Build(deps): Bump actions/github-script from 7 to 9

Bumps [actions/github-script](https://github.com/actions/github-script) from 7 to 9.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/actions/github-script/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/actions/github-script/compare/v7...v9)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: actions/github-script
  dependency-version: '9'
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

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

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

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ HOLDSPACE
 HOLDBACKSPACE
 IDIGNORE
 KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
+keydowns
 keyevent
 LAlt
 LBUTTON
@@ -185,6 +186,12 @@ xmlutil
 # Prefix
 pcs
 
+# EXPRTK / C++ MATH
+
+ifunction
+isinf
+isnan
+
 # User32.SYSTEM_METRICS_INDEX.cs
 
 CLEANBOOT
@@ -309,6 +316,7 @@ onefuzz
 # NameInCode
 leilzh
 mengyuanchen
+contoso
 
 # DllName
 testhost
@@ -329,18 +337,30 @@ MRUINFO
 REGSTR
 
 # Misc Win32 APIs and PInvokes
+DEFAULTTONEAREST
 INVOKEIDLIST
+LCMAP
 MEMORYSTATUSEX
 ABE
 Mdt
 HTCAPTION
 POSCHANGED
+QPC
 QUERYPOS
 SETAUTOHIDEBAR
+ULW
 WINDOWPOS
 WINEVENTPROC
 WORKERW
 FULLSCREENAPP
+ACLO
+CACLI
+DOENVSUBST
+FILESYSONLY
+URLIS
+WAITTIMEOUT
+DEFAULTTONEAREST
+
 
 # COM/WinRT interface prefixes and type fragments
 BAlt
@@ -375,6 +395,12 @@ YYY
 # Unicode
 precomposed
 
+# names of characters
+zwsp
+
+# mermaid
+autonumber
+
 # GitHub issue/PR commands
 azp
 feedbackhub
@@ -391,3 +417,10 @@ Nonpaged
 
 # XAML
 Untargeted
+
+# Program names
+SEARCHHOST
+SHELLEXPERIENCEHOST
+SHELLHOST
+STARTMENUEXPERIENCEHOST
+WIDGETBOARD

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

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ Bilibili
 BVID
 capturevideosample
 cmdow
+contoso
 Contoso
 Controlz
 cortana

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

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

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

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

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

@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@
 ^src/common/ManagedCommon/ColorFormatHelper\.cs$
 ^src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/cpp\.hint$
 ^src/common/sysinternals/Eula/
-^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherComparisonTests.cs$
-^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherDiacriticsTests.cs$
 ^doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.UI/Settings/InternalPage\.SampleData\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.Common\.UnitTests/.*\.TestData\.cs$
 ^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CmdPal\.Common\.UnitTests/Text/.*\.cs$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherComparisonTests.cs$
+^src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft\.CommandPalette\.Extensions\.Toolkit\.UnitTests/FuzzyMatcherDiacriticsTests.cs$
 ^src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Shaders/GridShader\.cso$
 ^src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft\.PowerToys\.Run\.Plugin\.TimeDate/Properties/
 ^src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MainForm\.resx$
@@ -143,3 +143,4 @@ ignore$
 src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/avif_test\.avif$
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/heif_test\.heic$
+^deps/spdlog-msvc-fix/

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

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

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

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

.github/policies/resourceManagement.yml

@@ -266,16 +266,5 @@ configuration:
       - addReply:
           reply: Hi! Your last comment indicates to our system, that you might want to contribute to this feature/fix this bug. Thank you! Please make us aware on our ["Would you like to contribute to PowerToys?" thread](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/28769), as we don't see all the comments. <br /><br />_I'm a bot (beep!) so please excuse any mistakes I may make_
       description:
-    - if:
-      - payloadType: Issues
-      - isAction:
-          action: Opened
-      - bodyContains:
-          pattern: 'Area\(s\) with issue\?\s*\nWorkspaces'
-          isRegex: True
-      then:
-      - addLabel:
-          label: Product-Workspaces
-      description: 
 onFailure: 
 onSuccess: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.github/workflows/spelling2.yml

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

.gitignore

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

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@
             "Workspaces.ModuleServices.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.dll",
             "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.dll",
-            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
-            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
             "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix",
 
             "PowerToys.DSC.dll",

.pipelines/v2/ci.yml

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

.pipelines/verifyNoticeMdAgainstNugetPackages.ps1

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

.vscode/settings.json

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

DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md

@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ Thank you for using PowerToys!
 | Microsoft.PowerToys.FindMyMouse_EnableFindMyMouse | Triggered when Find My Mouse is enabled. |
 | Microsoft.PowerToys.FindMyMouse_MousePointerFocused | Occurs when the mouse pointer is focused using Find My Mouse, including the activation method (double-tap left/right Ctrl, shake mouse, or shortcut). |
 
+### Grab And Move
+
+| Event Name | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.GrabAndMove_EnableGrabAndMove | Triggered when Grab And Move is enabled or disabled. |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.GrabAndMove_ShortcutUse | Logs an attempt to move or resize a window via the Alt+Drag shortcut, including whether it succeeded, the action type (move or resize), and the reason (e.g., started, blocked by game mode). |
+
 ### Hosts File Editor
 
 | Event Name | Description |
@@ -362,6 +369,15 @@ Thank you for using PowerToys!
 | Microsoft.PowerToys.Peek_Settings | Triggered when the settings for Peek are modified. |
 | Microsoft.PowerToys.Peek_SpaceModeEnabled | Triggered when the Space key activation mode is enabled or disabled in Peek. |
 
