Revert "[PowerAccent] Cancel previous ShowToolbar task if a new one is triggered" (#39563 )

Revert "[PowerAccent] Cancel previous ShowToolbar task if a new one is triggered (#37757)" This reverts commit e1ad7e39c6.
Fix Cmdpal launch without admin mode - both runner and setting. (#39494 )
2026-01-04 11:26:36 +01:00 · 2025-05-19 13:02:09 +08:00 · 2025-05-19 12:00:35 +08:00 · 2025-05-19 12:00:23 +08:00 · 2025-05-19 12:00:05 +08:00 · 2025-05-13 18:59:01 -05:00
10 changed files with 86 additions and 111 deletions
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/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="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
    <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
-    <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.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.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="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.5" />
    <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. -->
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@@ -72,28 +72,28 @@
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-    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <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" />
+    <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" />
    <!-- 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="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.5" />
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-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.5" />
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    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.5" />
    <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="9.0.4" />
-    <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.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" />
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    <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />
    <PackageVersion Include="UnitsNet" Version="5.56.0" />
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -1453,22 +1453,22 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - Mages 3.0.0
 - Markdig.Signed 0.34.0
 - MessagePack 3.1.3
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers 9.0.0
- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent 3.1.16
 - Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler (A)
- 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.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.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 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.2.46-beta
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.2.0
 - Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 10.0.22621.2428
@@ -1487,25 +1487,25 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - SharpCompress 0.37.2
 - StreamJsonRpc 2.21.69
 - StyleCop.Analyzers 1.2.0-beta.556
- System.CodeDom 9.0.4
+- System.CodeDom 9.0.5
 - System.CommandLine 2.0.0-beta4.22272.1
- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.4
- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.4
- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.4
+- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.5
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.5
+- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.5
 - System.Data.SqlClient 4.8.6
- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.4
- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.4
- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.4
+- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.5
+- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.5
+- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.5
 - System.IO.Abstractions 22.0.13
 - System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers 22.0.13
- System.Management 9.0.4
+- System.Management 9.0.5
 - System.Net.Http 4.3.4
 - System.Private.Uri 4.3.2
 - System.Reactive 6.0.1
- 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.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.Text.RegularExpressions 4.3.1
 - UnicodeInformation 2.6.0
 - UnitsNet 5.56.0
--- a/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/AppLauncher.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace AppLauncher
        const std::wstring ChromeFilename = L"chrome.exe";
        const std::wstring ChromePwaFilename = L"chrome_proxy.exe";
        const std::wstring PwaCommandLineAddition = L"--profile-directory=Default --app-id=";
+        const std::wstring SteamProtocolPrefix = L"steam:";
    }

    Result<SHELLEXECUTEINFO, std::wstring> LaunchApp(const std::wstring& appPath, const std::wstring& commandLineArgs, bool elevated)
@@ -134,12 +135,11 @@ namespace AppLauncher
            }
        }

-        // win32 app with appUserModelId:
-        // usage example: steam games
-        if (!launched && !app.appUserModelId.empty())
+        // protocol launch for steam
+        if (!launched && !app.appUserModelId.empty() && app.appUserModelId.contains(NonLocalizable::SteamProtocolPrefix))
        {
            Logger::trace(L"Launching {} as {}", app.name, app.appUserModelId);
-            auto res = LaunchApp(L"shell:AppsFolder\\" + app.appUserModelId, app.commandLineArgs, app.isElevated);
+            auto res = LaunchApp(app.appUserModelId, app.commandLineArgs, app.isElevated);
            if (res.isOk())
            {
                launched = true;
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ public:
        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(true);

        std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
-        std::wstring launchPath = L"x-cmdpal://background";
+        // Launch CmdPal as normal user using explorer
+        std::wstring launchPath = L"explorer.exe";
+        std::wstring launchArgs = L"x-cmdpal://background";
 #ifdef IS_DEV_BRANDING
        packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
 #endif
@@ -268,13 +270,13 @@ public:
        if (!firstEnableCall)
        {
            Logger::trace("Not first attempt, try to launch");
-            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
+            LaunchApp(launchPath, launchArgs, 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);
+            std::thread launchThread(&CmdPal::RetryLaunch, launchPath, launchArgs);
            launchThread.detach();
        }

@@ -289,14 +291,14 @@ public:
        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(false);
    }

-    static void RetryLaunch(std::wstring path)
+    static void RetryLaunch(std::wstring path, std::wstring cmdArgs)
    {
        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);
+            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, cmdArgs, false, retry < max_retry);
            if (launch_result)
            {
                Logger::info(L"CmdPal launched successfully after {} retries.", retry);
@@ -348,4 +350,4 @@ std::atomic<bool> CmdPal::m_launched{ false };
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
    return new CmdPal();
-}
+}
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250401001" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Shmuelie.WinRTServer" Version="2.1.1" />
    <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.cs
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.cs
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ public partial class PowerAccent : IDisposable

    private void SetEvents()
    {
-        _keyboardListener.SetShowToolbarEvent(new PowerToys.PowerAccentKeyboardService.ShowToolbar((LetterKey letterKey, TriggerKey trigger ) =>
+        _keyboardListener.SetShowToolbarEvent(new PowerToys.PowerAccentKeyboardService.ShowToolbar((LetterKey letterKey) =>
        {
            System.Windows.Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
            {
-                ShowToolbar(letterKey, trigger);
+                ShowToolbar(letterKey);
            });
        }));

