update the config

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

@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ mengyuanchen
 
 # DllName
 testhost
-Testably
 
 #Tools
-OIP
+OIP

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

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Acceleratorkeys
 ACCEPTFILES
 ACCESSDENIED
 ACCESSTOKEN
-acfs
 AClient
 AColumn
 acrt
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ CLIPBOARDUPDATE
 CLIPCHILDREN
 CLIPSIBLINGS
 closesocket
-clp
 CLSCTX
 clsids
 Clusion
@@ -275,7 +273,6 @@ CURSORINFO
 cursorpos
 customaction
 CUSTOMACTIONTEST
-CUSTOMFORMATPLACEHOLDER
 CVal
 cvd
 CVirtual
@@ -315,7 +312,6 @@ debugbreak
 declatory
 decryptor
 Dedup
-Deeplink
 DEFAULTBOOTSTRAPPERINSTALLFOLDER
 DEFAULTCOLOR
 DEFAULTFLAGS
@@ -327,7 +323,6 @@ DEFAULTTONULL
 DEFAULTTOPRIMARY
 DEFERERASE
 DEFPUSHBUTTON
-DEFT
 deinitialization
 DELA
 DELETEDKEYIMAGE
@@ -348,7 +343,6 @@ devmgmt
 DEVMODE
 DEVMODEW
 devpal
-DFX
 DIALOGEX
 digicert
 dimm
@@ -529,7 +523,6 @@ FZE
 gacutil
 Gaeilge
 Gaidhlig
-gameid
 GC'ed
 GCLP
 gdi
@@ -720,7 +713,6 @@ INPUTSINK
 INPUTTYPE
 INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT
 INSTALLDIR
-installdir
 INSTALLFOLDER
 INSTALLFOLDERTOBOOTSTRAPPERINSTALLFOLDER
 INSTALLFOLDERTOPREVIOUSINSTALLFOLDER
@@ -1015,7 +1007,6 @@ netsh
 newcolor
 NEWDIALOGSTYLE
 NEWFILE
-NEWFILEHEADER
 newitem
 newpath
 newplus
@@ -1049,7 +1040,6 @@ NOINHERITLAYOUT
 NOINTERFACE
 NOINVERT
 NOLINKINFO
-nologo
 NOMCX
 NOMINMAX
 NOMIRRORBITMAP
@@ -1282,7 +1272,6 @@ pstm
 PStr
 pstream
 pstrm
-pswd
 PSYSTEM
 psz
 ptb
@@ -1313,7 +1302,6 @@ QUNS
 QXZ
 RAII
 RAlt
-Rappl
 randi
 Rasterization
 Rasterize
@@ -1429,7 +1417,6 @@ searchterm
 SEARCHUI
 SECONDARYDISPLAY
 secpol
-securestring
 SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST
 SELCHANGE
 SENDCHANGE
@@ -1583,7 +1570,6 @@ stdcpp
 stdcpplatest
 STDMETHODCALLTYPE
 STDMETHODIMP
-steamapps
 STGC
 STGM
 STGMEDIUM
@@ -1665,7 +1651,6 @@ telephon
 templatenamespace
 testprocess
 TEXCOORD
-TEXTBOXNEWLINE
 TEXTEXTRACTOR
 TEXTINCLUDE
 tfopen
@@ -1986,11 +1971,3 @@ ZOOMITX
 ZXk
 ZXNs
 zzz
-ACIE
-AOklab
-BCIE
-BOklab
-culori
-Evercoder
-LCh
-CIELCh

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@
                 "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
 
                 "PowerToys.CmdPalModuleInterface.dll",
-                "CmdPalKeyboardService.dll",
                 "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix"
             ],
             "SigningInfo": {
@@ -331,8 +330,6 @@
                 "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\OpenAI.dll",
-                "Testably.Abstractions.FileSystem.Interface.dll",
-                "WinUI3Apps\\Testably.Abstractions.FileSystem.Interface.dll",
                 "ColorCode.Core.dll", 
                 "ColorCode.UWP.dll",
                 "UnitsNet.dll",

.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1

@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
 Param(
-  # Using the default value of 1.7 for winAppSdkVersionNumber and useExperimentalVersion as false
+  # Using the default value of 1.6 for winAppSdkVersionNumber and useExperimentalVersion as false
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=1)]
-  [string]$winAppSdkVersionNumber = "1.7",
+  [string]$winAppSdkVersionNumber = "1.6",
 
   # When the pipeline calls the PS1 file, the passed parameters are converted to string type
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=2)]
-  [boolean]$useExperimentalVersion = $False,
-
-  # Root folder Path for processing
-  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=3)]
-  [string]$rootPath = $(Split-Path -Parent (Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)),
-
-  # Root folder Path for processing
-  [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=4)]
-  [string]$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
+  [boolean]$useExperimentalVersion = $False
 )
 
 function Update-NugetConfig {
     param (
-        [string]$filePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($rootPath, "nuget.config")
+        [string]$filePath = "nuget.config"
     )
 
     Write-Host "Updating nuget.config file"
@@ -43,33 +35,7 @@ function Update-NugetConfig {
     $xml.Save($filePath)
 }
 
-function Read-FileWithEncoding {
-    param (
-        [string]$Path
-    )
-
-    $reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($Path, $true)  # auto-detect encoding
-    $content = $reader.ReadToEnd()
-    $encoding = $reader.CurrentEncoding
-    $reader.Close()
-
-    return [PSCustomObject]@{
-        Content  = $content
-        Encoding = $encoding
-    }
-}
-
-function Write-FileWithEncoding {
-    param (
-        [string]$Path,
-        [string]$Content,
-        [System.Text.Encoding]$Encoding
-    )
-
-    $writer = New-Object System.IO.StreamWriter($Path, $false, $Encoding)
-    $writer.Write($Content)
-    $writer.Close()
-}
+$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
 
 # Execute nuget list and capture the output
 if ($useExperimentalVersion) {
@@ -113,54 +79,50 @@ if ($latestVersion) {
 }
 
 # Update packages.config files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse packages.config | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
+Get-ChildItem -Recurse packages.config | ForEach-Object {
+    $content = Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw
     if ($content -match 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
         $newVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
         $oldVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
         $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Set-Content -Path $_.FullName -Value $content
         Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
     }
 }
 
 # Update Directory.Packages.props file
-$propsFile = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($rootPath,"Directory.Packages.props")
+$propsFile = "Directory.Packages.props"
 if (Test-Path $propsFile) {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $propsFile
-    $content = $file.Content
+    $content = Get-Content $propsFile -Raw
     if ($content -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
         $newVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '" />'
         $oldVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*" />'
         $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $propsFile -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Set-Content -Path $propsFile -Value $content
         Write-Host "Modified " $propsFile
     }
 }
 
 # Update .vcxproj files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.vcxproj | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
+Get-ChildItem -Recurse *.vcxproj | ForEach-Object {
+    $content = Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw
     if ($content -match '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.') {
         $newVersionString = '\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '\'
         $oldVersionString = '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*\\'
         $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Set-Content -Path $_.FullName -Value $content
         Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
     }
 }
 
 # Update .csproj files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.csproj | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
+Get-ChildItem -Recurse *.csproj | ForEach-Object {
+    $content = Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw
     if ($content -match 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
         $newVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="'+ $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
         $oldVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
         $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Set-Content -Path $_.FullName -Value $content
         Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
     }
 }

.pipelines/packages.config

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry" version="2.0.3" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry" version="2.0.2" />
 </packages>

.pipelines/tsa.json

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     "notificationAliases": ["powertoys@microsoft.com"],
     "instanceUrl": "https://microsoft.visualstudio.com",
     "projectName": "OS",
-    "areaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\PowerToys"
+    "areaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys"
 }

.pipelines/v2/ci-using-the-latest-winappsdk.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ parameters:
     default: true
   - name: winAppSDKVersionNumber
     type: string
-    default: 1.7
+    default: 1.6
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false

.pipelines/v2/release.yml

@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ extends:
                 # Prepare the localizations and telemetry config before the release build
                 - template: .pipelines/v2/templates/steps-fetch-and-prepare-localizations.yml@self
 
-                - pwsh: |-
-                    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-                    $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
-                    & nuget.exe restore -configFile .pipelines/release-nuget.config -PackagesDirectory . .pipelines/packages.config
-                    Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TraceLoggingDefines.h" "src\common\Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h"
-                    Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TelemetryBase.cs" "src\common\Telemetry\TelemetryBase.cs"
+                - script: |
+                    call nuget.exe restore -configFile .pipelines/release-nuget.config -PackagesDirectory . .pipelines/packages.config || exit /b 1
+                    move /Y "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.2.0.2\build\include\TraceLoggingDefines.h" "src\common\Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h" || exit /b 1
+                    move /Y "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.2.0.2\build\include\TelemetryBase.cs" "src\common\Telemetry\TelemetryBase.cs" || exit /b 1
                   displayName: Emplace telemetry files
 
       - stage: Build_SDK
@@ -150,7 +148,5 @@ extends:
             parameters:
               versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
               includePublicSymbolServer: ${{ parameters.publishSymbolsToPublic }}
-              ${{ if ne(parameters.publishSymbolsToPublic, true) }}:
-                symbolExpiryTime: 10 # For private builds, expire symbols within 10 days. The default is 100 years.
               subscription: $(SymbolPublishingServiceConnection)
               symbolProject: $(SymbolPublishingProject)

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

@@ -344,11 +344,6 @@ jobs:
       flattenFolders: True
       OverWrite: True
 
-  # Check if all projects (located in src sub-folder) import common props
-  - pwsh: |-
-      & '.pipelines/verifyCommonProps.ps1' -sourceDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\src'
-    displayName: Audit shared common props for CSharp projects in src sub-folder
-
   # Check if deps.json files don't reference different dll versions.
   - pwsh: |-
       & '.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1' -targetDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'

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

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ steps:
     arguments: >
       -winAppSdkVersionNumber ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
       -useExperimentalVersion $${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
-      -rootPath "$(build.sourcesdirectory)"
 
 - script: echo $(WinAppSDKVersion)
   displayName: 'Display WinAppSDK Version Found'

.pipelines/verifyCommonProps.ps1

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-[CmdletBinding()]
-Param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, Position = 1)]
-    [string]$sourceDir
-)
-
-# scan all csharp project in the source directory
-function Get-CSharpProjects {
-    param (
-        [string]$path
-    )
-
-    # Get all .csproj files under the specified path
-    return Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Filter *.csproj | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
-}
-
-# Check if the project file imports 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props'
-function Test-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps {
-    param (
-        [string]$filePath
-    )
-
-    # Load the XML content of the .csproj file
-    [xml]$csprojContent = Get-Content -Path $filePath
-
-    
-    # Check if the Import element with Project attribute containing 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props' exists
-    return $csprojContent.Project.Import | Where-Object { $null -ne $_.Project -and $_.Project.EndsWith('Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props') }
-}
-
-# Call the function with the provided source directory
-$csprojFilesArray = Get-CSharpProjects -path $sourceDir
-
-$hasInvalidCsProj = $false
-
-# Enumerate the array of file paths and call Validate-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps for each file
-foreach ($csprojFile in $csprojFilesArray) {
-    # Skip if the file ends with 'TemplateCmdPalExtension.csproj'
-    if ($csprojFile -like '*TemplateCmdPalExtension.csproj') {
-        continue
-    }
-
-    $importExists = Test-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps -filePath $csprojFile
-    if (!$importExists) {
-        Write-Output "$csprojFile need to import 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props'."
-        $hasInvalidCsProj = $true
-    }
-}
-
-if ($hasInvalidCsProj) {
-    exit 1
-}
-
-exit 0

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@
     <!-- 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="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.4" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.15.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.120-preview" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />
     <!-- 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. -->
     <!-- 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	-->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.2428" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250401001" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.6.250205002" />
     <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" />
@@ -72,28 +72,28 @@
     <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="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.4" />
     <!-- 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="4.8.6" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.4" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnitsNet" Version="5.56.0" />

