? pidFile = null;
+        string? arguments = null;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
+        {
+            string arg = args[i];
+            if (arg == "-target" && i + 1 < args.Length)
+            {
+                target = args[i + 1];
+                i++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            else if (arg == "-pidFile" && i + 1 < args.Length)
+            {
+                pidFile = args[i + 1];
+                i++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            arguments = args[i + 1] + " ";
+            i++;
+
+            if (target == null)
+            {
+                Environment.Exit(1);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(pidFile))
+            {
+                IntPtr pidBuffer = IntPtr.Zero;
+                IntPtr mapFile = OpenFileMapping(0x0002 /* FILE_MAP_WRITE */, false, pidFile);
+                if (mapFile != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    pidBuffer = MapViewOfFile(mapFile, 0x001F /* FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS */, 0, 0, sizeof(uint));
+                    if (pidBuffer != IntPtr.Zero)
+                    {
+                        Marshal.WriteInt32(pidBuffer, 0);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Process? p = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = target,
+                    Arguments = arguments.Trim(),
+                    UseShellExecute = true,
+                });
+
+                if (pidBuffer != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    Marshal.WriteInt32(pidBuffer, p?.Id ?? 0);
+                    FlushViewOfFile(pidBuffer, sizeof(uint));
+                    UnmapViewOfFile(pidBuffer);
+                }
+
+                if (mapFile != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    FlushFileBuffers(mapFile);
+                    CloseHandle(mapFile);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    private static partial IntPtr OpenFileMapping(uint dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, string lpName);
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static partial IntPtr MapViewOfFile(IntPtr hFileMappingObject, uint dwDesiredAccess, uint dwFileOffsetHigh, uint dwFileOffsetLow, UIntPtr dwNumberOfBytesToMap);
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    private static partial bool UnmapViewOfFile(IntPtr lpBaseAddress);
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    private static partial bool FlushViewOfFile(IntPtr lpBaseAddress, uint dwNumberOfBytesToFlush);
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    private static partial bool FlushFileBuffers(IntPtr hFile);
+
+    [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    private static partial bool CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);
+}

src/Runner/Extensions/PackageVersionExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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 Windows.ApplicationModel;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Extensions
+{
+    internal static class PackageVersionExtensions
+    {
+        public static Version ToVersion(this PackageVersion packageVersion)
+        {
+            return new Version(packageVersion.Major, packageVersion.Minor, packageVersion.Build, packageVersion.Revision);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/AIHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class AIHelper
+    {
+        public static void DetectAiCapabilities(bool skipSettingsCheck = false)
+        {
+            new Thread(() => DetectAiCapabilitiesInternal(skipSettingsCheck)).Start();
+        }
+
+        private static void DetectAiCapabilitiesInternal(bool skipSettingsCheck)
+        {
+            if (!skipSettingsCheck)
+            {
+                var generalSettings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
+                if (!generalSettings.Enabled.ImageResizer)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!Path.Exists("WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe"))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var p = Process.Start("WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe", "--detect-ai");
+            p.WaitForExit(30000);
+            p.Close();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/AutoStartHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class AutoStartHelper
+    {
+        internal static void SetAutoStartState(bool enabled)
+        {
+            bool isActive = AutoStart.IsAutoStartTaskActiveForThisUser();
+            if (isActive && enabled)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!isActive && !enabled)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (isActive && !enabled)
+            {
+                AutoStart.DeleteAutoStartTaskForThisUser();
+            }
+            else if (!isActive && enabled)
+            {
+                AutoStart.CreateAutoStartTaskForThisUser(ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/COMUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class COMUtils
+    {
+        public static void InitializeCOMSecurity(string securityDescriptor)
+        {
+            if (!NativeMethods.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW(
+                securityDescriptor,
+                1,
+                out IntPtr pSD,
+                out _))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            uint absoluteSDSize = 0;
+            uint daclSize = 0;
+            uint groupSize = 0;
+            uint ownerSize = 0;
+            uint saclSize = 0;
+
+            if (!NativeMethods.MakeAbsoluteSD(pSD, IntPtr.Zero, ref absoluteSDSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref daclSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref saclSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref ownerSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref groupSize))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            IntPtr absoluteSD = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)absoluteSDSize);
+            IntPtr dacl = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)daclSize);
+            IntPtr sacl = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)saclSize);
+            IntPtr owner = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)ownerSize);
+            IntPtr group = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)groupSize);
+
+            if (!NativeMethods.MakeAbsoluteSD(pSD, absoluteSD, ref absoluteSDSize, dacl, ref daclSize, sacl, ref saclSize, owner, ref ownerSize, group, ref groupSize))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ = NativeMethods.CoInitializeSecurity(
+                absoluteSD,
+                -1,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                6, // RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_PRIVACY
+                2, // RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IDENTIFY
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                64 | 4096, // EOAC_DYNAMIC_CLOAKING | EOAC_DISABLE_AAA
+                IntPtr.Zero);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Windows.System;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class CentralizedKeyboardHookManager
+    {
+        private static readonly UIntPtr _ignoreKeyEventFlag = 0x5556;
+
+        public static bool DebugConsole { get => _debugConsole; set => _debugConsole = value; }
+
+        private static volatile bool _debugConsole;
+
+        public static OrderedDictionary<string, List<(HotkeySettings HotkeySettings, Action Action)>> KeyboardHooks { get; } = [];
+
+        private static HotkeySettingsControlHook _hotkeySettingsControlHook = new(OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp, IsActive, (_, specialFlags) => specialFlags != _ignoreKeyEventFlag);
+
+        private static void OnKeyDown(int key)
+        {
+            if (_debugConsole)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Key down: {(VirtualKey)key}, Ctrl: {_ctrlState}, Alt: {_altState}, Shift: {_shiftState}, Win: {_winState}");
+            }
+
+            if ((VirtualKey)key == VirtualKey.RightMenu && _ctrlState)
+            {
+                _ctrlAltState = true;
+            }
+
+            switch ((VirtualKey)key)
+            {
+                case VirtualKey.Control:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftControl:
+                case VirtualKey.RightControl:
+                    _ctrlState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Menu:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftMenu:
+                case VirtualKey.RightMenu:
+                    _altState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Shift:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftShift:
+                case VirtualKey.RightShift:
+                    _shiftState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.LeftWindows:
+                case VirtualKey.RightWindows:
+                    _winState = true;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    if (OnKeyboardEvent(new HotkeySettings
+                    {
+                        Code = key,
+                        Ctrl = _ctrlState,
+                        Alt = _altState,
+                        Shift = _shiftState,
+                        Win = _winState,
+                    }))
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)key, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyDown);
+            if (_debugConsole)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Key down send: {(VirtualKey)key}, Ctrl: {_ctrlState}, Alt: {_altState}, Shift: {_shiftState}, Win: {_winState}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void OnKeyUp(int key)
+        {
+            if (_debugConsole)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Key up: {(VirtualKey)key}, Ctrl: {_ctrlState}, Alt: {_altState}, Shift: {_shiftState}, Win: {_winState}");
+            }
+
+            switch ((VirtualKey)key)
+            {
+                case VirtualKey.Control:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftControl:
+                case VirtualKey.RightControl:
+                    _ctrlState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Menu:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftMenu:
+                case VirtualKey.RightMenu:
+                    _altState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Shift:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftShift:
+                case VirtualKey.RightShift:
+                    _shiftState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.LeftWindows:
+                case VirtualKey.RightWindows:
+                    _winState = false;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            // Correctly release Ctrl key if Ctrl+Alt (AltGr) was used.
+            if (_ctrlAltState && (VirtualKey)key == VirtualKey.RightMenu)
+            {
+                _ctrlAltState = false;
+                _ctrlState = false;
+
+                SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)VirtualKey.LeftControl, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyUp);
+            }
+
+            SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)key, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyUp);
+            if (_debugConsole)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Key up send: {(VirtualKey)key}, Ctrl: {_ctrlState}, Alt: {_altState}, Shift: {_shiftState}, Win: {_winState}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool _ctrlState;
+        private static bool _altState;
+        private static bool _shiftState;
+        private static bool _winState;
+        private static bool _ctrlAltState;
+
+        private static bool _isActive;
+
+        private static bool IsActive()
+        {
+            return _isActive;
+        }
+
+        public static void AddKeyboardHook(string moduleName, HotkeySettings hotkeySettings, Action action)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable CA1854 // Prefer the 'IDictionary.TryGetValue(TKey, out TValue)' method
+            if (!KeyboardHooks.ContainsKey(moduleName))
+            {
+                KeyboardHooks[moduleName] = [];
+            }
+#pragma warning restore CA1854 // Prefer the 'IDictionary.TryGetValue(TKey, out TValue)' method
+
+            KeyboardHooks[moduleName].Add((hotkeySettings, action));
+        }
+
+        public static void RemoveAllHooksFromModule(string moduleName)
+        {
+            KeyboardHooks.Remove(moduleName);
+        }
+
+        private static bool OnKeyboardEvent(HotkeySettings pressedHotkey)
+        {
+            bool shortcutHandled = false;
+
+            foreach (var moduleHooks in KeyboardHooks.Values)
+            {
+                foreach (var (hotkeySettings, action) in moduleHooks)
+                {
+                    if (hotkeySettings == pressedHotkey)
+                    {
+                        action();
+                        shortcutHandled = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return shortcutHandled;
+        }
+
+        public static void Start()
+        {
+            if (_hotkeySettingsControlHook.GetDisposedState())
+            {
+                _hotkeySettingsControlHook = new(OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp, IsActive, (_, specialFlags) => specialFlags != _ignoreKeyEventFlag);
+            }
+
+            _isActive = true;
+        }
+
+        public static void Stop()
+        {
+            _isActive = false;
+            _hotkeySettingsControlHook.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        // Function to send a single key event to the system which would be ignored by the hotkey control.