+### Power Display
+
+| Event Name | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerDisplay_EnablePowerDisplay | Triggered when Power Display is enabled or disabled. |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerDisplay_Activate | Triggered when Power Display is activated via hotkey or tray toggle. |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerDisplay_Start | Triggered when the Power Display application process starts. |
+| Microsoft.PowerToys.PowerDisplay_Settings | Periodic snapshot of Power Display settings, including whether the hotkey and tray icon are enabled, the number of detected monitors, and the number of saved profiles. |
+
 ### PowerRename
 
 | Event Name | Description |

Directory.Build.props

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

Directory.Build.targets

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

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
@@ -39,22 +39,23 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Markdig.Signed" Version="0.34.0" />
     <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="10.0.102" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.9.260303001" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.7" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Graphics.Win2D" Version="1.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="2.0.250303.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.9.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.9.1-preview.1.25474.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="0.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.66.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI" Version="1.66.0" />
@@ -63,12 +64,12 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.3179.45" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.3719.77" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.183" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.269" />
     <!-- CsWinRT version needs to be set to have a WinRT.Runtime.dll at the same version contained inside the NET SDK we're currently building on CI. -->
     <!-- 
       TODO: in Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props, on upgrade, verify RemoveCsWinRTPackageAnalyzer is no longer needed.  
@@ -77,10 +78,10 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" Version="1.0.250325.1"/>
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.6901" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.260209005" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" Version="1.8.260203002" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="1.8.47" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="1.8.260209005" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="2.0.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" Version="2.0.20" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="2.0.185" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="2.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.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" />
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Extensions.Logging" Version="5.3.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Schema" Version="5.2.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenAI" Version="2.5.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Polly.Core" Version="8.6.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ReverseMarkdown" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="RtfPipe" Version="2.0.7677.4303" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote" Version="3.0.1" />
@@ -105,31 +105,28 @@
     <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="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <!-- Package System.Data.SqlClient added to force it as a dependency of Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility to the latest version available at this time. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.9.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="10.0.7" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="10.0.7" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.ClientModel" Version="1.7.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Numerics.Tensors" Version="9.0.11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.10" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.10" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="10.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ToolGood.Words.Pinyin" Version="3.1.0.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />

NOTICE.md

@@ -1587,7 +1587,6 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - NLog.Extensions.Logging
 - NLog.Schema
 - OpenAI
-- Polly.Core
 - ReverseMarkdown
 - ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote
 - SharpCompress

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Actions/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Actions.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />

README.md

@@ -47,21 +47,7 @@ But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 <summary><strong>Download the .exe file from GitHub</strong></summary>
 <br/>
 
-Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases](https://aka.ms/installPowerToys), select **Assets** to reveal the installation files, and choose the one that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that would be _x64 per-user_.
-
-<!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.99%22
-[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe
-
-| Description | Filename |
-| --- | --- |
-| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
+Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases](https://aka.ms/installPowerToys), scroll down and select **Assets** to reveal the installation files, and choose the one that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that would be _x64 per-user_.
 
 </details>
 
@@ -106,11 +92,11 @@ There are [community driven install methods](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows
 
 [![What's new image](doc/images/readme/Release-Banner.png)](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases)
 
-To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.98.1).
+To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/).
 
 ## 🛣️ Roadmap
 
-We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – PowerDisplay, Command Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned for [v0.99][github-next-release-work]!
+We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience, ensuring it's easier to find and install Command Palette extensions and so much more! Stay tuned for [v0.100][github-next-release-work]!
 
 ## ❤️ PowerToys Community
 
@@ -131,3 +117,4 @@ The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more privacy informa
 [oss-CLA]: https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com
 [oss-conduct-code]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 [community-link]: COMMUNITY.md
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.100%22