NOTICE.md

@@ -75,40 +75,6 @@ OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
 ```
 
-## Utility: Command Palette Built-in Extensions
-
-### Calculator
-
-#### Mages
-
-We use the Mages NuGet package for calculating the result of expression.
-
-**Source**: [https://github.com/FlorianRappl/Mages](https://github.com/FlorianRappl/Mages)
-
-```
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2016 - 2025 Florian Rappl
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR 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.
-```
-
 ## Utility: File Explorer Add-ins
 
 ### Monaco Editor
@@ -1453,27 +1419,27 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - Mages 3.0.0
 - Markdig.Signed 0.34.0
 - MessagePack 3.1.3
-- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.4
 - Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers 9.0.0
-- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.4
 - Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent 3.1.16
 - Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler (A)
-- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.5
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.5
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.5
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.5
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.4
 - Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks (A)
 - Microsoft.SemanticKernel 1.15.0
 - Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications 7.1.2
 - Microsoft.Web.WebView2 1.0.2903.40
-- Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 9.0.5
-- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.4
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.2.46-beta
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.2.0
 - Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 10.0.22621.2428
-- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.7.250401001
-- Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop 1.10.340
+- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.6.250205002
+- Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop 1.10.120-preview
 - Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed 2.0.9
 - Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf 1.1.39
 - ModernWpfUI 0.9.4
@@ -1487,25 +1453,25 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - SharpCompress 0.37.2
 - StreamJsonRpc 2.21.69
 - StyleCop.Analyzers 1.2.0-beta.556
-- System.CodeDom 9.0.5
+- System.CodeDom 9.0.4
 - System.CommandLine 2.0.0-beta4.22272.1
-- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.5
-- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.5
-- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.5
+- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.4
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.4
+- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.4
 - System.Data.SqlClient 4.8.6
-- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.5
-- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.5
-- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.5
+- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.4
+- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.4
+- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.4
 - System.IO.Abstractions 22.0.13
 - System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers 22.0.13
-- System.Management 9.0.5
+- System.Management 9.0.4
 - System.Net.Http 4.3.4
 - System.Private.Uri 4.3.2
 - System.Reactive 6.0.1
-- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.5
-- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.5
-- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.5
-- System.Text.Json 9.0.5
+- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.4
+- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.4
+- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.4
+- System.Text.Json 9.0.4
 - System.Text.RegularExpressions 4.3.1
 - UnicodeInformation 2.6.0
 - UnitsNet 5.56.0

installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs

@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="ToolComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="MonacoSRCHeatGenerated" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="WorkspacesComponentGroup" />
-      <ComponentGroupRef Id="CmdPalComponentGroup" />
+
+      <?if $(var.CIBuild) = "true" ?>
+        <ComponentGroupRef Id="CmdPalComponentGroup" />
+      <?endif?>
     </Feature>
 
     <SetProperty Id="ARPINSTALLLOCATION" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" After="CostFinalize" />

src/Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Some items may be set in Directory.Build.props in root -->
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project=".\Common.Dotnet.PrepareGeneratedFolder.targets" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.22621.57</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
     <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>

src/Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Some items may be set in Directory.Build.props in root -->
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <!-- OneFuzz does not currently support testing with .NET 9.
-       As a temporary workaround, create a .NET 8 project and use file links 
-       to include the code that needs testing. -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>

src/Common.Dotnet.PrepareGeneratedFolder.targets

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-
-  <Target Name="EnsureGeneratedBaseFolder" BeforeTargets="XamlPreCompile">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <!-- Only create the base 'generated' folder -->
-      <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>$(ProjectDir)obj\g</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <!-- Create 'generated' folder if missing -->
-    <MakeDir Directories="$(CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath)" />
-
-    <!-- Optional logging for debugging -->
-    <Message Text="Ensured: $(GeneratedBasePath)" Importance="Low" />
-  </Target>
-
-</Project>

src/common/ManagedCommon/ColorFormatHelper.cs

@@ -141,40 +141,6 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             return lab;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert a given <see cref="Color"/> to a Oklab color
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="color">The <see cref="Color"/> to convert</param>
-        /// <returns>The perceptual lightness [0..1] and two chromaticities [-0.5..0.5]</returns>
-        public static (double Lightness, double ChromaticityA, double ChromaticityB) ConvertToOklabColor(Color color)
-        {
-            var linear = ConvertSRGBToLinearRGB(color.R / 255d, color.G / 255d, color.B / 255d);
-            var oklab = GetOklabColorFromLinearRGB(linear.R, linear.G, linear.B);
-            return oklab;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert a given <see cref="Color"/> to a Oklch color
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="color">The <see cref="Color"/> to convert</param>
-        /// <returns>The perceptual lightness [0..1], the chroma [0..0.5], and the hue angle [0°..360°]</returns>
-        public static (double Lightness, double Chroma, double Hue) ConvertToOklchColor(Color color)
-        {
-            var oklab = ConvertToOklabColor(color);
-            var oklch = GetOklchColorFromOklab(oklab.Lightness, oklab.ChromaticityA, oklab.ChromaticityB);
-
-            return oklch;
-        }
-
-        public static (double R, double G, double B) ConvertSRGBToLinearRGB(double r, double g, double b)
-        {
-            // inverse companding, gamma correction must be undone
-            double rLinear = (r > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((r + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (r / 12.92);
-            double gLinear = (g > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((g + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (g / 12.92);
-            double bLinear = (b > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((b + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (b / 12.92);
-            return (rLinear, gLinear, bLinear);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Convert a given <see cref="Color"/> to a CIE XYZ color (XYZ)
         /// The constants of the formula matches this Wikipedia page, but at a higher precision:
@@ -190,7 +156,10 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             double g = color.G / 255d;
             double b = color.B / 255d;
 
-            (double rLinear, double gLinear, double bLinear) = ConvertSRGBToLinearRGB(r, g, b);
+            // inverse companding, gamma correction must be undone
+            double rLinear = (r > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((r + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (r / 12.92);
+            double gLinear = (g > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((g + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (g / 12.92);
+            double bLinear = (b > 0.04045) ? Math.Pow((b + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4) : (b / 12.92);
 
             return (
                 (rLinear * 0.41239079926595948) + (gLinear * 0.35758433938387796) + (bLinear * 0.18048078840183429),
@@ -241,63 +210,6 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             return (l, a, b);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert a linear RGB color <see cref="double"/> to an Oklab color.
-        /// The constants of this formula come from https://github.com/Evercoder/culori/blob/2bedb8f0507116e75f844a705d0b45cf279b15d0/src/oklab/convertLrgbToOklab.js
-        /// and the implementation is based on https://bottosson.github.io/posts/oklab/
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="r">Linear R value</param>
-        /// <param name="g">Linear G value</param>
-        /// <param name="b">Linear B value</param>
-        /// <returns>The perceptual lightness [0..1] and two chromaticities [-0.5..0.5]</returns>
-        private static (double Lightness, double ChromaticityA, double ChromaticityB)
-            GetOklabColorFromLinearRGB(double r, double g, double b)
-        {
-            double l = (0.41222147079999993 * r) + (0.5363325363 * g) + (0.0514459929 * b);
-            double m = (0.2119034981999999 * r) + (0.6806995450999999 * g) + (0.1073969566 * b);
-            double s = (0.08830246189999998 * r) + (0.2817188376 * g) + (0.6299787005000002 * b);
-
-            double l_ = Math.Cbrt(l);
-            double m_ = Math.Cbrt(m);
-            double s_ = Math.Cbrt(s);
-
-            return (
-                (0.2104542553 * l_) + (0.793617785 * m_) - (0.0040720468 * s_),
-                (1.9779984951 * l_) - (2.428592205 * m_) + (0.4505937099 * s_),
-                (0.0259040371 * l_) + (0.7827717662 * m_) - (0.808675766 * s_)
-            );
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert an Oklab color <see cref="double"/> from Cartesian form to its polar form Oklch
-        /// https://bottosson.github.io/posts/oklab/#the-oklab-color-space
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="lightness">The <see cref="lightness"/></param>
-        /// <param name="chromaticity_a">The <see cref="chromaticity_a"/></param>
-        /// <param name="chromaticity_b">The <see cref="chromaticity_b"/></param>
-        /// <returns>The perceptual lightness [0..1], the chroma [0..0.5], and the hue angle [0°..360°]</returns>
-        private static (double Lightness, double Chroma, double Hue)
-            GetOklchColorFromOklab(double lightness, double chromaticity_a, double chromaticity_b)
-        {
-            return GetLCHColorFromLAB(lightness, chromaticity_a, chromaticity_b);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Convert a color in Cartesian form (Lab) to its polar form (LCh)
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="lightness">The <see cref="lightness"/></param>
-        /// <param name="chromaticity_a">The <see cref="chromaticity_a"/></param>
-        /// <param name="chromaticity_b">The <see cref="chromaticity_b"/></param>
-        /// <returns>The lightness, chroma, and hue angle</returns>
-        private static (double Lightness, double Chroma, double Hue)
-            GetLCHColorFromLAB(double lightness, double chromaticity_a, double chromaticity_b)
-        {
-            // Lab to LCh transformation
-            double chroma = Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(chromaticity_a, 2) + Math.Pow(chromaticity_b, 2));
-            double hue = Math.Round(chroma, 3) == 0 ? 0.0 : ((Math.Atan2(chromaticity_b, chromaticity_a) * 180d / Math.PI) + 360d) % 360d;
-            return (lightness, chroma, hue);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Convert a given <see cref="Color"/> to a natural color (hue, whiteness, blackness)
         /// </summary>
@@ -364,17 +276,12 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             { "Br", 'p' },   // brightness       percent
             { "In", 'p' },   // intensity        percent
             { "Ll", 'p' },   // lightness (HSL)  percent
+            { "Lc", 'p' },   // lightness(CIELAB)percent
             { "Va", 'p' },   // value            percent
             { "Wh", 'p' },   // whiteness        percent
             { "Bn", 'p' },   // blackness        percent
-            { "Lc", 'p' },   // lightness (CIE)         percent
-            { "Ca", 'p' },   // chromaticityA (CIELAB)  percent
-            { "Cb", 'p' },   // chromaticityB (CIELAB)  percent
-            { "Lo", 'p' },   // lightness (Oklab/Oklch) percent
-            { "Oa", 'p' },   // chromaticityA (Oklab)   percent
-            { "Ob", 'p' },   // chromaticityB (Oklab)   percent
-            { "Oc", 'p' },   // chroma (Oklch)          percent
-            { "Oh", 'p' },   // hue angle (Oklch)       percent
+            { "Ca", 'p' },   // chromaticityA    percent
+            { "Cb", 'p' },   // chromaticityB    percent
             { "Xv", 'i' },   // X value          int
             { "Yv", 'i' },   // Y value          int
             { "Zv", 'i' },   // Z value          int
@@ -517,10 +424,6 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
                     var (lightnessC, _, _) = ConvertToCIELABColor(color);
                     lightnessC = Math.Round(lightnessC, 2);
                     return lightnessC.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                case "Lo":
-                    var (lightnessO, _, _) = ConvertToOklabColor(color);
-                    lightnessO = Math.Round(lightnessO, 2);
-                    return lightnessO.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                 case "Wh":
                     var (_, whiteness, _) = ConvertToHWBColor(color);
                     whiteness = Math.Round(whiteness * 100);
@@ -537,22 +440,6 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
                     var (_, _, chromaticityB) = ConvertToCIELABColor(color);
                     chromaticityB = Math.Round(chromaticityB, 2);
                     return chromaticityB.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                case "Oa":
-                    var (_, chromaticityAOklab, _) = ConvertToOklabColor(color);
-                    chromaticityAOklab = Math.Round(chromaticityAOklab, 2);
-                    return chromaticityAOklab.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                case "Ob":
-                    var (_, _, chromaticityBOklab) = ConvertToOklabColor(color);
-                    chromaticityBOklab = Math.Round(chromaticityBOklab, 2);
-                    return chromaticityBOklab.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                case "Oc":
-                    var (_, chromaOklch, _) = ConvertToOklchColor(color);
-                    chromaOklch = Math.Round(chromaOklch, 2);
-                    return chromaOklch.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                case "Oh":
-                    var (_, _, hueOklch) = ConvertToOklchColor(color);
-                    hueOklch = Math.Round(hueOklch, 2);
-                    return hueOklch.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                 case "Xv":
                     var (x, _, _) = ConvertToCIEXYZColor(color);
                     x = Math.Round(x * 100, 4);
@@ -608,10 +495,8 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
                 case "HSI": return "hsi(%Hu, %Si%, %In%)";
                 case "HWB": return "hwb(%Hu, %Wh%, %Bn%)";
                 case "NCol": return "%Hn, %Wh%, %Bn%";
-                case "CIEXYZ": return "XYZ(%Xv, %Yv, %Zv)";
                 case "CIELAB": return "CIELab(%Lc, %Ca, %Cb)";
-                case "Oklab": return "oklab(%Lo, %Oa, %Ob)";
-                case "Oklch": return "oklch(%Lo, %Oc, %Oh)";
+                case "CIEXYZ": return "XYZ(%Xv, %Yv, %Zv)";
                 case "VEC4": return "(%Reff, %Grff, %Blff, 1f)";
                 case "Decimal": return "%Dv";
                 case "HEX Int": return "0xFF%ReX%GrX%BlX";

src/common/ManagedCommon/IdRecoveryHelper.cs

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace ManagedCommon
-{
-    public static class IdRecoveryHelper
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fixes invalid IDs in the given list by assigning unique values.
-        /// It ensures that all IDs are non-empty and unique, correcting any duplicates or empty IDs.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="items">The list of items that may contain invalid IDs.</param>
-        public static void RecoverInvalidIds<T>(IEnumerable<T> items)
-            where T : class, IHasId
-        {
-            var idSet = new HashSet<int>();
-            int newId = 0;
-            var sortedItems = items.OrderBy(i => i.Id).ToList(); // Sort items by ID for consistent processing
-
-            // Iterate through the list and fix invalid IDs
-            foreach (var item in sortedItems)
-            {
-                // If the ID is invalid or already exists in the set (duplicate), assign a new unique ID
-                if (!idSet.Add(item.Id))
-                {
-                    // Find the next available unique ID
-                    while (idSet.Contains(newId))
-                    {
-                        newId++;
-                    }
-
-                    item.Id = newId;
-                    idSet.Add(newId); // Add the newly assigned ID to the set
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public interface IHasId
-    {
-        int Id { get; set; }
-    }
-}

src/common/ManagedCommon/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -112,31 +112,5 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             public int cyTopHeight;
             public int cyBottomHeight;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Safely calls DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea to handle potential COMExceptions
-        /// that can occur after resuming from sleep state.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="hWnd">Window handle</param>
-        /// <param name="pMarInset">Margins</param>
-        /// <returns>IntPtr.Zero on success, error code otherwise</returns>
-        internal static IntPtr SafeDwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(IntPtr hWnd, ref MARGINS pMarInset)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                return DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(hWnd, ref pMarInset);
-            }
-            catch (COMException ex) when (ex.HResult == unchecked((int)0xD0000701))
-            {
-                // Return a default value when this specific DWM error occurs (typically after sleep/resume)
-                // This is a non-critical styling error and can be safely ignored
-                return new IntPtr(-1); // Indicator for this specific error
-            }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
-                // For other exceptions, rethrow to be handled by caller
-                throw;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/common/ManagedCommon/WindowHelpers.cs

@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             if (OSVersionHelper.IsWindows10())
             {
                 var margins = new NativeMethods.MARGINS { cxLeftWidth = 0, cxRightWidth = 0, cyBottomHeight = 0, cyTopHeight = 2 };
-
-                // Use the safe version of DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea that handles resume-from-sleep issues
-                NativeMethods.SafeDwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(handle, ref margins);
+                NativeMethods.DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(handle, ref margins);
             }
         }
     }

src/common/utils/package.h

@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ namespace package
         if (!std::filesystem::exists(directoryPath))
         {
             Logger::error(L"The directory '" + directoryPath + L"' does not exist.");
-            return {};
         }
 