+        private static void SendSingleKeyboardInput(short keyCode, uint keyStatus)
+        {
+            if (IsExtendedVirtualKey(keyCode))
+            {
+               keyStatus |= (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.ExtendedKey;
+            }
+
+            NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT input = new()
+            {
+                type = NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUTTYPE.INPUT_KEYBOARD,
+                data = new NativeKeyboardHelper.InputUnion
+                {
+                    ki = new NativeKeyboardHelper.KEYBDINPUT
+                    {
+                        wVk = keyCode,
+                        dwFlags = keyStatus,
+                        dwExtraInfo = _ignoreKeyEventFlag,
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+
+            NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] inputs = [input];
+
+            _ = NativeMethods.SendInput(1, inputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT.Size);
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsExtendedVirtualKey(short vk)
+        {
+            return vk switch
+            {
+                0xA5 => true, // VK_RMENU (Right Alt - AltGr)
+                0xA3 => true, // VK_RCONTROL
+                0x2D => true, // VK_INSERT
+                0x2E => true, // VK_DELETE
+                0x23 => true, // VK_END
+                0x24 => true, // VK_HOME
+                0x21 => true, // VK_PRIOR (Page Up)
+                0x22 => true, // VK_NEXT (Page Down)
+                0x90 => true, // VK_NUMLOCK
+                _ => false,
+            };
+        }
+
+        internal static List<string> GetAllModulesWithShortcut(HotkeySettings hotkeySettings)
+        {
+            List<string> modulesWithShortcut = [];
+            foreach (var moduleHooks in KeyboardHooks)
+            {
+                foreach (var (registeredHotkeySettings, _) in moduleHooks.Value)
+                {
+                    if (registeredHotkeySettings == hotkeySettings)
+                    {
+                        modulesWithShortcut.Add(moduleHooks.Key);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return modulesWithShortcut;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/ElevationHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static partial class ElevationHelper
+    {
+        internal static RestartScheduledMode RestartScheduled { get; set; } = RestartScheduledMode.None;
+
+        internal enum RestartScheduledMode
+        {
+            None,
+            RestartElevated,
+            RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings,
+            RestartNonElevated,
+        }
+
+        private static bool? _cachedValue;
+
+        internal static void RestartIfScheudled()
+        {
+            switch (RestartScheduled)
+            {
+                case RestartScheduledMode.None:
+                    return;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevated:
+                    RestartAsAdministrator("--restartedElevated --restarted");
+                    break;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings:
+                    RestartAsAdministrator("--restartedElevated --open-settings --restarted");
+                    break;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartNonElevated:
+                    RestartAsNonElevated("--restarted --open-settings");
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void RestartAsNonElevated(string arguments)
+        {
+            PowerToys.Interop.Elevation.RunNonElevated(Environment.ProcessPath, arguments);
+        }
+
+        private static void RestartAsAdministrator(string arguments)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Restarting as administrator, because it was scheudled.");
+
+            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new()
+            {
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Verb = "runas",
+                UseShellExecute = true,
+                FileName = Environment.ProcessPath,
+            };
+
+            try
+            {
+                Process.Start(processStartInfo);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Failed to restart as administrator.", ex);
+            }
+
+            Environment.Exit(0);
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsProcessElevated(bool useCachedValue = true)
+        {
+            if (_cachedValue is not null && useCachedValue)
+            {
+                return _cachedValue.Value;
+            }
+
+            bool elevated = false;
+            if (OpenProcessToken(Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle, TOKENQUERY, out nint token))
+            {
+                TokenElevation elevation = default;
+                if (GetTokenInformation(token, TOKEN_INFORMATION_CLASS.TOKEN_ELEVATION, ref elevation, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(elevation), out uint _))
+                {
+                    elevated = elevation.TokenIsElevated != 0;
+                }
+
+                if (token != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    CloseHandle(token);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _cachedValue = elevated;
+            return elevated;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/HotkeyConflictsManager.cs

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+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class HotkeyConflictsManager
+    {
+        public sealed record HotkeyConflict(HotkeySettings Hotkey, string ModuleName, int HotkeyID);
+
+        private static readonly Lock _hotkeyLock = new();
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<int, List<HotkeyConflict>> _sysConflictHotkeys = [];
+        private static readonly Dictionary<int, List<HotkeyConflict>> _inAppConflictHotkeys = [];
+
+        internal static bool HasConflict(HotkeySettings hotkey)
+        {
+            _hotkeyLock.Enter();
+            if (hotkey.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (HasConflictWithSystemHotkey(hotkey))
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var modulesWithSameHotkey = CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.GetAllModulesWithShortcut(hotkey);
+            _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+            return modulesWithSameHotkey.Count > 0;
+        }
+
+        internal static List<HotkeyConflict> GetAllConflicts(HotkeySettings hotkey)
+        {
+            _hotkeyLock.Enter();
+            List<HotkeyConflict> conflicts = [];
+            if (hotkey.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return conflicts;
+            }
+
+            if (HasConflictWithSystemHotkey(hotkey))
+            {
+                conflicts.Add(new HotkeyConflict(hotkey, "System", -1));
+            }
+
+            conflicts.AddRange(_inAppConflictHotkeys.GetValueOrDefault(hotkey.GetHashCode(), []));
+
+            _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+            return conflicts;
+        }
+
+        internal static JsonNode GetHotkeyConflictsAsJson()
+        {
+            _hotkeyLock.Enter();
+
+            JsonNode hotkeyConflicts = new JsonObject();
+
+            static JsonObject SerializeShortcut(HotkeySettings hotkey) =>
+                new()
+                {
+                    ["win"] = hotkey.Win,
+                    ["ctrl"] = hotkey.Ctrl,
+                    ["alt"] = hotkey.Alt,
+                    ["shift"] = hotkey.Shift,
+                    ["key"] = hotkey.Code,
+                };
+
+            JsonArray inAppConflictsArray = [];
+            JsonArray sysConflictsArray = [];
+
+            foreach (List<HotkeyConflict> conflicts in _inAppConflictHotkeys.Values)
+            {
+                if (conflicts.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                JsonObject conflictGroup = [];
+
+                conflictGroup["hotkey"] = SerializeShortcut(conflicts[0].Hotkey);
+
+                JsonArray modules = [];
+                foreach (HotkeyConflict conflict in conflicts)
+                {
+                    JsonObject moduleInfo = [];
+                    moduleInfo["moduleName"] = conflict.ModuleName;
+                    moduleInfo["hotkeyID"] = conflict.HotkeyID;
+                    modules.Add(moduleInfo);
+                }
+
+                conflictGroup["modules"] = modules;
+                inAppConflictsArray.Add(conflictGroup);
+            }
+
+            foreach (List<HotkeyConflict> conflicts in _sysConflictHotkeys.Values)
+            {
+                if (conflicts.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                JsonObject conflictGroup = [];
+
+                conflictGroup["hotkey"] = SerializeShortcut(conflicts[0].Hotkey);
+
+                JsonArray modules = [];
+                foreach (HotkeyConflict conflict in conflicts)
+                {
+                    JsonObject moduleInfo = [];
+                    moduleInfo["moduleName"] = conflict.ModuleName;
+                    moduleInfo["hotkeyID"] = conflict.HotkeyID;
+                    modules.Add(moduleInfo);
+                }
+
+                conflictGroup["modules"] = modules;
+                sysConflictsArray.Add(conflictGroup);
+            }
+
+            hotkeyConflicts.Root["inAppConflicts"] = inAppConflictsArray;
+            hotkeyConflicts.Root["sysConflicts"] = sysConflictsArray;
+
+            _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+            return hotkeyConflicts;
+        }
+
+        internal static void AddHotkey(HotkeySettings hotkey, string moduleName, int hotkeyID)
+        {
+            switch (HasConflict(hotkey, moduleName))
+            {
+                case ConflictType.InApp:
+                    if (!_inAppConflictHotkeys.ContainsKey(hotkey.GetHashCode()))
+                    {
+                        _inAppConflictHotkeys[hotkey.GetHashCode()] = [];
+                    }
+
+                    _inAppConflictHotkeys[hotkey.GetHashCode()].Add(new HotkeyConflict(hotkey, moduleName, hotkeyID));
+                    break;
+                case ConflictType.System:
+                    // PowerToys Run has own keyboard hook
+                    if (moduleName == "PowerToys Run")
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!_sysConflictHotkeys.ContainsKey(hotkey.GetHashCode()))
+                    {
+                        _sysConflictHotkeys[hotkey.GetHashCode()] = [];
+                    }
+
+                    _sysConflictHotkeys[hotkey.GetHashCode()].Add(new HotkeyConflict(hotkey, moduleName, hotkeyID));
+                    break;
+                case ConflictType.None:
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static void RemoveHotkeysOfModule(string moduleName)
+        {
+            _hotkeyLock.Enter();
+            foreach (List<HotkeyConflict> conflicts in _inAppConflictHotkeys.Values)
+            {
+                conflicts.RemoveAll(conflict => conflict.ModuleName == moduleName);
+            }
+
+            foreach (List<HotkeyConflict> conflicts in _sysConflictHotkeys.Values)
+            {
+                conflicts.RemoveAll(conflict => conflict.ModuleName == moduleName);
+            }
+
+            _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+        }
+
+        protected enum ConflictType
+        {
+            None,
+            InApp,
+            System,
+        }
+
+        private static ConflictType HasConflict(HotkeySettings hotkey, string moduleName)
+        {
+            _hotkeyLock.Enter();
+
+            if (hotkey.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return ConflictType.None;
+            }
+
+            if (HasConflictWithSystemHotkey(hotkey))
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return ConflictType.System;
+            }
+
+            var modulesWithSameHotkey = CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.GetAllModulesWithShortcut(hotkey);
+            modulesWithSameHotkey.Remove(moduleName); // Remove the current module from the list to avoid false positive
+
+            if (modulesWithSameHotkey.Count > 0)
+            {
+                _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+                return ConflictType.InApp;
+            }
+
+            _hotkeyLock.Exit();
+            return ConflictType.None;
+        }
+
+        private static bool HasConflictWithSystemHotkey(HotkeySettings hotkey)
+        {
+            if (hotkey.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            uint modifiers = (uint)((hotkey.Win ? 0x0008 : 0) |
+                             (hotkey.Ctrl ? 0x0002 : 0) |
+                             (hotkey.Alt ? 0x0001 : 0) |
+                             (hotkey.Shift ? 0x0004 : 0));
+
+            // Use a unique ID for this test registration
+            int hotkeyId = 0x0FFF;
+
+            if (!NativeMethods.RegisterHotKey(IntPtr.Zero, hotkeyId, modifiers, (uint)hotkey.Code))
+            {
+                if (Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() == 1409/* ERROR_HOTKEY_ALREADY_REGISTERED */)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                NativeMethods.UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr.Zero, hotkeyId);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/NotificationHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class NotificationHelper
+    {
+        public enum ToastType
+        {
+            ElevatedDontShowAgain,
+            CouldntToggleFileExplorerModules,
+        }
+
+        public static string GetToastKey(ToastType key) => key switch
+        {
+            ToastType.ElevatedDontShowAgain => @"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain\{e16ea82f-6d94-4f30-bb02-d6d911588afd}",
+            ToastType.CouldntToggleFileExplorerModules => @"(SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain\{7e29e2b2-b31c-4dcd-b7b0-79c078b02430})",
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(key), key, null),
+        };
+
+        public static bool DisableToast(ToastType type)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                RegistryKey? key = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey(GetToastKey(type));
+
+                if (key != null)
+                {
+                    key.SetValue(null, BitConverter.GetBytes(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds()), RegistryValueKind.QWord);
