Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dev/duhowett/ws2025

# Conflicts:
#	.pipelines/v2/oneFuzz.yml
#	.pipelines/v2/release.yml
#	.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
#	.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-full-build.yml

Co-authored-by: niels9001 <9866362+niels9001@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

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

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

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ OLIVEGREEN
 PALEBLUE
 PArgb
 Pbgra
-SRGBTo
 WHITEONBLACK
 
 
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ nupkg
 petabyte
 resw
 resx
+runtimeconfig
 srt
 Stereolithography
 terabyte
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ HOLDSPACE
 HOLDBACKSPACE
 IDIGNORE
 KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
-keydowns
 keyevent
 LAlt
 LBUTTON
@@ -186,12 +185,6 @@ xmlutil
 # Prefix
 pcs
 
-# EXPRTK / C++ MATH
-
-ifunction
-isinf
-isnan
-
 # User32.SYSTEM_METRICS_INDEX.cs
 
 CLEANBOOT
@@ -316,7 +309,6 @@ onefuzz
 # NameInCode
 leilzh
 mengyuanchen
-contoso
 
 # DllName
 testhost
@@ -337,53 +329,17 @@ MRUINFO
 REGSTR
 
 # Misc Win32 APIs and PInvokes
-DEFAULTTONEAREST
 INVOKEIDLIST
-LCMAP
 MEMORYSTATUSEX
 ABE
-Mdt
 HTCAPTION
 POSCHANGED
-QPC
 QUERYPOS
 SETAUTOHIDEBAR
-ULW
 WINDOWPOS
 WINEVENTPROC
 WORKERW
 FULLSCREENAPP
-ACLO
-CACLI
-DOENVSUBST
-FILESYSONLY
-URLIS
-WAITTIMEOUT
-DEFAULTTONEAREST
-
-
-# COM/WinRT interface prefixes and type fragments
-BAlt
-BShift
-Cmanifest
-Cmodule
-Cuuid
-Dng
-IApplication
-IDisposable
-IEnum
-IFolder
-IInitialize
-IMemory
-IOle
-ipreview
-IProperty
-IShell
-ithumbnail
-IVirtual
-
-# Test frameworks
-MSTEST
 
 # PowerRename metadata pattern abbreviations (used in tests and regex patterns)
 DDDD
@@ -395,12 +351,6 @@ YYY
 # Unicode
 precomposed
 
-# names of characters
-zwsp
-
-# mermaid
-autonumber
-
 # GitHub issue/PR commands
 azp
 feedbackhub
@@ -417,10 +367,3 @@ Nonpaged
 
 # XAML
 Untargeted
-
-# Program names
-SEARCHHOST
-SHELLEXPERIENCEHOST
-SHELLHOST
-STARTMENUEXPERIENCEHOST
-WIDGETBOARD

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

@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ Taras
 TBM
 Teutsch
 tilovell
-traies
 Triet
-udit
 urnotdfs
 vednig
 waaverecords
@@ -209,7 +207,6 @@ Bilibili
 BVID
 capturevideosample
 cmdow
-contoso
 Contoso
 Controlz
 cortana

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

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ AUDCLNT
 axisdefer
 axisflip
 axisstart
-BGRX
 bitmaps
-blits
 BREAKSCR
 BUFFERFLAGS
 Cands
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ CLASSW
 coeffs
 coprime
 CREATEDIBSECTION
-CREATESTRUCTW
 crossfades
 Ctl
 CTLCOLOR
@@ -28,10 +25,7 @@ CTLCOLORDLG
 CTLCOLOREDIT
 CTLCOLORLISTBOX
 CTrim
-DBuffer
-ddx
 ddy
-DEVSOURCE
 DFCS
 dlg
 dlu
@@ -47,14 +41,11 @@ dupsegments
 DWLP
 EDITCONTROL
 ENABLEHOOK
-ENDOFSTREAM
 expectedlock
-fabsf
 fastscroll
 FDE
 GETCHANNELRECT
 GETCHECK
-GETCOUNT
 GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE
 GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT
 GETTHUMBRECT
@@ -66,7 +57,6 @@ HTHEME
 htol
 ICONINFORMATION
 ICONWARNING
-igc
 Inj
 jumprecover
 KSDATAFORMAT
@@ -88,11 +78,9 @@ manualdrop
 maskcache
 maxstep
 MENUINFO
-MFSTARTUP
-mfxhw
 mic
 middledrop
-MJPEG
+middledrop
 MMRESULT
 momentumreversal
 mrate
@@ -104,7 +92,6 @@ nduplicates
 niterations
 nmonitor
 NONCLIENTMETRICS
-NONOTIFY
 nonvle
 nredraw
 nstop
@@ -115,22 +102,16 @@ osc
 OWNERDRAW
 PBGRA
 periodictrap
-pillarbox
 pfdc
 playhead
 pointerreuse
-PSWA
 pwfx
-qpc
 Qpc
 quantums
 RCZOOMITSCR
-readback
-READERF
 realcapture
 REFKNOWNFOLDERID
 reposted
-RETURNCMD
 SCREENSAVE
 SCRNSAVE
 SCRNSAVECONFIGURE
@@ -150,7 +131,6 @@ shortlist
 slowthenfast
 smallstart
 SNIPOCR
-sqrtf
 ssi
 startuprecovery
 stf
@@ -159,7 +139,6 @@ STREAMFLAGS
 submix
 sxx
 sxy
-synthesising
 syy
 tallportal
 tci
@@ -175,7 +154,6 @@ vaddvq
 vandq
 vcgeq
 vdup
-VIDCAP
 vld
 vle
 Vle
@@ -191,9 +169,6 @@ vsync
 WASAPI
 WAVEFORMATEX
 WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE
-webcam
-Webcam
-webcams
 wfopen
 wideportal
 wil

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

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# D2D
+#D?2D
+
 # Repeated letters
 \b([a-z])\g{-1}{2,}\b
 
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@
 ^.*\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+|) @@ .*
@@ -19,10 +22,10 @@ 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])(?!-+\s)[-bcdLlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-Ssx]){2}[-r][-w][-SsTtx]\+?['"`\s]
+['"`\s][-bcdLlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-Ssx]){2}[-r][-w][-SsTtx]\+?['"`\s]
 
 # css fonts
-\bfont(?:-family(?:[-\w+]*)|):[^;}]+
+\bfont(?:-family|):[^;}]+
 
 # css url wrappings
 \burl\([^)]+\)
@@ -87,9 +90,6 @@ 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.]+\g{-1}
+\buses:\s+[-\w.]+/[-\w./]+@[-\w.]+
 
 # 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(?=(?:[a-fA-F]{0,2}\d)*[a-fA-F]{3})[0-9a-fA-F]{16,}\b
+\b[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
@@ -455,11 +455,7 @@ LS0tLS1CRUdJT.*
 
 # uuid:
 \b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\b
-
-# unicode escaped characters (4)
-\\u[0-9a-fA-F]{4}
-
-# hex digits including css/html color classes
+# 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
@@ -482,7 +478,7 @@ Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 (?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))I|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
 
 # python
-#\b(?i)py(?!gment|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
+#\b(?i)py(?!gments|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
 
 # crypt
 (['"])\$2[ayb]\$.{56}\g{-1}
@@ -502,21 +498,12 @@ 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*\})+(?:\s+from (['"]).*?\g{-1}|)
+^import\s+(?:(?:static|type)\s+|)(?:[\w.]|\{\s*\w*?(?:,\s*(?:\w*|\*))+\s*\})+
 
 # scala modules
 #("[^"]+"\s*%%?\s*){2,3}"[^"]+"
 
-# Dataframes / NumPy
-#\b(?:df|np)\.\w{3,}
-
 # container images
 image: [-\w./:@]+
 
@@ -546,18 +533,12 @@ 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 exec/test regex
-/.{3,}?/[gim]*\.(?:exec|test)\(
+# javascript test regex
+/.{3,}/[gim]*\.test\(
 # javascript match regex
 \.match\(/[^/\s"]{3,}/[gim]*\s*
 # javascript match regex
@@ -584,7 +565,7 @@ perl(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]\w*)+
 regexp?\.MustCompile\((?:`[^`]*`|".*"|'.*')\)
 
 # regex choice
-#\((?:\?:|)[^)|]+(?<! )\|(?!(?:jq|xargs)\b)[^)| ][^)]*\)
+# \(\?:[^)]+\|[^)]+\)
 
 # proto
 ^\s*(\w+)\s\g{-1} =
@@ -607,9 +588,6 @@ 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+
@@ -664,8 +642,6 @@ 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
@@ -703,9 +679,9 @@ 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,}
@@ -717,7 +693,7 @@ 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
+# latex (check-spelling >= 0.0.22)
 \\\w{2,}\{
 
 # American Mathematical Society (AMS) / Doxygen
@@ -744,6 +720,7 @@ 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
@@ -772,12 +749,12 @@ 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
@@ -785,7 +762,7 @@ W/"[^"]+"
 # Library prefix
 # e.g., `lib`+`archive`, `lib`+`raw`, `lib`+`unwind`
 # (ignores some words that happen to start with `lib`)
-(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?!era[lt])(?:re(?=office)|era|)(?!ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
+(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|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
@@ -796,9 +773,9 @@ 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-C \S+|(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
+\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\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/excludes.txt

@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@
 ^src/common/ManagedCommon/ColorFormatHelper\.cs$
 ^src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/cpp\.hint$
 ^src/common/sysinternals/Eula/
-^doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherComparisonTests.cs$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherDiacriticsTests.cs$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/doc/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.UI/Settings/InternalPage\.SampleData\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.Common\.UnitTests/.*\.TestData\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.Common\.UnitTests/Text/.*\.cs$
-^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherComparisonTests.cs$
-^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherDiacriticsTests.cs$
 ^src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Shaders/GridShader\.cso$
 ^src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft\.PowerToys\.Run\.Plugin\.TimeDate/Properties/
 ^src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MainForm\.resx$
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@
 ^tools/project_template/ModuleTemplate/resource\.h$
 ^tools/Verification scripts/Check preview handler registration\.ps1$
 ignore$
+^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
+^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$
 src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/avif_test\.avif$
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/heif_test\.heic$
-^deps/spdlog-msvc-fix/

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

@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 # 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
@@ -84,14 +71,11 @@ 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]))[A-Z]|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
+(?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))[IT]|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
 
 # hit-count: 2073 file-count: 842
 # #includes
@@ -175,10 +159,6 @@ 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])
@@ -191,10 +171,6 @@ 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
@@ -208,9 +184,22 @@ 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\(lib, ".*?"\)
 
+# UnitTests
+\[DataRow\(.*\)\]
+
+# AdditionalDependencies
+<AdditionalDependencies>.*<
+
+# 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+]*=$
+
 RegExp\(@?([`'"]).*?\g{-1}\)|(?:escapes|regEx):\s*(?:/.*/|([`'"]).*?\g{-1})|return/.*?/
 
 # Questionably acceptable forms of `in to`
@@ -230,15 +219,13 @@ 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|await|buffalo|center|div|inherit|long|LONG|none|normal|solid|thin|transparent|very)(?:\s\g{-1})+\s
+\s(auto|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

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

.github/policies/resourceManagement.yml

@@ -233,30 +233,6 @@ configuration:
       - addReply:
           reply: Hi! Thanks for making us aware of the problem. We raised the issue with our internal localization team. This issue should be fixed hopefully in the next version of PowerToys.
       description: 
-    - if:
-      - payloadType: Issue_Comment
-      - commentContains:
-          pattern: '\/need-monitor-info'
-          isRegex: True
-      - hasLabel:
-          label: Product-Cursor Wrap
-      - or:
-        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
-            association: Owner
-        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
-            association: Member
-        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
-            association: Collaborator
-      then:
-      - removeLabel:
-          label: Needs-Triage
-      - removeLabel:
-          label: Needs-Team-Response
-      - addLabel:
-          label: Needs-Author-Feedback
-      - addReply:
-          reply: "To help debug your layout, please run [this script](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/Capture-MonitorLayout.ps1) and attach the generated JSON output to this thread.\n\nThis allows us to better understand the issue and investigate potential fixes."
-      description: 
     - if:
       - payloadType: Issue_Comment
       - commentContains:
@@ -266,5 +242,16 @@ configuration:
       - addReply:
           reply: Hi! Your last comment indicates to our system, that you might want to contribute to this feature/fix this bug. Thank you! Please make us aware on our ["Would you like to contribute to PowerToys?" thread](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/28769), as we don't see all the comments. <br /><br />_I'm a bot (beep!) so please excuse any mistakes I may make_
       description:
+    - if:
+      - payloadType: Issues
+      - isAction:
+          action: Opened
+      - bodyContains:
+          pattern: 'Area\(s\) with issue\?\s*\nWorkspaces'
+          isRegex: True
+      then:
+      - addLabel:
+          label: Product-Workspaces
+      description: 
 onFailure: 
 onSuccess: 

.github/skills/release-note-generation/SKILL.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 name: release-note-generation
-description: Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, generate PR review summaries locally for release notes, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, collect PRs between commits/tags, or prepare release assets (download installers and compute installer hashes).
+description: Toolkit for generating PowerToys release notes from GitHub milestone PRs or commit ranges. Use when asked to create release notes, summarize milestone PRs, generate changelog, prepare release documentation, request Copilot reviews for PRs, update README for a new release, manage PR milestones, or collect PRs between commits/tags. Supports PR collection by milestone or commit range, milestone assignment, grouping by label, summarization with external contributor attribution, and README version bumping.
 license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
 ---
 
 # Release Note Generation Skill
 
-Generate professional release notes for PowerToys milestones by collecting merged PRs, summarizing each PR with the local CLI agent, grouping by label, and producing user-facing summaries.
+Generate professional release notes for PowerToys milestones by collecting merged PRs, requesting Copilot code reviews, grouping by label, and producing user-facing summaries.
 
 ## Output Directory
 
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 
 - Generate release notes for a milestone
 - Summarize PRs merged in a release
-- Generate per-PR review summaries locally for release-notes copy
+- Request Copilot reviews for milestone PRs
 - Assign milestones to PRs missing them
 - Collect PRs between two commits/tags
 - Update README.md for a new version
-- Prepare GitHub release assets (download installers/symbols + compute hashes)
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - **GitHub CLI (`gh`) installed and authenticated** — The collection script uses `gh pr view` and `gh api graphql` to fetch PR metadata and co-author information. Run `gh auth status` to verify; if not logged in, run `gh auth login` first. See [Step 1.0.0](./references/step1-collection.md) for details.
-- MCP Server: github-mcp-server installed (used to fetch PR diffs/files for the local-agent review step)
-- For [prepare-release-assets.ps1](./scripts/prepare-release-assets.ps1) only: **Azure CLI** authenticated against the Microsoft tenant (`az login`) with the `azure-devops` extension; access to the `microsoft/Dart` ADO project
+- MCP Server: github-mcp-server installed
+- GitHub Copilot code review enabled for the org/repo
 
 ## Required Variables
 
@@ -66,12 +65,12 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 └────────────────────────────────┘
               ↓
 ┌────────────────────────────────┐
-│ 3.1 Local-agent PR summaries    │
-│ (writes CopilotSummary)         │
+│ 3.1 Request Reviews (Copilot)  │
 └────────────────────────────────┘
               ↓
 ┌────────────────────────────────┐
-│ 3.2 (Optional) Refresh PR data  │
+│ 3.2 Refresh PR data             │
+│ (CopilotSummary)                │
 └────────────────────────────────┘
               ↓
 ┌────────────────────────────────┐
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 | 1.1 | Collect PRs | From previous release tag on `stable` branch → `sorted_prs.csv` |
 | 1.2 | Assign Milestones | Ensure all PRs have correct milestone |
 | 2.1–2.4 | Label PRs | Auto-suggest + human label low-confidence |
-| 3.1–3.3 | Reviews & Grouping | Local agent summarizes each PR diff into `CopilotSummary` → (optional refresh) → group by label |
+| 3.1–3.3 | Reviews & Grouping | Request Copilot reviews → refresh → group by label |
 | 4.1–4.2 | Summaries & Final | Generate grouped summaries, then consolidate |
 
 ## Detailed workflow docs
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ Do not read all steps at once—only read the step you are executing.
 | [group-prs-by-label.ps1](./scripts/group-prs-by-label.ps1) | Group PRs into CSVs |
 | [collect-or-apply-milestones.ps1](./scripts/collect-or-apply-milestones.ps1) | Assign milestones |
 | [diff_prs.ps1](./scripts/diff_prs.ps1) | Incremental PR diff |
-| [prepare-release-assets.ps1](./scripts/prepare-release-assets.ps1) | Download installers + symbols from an ADO build, compute SHA256, emit the "Installer Hashes" markdown table for the GitHub release page |
 
 ## References
 
@@ -135,6 +133,5 @@ Do not read all steps at once—only read the step you are executing.
 |-------|----------|
 | `gh` command not found | Install GitHub CLI and add to PATH |
 | No PRs returned | Verify milestone title matches exactly |
-| Empty `CopilotSummary` for many PRs | Run Step 3.1 (local-agent summaries). Do **not** use `mcp_github_request_copilot_review` from a CLI/coding agent — the GitHub API rejects bot-initiated review requests, so the column will stay empty. |
+| Empty CopilotSummary | Request Copilot reviews first, then re-run dump |
 | Many unlabeled PRs | Return to labeling step before grouping |
-| `prepare-release-assets.ps1` fails with "Failed to acquire ADO access token" | Run `az login` and ensure you have access to the `microsoft/Dart` ADO project |

.github/skills/release-note-generation/references/step3-review-grouping.md

@@ -1,40 +1,22 @@
-# Step 3: Local Agent Reviews and Grouping
+# Step 3: Copilot Reviews and Grouping
 
 ## 3.0 To-do
-- 3.1 Generate PR Summaries with the Local Agent
-- 3.2 (Optional) Refresh PR Data
+- 3.1 Request Copilot Reviews (Agent Mode)
+- 3.2 Refresh PR Data
 - 3.3 Group PRs by Label
 