         const std::regex pattern(R"(^.+\.(appx|msix|msixbundle)$)", std::regex_constants::icase);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
 	<PropertyGroup>
+		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "org": "microsoft",
         "project": "OS",
         "AssignedTo": "leilzh@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
         "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
       },
       "jobNotificationEmail": "leilzh@microsoft.com",

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/OcrHelpers.cs

@@ -18,19 +18,10 @@ public static class OcrHelpers
 {
     public static async Task<string> ExtractTextAsync(SoftwareBitmap bitmap, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        var ocrLanguage = GetOCRLanguage();
+        var ocrLanguage = GetOCRLanguage() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to determine OCR language");
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-        OcrEngine ocrEngine;
-        if (ocrLanguage is not null)
-        {
-            ocrEngine = OcrEngine.TryCreateFromLanguage(ocrLanguage) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to create OCR engine from specified language");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ocrEngine = OcrEngine.TryCreateFromUserProfileLanguages() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to create OCR engine from user profile language");
-        }
-
+        var ocrEngine = OcrEngine.TryCreateFromLanguage(ocrLanguage) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to create OCR engine");
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
         var ocrResult = await ocrEngine.RecognizeAsync(bitmap);

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     <ProjectPriFileName>PowerToys.EnvironmentVariablesUILib.pri</ProjectPriFileName>
     <GenerateLibraryLayout>true</GenerateLibraryLayout>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
+    <!-- The default generated file path exceeds the length limit 260 on the build agent. Using a shorter path as a workaround. -->
+    <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>$(ProjectDir)obj\g</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -54,4 +56,7 @@
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <Target Name="EnsureCompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPathExists" BeforeTargets="XamlPreCompile">
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath)" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/Hosts.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
-
 	<PropertyGroup>
+		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 	</PropertyGroup>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "org": "microsoft",
         "project": "OS",
         "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
         "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
       },
       "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         "org": "microsoft",
         "project": "OS",
         "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
         "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
       },
       "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         "org": "microsoft",
         "project": "OS",
         "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
         "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
       },
       "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         "org": "microsoft",
         "project": "OS",
         "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
         "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
       },
       "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -158,19 +158,19 @@
         // the DLL and PDB files
         // you will need to add any other files required
         // (globs are supported)
-        "Castle.Core.dll",
-        "CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.dll",
         "Hosts.FuzzTests.dll",
         "Hosts.FuzzTests.pdb",
         "Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll",
+        "WinRT.Runtime.dll",
         "Moq.dll",
+        "testhost.dll",
+        "Castle.Core.dll",
         "System.IO.Abstractions.dll",
+        "CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.dll",
         "System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.dll",
         "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.dll",
         "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.dll",
-        "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.dll",
-        "Testably.Abstractions.FileSystem.Interface.dll",
-        "WinRT.Runtime.dll"
+        "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.dll"
       ],
       "SdlWorkItemId": 49911822
     }

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolCore/PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.vcxproj

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
     <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
     <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.22621.2428\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.7.250401001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.250205002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolCore/packages.config

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" version="10.0.22621.2428" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.7.250401001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.6.250205002" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp

@@ -121,22 +121,6 @@ namespace AppLauncher
         // packaged apps: try launching first by AppUserModel.ID
         // usage example: elevated Terminal
         if (!launched && !app.appUserModelId.empty() && !app.packageFullName.empty())
-        {
-            Logger::trace(L"Launching {} as {} - {app.packageFullName}", app.name, app.appUserModelId, app.packageFullName);
-            auto res = LaunchApp(L"shell:AppsFolder\\" + app.appUserModelId, app.commandLineArgs, app.isElevated);
-            if (res.isOk())
-            {
-                launched = true;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                launchErrors.push_back({ std::filesystem::path(app.path).filename(), res.error() });
-            }
-        }
-
-        // win32 app with appUserModelId:
-        // usage example: steam games
-        if (!launched && !app.appUserModelId.empty())
         {
             Logger::trace(L"Launching {} as {}", app.name, app.appUserModelId);
             auto res = LaunchApp(L"shell:AppsFolder\\" + app.appUserModelId, app.commandLineArgs, app.isElevated);

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/AppUtils.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "AppUtils.h"
-#include "SteamHelper.h"
 
 #include <atlbase.h>
 #include <propvarutil.h>
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@ namespace Utils
 
             constexpr const wchar_t* EdgeFilename = L"msedge.exe";
             constexpr const wchar_t* ChromeFilename = L"chrome.exe";
-
-            constexpr const wchar_t* SteamUrlProtocol = L"steam:";
         }
 
         AppList IterateAppsFolder()
@@ -141,34 +138,6 @@ namespace Utils
                                 else if (prop == NonLocalizable::PackageInstallPathProp || prop == NonLocalizable::InstallPathProp)
                                 {
                                     data.installPath = propVariantString.m_pData;
-
-                                    if (!data.installPath.empty())
-                                    {
-                                        const bool isSteamProtocol = data.installPath.rfind(NonLocalizable::SteamUrlProtocol, 0) == 0;
-
-                                        if (isSteamProtocol)
-                                        {
-                                            Logger::info(L"Found steam game: protocol path: {}", data.installPath);
-                                            data.protocolPath = data.installPath;
-
-                                            try
-                                            {
-                                                auto gameId = Steam::GetGameIdFromUrlProtocolPath(data.installPath);
-                                                auto gameFolder = Steam::GetSteamGameInfoFromAcfFile(gameId);
-
-                                                if (gameFolder)
-                                                {
-                                                    data.installPath = gameFolder->gameInstallationPath;
-                                                    Logger::info(L"Found steam game: physical path: {}", data.installPath);
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                            catch (std::exception ex)
-                                            {
-                                                Logger::error(L"Failed to get installPath for game {}", data.installPath);
-                                                Logger::error("Error: {}", ex.what());
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    }
                                 }
                             }
 
@@ -428,10 +397,5 @@ namespace Utils
         {
             return installPath.ends_with(NonLocalizable::ChromeFilename);
         }
-
-        bool AppData::IsSteamGame() const
-        {
-            return protocolPath.rfind(NonLocalizable::SteamUrlProtocol, 0) == 0;
-        }
     }
 }

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/AppUtils.h

@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ namespace Utils
             std::wstring packageFullName;
             std::wstring appUserModelId;
             std::wstring pwaAppId;
-            std::wstring protocolPath;
             bool canLaunchElevated = false;
 
             bool IsEdge() const;
             bool IsChrome() const;
-            bool IsSteamGame() const;
         };
 
         using AppList = std::vector<AppData>;

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/SteamGameHelper.cpp

@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-#include "pch.h"
-#include "SteamHelper.h"
-#include <fstream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <unordered_map>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <regex>
-#include <string>
-
-namespace Utils
-{
-
-    static std::wstring Utf8ToWide(const std::string& utf8)
-    {
-        if (utf8.empty())
-            return L"";
-
-        int size = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utf8.data(), static_cast<int>(utf8.size()), nullptr, 0);
-        if (size <= 0)
-            return L"";
-
-        std::wstring wide(size, L'\0');
-        MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utf8.data(), static_cast<int>(utf8.size()), wide.data(), size);
-        return wide;
-    }
-
-    namespace Steam
-    {
-        using namespace std;
-        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
-        static std::optional<std::wstring> GetSteamExePathFromRegistry()
-        {
-            static std::optional<std::wstring> cachedPath;
-            if (cachedPath.has_value())
-            {
-                return cachedPath;
-            }
-
-            const std::vector<HKEY> roots = { HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS };
-            const std::vector<std::wstring> subKeys = {
-                L"steam\\shell\\open\\command",
-                L"Software\\Classes\\steam\\shell\\open\\command",
-            };
-
-            for (HKEY root : roots)
-            {
-                for (const auto& subKey : subKeys)
-                {
-                    HKEY hKey;
-                    if (RegOpenKeyExW(root, subKey.c_str(), 0, KEY_READ, &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
-                    {
-                        wchar_t value[512];
-                        DWORD size = sizeof(value);
-                        DWORD type = 0;
-
-                        if (RegQueryValueExW(hKey, nullptr, nullptr, &type, reinterpret_cast<LPBYTE>(value), &size) == ERROR_SUCCESS &&
-                            (type == REG_SZ || type == REG_EXPAND_SZ))
-                        {
-                            std::wregex exeRegex(LR"delim("([^"]+steam\.exe)")delim");
-                            std::wcmatch match;
-                            if (std::regex_search(value, match, exeRegex) && match.size() > 1)
-                            {
-                                RegCloseKey(hKey);
-                                cachedPath = match[1].str();
-                                return cachedPath;
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        RegCloseKey(hKey);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            cachedPath = std::nullopt;
-            return std::nullopt;
-        }
-
-        static fs::path GetSteamBasePath()
-        {
-            auto steamFolderOpt = GetSteamExePathFromRegistry();
-            if (!steamFolderOpt)
-            {
-                return {};
-            }
-
-            return fs::path(*steamFolderOpt).parent_path() / L"steamapps";
-        }
-
-        static fs::path GetAcfFilePath(const std::wstring& gameId)
-        {
-            auto steamFolderOpt = GetSteamExePathFromRegistry();
-            if (!steamFolderOpt)
-            {
-                return {};
-            }
-
-            return GetSteamBasePath() / (L"appmanifest_" + gameId + L".acf");
-        }
-
-        static fs::path GetGameInstallPath(const std::wstring& gameFolderName)
-        {
-            auto steamFolderOpt = GetSteamExePathFromRegistry();
-            if (!steamFolderOpt)
-            {
-                return {};
-            }
-
-            return GetSteamBasePath() / L"common" / gameFolderName;
-        }
-
-        static unordered_map<wstring, wstring> ParseAcfFile(const fs::path& acfPath)
-        {
-            unordered_map<wstring, wstring> result;
-
-            ifstream file(acfPath);
-            if (!file.is_open())
-                return result;
-
-            string line;
-            while (getline(file, line))
-            {
-                smatch matches;
-                static const regex pattern(R"delim("([^"]+)"\s+"([^"]+)")delim");
-
-                if (regex_search(line, matches, pattern) && matches.size() == 3)
-                {
-                    wstring key = Utf8ToWide(matches[1].str());
-                    wstring value = Utf8ToWide(matches[2].str());
-                    result[key] = value;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        std::unique_ptr<Steam::SteamGame> GetSteamGameInfoFromAcfFile(const std::wstring& gameId)
-        {
-            fs::path acfPath = Steam::GetAcfFilePath(gameId);
-
-            if (!fs::exists(acfPath))
-                return nullptr;
-
-            auto kv = ParseAcfFile(acfPath);
-            if (kv.empty() || kv.find(L"installdir") == kv.end())
-                return nullptr;
-
-            fs::path gamePath = Steam::GetGameInstallPath(kv[L"installdir"]);
-            if (!fs::exists(gamePath))
-                return nullptr;
-
-            auto game = std::make_unique<Steam::SteamGame>();
-            game->gameId = gameId;
-            game->gameInstallationPath = gamePath.wstring();
-            return game;
-        }
-
-        std::wstring GetGameIdFromUrlProtocolPath(const std::wstring& urlPath)
-        {
-            const std::wstring steamGamePrefix = L"steam://rungameid/";
-
-            if (urlPath.rfind(steamGamePrefix, 0) == 0)
-            {
-                return urlPath.substr(steamGamePrefix.length());
-            }
-
-            return L"";
-        }
-
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/SteamHelper.h

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "pch.h"
-
-namespace Utils
-{
-    namespace NonLocalizable
-    {
-        const std::wstring AcfFileNameTemplate = L"appmanifest_<gameid>.acfs";
-    }
-
-    namespace Steam
-    {
-        struct SteamGame
-        {
-            std::wstring gameId;
-            std::wstring gameInstallationPath;
-        };
-
-        std::unique_ptr<SteamGame> GetSteamGameInfoFromAcfFile(const std::wstring& gameId);
-
-        std::wstring GetGameIdFromUrlProtocolPath(const std::wstring& urlPath);
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/WorkspacesLib.vcxproj

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="PwaHelper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Result.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="SteamHelper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="utils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="WbemHelper.h" />
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="PwaHelper.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="SteamGameHelper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="two_way_pipe_message_ipc.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="WbemHelper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="WorkspacesData.cpp" />

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLib/WorkspacesLib.vcxproj.filters

@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtils.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="SteamHelper.h">
-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
@@ -91,9 +88,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="WbemHelper.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="SteamGameHelper.cpp">
-      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/SnapshotUtils.cpp

@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ namespace SnapshotUtils
                 continue;
             }
 
-            Logger::info("Try to get window app:{}", reinterpret_cast<void*>(window));
-
             DWORD pid{};
             GetWindowThreadProcessId(window, &pid);
 
@@ -120,19 +118,10 @@ namespace SnapshotUtils
             auto data = Utils::Apps::GetApp(processPath, pid, installedApps);
             if (!data.has_value() || data->name.empty())
             {
-                Logger::info(L"Installed app not found:{},{}", reinterpret_cast<void*>(window), processPath);
+                Logger::info(L"Installed app not found: {}", processPath);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!data->IsSteamGame() && !WindowUtils::HasThickFrame(window))
-            {
-                // Only care about steam games if it has no thick frame to remain consistent with
-                // the behavior as before.
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            Logger::info(L"Found app for window:{},{}", reinterpret_cast<void*>(window), processPath);
-
             auto appData = data.value();
 
             bool isEdge = appData.IsEdge();

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WindowArranger.cpp

@@ -200,14 +200,6 @@ std::optional<WindowWithDistance> WindowArranger::GetNearestWindow(const Workspa
         }
 
         auto data = Utils::Apps::GetApp(processPath, pid, m_installedApps);
-
-        if (!data->IsSteamGame() && !WindowUtils::HasThickFrame(window))
-        {
-            // Only care about steam games if it has no thick frame to remain consistent with 
-            // the behavior as before.
-            continue;
-        }
-
         if (!data.has_value())
         {
             continue;

src/modules/Workspaces/workspaces-common/WindowFilter.h

@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ namespace WindowFilter
     {
         auto style = GetWindowLong(window, GWL_STYLE);
         bool isPopup = WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_POPUP);
+        bool hasThickFrame = WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_THICKFRAME);
         bool hasCaption = WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_CAPTION);
         bool hasMinimizeMaximizeButtons = WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_MINIMIZEBOX) || WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_MAXIMIZEBOX);
-
-        Logger::info("Style for window: {}, {:#x}", reinterpret_cast<void*>(window), style);
-
-        if (isPopup && !(hasCaption || hasMinimizeMaximizeButtons))
+        if (isPopup && !(hasThickFrame && (hasCaption || hasMinimizeMaximizeButtons)))
         {
             // popup windows we want to snap: e.g. Calculator, Telegram
             // popup windows we don't want to snap: start menu, notification popup, tray window, etc.

src/modules/Workspaces/workspaces-common/WindowUtils.h

@@ -121,11 +121,4 @@ namespace WindowUtils
 
         return std::wstring(title);
     }
-
-    
-    inline bool HasThickFrame(HWND window)
-    {
-        auto style = GetWindowLong(window, GWL_STYLE);
-        return WindowUtils::HasStyle(style, WS_THICKFRAME);
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/CmdPalModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI\CmdPal.pre.props" Condition="Exists('..\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI\CmdPal.pre.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>17.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
@@ -50,20 +49,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>
-        EXAMPLEPOWERTOY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;
-        %(PreprocessorDefinitions);