+                    key.Close();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Could not disable toast notification.", e);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/PackageHelper.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using RunnerV2.Extensions;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel;
+using Windows.Foundation;
+using Windows.Management.Deployment;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides helper methods for working with UWP packages.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static partial class PackageHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the registered UWP package based on the display name and version check.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packageDisplayName">The display name of the package.</param>
+        /// <param name="checkVersion">If true, the package version will be checked against the executing assembly version.</param>
+        /// <returns>If a package is found the corresponding <see cref="Package"/> object. If none is found <c>null</c>.</returns>
+        internal static Package? GetRegisteredPackage(string packageDisplayName, bool checkVersion)
+        {
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+            foreach (var package in packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(null))
+            {
+                if (package.Id.FullName.Contains(packageDisplayName) && (!checkVersion || package.Id.Version.ToVersion() == Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version))
+                {
+                    return package;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        internal static string[] FindMsixFiles(string directoryPath, bool recursive)
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(directoryPath))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Tried to search msix files in " + directoryPath + ", but it does not exist.");
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            List<string> matchedFiles = [];
+
+            try
+            {
+                foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, "*", recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+                {
+                    if (File.Exists(file) && msixPackagePattern().IsMatch(Path.GetFileName(file)))
+                    {
+                        matchedFiles.Add(file);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("An error occured while searching for MSIX files.", e);
+            }
+
+            return [.. matchedFiles];
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Installs the specified appx package along with its dependencies.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package</param>
+        /// <param name="dependencies">Array of dependency package paths</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the installation was successful, false otherwise</returns>
+        internal static bool InstallPackage(string packagePath, string[] dependencies, bool isSparsePackage = false)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Starting package install of package \"" + packagePath + "\"");
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+            List<Uri> uris = [];
+
+            if (IsPackageSatisfied(packagePath))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            foreach (string dependency in dependencies)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (IsPackageSatisfied(dependency))
+                    {
+                        Logger.LogInfo("Dependency \"" + dependency + "\" is already satisfied.");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        uris.Add(new Uri(packagePath));
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Could not process dependency package at path \"" + dependency + "\"", ex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                IAsyncOperationWithProgress<DeploymentResult, DeploymentProgress> deploymentOperation = isSparsePackage
+                    ? packageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync(new Uri(packagePath), new AddPackageOptions { ExternalLocationUri = new Uri(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)! + "\\WinUi3Apps"), ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion = true })
+                    : packageManager.AddPackageAsync(new Uri(packagePath), uris, DeploymentOptions.ForceApplicationShutdown);
+                deploymentOperation.Get();
+
+                switch (deploymentOperation.Status)
+                {
+                    case AsyncStatus.Error:
+                        Logger.LogError($"Registering {packagePath} failed. ErrorCode: {deploymentOperation.ErrorCode}, ErrorText: {deploymentOperation.GetResults().ErrorText}");
+                        break;
+                    case AsyncStatus.Canceled:
+                        Logger.LogError($"Registering {packagePath} was canceled.");
+                        break;
+                    case AsyncStatus.Completed:
+                        Logger.LogInfo($"Registering {packagePath} succeded.");
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        Logger.LogDebug($"Registering {packagePath} package started.");
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Exception thrown while trying to register package: {packagePath}", e);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if the package specified by the given path is already installed and satisfies the required version.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the package is already installed and satisfies the required version, false otherwise.</returns>
+        private static bool IsPackageSatisfied(string packagePath)
+        {
+            if (!GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(packagePath, out string name, out PackageVersion version))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Could not get package name and version from dependency package at path \"" + packagePath + "\"");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+
+            foreach (var package in packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(null))
+            {
+                if (package.Id.Name.Equals(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                    package.Id.Version.ToVersion() >= version.ToVersion())
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo($@"Package ""{name}"" is already statisfied with version: {package.Id.Version}. Target version: {version}. PackagePath: {packagePath}");
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo($@"Package ""{name}"" with version {version} is not satisfied. PackagePath: {packagePath}");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the package name and version from the specified appx package file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package file.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Output parameter for the package name.</param>
+        /// <param name="packageVersion">Output parameter for the package version.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the package name and version were successfully retrieved, false otherwise.</returns>
+        private static bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(string packagePath, out string name, out PackageVersion packageVersion)
+        {
+            bool retValue = PowerToys.Interop.Package.GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(packagePath, out name, out PowerToys.Interop.PACKAGE_VERSION packageVersionInterop);
+            packageVersion = new PackageVersion
+            {
+                Major = packageVersionInterop.Major,
+                Minor = packageVersionInterop.Minor,
+                Build = packageVersionInterop.Build,
+                Revision = packageVersionInterop.Revision,
+            };
+            return retValue;
+        }
+
+        [GeneratedRegex("(^.+\\.(appx|msix|msixbundle)$)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+        private static partial Regex msixPackagePattern();
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/ProcessHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class ProcessHelper
+    {
+        internal static void ScheudleProcessKill(string processName, int msDelay = 500)
+        {
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(processName);
+
+                await Task.Delay(msDelay);
+                foreach (var process in processes)
+                {
+                    if (!process.HasExited)
+                    {
+                        process.Kill();
+                    }
+                }
+            }).Start();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/QuickAccessHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class QuickAccessHelper
+    {
+        private static Process _process = new Process();
+        private static EventWaitHandle _showEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, "Local\\PowerToysQuickAccess__Show");
+        private static EventWaitHandle _exitEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, "Local\\PowerToysQuickAccess__Exit");
+
+        public static void Start()
+        {
+            if (IsRunning)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo("Starting Quick Access");
+
+            lock (_process)
+            {
+                string runnerPipeName = "\\\\.\\pipe\\powertoys_quick_access_runner_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+                string appPipeName = "\\\\.\\pipe\\powertoys_quick_access_ui_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+
+                PowerToys.Interop.TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged quickAccessIpc = new(runnerPipeName, appPipeName, SettingsHelper.OnSettingsMessageReceived);
+
+                string exePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.QuickAccess.exe");
+
+                if (!File.Exists(exePath))
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Quick Access executable not found at path: {exePath}");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                _process = new Process();
+                _process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = exePath,
+                    Arguments = $"--show-event=\"Local\\PowerToysQuickAccess__Show\" --exit-event=\"Local\\PowerToysQuickAccess__Exit\" --runner-pipe=\"{runnerPipeName}\" --app-pipe=\"{appPipeName}\"",
+                };
+                _process.Start();
+                quickAccessIpc.Start();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsRunning
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    return _process.StartInfo.FileName == string.Empty ? false : !_process.HasExited;
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void Show()
+        {
+            Start();
+
+            _showEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public static void Stop()
+        {
+            if (!IsRunning)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo("Stopping Quick Access");
+            _exitEvent.Set();
+            lock (_process)
+            {
+                if (!_process.HasExited)
+                {
+                    _process.WaitForExit(2000);
+                }
+
+                if (!_process.HasExited)
+                {
+                    _process.Kill();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/SettingsHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Pipelines;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using RunnerV2.properties;
+using Update;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This class provides helper methods to interact with the PowerToys Settings window.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class SettingsHelper
+    {
+        public static bool Debugging { get; set; }
+
+        private static readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
+        private static Process? _process;
+        private static TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged? _ipc;
+
+        public static void OpenSettingsWindow(bool showOobeWindow = false, bool showScoobeWindow = false, string? additionalArguments = null)
+        {
+            if (_process is not null && _ipc is not null && !_process.HasExited)
+            {
+                _ipc.Send($@"{{""ShowYourself"": ""{additionalArguments ?? "Dashboard"}""}}");
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ipc?.End();
+            _ipc = null;
+
+            // Arg 1: Executable path
+            string executablePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No executable path found"), "WinUI3Apps", "PowerToys.Settings.exe");
+
+            // Arg 2,3: Pipe names
+            Pipe settingsPipe = new();
+            Pipe powertoysPipe = new();
+
+            string powerToysPipeName = @"\\.\pipe\powertoys_runner_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+            string settingsPipeName = @"\\.\pipe\powertoys_settings_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+
+            // Arg 4: Process pid
+            string currentProcessId = Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Arg 5: Settings theme
+            string theme = Program.GeneralSettings.Theme switch
+            {
+                "light" => "light",
+                "dark" => "dark",
+                "system" when ThemeHelpers.GetAppTheme() == AppTheme.Light => "light",
+                "system" when ThemeHelpers.GetAppTheme() == AppTheme.Dark => "dark",
+                _ => throw new NotImplementedException(),
+            };
+
+            // Arg 6: Elevated status
+            string isElevated = Program.GeneralSettings.IsElevated ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 7: Is user an administrator
+            string isAdmin = Program.GeneralSettings.IsAdmin ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 8: Show OOBE window
+            string showOobeArg = showOobeWindow ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 9: Show SCOOBE window
+            string showScoobeArg = showScoobeWindow ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 10: Are there additional settings window arguments
+            string areThereadditionalArgs = string.IsNullOrEmpty(additionalArguments) ? "false" : "true";
+
+            string executableArgs = $"{powerToysPipeName} {settingsPipeName} {currentProcessId} {theme} {isElevated} {isAdmin} {showOobeArg} {showScoobeArg} {areThereadditionalArgs}";