-## 3.1 Generate PR Summaries with the Local Agent
+## 3.1 Request Copilot Reviews (Agent Mode)
 
-> ⚠️ **Do not use `mcp_github_request_copilot_review` (or any "request Copilot review" tool that calls the GitHub API).**
-> When this skill is driven from a CLI / coding agent, the request is made from a bot identity and the GitHub API rejects it ("Bot reviewers cannot be requested"). The PR ends up with no Copilot review and `CopilotSummary` stays empty.
->
-> Instead, **the local agent that is running this skill performs the review itself** and writes the summary directly into `sorted_prs.csv`.
+Use MCP tools to request Copilot reviews for all PRs in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/sorted_prs.csv`:
 
-For every PR listed in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/sorted_prs.csv` whose `CopilotSummary` is empty:
-
-1. Fetch the PR diff using a tool that does **not** post anything back to GitHub. Any of these works:
-    - `mcp_github_pull_request_read` with `method: get_diff`
-    - `mcp_github_pull_request_read` with `method: get_files` (when the diff is large)
-    - `gh pr diff <PR_NUMBER> --repo microsoft/PowerToys`
-2. Read the PR title, body, and diff. Produce a 1–3 sentence, user-facing summary in the same style as a Copilot PR review (focus on observable behavior change, not implementation details).
-3. Write the summary into the `CopilotSummary` column for that PR row in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/sorted_prs.csv`. Preserve all other columns and the existing row order.
-
-**Batching guidance**
-
-- Process PRs in the order they appear in `sorted_prs.csv`.
-- Generate summaries for **all** PRs in one pass before continuing to Step 3.3, so the human reviewer can validate them together.
-- For very large diffs, summarize from `get_files` (filenames + per-file patches) rather than the full diff.
-- Skip PRs that already have a non-empty `CopilotSummary` (e.g. PRs where a human reviewer already pasted one). Do not overwrite existing summaries.
-
-**Why not post the summary back to the PR?** Posting a comment from the agent's identity would not be picked up by `dump-prs-since-commit.ps1` (which only matches Copilot bot authors), and it adds noise to the PR. Writing straight into the CSV keeps the artifact self-contained.
+- Use `mcp_github_request_copilot_review` for each PR ID
+- Do NOT generate or run scripts for this step
 
 ---
 
-## 3.2 (Optional) Refresh PR Data
+## 3.2 Refresh PR Data
 
-Only re-run the collection script if PR metadata on GitHub has changed (new labels, retitled PRs, etc.) since Step 1.1. **Skip this step if you only want to preserve the locally generated `CopilotSummary` values from Step 3.1**, because re-running the dump will overwrite the CSV.
+Re-run the collection script to capture Copilot review summaries into the `CopilotSummary` column:
 
 ```powershell
 pwsh ./.github/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/dump-prs-since-commit.ps1 `
@@ -42,8 +24,6 @@ pwsh ./.github/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/dump-prs-since-commit.ps1
     -OutputDir 'Generated Files/ReleaseNotes'
 ```
 
-If you do refresh, redo Step 3.1 afterwards to repopulate `CopilotSummary`.
-
 ---
 
 ## 3.3 Group PRs by Label
@@ -55,4 +35,3 @@ pwsh ./.github/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/group-prs-by-label.ps1 -Cs
 Creates `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/grouped_csv/` with one CSV per label combination.
 
 **Validation:** The `Unlabeled.csv` file should be minimal (ideally empty). If many PRs remain unlabeled, return to Step 2 (see [step2-labeling.md](./step2-labeling.md)).
-

.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 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.
+- 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.
 - 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/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/prepare-release-assets.ps1

@@ -1,334 +0,0 @@
-<#
-.SYNOPSIS
-    Prepares the binary assets for a PowerToys GitHub release: downloads the
-    four installers (per-user/per-machine x x64/arm64) and the symbol archives
-    from an ADO pipeline build, computes SHA256 hashes, and emits the
-    "Installer Hashes" markdown table.
-
-.DESCRIPTION
-    Given an ADO Dart pipeline build id (e.g. from
-    https://microsoft.visualstudio.com/Dart/_build/results?buildId=NNN),
-    downloads the four installer EXEs and the per-arch symbol zips into a
-    single per-version folder, then writes a hashes.md alongside them with a
-    markdown table ready to paste into the GitHub release notes.
-
-    Requires: az login (Azure CLI authenticated), az devops extension.
-
-.EXAMPLE
-    .\prepare-release-assets.ps1 -BuildId 145505247
-    .\prepare-release-assets.ps1 -BuildId 145505247 -OutputFolder D:\Releases
-#>
-param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
-    [int]$BuildId,
-
-    [string]$OutputFolder = "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads",
-
-    [string]$Organization = "https://dev.azure.com/microsoft",
-    [string]$Project = "Dart",
-
-    [string]$GitHubRepo = "microsoft/PowerToys"
-)
-
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-$env:AZURE_CORE_NO_PROMPT = "true"
-
-# --- Helpers -----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Invoke an `az` CLI command and capture stderr in $script:LastAzError so
-# callers can surface the underlying message (expired login, blocked extension,
-# tenant policy, ...) instead of swallowing it with `2>$null`.
-function Invoke-Az {
-    $tmpErr = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
-    try {
-        $output = & az @args 2>$tmpErr
-        # Get-Content -Raw returns $null for an empty file, and calling .Trim()
-        # on $null throws under $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' -- which would
-        # turn every successful (no-stderr) az call into a fatal error. Guard
-        # explicitly so $script:LastAzError is always a (possibly empty) string.
-        $rawErr = Get-Content $tmpErr -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        $script:LastAzError = if ($null -eq $rawErr) { '' } else { $rawErr.Trim() }
-        return $output
-    }
-    finally {
-        Remove-Item $tmpErr -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    }
-}
-
-# Build an ADO artifact download URL from scratch instead of regex-replacing
-# the URL returned by `az pipelines runs artifact list`. Preserves any other
-# query parameters and only swaps `format` and `subPath`, so we don't break if
-# the upstream URL shape ever changes.
-function Get-ArtifactDownloadUrl {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$BaseUrl,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$SubPath,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][ValidateSet('file', 'zip')][string]$Format
-    )
-    $encodedSubPath = [Uri]::EscapeDataString($SubPath)
-    $idx = $BaseUrl.IndexOf('?')
-    if ($idx -lt 0) {
-        return "${BaseUrl}?format=${Format}&subPath=${encodedSubPath}"
-    }
-    $base = $BaseUrl.Substring(0, $idx)
-    $kept = $BaseUrl.Substring($idx + 1) -split '&' | Where-Object {
-        $_ -and -not ($_ -match '^(format|subPath)=')
-    }
-    $kept = @($kept) + @("format=$Format", "subPath=$encodedSubPath")
-    return "${base}?$($kept -join '&')"
-}
-
-# Download a single ADO artifact file with bearer auth and a small retry/backoff
-# loop. A transient network blip on a ~200 MB installer or symbol zip otherwise
-# aborts the entire release-prep run.
-function Invoke-AdoDownload {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$Url,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$DestPath,
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$Token,
-        [int]$MaxAttempts = 3
-    )
-    $lastError = $null
-    for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le $MaxAttempts; $attempt++) {
-        $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-        $webClient.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer $Token")
-        try {
-            $webClient.DownloadFile($Url, $DestPath)
-            return
-        }
-        catch {
-            $lastError = $_
-            if (Test-Path $DestPath) {
-                Remove-Item $DestPath -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-            }
-            if ($attempt -lt $MaxAttempts) {
-                $backoffSec = [int][Math]::Pow(2, $attempt)  # 2, 4, 8 ...
-                Write-Host "  Attempt $attempt failed: $($_.Exception.Message). Retrying in ${backoffSec}s..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-                Start-Sleep -Seconds $backoffSec
-            }
-        }
-        finally {
-            $webClient.Dispose()
-        }
-    }
-    throw "Download failed after $MaxAttempts attempts. Last error: $($lastError.Exception.Message)`nURL: $Url"
-}
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Work around broken az extensions: if the default extension dir has
-# inaccessible files, redirect to a clean directory.
-$defaultExtDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.azure\cliextensions"
-if (-not $env:AZURE_EXTENSION_DIR -and (Test-Path $defaultExtDir)) {
-    $broken = Get-ChildItem "$defaultExtDir\*\*.dist-info" -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object {
-        try { [System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles($_.FullName) | Out-Null; $false } catch { $true }
-    }
-    if ($broken) {
-        $cleanDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.azure\cliextensions_clean"
-        Write-Host "  Detected broken az extension, redirecting to $cleanDir" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-        $env:AZURE_EXTENSION_DIR = $cleanDir
-        if (-not (Test-Path $cleanDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $cleanDir -Force | Out-Null }
-    }
-}
-
-# Ensure azure-devops extension is installed
-$ext = Invoke-Az extension list --query "[?name=='azure-devops']" -o tsv
-if (-not $ext) {
-    Write-Host "Installing azure-devops extension..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-    Invoke-Az extension add --name azure-devops --yes | Out-Null
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-        Write-Error "Failed to install azure-devops extension. (az: $script:LastAzError)"
-        exit 1
-    }
-}
-
-# Configure az devops defaults
-Invoke-Az devops configure --defaults organization=$Organization project=$Project | Out-Null
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-    Write-Error "Failed to configure az devops defaults. (az: $script:LastAzError)"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-# --- Step 1: Get build info to determine version ---
-Write-Host "Fetching build $BuildId info..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-$buildJson = Invoke-Az pipelines build show --id $BuildId --output json
-if (-not $buildJson) {
-    Write-Error "Could not fetch build $BuildId. Are you logged in (az login)? (az: $script:LastAzError)"
-    exit 1
-}
-$build = $buildJson | ConvertFrom-Json
-
-$versionParam = $build.templateParameters.VersionNumber
-if (-not $versionParam) {
-    Write-Error "Could not determine version from build $BuildId"
-    exit 1
-}
-Write-Host "  Version: $versionParam" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-
-# --- Step 2: Get artifact metadata once ---
-Write-Host "Fetching artifact metadata..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-$artifactsJson = Invoke-Az pipelines runs artifact list --run-id $BuildId --output json
-if (-not $artifactsJson) {
-    Write-Error "Could not list artifacts for build $BuildId. (az: $script:LastAzError)"
-    exit 1
-}
-$artifacts = $artifactsJson | ConvertFrom-Json
-
-# --- Step 3: Prepare destination folder ---
-$destFolder = Join-Path $OutputFolder "PowerToys-v$versionParam"
-if (-not (Test-Path $destFolder)) {
-    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $destFolder -Force | Out-Null
-}
-Write-Host "  Destination: $destFolder" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-
-# --- Step 4: Get an ADO access token once ---
-$token = Invoke-Az account get-access-token --resource "499b84ac-1321-427f-aa17-267ca6975798" --query accessToken -o tsv
-if (-not $token) {
-    Write-Error "Failed to acquire ADO access token. Run 'az login' first. (az: $script:LastAzError)"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-# --- Step 5: Define the four installers to download ---
-$targets = @(
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Description = "Per user - x64";       Scope = "perUser";    Arch = "x64";   Artifact = "build-x64-Release";   FileName = "PowerToysUserSetup-$versionParam-x64.exe" }
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Description = "Per user - ARM64";     Scope = "perUser";    Arch = "arm64"; Artifact = "build-arm64-Release"; FileName = "PowerToysUserSetup-$versionParam-arm64.exe" }
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Description = "Machine wide - x64";   Scope = "perMachine"; Arch = "x64";   Artifact = "build-x64-Release";   FileName = "PowerToysSetup-$versionParam-x64.exe" }
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Description = "Machine wide - ARM64"; Scope = "perMachine"; Arch = "arm64"; Artifact = "build-arm64-Release"; FileName = "PowerToysSetup-$versionParam-arm64.exe" }
-)
-
-# --- Step 6: Download each installer (skip if already present) ---
-foreach ($t in $targets) {
-    $destPath = Join-Path $destFolder $t.FileName
-
-    if (Test-Path $destPath) {
-        $sizeMB = [math]::Round((Get-Item $destPath).Length / 1MB, 1)
-        Write-Host "[skip] $($t.FileName) already exists ($sizeMB MB)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-        continue
-    }
-
-    $artifact = $artifacts | Where-Object { $_.name -eq $t.Artifact }
-    if (-not $artifact) {
-        Write-Error "Artifact '$($t.Artifact)' not found in build $BuildId. Available: $(($artifacts | ForEach-Object name) -join ', ')"
-        exit 1
-    }
-
-    $fileUrl = Get-ArtifactDownloadUrl -BaseUrl $artifact.resource.downloadUrl -SubPath "/$($t.FileName)" -Format file
-
-    Write-Host "Downloading $($t.FileName) ..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-    try {
-        Invoke-AdoDownload -Url $fileUrl -DestPath $destPath -Token $token
-    }
-    catch {
-        Write-Error "Download failed for $($t.FileName): $_"
-        exit 1
-    }
-
-    $sizeMB = [math]::Round((Get-Item $destPath).Length / 1MB, 1)
-    Write-Host "  Saved ($sizeMB MB)" -ForegroundColor Green
-}
-
-# --- Step 6b: Download symbols (one zip per arch) ---
-$symbolTargets = @(
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Arch = "x64";   Artifact = "build-x64-Release";   SubPath = "/symbols-x64" }
-    [pscustomobject]@{ Arch = "arm64"; Artifact = "build-arm64-Release"; SubPath = "/symbols-arm64" }
-)
-
-foreach ($s in $symbolTargets) {
-    $finalZip = Join-Path $destFolder "symbols-$($s.Arch).zip"
-    if (Test-Path $finalZip) {
-        $sizeMB = [math]::Round((Get-Item $finalZip).Length / 1MB, 1)
-        Write-Host "[skip] symbols-$($s.Arch).zip already exists ($sizeMB MB)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-        continue
-    }
-
-    $artifact = $artifacts | Where-Object { $_.name -eq $s.Artifact }
-    if (-not $artifact) {
-        Write-Error "Artifact '$($s.Artifact)' not found in build $BuildId."
-        exit 1
-    }
-
-    # Symbols are downloaded as a folder => keep format=zip and append subPath
-    $symbolsUrl = Get-ArtifactDownloadUrl -BaseUrl $artifact.resource.downloadUrl -SubPath $s.SubPath -Format zip
-
-    $tmpZip = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("ptsym-$($s.Arch)-$([Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N')).zip")
-    $tmpExtract = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("ptsym-$($s.Arch)-$([Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))")
-    $stageRoot = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) ("ptsym-stage-$([Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N'))")
-
-    try {
-        Write-Host "Downloading symbols-$($s.Arch).zip ..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-        try {
-            Invoke-AdoDownload -Url $symbolsUrl -DestPath $tmpZip -Token $token
-        }
-        catch {
-            Write-Error "Symbols download failed for $($s.Arch): $_"
-            exit 1
-        }
-
-        Write-Host "  Extracting..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-        Expand-Archive -Path $tmpZip -DestinationPath $tmpExtract -Force
-
-        # Walk down while the current dir holds exactly one subfolder and no files.
-        $current = Get-Item $tmpExtract
-        while ($true) {
-            $children = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $current.FullName -Force
-            $subDirs = @($children | Where-Object { $_.PSIsContainer })
-            $files = @($children | Where-Object { -not $_.PSIsContainer })
-            if ($subDirs.Count -eq 1 -and $files.Count -eq 0) {
-                $current = $subDirs[0]
-            }
-            else {
-                break
-            }
-        }
-
-        # Stage to a folder named symbols-<arch> so the zip extracts to that name.
-        $stageInner = Join-Path $stageRoot "symbols-$($s.Arch)"
-        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $stageInner -Force | Out-Null
-        Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $current.FullName -Force | ForEach-Object {
-            Copy-Item -LiteralPath $_.FullName -Destination $stageInner -Recurse -Force
-        }
-
-        Write-Host "  Repacking to $finalZip ..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-        if (Test-Path $finalZip) { Remove-Item $finalZip -Force }
-        Compress-Archive -Path "$stageInner\*" -DestinationPath $finalZip -CompressionLevel Optimal
-
-        $sizeMB = [math]::Round((Get-Item $finalZip).Length / 1MB, 1)
-        Write-Host "  Saved symbols-$($s.Arch).zip ($sizeMB MB)" -ForegroundColor Green
-    }
-    catch {
-        # Don't leave a half-built zip behind if anything in the pipeline blew up.
-        if (Test-Path $finalZip) { Remove-Item $finalZip -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
-        throw
-    }
-    finally {
-        Remove-Item $tmpZip -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Remove-Item $tmpExtract -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-        Remove-Item $stageRoot -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    }
-}
-
-# --- Step 7: Compute SHA256 and build markdown ---
-Write-Host "`nComputing SHA256 hashes..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-
-$sb = [System.Text.StringBuilder]::new()
-[void]$sb.AppendLine("## Installer Hashes")
-[void]$sb.AppendLine("")
-[void]$sb.AppendLine("| Description | Filename | sha256 hash |")
-[void]$sb.AppendLine("| --- | --- | --- |")
-
-foreach ($t in $targets) {
-    $destPath = Join-Path $destFolder $t.FileName
-    $hash = (Get-FileHash -Path $destPath -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToUpper()
-    [void]$sb.AppendLine("| $($t.Description) | $($t.FileName) | $hash |")
-    Write-Host "  $($t.FileName)  $hash" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
-}
-
-$markdown = $sb.ToString()
-$mdPath = Join-Path $destFolder "hashes.md"
-Set-Content -Path $mdPath -Value $markdown -Encoding UTF8
-
-Write-Host "`nMarkdown written to: $mdPath" -ForegroundColor Green
-Write-Host "`n----- Installer Hashes -----`n" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-Write-Host $markdown
-
-Write-Host "Draft a new GitHub release at: https://github.com/$GitHubRepo/releases/new?tag=v$versionParam" -ForegroundColor Green