auto-cherry-pick.ps1

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

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

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

deps/spdlog.props

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

doc/devdocs/development/localization.md

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

doc/devdocs/modules/cmdpal/command-pal-anatomy/command-palette-anatomy.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ A markdown page is a page inside of command palette that displays markdown conte
 
 ```csharp
  interface IMarkdownPage requires IPage {
-     String[] Bodies(); // TODO! should this be an IBody, so we can make it observable?
+     String[] Bodies(); 
      IDetails Details();
      IContextItem[] Commands { get; };
  }

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

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

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

@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ functionality.
     - [Status messages](#status-messages)
     - [Rendering of ICommandItems in Lists and Menus](#rendering-of-icommanditems-in-lists-and-menus)
   - [Addenda I: API additions (ICommandProvider2)](#addenda-i-api-additions-icommandprovider2)
+  - [Addenda II: Commands with Parameters](#addenda-ii-commands-with-parameters)
+    - [String parameters](#string-parameters)
+    - [Command parameters - Invokable Commands](#command-parameters---invokable-commands)
+    - [Command parameters - List Commands](#command-parameters---list-commands)
+    - [Examples](#examples)
+  - [Addenda III: Rich Search (DRAFT)](#addenda-iii-rich-search-draft)
+    - [Nov 2025 status](#nov-2025-status)
   - [Addenda IV: Dock bands](#addenda-iv-dock-bands)
     - [Pinning nested commands to the dock (and top level)](#pinning-nested-commands-to-the-dock-and-top-level)
   - [Class diagram](#class-diagram)
@@ -353,7 +360,7 @@ On a cold launch, DevPal will do the following:
      * Start it up.
      * Check if it's fresh or frozen.
      * Call `TopLevelCommands`, and put all of them in the list
-     * Create a extension cache entry for that app.
+     * Create an extension cache entry for that app.
      * If the provider is frozen: we can actually release the
        `ICommandProvider` instance at this point.
    * And of course, if we don't find all the packages we had cached, then delete
@@ -454,7 +461,7 @@ ms-windows-store://assoc/?Tags=AppExtension-com.microsoft.commandpalette
 
 to open the store to a list of extensions. However, we can't list those
 ourselves directly. Our friends in DevHome suggested it could be possible to
-stand up a azure service which could query the store for us, and return a list
+stand up an azure service which could query the store for us, and return a list
 of extensions. This is not something that they currently have planned, nor would
 it be cheap from an engineering standpoint.
 
@@ -1780,7 +1787,7 @@ class MyAppSettings {
         /* You can save the settings to the file here */
         var mySettingsFilePath = /* whatever */;
         string mySettingsJson = mySettings.Settings.GetState();
-        // Or you could raise a event to indicate to the rest of your app that settings have changed.
+        // Or you could raise an event to indicate to the rest of your app that settings have changed.
     }
 }
 
@@ -2006,7 +2013,7 @@ class CommandWithOnlyProperties : IExtendedAttributesProvider { ... }
 
 will populate the WinRT type cache in Command Palette with the type information
 for `ICommandWithProperties`. In fact, if Command Palette has the
-`IExtendedAttributesProvider` type info in it's cache, and then later receives a new
+`IExtendedAttributesProvider` type info in its cache, and then later receives a new
 `MyCommandWithProperties` object, it'll actually be able to know that
 `MyCommandWithProperties` is an `IExtendedAttributesProvider`. WinRT is just weird
 like that some times.
@@ -2048,6 +2055,183 @@ Fortunately, we can put all of that (`GetApiExtensionStubs`,
 developers won't have to do anything. The toolkit will just do the right thing
 for them.
 
+## Addenda II: Commands with Parameters
+
+Extensions will often want to provide commands that accept parameters from the
+user.
+
+To support this, we're adding a new page type. The `IParametersPage` is a page
+that allows an extension to define a set of parameters that the user can fill.
+These parameters can be of different types, such as:
+* Labels: static text that provides context or instructions.
+* String parameters: text input fields where the user can type a string.
+* Command parameters: interactive fields that allow the user to select from a
+  list of predefined commands, or just press a button to select an input.
+
+Interleaving labels with parameters allows extensions to create rich, guided
+input forms for their commands. These are a more lightweight solution than the
+current adaptive card content. 
+
+```csharp
+[uuid("a2590cc9-510c-4af7-b562-a6b56fe37f55")]
+interface IParameterRun requires INotifyPropChanged
+{
+};
+
+interface ILabelRun requires IParameterRun
+{
+    String Text{ get; };
+};
+
+interface IParameterValueRun requires IParameterRun
+{
+    String PlaceholderText{ get; };
+    Boolean NeedsValue{ get; }; // TODO! name is weird
+};
+
+interface IStringParameterRun requires IParameterValueRun
+{
+    String Text{ get; set; };
+
+    // TODO! do we need a way to validate string inputs?
+};
+
+interface ICommandParameterRun requires IParameterValueRun
+{
+    String DisplayText{ get; };
+    ICommand GetSelectValueCommand(UInt64 hostHwnd);
+    IIconInfo Icon{ get; }; // ? maybe
+
+};
+
+interface IParametersPage requires IPage
+{
+    IParameterRun[] Parameters{ get; };
+    IListItem Command{ get; };
+};
+```
+
+When we open a `IParametersPage`, we will render the `Parameters` in the search
+box. We'll move focus to the first `IParameterRun` that is not a `ILabelRun`.
+What those interactions looks like depends on the type of `IParameterRun`. 
+
+There are three basic types of inputs: strings, invokable commands, and lists.
+Strings are a special case that doesn't require a command to set the value.
+Lists and invokable commands are picked based on the type of the
+`SelectValueCommand`. Each of these are detailed below. 
+
+When all the parameters have `NeedsValue` set to `false`, we will display a
+single item to the user - the `Command` item. 
+
+### String parameters
+
+These are rendered as a text box within the search box. The user can type into
+it. Focus is moved to the next parameter when the user presses Enter or tab. 
+
+### Command parameters - Invokable Commands
+
+These are used when the `SelectValueCommand` is an `IInvokableCommand`.
+
+These are rendered as a button within the search box. The button text is
+`DisplayText` if it is set. If it is not, we will display the
+`PlaceholderText`. If the user clicks the button, we invoke the
+`SelectValueCommand` (and ignore the `CommandResult`).
+
+This is good for file pickers, date pickers, color pickers, etc. Anything that
+requires a custom UI to pick a value.
+
+When the extension has picked a value, it should set the `NeedsValue` to false. 
+The extension can also set the `DisplayText` and `Icon` to reflect the chosen value.
+
+When the user presses enter with the button focused, we will also invoke the
+`SelectValueCommand`.
+
+When the user presses tab, we will move focus to the next parameter.
+
+If the `NeedsValue` property is changed to `false` while it's focused, we will
+move focus to the next parameter.
+
+### Command parameters - List Commands
+
+These are used when the `SelectValueCommand` is an `IListPage` - both static and
+dynamic lists work similarly.
+
+These are rendered as a text box within the search box. When the user focuses
+the text box, we will display the items from the `IListPage` in the body of
+CmdPal. The user can then type to filter the list. This filtering will work the
+same way as any other list page in CmdPal - CmdPal will filter static lists, or
+pass the query to a dynamic list.
+
+The items in this list should all be `IListItem` objects with
+`IInvokableCommands`. Putting a `IPage` into one of these items will cause the
+user to navigate away from the parameters page, which would probably be
+unexpected.
+
+When the user picks an item from the list, the extension should handle that