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(additionalArguments))
+            {
+                executableArgs += $" {additionalArguments}";
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo($"Starting Settings with arguments: {executableArgs}");
+
+            _process = Process.Start(executablePath, executableArgs);
+
+            // Initialize listening to pipes
+            _ipc = new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(powerToysPipeName, settingsPipeName, OnSettingsMessageReceived);
+            _ipc.Start();
+        }
+
+        public static void OnSettingsMessageReceived(string message)
+        {
+            if (Debugging)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Received message from settings: " + message);
+            }
+
+            JsonDocument messageDocument = JsonDocument.Parse(message);
+
+            foreach (var property in messageDocument.RootElement.EnumerateObject())
+            {
+                switch (property.Name)
+                {
+                    case "action":
+                        foreach (var moduleName in property.Value.EnumerateObject())
+                        {
+                            if (moduleName.Name == "general")
+                            {
+                                switch (moduleName.Value.GetProperty("action_name").GetString())
+                                {
+                                    case "restart_elevation":
+                                        ElevationHelper.RestartScheduled = ElevationHelper.RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings;
+                                        Runner.Close();
+                                        break;
+                                    case "restart_maintain_elevation":
+                                        ElevationHelper.RestartScheduled = ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated() ? ElevationHelper.RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings : ElevationHelper.RestartScheduledMode.RestartNonElevated;
+
+                                        ElevationHelper.RestartIfScheudled();
+
+                                        break;
+                                    case "check_for_updates":
+                                        var version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!;
+                                        var versionString = "v" + version.Major + "." + version.Minor + "." + version.Build;
+                                        UpdateSettingsHelper.TriggerUpdateCheck((version) => { PowerToys.Interop.Notifications.ShowUpdateAvailableNotification("PowerToys", Resources.UpdateNotification_Content + "\n" + versionString + " \u2192 " + version, "PTUpdateNotifyTag", Resources.UpdateNotification_UpdateNow, Resources.UpdateNotification_MoreInfo); });
+                                        break;
+                                    case "request_update_state_date":
+                                        JsonObject response = [];
+                                        response["updateStateDate"] = UpdateSettingsHelper.GetLastCheckedDate();
+                                        _ipc?.Send(response.ToJsonString());
+                                        break;
+                                    default:
+                                        Logger.LogWarning($"Received unknown general action from Settings: {moduleName.Value.GetProperty("action_name").GetString()}");
+                                        break;
+                                }
+
+                                break;
+                            }
+
+                            foreach (IPowerToysModule ptModule in Runner.LoadedModules)
+                            {
+                                if (ptModule.Name == moduleName.Name && ptModule is IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider customActionsProvider && customActionsProvider.CustomActions.TryGetValue(moduleName.Value.GetProperty("action_name").GetString() ?? string.Empty, out Action<string>? action))
+                                {
+                                    Logger.InitializeLogger("\\" + ptModule.Name + "\\ModuleInterface\\Logs");
+                                    action(moduleName.Value.GetProperty("value").GetString() ?? string.Empty);
+                                    Logger.InitializeLogger("\\RunnerLogs");
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case "get_all_hotkey_conflicts":
+                        JsonNode hotkeyConflicts = HotkeyConflictsManager.GetHotkeyConflictsAsJson();
+                        hotkeyConflicts.Root["response_type"] = "all_hotkey_conflicts";
+                        _ipc?.Send(hotkeyConflicts.ToJsonString());
+                        break;
+                    case "check_hotkey_conflict":
+                        try
+                        {
+                            HotkeySettings hotkey = new(
+                                property.Value.GetProperty("win").GetBoolean(),
+                                property.Value.GetProperty("ctrl").GetBoolean(),
+                                property.Value.GetProperty("alt").GetBoolean(),
+                                property.Value.GetProperty("shift").GetBoolean(),
+                                property.Value.GetProperty("key").GetInt32());
+
+                            string requestId = property.Value.GetProperty("request_id").GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+
+                            bool hasConflict = HotkeyConflictsManager.HasConflict(hotkey);
+
+                            JsonObject response = [];
+                            response["response_type"] = "hotkey_conflict_result";
+                            response["request_id"] = requestId;
+                            response["has_conflict"] = hasConflict;
+
+                            if (hasConflict)
+                            {
+                                List<HotkeyConflictsManager.HotkeyConflict> conflicts = HotkeyConflictsManager.GetAllConflicts(hotkey);
+                                JsonArray allConflicts = [];
+                                foreach (HotkeyConflictsManager.HotkeyConflict conflict in conflicts)
+                                {
+                                    allConflicts.Add(new JsonObject
+                                    {
+                                        ["module"] = conflict.ModuleName,
+                                        ["hotkeyID"] = conflict.HotkeyID,
+                                    });
+                                }
+
+                                response["all_conflicts"] = allConflicts;
+                            }
+
+                            _ipc?.Send(response.ToJsonString());
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+
+                    case "module_status":
+                        GeneralSettings generalSettings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
+                        string nameOfModule = property.Value.EnumerateObject().First().Name;
+                        bool enabled = property.Value.EnumerateObject().First().Value.GetBoolean();
+                        ModuleHelper.SetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettings, ModuleHelper.GetModuleType(nameOfModule), enabled);
+                        SettingsUtils.Default.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
+                        return;
+                    case "bugreport":
+                        Logger.LogInfo("Starting bug report tool from Settings window");
+                        TrayIconManager.ProcessTrayMenuCommand((nuint)TrayIconManager.TrayButton.ReportBug);
+                        break;
+                    case "bug_report_status":
+                        _ipc?.Send($@"{{""bug_report_running"": {(TrayIconManager.IsBugReportToolRunning ? "true" : "false")}}}");
+                        break;
+                    case "killrunner":
+                        Runner.Close();
+                        break;
+                    case "general":
+                        try
+                        {
+                            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(property.Value.ToString(), string.Empty);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Logger.LogError("Failed writing general settings from Settings window", ex);
+                        }
+
+                        NativeMethods.PostMessageW(Runner.RunnerHwnd, (uint)NativeMethods.WindowMessages.REFRESH_SETTINGS, 0, 0);
+
+                        foreach (IPowerToysModule module in Runner.ModulesToLoad)
+                        {
+                            if (module is IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber settingsChangedSubscriber)
+                            {
+                                Logger.InitializeLogger("\\" + module.Name + "\\ModuleInterface\\Logs");
+                                settingsChangedSubscriber.OnSettingsChanged();
+                                Logger.InitializeLogger("\\RunnerLogs");
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case "powertoys":
+                        foreach (var powertoysSettingsPart in property.Value.EnumerateObject())
+                        {
+                            if (Runner.LoadedModules.Find(m => m.Name == powertoysSettingsPart.Name) is IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber module && module is IPowerToysModule ptModule && ptModule.Enabled)
+                            {
+                                Logger.InitializeLogger("\\" + ptModule.Name + "\\ModuleInterface\\Logs");
+                                SettingsUtils.Default.SaveSettings(powertoysSettingsPart.Value.ToString(), powertoysSettingsPart.Name);
+                                module.OnSettingsChanged();
+                                Logger.InitializeLogger("\\RunnerLogs");
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // If no specific module was found, notify all enabled modules
+                                foreach (IPowerToysModule module2 in Runner.LoadedModules.Where(m => m.Enabled))
+                                {
+                                    if (module2 is IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber settingsChangedSubscriber)
+                                    {
+                                        Logger.InitializeLogger("\\" + module2.Name + "\\ModuleInterface\\Logs");
+                                        settingsChangedSubscriber.OnSettingsChanged();
+                                        Logger.InitializeLogger("\\RunnerLogs");
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            NativeMethods.PostMessageW(Runner.RunnerHwnd, (uint)NativeMethods.WindowMessages.REFRESH_SETTINGS, 0, 0);
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case "language":
+                        File.WriteAllText(SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsFilePath(fileName: "language.json"), @$"{{""{property.Name}"": ""{property.Value}""}}");
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        Logger.LogWarning($"Received unknown message from Settings: {property.Name}");
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void CloseSettingsWindow()
+        {
+            using var closeEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.PowerToysRunnerTerminateSettingsEvent());
+            closeEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Helpers/TrayIconManager.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using RunnerV2.properties;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static partial class TrayIconManager
+    {
+        private static bool _trayIconVisible;
+
+        private static nint GetTrayIcon()
+        {
+            if (SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().ShowThemeAdaptiveTrayIcon)
+            {
+                return Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(ThemeHelper.GetCurrentSystemTheme() ? "./Assets/Runner/PowerToysDark.ico" : "./Assets/Runner/PowerToysLight.ico")!.Handle;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Environment.ProcessPath!)!.Handle;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void UpdateTrayIcon()
+        {
+            if (!_trayIconVisible)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            NOTIFYICONDATA notifyicondata = GetNOTIFYICONDATA();
+            Shell_NotifyIcon(0x1, ref notifyicondata);
+        }
+
+        private static NOTIFYICONDATA GetNOTIFYICONDATA() => new()
+        {
+            CbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATA>(),
+            HWnd = Runner.RunnerHwnd,
+            UId = 1,
+            HIcon = GetTrayIcon(),
+            UFlags = 0x0000001 | 0x00000002 | 0x4,
+            UCallbackMessage = (uint)WindowMessages.ICON_NOTIFY,
+            SzTip = "PowerToys v" + Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.Major + "." + Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.Minor + "." + Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!.Build,
+        };
+
+        internal static void StartTrayIcon()
+        {
+            if (_trayIconVisible)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            NOTIFYICONDATA notifyicondata = GetNOTIFYICONDATA();
+            ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(Runner.RunnerHwnd, 0x0111, 0x0001, IntPtr.Zero);
+
+            Shell_NotifyIcon(NIMADD, ref notifyicondata);
+            _trayIconVisible = true;
+        }
+
+        internal static void StopTrayIcon()
+        {
+            if (!_trayIconVisible)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            NOTIFYICONDATA notifyicondata = new()
+            {
+                CbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATA>(),
+                HWnd = Runner.RunnerHwnd,
+                UId = 1,
+            };
+
+            Shell_NotifyIcon(NIMDELETE, ref notifyicondata);
+            _trayIconVisible = false;
+        }
+
+        internal enum TrayButton : uint
+        {
+            Settings = 1,
+            Documentation,
+            ReportBug,
+            Close,
+            QuickAccess,
+            DebugKeyboardShortcuts,
+            DebugSettingsIpc,
+            DebugWriteUncaughtExceptionsToConsole,
+            DebugSendCustomMessage,
+            DebugActivateModule,
+            DebugDeactivateModule,
+            DebugAllEnableModule,
+            DebugAllDisableModule,