.github/workflows/auto-label-issues.yml

@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-name: Automatic Triaging on Issue Creation
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened, reopened]
-  # Manual trigger: go to Actions → "Automatic Triaging on Issue Creation" → Run workflow.
-  # Enter one or more comma-separated issue numbers (e.g. "1234" or "1234,1235,1236")
-  # to apply AI-generated area labels to existing untriaged issues.
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      issue_numbers:
-        description: 'Comma-separated issue number(s) to label (e.g. 1234 or 1234,1235)'
-        required: true
-
-permissions:
-  models: read
-  issues: write
-
-concurrency:
-  # Each workflow run gets its own concurrency group.
-  # For issue events, group by issue number so a rapid close+reopen only runs once.
-  # For manual dispatch (which may cover multiple issues), use the unique run ID.
-  group: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && format('{0}-issue-{1}', github.workflow, github.event.issue.number) || github.run_id }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  label:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Apply area labels with AI
-        uses: actions/github-script@v9
-        env:
-          # actions/github-script does not propagate `github-token` to
-          # process.env. Expose it explicitly so the inline script can
-          # authenticate against the GitHub Models inference endpoint.
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            // When triggered manually, process each supplied issue number in turn.
-            // When triggered by an issue event, use the event's issue number.
-            let issueNumbers;
-            if (context.eventName === 'workflow_dispatch') {
-              issueNumbers = String(context.payload.inputs.issue_numbers)
-                .split(',')
-                .map(s => parseInt(s.trim(), 10))
-                .filter(n => Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0);
-            } else {
-              issueNumbers = [context.issue.number];
-            }
-
-            if (issueNumbers.length === 0) {
-              console.log('No valid issue numbers to process; skipping.');
-              return;
-            }
-
-            for (const issueNumber of issueNumbers) {
-              console.log(`\n--- Processing issue #${issueNumber} ---`);
-              await labelIssue(issueNumber);
-            }
-
-            async function labelIssue(issueNumber) {
-              // Fetch the issue so both the automatic and manual paths have the same data.
-              const { data: issue } = await github.rest.issues.get({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo:  context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: issueNumber,
-              });
-
-              const title = issue.title ?? '';
-              const body  = issue.body  ?? '';
-
-              if (!title && !body) {
-                console.log(`Issue #${issueNumber} has no title or body; skipping.`);
-                return;
-              }
-
-              // Truncation limit for issue body sent to the model. Keeps the
-              // prompt within the model's context window and avoids high token usage.
-              const MAX_BODY_LENGTH = 4000;
-
-              // Upper bound on model response tokens. A JSON array of label strings
-              // is compact; 200 tokens is more than enough for any realistic response.
-              const MAX_TOKENS = 200;
-
-              // All valid Product-* and Area-* labels the agent may choose from.
-              const VALID_LABELS = [
-                'Product-Advanced Paste',
-                'Product-Always On Top',
-                'Product-Awake',
-                'Product-ColorPicker',
-                'Product-Command Not Found',
-                'Product-Command Palette',
-                'Product-CropAndLock',
-                'Product-Environment Variables',
-                'Product-FancyZones',
-                'Product-File Explorer',
-                'Product-File Locksmith',
-                'Product-Find My Mouse',
-                'Product-Grab And Move',
-                'Product-Hosts',
-                'Product-Image Resizer',
-                'Product-Keyboard Manager',
-                'Product-LightSwitch',
-                'Product-Mouse Highlighter',
-                'Product-Mouse Jump',
-                'Product-Mouse Pointer Crosshairs',
-                'Product-Mouse Utilities',
-                'Product-Mouse Without Borders',
-                'Product-New+',
-                'Product-Peek',
-                'Product-Power Display',
-                'Product-PowerRename',
-                'Product-PowerToys Run',
-                'Product-Quick Accent',
-                'Product-Registry Preview',
-                'Product-Screen Ruler',
-                'Product-Settings',
-                'Product-Shortcut Guide',
-                'Product-Text Extractor',
-                'Product-Workspaces',
-                'Product-ZoomIt',
-                'Area-Setup/Install',
-                'Area-Localization',
-              ];
-
-              const systemPrompt = `You are a GitHub issue triage assistant for the microsoft/PowerToys repository.
-              Your job is to classify issues by assigning the correct area label(s).
-
-              Rules:
-              - Only return labels from the following list, exactly as written:
-              ${VALID_LABELS.map(l => `  • ${l}`).join('\n')}
-              - Choose only the labels that clearly match the issue content.
-              - If the issue mentions multiple areas, include a label for each one.
-              - If no label fits, return an empty array.
-              - Respond with ONLY a JSON array of label strings, no explanation.
-                Example: ["Product-FancyZones","Product-Settings"]`;
-
-              const userPrompt = `Issue title: ${title}
-
-              Issue body:
-              ${body.slice(0, MAX_BODY_LENGTH)}`;
-
-              // Validate that the token is available before making the API call.
-              const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
-              if (!token) {
-                console.log('GITHUB_TOKEN is not set; skipping.');
-                return;
-              }
-
-              // Call the GitHub Models inference endpoint (OpenAI-compatible).
-              const response = await fetch(
-                'https://models.inference.ai.azure.com/chat/completions',
-                {
-                  method: 'POST',
-                  headers: {
-                    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
-                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                  },
-                  body: JSON.stringify({
-                    model: 'gpt-4o-mini',
-                    messages: [
-                      { role: 'system', content: systemPrompt },
-                      { role: 'user',   content: userPrompt   },
-                    ],
-                    max_tokens: MAX_TOKENS,
-                    // temperature: 0 ensures deterministic, consistent label
-                    // classification across similar issues.
-                    temperature: 0,
-                  }),
-                }
-              );
-
-              if (!response.ok) {
-                const errorBody = await response.text();
-                console.log(`GitHub Models API error: ${response.status} ${response.statusText} — ${errorBody}`);
-                return;
-              }
-
-              const data = await response.json();
-              const text = data.choices?.[0]?.message?.content?.trim() ?? '';
-              console.log(`Model response: ${text}`);
-
-              let suggested;
-              try {
-                suggested = JSON.parse(text);
-              } catch {
-                console.log('Could not parse model response as JSON; skipping.');
-                return;
-              }
-
-              if (!Array.isArray(suggested) || suggested.length === 0) {
-                console.log('No labels suggested by the model.');
-                return;
-              }
-
-              // Only apply labels that are in the allow-list.
-              const validSet = new Set(VALID_LABELS);
-              const toApply  = [...new Set(suggested.filter(l => validSet.has(l)))];
-
-              if (toApply.length === 0) {
-                console.log('Model returned no valid labels.');
-                return;
-              }
-
-              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo:  context.repo.repo,
-                issue_number: issueNumber,
-                labels: toApply,
-              });
-              console.log(`Issue #${issueNumber}: added labels: ${toApply.join(', ')}`);
-            }

.github/workflows/msstore-submissions.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           export $(echo 'anypass_just_to_unlock' | gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=gpg,pkcs11,secrets,ssh)
 
       - name: Log in to Azure
-        uses: azure/login@v3
+        uses: azure/login@v2
         with:
           client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
           tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: microsoft/setup-msstore-cli@v1
 
       - name: Fetch Store Credential
-        uses: azure/cli@v3
+        uses: azure/cli@v2
         with:
           azcliversion: latest
           inlineScript: |-

.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:
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ on:
     types:
       - "created"
 
-permissions: {}
-
 jobs:
   spelling:
     name: Check Spelling
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       followup: ${{ steps.spelling.outputs.followup }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ (contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') && github.event.pull_request.state == 'open') || github.event_name == 'push' }}
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event_name, 'pull_request') || github.event_name == 'push' }}
     concurrency:
       group: spelling-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
       # note: If you use only_check_changed_files, you do not want cancel-in-progress
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: check-spelling
         id: spelling
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
         with:
           config: .github/actions/spell-check
           suppress_push_for_open_pull_request: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && 1 }}
@@ -137,12 +135,11 @@ jobs:
             cspell:cpp/compiler-msvc.txt
             cspell:python/common/extra.txt
             cspell:scala/scala.txt
-          ignored: ignored-expect-variant
 
   comment-push:
     name: Report (Push)
     # If your workflow isn't running on push, you can remove this job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: spelling
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -150,23 +147,30 @@ jobs:
     if: (success() || failure()) && needs.spelling.outputs.followup && github.event_name == 'push'
     steps:
       - name: comment
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
         with:
+          config: .github/actions/spell-check
+          checkout: true
+          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-slim
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     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
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
         with:
+          config: .github/actions/spell-check
+          checkout: true
+          spell_check_this: check-spelling/spell-check-this@prerelease
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: ${{ github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' && 1 }}
 
@@ -176,13 +180,12 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
       actions: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{
       github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' &&
       github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
       github.event.issue.pull_request &&
-      contains(github.event.comment.body, '@check-spelling-bot') &&
-      contains(github.event.comment.body, 'apply') &&
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, '@check-spelling-bot apply') &&
       contains(github.event.comment.body, 'https://')
       }}
     concurrency:
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: false
     steps:
       - name: apply spelling updates
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
         with:
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: ${{ github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' && 1 }}
           checkout: true

.gitignore

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

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -217,11 +217,7 @@
             "PowerToys.PowerAccentModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerAccentKeyboardService.dll",
 
-            "PowerToys.PowerDisplayModuleInterface.dll",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerDisplay.dll",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerDisplay.exe",
             "PowerDisplay.Lib.dll",
-            "PowerDisplay.Models.dll",
 
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerRenameExt.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerRename.exe",
@@ -250,9 +246,6 @@
             "PowerToys.ZoomItModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.ZoomItSettingsInterop.dll",
 
-            "PowerToys.GrabAndMove.exe",
-            "PowerToys.GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.dll",
-
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
 
@@ -264,8 +257,8 @@
             "Workspaces.ModuleServices.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.dll",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
-            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
+            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
+            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
             "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix",
 
             "PowerToys.DSC.dll",

.pipelines/v2/ci.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pr:
     include:
       - main
       - stable
-  drafts: false
 #  paths:
 #    exclude:
 #      - '**.md'

.pipelines/v2/release.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
     default: false
 
+  - name: codeSign
+    displayName: "Enable Code Signing"
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+
   - name: versionNumber
     displayName: "Version Number"
     type: string
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ extends:
               versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
               publishArtifacts: false # 1ES PT handles publication for us.
               official: true
-              codeSign: true
+              codeSign: ${{ parameters.codeSign }}
               runTests: false
               buildTests: false
               signingIdentity:
@@ -130,7 +135,7 @@ extends:
                 name: SHINE-INT-L
                 os: windows
               official: true
-              codeSign: true
+              codeSign: ${{ parameters.codeSign }}
               signingIdentity:
                 serviceName: $(SigningServiceName)
                 appId: $(SigningAppId)

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

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ parameters:
     default: false
   - name: winAppSDKVersionNumber
     type: string
-    default: '2.0'
+    default: 1.6
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
   - template: steps-ensure-dotnet-version.yml
     parameters:
       sdk: true
-      version: '10.0'
+      version: '9.0'
 
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.runTests, true) }}:
     - task: VisualStudioTestPlatformInstaller@1
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ jobs:
           /p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false
           /p:PowerToysRoot=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           /p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml
-          /p:TargetFramework=net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+          /p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
           /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\publish-${{ join('_',split(project, '/')) }}.binlog
           $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
         platform: $(BuildPlatform)

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-ui-tests.yml

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
   - template: steps-ensure-dotnet-version.yml
     parameters:
       sdk: true
-      version: '10.0'
+      version: '9.0'
 
   - template: .\steps-restore-nuget.yml
 

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ parameters:
     default: false
   - name: winAppSDKVersionNumber
     type: string
-    default: '2.0'
+    default: 1.6
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-official-build.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ stages:
               name: SHINE-INT-L
             ${{ else }}:
               name: SHINE-OSS-L
-            demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS18-Latest
           buildPlatforms:
             - ${{ parameters.platform }}
           uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}

.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-ensure-dotnet-version.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 parameters:
 - name: version
   type: string
-  default: "10.0"
+  default: "9.0"
 - name: sdk
   type: boolean
   default: false

.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-update-winappsdk-and-restore-nuget.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 parameters:
   - name: versionNumber
     type: string
-    default: '2.0'
+    default: 1.6
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false

.pipelines/verifyNoticeMdAgainstNugetPackages.ps1

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $totalList = $projFiles | ForEach-Object -Parallel {
     #Workaround for preventing exit code from dotnet process from reflecting exit code in PowerShell
     $procInfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo -Property @{ 
         FileName               = "dotnet.exe"; 
-        Arguments              = "list $csproj package --no-restore"; 
+        Arguments              = "list $csproj package"; 
         RedirectStandardOutput = $true; 
         RedirectStandardError  = $true; 
     }

.vscode/settings.json

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

AGENTS.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: 'Top-level AI contributor guidance for developing PowerToys - a col
 applyTo: '**'
 ---
 
-# PowerToys – AI contributor guide
+# PowerToys – AI Contributor Guide
 
 This is the top-level guidance for AI contributions to PowerToys. Keep changes atomic, follow existing patterns, and cite exact paths in PRs.
 
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ For architecture details and module types, see [Architecture Overview](doc/devdo
 ## Conventions
 
 For detailed coding conventions, see:
-
 - [Coding Guidelines](doc/devdocs/development/guidelines.md) – Dependencies, testing, PR management
 - [Coding Style](doc/devdocs/development/style.md) – Formatting, C++/C#/XAML style rules
 - [Logging](doc/devdocs/development/logging.md) – C++ spdlog and C# Logger usage
 
-### Component-specific instructions
+### Component-Specific Instructions
 
 These instruction files are automatically applied when working in their respective areas:
-
 - [Runner & Settings UI](.github/instructions/runner-settings-ui.instructions.md) – IPC contracts, schema migrations
 - [Common Libraries](.github/instructions/common-libraries.instructions.md) – ABI stability, shared code guidelines
 
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ These instruction files are automatically applied when working in their respecti
 - Windows 10 1803+ (April 2018 Update or newer)
 - Initialize submodules once: `git submodule update --init --recursive`
 
-### Build commands
+### Build Commands
 
 | Task | Command |
 |------|---------|
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ These instruction files are automatically applied when working in their respecti
 | Build current folder | `tools\build\build.cmd` |
 | Build with options | `build.ps1 -Platform x64 -Configuration Release` |
 
-### Build discipline
+### Build Discipline
 
 1. One terminal per operation (build → test). Do not switch or open new ones mid-flow
 2. After making changes, `cd` to the project folder that changed (`.csproj`/`.vcxproj`)
@@ -64,10 +62,9 @@ These instruction files are automatically applied when working in their respecti
 6. On failure, read the errors log: `build.<config>.<platform>.errors.log`
 7. Do not start tests or launch Runner until the build succeeds
 
-### Build logs
+### Build Logs
 
 Located next to the solution/project being built:
-
 - `build.<configuration>.<platform>.errors.log` – errors only (check this first)
 - `build.<configuration>.<platform>.all.log` – full log
 - `build.<configuration>.<platform>.trace.binlog` – for MSBuild Structured Log Viewer
@@ -76,18 +73,18 @@ For complete details, see [Build Guidelines](tools/build/BUILD-GUIDELINES.md).
 
 ## Tests
 
-### Test discovery
+### Test Discovery
 
 - Find test projects by product code prefix (e.g., `FancyZones`, `AdvancedPaste`)
 - Look for sibling folders or 1-2 levels up named `<Product>*UnitTests` or `<Product>*UITests`
 
-### Running tests
+### Running Tests
 
 1. **Build the test project first**, wait for exit code 0
 2. Run via VS Test Explorer (`Ctrl+E, T`) or `vstest.console.exe` with filters
 3. **Avoid `dotnet test`** in this repo – use VS Test Explorer or vstest.console.exe
 
-### Test types
+### Test Types
 
 | Type | Requirements | Setup |
 |------|--------------|-------|
@@ -95,13 +92,13 @@ For complete details, see [Build Guidelines](tools/build/BUILD-GUIDELINES.md).
 | UI Tests | WinAppDriver v1.2.1, Developer Mode | Install from [WinAppDriver releases](https://github.com/microsoft/WinAppDriver/releases/tag/v1.2.1) |
 | Fuzz Tests | OneFuzz, .NET 8 | See [Fuzzing Tests](doc/devdocs/tools/fuzzingtesting.md) |
 
-### Test discipline
+### Test Discipline
 
 1. Add or adjust tests when changing behavior
 2. If tests skipped, state why (e.g., comment-only change, string rename)
 3. New modules handling file I/O or user input **must** implement fuzzing tests
 
-### Special requirements
+### Special Requirements
 
 - **Mouse Without Borders**: Requires 2+ physical computers (not VMs)
 - **Multi-monitor utilities**: Test with 2+ monitors, different DPI settings
@@ -110,14 +107,14 @@ For UI test setup details, see [UI Tests](doc/devdocs/development/ui-tests.md).
 