-      </PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='' or '$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Dev'">
-        IS_DEV_BRANDING;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)
-      </PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>EXAMPLEPOWERTOY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</OutputFile>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />

src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include <interface/powertoy_module_interface.h>
 
-#include <atomic>
 #include <common/logger/logger.h>
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
@@ -11,11 +10,10 @@
 #include <common/utils/resources.h>
 #include <common/utils/package.h>
 #include <common/utils/process_path.h>
-#include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
 #include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 #include <Psapi.h>
 #include <TlHelp32.h>
-#include <thread>
+#include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
 
 HINSTANCE g_hInst_cmdPal = 0;
 
@@ -39,6 +37,8 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hInstance,
 class CmdPal : public PowertoyModuleIface
 {
 private:
+    bool m_enabled = false;
+
     std::wstring app_name;
 
     //contains the non localized key of the powertoy
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ private:
 
     HANDLE m_hTerminateEvent;
 
-    // Track if this is the first call to enable
-    bool firstEnableCall = true;
-
-    static bool LaunchApp(const std::wstring& appPath, const std::wstring& commandLineArgs, bool elevated, bool silentFail)
+    void LaunchApp(const std::wstring& appPath, const std::wstring& commandLineArgs, bool elevated)
     {
         std::wstring dir = std::filesystem::path(appPath).parent_path();
 
@@ -57,10 +54,6 @@ private:
         sei.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
         sei.hwnd = nullptr;
         sei.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS | SEE_MASK_NO_CONSOLE;
-        if (silentFail)
-        {
-            sei.fMask = sei.fMask | SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI;
-        }
         sei.lpVerb = elevated ? L"runas" : L"open";
         sei.lpFile = appPath.c_str();
         sei.lpParameters = commandLineArgs.c_str();
@@ -71,11 +64,7 @@ private:
         {
             std::wstring error = get_last_error_or_default(GetLastError());
             Logger::error(L"Failed to launch process. {}", error);
-            return false;
         }
-
-        m_launched.store(true);
-        return true;
     }
 
     std::vector<DWORD> GetProcessesIdByName(const std::wstring& processName)
@@ -133,9 +122,6 @@ private:
     }
 
 public:
-    static std::atomic<bool> m_enabled;
-    static std::atomic<bool> m_launched;
-
     CmdPal()
     {
         app_name = L"CmdPal";
@@ -147,7 +133,10 @@ public:
 
     ~CmdPal()
     {
-        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(false);
+        if (m_enabled)
+        {
+        }
+        m_enabled = false;
     }
 
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
@@ -214,17 +203,15 @@ public:
     {
         Logger::trace("CmdPal::enable()");
 
-        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(true);
+        m_enabled = true;
 
-        std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
-        std::wstring launchPath = L"x-cmdpal://background";
-#ifdef IS_DEV_BRANDING
-        packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
-#endif
-
-        if (!package::GetRegisteredPackage(packageName, false).has_value())
+        try
         {
-            try
+            std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+            packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
+#endif
+            if (!package::GetRegisteredPackage(packageName, false).has_value())
             {
                 Logger::info(L"CmdPal not installed. Installing...");
 
@@ -251,34 +238,19 @@ public:
                     }
                 }
             }
-            catch (std::exception& e)
-            {
-                std::string errorMessage{ "Exception thrown while trying to install CmdPal package: " };
-                errorMessage += e.what();
-                Logger::error(errorMessage);
-            }
+        }
+        catch (std::exception& e)
+        {
+            std::string errorMessage{ "Exception thrown while trying to install CmdPal package: " };
+            errorMessage += e.what();
+            Logger::error(errorMessage);
         }
 
-        if (!package::GetRegisteredPackage(packageName, false).has_value())
-        {
-            Logger::error("Cmdpal is not registered, quit..");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (!firstEnableCall)
-        {
-            Logger::trace("Not first attempt, try to launch");
-            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // If first time enable, do retry launch.
-            Logger::trace("First attempt, try to launch");
-            std::thread launchThread(&CmdPal::RetryLaunch, launchPath);
-            launchThread.detach();
-        }
-
-        firstEnableCall = false;
+#if _DEBUG
+        LaunchApp(std::wstring{ L"shell:AppsFolder\\" } + L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App", L"RunFromPT", false);
+#else
+        LaunchApp(std::wstring{ L"shell:AppsFolder\\" } + L"Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App", L"RunFromPT", false);
+#endif
     }
 
     virtual void disable()
@@ -286,44 +258,7 @@ public:
         Logger::trace("CmdPal::disable()");
         TerminateCmdPal();
 
-        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(false);
-    }
-
-    static void RetryLaunch(std::wstring path)
-    {
-        const int base_delay_milliseconds = 1000;
-        int max_retry = 9; // 2**9 - 1 seconds. Control total wait time within 10 min.
-        int retry = 0;
-        do
-        {
-            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, L"", false, retry < max_retry);
-            if (launch_result)
-            {
-                Logger::info(L"CmdPal launched successfully after {} retries.", retry);
-                return;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::error(L"Retry {} launch CmdPal launch failed.", retry);
-            }
-
-            // When we got max retry, we don't need to wait for the next retry.
-            if (retry < max_retry)
-            {
-                int delay = base_delay_milliseconds * (1 << (retry));
-                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(delay));
-            }
-            ++retry;
-        } while (retry <= max_retry && m_enabled.load() && !m_launched.load());
-
-        if (!m_enabled.load() || m_launched.load())
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Retry cancelled. CmdPal is disabled or already launched.");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"CmdPal launch failed after {} attempts.", retry);
-        }
+        m_enabled = false;
     }
 
     virtual bool on_hotkey(size_t) override
@@ -338,14 +273,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool is_enabled() override
     {
-        return CmdPal::m_enabled.load();
+        return m_enabled;
     }
 };
 
-std::atomic<bool> CmdPal::m_enabled{ false };
-std::atomic<bool> CmdPal::m_launched{ false };
-
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
     return new CmdPal();
-}
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.2.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0-preview.24508.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.2428" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250401001" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.6.250205002" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Shmuelie.WinRTServer" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs

@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ namespace TemplateCmdPalExtension;
 public class Program
 {
     [MTAThread]
-    public static void Main(string[] args)
+    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
         if (args.Length > 0 && args[0] == "-RegisterProcessAsComServer")
         {
-            global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
-
+            await using global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
             ManualResetEvent extensionDisposedEvent = new(false);
             
             // We are instantiating an extension instance once above, and returning it every time the callback in RegisterExtension below is called.
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ public class Program
             // This will make the main thread wait until the event is signalled by the extension class.
             // Since we have single instance of the extension object, we exit as soon as it is disposed.
             extensionDisposedEvent.WaitOne();
-            server.Stop();
-            server.UnsafeDispose();
         }
         else
         {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Contracts/IFileService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Contracts;
+
+public interface IFileService
+{
+    T Read<T>(string folderPath, string fileName);
+
+    void Save<T>(string folderPath, string fileName, T content);
+
+    void Delete(string folderPath, string fileName);
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Contracts/ILocalSettingsService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Contracts;
+
+public interface ILocalSettingsService
+{
+    Task<bool> HasSettingAsync(string key);
+
+    Task<T?> ReadSettingAsync<T>(string key);
+
+    Task SaveSettingAsync<T>(string key, T value);
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Extensions/ApplicationExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Services;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Extensions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extension class implementing extension methods for <see cref="Application"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class ApplicationExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get registered services at the application level from anywhere in the
+    /// application.
+    ///
+    /// Note:
+    /// https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/windows.ui.xaml.application.current?view=winrt-22621#windows-ui-xaml-application-current
+    /// "Application is a singleton that implements the static Current property
+    /// to provide shared access to the Application instance for the current
+    /// application. The singleton pattern ensures that state managed by
+    /// Application, including shared resources and properties, is available
+    /// from a single, shared location."
+    ///
+    /// Example of usage:
+    /// <code>
+    /// Application.Current.GetService<T>()
+    /// </code>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Service type.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="application">Current application.</param>
+    /// <returns>Service reference.</returns>
+    public static T GetService<T>(this Application application)
+        where T : class
+    {
+        return (application as IApp)!.GetService<T>();
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Extensions/IHostExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Extensions;
+
+public static class IHostExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance(IServiceProvider, Type, object[])"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public static T CreateInstance<T>(this IHost host, params object[] parameters)
+    {
+        return ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance<T>(host.Services, parameters);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the service object for the specified type, or throws an exception
+    /// if type was not registered.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">Service type</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="host">Host object</param>
+    /// <returns>Service object</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Throw an exception if the specified
+    /// type is not registered</exception>
+    public static T GetService<T>(this IHost host)
+        where T : class
+    {
+        if (host.Services.GetService(typeof(T)) is not T service)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"{typeof(T)} needs to be registered in ConfigureServices.");
+        }
+
+        return service;
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Helpers/Json.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// 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.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Helpers;
+
+public static class Json
+{
+    public static async Task<T> ToObjectAsync<T>(string value)
+    {
+        if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
+        {
+            return (T)(object)bool.Parse(value);
+        }
+
+        await using var stream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(value));
+        return (await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<T>(stream))!;
+    }
+
+    public static async Task<string> StringifyAsync<T>(T value)
+    {
+        if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
+        {
+            return value!.ToString()!.ToLowerInvariant();
+        }
+
+        await using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        await JsonSerializer.SerializeAsync(stream, value);
+        return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(stream.ToArray());
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Helpers;
 
-public static partial class NativeEventWaiter
+public static class NativeEventWaiter
 {
     public static void WaitForEventLoop(string eventName, Action callback)
     {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Helpers/RuntimeHelper.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Helpers;
 
-public static partial class RuntimeHelper
+public static class RuntimeHelper
 {
     public static bool IsMSIX
     {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Messages/HideWindowMessage.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Messages;
 
-public partial record HideWindowMessage()
+public record HideWindowMessage()
 {
 }

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

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Common</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Models/LocalSettingsOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Models;
+
+public class LocalSettingsOptions
+{
+    public string? ApplicationDataFolder
+    {
+        get; set;
+    }
+
+    public string? LocalSettingsFile
+    {
+        get; set;
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+EnableWindow
+CoCreateInstance
+FileOpenDialog
+FileSaveDialog
+IFileOpenDialog
+IFileSaveDialog
+SHCreateItemFromParsingName
 GetCurrentPackageFullName
 SetWindowLong
 GetWindowLong
 WINDOW_EX_STYLE
+SHLoadIndirectString
+StrFormatByteSizeEx
 SFBS_FLAGS
 MAX_PATH
 GetDpiForWindow

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Services/FileService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// 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.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Contracts;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Services;
+
+public class FileService : IFileService
+{
+    private static readonly Encoding _encoding = new UTF8Encoding(encoderShouldEmitUTF8Identifier: false);
+
+#pragma warning disable CS8603 // Possible null reference return.
+    public T Read<T>(string folderPath, string fileName)
+    {
+        var path = Path.Combine(folderPath, fileName);
+        if (File.Exists(path))
+        {
+            using var fileStream = File.OpenText(path);
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(fileStream.BaseStream);
+        }
+
+        return default;
+    }
+#pragma warning restore CS8603 // Possible null reference return.
+
+    public void Save<T>(string folderPath, string fileName, T content)
+    {
+        if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
+        }
+
+        var fileContent = JsonSerializer.Serialize(content);
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(folderPath, fileName), fileContent, _encoding);
+    }
+
+    public void Delete(string folderPath, string fileName)
+    {
+        if (fileName != null && File.Exists(Path.Combine(folderPath, fileName)))
+        {
+            File.Delete(Path.Combine(folderPath, fileName));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Services/IApp.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for the current application singleton object exposing the API
+/// that can be accessed from anywhere in the application.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IApp
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets services registered at the application level.
+    /// </summary>
+    public T GetService<T>()
+        where T : class;
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common/Services/LocalSettingsService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Models;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Windows.Storage;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Services;
+
+public class LocalSettingsService : ILocalSettingsService
+{
+    // TODO! for now, we're hardcoding the path as effectively:
+    // %localappdata%\CmdPal\LocalSettings.json
+    private const string DefaultApplicationDataFolder = "CmdPal";
+    private const string DefaultLocalSettingsFile = "LocalSettings.json";
+
+    private readonly IFileService _fileService;
+    private readonly LocalSettingsOptions _options;
+
+    private readonly string _localApplicationData = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
+    private readonly string _applicationDataFolder;
+    private readonly string _localSettingsFile;
+
+    private readonly bool _isMsix;
+
+    private Dictionary<string, object> _settings;
+    private bool _isInitialized;
+
+    public LocalSettingsService(IFileService fileService, IOptions<LocalSettingsOptions> options)
+    {
+        _isMsix = false; // RuntimeHelper.IsMSIX;
+
+        _fileService = fileService;
+        _options = options.Value;
+
+        _applicationDataFolder = Path.Combine(_localApplicationData, _options.ApplicationDataFolder ?? DefaultApplicationDataFolder);
+        _localSettingsFile = _options.LocalSettingsFile ?? DefaultLocalSettingsFile;
+
+        _settings = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+    }
+
+    private async Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        if (!_isInitialized)
+        {
+            _settings = await Task.Run(() => _fileService.Read<Dictionary<string, object>>(_applicationDataFolder, _localSettingsFile)) ?? new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
+            _isInitialized = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> HasSettingAsync(string key)
+    {
+        if (_isMsix)
+        {
+            return ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings.Values.ContainsKey(key);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await InitializeAsync();
+
+            if (_settings != null)
+            {
+                return _settings.ContainsKey(key);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<T?> ReadSettingAsync<T>(string key)
+    {
+        if (_isMsix)
+        {
+            if (ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings.Values.TryGetValue(key, out var obj))
+            {
+                return await Json.ToObjectAsync<T>((string)obj);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await InitializeAsync();
+
+            if (_settings != null && _settings.TryGetValue(key, out var obj))
+            {
+                var s = obj.ToString();
+
+                if (s != null)
+                {
+                    return await Json.ToObjectAsync<T>(s);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return default;
+    }
+
+    public async Task SaveSettingAsync<T>(string key, T value)
+    {
+        if (_isMsix)
+        {
+            ApplicationData.Current.LocalSettings.Values[key] = await Json.StringifyAsync(value!);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await InitializeAsync();
+
+            _settings[key] = await Json.StringifyAsync(value!);
+
+            await Task.Run(() => _fileService.Save(_applicationDataFolder, _localSettingsFile, _settings));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/AppStateModel.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public partial class AppStateModel : ObservableObject
             // Read the JSON content from the file
             var jsonContent = File.ReadAllText(FilePath);
 
-            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AppStateModel>(jsonContent, JsonSerializationContext.Default.AppStateModel);
+            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AppStateModel>(jsonContent, _deserializerOptions);
 
             Debug.WriteLine(loaded != null ? "Loaded settings file" : "Failed to parse");