+            DebugSendCustomAction,
+            DebugListAllCustomActions,
+            DebugListAllShortcuts,
+            DebugFullModuleReport,
+        }
+
+        private static bool _doubleClickTimerRunning;
+        private static bool _doubleClickDetected;
+
+        private static IntPtr _trayIconMenu;
+
+        static TrayIconManager()
+        {
+            RegenerateRightClickMenu();
+            new ThemeListener().ThemeChanged += (_) =>
+            {
+                PostMessageW(Runner.RunnerHwnd, 0x0800, IntPtr.Zero, 0x9000);
+            };
+        }
+
+        public static void RegenerateRightClickMenu()
+        {
+            _trayIconMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
+#if DEBUG
+            IntPtr ipcMenu = CreateMenu();
+            AppendMenuW(ipcMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugSettingsIpc), "Toggle logging Settings IPC");
+            AppendMenuW(ipcMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugSendCustomMessage), "Send Custom Message To Runner");
+
+            IntPtr modulesMenu = CreateMenu();
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugFullModuleReport), "Full report on all modules");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // serator
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugActivateModule), "Activate Module by name");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugDeactivateModule), "Deactivate Module by name");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugAllEnableModule), "Run all enable functions of all modules");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugAllDisableModule), "Run all disable functions of all modules");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugSendCustomAction), "Send Custom Action");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugListAllCustomActions), "List all Custom Actions");
+            AppendMenuW(modulesMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugListAllShortcuts), "List all Shortcuts");
+
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x2u, UIntPtr.Zero, "Debug build options:");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x10u, (UIntPtr)ipcMenu, "Settings <-> Runner IPC");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x10u, (UIntPtr)modulesMenu, "Module interfaces");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugKeyboardShortcuts), "Toggle logging Centralized Keyboard Hook");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.DebugWriteUncaughtExceptionsToConsole), "Toggle logging Uncaught Exceptions");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // separator
+#endif
+            if (SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().EnableQuickAccess)
+            {
+                AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.QuickAccess), Resources.ContextMenu_QuickAccess + "\t" + Resources.ContextMenu_LeftClick);
+                AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Settings), Resources.ContextMenu_Settings + "\t" + Resources.ContextMenu_DoubleClick);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Settings), Resources.ContextMenu_Settings + "\t" + Resources.ContextMenu_LeftClick);
+            }
+
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // serator
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Documentation), Resources.ContextMenu_Documentation);
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.ReportBug), Resources.ContextMenu_ReportBug);
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // separator
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Close), Resources.ContextMenu_Close);
+        }
+
+        internal static void ProcessTrayIconMessage(long lParam)
+        {
+            switch (lParam)
+            {
+                case 0x0205: // WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK
+                case 0x007B: // WM_CONTEXTMENU
+                    SetForegroundWindow(Runner.RunnerHwnd);
+                    TrackPopupMenu(_trayIconMenu, 0x0004 | 0x0020, Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y, 0, Runner.RunnerHwnd, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    break;
+                case 0x0202: // WM_LBUTTONUP
+                    if (_doubleClickTimerRunning)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    _doubleClickTimerRunning = true;
+                    Task.Delay(SystemInformation.DoubleClickTime).ContinueWith(_ =>
+                    {
+                        if (!_doubleClickDetected)
+                        {
+                            if (SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().EnableQuickAccess)
+                            {
+                                QuickAccessHelper.Show();
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow();
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        _doubleClickDetected = false;
+                        _doubleClickTimerRunning = false;
+                    });
+                    break;
+                case 0x0203: // WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
+                    _doubleClickDetected = true;
+                    SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow();
+                    break;
+                case 0x9000: // Update tray icon
+                    UpdateTrayIcon();
+                    RegenerateRightClickMenu();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsBugReportToolRunning { get; set; }
+
+        internal static void ProcessTrayMenuCommand(nuint commandId)
+        {
+            switch ((TrayButton)commandId)
+            {
+                case TrayButton.Settings:
+                    SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow();
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.QuickAccess:
+                    QuickAccessHelper.Show();
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.Documentation:
+                    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview",
+                        UseShellExecute = true,
+                    });
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.ReportBug:
+                    Logger.LogInfo("Starting bug report tool from tray menu");
+                    Process bugReportProcess = new();
+                    bugReportProcess.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "Tools\\PowerToys.BugReportTool.exe",
+                        CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    };
+
+                    bugReportProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
+
+                    EnableMenuItem(_trayIconMenu, (uint)TrayButton.ReportBug, 0x000000 | 0x00001);
+
+                    bugReportProcess.Exited += (sender, e) =>
+                    {
+                        bugReportProcess.Dispose();
+                        EnableMenuItem(_trayIconMenu, (uint)TrayButton.ReportBug, 0x00000000);
+                        IsBugReportToolRunning = false;
+                        Logger.LogInfo("Bug report tool exited");
+                    };
+
+                    bugReportProcess.Start();
+                    IsBugReportToolRunning = true;
+
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.Close:
+                    Runner.Close();
+                    break;
+#if DEBUG
+                case TrayButton.DebugKeyboardShortcuts:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.DebugConsole = !CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.DebugConsole;
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugSettingsIpc:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    SettingsHelper.Debugging = !SettingsHelper.Debugging;
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugWriteUncaughtExceptionsToConsole:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Runner.DebbugingLogUncaughtExceptions = !Runner.DebbugingLogUncaughtExceptions;
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugSendCustomMessage:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Enter the message you want to send to the Runner process: ");
+                    string? message = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No message entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    SettingsHelper.OnSettingsMessageReceived(message);
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugActivateModule:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Enter the name of the module you want to activate: ");
+                    string? moduleToActivate = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(moduleToActivate))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    SettingsHelper.OnSettingsMessageReceived("{\"module_status\": {\"" + moduleToActivate + "\": true}}");
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugDeactivateModule:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Enter the name of the module you want to deactivate: ");
+                    string? moduleToDeactivate = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(moduleToDeactivate))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    SettingsHelper.OnSettingsMessageReceived("{\"module_status\": {\"" + moduleToDeactivate + "\": false}}");
+                    break;
+
+                case TrayButton.DebugAllEnableModule:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    foreach (var module in Runner.ModulesToLoad)
+                    {
+                        module.Enable();
+                    }
+
+                    Console.WriteLine("All enabled functions run.");
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugAllDisableModule:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    foreach (var module in Runner.ModulesToLoad)
+                    {
+                        module.Disable();
+                    }
+
+                    Console.WriteLine("All disable functions run.");
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugSendCustomAction:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Enter the name of the module you want to send the action to: ");
+                    string? moduleName = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(moduleName))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    Console.Write("Enter the name of the action you want to send: ");
+                    string? actionName = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(actionName))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No action name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    Console.Write("Enter the data you want to send with the action (or leave empty for no data): ");
+                    string? actionData = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (actionData is null)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No action data entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    SettingsHelper.OnSettingsMessageReceived("{\"action\": {\"" + moduleName + "\": {\"action_name\": \"" + actionName + "\", \"value\": \"" + actionData + "\"}}}");
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugListAllCustomActions:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Name of the module whose custom actions you want to list: ");
+                    string? moduleNameForCustomActions = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(moduleNameForCustomActions))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var moduleForCustomActions = Runner.ModulesToLoad.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name.Equals(moduleNameForCustomActions, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                    if (moduleForCustomActions == null)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module with that name found. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    if (moduleForCustomActions is not IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider customActionsProvider)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Module does not provide custom actions. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var customAction in customActionsProvider.CustomActions)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Action name: " + customAction.Key);
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugListAllShortcuts:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    Console.Write("Name of the module whose shortcuts you want to list: ");
+                    string? moduleNameForShortcuts = Console.ReadLine();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(moduleNameForShortcuts))
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module name entered. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var moduleForShortcuts = Runner.ModulesToLoad.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name.Equals(moduleNameForShortcuts, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+                    if (moduleForShortcuts == null)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("No module with that name found. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    if (moduleForShortcuts is not IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider shortcutsProvider)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Module does not provide shortcuts. Aborting.");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var shortcut in shortcutsProvider.Shortcuts)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Shortcut: " + shortcut.Hotkey.ToString());
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.DebugFullModuleReport:
+                    AllocConsole();
+                    static string GpoRuleToString(GpoRuleConfigured g) => g switch
+                    {
+                        GpoRuleConfigured.WrongValue => "Wrong value",
+                        GpoRuleConfigured.Unavailable => "Unavailable",
+                        GpoRuleConfigured.NotConfigured => "Not configured",
+                        GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled => "Disabled",
+                        GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled => "Enabled",
+                        _ => "Unknown",
+                    };
+
+                    Console.WriteLine("=============================");
+                    Console.WriteLine("=Full report of all modules:=");
+                    Console.WriteLine("=============================");
+                    foreach (var module in Runner.ModulesToLoad)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Module name: " + module.Name);