 ## Boundaries
 
-### Ask for clarification when
+### Ask for Clarification When
 
 - Ambiguous spec after scanning relevant docs
 - Cross-module impact (shared enum/struct) is unclear
 - Security, elevation, or installer changes involved
 - GPO or policy handling modifications needed
 
-### Areas requiring extra care
+### Areas Requiring Extra Care
 
 | Area | Concern | Reference |
 |------|---------|-----------|
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ For UI test setup details, see [UI Tests](doc/devdocs/development/ui-tests.md).
 | Installer files | Release impact | Careful review required |
 | Elevation/GPO logic | Security | Confirm no regression in policy handling |
 
-### What not to do
+### What NOT to Do
 
 - Don't merge incomplete features into main (use feature branches)
 - Don't break IPC/JSON contracts without updating both runner and settings-ui
@@ -146,27 +143,23 @@ Before finishing, verify:
 
 ## Documentation Index
 
-### Core architecture
-
+### Core Architecture
 - [Architecture Overview](doc/devdocs/core/architecture.md)
 - [Runner](doc/devdocs/core/runner.md)
 - [Settings System](doc/devdocs/core/settings/readme.md)
 - [Module Interface](doc/devdocs/modules/interface.md)
 
 ### Development
-
 - [Coding Guidelines](doc/devdocs/development/guidelines.md)
 - [Coding Style](doc/devdocs/development/style.md)
 - [Logging](doc/devdocs/development/logging.md)
 - [UI Tests](doc/devdocs/development/ui-tests.md)
 - [Fuzzing Tests](doc/devdocs/tools/fuzzingtesting.md)
 
-### Build & tools
-
+### Build & Tools
 - [Build Guidelines](tools/build/BUILD-GUIDELINES.md)
 - [Tools Overview](doc/devdocs/tools/readme.md)
 
-### Instructions (auto-applied)
-
+### Instructions (Auto-Applied)
 - [Runner & Settings UI](.github/instructions/runner-settings-ui.instructions.md)
 - [Common Libraries](.github/instructions/common-libraries.instructions.md)

COMMUNITY.md

@@ -1,109 +1,84 @@
 # Community
 
-The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the support of an amazing active community. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn't be near what it is without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thanks and to recognize your work. This is a living document dedicated to highlighting the high impact community members and their contributions.
+The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the support of an amazing active community.  The work you do is incredibly important.  PowerToys wouldn’t be near what it is without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features.  We want to say thanks and to recognize your work.  This is a living document dedicated to highlighting the high impact community members and their contributions.
 
-Names are in alphabetical order, based on first name.
+Names are in alphabetical order based on first name.
 
 ## High impact community members
 
-### [@cgaarden](https://github.com/cgaarden) - [Christian Gaarden Gaardmark](https://www.onegreatworld.com)
-
-Christian contributed the New+ utility
+### [@cgaarden](https://github.com/cgaarden) - [Christian Gaarden Gaardmark](https://www.onegreatworld.com) 
+Christian contributed New+ utility
 
 ### [@CleanCodeDeveloper](https://github.com/CleanCodeDeveloper)
-
 CleanCodeDeveloper helped do massive amounts of code stability and image resizer work.
 
 ### [@plante-msft](https://github.com/plante-msft) - Connor Plante
-
 Connor was the creator of Workspaces and helped create Command Palette (PowerToys Run v2)
 
 ### [@damienleroy](https://github.com/damienleroy) - [Damien Leroy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/Damien-Leroy-b2734416a/)
-
 Damien has helped out by developing and contributing the Quick Accent utility.
 
 ### [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment) - [David Rayment](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-rayment-168b5251/)
-
 Dave has helped improve the experience inside of Peek by adding in new features and fixing bugs.
 
 ### [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti) - [Davide Giacometti](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidegiacometti/)
-
 Davide has helped fix multiple bugs, added new utilities, features, as well as help us with the ARM64 effort by porting applications to .NET Core.
 
 ### [@ethanfangg](https://github.com/ethanfangg) - Ethan Fang
-
 Ethan helped run PowerToys and worked on improving and prototyping out next generation PowerToys
 
 ### [@franky920920](https://github.com/franky920920) - [Franky Chen](https://frankychen.net)
-
 Franky has helped triaging, discussing, and creating a substantial number of issues and contributed features/fixes to PowerToys.
 
 ### [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek) - Heiko
-
 Heiko has helped triaging, discussing, and creating a substantial number of issues and contributed features/fixes to PowerToys.
 
 ### [@Jay-o-Way](https://github.com/Jay-o-Way) - Jay
-
 Jay has helped triaging, discussing, creating a substantial number of issues and PRs.
 
 ### [@jefflord](https://github.com/Jjefflord) - Jeff Lord
-
-Jeff added multiple new features to Keyboard Manager, such as key chord support and launching apps. He also contributed multiple features/fixes to PowerToys.
+Jeff added in multiple new features into Keyboard manager, such as key chord support and launching apps. He also contributed multiple features/fixes to PowerToys.
 
 ### [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler) - [Jeremy Sinclair](http://sinclairinat0r.com)
-
-Jeremy has helped drive substantial ARM64 support within PowerToys.
+Jeremy has helped drive large sums of the ARM64 support inside PowerToys
 
 ### [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek) - [Jiří Polášek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
-
 Jiří has contributed a massive number of features and improvements to Command Palette, including drag & drop support, custom themes, Web Search enhancements, Remote Desktop extension fixes, and many UX improvements.
 
 ### [@TheJoeFin](https://github.com/TheJoeFin) - [Joe Finney](https://joefinapps.com)
-
-Joe has helped with triaging, discussing issues as well as fixing bugs and building features for Text Extractor.
+Joe has helped triaging, discussing, issues as well as fixing bugs and building features for Text Extractor.
 
 ### [@joadoumie](https://github.com/joadoumie) - Jordi Adoumie
-
 Jordi helped innovate amazing new features into Advanced Paste and helped create Command Palette (PowerToys Run v2)
-
+  
 ### [@jsoref](https://github.com/jsoref) - [Josh Soref](https://check-spelling.dev/)
-
 Helping keep our spelling correct :)
 
 ### [@martinchrzan](https://github.com/martinchrzan/) - Martin Chrzan
-
 Color Picker is from Martin.
 
 ### [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton) - [Michael Clayton](https://michael-clayton.com)
-
 Michael contributed the [initial version](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/23216) of the Mouse Jump tool and [a number of updates](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3Amikeclayton) based on his FancyMouse utility.
 
 ### [@Noraa-Junker](https://github.com/Noraa-Junker) - [Noraa Junker](https://noraajunker.ch)
-
 Noraa has helped triaging, discussing, and creating a substantial number of issues and contributed features/fixes. Noraa was the primary person for helping build the File Explorer preview pane handler for developer files.
 
 ### [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas/) - Pedro Lamas
-
-Pedro helped create the thumbnail and File Explorer previewers for 3D files like STL and GCode. If you like 3D printing, these are very helpful.
+Pedro helped create the thumbnail and File Explorer previewers for 3D files like STL and GCode.  If you like 3D printing, these are very helpful.
 
 ### [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi/) - PesBandi
-
 PesBandi has helped do massive amounts of Quick Accent and bug fixes.
 
 ### [@riverar](https://github.com/riverar) - [Rafael Rivera](https://withinrafael.com/)
-
-Rafael has helped do the [upgrade from CppWinRT 1.x to 2.0](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1907). He directly provided feedback to the CppWinRT team for bugs from this migration as well.
+Rafael has helped do the [upgrade from CppWinRT 1.x to 2.0](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1907).  He directly provided feedback to the CppWinRT team for bugs from this migration as well.
 
 ### [@royvou](https://github.com/royvou)
-
 Roy has helped out contributing multiple features to PowerToys Run
 
 ### [@ThiefZero](https://github.com/ThiefZero)
-
-ThiefZero has helped contribute features to PowerToys Run, such as the unit converter plugin
+ThiefZero has helped out contributing a features to PowerToys Run such as the unit converter plugin
 
 ### [@TobiasSekan](https://github.com/TobiasSekan) - Tobias Sekan
-
 Tobias Sekan has helped out contributing features to PowerToys Run such as Settings plugin, Registry plugin
 
 ## Open source projects
@@ -119,8 +94,7 @@ Their fork of Wox was the base of PowerToys Run.
 Initial base of jjw24's fork, which makes it the base of PowerToys Run.
 
 ### [Text-Grab](https://github.com/TheJoeFin/Text-Grab) - Joseph Finney
-
-Joe helped develop and contribute to the Text Extractor utility. It is directly based on his Text Grab application.
+Joe helped develop and contribute to the Text Extractor utility.  It is directly based on his Text Grab application.
 
 ## Microsoft community members
 
@@ -128,7 +102,7 @@ We would like to also directly call out some extremely helpful Microsoft employe
 
 ### [@betsegaw](https://github.com/betsegaw/) - [Betsegaw Tadele](http://www.dreamsofameaningfullife.com/)
 
-Window Walker, inside PowerToys Run, is from Beta.
+Window Walker, inside PowerToys Run, is from Beta.  
 
 ### [@TheMrJukes](https://github.com/TheMrJukes/) - Bret Anderson
 
@@ -151,7 +125,6 @@ PowerToys Awake is a tool to keep your computer awake.
 Randy contributed Registry Preview and some very early conversations about keyboard remapping.
 
 ### [@cinnamon-msft](https://github.com/cinnamon-msft) - Kayla Cinnamon
-
 Kayla was a former lead for PowerToys and helped create multiple utilities, maintained the GitHub repo, and collaborated with the community to improve the overall product
 
 ### [@oldnewthing](https://github.com/oldnewthing) - Raymond Chen
@@ -162,48 +135,46 @@ Find My Mouse is based on Raymond Chen's SuperSonar.
 
 Crop And Lock is based on the original work of Robert Mikhayelyan, with Program Manager support from [@kevinguo305](https://github.com/kevinguo305) - Kevin Guo.
 
-ZoomIt's Video Recording Session code is based on Robert Mikhayelyan's <https://github.com/robmikh/capturevideosample> code.
+ZoomIt's Video Recording Session code is based on Robert Mikhayelyan's https://github.com/robmikh/capturevideosample code.
 
 ### Microsoft InVEST team
 
-This amazing team helped PowerToys develop PowerToys Run and Keyboard manager as well as update our Settings to v2. @alekhyareddy28, @arjunbalgovind, @jyuwono @laviusmotileng-ms, @ryanbodrug-microsoft, @saahmedm, @somil55, @traies, @udit3333
+This amazing team helped PowerToys develop PowerToys Run and Keyboard manager as well as update our Settings to v2.  @alekhyareddy28, @arjunbalgovind, @jyuwono @laviusmotileng-ms, @ryanbodrug-microsoft, @saahmedm, @somil55, @traies, @udit3333
 
 ## Mouse Without Borders original contributors
-
-Project creator: Truong Do (Đỗ Đức Trường)
+*Project creator: Truong Do (Đỗ Đức Trường)*
 
 Other contributors:
-
-- Microsoft Garage: Quinn Hawkins, Michael Low, Joe Coplen, Nino Yuniardi, Gwyneth Marshall, David Andrews, Karen Luecking
-- Peter Hauge - Visual Studio
-- Bruce Dawson - Windows Fundamentals
-- Alan Myrvold - Office Security
-- Adrian Garside - WEX
-- Scott Bradner - Surface
-- Aleks Gershaft - Windows Azure
-- Chinh Huynh - Windows Azure
-- Long Nguyen - Data Center
-- Triet Le - Cloud Engineering
-- Luke Schoen - Excel
-- Bao Nguyen - Bing
-- Ross Nichols - Windows
-- Ryan Baltazar - Windows
-- Ed Essey - The Garage
-- Mario Madden - The Garage
-- Karthick Mahalingam - ACE
-- Pooja Kamra - ACE
-- Justin White - SA
-- Chris Ransom - SA
-- Mike Ricks - Red Team
-- Randy Santossio - Surface
-- Ashish Sen Jaswal - Device Health
-- Zoltan Harmath - Security Tools
-- Luciano Krigun - Security Products
-- Jo Hemmerlein - Red Team
-- Chris Johnson - Surface Hub
-- Loren Ponten - Surface Hub
-- Paul Schmitt - WWL
-- And many other Users!
+  * Microsoft Garage: Quinn Hawkins, Michael Low, Joe Coplen, Nino Yuniardi, Gwyneth Marshall, David Andrews, Karen Luecking
+  * Peter Hauge - Visual Studio
+  * Bruce Dawson - Windows Fundamentals
+  * Alan Myrvold - Office Security
+  * Adrian Garside - WEX
+  * Scott Bradner - Surface
+  * Aleks Gershaft - Windows Azure
+  * Chinh Huynh - Windows Azure
+  * Long Nguyen - Data Center
+  * Triet Le - Cloud Engineering
+  * Luke Schoen - Excel
+  * Bao Nguyen - Bing
+  * Ross Nichols - Windows
+  * Ryan Baltazar - Windows
+  * Ed Essey - The Garage
+  * Mario Madden - The Garage
+  * Karthick Mahalingam - ACE
+  * Pooja Kamra - ACE
+  * Justin White - SA
+  * Chris Ransom - SA
+  * Mike Ricks - Red Team
+  * Randy Santossio - Surface
+  * Ashish Sen Jaswal - Device Health
+  * Zoltan Harmath - Security Tools
+  * Luciano Krigun - Security Products
+  * Jo Hemmerlein - Red Team
+  * Chris Johnson - Surface Hub
+  * Loren Ponten - Surface Hub
+  * Paul Schmitt - WWL
+  * And many other Users!
 
 ## ZoomIt original contributors
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# PowerToys contributor's guide
+# PowerToys Contributor's Guide
 
 Below is our guidance for reporting issues, proposing new features, and submitting contributions via Pull Requests (PRs). Our philosophy is to understand the problem and scenarios first, which is why we follow this pattern before work starts.
 
@@ -6,46 +6,46 @@ Below is our guidance for reporting issues, proposing new features, and submitti
 2. There has been a conversation.
 3. There is agreement on the problem, the fit for PowerToys, and the solution to the problem (implementation).
 
-## Filing an issue
+## Filing an Issue
 
 **Importance of Filing an Issue First**
 
-Please follow this rule to help eliminate wasted effort and frustration, and to ensure an efficient and effective use of everyone's time:
+Please follow this rule to help eliminate wasted effort and frustration, and to ensure an efficient and effective use of everyone’s time:
 
 > 👉 If you have a question, think you've discovered an issue, or would like to propose a new feature, please find/file an issue **BEFORE** starting work to fix/implement it.
 
 When requesting new features or enhancements, providing additional evidence, data, tweets, blog posts, or research is extremely helpful. This information gives context to the scenario that may otherwise be lost.
 
-- Unsure whether it's an issue or feature request? File an issue.
-- Have a question that isn't answered in the docs, videos, etc.? File an issue.
-- Want to know if we're planning a particular feature? File an issue.
-- Got a great idea for a new utility or feature? File an issue/request/idea.
-- Don't understand how to do something? File an issue/Community Guidance Request.
-- Found an existing issue that describes yours? Great! Upvote and add additional commentary, info, or repro steps.
+* Unsure whether it’s an issue or feature request? File an issue.
+* Have a question that isn't answered in the docs, videos, etc.? File an issue.
+* Want to know if we’re planning a particular feature? File an issue.
+* Got a great idea for a new utility or feature? File an issue/request/idea.
+* Don’t understand how to do something? File an issue/Community Guidance Request.
+* Found an existing issue that describes yours? Great! Upvote and add additional commentary, info, or repro steps.
 
-A quick search before filing an issue could be helpful. It's likely someone else has found the same problem, and they may even be working on or have already contributed a fix!
+A quick search before filing an issue could be helpful. It’s likely someone else has found the same problem, and they may even be working on or have already contributed a fix!
 
-### Indicating interest in issues
+### Indicating Interest in Issues
 
 To let the team know which issues are important, upvote by clicking the [+😊] button and the 👍 icon on the original issue post. Avoid comments like "+1" or "me too" as they clutter the discussion and make it harder to prioritize requests.
 
 ---
 
-## Contributing fixes or features
+## Contributing Fixes/Features
 
-Please comment on our [Would you like to contribute to PowerToys?](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/28769) thread to let us know you're interested in working on something before you start. This helps avoid multiple people unexpectedly working on the same thing and ensures everyone is clear on what should be done. It's less work for everyone to establish this up front.
+Please comment on our ["Would you like to contribute to PowerToys?"](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/28769) thread to let us know you're interested in working on something before you start. This helps avoid multiple people unexpectedly working on the same thing and ensures everyone is clear on what should be done. It's less work for everyone to establish this up front.
 
-### Localization issues
+### Localization Issues
 
 For localization issues, please file an issue to notify our internal localization team, as community PRs for localization aren't accepted. Localization is handled exclusively by the internal Microsoft team.
 
-### To spec or not to spec
+### To Spec or Not to Spec
 
 A key point is for everyone to understand the approach that will be taken. We want to be sure that any work done will be accepted. Larger-scope items will require a spec to outline the approach and allow for discussion. Specs help collaborators consider different solutions, describe feature behavior, and plan for errors. Achieving agreement in a spec before writing code often results in simpler code and less wasted effort.
 
 Once a team member has agreed with your approach, proceed to the "Development" section below. Team members are happy to help review specs and guide them to completion.
 
-### Help wanted
+### Help Wanted
 
 Once the team has approved an issue/spec approach, development can proceed. If no developers are immediately available, the spec may be parked and labeled "Help Wanted," ready for a developer to get started. For development opportunities, visit [Issues labeled Help Wanted](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/labels/Help%20Wanted).
 
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ Once the team has approved an issue/spec approach, development can proceed. If n
 
 Follow the [development guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/doc/devdocs/readme.md).
 
-### Naming features and functionality
+### Naming Features and Functionality
 
 Names should be descriptive and straightforward, clearly reflecting functionality and usefulness.
 
-### Becoming a collaborator on the PowerToys team
+### Becoming a Collaborator on the PowerToys Team
 
-Be an active community member! Make helpful contributions by filing bugs, offering suggestions, developing fixes and features, conducting code reviews, and updating documentation.
+Be an active community member! Make helpful contributions by filing bugs, offering suggestions, developing fixes and features, conducting code reviews, and updating documentation. 
 
 When the time comes, Microsoft will reach out to you about becoming a formal team member. Just make sure they have a way to contact you. 😊
 
 ---
 
-## Thank you
+## Thank You
 
 Thank you in advance for your contribution! We appreciate your help in making PowerToys a better tool for everyone.