@@ -92,15 +92,23 @@ public partial class PowerAccent : IDisposable
        }));
    }

-    private void ShowToolbar(LetterKey letterKey, TriggerKey trigger)
+    private void ShowToolbar(LetterKey letterKey)
    {
        _visible = true;

        _characters = GetCharacters(letterKey);
        _characterDescriptions = GetCharacterDescriptions(_characters);
        _showUnicodeDescription = _settingService.ShowUnicodeDescription;
-        OnChangeDisplay?.Invoke(true, _characters);
-        ProcessNextChar(trigger, false);
+
+        Task.Delay(_settingService.InputTime).ContinueWith(
+        t =>
+        {
+            if (_visible)
+            {
+                OnChangeDisplay?.Invoke(true, _characters);
+            }
+        },
+        TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext());
    }

    private string[] GetCharacters(LetterKey letterKey)
--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
 {
    KeyboardListener::KeyboardListener() :
-           m_toolbarVisible(false), m_activationKeyHold(false), m_triggeredWithSpace(false), m_leftShiftPressed(false), m_rightShiftPressed(false), m_triggeredWithLeftArrow(false), m_triggeredWithRightArrow(false)
+        m_toolbarVisible(false), m_triggeredWithSpace(false), m_leftShiftPressed(false), m_rightShiftPressed(false), m_triggeredWithLeftArrow(false), m_triggeredWithRightArrow(false)
    {
        s_instance = this;
        LoggerHelpers::init_logger(L"PowerAccent", L"PowerAccentKeyboardService", "PowerAccent");
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation

    void KeyboardListener::SetShowToolbarEvent(ShowToolbar showToolbarEvent)
    {
-        m_showToolbarCb = [trigger = std::move(showToolbarEvent)](LetterKey key, TriggerKey triggerKey) {
-            trigger(key, triggerKey);
+        m_showToolbarCb = [trigger = std::move(showToolbarEvent)](LetterKey key) {
+            trigger(key);
        };
    }

@@ -152,17 +152,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
        return false;
    }

-    void KeyboardListener::BeginShowToolbar(std::chrono::milliseconds delay, LetterKey key, TriggerKey trigger)
-    {
-        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(toolbarMutex);
-        auto result = toolbarCV.wait_for(lock, delay);
-        if (result == std::cv_status::timeout)
-        {
-            m_toolbarVisible = true;
-            m_showToolbarCb(key, trigger);
-        }
-    }
-
    bool KeyboardListener::OnKeyDown(KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT info) noexcept
    {
        auto letterKey = static_cast<LetterKey>(info.vkCode);
@@ -210,7 +199,7 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
            }
        }

-        if (!m_toolbarVisible && !m_activationKeyHold && letterPressed != LetterKey::None && triggerPressed && !IsSuppressedByGameMode() && !IsForegroundAppExcluded())
+        if (!m_toolbarVisible && letterPressed != LetterKey::None && triggerPressed && !IsSuppressedByGameMode() && !IsForegroundAppExcluded())
        {
            Logger::debug(L"Show toolbar. Letter: {}, Trigger: {}", letterPressed, triggerPressed);

@@ -218,21 +207,11 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
            m_triggeredWithSpace = triggerPressed == VK_SPACE;
            m_triggeredWithLeftArrow = triggerPressed == VK_LEFT;
            m_triggeredWithRightArrow = triggerPressed == VK_RIGHT;
-            m_activationKeyHold = true;
-            m_bothKeysPressed = true;
-            if (toolbarThread != nullptr)
-            {
-                toolbarCV.notify_all();
-                toolbarThread->join();
-            }
-            toolbarThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>(std::bind(&KeyboardListener::BeginShowToolbar, this, m_settings.inputTime, letterPressed,static_cast<TriggerKey>(triggerPressed)));
+            m_toolbarVisible = true;
+            m_showToolbarCb(letterPressed);
        }

-        if (m_activationKeyHold && triggerPressed && !m_toolbarVisible)
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-        else if (m_toolbarVisible && triggerPressed)
+        if (m_toolbarVisible && triggerPressed)
        {
            if (triggerPressed == VK_LEFT)
            {
@@ -272,9 +251,8 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
        {
            letterPressed = LetterKey::None;

-            if (m_toolbarVisible || m_bothKeysPressed)
+            if (m_toolbarVisible)
            {
-                m_bothKeysPressed = false;
                if (m_stopwatch.elapsed() < m_settings.inputTime)
                {
                    Logger::debug(L"Activation too fast. Do nothing.");
@@ -302,18 +280,11 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
                Logger::debug(L"Hide toolbar event and input char");

                m_hideToolbarCb(InputType::Char);
+
                m_toolbarVisible = false;
            }
        }