+                        Console.WriteLine("Enabled: " + module.Enabled);
+                        Console.WriteLine("GPO configured: " + GpoRuleToString(module.GpoRuleConfigured));
+                        if (module is ProcessModuleAbstractClass pmac)
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine("Process name: " + pmac.ProcessName);
+                            Console.WriteLine("Process path: " + pmac.ProcessPath);
+                            Console.WriteLine("Launch options: " + pmac.LaunchOptions);
+                            Console.WriteLine("Launch arguments: " + pmac.ProcessArguments);
+                            Console.WriteLine("Is running: " + pmac.IsProcessRunning());
+                        }
+
+                        if (module is IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider ptmcap)
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine("Custom actions: " + string.Join(", ", ptmcap.CustomActions.Keys));
+                        }
+
+                        if (module is IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider ptmscp)
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine("Shortcuts: " + string.Join(", ", ptmscp.Shortcuts.Select(s => s.Hotkey.ToString())));
+                        }
+
+                        Console.WriteLine("Is subscribed to settings changes: " + (module is IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber));
+
+                        Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------");
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/IPowerToysModule.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    public interface IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the short name of the module. The same used as the name of the folder containing its settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is called when the module is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Enable();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is called when the module is disabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Disable();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the module is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value shall be read from the settings of the module in the module interface implementation.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool Enabled { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the GPO rule configured state for the module.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value shall be read from the GPO settings with the <see cref="GPOWrapper"/> class.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal interface IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider
+    {
+        public Dictionary<string, Action<string>> CustomActions { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal interface IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public void OnSettingsChanged();
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal interface IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a list of shortcuts, that shall be registered in the keyboard hook, and their associated actions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If this property is not overridden, the module is considered to not have shortcuts.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/ProcessModuleAbstractClass.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base abstract class for modules that launch and manage external processes.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal abstract class ProcessModuleAbstractClass
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Options for launching a process.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Flags]
+        public enum ProcessLaunchOptions
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Only a single instance of the process should be running.
+            /// </summary>
+            SingletonProcess = 1,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Elevate the process if the current process is elevated.
+            /// </summary>
+            ElevateIfApplicable = 2,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Provide the runner process ID as the first argument to the launched process.
+            /// </summary>
+            RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument = 4,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Indicates that the application should not launch automatically when the specified module is enabled.
+            /// </summary>
+            SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled = 8,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Specifies that the process should be started using the operating system shell.
+            /// </summary>
+            UseShellExecute = 16,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Indicates that the process should never exit automatically.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <remarks>Use this value when using a helper process to launch an application like explorer.exe.</remarks>
+            NeverExit = 32,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Suppresses UI when process is launched.
+            /// </summary>
+            HideUI = 64,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Sets the launched process to realtime priority.
+            /// </summary>
+            RealtimePriority = 128,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Indicates that the process should never be launched with elevated privileges, even if the runner process is elevated.
+            /// </summary>
+            NeverElevate = 256,
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the relative or absolute path to the process executable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract string ProcessPath { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name of the process without the .exe extension.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Has no effect if the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute"/> flag set.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public abstract string ProcessName { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the arguments to pass to the process on launch.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If not overridden, no arguments are passed.
+        /// If the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument"/> flag is set, the runner process ID is prepended to these arguments.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public virtual string ProcessArguments { get; } = string.Empty;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the options used to configure how the process is launched.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions { get; }
+
+        public bool IsProcessRunning()
+        {
+            return Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName).Length > 0;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures that atleast one process is launched. If the process is already running, does nothing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void EnsureLaunched()
+        {
+            Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName);
+            if (processes.Length > 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            LaunchProcess();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Launches the process with the specified options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="isModuleEnableProcess">Specifies if the <see cref="Runner"/> class is currently calling this function as part of a module startup</param>
+        public void LaunchProcess(bool isModuleEnableProcess = false)
+        {
+            if (isModuleEnableProcess && LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess))
+            {
+                Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName);
+                if (processes.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            string arguments = (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument) ? Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProcessArguments) ? string.Empty : " ") : string.Empty) + ProcessArguments;
+
+            if (ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated() && LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverElevate))
+            {
+                PowerToys.Interop.Elevation.RunNonElevated(Path.GetFullPath(ProcessPath), arguments);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Process? p = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
+            {
+                UseShellExecute = LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute),
+                FileName = ProcessPath,
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Verb = LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.ElevateIfApplicable) && ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated() ? "runas" : "open",
+            });
+
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.RealtimePriority))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (p != null && !p.HasExited)
+                    {
+                        p.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.RealTime;
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Failed to set realtime priority for process {ProcessName}", ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Schedules all processes with the specified <see cref="ProcessName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit"/> flag set, this function does nothing.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public void ProcessExit()
+        {
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ProcessHelper.ScheudleProcessKill(ProcessName);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/RegistryChangeSet.cs

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+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal readonly struct RegistryChangeSet
+    {
+        public RegistryValueChange[] Changes { get; init; }
+
+        public readonly bool IsApplied => Changes.All(c => c.IsApplied);
+
+        public readonly bool Apply()
+        {
+            bool allApplied = true;
+            foreach (var change in Changes)
+            {
+                allApplied = (change.Apply() || !change.Required) && allApplied;
+            }
+
+            return allApplied;
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool ApplyIfNotApplied() => IsApplied || Apply();
+
+        public readonly bool UnApplyIfApplied() => !IsApplied || UnApply();
+
+        public readonly bool UnApply()
+        {
+            bool allUnapplied = true;
+            foreach (var change in Changes)
+            {
+                allUnapplied = (change.UnApply() || !change.Required) && allUnapplied;
+            }
+
+            return allUnapplied;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/RegistryValueChange.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal readonly struct RegistryValueChange
+    {
+        public RegistryValueChange()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public required string KeyPath { get; init; }
+
+        public required string? KeyName { get; init; }
+
+        public bool Required { get; init; } = true;
+
+        public required object Value { get; init; }
+
+        public RegistryHive Scope { get; init; } = RegistryHive.CurrentUser;
+
+        private static RegistryValueKind ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(object value)
+        {
+            return value switch
+            {
+                int => RegistryValueKind.DWord,
+                long => RegistryValueKind.QWord,
+                string => RegistryValueKind.String,
+                string[] => RegistryValueKind.MultiString,
+                byte[] => RegistryValueKind.Binary,
+                _ => throw new ArgumentException("Unsupported value type"),
+            };
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool IsApplied
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).OpenSubKey(KeyPath, false);
+                    return key != null && ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(Value) == key.GetValueKind(KeyName) && Value.Equals(key.GetValue(KeyName));
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Testing if registry change \"{this}\" is applied failed.", e);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool RequiresElevation
+        {
+            get => Scope == RegistryHive.LocalMachine;
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool Apply()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).CreateSubKey(KeyPath, true);
+                if (key == null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Applying registry change \"{this}\" failed because the registry key could not be created.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                key.SetValue(KeyName, Value, ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(Value));
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Applying registry change \"{this}\" failed.", e);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool UnApply()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).OpenSubKey(KeyPath, true);
+                if (key == null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Unapplying registry change \"{this}\" failed because the registry key could not be opened.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (KeyName is not null)
+                {
+                    key.DeleteValue(KeyName, false);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    key.SetValue(null, string.Empty); // Delete the default value
+                }
+
+                // Check if the path doesn't contain anything and delete it if so
+                if (key.GetValueNames().Length == 0 && key.GetSubKeyNames().Length == 0)
+                {
+                    RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).DeleteSubKey(KeyPath, false);
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Unapplying registry change \"{this}\" failed.", e);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override readonly string ToString() => $"{RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).Name}\\{KeyPath}\\{KeyName}:{Value}";
+    }
+}

src/Runner/Models/SpecialMode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// 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.