Directory.Build.props

@@ -171,12 +171,6 @@
       $(USERPROFILE)\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\PowerToys\**;
     </MSBuildCacheAllowFileAccessAfterProjectFinishFilePatterns>
 
-    <!-- dotnet.exe seems to access files after builds. Temporarily putting in this entry for testing if we get further. This looks to be related to a .NET Roslyn Analyzer in .NET 10-->
-    <MSBuildCacheAllowFileAccessAfterProjectFinishProcessPatterns>
-      $(MSBuildCacheAllowFileAccessAfterProjectFinishProcessPatterns);
-      \**\dotnet\dotnet.exe;
-      \**\vbcscompiler.exe;
-    </MSBuildCacheAllowFileAccessAfterProjectFinishProcessPatterns>
     <!-- 
       This repo uses a common output directory with many projects writing duplicate outputs. Allow everything, but note this costs some performance in the form of requiring
       the cache to use copies instead of hardlinks when pulling from cache.

Directory.Build.targets

@@ -65,20 +65,4 @@
   <!-- Note: For C++ skipped test projects, build is effectively skipped by removing all compile items above.
        We don't define empty Build/Rebuild/Clean targets here because MSBuild Target definitions with Condition
        on the Target element still override the default targets even when condition is false. -->
-
-  <!-- Clean up unused VC++ runtime DLLs that CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir copies from the full
-       VCRedist tree (MFC, C++ AMP, OpenMP). No PowerToys binary links against these — verified
-       with dumpbin /dependents across all installed binaries. -->
-  <Target Name="RemoveUnusedVCRuntimeDlls"
-          AfterTargets="Build"
-          Condition="'$(CopyCppRuntimeToOutputDir)' == 'true' and '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls Include="$(OutDir)mfc140*.dll" />
-      <_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls Include="$(OutDir)mfcm140*.dll" />
-      <_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls Include="$(OutDir)vcamp140*.dll" />
-      <_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls Include="$(OutDir)vcomp140*.dll" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-    <Delete Files="@(_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls)" Condition="'@(_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls)' != ''" />
-    <Message Importance="normal" Text="Cleaned up unused VC runtime DLLs: @(_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls)" Condition="'@(_UnusedVCRuntimeDlls)' != ''" />
-  </Target>
 </Project>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="2.1.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.251219" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" /> 
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.260116-build.2514" />
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     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
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     <PackageVersion Include="Markdig.Signed" Version="0.34.0" />
     <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="10.0.102" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.9.260303001" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.10" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Graphics.Win2D" Version="1.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="2.0.250303.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.9.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.9.1-preview.1.25474.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="0.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.66.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI" Version="1.66.0" />
@@ -64,24 +63,24 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.3719.77" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.3179.45" />
     <!-- Package Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Drawing.Common but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.269" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.183" />
     <!-- CsWinRT version needs to be set to have a WinRT.Runtime.dll at the same version contained inside the NET SDK we're currently building on CI. -->
     <!-- 
       TODO: in Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props, on upgrade, verify RemoveCsWinRTPackageAnalyzer is no longer needed.  
       This is present due to a bug in CsWinRT where WPF projects cause the analyzer to fail.
 	-->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" Version="1.0.250325.1"/>
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" Version="1.0.231216.1"/>
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.6901" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" Version="2.0.20" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="2.0.185" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="2.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.260209005" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" Version="1.8.260203002" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="1.8.47" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="1.8.260209005" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" Version="2.0.9" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.39" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Extensions.Logging" Version="5.3.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Schema" Version="5.2.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenAI" Version="2.5.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Polly.Core" Version="8.6.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ReverseMarkdown" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="RtfPipe" Version="2.0.7677.4303" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote" Version="3.0.1" />
@@ -105,28 +105,31 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="StreamJsonRpc" Version="2.21.69" />
     <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
     <!-- Package System.CodeDom added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Management but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <!-- Package System.Data.SqlClient added to force it as a dependency of Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility to the latest version available at this time. -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.9.0" />
     <!-- Package System.Diagnostics.EventLog added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Data.OleDb but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.10" />
     <!-- Package System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.11. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.ClientModel" Version="1.7.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Numerics.Tensors" Version="9.0.11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="10.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ToolGood.Words.Pinyin" Version="3.1.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />

NOTICE.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ This software incorporates material from third parties.
 
 ### Martin Chrzan's Color Picker
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker>
+**Source**: https://github.com/martinchrzan/ColorPicker
 
 MIT License
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ We use the WyHash NuGet package for calculating stable hashes for strings.
 
 **Source**: [https://github.com/wangyi-fudan/wyhash](https://github.com/wangyi-fudan/wyhash)
 
-```text
+```
 This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
 
 Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ We use the ToolGood.Words.Pinyin NuGet package for converting Chinese characters
 
 **Source**: [https://github.com/toolgood/ToolGood.Words.Pinyin](https://github.com/toolgood/ToolGood.Words.Pinyin)
 
-```text
+```
 MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2020 ToolGood
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 ```
 
-## Utility: Command palette built-in extensions
+
+## Utility: Command Palette Built-in Extensions
 
 ### Calculator
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ We use the exprtk library (exprtk.hpp) to evaluate mathematical expressions.
 
 **Source**: [https://github.com/ArashPartow/exprtk](https://github.com/ArashPartow/exprtk)
 
-```text
+```
 MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 1999-2024 Arash Partow
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ TORT OR  OTHERWISE, ARISING  FROM, OUT  OF OR  IN CONNECTION  WITH THE
 SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 ```
 
-## Utility: PowerToys Run built-in extensions
+## Utility: PowerToys Run Built-in Extensions
 
 ### Calculator
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ We use the Mages NuGet package for calculating the result of expression.
 
 **Source**: [https://github.com/FlorianRappl/Mages](https://github.com/FlorianRappl/Mages)
 
-```text
+```
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
 Copyright (c) 2016 - 2025 Florian Rappl
@@ -177,13 +178,13 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 ```
 
-## Utility: File Explorer add-ins
+## Utility: File Explorer Add-ins
 
 ### Monaco Editor
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor>
+**Source**: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
 
-**Additional third party notifications:** <https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt>
+**Additional third party notifications:** https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -207,9 +208,9 @@ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 
-### The Quite OK image format reference decoder
+### The Quite OK Image Format reference decoder
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/phoboslab/qoi>
+**Source**: https://github.com/phoboslab/qoi
 
 **Note**: [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas) translated and adapted the reference decoder code to C# that is in PowerToys from the original C++ implementation.
 
@@ -239,9 +240,9 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 We use the UTF.Unknown NuGet package for detecting encoding in text/code files.
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/CharsetDetector/UTF-unknown>
+**Source**: https://github.com/CharsetDetector/UTF-unknown
 
-```text
+```
                           MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE
                                 Version 1.1
 
@@ -715,9 +716,9 @@ EXHIBIT A -Mozilla Public License.
 
 ## Utility: ImageResizer
 
-### Brice Lams's Image Resizer license
+### Brice Lams's Image Resizer License
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/bricelam/ImageResizer/>
+**Source**: https://github.com/bricelam/ImageResizer/
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -743,10 +744,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 ## Utility: PowerToys Run
 
-### Wox license
+### Wox License
 
-**Fork project source**: <https://github.com/jjw24/Wox/>
-**Base project source**: <https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox>
+**Fork project source**: https://github.com/jjw24/Wox/
+**Base project source**: https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -769,9 +770,9 @@ COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
 IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-### Beta Tadele's Window Walker license
+### Beta Tadele's Window Walker License
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/betsegaw/windowwalker>
+**Source**: https://github.com/betsegaw/windowwalker
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -785,9 +786,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
 ## Utility: PowerRename
 
-### Chris Davis's SmartRename license
+### Chris Davis's SmartRename License
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/chrdavis/SmartRename>
+**Source**: https://github.com/chrdavis/SmartRename
 
 MIT License
 
@@ -815,7 +816,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ### spdlog
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/gabime/spdlog>
+**Source**: https://github.com/gabime/spdlog
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -840,12 +841,12 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 
 -- NOTE: Third party dependency used by this software --
-This software depends on the fmt lib (MIT License), and users must comply to its license:
-<https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/blob/master/LICENSE.rst>
+This software depends on the fmt lib (MIT License),
+and users must comply to its license: https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/blob/master/LICENSE.rst
 
 ### expected-lite
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/martinmoene/expected-lite>
+**Source**: https://github.com/martinmoene/expected-lite
 
 Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003
 
@@ -873,7 +874,7 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 ### zip
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/kuba--/zip>
+**Source**: https://github.com/kuba--/zip
 
 All Rights Reserved.
 
@@ -901,7 +902,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 We adopted some functions from it.
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/DLTcollab/sse2neon>
+**Source**: https://github.com/DLTcollab/sse2neon
 
 sse2neon is freely redistributable under the MIT License.
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
@@ -924,9 +925,9 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ### Monaco Editor
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor>
+**Source**: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
 
-**Additional third party notifications:** <https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt>
+**Additional third party notifications:** https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
 
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
@@ -950,11 +951,11 @@ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 
-### The Quite OK image format reference decoder
+### The Quite OK Image Format reference decoder
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/phoboslab/qoi>
+**Source**: https://github.com/phoboslab/qoi
 
-**Note**: [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas) translated and adapted the reference decoder code to C# that is in PowerToys, from the original C++ implementation.
+**Note**: [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas) translated and adapted the reference decoder code to C# that is in PowerToys from the original C++ implementation.
 
 MIT License
 
@@ -978,13 +979,13 @@ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 
-### UTF unknown
+### UTF Unknown
 
 We use the UTF.Unknown NuGet package for detecting encoding in text/code files.
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/CharsetDetector/UTF-unknown>
+**Source**: https://github.com/CharsetDetector/UTF-unknown
 
-```text
+```
                           MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE
                                 Version 1.1
 
@@ -1462,9 +1463,9 @@ EXHIBIT A -Mozilla Public License.
 
 We use HexBox.WinUI to show a preview of binary values.
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/hotkidfamily/HexBox.WinUI>
+**Source**: https://github.com/hotkidfamily/HexBox.WinUI
 
-```text
+```
 MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2019 Filip Jeremic
@@ -1491,11 +1492,11 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ### Monaco Editor
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor>
+**Source**: https://github.com/Microsoft/monaco-editor
 
-**Additional third party notifications:** <https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt>
+**Additional third party notifications:** https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/blob/main/ThirdPartyNotices.txt
 
-```text
+```
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
 Copyright (c) 2016 - present Microsoft Corporation
@@ -1525,7 +1526,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 PowerDisplay's DDC/CI implementation references techniques from Twinkle Tray.
 
-**Source**: <https://github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray>
+**Source**: https://github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray
 
 MIT License
 
@@ -1587,6 +1588,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - NLog.Extensions.Logging
 - NLog.Schema
 - OpenAI
+- Polly.Core
 - ReverseMarkdown
 - ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote
 - SharpCompress

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Actions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Actions.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -323,10 +319,6 @@
       <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" />
@@ -717,19 +709,17 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/PowerDisplay/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Models/PowerDisplay.Models.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Lib/PowerDisplay.Lib.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <!-- TEMPORARILY_DISABLED: PowerDisplay
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplay.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplayModuleInterface/PowerDisplayModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="d1234567-8901-2345-6789-abcdef012345" />
+    -->
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/PowerDisplay/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Lib.UnitTests/PowerDisplay.Lib.UnitTests.csproj">
@@ -1044,10 +1034,6 @@
     <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/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove.vcxproj" Id="568c4c30-2e3c-4c2c-a691-007362073765" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="2c3f7770-4e57-46b7-8dc1-7428a383d0db" />
-  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/settings-ui/">
     <Project Path="src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/PowerToys.QuickAccess.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
@@ -1112,8 +1098,6 @@
     <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" />

README.md

@@ -19,35 +19,51 @@
   <span> · </span>
   <a href="#-whats-new">Release notes</a>
 </h3>
+<br/><br/>
 
 ## 🔨 Utilities
 
-PowerToys includes over 30 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
+PowerToys includes over 25 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
 
 |   |   |   |
-| --- | --- | --- |
+|---|---|---|
 | [<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/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) |
+| [<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) |   |   |
 
-## 📦 Installation
 
-For detailed installation instructions and system requirements, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install).
+## 📋 Installation
+
+For detailed installation instructions and system requirements, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install). 
 
 But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 <br/><br/>
 <details open>
-<summary><strong>Download the .exe file from GitHub</strong></summary>
+<summary><strong>Download .exe from GitHub</strong></summary>
 <br/>
+Go to the <a href="https://aka.ms/installPowerToys">PowerToys GitHub releases</a>, click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
 
-Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases](https://aka.ms/installPowerToys), scroll down and select **Assets** to reveal the installation files, and choose the one that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that would be _x64 per-user_.
+<!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.99%22
+[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.98%22
+[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe
+[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe 
+[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe 
+[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe
+ 
+|  Description   | Filename |
+|----------------|----------|
+| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
+| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
+| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
+| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
 
 </details>
 
@@ -67,16 +83,14 @@ You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 <details>
 <summary><strong>WinGet</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Download PowerToys from [WinGet](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client). Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
-
-- User scope installer (default)
+Download PowerToys from <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client">WinGet</a>. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
 
+*User scope installer [default]*
 ```powershell
 winget install Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
 
-- Machine-wide scope installer
-
+*Machine-wide scope installer*
 ```powershell
 winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
@@ -85,36 +99,37 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Other methods</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-There are [community driven install methods](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
+There are <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools">community driven install methods</a> such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
 </details>
 
 ## ✨ What's new?
 
 [![What's new image](doc/images/readme/Release-Banner.png)](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases)
 
-To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/).
+To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.98.1).
 
-## 🛣️ Roadmap
-
-We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience, ensuring it's easier to find and install Command Palette extensions and so much more! Stay tuned for [v0.100][github-next-release-work]!
-
-## ❤️ PowerToys Community
+## 🛣️ Roadmap 
+We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – PowerDisplay, Command Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned for [v0.99][github-next-release-work]!
 
+## ❤️ PowerToys Community 
 The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn't be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Your contributions and feedback improve PowerToys month after month!
 
-## Contributing
+## Contributing 
+This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows. We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort. Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so. For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile. 
 
-This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows. We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort. Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so. For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
+## Code of Conduct 
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][oss-conduct-code]. 
 
-## Code of conduct
+## Privacy Statement 
+The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more privacy information and what we collect, see our [PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation). 
 
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][oss-conduct-code].
-
-## Privacy statement
-
-The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more privacy information and what we collect, see our [PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation).
-
-[oss-CLA]: https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com
-[oss-conduct-code]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
-[community-link]: COMMUNITY.md
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.100%22
+[oss-CLA]: https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com 
+[oss-conduct-code]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md 
+[community-link]: COMMUNITY.md 
+[github-release-link]: https://aka.ms/installPowerToys 
+[microsoft-store-link]: https://aka.ms/getPowertoys 
+[winget-link]: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client 
+[roadmap]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki/Roadmap
+[privacy-link]: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 
+[loc-bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=translation_issue.md&title= 
+[usingPowerToys-docs-link]: https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs

SECURITY.md

@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 <!-- BEGIN MICROSOFT SECURITY.MD V0.0.9 BLOCK -->
 
-# Security
+## Security
 
 Microsoft takes the security of our software products and services seriously, which includes all source code repositories managed through our GitHub organizations, which include [Microsoft](https://github.com/Microsoft), [Azure](https://github.com/Azure), [DotNet](https://github.com/dotnet), [AspNet](https://github.com/aspnet) and [Xamarin](https://github.com/xamarin).
 
 If you believe you have found a security vulnerability in any Microsoft-owned repository that meets [Microsoft's definition of a security vulnerability](https://aka.ms/security.md/definition), please report it to us as described below.
 
-## Reporting security issues
+## Reporting Security Issues
 
 **Please do not report security vulnerabilities through public GitHub issues.**
 
 Instead, please report them to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) at [https://msrc.microsoft.com/create-report](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/create-report).
 
-If you prefer to submit without logging in, send an email to [secure@microsoft.com](mailto:secure@microsoft.com). If possible, encrypt your message with our PGP key; please download it from the [Microsoft Security Response Center PGP Key page](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/pgp).
+If you prefer to submit without logging in, send email to [secure@microsoft.com](mailto:secure@microsoft.com).  If possible, encrypt your message with our PGP key; please download it from the [Microsoft Security Response Center PGP Key page](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/pgp).
 
-You should receive a response within 24 hours. If for some reason you do not, please follow up via email to ensure we received your original message. Additional information can be found at [microsoft.com/msrc](https://www.microsoft.com/msrc).
+You should receive a response within 24 hours. If for some reason you do not, please follow up via email to ensure we received your original message. Additional information can be found at [microsoft.com/msrc](https://www.microsoft.com/msrc). 
 
 Please include the requested information listed below (as much as you can provide) to help us better understand the nature and scope of the possible issue:
 
-- Type of issue (e.g. buffer overflow, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc.)
-- Full paths of source file(s) related to the manifestation of the issue
-- The location of the affected source code (tag/branch/commit or direct URL)
-- Any special configuration required to reproduce the issue
-- Step-by-step instructions to reproduce the issue
-- Proof-of-concept or exploit code (if possible)
-- Impact of the issue, including how an attacker might exploit the issue
+  * Type of issue (e.g. buffer overflow, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc.)
+  * Full paths of source file(s) related to the manifestation of the issue
+  * The location of the affected source code (tag/branch/commit or direct URL)
+  * Any special configuration required to reproduce the issue
+  * Step-by-step instructions to reproduce the issue
+  * Proof-of-concept or exploit code (if possible)
+  * Impact of the issue, including how an attacker might exploit the issue
 
 This information will help us triage your report more quickly.
 
 If you are reporting for a bug bounty, more complete reports can contribute to a higher bounty award. Please visit our [Microsoft Bug Bounty Program](https://aka.ms/security.md/msrc/bounty) page for more details about our active programs.
 
-## Preferred languages
+## Preferred Languages
 
 We prefer all communications to be in English.
 

SUPPORT.md

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 # Support
 
-## How to use Microsoft PowerToys
 
-For more information about PowerToys overviews, how to use the utilities, and other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), visit [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link].
+## How to use Microsoft PowerToys 
+
+For more info on [PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities][usingPowerToys-docs-link], or any other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), head over to [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link]! 
 