+command by bubbling an event up to the `CommandRun`, and setting the `Value`,
+`DisplayText`, and `Icon` properties, and setting `NeedsValue` to false.
+
+When the user presses enter with the text box focused, we will invoke the
+command of the selected item in the list. 
+
+When the user presses tab, we will move focus to the next parameter.
+
+If the `NeedsValue` property is changed to `false` while it's focused, we will
+move focus to the next parameter.
+
+### Examples
+
+Lets say you had a command like "Create a note \${title} in \${folder}".
+`title` is a string input, and `folder` is a static list of folders. 
+
+The extension author can then define a `IParametersPage` with four runs in it:
+* A `ILabelRun` for "Create a note"
+* A `IStringParameterRun` for the `title`
+* A `ILabelRun` for "in"
+* A `ICommandParameterRun` for the `folder`. The `Command` will be a
+  `IListPage`, where the items are possible folders
+
+In this example, the user can pick the "create note" command, then type the
+title, hit enter/tab, and then pick a folder from the list, then hit enter to
+run the command.
+
+Samples for the parameters page are implemented over in 
+[the sample extension](../../ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/ParameterSamples.cs)
+
+
+## Addenda III: Rich Search (DRAFT)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> _Mike_: Rich search and parameters were prototyped together, but ultimately we used two different solutions. 
+>
+> Currently, we have a dummy implementation of draft C (ZWSP tokens), but without full API changes. Detailed [below](#nov-2025-status).
+
+Extensions will often want to provide rich search experiences for their users.
+
+This addenda is broken into multiple draft specs currently. These represent
+different approaches to the same goals. 
+
+* **A**: [Rich Search Box](./drafts/RichSearchBox-draft-A.md)
+* **B**: [Prefix Search](./drafts/PrefixSearch-draft-B.md)
+* **C**: [ZWSP tokens](./drafts/PlainRichSearch-draft-C.md)
+
+### Nov 2025 status
+
+As of Nov 2025, we're implementing a simple version of draft C in the host. 
+
+In this version, if the extension implements `IDynamicListPage`, and also
+implements `IExtendedAttributesProvider`, then they can set the `TokenSearch`
+property. This will enlighten CmdPal to treat ZWSP-separated tokens in the
+search text specially. 
+
+For an example, see 
+[this sample implementation](../../ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleSuggestionsPage.cs).
+
+In my head, I am still leaning towards a more full-featured version of draft C,
+but with full CommandItem's in the `ISearchUpdateArgs` instead of just strings.
+We'd almost need a new page type to support that, where the extension can add
+`ICommandItem`s to the search box directly.
+
 ## Addenda IV: Dock bands
 
 The "dock" is another way to surface commands to the user. This is a
@@ -2158,7 +2342,6 @@ because that method is was designed for two main purposes:
 In neither of those scenarios was the full "display" of the item needed. In
 pinning scenarios, however, we need everything that the user would see in the UI
 for that item, which is all in the `ICommandItem`.
-
 ## Class diagram
 
 This is a diagram attempting to show the relationships between the various types we've defined for the SDK. Some elements are omitted for clarity. (Notably, `IconData` and `IPropChanged`, which are used in many places.)
@@ -2350,7 +2533,7 @@ follow - these are not part of the current SDK spec.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 >
-> A thought: what if a action returns a `CommandResult.Entity`, then that takes
+> A thought: what if an action returns a `CommandResult.Entity`, then that takes
 > devpal back home, but leaves the entity in the query box. This would allow for
 > a Quicksilver-like "thing, do" flow. That command would prepopulate the
 > parameters. So we would then filter top-level commands based on things that can

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

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

doc/devdocs/modules/fancyzones.md

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

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md

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

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

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

doc/devdocs/tools/installer-diagnostics.md

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

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <ProjectTelemetry.h>
 #include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <string_view>
 
 #include "../../src/common/logger/logger.h"
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ UINT __stdcall InstallPackageIdentityMSIXCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         try
         {
             
-            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath; // External content location (PowerToys install folder)
+            std::wstring externalLocation = installFolderPath + L"WinUI3Apps\\"; // External content location (WinUI3Apps subfolder to isolate DACL changes from preview handler DLLs)
             Uri externalUri{ externalLocation };               // External location URI for sparse package content
             Uri packageUri{ msixPath };                        // The MSIX file URI
             
@@ -1807,6 +1808,223 @@ void initSystemLogger()
             } });
 }
 
+// Naming note: the *Hardlinks* names in this CA, the matching WiX CustomAction Ids
+// in Product.wxs, and the manifest filename "hardlinks.txt" are kept for continuity
+// with the original PR design. The implementation uses fs::copy_file -- not
+// CreateHardLinkW -- because hard-links share an inode (and DACL) between root and
+// WinUI3Apps, which lets MSIX sparse-package registration propagate a rich DACL onto
+// the root copy of files like hostfxr.dll and break LOW-IL prevhost.exe loads,
+// turning the Monaco preview pane blank. Copies create a fresh inode in WinUI3Apps so the root
+// copy keeps its simple DACL. See the in-body comment for the full RCA reference.
+UINT __stdcall CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    std::wstring installationFolder;
+
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks");
+    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to initialize");
+    hr = getInstallFolder(hInstall, installationFolder);
+    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to get installFolder.");
+
+    {
+        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+        const fs::path installDir(installationFolder);
+        const fs::path winui3Dir = installDir / L"WinUI3Apps";
+        const fs::path manifestPath = winui3Dir / L"hardlinks.txt";
+
+        if (!fs::exists(manifestPath))
+        {
+            WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: No hardlinks.txt manifest found, skipping.");
+            goto LExit;
+        }
+
+        std::ifstream manifestFile(manifestPath);  // Read as bytes, then convert UTF-8 -> wide explicitly.
+        std::string narrowLine;
+        int created = 0;
+        int failed = 0;
+
+        // INSTALLFOLDER from MSI typically arrives with a trailing backslash. lexically_normal
+        // preserves that as an empty trailing path component, which would later make the
+        // per-component std::mismatch containment check below reject every legitimate entry.
+        // Strip any trailing separators before normalizing.
+        auto stripTrailingSep = [](fs::path p) {
+            auto s = p.native();
+            while (s.size() > 1 && (s.back() == L'\\' || s.back() == L'/')) s.pop_back();
+            return fs::path(s);
+        };
+
+        // Normalize once so the per-line containment check below is cheap.
+        const fs::path installDirNorm = stripTrailingSep(installDir).lexically_normal();
+        const fs::path winui3DirNorm  = stripTrailingSep(winui3Dir).lexically_normal();
+
+        while (std::getline(manifestFile, narrowLine))
+        {
+            if (narrowLine.empty())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Strip CR if the manifest uses CRLF line endings.
+            if (narrowLine.back() == '\r')
+            {
+                narrowLine.pop_back();
+                if (narrowLine.empty()) continue;
+            }
+
+            // Manifest is written as UTF-8 (no BOM) -- convert to wide string explicitly