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal enum SpecialMode
+    {
+        None,
+        Win32ToastNotificationCOMServer,
+        DisableCantDragElevatedNotification,
+        UpdateNow,
+        ReportSuccessfulUpdate,
+        CouldntToggleFileExplorerModulesNotification,
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AdvancedPasteModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IDisposable, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "AdvancedPaste";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.AdvancedPaste;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAdvancedPasteEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            if (_ipc != null)
+            {
+                _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage());
+                _ipc.End();
+                _ipc = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private const string IpcName = @"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste";
+        private TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged? _ipc;
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            _ipc = new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(@"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPast.Input", IpcName, (_) => { });
+            _ipc.Start();
+
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            _ipc ??= new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(@"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPast.Input", @"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste", (_) => { });
+
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+
+            AdvancedPasteSettings settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<AdvancedPasteSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.AdvancedPasteUIShortcut, () =>
+                _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteShowUIMessage())
+            ));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsPlainTextShortcut, TryToPasteAsPlainText));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsMarkdownShortcut, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteMarkdownMessage())));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsJsonShortcut, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteJsonMessage())));
+
+            HotkeyAccessor[] hotkeyAccessors = settings.GetAllHotkeyAccessors();
+            int additionalActionsCount = settings.Properties.AdditionalActions.GetAllActions().Count() - 2;
+            for (int i = 0; i < additionalActionsCount; i++)
+            {
+                int scopedI = i;
+                Shortcuts.Add((hotkeyAccessors[4 + i].Value, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage() + " " + (3 + scopedI))));
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 4 + additionalActionsCount; i < hotkeyAccessors.Length; i++)
+            {
+                int scopedI = i;
+                Shortcuts.Add((hotkeyAccessors[i].Value, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage() + " " + (scopedI - 4 - additionalActionsCount))));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TryToPasteAsPlainText()
+        {
+            PowerToys.Interop.Clipboard.PasteAsPlainText();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _ipc?.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.AdvancedPaste";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => IpcName;
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.AlwaysOnTop;
+
+        public string Name => "AlwaysOnTop";
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAlwaysOnTopEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AlwaysOnTopTerminateEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeHotkey();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeHotkey()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<AlwaysOnTopSettings>(Name).Properties.Hotkey.Value, () =>
+                {
+                    using var pinEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AlwaysOnTopPinEvent());
+                    pinEventWrapper.Set();
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeHotkey();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.ElevateIfApplicable;
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/AwakeModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Globalization;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AwakeModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Awake";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.Awake;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAwakeEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.Awake.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.Awake";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => $"--use-pt-config --pid {Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AwakeExitEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class CmdNotFoundModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "CmdNotFound";
+
+        public bool Enabled => true;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCmdNotFoundEnabledValue();
+
+        public CmdNotFoundModuleInterface()
+        {
+            if (GpoRuleConfigured == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
+            {
+                UninstallModule();
+            }
+
+            if (GpoRuleConfigured == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
+            {
+                InstallModule();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void InstallModule()
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Installing Command Not Found module invoked through GPO");
+
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process p = Process.Start("pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile -NonInteractive -NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\Settings\\Scripts\\EnableModule.ps1" + "\"" + " -scriptPath \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\"");
+                await p.WaitForExitAsync();
+                if (p.ExitCode == 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found was successfully installed.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found failed to install with exit code: " + p.ExitCode);
+            }).Start();
+        }
+
+        public void UninstallModule()
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Uninstalling Command Not Found module invoked through GPO");
+
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process p = Process.Start("pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile -NonInteractive -NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\Settings\\Scripts\\DisableModule.ps1" + "\"" + " -scriptPath \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\"");
+                await p.WaitForExitAsync();
+                if (p.ExitCode == 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found was successfully uninstalled.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found failed to uninstall with exit code: " + p.ExitCode);
+            }).Start();
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/ColorPickerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class ColorPickerModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "ColorPicker";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.ColorPicker;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredColorPickerEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminateColorPickerSharedEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<ColorPickerSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                using var showUiEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.ShowColorPickerSharedEvent());
+                showUiEventWrapper.Set();
+            }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/CommandPaletteModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class CommandPaletteModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        private const string PackageName = "Microsoft.CommandPalette"
+#if DEBUG
+            + ".Dev"
+#endif
+            ;
+
+        public string Name => "CmdPal";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.CmdPal;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCmdPalEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "explorer.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => "x-cmdpal://background";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => string.Empty;
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            if (PackageHelper.GetRegisteredPackage(PackageName, false) is null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    string architectureString = RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture == Architecture.X64 ? "x64" : "ARM64";
+#if DEBUG
+                    string[] msixFiles = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\AppPackages\\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_0.0.1.0_Debug_Test\\", false);
+                    string[] dependencies = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\AppPackages\\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_0.0.1.0_Debug_Test\\Dependencies\\" + architectureString + "\\", true);
+#else
+                    string[] msixFiles = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\", false);
+                    string[] dependencies = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\Dependencies\\", true);
+#endif
+
+                    if (msixFiles.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        if (!PackageHelper.InstallPackage(msixFiles[0], dependencies))
+                        {
+                            Logger.LogError("Failed to register Command Palette package.");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Exception occurred while enabling Command Palette package.", ex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (PackageHelper.GetRegisteredPackage(PackageName, false) is null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Command Palette package is not registered after attempting to enable it.");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/CropAndLockModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed partial class CropAndLockModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IDisposable, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "CropAndLock";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.CropAndLock;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCropAndLockEnabledValue();
+
+        private EventWaitHandle _reparentEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockReparentEvent());
+        private EventWaitHandle _thumbnailEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockThumbnailEvent());
+        private EventWaitHandle _terminateEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockExitEvent());
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            _terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            var settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<CropAndLockSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.ThumbnailHotkey.Value,  () => _thumbnailEvent.Set()));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.ReparentHotkey.Value,  () => _reparentEvent.Set()));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.CropAndLock.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.CropAndLock";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+            _reparentEvent.Dispose();
+            _thumbnailEvent.Dispose();
+            _terminateEvent.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/CursorWrapModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class CursorWrapModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "CursorWrap";
+
+        private bool _hookActive;
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.CursorWrap;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCursorWrapEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            _hookActive = false;
+            CursorWrapStopMouseHook();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+            _hookActive = true;
+            CursorWrapStartMouseHook();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<CursorWrapSettings>(Name).Properties.DefaultActivationShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                if (_hookActive)
+                {
+                    CursorWrapStopMouseHook();
+                    _hookActive = false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CursorWrapStartMouseHook();
+                    _hookActive = true;
+                }
+            }));
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.CursorWrap.dll")]
+        private static extern bool CursorWrapStartMouseHook();
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.CursorWrap.dll")]
+        private static extern bool CursorWrapStopMouseHook();
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Environment Variables";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.EnvironmentVariables;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredEnvironmentVariablesEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/FancyZonesModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class FancyZonesModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleCustomActionsProvider, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "FancyZones";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.FancyZones;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.FancyZones.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.FancyZones";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.HideUI;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.FZEExitEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Action<string>> CustomActions => new()
+        {
+            {
+                "ToggledFZEditor",
+                (_) =>
+                {
+                    EnsureLaunched();
+                    using var invokeFZEditorEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.FZEToggleEvent());
+                    invokeFZEditorEvent.Set();
+                }
+            },
+        };
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            var settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<FancyZonesSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.FancyzonesEditorHotkey.Value, () =>
+            {
+                EnsureLaunched();
+                using var invokeFZEditorEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.FZEToggleEvent());
+                invokeFZEditorEvent.Set();
+            }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/FileExplorerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class FileExplorerModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        private record struct FileExplorerModule(Func<bool> IsEnabled, GpoRuleConfigured GpoRule, RegistryChangeSet RegistryChanges);
+
+        private static readonly List<FileExplorerModule> _fileExplorerModules;
+
+        private static readonly string[] ExtSVG = { ".svg" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtMarkdown = { ".md", ".markdown", ".mdown", ".mkdn", ".mkd", ".mdwn", ".mdtxt", ".mdtext" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtPDF = { ".pdf" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtGCode = { ".gcode" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtBGCode = { ".bgcode" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtSTL = { ".stl" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtQOI = { ".qoi" };
+
+        static FileExplorerModuleInterface()
+        {
+            static PowerPreviewProperties GetProperties() => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerPreviewSettings>(PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName).Properties;
+
+            string installationPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!;
+
+            _fileExplorerModules = [
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableBgcodePreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredBgcodePreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{0e6d5bdd-d5f8-4692-a089-8bb88cdd37f4}", "BgcodePreviewHandler", "Binary G-code Preview Handler", ExtBGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableBgcodeThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredBgcodeThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{5c93a1e4-99d0-4fb3-991c-6c296a27be21}", "BgcodeThumbnailProvider", "Binary G-code Thumbnail Provider", ExtBGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableGcodePreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredGcodePreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{A0257634-8812-4CE8-AF11-FA69ACAEAFAE}", "GcodePreviewHandler", "G-code Preview Handler", ExtGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableGcodeThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredGcodeThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{F2847CBE-CD03-4C83-A359-1A8052C1B9D5}", "GcodeThumbnailProvider", "G-code Thumbnail Provider", ExtGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableMdPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredMarkdownPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{60789D87-9C3C-44AF-B18C-3DE2C2820ED3}", "MarkdownPreviewHandler", "Markdown Preview Handler", ExtMarkdown)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnablePdfPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredPdfPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{A5A41CC7-02CB-41D4-8C9B-9087040D6098}", "PdfPreviewHandler", "PDF Preview Handler", ExtPDF)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnablePdfThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredPdfThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{D8BB9942-93BD-412D-87E4-33FAB214DC1A}", "PdfThumbnailProvider", "PDF Thumbnail Provider", ExtPDF)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableQoiPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredQoiPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{729B72CD-B72E-4FE9-BCBF-E954B33FE699}", "QoiPreviewHandler", "QOI Preview Handler", ExtQOI)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableQoiThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredQoiThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{AD856B15-D25E-4008-AFB7-AFAA55586188}", "QoiThumbnailProvider", "QOI Thumbnail Provider", ExtQOI, "image", "Picture")),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableStlThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredStlThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{77257004-6F25-4521-B602-50ECC6EC62A6}", "StlThumbnailProvider", "STL Thumbnail Provider", ExtSTL)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableSvgPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredSvgPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{FCDD4EED-41AA-492F-8A84-31A1546226E0}", "SvgPreviewHandler", "SVG Preview Handler", ExtSVG)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableSvgThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredSvgThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{10144713-1526-46C9-88DA-1FB52807A9FF}", "SvgThumbnailProvider", "SVG Thumbnail Provider", ExtSVG, "image", "Picture")),