 ## How to file issues and get help  
 
-This project uses [GitHub Issues][gh-issue] to [track bugs][gh-bug] and [feature requests][gh-feature]. Please search the existing issues before filing new issues to avoid duplicates. For new issues, file your bug or feature request as a new issue.
+This project uses [GitHub Issues][gh-issue] to [track bugs][gh-bug] and [feature requests][gh-feature]. Please search the existing issues before filing new issues to avoid duplicates.  For new issues, file your bug or 
+feature request as a new Issue.
 
-For help and questions about using this project, please visit our documentation and [Contributor's Guide][contributor] if you want to contribute to PowerToys.
+For help and questions about using this project, please look at our Wiki for using PowerToys and our [Contributor's Guide][contributor] if you want to work on PowerToys.
 
-## Microsoft support policy
+## Microsoft Support Policy  
 
 Support for PowerToys is limited to the resources listed above.
 
 [gh-issue]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new/choose
-[gh-bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Issue-Bug&template=bug_report.md
-[gh-feature]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=feature_request.md
+[gh-bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=Issue-Bug&template=bug_report.md&title=
+[gh-feature]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=feature_request.md&title=
+[wiki]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki
 [contributor]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
 [usingPowerToys-docs-link]: https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs

auto-cherry-pick.ps1

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# Auto-resolve cherry-pick conflicts
-param([int]$MaxAttempts = 100)
-
-$attempts = 0
-while ($attempts -lt $MaxAttempts) {
-    $attempts++
-    
-    # Check if cherry-pick is in progress
-    $status = git status --porcelain
-    if (-not $status) {
-        Write-Host "Cherry-pick complete!" -ForegroundColor Green
-        break
-    }
-    
-    # Get conflicted files
-    $conflicts = git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U
-    
-    if ($conflicts) {
-        Write-Host "Attempt $attempts`: Resolving conflicts..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
-        
-        foreach ($file in $conflicts) {
-            Write-Host "  Resolving: $file"
-            git checkout --ours $file 2>$null
-        }
-        
-        # Handle deleted files
-        git status --short | Where-Object { $_ -match '^DU' } | ForEach-Object {
-            $file = ($_ -split '\s+', 2)[1]
-            Write-Host "  Removing deleted: $file"
-            git rm $file 2>$null
-        }
-        
-        git add . 2>$null
-    }
-    
-    # Try to continue
-    $result = git cherry-pick --continue 2>&1
-    
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
-        Write-Host "  Continued successfully" -ForegroundColor Green
-    }
-    elseif ($result -match 'empty') {
-        Write-Host "  Skipping empty commit" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-        git cherry-pick --skip 2>&1 | Out-Null
-    }
-    else {
-        Write-Host "  Error: $result" -ForegroundColor Red
-        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
-    }
-}
-
-if ($attempts -ge $MaxAttempts) {
-    Write-Host "Max attempts reached. Check status manually." -ForegroundColor Red
-}

deps/spdlog-msvc-fix/include/spdlog-msvc-fix.h

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-// spdlog-msvc-fix.h
-//
-// Workaround for MSVC 14.51 (compiler version 19.51, _MSC_VER >= 1951) removing
-// stdext::checked_array_iterator. Force-included for all spdlog consumers via
-// deps/spdlog.props, because spdlog v1.8.5's bundled fmt format.h(357) still
-// references this type inside #if defined(_SECURE_SCL) && _SECURE_SCL -- a
-// branch entered in Debug builds where _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0.
-//
-// On MSVC 14.50 and earlier, the type still exists in <iterator>, so this shim
-// is a no-op via the _MSC_VER guard. On MSVC 14.51+, it provides a minimal
-// pointer-backed substitute that satisfies the bundled fmt's usage:
-//
-//   template <typename T> using checked_ptr = stdext::checked_array_iterator<T*>;
-//   template <typename T> checked_ptr<T> make_checked(T* p, size_t size) {
-//     return {p, size};
-//   }
-//   ... return make_checked(get_data(c) + size, n);
-//
-// When deps/spdlog is bumped past v1.14 (which ships fmt 10.2 and drops this
-// dependency), this shim and its <ForcedIncludeFiles> entry in deps/spdlog.props
-// can be deleted.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#if defined(__cplusplus) && defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1951
-
-#include <cstddef>
-#include <iterator>
-#include <type_traits>
-
-namespace stdext
-{
-    template <typename _Ptr>
-    class checked_array_iterator
-    {
-        _Ptr _Myarray = nullptr;
-        std::size_t _Mysize = 0;
-        std::size_t _Myindex = 0;
-
-    public:
-        using iterator_category = std::random_access_iterator_tag;
-        using value_type = std::remove_cv_t<std::remove_pointer_t<_Ptr>>;
-        using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
-        using pointer = _Ptr;
-        using reference = std::remove_pointer_t<_Ptr>&;
-
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator() = default;
-
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator(_Ptr arr, std::size_t size, std::size_t idx = 0) noexcept
-            : _Myarray(arr), _Mysize(size), _Myindex(idx)
-        {
-        }
-
-        constexpr reference operator*() const noexcept { return _Myarray[_Myindex]; }
-        constexpr pointer operator->() const noexcept { return _Myarray + _Myindex; }
-        constexpr reference operator[](difference_type n) const noexcept
-        {
-            return _Myarray[_Myindex + static_cast<std::size_t>(n)];
-        }
-
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator& operator++() noexcept { ++_Myindex; return *this; }
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator operator++(int) noexcept { auto t = *this; ++_Myindex; return t; }
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator& operator--() noexcept { --_Myindex; return *this; }
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator operator--(int) noexcept { auto t = *this; --_Myindex; return t; }
-
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator& operator+=(difference_type n) noexcept
-        {
-            _Myindex = static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<difference_type>(_Myindex) + n);
-            return *this;
-        }
-        constexpr checked_array_iterator& operator-=(difference_type n) noexcept
-        {
-            _Myindex = static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<difference_type>(_Myindex) - n);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        friend constexpr checked_array_iterator operator+(checked_array_iterator it, difference_type n) noexcept { it += n; return it; }
-        friend constexpr checked_array_iterator operator+(difference_type n, checked_array_iterator it) noexcept { return it + n; }
-        friend constexpr checked_array_iterator operator-(checked_array_iterator it, difference_type n) noexcept { it -= n; return it; }
-        friend constexpr difference_type operator-(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept
-        {
-            return static_cast<difference_type>(a._Myindex) - static_cast<difference_type>(b._Myindex);
-        }
-
-        friend constexpr bool operator==(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return a._Myindex == b._Myindex; }
-        friend constexpr bool operator!=(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return !(a == b); }
-        friend constexpr bool operator<(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return a._Myindex < b._Myindex; }
-        friend constexpr bool operator>(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return b < a; }
-        friend constexpr bool operator<=(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return !(b < a); }
-        friend constexpr bool operator>=(checked_array_iterator a, checked_array_iterator b) noexcept { return !(a < b); }
-    };
-} // namespace stdext
-
-#endif // __cplusplus && _MSC_VER >= 1951

deps/spdlog.props

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 		<ClCompile>
 			<AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)spdlog\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
 			<PreprocessorDefinitions>SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT;SPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB;SPDLOG_WCHAR_FILENAMES;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-			<ForcedIncludeFiles>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)spdlog-msvc-fix\include\spdlog-msvc-fix.h;%(ForcedIncludeFiles)</ForcedIncludeFiles>
 		</ClCompile>
 	</ItemDefinitionGroup>
 </Project>

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 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:
+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:
 ```
 #if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
 LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US

doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/extension-gallery.md

@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-# Command Palette Extension Gallery
-
-This document describes how Command Palette (CmdPal) discovers extensions for
-the in-app **Extension gallery** page.
-
-## At a glance
-
-- The gallery loads a single JSON feed called `extensions.json` from a remote
-  HTTPS URL, parses it, and renders the entries.
-- The default feed lives in the external repo
-  **`microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions`** at
-  `https://aka.ms/CmdPal-ExtensionsJson`.
-- Feed content + icon images are cached on disk so the page works offline and
-  survives short network hiccups.
-- There is no WinGet discovery, no per-extension `manifest.json` fetch, and no
-  other network call for rendering the list.
-
-## Implementation pointers
-
-| Concern | File |
-| --- | --- |
-| Fetching, parsing, caching, pruning | `Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryService.cs` |
-| Resolving which URL to fetch | `Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/ExtensionGallery/Services/GalleryFeedUrlProvider.cs` + `Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Helpers/GalleryServiceRegistration.cs` |
-| HTTP + on-disk cache | `Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryHttpClient.cs` (wraps `Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Services/HttpCaching/HttpCachingClient`) |
-| Feed + entry models | `Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/ExtensionGallery/Models/` |
-
-## Feed URL resolution
-
-`ExtensionGalleryService.GetFeedUrl()` returns, in order:
-
-1. The user-configured URL from CmdPal settings (`SettingsModel.GalleryFeedUrl`,
-   exposed via the hidden `InternalPage` settings page). Any non-empty value
-   wins. Mostly used for local testing against a custom feed.
-2. Otherwise, the built-in default
-   `https://aka.ms/CmdPal-ExtensionsJson`.
-
-Local `file://` URIs are allowed too — `FetchFeedDocumentAsync` reads the file
-directly and bypasses the HTTP cache.
-
-## Feed format
-
-The feed is a single wrapped JSON document with inline entries:
-
-```json
-{
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions/main/.github/schemas/gallery.schema.json",
-  "extensions": [
-    {
-      "id": "sample-extension",
-      "title": "Sample Extension",
-      "description": "A sample extension demonstrating the gallery feed format.",
-      "author": { "name": "Microsoft", "url": "https://github.com/microsoft" },
-      "homepage": "https://github.com/microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions",
-      "iconUrl": "https://.../icon.png",
-      "screenshotUrls": ["https://.../screenshot-1.png"],
-      "tags": ["sample"],
-      "installSources": [
-        { "type": "winget",  "id":  "Contoso.SampleExtension" },
-        { "type": "msstore", "id":  "9P…" },
-        { "type": "url",     "uri": "https://github.com/contoso/sample/releases/latest" }
-      ],
-      "detection": { "packageFamilyName": "Contoso.SampleExtension_1234567890abc" }
-    }
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-Only the `extensions` array is read at runtime. The authoritative JSON
-schema for an entry lives in the upstream feed repo
-([`microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions`](https://github.com/microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions));
-don't duplicate it here — it drifts.
-
-### Required + optional entry fields
-
-| Field | Required | Notes |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `id` | yes | Lowercase stable identifier; entries with empty id are dropped. |
-| `title` | yes | Display name. |
-| `description` | yes | Shown in list and detail views. |
-| `author.name` | yes | `author.url` optional. |
-| `installSources` | yes | At least one entry; see [Install sources](#install-sources). |
-| `homepage`, `iconUrl`, `screenshotUrls`, `tags`, `detection.packageFamilyName` | no | All optional. |
-
-Relative `iconUrl` / `screenshotUrls` are resolved against the feed URL's
-directory (useful only for local / `file://` feeds during development).
-
-## Install sources
-
-Each entry's `installSources` is consumed by
-`ExtensionGalleryItemViewModel` to decide which install affordances to show.
-
-| `type` | Required field | Behaviour |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `winget` | `id` | Enables the "Install via WinGet" button (uses the shared WinGet service), and joins in-flight install progress + installed/update status. |
-| `msstore` | `id` | Opens `ms-windows-store://pdp/?ProductId={id}`. |
-| `url` | `uri` | Shown as a "GitHub" or "Website" link depending on host. |
-
-An entry can declare any combination. Sources the runtime does not recognise
-are surfaced as an "unknown source" indicator.
-
-## Fetching and caching
-
-`ExtensionGalleryService` uses `ExtensionGalleryHttpClient`, which wraps
-`HttpCachingClient` over a file-system cache. Both the feed JSON and any
-cacheable icon URLs are cached.
-
-| Setting | Value | Defined in |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| Cache root | `{AppCache}\GalleryCache\` | `ExtensionGalleryHttpClient.CacheDirectoryName` |
-| Feed TTL | 4 hours | `ExtensionGalleryHttpClient.DefaultTimeToLive` |
-| Icon TTL | 24 hours | `ExtensionGalleryService.IconCacheTtl` |
-| HTTP timeout | 15 s | `ExtensionGalleryHttpClient` |
-| `User-Agent` | `PowerToys-CmdPal/1.0` | `ExtensionGalleryHttpClient` |
-
-`{AppCache}` resolves to `ApplicationData.Current.LocalCacheFolder` when
-CmdPal runs packaged, and to
-`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\Microsoft.CmdPal\Cache\` when unpackaged
-(see `ApplicationInfoService.DetermineCacheDirectory`).
-
-### Fetch flow
-
-`GetExtensionsAsync` (normal load) and `RefreshAsync` (user-initiated
-refresh, `forceRefresh: true`) both go through `FetchWrappedFeedAsync`:
-
-1. Resolve the feed URL (see above).
-2. If the URL is local, read it from disk. Otherwise, hand it to
-   `HttpCachingClient.GetResourceAsync` which:
-   - Serves a fresh cached copy if one exists and TTL has not elapsed.
-   - Otherwise issues a conditional GET (ETag / `If-None-Match`). On `304
-     Not Modified` it refreshes the cache metadata and returns the cached
-     body.
-   - On network failure it returns the last-known cached body with
-     `UsedFallbackCache = true`, so the UI can show a "stale data" banner.
-3. Parse the JSON with the source-generated `GallerySerializationContext`
-   (strongly-typed `GalleryRemoteIndex` — no reflection, AOT-friendly).
-4. Drop entries with missing `id`, normalize relative `iconUrl` and
-   `screenshotUrls`, and resolve remote icon URIs through the same HTTP
-   cache so the UI binds to local `file://` URIs.
-5. On a successful forced refresh, `PruneCachedResources` deletes cache
-   entries that are no longer referenced by the current feed (old feed URL
-   and icon URLs that dropped out of the feed).
-
-### Fetch result flags
-
-`GetExtensionsAsync` returns a `GalleryFetchResult` that the view model uses
-for UI hints:
-
-| Flag | Meaning |
-| --- | --- |
-| `FromCache` | The feed came from cache without hitting the network (TTL still valid). |
-| `UsedFallbackCache` | A network request was attempted and failed, and the cached copy was served as fallback. The UI shows a stale-data info bar. |
-| `RateLimited` | The origin returned `429 Too Many Requests` and no fallback was available. The UI shows a rate-limit error. |
-
-## Authoring
-
-- Entries for the production gallery are added to the feed repo
-  `microsoft/CmdPal-Extensions`.
-- For editor validation of an entry, reference the schema published in the
-  upstream repo via the entry's `$schema` field.
-- Keep `id` stable once an extension is published — users may have it
-  installed and the gallery keys install status by id.
-- Prefer providing a `winget` source when the extension ships through App
-  Installer; the gallery uses it both for status ("Installed" / "Update
-  available") and for the in-app install button.
-- `detection.packageFamilyName` lets the gallery recognise an
-  already-installed packaged extension before WinGet metadata resolves.
-

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 read from and written to are those in `C:\Users\“xxxxxx”\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PowerToys\FancyZones`
+However, the files write and read those are 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/new-plugin-checklist.md

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 - [ ] The plugin is a project under `modules\launcher\Plugins`
 - [ ] Microsoft plugin project name pattern: `Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.{PluginName}`
 - [ ] Community plugin project name pattern: `Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.{PluginName}`
-- [ ] The plugin target framework should be `net10.0-windows10.0.22621.0`
+- [ ] The plugin target framework should be `net9.0-windows10.0.22621.0`
 - [ ] If the plugin uses any 3rd party dependencies the project file should import `DynamicPlugin.props`
-- [ ] 3rd party dependencies must be compatible with .NET 10
+- [ ] 3rd party dependencies must be compatible with .NET 9
 - [ ] The plugin has to contain a `plugin.json` file of the following format in its root folder:
 
 ```json

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 be decreased by one when a condition match.
+Each score will 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 an object as root type, instead of an array.
+Because the JSON file must have a object as root type, instead of a array.
 