+            // rather than relying on the locale-default codecvt of std::wifstream, which is
+            // the ANSI code page on Windows and would silently mangle any non-ASCII path.
+            const int wideLen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
+            if (wideLen <= 0)
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Skipping non-UTF-8 entry: %hs", narrowLine.c_str());
+                failed++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            std::wstring fileName(static_cast<size_t>(wideLen) - 1, L'\0');
+            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, fileName.data(), wideLen);
+
+            // Defense-in-depth: reject manifest entries that would escape the install root
+            // via "..", absolute paths, or alternate stream syntax. lexically_normal collapses
+            // any "." / ".." / repeated separators, then std::mismatch verifies the resolved
+            // path is still rooted at installDir / winui3Dir respectively.
+            const fs::path source = (installDir / fileName).lexically_normal();
+            const fs::path target = (winui3Dir  / fileName).lexically_normal();
+            const auto sourceIn = std::mismatch(installDirNorm.begin(), installDirNorm.end(), source.begin(), source.end());
+            const auto targetIn = std::mismatch(winui3DirNorm.begin(),  winui3DirNorm.end(),  target.begin(), target.end());
+            if (sourceIn.first != installDirNorm.end() || targetIn.first != winui3DirNorm.end())
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Rejecting entry outside install root: %ls", fileName.c_str());
+                failed++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!fs::exists(source))
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Source not found: %ls", source.c_str());
+                failed++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Remove existing file if present (leftover from previous install)
+            std::error_code ec;
+            fs::remove(target, ec);
+
+            // Use a regular file copy (not a hard-link). Hard-links share an
+            // NTFS inode -- and therefore one DACL -- between root and
+            // WinUI3Apps, which lets MSIX sparse-package registration
+            // propagate the WinUI3Apps parent's rich (Capability/Package SID)
+            // DACL onto the root path. That trips a kernel "stricter access
+            // evaluation" path that blocks LOW-IL prevhost.exe from loading
+            // hostfxr.dll, so File Explorer Monaco preview goes blank on
+            // Windows 11 23H2. Copying creates a fresh inode in WinUI3Apps,
+            // so the root copy keeps its simple DACL while the WinUI3Apps
+            // copy inherits the rich DACL from its parent (matches 0.99.1
+            // behaviour). See Documents\PR-47233-Handoff.md for full RCA.
+            fs::copy_file(source, target, fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing, ec);
+            if (ec)
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Failed to copy: %ls (%hs)", fileName.c_str(), ec.message().c_str());
+                failed++;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                created++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks: Copied %d files, %d failures", created, failed);
+
+        // Catastrophic-case escalation: if every copy failed, the WinUI3Apps tree is
+        // unusable (Monaco preview / context-menu shells will break). Surface this rather
+        // than reporting install success. Per-file failures remain tolerated.
+        if (created == 0 && failed > 0)
+        {
+            hr = E_FAIL;
+            ExitOnFailure(hr, "All WinAppSDK file copies failed; aborting install.");
+        }
+    }
+
+LExit:
+    er = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
+UINT __stdcall DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    std::wstring installationFolder;
+
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks");
+    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to initialize");
+    hr = getInstallFolder(hInstall, installationFolder);
+    ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to get installFolder.");
+
+    {
+        namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+        const fs::path winui3Dir = fs::path(installationFolder) / L"WinUI3Apps";
+        const fs::path manifestPath = winui3Dir / L"hardlinks.txt";
+
+        if (!fs::exists(manifestPath))
+        {
+            goto LExit;
+        }
+
+        std::ifstream manifestFile(manifestPath);  // Read as bytes; convert UTF-8 -> wide explicitly.
+        std::string narrowLine;
+
+        // INSTALLFOLDER from MSI typically arrives with a trailing backslash; strip it before
+        // normalizing so the per-line containment check doesn't false-reject every entry.
+        auto stripTrailingSep = [](fs::path p) {
+            auto s = p.native();
+            while (s.size() > 1 && (s.back() == L'\\' || s.back() == L'/')) s.pop_back();
+            return fs::path(s);
+        };
+        const fs::path winui3DirNorm = stripTrailingSep(winui3Dir).lexically_normal();
+
+        while (std::getline(manifestFile, narrowLine))
+        {
+            if (narrowLine.empty())
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (narrowLine.back() == '\r')
+            {
+                narrowLine.pop_back();
+                if (narrowLine.empty()) continue;
+            }
+
+            const int wideLen = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, nullptr, 0);
+            if (wideLen <= 0)
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Skipping non-UTF-8 entry: %hs", narrowLine.c_str());
+                continue;
+            }
+            std::wstring fileName(static_cast<size_t>(wideLen) - 1, L'\0');
+            MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS, narrowLine.c_str(), -1, fileName.data(), wideLen);
+
+            // Defense-in-depth: reject entries whose resolved target escapes WinUI3Apps.
+            const fs::path target = (winui3Dir / fileName).lexically_normal();
+            const auto inWinui3 = std::mismatch(winui3DirNorm.begin(), winui3DirNorm.end(), target.begin(), target.end());
+            if (inWinui3.first != winui3DirNorm.end())
+            {
+                WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Rejecting entry outside WinUI3Apps: %ls", fileName.c_str());
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            std::error_code ec;
+            fs::remove(target, ec);
+        }
+
+        WcaLog(LOGMSG_STANDARD, "DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks: Cleaned up deduplicated copy files");
+    }
+
+LExit:
+    er = SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
 // DllMain - Initialize and cleanup WiX custom action utils.
 extern "C" BOOL WINAPI DllMain(__in HINSTANCE hInst, __in ULONG ulReason, __in LPVOID)
 {

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.def

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/KeyboardManager.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
       <Custom Action="SetInstallCmdPalPackageParam" Before="InstallCmdPalPackage" />
       <Custom Action="SetUninstallCommandNotFoundParam" Before="UninstallCommandNotFound" />
       <Custom Action="SetUpgradeCommandNotFoundParam" Before="UpgradeCommandNotFound" />
+      <Custom Action="SetCreateWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Before="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" />
+      <Custom Action="SetDeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Before="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" />
       <Custom Action="SetApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsParam" Before="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" />
       <Custom Action="SetInstallPackageIdentityMSIXParam" Before="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" />
 
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
       <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+      <Custom Action="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED OR REINSTALL" />
       <Custom Action="InstallCmdPalPackage" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed AND WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER &gt;= 22000" />
       <Custom Action="override Wix4CloseApplications_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" Before="RemoveFiles" />