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public partial class AppStateModel : ObservableObject
         try
         {
             // Serialize the main dictionary to JSON and save it to the file
-            var settingsJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(model, JsonSerializationContext.Default.AppStateModel);
+            var settingsJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(model, _serializerOptions);
 
             // Is it valid JSON?
             if (JsonNode.Parse(settingsJson) is JsonObject newSettings)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public partial class AppStateModel : ObservableObject
                         savedSettings[item.Key] = item.Value != null ? item.Value.DeepClone() : null;
                     }
 
-                    var serialized = savedSettings.ToJsonString(JsonSerializationContext.Default.AppStateModel.Options);
+                    var serialized = savedSettings.ToJsonString(_serializerOptions);
                     File.WriteAllText(FilePath, serialized);
 
                     // TODO: Instead of just raising the event here, we should
@@ -122,19 +122,18 @@ public partial class AppStateModel : ObservableObject
         return Path.Combine(directory, "state.json");
     }
 
-    // [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with 'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute' may break functionality when AOT compiling.", Justification = "<Pending>")]
-    // private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new()
-    // {
-    //    WriteIndented = true,
-    //    Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
-    // };
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        WriteIndented = true,
+        Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
+    };
 
-    // private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _deserializerOptions = new()
-    // {
-    //    PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
-    //    IncludeFields = true,
-    //    AllowTrailingCommas = true,
-    //    PreferredObjectCreationHandling = JsonObjectCreationHandling.Populate,
-    //    ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip,
-    // };
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _deserializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+        IncludeFields = true,
+        AllowTrailingCommas = true,
+        PreferredObjectCreationHandling = JsonObjectCreationHandling.Populate,
+        ReadCommentHandling = JsonCommentHandling.Skip,
+    };
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandBarViewModel.cs

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
-using Windows.System;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ public partial class CommandBarViewModel : ObservableObject,
 
             field = value;
             SetSelectedItem(value);
-
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SelectedItem));
         }
     }
 
@@ -49,9 +47,7 @@ public partial class CommandBarViewModel : ObservableObject,
     public partial PageViewModel? CurrentPage { get; set; }
 
     [ObservableProperty]
-    public partial ObservableCollection<ContextMenuStackViewModel> ContextMenuStack { get; set; } = [];
-
-    public ContextMenuStackViewModel? ContextMenu => ContextMenuStack.LastOrDefault();
+    public partial ObservableCollection<CommandContextItemViewModel> ContextCommands { get; set; } = [];
 
     public CommandBarViewModel()
     {
@@ -104,97 +100,35 @@ public partial class CommandBarViewModel : ObservableObject,
         if (SelectedItem.MoreCommands.Count() > 1)
         {
             ShouldShowContextMenu = true;
-
-            ContextMenuStack.Clear();
-            ContextMenuStack.Add(new ContextMenuStackViewModel(SelectedItem));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ContextMenu));
+            ContextCommands = [.. SelectedItem.AllCommands];
         }
         else
         {
             ShouldShowContextMenu = false;
         }
-
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSecondaryCommand));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SecondaryCommand));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShouldShowContextMenu));
     }
 
     // InvokeItemCommand is what this will be in Xaml due to source generator
     // this comes in when an item in the list is tapped
-    // [RelayCommand]
-    public ContextKeybindingResult InvokeItem(CommandContextItemViewModel item) =>
-        PerformCommand(item);
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void InvokeItem(CommandContextItemViewModel item) =>
+       WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<PerformCommandMessage>(new(item.Command.Model, item.Model));
 
     // this comes in when the primary button is tapped
     public void InvokePrimaryCommand()
     {
-        PerformCommand(PrimaryCommand);
+        if (PrimaryCommand != null)
+        {
+            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<PerformCommandMessage>(new(PrimaryCommand.Command.Model, PrimaryCommand.Model));
+        }
     }
 
     // this comes in when the secondary button is tapped
     public void InvokeSecondaryCommand()
     {
-        PerformCommand(SecondaryCommand);
-    }
-
-    public ContextKeybindingResult CheckKeybinding(bool ctrl, bool alt, bool shift, bool win, VirtualKey key)
-    {
-        var matchedItem = ContextMenu?.CheckKeybinding(ctrl, alt, shift, win, key);
-        return matchedItem != null ? PerformCommand(matchedItem) : ContextKeybindingResult.Unhandled;
-    }
-
-    private ContextKeybindingResult PerformCommand(CommandItemViewModel? command)
-    {
-        if (command == null)
+        if (SecondaryCommand != null)
         {
-            return ContextKeybindingResult.Unhandled;
+            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<PerformCommandMessage>(new(SecondaryCommand.Command.Model, SecondaryCommand.Model));
         }
-
-        if (command.HasMoreCommands)
-        {
-            ContextMenuStack.Add(new ContextMenuStackViewModel(command));
-            OnPropertyChanging(nameof(ContextMenu));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ContextMenu));
-            return ContextKeybindingResult.KeepOpen;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<PerformCommandMessage>(new(command.Command.Model, command.Model));
-            return ContextKeybindingResult.Hide;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public bool CanPopContextStack()
-    {
-        return ContextMenuStack.Count > 1;
-    }
-
-    public void PopContextStack()
-    {
-        if (ContextMenuStack.Count > 1)
-        {
-            ContextMenuStack.RemoveAt(ContextMenuStack.Count - 1);
-        }
-
-        OnPropertyChanging(nameof(ContextMenu));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ContextMenu));
-    }
-
-    public void ClearContextStack()
-    {
-        while (ContextMenuStack.Count > 1)
-        {
-            ContextMenuStack.RemoveAt(ContextMenuStack.Count - 1);
-        }
-
-        OnPropertyChanging(nameof(ContextMenu));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ContextMenu));
     }
 }
-
-public enum ContextKeybindingResult
-{
-    Unhandled,
-    Hide,
-    KeepOpen,
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandContextItemViewModel.cs

@@ -9,16 +9,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
 public partial class CommandContextItemViewModel(ICommandContextItem contextItem, WeakReference<IPageContext> context) : CommandItemViewModel(new(contextItem), context)
 {
-    private readonly KeyChord nullKeyChord = new(0, 0, 0);
-
     public new ExtensionObject<ICommandContextItem> Model { get; } = new(contextItem);
 
     public bool IsCritical { get; private set; }
 
     public KeyChord? RequestedShortcut { get; private set; }
 
-    public bool HasRequestedShortcut => RequestedShortcut != null && (RequestedShortcut.Value != nullKeyChord);
-
     public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
         if (IsInitialized)
@@ -35,9 +31,6 @@ public partial class CommandContextItemViewModel(ICommandContextItem contextItem
         }
 
         IsCritical = contextItem.IsCritical;
-
-        // I actually don't think this will ever actually be null, because
-        // KeyChord is a struct, which isn't nullable in WinRT
         if (contextItem.RequestedShortcut != null)
         {
             RequestedShortcut = new(

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandItemViewModel.cs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public partial class CommandItemViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, ICommandBa
 
     public List<CommandContextItemViewModel> MoreCommands { get; private set; } = [];
 
-    IEnumerable<CommandContextItemViewModel> IContextMenuContext.MoreCommands => MoreCommands;
+    IEnumerable<CommandContextItemViewModel> ICommandBarContext.MoreCommands => MoreCommands;
 
     public bool HasMoreCommands => MoreCommands.Count > 0;
 
@@ -187,26 +187,23 @@ public partial class CommandItemViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, ICommandBa
         // use Initialize straight up
         MoreCommands.ForEach(contextItem =>
         {
-            contextItem.SlowInitializeProperties();
+            contextItem.InitializeProperties();
         });
 
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Command?.Name))
+        _defaultCommandContextItem = new(new CommandContextItem(model.Command!), PageContext)
         {
-            _defaultCommandContextItem = new(new CommandContextItem(model.Command!), PageContext)
-            {
-                _itemTitle = Name,
-                Subtitle = Subtitle,
-                Command = Command,
+            _itemTitle = Name,
+            Subtitle = Subtitle,
+            Command = Command,
 
-                // TODO this probably should just be a CommandContextItemViewModel(CommandItemViewModel) ctor, or a copy ctor or whatever
-            };
+            // TODO this probably should just be a CommandContextItemViewModel(CommandItemViewModel) ctor, or a copy ctor or whatever
+        };
 
-            // Only set the icon on the context item for us if our command didn't
-            // have its own icon
-            if (!Command.HasIcon)
-            {
-                _defaultCommandContextItem._listItemIcon = _listItemIcon;
-            }
+        // Only set the icon on the context item for us if our command didn't
+        // have its own icon
+        if (!Command.HasIcon)
+        {
+            _defaultCommandContextItem._listItemIcon = _listItemIcon;
         }
 
         Initialized |= InitializedState.SelectionInitialized;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandProviderWrapper.cs

@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
         DisplayName = provider.DisplayName;
         Icon = new(provider.Icon);
         Icon.InitializeProperties();
-
-        // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
-        // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
         Settings = new(provider.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
+        Settings.InitializeProperties();
 
         Logger.LogDebug($"Initialized command provider {ProviderId}");
     }
@@ -153,11 +151,9 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
             Icon = new(model.Icon);
             Icon.InitializeProperties();
 
-            // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
-            // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
             Settings = new(model.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
+            Settings.InitializeProperties();
 
-            // We do need to explicitly initialize commands though
             InitializeCommands(commands, fallbacks, serviceProvider, pageContext);
 
             Logger.LogDebug($"Loaded commands from {DisplayName} ({ProviderId})");
@@ -198,6 +194,21 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
         }
     }
 
+    /* This is a View/ExtensionHost piece
+     * public void AllowSetForeground(bool allow)
+    {
+        if (!IsExtension)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var iextn = extensionWrapper?.GetExtensionObject();
+        unsafe
+        {
+            PInvoke.CoAllowSetForegroundWindow(iextn);
+        }
+    }*/
+
     public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is CommandProviderWrapper wrapper && isValid == wrapper.isValid;
 
     public override int GetHashCode() => _commandProvider.GetHashCode();

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -2,25 +2,18 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
-public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
+public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<ICommandSettings> _model = new(_unsafeSettings);
 
     public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage { get; private set; }
 
-    public bool Initialized { get; private set; }
-
-    public bool HasSettings =>
-        _model.Unsafe != null && // We have a settings model AND
-        (!Initialized || SettingsPage != null); // we weren't initialized, OR we were, and we do have a settings page
-
-    private void UnsafeInitializeProperties()
+    public void InitializeProperties()
     {
         var model = _model.Unsafe;
         if (model == null)
@@ -34,27 +27,4 @@ public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings,
             SettingsPage.InitializeProperties();
         }
     }
-
-    public void SafeInitializeProperties()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            UnsafeInitializeProperties();
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Failed to load settings page", ex: ex);
-        }
-
-        Initialized = true;
-    }
-
-    public void DoOnUiThread(Action action)
-    {
-        Task.Factory.StartNew(
-            action,
-            CancellationToken.None,
-            TaskCreationOptions.None,
-            mainThread);
-    }
 }

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

@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ internal sealed partial class CreatedExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
 {
     public CreatedExtensionForm(string name, string displayName, string path)
     {
-        var serializeString = (string? s) => JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
         TemplateJson = CardTemplate;
         DataJson = $$"""
 {
-    "name": {{serializeString(name)}},
-    "directory": {{serializeString(path)}},
-    "displayName": {{serializeString(displayName)}}
+    "name": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(name)}},
+    "directory": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(path)}},
+    "displayName": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(displayName)}}
 }
 """;
         _name = name;
@@ -29,13 +28,13 @@ internal sealed partial class CreatedExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
 
     public override ICommandResult SubmitForm(string inputs, string data)
     {
-        var dataInput = JsonNode.Parse(data)?.AsObject();
+        JsonObject? dataInput = JsonNode.Parse(data)?.AsObject();
         if (dataInput == null)
         {
             return CommandResult.KeepOpen();
         }
 
-        var verb = dataInput["x"]?.AsValue()?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+        string verb = dataInput["x"]?.AsValue()?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
         return verb switch
         {
             "sln" => OpenSolution(),
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ internal sealed partial class CreatedExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
     private ICommandResult OpenSolution()
     {
         string[] parts = [_path, _name, $"{_name}.sln"];
-        var pathToSolution = Path.Combine(parts);
+        string pathToSolution = Path.Combine(parts);
         ShellHelpers.OpenInShell(pathToSolution);
         return CommandResult.Hide();
     }
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ internal sealed partial class CreatedExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
     private ICommandResult OpenDirectory()
     {
         string[] parts = [_path, _name];
-        var pathToDir = Path.Combine(parts);
+        string pathToDir = Path.Combine(parts);
         ShellHelpers.OpenInShell(pathToDir);
         return CommandResult.Hide();
     }

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

@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ internal sealed partial class NewExtensionForm : NewExtensionFormBase
         Directory.Delete(tempDir, true);
     }
 
-    private string FormatJsonString(string str) =>
-
+    private string FormatJsonString(string str)
+    {
         // Escape the string for JSON
-        JsonSerializer.Serialize(str, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(str);
+    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContentFormViewModel.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
 using AdaptiveCards.Templating;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
-using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -29,67 +28,42 @@ public partial class ContentFormViewModel(IFormContent _form, WeakReference<IPag
 
     public AdaptiveCardParseResult? Card { get; private set; }
 
-    private static string Serialize(string? s) =>
-        JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
-
-    private static bool TryBuildCard(
-        string templateJson,
-        string dataJson,
-        out AdaptiveCardParseResult? card,
-        out Exception? error)
-    {
-        card = null;
-        error = null;
-
-        try
-        {
-            var template = new AdaptiveCardTemplate(templateJson);
-            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
-            card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
-            return true;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("Error building card from template: {Message}", ex.Message);
-            error = ex;
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
         var model = _formModel.Unsafe;
-        if (model is null)
+        if (model == null)
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
-        StateJson = model.StateJson;
-        DataJson = model.DataJson;
-
-        if (TryBuildCard(TemplateJson, DataJson, out var builtCard, out var renderingError))
+        try
         {
-            Card = builtCard;
-            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
-            return;
+            TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
+            StateJson = model.StateJson;
+            DataJson = model.DataJson;
+
+            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(TemplateJson);
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(DataJson);
+            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
         }
-
-        var errorPayload = $$"""
-    {
-        "error_message": {{Serialize(renderingError!.Message)}},
-        "error_stack":   {{Serialize(renderingError.StackTrace)}},
-        "inner_exception": {{Serialize(renderingError.InnerException?.Message)}},
-        "template_json": {{Serialize(TemplateJson)}},
-        "data_json":     {{Serialize(DataJson)}}
-    }
-    """;
-
-        if (TryBuildCard(ErrorCardJson, errorPayload, out var errorCard, out var _))
+        catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Card = errorCard;
-            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
-            return;
+            // If we fail to parse the card JSON, then display _our own card_
+            // with the exception
+            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(ErrorCardJson);
+
+            // todo: we could probably stick Card.Errors in there too
+            var dataJson = $$"""
+{
+    "error_message": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.Message)}},
+    "error_stack": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.StackTrace)}},
+    "inner_exception": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(e.InnerException?.Message)}},
+    "template_json": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(TemplateJson)}},
+    "data_json": {{JsonSerializer.Serialize(DataJson)}}
+}
+""";
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
+            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
         }
 
         UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContentPageViewModel.cs

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public partial class ContentPageViewModel : PageViewModel, ICommandBarContext
 
                     Commands.ForEach(contextItem =>
                     {
-                        contextItem.SlowInitializeProperties();
+                        contextItem.InitializeProperties();
                     });
                 }
                 else

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContextMenuStackViewModel.cs

@@ -1,82 +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.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.System;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