-        auto triggerPressed = info.vkCode;
-
-        if (m_activationKeyHold && (letterPressed == LetterKey::None || (triggerPressed == VK_SPACE || triggerPressed == VK_LEFT || triggerPressed == VK_RIGHT)))
-        {
-            m_activationKeyHold = false;
-            toolbarCV.notify_all();
-        }
-
        return false;
    }

--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.h
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@

 #include "KeyboardListener.g.h"
 #include <mutex>
-#include <thread>
 #include <spdlog/stopwatch.h>

 namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation
        static LRESULT CALLBACK LowLevelKeyboardProc(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);

    private:
-        void BeginShowToolbar(std::chrono::milliseconds delay, LetterKey key, TriggerKey trigger);
        bool OnKeyDown(KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT info) noexcept;
        bool OnKeyUp(KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT info) noexcept;
        bool IsSuppressedByGameMode();
@@ -53,14 +51,9 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::PowerAccentKeyboardService::implementation

        static inline KeyboardListener* s_instance;
        HHOOK s_llKeyboardHook = nullptr;
-        std::atomic<bool> m_toolbarVisible;
-        bool m_activationKeyHold;
-        bool m_bothKeysPressed = false;
-        std::unique_ptr<std::thread> toolbarThread;
-        std::mutex toolbarMutex;
-        std::condition_variable toolbarCV;
+        bool m_toolbarVisible;
        PowerAccentSettings m_settings;
-        std::function<void(LetterKey, TriggerKey)> m_showToolbarCb;
+        std::function<void(LetterKey)> m_showToolbarCb;
        std::function<void(InputType)> m_hideToolbarCb;
        std::function<void(TriggerKey, bool)> m_nextCharCb;
        std::function<bool(LetterKey)> m_isLanguageLetterCb;
--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.idl
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccentKeyboardService/KeyboardListener.idl
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace PowerToys
            Char
        };

-        [version(1.0), uuid(37197089-5438-4479-af57-30ab3f3c8be4)] delegate void ShowToolbar(LetterKey key, TriggerKey trigger);
+        [version(1.0), uuid(37197089-5438-4479-af57-30ab3f3c8be4)] delegate void ShowToolbar(LetterKey key);
        [version(1.0), uuid(8eb79d6b-1826-424f-9fbc-af21ae19725e)] delegate void HideToolbar(InputType inputType);
        [version(1.0), uuid(db72d45c-a5a2-446f-bdc1-506e9121764a)] delegate void NextChar(TriggerKey inputSpace, boolean shiftPressed);
        [version(1.0), uuid(20be2919-2b91-4313-b6e0-4c3484fe91ef)] delegate void IsLanguageLetter(LetterKey key, [out] boolean* result);
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
            ViewModel.RefreshEnabledState();
        }

-        private void LaunchApp(string appPath)
+        private void LaunchApp(string appPath, string args)
        {
            try
            {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
                {
                    FileName = appPath,
-                    Arguments = string.Empty,
+                    Arguments = args,
                    WorkingDirectory = dir,
                    UseShellExecute = true,
                    Verb = "open",
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views

        private void CmdPalSettingsDeeplink_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
-            // Launch CmdPal settings window
-            string launchPath = "x-cmdpal://settings";
-            LaunchApp(launchPath);
+            // Launch CmdPal settings window as normal user using explorer
+            string launchPath = "explorer.exe";
+            string launchArgs = "x-cmdpal://settings";
+            LaunchApp(launchPath, launchArgs);
        }
    }
 }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Hao Liu	712b31aecd	Revert "[PowerAccent] Cancel previous ShowToolbar task if a new one is triggered" (#39563 ) Revert "[PowerAccent] Cancel previous ShowToolbar task if a new one is triggered (#37757)" This reverts commit `e1ad7e39c6`.	2025-05-19 13:02:09 +08:00
Gordon Lam	99076697d0	Fix Cmdpal launch without admin mode - both runner and setting. (#39494 ) * Change to path and args * Fix both Setting launch and runner launch	2025-05-19 12:00:35 +08:00
Gordon Lam	f9fe88696b	Fix RunAsAdmin For CmdPal when PowerToys is running as Admin (#39448 ) <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request Since we change the launch method by this PR #39269 , we will start cmdpal as admin too if powertoys run as admin. The fix is leveraging explorer (which will not run as admin) to start the cmdpal Moreover, without this fix, some of extension cannot be "loaded" when cmdpal run as admin, e.g. winget will be missing, and my own new extension developed by myself will not be loaded successful as well.	2025-05-19 12:00:23 +08:00
Kai Tao	a71d7e9282	workspaces: shell:appsfolder launch does not support the command line (#39433 ) shell:appsfolder launch does not respect the command line	2025-05-19 12:00:05 +08:00
Jeremy Sinclair	797941954d	[Deps] Update .NET packages from 9.0.4 to 9.0.5 (#39404 ) Updates .NET 9 Runtime / Library packages to the latest 9.0.5 servicing release for security fixes. This PR also updates the version of System.Text.Json to 9.0.5 in the CmdPal extension template.	2025-05-13 18:59:01 -05:00