+                GetMonacoFileExplorerModule(installationPath)
+            ];
+        }
+
+        private static FileExplorerModule GetMonacoFileExplorerModule(string installationPath)
+        {
+            // .svgz is a binary file type that Monaco cannot handle, so we exclude it from the preview handler
+            string[] extExclusions = [..ExtMarkdown, ..ExtSVG, ".svgz"];
+            List<string> extensions = [];
+
+            string languagesFilePath = Path.Combine(installationPath, "Assets\\Monaco\\monaco_languages.json");
+
+            if (!File.Exists(languagesFilePath))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("PowerPreviewModuleInterface: Unable to find monaco_languages.json file at " + languagesFilePath);
+                goto returnLabel;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                JsonDocument jsonDocument = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(languagesFilePath));
+                var list = jsonDocument.RootElement.GetProperty("list");
+
+                foreach (var item in list.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    if (item.TryGetProperty("extensions", out JsonElement extensionsElement))
+                    {
+                        foreach (var ext in extensionsElement.EnumerateArray())
+                        {
+                            string extension = ext.GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension) && !extensions.Contains(extension, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            {
+                                extensions.Add(extension);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("PowerPreviewModuleInterface: Failed to parse monaco_languages.json file.", ex);
+            }
+
+        returnLabel:
+            return new FileExplorerModule(
+                () => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerPreviewSettings>(PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName).Properties.EnableMonacoPreview,
+                GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredMonacoPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(
+                    FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler,
+                    "{D8034CFA-F34B-41FE-AD45-62FCBB52A6DA}",
+                    "MonacoPreviewHandler",
+                    "Monaco Preview Handler",
+                    [.. extensions.Where(ext => !extExclusions.Contains(ext))]));
+        }
+
+        private enum FileExplorerAddOnType
+        {
+            ThumbnailProvider,
+            PreviewHandler,
+        }
+
+        private static RegistryChangeSet GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType type, string handlerClsid, string className, string displayName, string[] fileTypes, string? perceivedType = null, string? fileKindType = null)
+        {
+            string installationPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!;
+            string pathToHandler = Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.FileExplorerDllExporter.dll");
+            string clsidPath = "Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + handlerClsid;
+            string inprocServer32Path = clsidPath + "\\InprocServer32";
+
+            string assemblyKeyValue;
+            int lastDotPos = className.LastIndexOf('.');
+
+            if (lastDotPos != -1)
+            {
+                assemblyKeyValue = string.Concat("PowerToys.", className.AsSpan(lastDotPos + 1));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                assemblyKeyValue = "PowerToys." + className;
+            }
+
+            assemblyKeyValue += $", Version={Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!}, Culture=neutral";
+
+            List<RegistryValueChange> changes = [
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = "DisplayName",
+                    Value = displayName,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = className,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = pathToHandler,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "Assembly",
+                    Value = assemblyKeyValue,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "Class",
+                    Value = className,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "ThreadingModel",
+                    Value = "Apartment",
+                },
+            ];
+
+            foreach (string fileType in fileTypes)
+            {
+                string fileTypePath = "Software\\Classes\\" + fileType;
+                string fileAssociationPath = fileTypePath + "\\shellex\\" + (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler ? IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID : ITHUMBNAILPROVIDERCLSID);
+
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = fileAssociationPath,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = handlerClsid,
+                });
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileKindType))
+                {
+                    // Registering a file type as a kind needs to be done at the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE level.
+                    // Make it optional as well so that we don't fail registering the handler if we can't write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
+                    string kindPath = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\KindMap";
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = kindPath,
+                        KeyName = fileType,
+                        Value = fileKindType,
+                        Required = false,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(perceivedType))
+                {
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = fileTypePath,
+                        KeyName = "PerceivedType",
+                        Value = perceivedType,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // this regfile registry key has precedence over Software\Classes\.reg for .reg files
+                if (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler && fileType.Equals(".reg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    string regFilePath = "Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shellex\\" + IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID;
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = regFilePath,
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = handlerClsid,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler)
+            {
+                string previewHostClsid = "{6d2b5079-2f0b-48dd-ab7f-97cec514d30b}";
+                string previewHandlerListPath = "(Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\PreviewHandlers)";
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = "AppID",
+                    Value = previewHostClsid,
+                });
+
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = previewHandlerListPath,
+                    KeyName = handlerClsid,
+                    Value = displayName,
+                });
+            }
+
+            changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+            {
+                KeyPath = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved",
+                KeyName = handlerClsid,
+                Value = displayName,
+                Required = false,
+            });
+
+            return new RegistryChangeSet
+            {
+                Changes = [.. changes],
+            };
+        }
+
+        private const string ITHUMBNAILPROVIDERCLSID = "{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96}";
+        private const string IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID = "{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}";
+
+        public string Name => "File Explorer";
+
+        public bool Enabled => true;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GpoRuleConfigured.Unavailable;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            OnSettingsChanged();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            foreach (FileExplorerModule submodule in _fileExplorerModules)
+            {
+                if (submodule.GpoRule == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.UnApply();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (submodule.IsEnabled() || submodule.GpoRule == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.Apply();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.UnApply();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/FileLocksmithModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed partial class FileLocksmithModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "FileLocksmith";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.FileLocksmith;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredFileLocksmithEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            UpdateFileLocksmithRegistrationWin10(false);
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            UpdateFileLocksmithRegistrationWin10(true);
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 22000)
+            {
+                PackageHelper.InstallPackage(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!, "WinUI3Apps", "FileLocksmithContextMenuPackage.msix"), [], true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [LibraryImport("WinUI3Apps/PowerToys.FileLocksmithExt.dll")]
+        private static partial void UpdateFileLocksmithRegistrationWin10([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]bool enabled);
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/FindMyMouseModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class FindMyMouseModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "FindMyMouse";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.FindMyMouse;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredFindMyMouseEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            FindMyMouseDisable();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+
+            var thread = new Thread(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    uint version = 0x00010008;
+                    int hr = MddBootstrapInitialize(version, 0, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    if (hr < 0)
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException($"Windows app sdk could not be initialized for MouseJump. HR code:{hr}");
+                    }
+
+                    FindMyMouseMain();
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                }
+            });
+            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            thread.Start();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+            NativeMethods.PostMessageW(GetSonarHwnd(), GetWmPrivSettingsChanged(), IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<FindMyMouseSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                NativeMethods.PostMessageW(GetSonarHwnd(), GetWmPrivShortcut(), IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+            }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.FindMyMouse.dll")]
+        public static extern void FindMyMouseMain();
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.FindMyMouse.dll")]
+        public static extern void FindMyMouseDisable();
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.FindMyMouse.dll")]
+        public static extern IntPtr GetSonarHwnd();
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.FindMyMouse.dll")]
+        public static extern uint GetWmPrivShortcut();
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.FindMyMouse.dll")]
+        public static extern uint GetWmPrivSettingsChanged();
+
+        [DllImport("Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Bootstrap.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        private static extern int MddBootstrapInitialize(uint majorMinorVersion, uint versionTag, IntPtr packageVersion);
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/HostsModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class HostsModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.Hosts;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredHostsFileEditorEnabledValue();
+
+        public string Name => "Hosts";
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Hosts.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.Hosts";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/ImageResizerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed partial class ImageResizerModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "ImageResizer";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.ImageResizer;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredImageResizerEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            UpdateImageResizerRegistrationWin10(false);
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            UpdateImageResizerRegistrationWin10(true);
+            AIHelper.DetectAiCapabilities(true);
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build >= 22000)
+            {
+                PackageHelper.InstallPackage(Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!, "WinUI3Apps", "ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix"), [], true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [LibraryImport("WinUI3Apps/PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll")]
+        private static partial void UpdateImageResizerRegistrationWin10([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]bool enabled);
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/KeyboardManagerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class KeyboardManagerModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        private bool isRunning;
+
+        public string Name => "Keyboard Manager";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.KeyboardManager;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredKeyboardManagerEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.RealtimePriority;
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings, Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        private void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<KeyboardManagerSettings>(Name).Properties.ToggleShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                if (isRunning)
+                {
+                    Disable();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Enable();
+                }
+            }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            isRunning = false;
+            using var terminateEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminateKBMSharedEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+            if (!isRunning)
+            {
+                isRunning = true;
+                InitializeShortcuts();
+                EnsureLaunched();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/LightSwitchModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class LightSwitchModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider
+    {
+        public string Name => "LightSwitch";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.LightSwitch;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredLightSwitchEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "LightSwitchService\\PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.LightSwitchService";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => $"--pid {Environment.ProcessId}";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess;
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts
+        {
+            get => [(SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<LightSwitchSettings>(Name).Properties.ToggleThemeHotkey.Value, () =>
+            {
+                LightSwitchProperties properties = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<LightSwitchSettings>(Name).Properties;
+                EnsureLaunched();
+                if (properties.ChangeSystem.Value)
+                {
+                    ThemeHelper.SetSystemTheme(!ThemeHelper.GetCurrentSystemTheme());
+                }
+
+                if (properties.ChangeApps.Value)
+                {
+                    ThemeHelper.SetAppsTheme(!ThemeHelper.GetCurrentAppsTheme());
+                }
+
+                using var manualOverrideEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.LightSwitchManualOverrideEvent());
+                manualOverrideEvent.Set();
+            })];
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Runner/ModuleInterfaces/MeasureToolModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class MeasureToolModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IPowerToysModuleShortcutsProvider, IPowerToysModuleSettingsChangedSubscriber
+    {
+        public string Name => "Measure Tool";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.MeasureTool;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredScreenRulerEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolUI.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.MeasureToolUI";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        private void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<MeasureToolSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+                {
+                    LaunchProcess();
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}