-
-public partial class ContextMenuStackViewModel : ObservableObject
-{
-    [ObservableProperty]
-    public partial ObservableCollection<CommandContextItemViewModel> FilteredItems { get; set; }
-
-    private readonly IContextMenuContext _context;
-    private string _lastSearchText = string.Empty;
-
-    // private Dictionary<KeyChord, CommandContextItemViewModel>? _contextKeybindings;
-    public ContextMenuStackViewModel(IContextMenuContext context)
-    {
-        _context = context;
-        FilteredItems = [.. context.AllCommands];
-    }
-
-    public void SetSearchText(string searchText)
-    {
-        if (searchText == _lastSearchText)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        _lastSearchText = searchText;
-
-        var commands = _context.AllCommands.Where(c => c.ShouldBeVisible);
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchText))
-        {
-            ListHelpers.InPlaceUpdateList(FilteredItems, commands);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var newResults = ListHelpers.FilterList<CommandContextItemViewModel>(commands, searchText, ScoreContextCommand);
-        ListHelpers.InPlaceUpdateList(FilteredItems, newResults);
-    }
-
-    private static int ScoreContextCommand(string query, CommandContextItemViewModel item)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
-        {
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Title))
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        var nameMatch = StringMatcher.FuzzySearch(query, item.Title);
-
-        var descriptionMatch = StringMatcher.FuzzySearch(query, item.Subtitle);
-
-        return new[] { nameMatch.Score, (descriptionMatch.Score - 4) / 2, 0 }.Max();
-    }
-
-    public CommandContextItemViewModel? CheckKeybinding(bool ctrl, bool alt, bool shift, bool win, VirtualKey key)
-    {
-        var keybindings = _context.Keybindings();
-        if (keybindings != null)
-        {
-            // Does the pressed key match any of the keybindings?
-            var pressedKeyChord = KeyChordHelpers.FromModifiers(ctrl, alt, shift, win, key, 0);
-            if (keybindings.TryGetValue(pressedKeyChord, out var item))
-            {
-                return item;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ListViewModel.cs

@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
     private Task? _initializeItemsTask;
     private CancellationTokenSource? _cancellationTokenSource;
 
-    private ListItemViewModel? _lastSelectedItem;
-
     public override bool IsInitialized
     {
         get => base.IsInitialized; protected set
@@ -330,24 +328,7 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
     }
 
     [RelayCommand]
-    private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel? item)
-    {
-        if (_lastSelectedItem != null)
-        {
-            _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged -= SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
-        }
-
-        if (item != null)
-        {
-            SetSelectedItem(item);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ClearSelectedItem();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void SetSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel item)
+    private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel item)
     {
         if (!item.SafeSlowInit())
         {
@@ -374,60 +355,6 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
 
                TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
            });
-
-        _lastSelectedItem = item;
-        _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged += SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
-    }
-
-    private void SelectedItemPropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        var item = _lastSelectedItem;
-        if (item == null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // already on the UI thread here
-        switch (e.PropertyName)
-        {
-            case nameof(item.Command):
-            case nameof(item.SecondaryCommand):
-            case nameof(item.AllCommands):
-            case nameof(item.Name):
-                WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<UpdateCommandBarMessage>(new(item));
-                break;
-            case nameof(item.Details):
-                if (ShowDetails && item.HasDetails)
-                {
-                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<ShowDetailsMessage>(new(item.Details));
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HideDetailsMessage>();
-                }
-
-                break;
-            case nameof(item.TextToSuggest):
-                TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void ClearSelectedItem()
-    {
-        // GH #322:
-        // For inexplicable reasons, if you try updating the command bar and
-        // the details on the same UI thread tick as updating the list, we'll
-        // explode
-        DoOnUiThread(
-           () =>
-           {
-               WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<UpdateCommandBarMessage>(new(null));
-
-               WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HideDetailsMessage>();
-
-               TextToSuggest = string.Empty;
-           });
     }
 
     public override void InitializeProperties()
@@ -507,7 +434,7 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
                 break;
             case nameof(EmptyContent):
                 EmptyContent = new(new(model.EmptyContent), PageContext);
-                EmptyContent.SlowInitializeProperties();
+                EmptyContent.InitializeProperties();
                 break;
             case nameof(IsLoading):
                 UpdateEmptyContent();
@@ -525,8 +452,6 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
-        UpdateProperty(nameof(EmptyContent));
-
         DoOnUiThread(
            () =>
            {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Messages/PerformCommandMessage.cs

@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ public record PerformCommandMessage
         Context = context.Unsafe;
     }
 
-    public PerformCommandMessage(CommandContextItemViewModel contextCommand)
-    {
-        Command = contextCommand.Command.Model;
-        Context = contextCommand.Model.Unsafe;
-    }
-
     public PerformCommandMessage(ConfirmResultViewModel vm)
     {
         Command = vm.PrimaryCommand.Model;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Messages/TryCommandKeybindingMessage.cs

@@ -1,12 +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 Windows.System;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
-
-public record TryCommandKeybindingMessage(bool Ctrl, bool Alt, bool Shift, bool Win, VirtualKey Key)
-{
-    public bool Handled { get; set; }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Messages/UpdateCommandBarMessage.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 
@@ -14,42 +13,22 @@ public record UpdateCommandBarMessage(ICommandBarContext? ViewModel)
 {
 }
 
-public interface IContextMenuContext : INotifyPropertyChanged
-{
-    public IEnumerable<CommandContextItemViewModel> MoreCommands { get; }
-
-    public bool HasMoreCommands { get; }
-
-    public List<CommandContextItemViewModel> AllCommands { get; }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Generates a mapping of key -> command item for this particular item's
-    /// MoreCommands. (This won't include the primary Command, but it will
-    /// include the secondary one). This map can be used to quickly check if a
-    /// shortcut key was pressed
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <returns>a dictionary of KeyChord -> Context commands, for all commands
-    /// that have a shortcut key set.</returns>
-    public Dictionary<KeyChord, CommandContextItemViewModel> Keybindings()
-    {
-        return MoreCommands
-            .Where(c => c.HasRequestedShortcut)
-            .ToDictionary(
-            c => c.RequestedShortcut ?? new KeyChord(0, 0, 0),
-            c => c);
-    }
-}
-
 // Represents everything the command bar needs to know about to show command
 // buttons at the bottom.
 //
 // This is implemented by both ListItemViewModel and ContentPageViewModel,
 // the two things with sub-commands.
-public interface ICommandBarContext : IContextMenuContext
+public interface ICommandBarContext : INotifyPropertyChanged
 {
+    public IEnumerable<CommandContextItemViewModel> MoreCommands { get; }
+
+    public bool HasMoreCommands { get; }
+
     public string SecondaryCommandName { get; }
 
     public CommandItemViewModel? PrimaryCommand { get; }
 
     public CommandItemViewModel? SecondaryCommand { get; }
+
+    public List<CommandContextItemViewModel> AllCommands { get; }
 }

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

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
@@ -69,15 +67,4 @@
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Just mark it as AOT compatible. Do not publish with AOT now. We need fully test before we really publish it as AOT enabled-->
-  <!--<PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-    <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
-    --><!-- <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling> --><!--
-    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
-	<EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
-  </PropertyGroup>-->
-
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/ExtensionService.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 
-public partial class ExtensionService : IExtensionService, IDisposable
+public class ExtensionService : IExtensionService, IDisposable
 {
     public event TypedEventHandler<IExtensionService, IEnumerable<IExtensionWrapper>>? OnExtensionAdded;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Models/ExtensionWrapper.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
 using WinRT;
 
-// [assembly: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DisableRuntimeMarshalling]
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 
 public class ExtensionWrapper : IExtensionWrapper
@@ -114,36 +113,25 @@ public class ExtensionWrapper : IExtensionWrapper
                         // -2147467262: E_NOINTERFACE
                         // -2147024893: E_PATH_NOT_FOUND
                         var guid = typeof(IExtension).GUID;
+                        var hr = PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(Guid.Parse(ExtensionClassId), null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, guid, out var extensionObj);
 
-                        unsafe
+                        if (hr.Value == -2147024893)
                         {
-                            var hr = PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(Guid.Parse(ExtensionClassId), null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, guid, out var extensionObj);
+                            Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to find {ExtensionDisplayName}: {hr}. It may have been uninstalled or deleted.");
 
-                            if (hr.Value == -2147024893)
-                            {
-                                Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to find {ExtensionDisplayName}: {hr}. It may have been uninstalled or deleted.");
-
-                                // We don't really need to throw this exception.
-                                // We'll just return out nothing.
-                                return;
-                            }
-
-                            extensionPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject((nint)extensionObj);
-                            if (hr < 0)
-                            {
-                                Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to instantiate {ExtensionDisplayName}: {hr}");
-                                Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
-                            }
-
-                            // extensionPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(extensionObj);
-                            extensionPtr = (nint)extensionObj;
-                            if (hr < 0)
-                            {
-                                Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
-                            }
-
-                            _extensionObject = MarshalInterface<IExtension>.FromAbi(extensionPtr);
+                            // We don't really need to throw this exception.
+                            // We'll just return out nothing.
+                            return;
                         }
+
+                        extensionPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(extensionObj);
+                        if (hr < 0)
+                        {
+                            Logger.LogDebug($"Failed to instantiate {ExtensionDisplayName}: {hr}");
+                            Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
+                        }
+
+                        _extensionObject = MarshalInterface<IExtension>.FromAbi(extensionPtr);
                     }
                     finally
                     {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/NativeMethods.json

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://aka.ms/CsWin32.schema.json",
-  "allowMarshaling": false
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/PageViewModel.cs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public partial class PageViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, IPageContext
 
     //// Run on background thread from ListPage.xaml.cs
     [RelayCommand]
-    internal Task<bool> InitializeAsync()
+    private Task<bool> InitializeAsync()
     {
         // TODO: We may want a SemaphoreSlim lock here.
 
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ public partial class PageViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, IPageContext
             return; // throw?
         }
 
-        var updateProperty = true;
         switch (propertyName)
         {
             case nameof(Name):
@@ -199,21 +198,9 @@ public partial class PageViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, IPageContext
             case nameof(Icon):
                 this.Icon = new(model.Icon);
                 break;
-            default:
-                updateProperty = false;
-                break;
         }
 
-        // GH #38829: If we always UpdateProperty here, then there's a possible
-        // race condition, where we raise the PropertyChanged(SearchText)
-        // before the subclass actually retrieves the new SearchText from the
-        // model. In that race situation, if the UI thread handles the
-        // PropertyChanged before ListViewModel fetches the SearchText, it'll
-        // think that the old search text is the _new_ value.
-        if (updateProperty)
-        {
-            UpdateProperty(propertyName);
-        }
+        UpdateProperty(propertyName);
     }
 
     public new void ShowException(Exception ex, string? extensionHint = null)

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ProviderSettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
     IServiceProvider _serviceProvider) : ObservableObject
 {
     private readonly SettingsModel _settings = _serviceProvider.GetService<SettingsModel>()!;
-    private readonly Lock _initializeSettingsLock = new();
-    private Task? _initializeSettingsTask;
 
     public string DisplayName => _provider.DisplayName;
 
@@ -36,9 +34,6 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
 
     public IconInfoViewModel Icon => _provider.Icon;
 
-    [ObservableProperty]
-    public partial bool LoadingSettings { get; set; } = _provider.Settings?.HasSettings ?? false;
-
     public bool IsEnabled
     {
         get => _providerSettings.IsEnabled;
@@ -61,60 +56,15 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
         }
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets a value indicating whether returns true if we have a settings page
-    /// that's initialized, or we are still working on initializing that
-    /// settings page. If we don't have a settings object, or that settings
-    /// object doesn't have a settings page, then we'll return false.
-    /// </summary>
-    public bool HasSettings
+    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
     {
-        get
-        {
-            if (_provider.Settings == null)
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
-            {
-                return _provider.Settings.HasSettings;
-            }
-
-            // settings still need to be loaded.
-            return LoadingSettings;
-        }
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets will return the settings page, if we have one, and have initialized it.
-    /// If we haven't initialized it, this will kick off a thread to start
-    /// initializing it.
-    /// </summary>
-    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage
-    {
-        get
-        {
-            if (_provider.Settings == null)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
+    public bool HasSettings => _provider.Settings != null && _provider.Settings.SettingsPage != null;
 
-            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
-            {
-                LoadingSettings = false;
-                return _provider.Settings.SettingsPage;
-            }
-
-            // Don't load the settings if we're already working on it
-            lock (_initializeSettingsLock)
-            {
-                _initializeSettingsTask ??= Task.Run(InitializeSettingsPage);
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
+    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage => HasSettings ? _provider?.Settings?.SettingsPage : null;
 
     [field: AllowNull]
     public List<TopLevelViewModel> TopLevelCommands
@@ -140,30 +90,4 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
     }
 
     private void Save() => SettingsModel.SaveSettings(_settings);
-
-    private void InitializeSettingsPage()
-    {
-        if (_provider.Settings == null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        _provider.Settings.SafeInitializeProperties();
-        _provider.Settings.DoOnUiThread(() =>
-        {
-            // Changing these properties will try to update XAML, and that has
-            // to be handled on the UI thread, so we need to raise them on the
-            // UI thread
-            LoadingSettings = false;
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSettings));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(LoadingSettings));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SettingsPage));
-        });
-    }
-
-    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
-    {
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/RecentCommandsManager.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 public partial class RecentCommandsManager : ObservableObject
 {
     [JsonInclude]
-    internal List<HistoryItem> History { get; set; } = [];
+    private List<HistoryItem> History { get; set; } = [];
 
     public RecentCommandsManager()
     {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/SettingsModel.cs

@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
 
     public bool ShowSystemTrayIcon { get; set; } = true;
 
-    public bool IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen { get; set; }
-
     public Dictionary<string, ProviderSettings> ProviderSettings { get; set; } = [];
 
     public Dictionary<string, CommandAlias> Aliases { get; set; } = [];
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
             // Read the JSON content from the file
             var jsonContent = File.ReadAllText(FilePath);
 
-            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SettingsModel>(jsonContent, JsonSerializationContext.Default.SettingsModel);
+            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SettingsModel>(jsonContent, _deserializerOptions);
 
             Debug.WriteLine(loaded != null ? "Loaded settings file" : "Failed to parse");
 
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
         try
         {
             // Serialize the main dictionary to JSON and save it to the file
-            var settingsJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(model, JsonSerializationContext.Default.SettingsModel);
+            var settingsJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(model, _serializerOptions);
 
             // Is it valid JSON?
             if (JsonNode.Parse(settingsJson) is JsonObject newSettings)
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
                         savedSettings[item.Key] = item.Value != null ? item.Value.DeepClone() : null;
                     }
 
-                    var serialized = savedSettings.ToJsonString(JsonSerializationContext.Default.Options);
+                    var serialized = savedSettings.ToJsonString(_serializerOptions);
                     File.WriteAllText(FilePath, serialized);
 