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@
         <?endif?>
         <Custom Action="TelemetryLogInstallSuccess" After="InstallFinalize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="TelemetryLogUninstallSuccess" After="InstallFinalize" Condition="Installed and (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
+      <Custom Action="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="UnRegisterContextMenuPackages" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
       <Custom Action="CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
@@ -189,8 +193,10 @@
     <CustomAction Id="SetUpgradeCommandNotFoundParam" Property="UpgradeCommandNotFound" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetCreateWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Property="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+    <CustomAction Id="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinks" Return="check" Impersonate="yes" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetDeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksParam" Property="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+    <CustomAction Id="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinks" Return="ignore" Impersonate="yes" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="DeleteWinAppSDKHardlinksCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetCreatePTInteropHardlinksParam" Property="CreatePTInteropHardlinks" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
 

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Resources.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Settings.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/WinUI3Applications.wxs

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

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/generateAllFileComponents.ps1

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Function Generate-FileList() {
 
     $fileInclusionList = @("*.dll", "*.exe", "*.json", "*.msix", "*.png", "*.gif", "*.ico", "*.cur", "*.svg", "index.html", "reg.js", "gitignore.js", "srt.js", "monacoSpecialLanguages.js", "customTokenThemeRules.js", "*.pri")
 
+    # MFC DLLs leak into the output via WindowsAppSDKSelfContained but no PowerToys binary imports them.
+    # Verified with dumpbin /dependents across all 2176 binaries — zero consumers.
+    $fileExclusionList += @("mfc140.dll", "mfc140u.dll", "mfcm140.dll", "mfcm140u.dll")
+
     $dllsToIgnore = @("System.CodeDom.dll", "WindowsBase.dll")
 
     if ($fileDepsJson -eq [string]::Empty) {
@@ -85,11 +89,16 @@ Function Generate-FileComponents() {
             [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments', 'fileList',
             Justification = 'variable is used in another scope')]
 
-            $fileList = $matches[2] -split ';'
+            $fileList = $matches[2] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
             return
         }
     }
 
+    if ($null -eq $fileList -or $fileList.Count -eq 0) {
+        # No files to generate components for — leave placeholder intact
+        return
+    }
+
     $componentId = "$($fileListName)_Component"
 
     $componentDefs = "`r`n"
@@ -154,6 +163,67 @@ Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "BaseApplicationsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSSc
 
 #WinUI3Applications
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName WinUI3ApplicationsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps"
+
+# Deduplicate: Remove files from WinUI3Apps that are identical to root (same name + same hash).
+# These will be re-created as plain file copies at install time by CreateWinAppSDKHardlinksCA.
+# (The CA's name is historical: it now uses fs::copy_file rather than CreateHardLinkW to avoid
+# DACL contamination across the shared inode -- see CustomAction.cpp for details.)
+$rootPath = "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release"
+$winui3Path = "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps"
+$winui3WxsPath = "$PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs"
+$winui3Wxs = Get-Content $winui3WxsPath -Raw
+$manifestPath = Join-Path $winui3Path "hardlinks.txt"
+
+if ($winui3Wxs -match "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=([^?]*)\?\>") {
+    $winui3FileList = $matches[1] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
+    $hardlinkFiles = @()
+
+    # Read the BaseApplications WXS file list so we only deduplicate files that the MSI
+    # is actually deploying to the install root. If a file was stripped from BaseApplications
+    # by an earlier step (e.g., the ImageResizer leaked-apphost workaround above), the
+    # install-time CA's source would be missing and both copies would disappear.
+    $baseAppsWxs = Get-Content $baseAppWxsPath -Raw
+    $baseAppsFileList = @()
+    if ($baseAppsWxs -match "\<\?define BaseApplicationsFiles=([^?]*)\?\>") {
+        $baseAppsFileList = $matches[1] -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' }
+    }
+
+    foreach ($file in $winui3FileList) {
+        # Skip files that were intentionally not deployed to root by the build
+        if ($baseAppsFileList -notcontains $file) { continue }
+
+        $rootFile = Join-Path $rootPath $file
+        $winui3File = Join-Path $winui3Path $file
+        if ((Test-Path $rootFile) -and (Test-Path $winui3File)) {
+            $rootHash = (Get-FileHash $rootFile -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
+            $winui3Hash = (Get-FileHash $winui3File -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
+            if ($rootHash -eq $winui3Hash) {
+                $hardlinkFiles += $file
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($hardlinkFiles.Count -gt 0) {
+        # Remove deduplicated files from WinUI3Apps file list
+        $remainingFiles = $winui3FileList | Where-Object { $_ -notin $hardlinkFiles }
+        if ($remainingFiles.Count -eq 0) {
+            # All files are duplicates — keep at least a dummy entry won't be emitted
+            # Generate-FileComponents handles empty defines by producing no <File> entries
+            $winui3Wxs = $winui3Wxs -replace "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=[^?]*\?\>", "<?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=?>"
+        } else {
+            $winui3Wxs = $winui3Wxs -replace "\<\?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=[^?]*\?\>", "<?define WinUI3ApplicationsFiles=$($remainingFiles -join ';')?>"
+        }
+        Set-Content -Path $winui3WxsPath -Value $winui3Wxs
+        Write-Host "Deduplicated $($hardlinkFiles.Count) files from WinUI3Apps (will be copied at install time)"
+    }
+
+    # Always write hardlinks.txt (may be empty — CA handles that gracefully)
+    # Write as UTF-8 without BOM so the install-time CA can read it via std::ifstream
+    # + MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8) without dealing with PS-version-dependent default
+    # encodings or a leading BOM.
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines($manifestPath, [string[]]$hardlinkFiles, (New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)))
+}
+
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "WinUI3ApplicationsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\WinUI3Applications.wxs
 
 #AdvancedPaste
@@ -191,7 +261,7 @@ Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName ImageResizerAssetsFiles -wxsFil
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "ImageResizerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs
 
 #KeyboardManager
-Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\KeyboardManager"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManager"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManagerEditor"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
@@ -336,11 +406,13 @@ Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2AssetsModulesFiles -w
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Modules\OOBE\"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2OOBEAssetsFluentIconsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Icons\"
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\Icons\Models\"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\Settings\CmdPal\"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsModulesFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2OOBEAssetsModulesFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2OOBEAssetsFluentIconsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2IconsModelsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
+Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "SettingsV2AssetsCmdPalFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Settings.wxs
 
 #Workspaces
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName WorkspacesImagesComponentFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Workspaces.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\Workspaces\"

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/publish.cmd

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

src/ActionRunner/actionRunner.vcxproj

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/ActionRunner/packages.config

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

src/Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props

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

src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml

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

src/PackageIdentity/BuildSparsePackage.ps1

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

src/PackageIdentity/readme.md

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

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/Update/packages.config

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

src/common/COMUtils/COMUtils.vcxproj

@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/ExprtkEvaluator.cpp

@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
+#include <random>
 
 namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
 {
     static double factorial(const double n)
     {
+        if (std::isnan(n) || std::isinf(n))
+        {
+            return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+        }
+
         // Only allow non-negative integers
         if (n < 0.0 || std::floor(n) != n)
         {
@@ -20,13 +26,80 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
 
     static double sign(const double n)
     {
+        // The sign of NaN is undefined.
+        if (std::isnan(n))
+        {
+            return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+        }
+
         if (n > 0.0) return 1.0;
         if (n < 0.0) return -1.0;
         return 0.0;
     }
 
+    // rand(): returns a uniformly distributed random double in [0, 1)
+    struct rand_func : public exprtk::ifunction<double>
+    {
+        std::mt19937_64 rng;
+        std::uniform_real_distribution<double> dist;
+
+        rand_func() :
+            exprtk::ifunction<double>(0),
+            rng(std::random_device{}()),
+            dist(0.0, 1.0)
+        {}
+
+        inline double operator()() override
+        {
+            return dist(rng);
+        }
+    };
+
+    // randi(n): returns a uniformly distributed random integer in [0, n-1]
+    struct randi_func : public exprtk::ifunction<double>
+    {
+        std::mt19937_64 rng;
+
+        randi_func() :
+            exprtk::ifunction<double>(1),
+            rng(std::random_device{}())
+        {}
+
+        inline double operator()(const double& n) override
+        {
+            if (std::isnan(n) || std::isinf(n))
+            {
+                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+            }
+
+            constexpr double maxLongLongAsDouble = static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<long long>::max());
+            if (n < 1.0 || n >= maxLongLongAsDouble)
+            {
+                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+            }
+
+            if (std::floor(n) != n)
+            {
+                return std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
+            }
+
+            std::uniform_int_distribution<long long> dist(0, static_cast<long long>(n) - 1);
+            return static_cast<double>(dist(rng));
+        }
+    };
+
     std::wstring ToWStringFullPrecision(double value)
     {
+        if (std::isnan(value))
+        {
+            return L"NaN";
+        }
+
+        if (std::isinf(value))
+        {
+            return value > 0 ? L"inf" : L"-inf";
+        }
+
         std::wostringstream oss;
         oss.imbue(std::locale::classic());
         oss << std::fixed << std::setprecision(15) << value;
@@ -47,6 +120,13 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
         symbol_table.add_function("factorial", factorial);
         symbol_table.add_function("sign", sign);
 
+        // thread_local ensures each thread has its own RNG instance (seeded once,
+        // state preserved across calls) without requiring locks.
+        static thread_local rand_func rand_fn;
+        static thread_local randi_func randi_fn;
+        symbol_table.add_function("rand", rand_fn);
+        symbol_table.add_function("randi", randi_fn);
+
         exprtk::expression<double> expression;
         expression.register_symbol_table(symbol_table);
 
@@ -65,7 +145,7 @@ namespace ExprtkCalculator::internal
         parser.settings().disable_all_inequality_ops(); // Disable inequality operators like <, >, <=, >=, !=, etc.
 
         if (!parser.compile(expressionText, expression))
-            return L"NaN";
+            return L"ParseError";
 
         return ToWStringFullPrecision(expression.value());
     }

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls</AssemblyName>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>

src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj

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

src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/EtwTrace.vcxproj

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/Telemetry/EtwTrace/packages.config

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

src/common/Themes/theme_listener.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define HKEY_WINDOWS_THEME L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize"
 
 // disabling warning 4702 - unreachable code
-// prevent the warning after the call off a infinite loop function
+// prevent the warning after the call off an infinite loop function
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable : 4702)
 DWORD WINAPI _checkTheme(LPVOID lpParam)

src/common/UITestAutomation/Element/Element.cs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.UITest
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating whether the UI element is Enabled or not.
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether or not the UI element is Enabled.
         /// </summary>
         public bool Enabled
         {

src/common/UITestAutomation/SessionHelper.cs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.UITest
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Exit a exe by Name.
+        /// Exit an exe by Name.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="processName">The path to the application executable.</param>
         public void ExitExeByName(string processName)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.UITest
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Exit a exe.
+        /// Exit an exe.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="appPath">The path to the application executable.</param>
         public void ExitExe(string appPath)

src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
     <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <PublishTrimmed>false</PublishTrimmed>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <!-- Test libraries/utilities should not use the metapackage. -->
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
     <PackageReference Include="CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash" />
   </ItemGroup>
 

src/common/UITestAutomation/VisualAssert.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.UITest
     public static class VisualAssert
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Asserts current visual state of the element is equal with base line image.
+        /// Asserts current visual state of the element is equal to base line image.
         /// To use this VisualAssert, you need to set Window Theme to Light-Mode to avoid Theme color difference in baseline image.
         /// Such limitation could be removed either Auto-generate baseline image for both Light & Dark mode
         /// </summary>

src/common/UnitTests-CommonUtils/UnitTests-CommonUtils.vcxproj