 ### Important project values (*.csproj)
 

doc/devdocs/tools/installer-diagnostics.md

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-# 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/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <ProjectTelemetry.h>
 #include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include "../../src/common/logger/logger.h"
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ UINT __stdcall InstallPackageIdentityMSIXCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         try
         {
             
-            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath + L"WinUI3Apps\\"; // External content location (WinUI3Apps subfolder to isolate DACL changes from preview handler DLLs)
+            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath; // External content location (PowerToys install folder)
             Uri externalUri{ externalLocation };               // External location URI for sparse package content
             Uri packageUri{ msixPath };                        // The MSIX file URI
             
@@ -1595,7 +1594,6 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         L"PowerToys.PowerRename.exe",
         L"PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
         L"PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe",
-        L"PowerToys.PowerDisplay.exe",
         L"PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProvider.exe",
@@ -1808,223 +1806,6 @@ void initSystemLogger()
             } });
 }
 
-// Naming note: the *Hardlinks* names in this CA, the matching WiX CustomAction Ids
-// in Product.wxs, and the manifest filename "hardlinks.txt" are kept for continuity
-// with the original PR design. The implementation uses fs::copy_file -- not
-// CreateHardLinkW -- because hard-links share an inode (and DACL) between root and
-// WinUI3Apps, which lets MSIX sparse-package registration propagate a rich DACL onto
-// the root copy of files like hostfxr.dll and break LOW-IL prevhost.exe loads,
-// turning the Monaco preview pane blank. Copies create a fresh inode in WinUI3Apps so the root
-// copy keeps its simple DACL. See the in-body comment for the full RCA reference.
-UINT __stdcall CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
-{
-    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
-    std::wstring installationFolder;
-
-    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks");
-    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to initialize");
-    hr = getInstallFolder(hInstall, installationFolder);
-    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to get installFolder.");
-
-    {
-        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-        const fs::path installDir(installationFolder);
-        const fs::path winui3Dir = installDir / L"WinUI3Apps";
-        const fs::path manifestPath = winui3Dir / L"hardlinks.txt";
-
-        if (!fs::exists(manifestPath))
-        {
-            WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: No hardlinks.txt manifest found, skipping.");
-            goto LExit;
-        }
-
-        std::ifstream manifestFile(manifestPath);  // Read as bytes, then convert UTF-8 -> wide explicitly.
-        std::string narrowLine;
-        int created = 0;
-        int failed = 0;
-
-        // INSTALLFOLDER from MSI typically arrives with a trailing backslash. lexically_normal
-        // preserves that as an empty trailing path component, which would later make the
-        // per-component std::mismatch containment check below reject every legitimate entry.
-        // Strip any trailing separators before normalizing.
-        auto stripTrailingSep = [](fs::path p) {
-            auto s = p.native();
-            while (s.size() > 1 && (s.back() == L'\\' || s.back() == L'/')) s.pop_back();
-            return fs::path(s);
-        };
-
-        // Normalize once so the per-line containment check below is cheap.
-        const fs::path installDirNorm = stripTrailingSep(installDir).lexically_normal();
-        const fs::path winui3DirNorm  = stripTrailingSep(winui3Dir).lexically_normal();
-
-        while (std::getline(manifestFile, narrowLine))
-        {
-            if (narrowLine.empty())
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-            // Strip CR if the manifest uses CRLF line endings.
-            if (narrowLine.back() == '\r')
-            {
-                narrowLine.pop_back();
-                if (narrowLine.empty()) continue;
-            }
-
-            // Manifest is written as UTF-8 (no BOM) -- convert to wide string explicitly
-            // rather than relying on the locale-default codecvt of std::wifstream, which is
-            // the ANSI code page on Windows and would silently mangle any non-ASCII path.
-            const int wideLen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
-            if (wideLen <= 0)
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Skipping non-UTF-8 entry: %hs", narrowLine.c_str());
-                failed++;
-                continue;
-            }
-            std::wstring fileName(static_cast<size_t>(wideLen) - 1, L'\0');
-            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, fileName.data(), wideLen);
-
-            // Defense-in-depth: reject manifest entries that would escape the install root
-            // via "..", absolute paths, or alternate stream syntax. lexically_normal collapses
-            // any "." / ".." / repeated separators, then std::mismatch verifies the resolved
-            // path is still rooted at installDir / winui3Dir respectively.
-            const fs::path source = (installDir / fileName).lexically_normal();
-            const fs::path target = (winui3Dir  / fileName).lexically_normal();
-            const auto sourceIn = std::mismatch(installDirNorm.begin(), installDirNorm.end(), source.begin(), source.end());
-            const auto targetIn = std::mismatch(winui3DirNorm.begin(),  winui3DirNorm.end(),  target.begin(), target.end());
-            if (sourceIn.first != installDirNorm.end() || targetIn.first != winui3DirNorm.end())
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Rejecting entry outside install root: %ls", fileName.c_str());
-                failed++;
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (!fs::exists(source))
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Source not found: %ls", source.c_str());
-                failed++;
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Remove existing file if present (leftover from previous install)
-            std::error_code ec;
-            fs::remove(target, ec);
-
-            // Use a regular file copy (not a hard-link). Hard-links share an
-            // NTFS inode -- and therefore one DACL -- between root and
-            // WinUI3Apps, which lets MSIX sparse-package registration
-            // propagate the WinUI3Apps parent's rich (Capability/Package SID)
-            // DACL onto the root path. That trips a kernel "stricter access
-            // evaluation" path that blocks LOW-IL prevhost.exe from loading
-            // hostfxr.dll, so File Explorer Monaco preview goes blank on
-            // Windows 11 23H2. Copying creates a fresh inode in WinUI3Apps,
-            // so the root copy keeps its simple DACL while the WinUI3Apps
-            // copy inherits the rich DACL from its parent (matches 0.99.1
-            // behaviour). See Documents\PR-47233-Handoff.md for full RCA.
-            fs::copy_file(source, target, fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing, ec);
-            if (ec)
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Failed to copy: %ls (%hs)", fileName.c_str(), ec.message().c_str());
-                failed++;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                created++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Copied %d files, %d failures", created, failed);
-
-        // Catastrophic-case escalation: if every copy failed, the WinUI3Apps tree is
-        // unusable (Monaco preview / context-menu shells will break). Surface this rather
-        // than reporting install success. Per-file failures remain tolerated.
-        if (created == 0 && failed > 0)
-        {
-            hr = E_FAIL;
-            ExitOnFailure(hr, "All WinAppSDK file copies failed; aborting install.");
-        }
-    }
-
-LExit:
-    er = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
-    return WcaFinalize(er);
-}
-
-UINT __stdcall DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
-{
-    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
-    std::wstring installationFolder;
-
-    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks");
-    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to initialize");
-    hr = getInstallFolder(hInstall, installationFolder);
-    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to get installFolder.");
-
-    {
-        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-        const fs::path winui3Dir = fs::path(installationFolder) / L"WinUI3Apps";
-        const fs::path manifestPath = winui3Dir / L"hardlinks.txt";
-
-        if (!fs::exists(manifestPath))
-        {
-            goto LExit;
-        }
-
-        std::ifstream manifestFile(manifestPath);  // Read as bytes; convert UTF-8 -> wide explicitly.
-        std::string narrowLine;
-
-        // INSTALLFOLDER from MSI typically arrives with a trailing backslash; strip it before
-        // normalizing so the per-line containment check doesn't false-reject every entry.
-        auto stripTrailingSep = [](fs::path p) {
-            auto s = p.native();
-            while (s.size() > 1 && (s.back() == L'\\' || s.back() == L'/')) s.pop_back();
-            return fs::path(s);
-        };
-        const fs::path winui3DirNorm = stripTrailingSep(winui3Dir).lexically_normal();
-
-        while (std::getline(manifestFile, narrowLine))
-        {
-            if (narrowLine.empty())
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (narrowLine.back() == '\r')
-            {
-                narrowLine.pop_back();
-                if (narrowLine.empty()) continue;
-            }
-
-            const int wideLen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
-            if (wideLen <= 0)
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Skipping non-UTF-8 entry: %hs", narrowLine.c_str());
-                continue;
-            }
-            std::wstring fileName(static_cast<size_t>(wideLen) - 1, L'\0');
-            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, fileName.data(), wideLen);
-
-            // Defense-in-depth: reject entries whose resolved target escapes WinUI3Apps.
-            const fs::path target = (winui3Dir / fileName).lexically_normal();
-            const auto inWinui3 = std::mismatch(winui3DirNorm.begin(), winui3DirNorm.end(), target.begin(), target.end());
-            if (inWinui3.first != winui3DirNorm.end())
-            {
-                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Rejecting entry outside WinUI3Apps: %ls", fileName.c_str());
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            std::error_code ec;
-            fs::remove(target, ec);
-        }
-
-        WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Cleaned up deduplicated copy files");
-    }
-
-LExit:
-    er = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
-    return WcaFinalize(er);
-}
-
 // DllMain - Initialize and cleanup WiX custom action utils.
 extern "C" BOOL WINAPI DllMain(__in HINSTANCE hInst, __in ULONG ulReason, __in LPVOID)
 {

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.def

@@ -36,5 +36,3 @@ EXPORTS
 	SetBundleInstallLocationCA
 	InstallPackageIdentityMSIXCA
 	UninstallPackageIdentityMSIXCA
-	CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA
-	DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksCA

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs

@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@
   <?define BaseApplicationsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\?>
 
   <Fragment>
-    <!-- winmd must be in WinUI3Apps (ExternalLocation) for WinRT COM proxy/stub resolution -->
-    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder">
+    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
       <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)WinUI3Apps\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Source="$(var.BinDir)Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
       </Component>
-    </DirectoryRef>
-    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--BaseApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="svgs_icons" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
           </RegistryKey>
           <File Id="icon.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" />
-          <File Id="iconUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\iconUpdate.ico" />
           <File Id="PowerToysWhite.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysWhite.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysWhiteUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysWhiteUpdate.ico" />
           <File Id="PowerToysDark.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysDark.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysDarkUpdate.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysDarkUpdate.ico" />
         </Component>
       </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/KeyboardManager.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
       call move /Y ..\..\..\NewPlus.wxs.bk ..\..\..\NewPlus.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\Peek.wxs.bk ..\..\..\Peek.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\PowerRename.wxs.bk ..\..\..\PowerRename.wxs
-      call move /Y ..\..\..\PowerDisplay.wxs.bk ..\..\..\PowerDisplay.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\Product.wxs.bk ..\..\..\Product.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\RegistryPreview.wxs.bk ..\..\..\RegistryPreview.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\Resources.wxs.bk ..\..\..\Resources.wxs
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
     <Compile Include="KeyboardManager.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="Peek.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="PowerRename.wxs" />
-    <Compile Include="PowerDisplay.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="DscResources.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="RegistryPreview.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="Run.wxs" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="LightSwitchComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="PeekComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="PowerRenameComponentGroup" />
-      <ComponentGroupRef Id="PowerDisplayComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="RegistryPreviewComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="RunComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="SettingsComponentGroup" />
@@ -112,8 +111,6 @@
       <Custom Action="SetInstallCmdPalPackageParam" Before="InstallCmdPalPackage" />
       <Custom Action="SetUninstallCommandNotFoundParam" Before="UninstallCommandNotFound" />
       <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCommandNotFoundParam" Before="UpgradeCommandNotFound" />
-      <Custom Action="SetCreateWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Before="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" />
-      <Custom Action="SetDeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Before="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" />
       <Custom Action="SetApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsParam" Before="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" />
       <Custom Action="SetInstallPackageIdentityMSIXParam" Before="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" />
 
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@
       <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
-      <Custom Action="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED OR REINSTALL" />
       <Custom Action="InstallCmdPalPackage" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed AND WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER &gt;= 22000" />
       <Custom Action="override Wix4CloseApplications_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" Before="RemoveFiles" />
@@ -140,7 +136,6 @@
         <?endif?>
         <Custom Action="TelemetryLogInstallSuccess" After="InstallFinalize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="TelemetryLogUninstallSuccess" After="InstallFinalize" Condition="Installed and (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
-      <Custom Action="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="UnRegisterContextMenuPackages" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
@@ -193,10 +188,8 @@
     <CustomAction Id="SetUpgradeCommandNotFoundParam" Property="UpgradeCommandNotFound" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetCreateWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Property="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
-    <CustomAction Id="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" Return="check" Impersonate="yes" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetDeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Property="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
-    <CustomAction Id="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Return="ignore" Impersonate="yes" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetCreatePTInteropHardlinksParam" Property="CreatePTInteropHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
 

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;WinUI3AppsInstallFolder;HistoryPluginFolder;CalculatorPluginFolder;FolderPluginFolder;ProgramPluginFolder;ShellPluginFolder;IndexerPluginFolder;UnitConverterPluginFolder;ValueGeneratorPluginFolder;UriPluginFolder;WindowWalkerPluginFolder;OneNotePluginFolder;RegistryPluginFolder;VSCodeWorkspacesPluginFolder;ServicePluginFolder;SystemPluginFolder;TimeDatePluginFolder;WindowsSettingsPluginFolder;WindowsTerminalPluginFolder;WebSearchPluginFolder;PowerToysPluginFolder?>
+      <?foreach ParentDirectory in INSTALLFOLDER;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$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Guid="$(var.CompGUIDPrefix)23">
+      <Component Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER" 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="$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\$(var.Language)\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.resources.dll" />
+        <File Id="CmdPalExtPowerToys_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.resources.dll" />
       </Component>
       <?undef IdSafeLanguage?>
       <?undef CompGUIDPrefix?>
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@
       <?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

@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
   <?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">
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@
         <Directory Id="SettingsV2AssetsModulesInstallFolder" Name="Modules">
           <Directory Id="SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesInstallFolder" Name="OOBE" />
         </Directory>
-        <Directory Id="SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalInstallFolder" Name="CmdPal" />
       </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -59,11 +55,6 @@
     <!--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">
@@ -89,7 +80,6 @@
         <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/WinUI3Applications.wxs

@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 
   <Fragment>
     <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder">
-      <Component Id="WinUI3Apps_Hardlinks_Manifest" Guid="F7A2C3D1-8E4B-4F6A-9D2E-1B3C5A7F8E90" Bitness="always64">
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="WinUI3Apps_Hardlinks_Manifest" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
-        </RegistryKey>
-        <File Id="WinUI3Apps_hardlinks_txt" Source="$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\hardlinks.txt" />
-      </Component>
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--WinUI3ApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="WinUI3ApplicationsComponentGroup">
-      <ComponentRef Id="WinUI3Apps_Hardlinks_Manifest" />
     </ComponentGroup>
 
   </Fragment>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/generateAllFileComponents.ps1

@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ Function Generate-FileList() {
 
     $fileInclusionList = @("*.dll", "*.exe", "*.json", "*.msix", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.ico", "*.cur", "*.svg", "index.html", "reg.js", "gitignore.js", "srt.js", "monacoSpecialLanguages.js", "customTokenThemeRules.js", "*.pri")
 
-    # MFC DLLs leak into the output via WindowsAppSDKSelfContained but no PowerToys binary imports them.
-    # Verified with dumpbin /dependents across all 2176 binaries — zero consumers.
-    $fileExclusionList += @("mfc140.dll", "mfc140u.dll", "mfcm140.dll", "mfcm140u.dll")
-
     $dllsToIgnore = @("System.CodeDom.dll", "WindowsBase.dll")
 
     if ($fileDepsJson -eq [string]::Empty) {
@@ -89,16 +85,11 @@ Function Generate-FileComponents() {
             [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'fileList',
             Justification = 'variable is used in another scope')]
 
-            $fileList = $matches[2] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
+            $fileList = $matches[2] -split ';'
             return
         }
     }
 
-    if ($null -eq $fileList -or $fileList.Count -eq 0) {
-        # No files to generate components for — leave placeholder intact
-        return
-    }
-
     $componentId = "$($fileListName)_Component"
 
     $componentDefs = "`r`n"
@@ -163,67 +154,6 @@ Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "BaseApplicationsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSSc
 
 #WinUI3Applications
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName WinUI3ApplicationsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps"
-
-# Deduplicate: Remove files from WinUI3Apps that are identical to root (same name + same hash).
-# These will be re-created as plain file copies at install time by CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA.
-# (The CA's name is historical: it now uses fs::copy_file rather than CreateHardLinkW to avoid
-# DACL contamination across the shared inode -- see CustomAction.cpp for details.)
-$rootPath = "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release"
-$winui3Path = "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps"
-$winui3WxsPath = "$PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs"
-$winui3Wxs = Get-Content $winui3WxsPath -Raw
-$manifestPath = Join-Path $winui3Path "hardlinks.txt"
-
-if ($winui3Wxs -match "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=([^?]*)\?\>") {
-    $winui3FileList = $matches[1] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
-    $hardlinkFiles = @()
-
-    # Read the BaseApplications WXS file list so we only deduplicate files that the MSI
-    # is actually deploying to the install root. If a file was stripped from BaseApplications
-    # by an earlier step (e.g., the ImageResizer leaked-apphost workaround above), the
-    # install-time CA's source would be missing and both copies would disappear.
-    $baseAppsWxs = Get-Content $baseAppWxsPath -Raw
-    $baseAppsFileList = @()
-    if ($baseAppsWxs -match "\<\?define BaseApplicationsFiles=([^?]*)\?\>") {
-        $baseAppsFileList = $matches[1] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
-    }
-
-    foreach ($file in $winui3FileList) {
-        # Skip files that were intentionally not deployed to root by the build
-        if ($baseAppsFileList -notcontains $file) { continue }
-
-        $rootFile = Join-Path $rootPath $file
-        $winui3File = Join-Path $winui3Path $file
-        if ((Test-Path $rootFile) -and (Test-Path $winui3File)) {
-            $rootHash = (Get-FileHash $rootFile -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
-            $winui3Hash = (Get-FileHash $winui3File -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
-            if ($rootHash -eq $winui3Hash) {
-                $hardlinkFiles += $file
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ($hardlinkFiles.Count -gt 0) {
-        # Remove deduplicated files from WinUI3Apps file list
-        $remainingFiles = $winui3FileList | Where-Object { $_ -notin $hardlinkFiles }
-        if ($remainingFiles.Count -eq 0) {
-            # All files are duplicates — keep at least a dummy entry won't be emitted
-            # Generate-FileComponents handles empty defines by producing no <File> entries
-            $winui3Wxs = $winui3Wxs -replace "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=[^?]*\?\>", "<?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=?>"
-        } else {
-            $winui3Wxs = $winui3Wxs -replace "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=[^?]*\?\>", "<?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=$($remainingFiles -join ';')?>"
-        }
-        Set-Content -Path $winui3WxsPath -Value $winui3Wxs
-        Write-Host "Deduplicated $($hardlinkFiles.Count) files from WinUI3Apps (will be copied at install time)"
-    }
-
-    # Always write hardlinks.txt (may be empty — CA handles that gracefully)
-    # Write as UTF-8 without BOM so the install-time CA can read it via std::ifstream
-    # + MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8) without dealing with PS-version-dependent default
-    # encodings or a leading BOM.
-    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines($manifestPath, [string[]]$hardlinkFiles, (New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
-}
-
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "WinUI3ApplicationsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs
 
 #AdvancedPaste
@@ -261,7 +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\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManager"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\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
@@ -282,10 +212,6 @@ Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "PeekAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRo
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName PowerRenameAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\PowerRename.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\PowerRename\"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "PowerRenameAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\PowerRename.wxs
 
-#PowerDisplay
-Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName PowerDisplayAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\PowerDisplay.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\PowerDisplay\"
-Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "PowerDisplayAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\PowerDisplay.wxs
-
 #RegistryPreview
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName RegistryPreviewAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\RegistryPreview.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\RegistryPreview\"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "RegistryPreviewAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\RegistryPreview.wxs
@@ -406,13 +332,11 @@ 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\"

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/publish.cmd

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ SET VCToolsVersion=!VCToolsVersion!
 SET ClearDevCommandPromptEnvVars=false
 
 rem In case of Release we should not use Debug CRT in VCRT forwarders
-msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\MonacoPreviewHandler\MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\MonacoPreviewHandler\MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
 
-msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\MarkdownPreviewHandler\MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\MarkdownPreviewHandler\MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
 
-msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgPreviewHandler\SvgPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgPreviewHandler\SvgPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
 
-msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgThumbnailProvider\SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgThumbnailProvider\SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   <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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.260126.7" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <Import Project=".\Common.Dotnet.PrepareGeneratedFolder.targets" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <CoreTargetFramework>net10.0</CoreTargetFramework>
+    <CoreTargetFramework>net9.0</CoreTargetFramework>
     <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.26100.68-preview</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
     <TargetFramework>$(CoreTargetFramework)-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>

src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml

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

src/PackageIdentity/BuildSparsePackage.ps1

@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ 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 `"$winUI3AppsDir`"" -Level Warning
-Write-BuildLog "(If already installed and you changed manifest only): Add-AppxPackage -Register `"$manifestPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$winUI3AppsDir`" -ForceApplicationShutdown" -Level Warning
+Write-BuildLog "  Add-AppxPackage -Path `"$msixPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$outDir`"" -Level Warning
+Write-BuildLog "(If already installed and you changed manifest only): Add-AppxPackage -Register `"$manifestPath`" -ExternalLocation `"$outDir`" -ForceApplicationShutdown" -Level Warning

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, Image Resizer, CmdPal Extension).
+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 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.
+> 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`).
 