                     // TODO: Instead of just raising the event here, we should
@@ -166,34 +164,19 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
         return Path.Combine(directory, "settings.json");
     }
 
-    // [UnconditionalSuppressMessage("AOT", "IL3050:Calling members annotated with 'RequiresDynamicCodeAttribute' may break functionality when AOT compiling.", Justification = "<Pending>")]
-    // private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new()
-    // {
-    //    WriteIndented = true,
-    //    Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
-    // };
-    // private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _deserializerOptions = new()
-    // {
-    //    PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
-    //    IncludeFields = true,
-    //    Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
-    //    AllowTrailingCommas = true,
-    // };
-}
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _serializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        WriteIndented = true,
+        Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
+    };
 
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(float))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(int))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(string))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(bool))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(HistoryItem))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(SettingsModel))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(AppStateModel))]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(List<HistoryItem>), TypeInfoPropertyName = "HistoryList")]
-[JsonSerializable(typeof(Dictionary<string, object>), TypeInfoPropertyName = "Dictionary")]
-[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(UseStringEnumConverter = true, WriteIndented = true, IncludeFields = true, PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true, AllowTrailingCommas = true)]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.MaintainabilityRules", "SA1402:File may only contain a single type", Justification = "Just used here")]
-internal sealed partial class JsonSerializationContext : JsonSerializerContext
-{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _deserializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+        IncludeFields = true,
+        Converters = { new JsonStringEnumConverter() },
+        AllowTrailingCommas = true,
+    };
 }
 
 public enum MonitorBehavior

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -108,16 +108,6 @@ public partial class SettingsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
-    public bool IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen
-    {
-        get => _settings.IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen;
-        set
-        {
-            _settings.IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen = value;
-            Save();
-        }
-    }
-
     public ObservableCollection<ProviderSettingsViewModel> CommandProviders { get; } = [];
 
     public SettingsViewModel(SettingsModel settings, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, TaskScheduler scheduler)

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs

@@ -109,12 +109,9 @@ public partial class ShellViewModel(IServiceProvider _serviceProvider, TaskSched
                     // TODO GH #239 switch back when using the new MD text block
                     // _ = _queue.EnqueueAsync(() =>
                     _ = Task.Factory.StartNew(
-                        async () =>
+                        () =>
                         {
-                            // bool f = await viewModel.InitializeCommand.ExecutionTask.;
-                            // var result = viewModel.InitializeCommand.ExecutionTask.GetResultOrDefault()!;
-                            // var result = viewModel.InitializeCommand.ExecutionTask.GetResultOrDefault<bool?>()!;
-                            var result = await viewModel.InitializeAsync();
+                            var result = (bool)viewModel.InitializeCommand.ExecutionTask.GetResultOrDefault()!;
 
                             CurrentPage = viewModel; // result ? viewModel : null;
                             ////LoadedState = result ? ViewModelLoadedState.Loaded : ViewModelLoadedState.Error;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/TopLevelCommandManager.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
 
     public async Task<bool> LoadBuiltinsAsync()
     {
-        var s = new Stopwatch();
-        s.Start();
-
         _builtInCommands.Clear();
 
         // Load built-In commands first. These are all in-proc, and
@@ -57,48 +53,53 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
         {
             CommandProviderWrapper wrapper = new(provider, _taskScheduler);
             _builtInCommands.Add(wrapper);
-            var commands = await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
-            lock (TopLevelCommands)
-            {
-                foreach (var c in commands)
-                {
-                    TopLevelCommands.Add(c);
-                }
-            }
+            await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
         }
 
-        s.Stop();
-
-        Logger.LogDebug($"Loading built-ins took {s.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
-
         return true;
     }
 
     // May be called from a background thread
-    private async Task<IEnumerable<TopLevelViewModel>> LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(CommandProviderWrapper commandProvider)
+    private async Task LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(CommandProviderWrapper commandProvider)
     {
         WeakReference<IPageContext> weakSelf = new(this);
 
         await commandProvider.LoadTopLevelCommands(_serviceProvider, weakSelf);
 
         var settings = _serviceProvider.GetService<SettingsModel>()!;
-
-        List<TopLevelViewModel> commands = [];
-
-        foreach (var item in commandProvider.TopLevelItems)
+        var makeAndAdd = (ICommandItem? i, bool fallback) =>
         {
-            commands.Add(item);
-        }
+            var commandItemViewModel = new CommandItemViewModel(new(i), weakSelf);
+            var topLevelViewModel = new TopLevelViewModel(commandItemViewModel, fallback, commandProvider.ExtensionHost, commandProvider.ProviderId, settings, _serviceProvider);
 
-        foreach (var item in commandProvider.FallbackItems)
-        {
-            commands.Add(item);
-        }
+            lock (TopLevelCommands)
+            {
+                TopLevelCommands.Add(topLevelViewModel);
+            }
+        };
+
+        await Task.Factory.StartNew(
+            () =>
+            {
+                lock (TopLevelCommands)
+                {
+                    foreach (var item in commandProvider.TopLevelItems)
+                    {
+                        TopLevelCommands.Add(item);
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var item in commandProvider.FallbackItems)
+                    {
+                        TopLevelCommands.Add(item);
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            CancellationToken.None,
+            TaskCreationOptions.None,
+            _taskScheduler);
 
         commandProvider.CommandsChanged -= CommandProvider_CommandsChanged;
         commandProvider.CommandsChanged += CommandProvider_CommandsChanged;
-
-        return commands;
     }
 
     // By all accounts, we're already on a background thread (the COM call
@@ -238,71 +239,25 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
 
     private async Task StartExtensionsAndGetCommands(IEnumerable<IExtensionWrapper> extensions)
     {
-        var timer = new Stopwatch();
-        timer.Start();
-
-        // Start all extensions in parallel
-        var startTasks = extensions.Select(StartExtensionWithTimeoutAsync);
-
-        // Wait for all extensions to start
-        var wrappers = (await Task.WhenAll(startTasks)).Where(wrapper => wrapper != null).Select(w => w!).ToList();
-
-        foreach (var wrapper in wrappers)
+        // TODO This most definitely needs a lock
+        foreach (var extension in extensions)
         {
-            _extensionCommandProviders.Add(wrapper!);
-        }
-
-        // Load the commands from the providers in parallel
-        var loadTasks = wrappers.Select(LoadCommandsWithTimeoutAsync);
-
-        var commandSets = (await Task.WhenAll(loadTasks)).Where(results => results != null).Select(r => r!).ToList();
-
-        lock (TopLevelCommands)
-        {
-            foreach (var commands in commandSets)
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Starting {extension.PackageFullName}");
+            try
             {
-                foreach (var c in commands)
-                {
-                    TopLevelCommands.Add(c);
-                }
+                // start it ...
+                await extension.StartExtensionAsync();
+
+                // ... and fetch the command provider from it.
+                CommandProviderWrapper wrapper = new(extension, _taskScheduler);
+                _extensionCommandProviders.Add(wrapper);
+                await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex.ToString());
             }
         }
-
-        timer.Stop();
-        Logger.LogDebug($"Loading extensions took {timer.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms");
-    }
-
-    private async Task<CommandProviderWrapper?> StartExtensionWithTimeoutAsync(IExtensionWrapper extension)
-    {
-        Logger.LogDebug($"Starting {extension.PackageFullName}");
-        try
-        {
-            await extension.StartExtensionAsync().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
-            return new CommandProviderWrapper(extension, _taskScheduler);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Failed to start extension {extension.PackageFullName}: {ex}");
-            return null; // Return null for failed extensions
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async Task<IEnumerable<TopLevelViewModel>?> LoadCommandsWithTimeoutAsync(CommandProviderWrapper wrapper)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            return await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper!).WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
-        }
-        catch (TimeoutException)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Loading commands from {wrapper!.ExtensionHost?.Extension?.PackageFullName} timed out");
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Failed to load commands for extension {wrapper!.ExtensionHost?.Extension?.PackageFullName}: {ex}");
-        }
-
-        return null;
     }
 
     private void ExtensionService_OnExtensionRemoved(IExtensionService sender, IEnumerable<IExtensionWrapper> extensions)

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml.cs

@@ -73,12 +73,26 @@ public partial class App : Application
     /// Invoked when the application is launched.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="args">Details about the launch request and process.</param>
-    protected override void OnLaunched(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
+    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
     {
         AppWindow = new MainWindow();
 
-        var activatedEventArgs = Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs();
-        ((MainWindow)AppWindow).HandleLaunch(activatedEventArgs);
+        var cmdArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
+
+        var runFromPT = false;
+        foreach (var arg in cmdArgs)
+        {
+            if (arg == "RunFromPT")
+            {
+                runFromPT = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!runFromPT)
+        {
+            AppWindow.Activate();
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CommandBar.xaml

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
             <!--  Template for actions in the mode actions dropdown button  -->
             <DataTemplate x:Key="ContextMenuViewModelTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:CommandContextItemViewModel">
-                <Grid AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind Title, Mode=OneWay}">
+                <Grid>
                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="32" />
                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
@@ -53,16 +53,37 @@
                         Grid.Column="1"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         Text="{x:Bind Title, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                    <TextBlock
+                    <!--<TextBlock
                         Grid.Column="2"
                         Margin="16,0,0,0"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                         Foreground="{ThemeResource MenuFlyoutItemKeyboardAcceleratorTextForeground}"
                         Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                        Text="{x:Bind RequestedShortcut, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource KeyChordToStringConverter}}" />
+                        Text="{x:Bind RequestedShortcut, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource KeyChordToStringConverter}}" />-->
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
+
+            <animations:ImplicitAnimationSet x:Name="ShowAnimations">
+                <animations:OpacityAnimation
+                    From="0"
+                    To="1.0"
+                    Duration="0:0:0.340" />
+                <animations:ScaleAnimation
+                    From="0.85"
+                    To="1"
+                    Duration="0:0:0.350" />
+            </animations:ImplicitAnimationSet>
+            <animations:ImplicitAnimationSet x:Name="HideAnimations">
+                <animations:OpacityAnimation
+                    From="1.0"
+                    To="0"
+                    Duration="0:0:0.240" />
+                <animations:ScaleAnimation
+                    From="1"
+                    To="0.85"
+                    Duration="0:0:0.350" />
+            </animations:ImplicitAnimationSet>
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </UserControl.Resources>
 
@@ -72,8 +93,8 @@
         ColumnSpacing="8">
         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
             <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
             <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
         <Grid
@@ -114,6 +135,9 @@
         <Button
             x:Name="SettingsIconButton"
             x:Uid="SettingsButton"
+            animations:Implicit.HideAnimations="{StaticResource HideAnimations}"
+            animations:Implicit.ShowAnimations="{StaticResource ShowAnimations}"
+            ui:VisualExtensions.NormalizedCenterPoint="0.5,0.5"
             Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
             Tapped="SettingsIcon_Tapped"
             Visibility="{x:Bind CurrentPageViewModel.IsNested, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToInvertedVisibilityConverter}}">
@@ -133,8 +157,6 @@
             VerticalAlignment="Center"
             Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
             Text="{x:Bind CurrentPageViewModel.Title, Mode=OneWay}"
-            TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
-            TextWrapping="NoWrap"
             Visibility="{x:Bind CurrentPageViewModel.IsNested, Mode=OneWay}" />
         <StackPanel
             Grid.Column="2"
@@ -145,8 +167,10 @@
             <Button
                 x:Name="PrimaryButton"
                 Padding="6,4,4,4"
+                animations:Implicit.HideAnimations="{StaticResource HideAnimations}"
+                animations:Implicit.ShowAnimations="{StaticResource ShowAnimations}"
+                ui:VisualExtensions.NormalizedCenterPoint="0.5,0.5"
                 x:Load="{x:Bind IsLoaded, Mode=OneWay}"
-                AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind ViewModel.PrimaryCommand.Name, Mode=OneWay}"
                 Background="Transparent"
                 Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
                 Tapped="PrimaryButton_Tapped"
@@ -174,8 +198,10 @@
             <Button
                 x:Name="SecondaryButton"
                 Padding="6,4,4,4"
+                animations:Implicit.HideAnimations="{StaticResource HideAnimations}"
+                animations:Implicit.ShowAnimations="{StaticResource ShowAnimations}"
+                ui:VisualExtensions.NormalizedCenterPoint="0.5,0.5"
                 x:Load="{x:Bind IsLoaded, Mode=OneWay}"
-                AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind ViewModel.SecondaryCommand.Name, Mode=OneWay}"
                 Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
                 Tapped="SecondaryButton_Tapped"
                 Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSecondaryCommand, Mode=OneWay}">
@@ -219,48 +245,35 @@
                 x:Name="MoreCommandsButton"
                 x:Uid="MoreCommandsButton"
                 Padding="4"
+                animations:Implicit.HideAnimations="{StaticResource HideAnimations}"
+                animations:Implicit.ShowAnimations="{StaticResource ShowAnimations}"
+                ui:VisualExtensions.NormalizedCenterPoint="0.5,0.5"
                 Content="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE712;,
                                       FontSize=16}"
                 Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
-                ToolTipService.ToolTip="Ctrl+K"
+                ToolTipService.ToolTip="Ctrl+k"
                 Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShouldShowContextMenu, Mode=OneWay}">
                 <Button.Flyout>
-                    <Flyout
-                        Closing="Flyout_Closing"
-                        Opened="Flyout_Opened"
-                        Placement="TopEdgeAlignedRight">
-                        <StackPanel>
-
-                            <ListView
-                                x:Name="CommandsDropdown"
-                                MinWidth="248"
-                                Margin="-16,-12,-16,-12"
-                                IsItemClickEnabled="True"
-                                ItemClick="CommandsDropdown_ItemClick"
-                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ContextMenuViewModelTemplate}"
-                                ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.ContextMenu.FilteredItems, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                KeyDown="CommandsDropdown_KeyDown"
-                                SelectionMode="Single">
-                                <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
-                                    <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultListViewItemStyle}" TargetType="ListViewItem">
-                                        <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="0" />
-                                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="12,7,12,7" />
-                                    </Style>
-                                </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
-                                <ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
-                                    <TransitionCollection />
-                                </ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
-                            </ListView>
-
-                            <TextBox
-                                x:Name="ContextFilterBox"
-                                x:Uid="ContextFilterBox"
-                                Margin="-12,12,-12,-12"
-                                KeyDown="ContextFilterBox_KeyDown"
-                                PreviewKeyDown="ContextFilterBox_PreviewKeyDown"
-                                TextChanged="ContextFilterBox_TextChanged" />
-
-                        </StackPanel>
+                    <Flyout Placement="TopEdgeAlignedRight">
+                        <ListView
+                            x:Name="CommandsDropdown"
+                            MinWidth="248"
+                            Margin="-16,-12,-16,-12"
+                            IsItemClickEnabled="True"
+                            ItemClick="CommandsDropdown_ItemClick"
+                            ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ContextMenuViewModelTemplate}"
+                            ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.ContextCommands, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            SelectionMode="None">
+                            <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
+                                <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultListViewItemStyle}" TargetType="ListViewItem">
+                                    <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="0" />