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\utils;..\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\deps\;..\..\..\deps\spdlog\include;..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\include;$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\;..\utils;..\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\deps\;..\..\..\deps\spdlog\include;..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\include;$(VCInstallDir)UnitTest\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT;SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>

src/common/interop/Constants.cpp

@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::HOTKEY_UPDATED_POWER_DISPLAY_EVENT;
     }
+    hstring Constants::RescanPowerDisplayMonitorsEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::RESCAN_POWER_DISPLAY_MONITORS_EVENT;
+    }
     hstring Constants::PowerDisplayToggleMessage()
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::POWER_DISPLAY_TOGGLE_MESSAGE;

src/common/interop/Constants.h

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
         static hstring SettingsUpdatedPowerDisplayEvent();
         static hstring PowerDisplaySendSettingsTelemetryEvent();
         static hstring HotkeyUpdatedPowerDisplayEvent();
+        static hstring RescanPowerDisplayMonitorsEvent();
         static hstring PowerDisplayToggleMessage();
         static hstring PowerDisplayApplyProfileMessage();
         static hstring PowerDisplayTerminateAppMessage();

src/common/interop/Constants.idl

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static String SettingsUpdatedPowerDisplayEvent();
             static String PowerDisplaySendSettingsTelemetryEvent();
             static String HotkeyUpdatedPowerDisplayEvent();
+            static String RescanPowerDisplayMonitorsEvent();
             static String PowerDisplayToggleMessage();
             static String PowerDisplayApplyProfileMessage();
             static String PowerDisplayTerminateAppMessage();

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>

src/common/interop/async_message_queue.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
         }
         if (this->interrupted)
         {
-            //Just returns a empty string if the queue was interrupted.
+            //Just returns an empty string if the queue was interrupted.
             return std::wstring(L"");
         }
         std::wstring message = this->message_queue.front();

src/common/interop/packages.config

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

src/common/interop/shared_constants.h

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     const wchar_t SETTINGS_UPDATED_POWER_DISPLAY_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysPowerDisplay-SettingsUpdatedEvent-2e4d6f8a-1c3b-5e7f-9a1d-4c6e8f0b2d3e";
     const wchar_t POWER_DISPLAY_SEND_SETTINGS_TELEMETRY_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysPowerDisplay-SettingsTelemetryEvent-8c4f2a1d-5e3b-7f9c-1a6d-3b8e5f2c9a7d";
     const wchar_t HOTKEY_UPDATED_POWER_DISPLAY_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysPowerDisplay-HotkeyUpdatedEvent-9d5f3a2b-7e1c-4b8a-6f3d-2a9e5c7b1d4f";
+    const wchar_t RESCAN_POWER_DISPLAY_MONITORS_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysPowerDisplay-RescanMonitorsEvent-7f3e8c5a-1d4b-4a9e-bc6f-5d8a2b9e3c4f";
 
     // IPC Messages used in PowerDisplay (Named Pipe communication)
     const wchar_t POWER_DISPLAY_TOGGLE_MESSAGE[] = L"Toggle";

src/common/notifications/notifications.vcxproj

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/common/notifications/packages.config

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

src/common/updating/packages.config

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

src/common/updating/updating.vcxproj

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -66,6 +66,6 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
      Licensed under the MIT License. -->
-<policyDefinitionResources xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.19" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
+<policyDefinitionResources xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.20" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
   <displayName>PowerToys</displayName>
   <description>PowerToys</description>
   <resources>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ If enabled, per-user installation is not allowed.
 
 If disabled or not configured, per-user installation is allowed.
 </string>
-      <string id="DisableAutomaticUpdateDownloadDescription">This policy configures whether the automatic download and installation of available updates is disabled or not. (On metered connections updates are never downloaded.)
+      <string id="DisableAutomaticUpdateDownloadDescription">This policy configures whether or not the automatic download and installation of available updates is disabled. (On metered connections updates are never downloaded.)
 
 If enabled, automatic download and installation is disabled.
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Note: The notification about new major versions is always displayed.
 
 This policy has no effect if the update notification is disabled by the policy "Disable Action Center notification for new updates" or the user setting.
 </string>
-      <string id="DisableNewUpdateToastDescription">This policy configures whether the action center notification for new updates is shown or not.
+      <string id="DisableNewUpdateToastDescription">This policy configures whether or not the action center notification for new updates is shown.
 
 If enabled, the notification is disabled.
 

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj

@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="ReverseMarkdown" />
     <PackageReference Include="StreamJsonRpc" />
     <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
-    <!-- HACK: To make sure the version pulled in by Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting is current. -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <!-- This line forces the WebView2 version used by Windows App SDK to be the one we expect from Directory.Packages.props . -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" />
     <!-- HACK: CmdPal uses CommunityToolkit.Common directly. Align the version. -->

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -910,6 +910,12 @@ public:
         return powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredAdvancedPasteEnabledValue();
     }
 
+    // Returns whether the PowerToys should be enabled by default
+    virtual bool is_enabled_by_default() const override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     virtual bool get_config(wchar_t* buffer, int* buffer_size) override
     {
         HINSTANCE hinstance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/UITest-AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste-UITests.csproj

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="Appium.WebDriver" />
 		<PackageReference Include="MSTest" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Private.Uri" />
-		<PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/packages.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.250303.1" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.260126.7" targetFramework="native" />
   <package id="robmikh.common" version="0.0.23-beta" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/CropAndLockModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.211019.2\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
     <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
-    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)deps\spdlog.props" />
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.260126.7\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ public:
         return powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredCropAndLockEnabledValue();
     }
 
+    // Returns whether the PowerToys should be enabled by default
+    virtual bool is_enabled_by_default() const override
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Return JSON with the configuration options.
     // These are the settings shown on the settings page along with their current values.
     virtual bool get_config(wchar_t* buffer, int* buffer_size) override

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/packages.config

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