 ## Building the sparse package locally
 
@@ -53,17 +53,16 @@ After `PowerToysSparse.msix` is generated:
 # First time registration
 $repoRoot = "C:/git/PowerToys"
 $outputRoot = Join-Path $repoRoot "x64/Release"
-$externalLocation = Join-Path $outputRoot "WinUI3Apps"
-Add-AppxPackage -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot "PowerToysSparse.msix") -ExternalLocation $externalLocation
+Add-AppxPackage -Path (Join-Path $outputRoot "PowerToysSparse.msix") -ExternalLocation $outputRoot
 
 # Re-register after manifest tweaks only
-Add-AppxPackage -Register (Join-Path $repoRoot "src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml") -ExternalLocation $externalLocation -ForceApplicationShutdown
+Add-AppxPackage -Register (Join-Path $repoRoot "src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml") -ExternalLocation $outputRoot -ForceApplicationShutdown
 
 # Remove the sparse identity
 Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp | Remove-AppxPackage
 ```
 
-`-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.
+`-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.
 
 ## CI-specific guidance
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ 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` (`WinUI3Apps` subfolder).
+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.
 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/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   <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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/Update/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.260126.7" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj

@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(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.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/common/COMUtils/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.250325.1" targetFramework="native" />
-</packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/ExprtkEvaluator.cpp

@@ -5,17 +5,11 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
-#include <random>
 
 namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
 {
     static double factorial(const double n)
     {
-        if (std::isnan(n) || std::isinf(n))
-        {
-            return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-        }
-
         // Only allow non-negative integers
         if (n < 0.0 || std::floor(n) != n)
         {
@@ -26,82 +20,14 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
 
     static double sign(const double n)
     {
-        // The sign of NaN is undefined.
-        if (std::isnan(n))
-        {
-            return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-        }
-
         if (n > 0.0) return 1.0;
         if (n < 0.0) return -1.0;
         return 0.0;
     }
 
-    // rand(): returns a uniformly distributed random double in [0, 1)
-    struct rand_func : public exprtk::ifunction<double>
-    {
-        std::mt19937_64 rng;
-        std::uniform_real_distribution<double> dist;
-
-        rand_func() :
-            exprtk::ifunction<double>(0),
-            rng(std::random_device{}()),
-            dist(0.0, 1.0)
-        {}
-
-        inline double operator()() override
-        {
-            return dist(rng);
-        }
-    };
-
-    // randi(n): returns a uniformly distributed random integer in [0, n-1]
-    struct randi_func : public exprtk::ifunction<double>
-    {
-        std::mt19937_64 rng;
-
-        randi_func() :
-            exprtk::ifunction<double>(1),
-            rng(std::random_device{}())
-        {}
-
-        inline double operator()(const double& n) override
-        {
-            if (std::isnan(n) || std::isinf(n))
-            {
-                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-            }
-
-            constexpr double maxLongLongAsDouble = static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<long long>::max());
-            if (n < 1.0 || n >= maxLongLongAsDouble)
-            {
-                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-            }
-
-            if (std::floor(n) != n)
-            {
-                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
-            }
-
-            std::uniform_int_distribution<long long> dist(0, static_cast<long long>(n) - 1);
-            return static_cast<double>(dist(rng));
-        }
-    };
-
     std::wstring ToWStringFullPrecision(double value)
     {
-        if (std::isnan(value))
-        {
-            return L"NaN";
-        }
-
-        if (std::isinf(value))
-        {
-            return value > 0 ? L"inf" : L"-inf";
-        }
-
         std::wostringstream oss;
-        oss.imbue(std::locale::classic());
         oss << std::fixed << std::setprecision(15) << value;
         return oss.str();
     }
@@ -120,13 +46,6 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
         symbol_table.add_function("factorial", factorial);
         symbol_table.add_function("sign", sign);
 
-        // thread_local ensures each thread has its own RNG instance (seeded once,
-        // state preserved across calls) without requiring locks.
-        static thread_local rand_func rand_fn;
-        static thread_local randi_func randi_fn;
-        symbol_table.add_function("rand", rand_fn);
-        symbol_table.add_function("randi", randi_fn);
-
         exprtk::expression<double> expression;
         expression.register_symbol_table(symbol_table);
 
@@ -145,7 +64,7 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
         parser.settings().disable_all_inequality_ops(); // Disable inequality operators like <, >, <=, >=, !=, etc.
 
         if (!parser.compile(expressionText, expression))
-            return L"ParseError";
+            return L"NaN";
 
         return ToWStringFullPrecision(expression.value());
     }

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Common.UI.Controls.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</AssemblyName>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
-    <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Flyout/FlyoutWindowHelper.cs

@@ -1,223 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
-using Windows.Graphics;
-using WinUIEx;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls.Flyout;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Shared helper for positioning and sizing flyout-style WinUI 3 windows
-/// (e.g. Quick Access, PowerDisplay) that are pinned to a corner of the work area.
-///
-/// The public API takes sizes in device-independent pixels (DIP). The helper resolves the
-/// target monitor's effective DPI and converts to physical pixels. All window positioning
-/// uses absolute screen physical-pixel coordinates via
-/// <see cref="AppWindow.MoveAndResize(RectInt32)"/> — the same pattern used by the original
-/// Settings.UI flyout, which proved reliable across multi-monitor and mixed-DPI setups.
-/// </summary>
-public static partial class FlyoutWindowHelper
-{
-    private const uint MdtEffectiveDpi = 0;
-    private const int DefaultDpi = 96;
-
-    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-    private struct POINT
-    {
-        public int X;
-        public int Y;
-    }
-
-    [LibraryImport("user32.dll")]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    private static partial bool GetCursorPos(out POINT lpPoint);
-
-    [LibraryImport("shcore.dll")]
-    private static partial int GetDpiForMonitor(nint hMonitor, uint dpiType, out uint dpiX, out uint dpiY);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Get the DPI scale factor (1.0 = 100%, 1.25 = 125%, 1.5 = 150%, 2.0 = 200%) for a window.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static double GetDpiScale(WindowEx window)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(window);
-        return (double)window.GetDpiForWindow() / DefaultDpi;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Get the DPI scale factor for a given <see cref="DisplayArea"/>.
-    /// Resolves DPI from the underlying monitor handle so the value reflects the
-    /// target display, regardless of which monitor the window is currently on.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static double GetDpiScale(DisplayArea displayArea)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(displayArea);
-        return (double)GetEffectiveDpi(global::Microsoft.UI.Win32Interop.GetMonitorFromDisplayId(displayArea.DisplayId)) / DefaultDpi;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Convert device-independent pixels (DIP) to physical pixels (rounding up).
-    /// </summary>
-    public static int ScaleToPhysicalPixels(int dip, double dpiScale)
-    {
-        return (int)Math.Ceiling(dip * dpiScale);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Convert physical pixels to device-independent pixels (DIP) (rounding down).
-    /// </summary>
-    public static int ScaleToDip(int physicalPixels, double dpiScale)
-    {
-        return (int)Math.Floor(physicalPixels / dpiScale);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Look up the <see cref="DisplayArea"/> currently containing the mouse cursor.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static bool TryGetDisplayAreaAtCursor(out DisplayArea? displayArea)
-    {
-        displayArea = null;
-
-        if (!GetCursorPos(out var cursorPos))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        displayArea = DisplayArea.GetFromPoint(new PointInt32(cursorPos.X, cursorPos.Y), DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
-        return displayArea is not null;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Position a flyout-style window at the bottom-right corner of the work area on the
-    /// monitor under the mouse cursor.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static void PositionWindowBottomRight(
-        WindowEx window,
-        int widthDip,
-        int heightDip,
-        int rightMarginDip = 0,
-        int bottomMarginDip = 0)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(window);
-
-        if (!TryGetDisplayAreaAtCursor(out var displayArea) || displayArea is null)
-        {
-            Logger.LogWarning("FlyoutWindowHelper.PositionWindowBottomRight: unable to determine display from cursor; skipping positioning");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        PositionWindowBottomRight(window, displayArea, widthDip, heightDip, rightMarginDip, bottomMarginDip);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Position a flyout-style window at the bottom-right corner of the specified display
-    /// area's work area. Use this overload when the caller has already resolved the target
-    /// <see cref="DisplayArea"/> (e.g. the cursor monitor) so size and placement are computed
-    /// from the same source.
-    ///
-    /// Internally moves the window in two steps to avoid <c>WM_DPICHANGED</c> double-scaling
-    /// when the target monitor has a different DPI than the one the window was previously on:
-    /// first a 1×1 teleport into the target display, then the real position+size while the
-    /// window is already on that monitor (no DPI boundary crossing).
-    /// </summary>
-    public static void PositionWindowBottomRight(
-        WindowEx window,
-        DisplayArea displayArea,
-        int widthDip,
-        int heightDip,
-        int rightMarginDip = 0,
-        int bottomMarginDip = 0)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(window);
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(displayArea);
-
-        double dpiScale = GetDpiScale(displayArea);
-        var work = displayArea.WorkArea;
-
-        int w = ScaleToPhysicalPixels(widthDip, dpiScale);
-        int h = ScaleToPhysicalPixels(heightDip, dpiScale);
-        int marginRight = ScaleToPhysicalPixels(rightMarginDip, dpiScale);
-        int marginBottom = ScaleToPhysicalPixels(bottomMarginDip, dpiScale);
-
-        // Clamp size so the window never extends past the work area minus margins.
-        // Guards against the bottom/right edge spilling into the taskbar when rounding
-        // (Math.Ceiling above) would push it just past the boundary.
-        int maxW = Math.Max(0, work.Width - marginRight);
-        int maxH = Math.Max(0, work.Height - marginBottom);
-        w = Math.Min(w, maxW);
-        h = Math.Min(h, maxH);
-
-        // Absolute screen physical-pixel coordinates. WorkArea is in screen coordinates,
-        // so for non-primary monitors WorkArea.X/Y will be non-zero (and may be negative).
-        int x = work.X + work.Width - w - marginRight;
-        int y = work.Y + work.Height - h - marginBottom;
-
-        MoveAndResizeOnDisplay(window, displayArea, new RectInt32(x, y, w, h));
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Center a window within the specified display area's work area.
-    /// Uses a 1×1 teleport into the target display first to avoid WM_DPICHANGED
-    /// double-scaling when crossing monitors with different DPI.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static void CenterWindowOnDisplay(
-        WindowEx window,
-        DisplayArea displayArea,
-        int widthDip,
-        int heightDip)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(window);
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(displayArea);
-
-        double dpiScale = GetDpiScale(displayArea);
-        var work = displayArea.WorkArea;
-
-        int w = Math.Min(ScaleToPhysicalPixels(widthDip, dpiScale), work.Width);
-        int h = Math.Min(ScaleToPhysicalPixels(heightDip, dpiScale), work.Height);
-
-        int x = work.X + ((work.Width - w) / 2);
-        int y = work.Y + ((work.Height - h) / 2);
-
-        MoveAndResizeOnDisplay(window, displayArea, new RectInt32(x, y, w, h));
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Two-step move that avoids WM_DPICHANGED double-scaling. First teleports a 1×1
-    /// window into the target display (which may trigger an auto-rescale, but on a 1×1
-    /// rect the effect is invisible). Then sets the real position+size while the window
-    /// is already on the target monitor — no DPI boundary crossing, so WinUI's auto
-    /// handler doesn't fire and overwrite our computed rect.
-    ///
-    /// Skips the teleport when the window is already on the target display, since there
-    /// is no boundary to cross.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static void MoveAndResizeOnDisplay(WindowEx window, DisplayArea targetDisplay, RectInt32 finalRect)
-    {
-        var currentDisplay = DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(window.AppWindow.Id, DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
-        bool needsTeleport = currentDisplay is null || currentDisplay.DisplayId.Value != targetDisplay.DisplayId.Value;
-
-        if (needsTeleport)
-        {
-            var work = targetDisplay.WorkArea;
-            window.AppWindow.MoveAndResize(new RectInt32(work.X, work.Y, 1, 1));
-        }
-
-        window.AppWindow.MoveAndResize(finalRect);
-    }
-
-    private static int GetEffectiveDpi(nint hMonitor)
-    {
-        if (hMonitor == 0)
-        {
-            return DefaultDpi;
-        }
-
-        var hr = GetDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MdtEffectiveDpi, out var dpiX, out _);
-        return hr >= 0 && dpiX > 0 ? (int)dpiX : DefaultDpi;
-    }
-}

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Window/WindowMessageHook.cs

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using WinUIEx;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls.Window;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Subclasses a window's WndProc and invokes a preprocessor callback for every
-/// message before the default window procedure runs. Useful for routing low-level
-/// Win32 messages (e.g. <c>WM_HOTKEY</c>) into managed handlers without depending
-/// on the WinUI XAML message loop.
-/// </summary>
-/// <remarks>
-/// Usage:
-/// <code>
-///   _hook = new WindowMessageHook(window, (uMsg, wParam, lParam) =>
-///       _hotkeyService.HandleMessage(uMsg, wParam));
-/// </code>
-/// Dispose to restore the original WndProc.
-/// </remarks>
-public sealed partial class WindowMessageHook : IDisposable
-{
-    // Called for every message before default processing. Return true to swallow.
-    private readonly Func<uint, nuint, nint, bool> _preProcessor;
-
-    private const int GwlWndProc = -4;
-
-    private readonly nint _hwnd;
-    private nint _originalWndProc;
-    private WndProcDelegate? _wndProcDelegate;
-    private bool _disposed;
-
-    private delegate nint WndProcDelegate(nint hwnd, uint uMsg, nuint wParam, nint lParam);
-
-    [LibraryImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowLongPtrW")]
-    private static partial nint SetWindowLongPtr(nint hWnd, int nIndex, nint dwNewLong);
-
-    [LibraryImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "CallWindowProcW")]
-    private static partial nint CallWindowProc(nint lpPrevWndFunc, nint hWnd, uint msg, nuint wParam, nint lParam);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="WindowMessageHook"/> class
-    /// and subclasses the supplied window's WndProc.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="window">Window to subclass.</param>
-    /// <param name="preProcessor">Callback invoked for every message before the
-    /// default WndProc. Receives <c>(uMsg, wParam, lParam)</c>. Return
-    /// <see langword="true"/> to swallow the message.</param>
-    public WindowMessageHook(WindowEx window, Func<uint, nuint, nint, bool> preProcessor)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(window);
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(preProcessor);
-
-        _hwnd = window.GetWindowHandle();
-        _preProcessor = preProcessor;
-        _wndProcDelegate = WndProc;
-        var ptr = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(_wndProcDelegate);
-        _originalWndProc = SetWindowLongPtr(_hwnd, GwlWndProc, ptr);
-    }
-
-    private nint WndProc(nint hwnd, uint uMsg, nuint wParam, nint lParam)
-    {
-        if (_preProcessor(uMsg, wParam, lParam))
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        return CallWindowProc(_originalWndProc, hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-    }
-
-    public void Dispose()
-    {
-        if (_disposed)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        _disposed = true;
-
-        if (_originalWndProc != 0)
-        {
-            SetWindowLongPtr(_hwnd, GwlWndProc, _originalWndProc);
-            _originalWndProc = 0;
-        }
-
-        _wndProcDelegate = null;
-    }
-}

src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Markdig.Signed" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" />
     <PackageReference Include="UTF.Unknown" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.cpp

@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredPowerDisplayEnabledValue());
     }
-    GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue()
-    {
-        return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue());
-    }
     GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue()
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue());

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.h

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredCropAndLockEnabledValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredLightSwitchEnabledValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredPowerDisplayEnabledValue();
-        static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredFileLocksmithEnabledValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredSvgPreviewEnabledValue();

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.idl

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredCropAndLockEnabledValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredLightSwitchEnabledValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredPowerDisplayEnabledValue();
-            static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredFileLocksmithEnabledValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredSvgPreviewEnabledValue();

src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapper.cs

@@ -71,10 +71,5 @@ namespace PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection
         {
             return (GpoRuleConfigured)PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredLightSwitchEnabledValue();
         }
-
-        public static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue()
-        {
-            return (GpoRuleConfigured)PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredGrabAndMoveEnabledValue();
-        }
     }
 }

src/common/ManagedCommon/ModuleType.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         ShortcutGuide,
         PowerOCR,
         Workspaces,
-        GrabAndMove,
         ZoomIt,
         GeneralSettings,
     }

src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   <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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(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>