+                                    <Setter Property="Padding" Value="12,7,12,7" />
+                                </Style>
+                            </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
+                            <ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
+                                <TransitionCollection />
+                            </ListView.ItemContainerTransitions>
+                        </ListView>
                     </Flyout>
                 </Button.Flyout>
             </Button>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/CommandBar.xaml.cs

@@ -6,22 +6,18 @@ using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Views;
-using Microsoft.UI.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
-using Windows.System;
-using Windows.UI.Core;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
 
 public sealed partial class CommandBar : UserControl,
     IRecipient<OpenContextMenuMessage>,
-    IRecipient<TryCommandKeybindingMessage>,
     ICurrentPageAware
 {
-    public CommandBarViewModel ViewModel { get; } = new();
+    public CommandBarViewModel ViewModel { get; set; } = new();
 
     public PageViewModel? CurrentPageViewModel
     {
@@ -39,9 +35,6 @@ public sealed partial class CommandBar : UserControl,
 
         // RegisterAll isn't AOT compatible
         WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<OpenContextMenuMessage>(this);
-        WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<TryCommandKeybindingMessage>(this);
-
-        ViewModel.PropertyChanged += ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
     }
 
     public void Receive(OpenContextMenuMessage message)
@@ -56,41 +49,8 @@ public sealed partial class CommandBar : UserControl,
             ShowMode = FlyoutShowMode.Standard,
         };
         MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.ShowAt(MoreCommandsButton, options);
-        UpdateUiForStackChange();
-    }
-
-    public void Receive(TryCommandKeybindingMessage msg)
-    {
-        if (!ViewModel.ShouldShowContextMenu)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var result = ViewModel?.CheckKeybinding(msg.Ctrl, msg.Alt, msg.Shift, msg.Win, msg.Key);
-
-        if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.Hide)
-        {
-            msg.Handled = true;
-        }
-        else if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.KeepOpen)
-        {
-            if (!MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.IsOpen)
-            {
-                var options = new FlyoutShowOptions
-                {
-                    ShowMode = FlyoutShowMode.Standard,
-                };
-                MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.ShowAt(MoreCommandsButton, options);
-            }
-
-            UpdateUiForStackChange();
-
-            msg.Handled = true;
-        }
-        else if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.Unhandled)
-        {
-            msg.Handled = false;
-        }
+        CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex = 0;
+        CommandsDropdown.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
     }
 
     [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("CodeQuality", "IDE0051:Remove unused private members", Justification = "VS has a tendency to delete XAML bound methods over-aggressively")]
@@ -125,160 +85,8 @@ public sealed partial class CommandBar : UserControl,
     {
         if (e.ClickedItem is CommandContextItemViewModel item)
         {
-            if (ViewModel?.InvokeItem(item) == ContextKeybindingResult.Hide)
-            {
-                MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.Hide();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                UpdateUiForStackChange();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void CommandsDropdown_KeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (e.Handled)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var ctrlPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Control).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var altPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Menu).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var shiftPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Shift).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var winPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.LeftWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down) ||
-            InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.RightWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-
-        var result = ViewModel?.CheckKeybinding(ctrlPressed, altPressed, shiftPressed, winPressed, e.Key);
-
-        if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.Hide)
-        {
-            e.Handled = true;
+            ViewModel?.InvokeItemCommand.Execute(item);
             MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.Hide();
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<FocusSearchBoxMessage>();
         }
-        else if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.KeepOpen)
-        {
-            e.Handled = true;
-        }
-        else if (result == ContextKeybindingResult.Unhandled)
-        {
-            e.Handled = false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void Flyout_Opened(object sender, object e)
-    {
-        UpdateUiForStackChange();
-    }
-
-    private void Flyout_Closing(FlyoutBase sender, FlyoutBaseClosingEventArgs args)
-    {
-        ViewModel?.ClearContextStack();
-        WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<FocusSearchBoxMessage>();
-    }
-
-    private void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        var prop = e.PropertyName;
-        if (prop == nameof(ViewModel.ContextMenu))
-        {
-            UpdateUiForStackChange();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void ContextFilterBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        ViewModel.ContextMenu?.SetSearchText(ContextFilterBox.Text);
-
-        if (CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex == -1)
-        {
-            CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void ContextFilterBox_KeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        var ctrlPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Control).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var altPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Menu).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var shiftPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Shift).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var winPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.LeftWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down) ||
-            InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.RightWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-
-        if (e.Key == VirtualKey.Enter)
-        {
-            if (CommandsDropdown.SelectedItem is CommandContextItemViewModel item)
-            {
-                if (ViewModel?.InvokeItem(item) == ContextKeybindingResult.Hide)
-                {
-                    MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.Hide();
-                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<FocusSearchBoxMessage>();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    UpdateUiForStackChange();
-                }
-
-                e.Handled = true;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (e.Key == VirtualKey.Escape ||
-            (e.Key == VirtualKey.Left && altPressed))
-        {
-            if (ViewModel.CanPopContextStack())
-            {
-                ViewModel.PopContextStack();
-                UpdateUiForStackChange();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                MoreCommandsButton.Flyout.Hide();
-                WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<FocusSearchBoxMessage>();
-            }
-
-            e.Handled = true;
-        }
-
-        CommandsDropdown_KeyDown(sender, e);
-    }
-
-    private void ContextFilterBox_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (e.Key == VirtualKey.Up)
-        {
-            // navigate previous
-            if (CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex > 0)
-            {
-                CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex--;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex = CommandsDropdown.Items.Count - 1;
-            }
-
-            e.Handled = true;
-        }
-        else if (e.Key == VirtualKey.Down)
-        {
-            // navigate next
-            if (CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex < CommandsDropdown.Items.Count - 1)
-            {
-                CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex++;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex = 0;
-            }
-
-            e.Handled = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void UpdateUiForStackChange()
-    {
-        ContextFilterBox.Text = string.Empty;
-        ViewModel.ContextMenu?.SetSearchText(string.Empty);
-        CommandsDropdown.SelectedIndex = 0;
-        ContextFilterBox.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
     }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/SearchBar.xaml.cs

@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ public sealed partial class SearchBar : UserControl,
 
         var ctrlPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Control).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
         var altPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Menu).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var shiftPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Shift).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
-        var winPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.LeftWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down) ||
-            InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.RightWindows).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
+
         if (ctrlPressed && e.Key == VirtualKey.Enter)
         {
             // ctrl+enter
@@ -166,16 +164,6 @@ public sealed partial class SearchBar : UserControl,
         {
             WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<NavigateBackMessage>(new());
         }
-
-        if (!e.Handled)
-        {
-            // The CommandBar is responsible for handling all the item keybindings,
-            // since the bound context item may need to then show another
-            // context menu
-            TryCommandKeybindingMessage msg = new(ctrlPressed, altPressed, shiftPressed, winPressed, e.Key);
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send(msg);
-            e.Handled = msg.Handled;
-        }
     }
 
     private void FilterBox_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -293,5 +281,5 @@ public sealed partial class SearchBar : UserControl,
 
     public void Receive(GoHomeMessage message) => ClearSearch();
 
-    public void Receive(FocusSearchBoxMessage message) => FilterBox.Focus(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.FocusState.Programmatic);
+    public void Receive(FocusSearchBoxMessage message) => this.Focus(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.FocusState.Programmatic);
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/Tag.xaml

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
             <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
             <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center" />
             <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
-            <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationControlType" Value="Custom" />
             <Setter Property="BackgroundSizing" Value="InnerBorderEdge" />
             <Setter Property="Padding" Value="{ThemeResource TagPadding}" />
             <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="{ThemeResource ContentControlThemeFontFamily}" />
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@
                             Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                             HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalAlignment}"
                             VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalAlignment}"
-                            AutomationProperties.Name="{TemplateBinding Text}"
                             Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                             BackgroundSizing="{TemplateBinding BackgroundSizing}"
                             BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/BeginInvoke.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;
 
@@ -12,9 +13,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class BeginInvoke : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
-
-    public BeginInvoke()
-    {
-        EventName = "CmdPal_BeginInvoke";
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ColdLaunch.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;
 
@@ -12,9 +13,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class ColdLaunch : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
-
-    public ColdLaunch()
-    {
-        EventName = "CmdPal_ColdLaunch";
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/OpenPage.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;
 
@@ -16,8 +17,6 @@ public class OpenPage : EventBase, IEvent
     public OpenPage(int pageDepth)
     {
         PageDepth = pageDepth;
-
-        EventName = "CmdPal_OpenPage";
     }
 
     public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ReactivateInstance.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;
 
@@ -12,9 +13,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class ReactivateInstance : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
-
-    public ReactivateInstance()
-    {
-        EventName = "CmdPal_ReactivateInstance";
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ListPage.xaml

@@ -28,22 +28,21 @@
             NotEmptyValue="Visible" />
 
         <DataTemplate x:Key="TagTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:TagViewModel">
-            <cpcontrols:Tag
-                AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind Text, Mode=OneWay}"
-                BackgroundColor="{x:Bind Background, Mode=OneWay}"
-                FontSize="12"
-                ForegroundColor="{x:Bind Foreground, Mode=OneWay}"
-                Icon="{x:Bind Icon, Mode=OneWay}"
-                Text="{x:Bind Text, Mode=OneWay}"
-                ToolTipService.ToolTip="{x:Bind ToolTip, Mode=OneWay}" />
+            <ItemContainer>
+                <cpcontrols:Tag
+                    BackgroundColor="{x:Bind Background, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    FontSize="12"
+                    ForegroundColor="{x:Bind Foreground, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    Icon="{x:Bind Icon, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    Text="{x:Bind Text, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    ToolTipService.ToolTip="{x:Bind ToolTip, Mode=OneWay}" />
+            </ItemContainer>
         </DataTemplate>
 
         <!--  https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/design/controls/itemsview#specify-the-look-of-the-items  -->
         <DataTemplate x:Key="ListItemViewModelTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:ListItemViewModel">
-            <Grid
-                Padding="0,12,0,12"
-                AutomationProperties.Name="{x:Bind Title, Mode=OneWay}"
-                ColumnSpacing="12">
+
+            <Grid Padding="0,12,0,12" ColumnSpacing="12">
                 <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="28" />
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@
                     Width="20"
                     Height="20"
                     Margin="4,0,4,0"
-                    AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
                     Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                     SourceKey="{x:Bind Icon, Mode=OneWay}"
                     SourceRequested="{x:Bind help:IconCacheProvider.SourceRequested}" />
@@ -138,15 +136,14 @@
             </controls:Case>
             <controls:Case Value="True">
                 <StackPanel
-                    Margin="24"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
                     Orientation="Vertical"
                     Spacing="4">
                     <cpcontrols:IconBox
                         x:Name="IconBorder"
-                        Width="48"
-                        Height="48"
+                        Width="56"
+                        Height="56"
                         Margin="8"
                         Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
                         SourceKey="{x:Bind ViewModel.EmptyContent.Icon, Mode=OneWay}"
@@ -155,15 +152,11 @@
                         Margin="0,4,0,0"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                         FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.EmptyContent.Title, Mode=OneWay}"
-                        TextAlignment="Center"
-                        TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.EmptyContent.Title, Mode=OneWay}" />
                     <TextBlock
                         HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                         Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.EmptyContent.Subtitle, Mode=OneWay}"
-                        TextAlignment="Center"
-                        TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                        Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.EmptyContent.Subtitle, Mode=OneWay}" />
                 </StackPanel>
             </controls:Case>
         </controls:SwitchPresenter>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ListPage.xaml.cs

@@ -124,12 +124,14 @@ public sealed partial class ListPage : Page,
     [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("CodeQuality", "IDE0051:Remove unused private members", Justification = "VS is too aggressive at pruning methods bound in XAML")]
     private void ItemsList_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        var vm = ViewModel;
-        var li = ItemsList.SelectedItem as ListItemViewModel;
-        _ = Task.Run(() =>
+        if (ItemsList.SelectedItem is ListItemViewModel item)
         {
-            vm?.UpdateSelectedItemCommand.Execute(li);
-        });
+            var vm = ViewModel;
+            _ = Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                vm?.UpdateSelectedItemCommand.Execute(item);
+            });
+        }
 
         // There's mysterious behavior here, where the selection seemingly
         // changes to _nothing_ when we're backspacing to a single character.

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

@@ -1,26 +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.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Security;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers;
-
-[SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
-internal static class NativeMethods
-{
-    [DllImport("shell32.dll")]
-    public static extern int SHQueryUserNotificationState(out UserNotificationState state);
-}
-
-internal enum UserNotificationState : int
-{
-    QUNS_NOT_PRESENT = 1,
-    QUNS_BUSY,
-    QUNS_RUNNING_D3D_FULL_SCREEN,
-    QUNS_PRESENTATION_MODE,
-    QUNS_ACCEPTS_NOTIFICATIONS,
-    QUNS_QUIET_TIME,
-    QUNS_APP,
-}

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

@@ -1,28 +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.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers;
-
-internal sealed partial class WindowHelper
-{
-    public static bool IsWindowFullscreen()
-    {
-        UserNotificationState state;
-
-        // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ne-shellapi-query_user_notification_state
-        if (Marshal.GetExceptionForHR(NativeMethods.SHQueryUserNotificationState(out state)) == null)
-        {
-            if (state == UserNotificationState.QUNS_RUNNING_D3D_FULL_SCREEN ||
-                state == UserNotificationState.QUNS_BUSY ||
-                state == UserNotificationState.QUNS_PRESENTATION_MODE)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<winuiex:WindowEx
+<Window
     x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.MainWindow"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -6,13 +6,8 @@
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:pages="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Pages"
     xmlns:viewmodels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
-    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
-    Width="800"
-    Height="480"
-    MinWidth="320"
-    MinHeight="240"
     Activated="MainWindow_Activated"
     Closed="MainWindow_Closed"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <pages:ShellPage x:Name="RootShellPage" />
-</winuiex:WindowEx>
+</Window>