Address review: handle NavigationFailed gracefully without rethrowing

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

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ body:
       - Other (please specify in "Steps to Reproduce")
   validations:
     required: true
-
 - type: dropdown
   attributes:
     label: Area(s) with issue?
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ body:
       - Environment Variables
       - FancyZones
       - FancyZones Editor 
+      - Grab And Move
       - File Locksmith 
       - "File Explorer: Preview Pane"
       - "File Explorer: Thumbnail preview"
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ body:
       - Mouse Without Borders
       - New+
       - Peek
+      - Power Display
       - PowerRename
       - PowerToys Run
       - Quick Accent
@@ -106,7 +107,13 @@ body:
     placeholder: What happened instead?
   validations:
     required: false
-
+- type: upload
+  id: bugreportfile 
+  attributes:
+    label: Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
+    description: Right-clicking the PowerToys tray icon in the taskbar and selecting “Report bug” generates a ZIP file containing diagnostic information about your setup and PowerToys logs, helping us better understand and troubleshoot the issue.
+  validations:
+    required: false
 - id: additionalInfo
   type: textarea
   attributes:

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # COLORS
 
 argb
+Bgr
 bgra
 BLACKONWHITE
 BLUEGRAY
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ OLIVEGREEN
 PALEBLUE
 PArgb
 Pbgra
+SRGBTo
 WHITEONBLACK
 
 
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ RUS
 
 AYUV
 bak
+HDP
 Bcl
 bgcode
 Deflatealgorithm
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ HOLDSPACE
 HOLDBACKSPACE
 IDIGNORE
 KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
+keydowns
 keyevent
 LAlt
 LBUTTON
@@ -297,6 +301,8 @@ pwa
 
 AOT
 Aot
+ify
+TFM
 
 # YML
 onefuzz
@@ -324,16 +330,45 @@ MRUINFO
 REGSTR
 
 # Misc Win32 APIs and PInvokes
+DEFAULTTONEAREST
 INVOKEIDLIST
+LCMAP
 MEMORYSTATUSEX
 ABE
+Mdt
 HTCAPTION
 POSCHANGED
+QPC
 QUERYPOS
 SETAUTOHIDEBAR
+ULW
 WINDOWPOS
 WINEVENTPROC
 WORKERW
+FULLSCREENAPP
+
+# COM/WinRT interface prefixes and type fragments
+BAlt
+BShift
+Cmanifest
+Cmodule
+Cuuid
+Dng
+IApplication
+IDisposable
+IEnum
+IFolder
+IInitialize
+IMemory
+IOle
+ipreview
+IProperty
+IShell
+ithumbnail
+IVirtual
+
+# Test frameworks
+MSTEST
 
 # PowerRename metadata pattern abbreviations (used in tests and regex patterns)
 DDDD
@@ -361,3 +396,10 @@ Nonpaged
 
 # XAML
 Untargeted
+
+# Program names
+SEARCHHOST
+SHELLEXPERIENCEHOST
+SHELLHOST
+STARTMENUEXPERIENCEHOST
+WIDGETBOARD

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

@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ Taras
 TBM
 Teutsch
 tilovell
+traies
 Triet
+udit
 urnotdfs
 vednig
 waaverecords
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ Moq
 mozilla
 mspaint
 Newtonsoft
+NVIDIA
 onenote
 openai
 Quickime

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

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
+accelscroll
 acq
+adr
+Adr
 APPLYTOSUBMENUS
 AUDCLNT
+axisdefer
+axisflip
+axisstart
 bitmaps
+BREAKSCR
 BUFFERFLAGS
+Cands
+capturepath
 centiseconds
+CLASSW
+coeffs
+coprime
+CREATEDIBSECTION
+crossfades
 Ctl
 CTLCOLOR
 CTLCOLORBTN
@@ -11,53 +25,163 @@ CTLCOLORDLG
 CTLCOLOREDIT
 CTLCOLORLISTBOX
 CTrim
+ddy
 DFCS
 dlg
 dlu
 DONTCARE
+downsample
 DRAWITEM
 DRAWITEMSTRUCT
+droppedband
+Droppedband
+dsum
+dupburst
+dupsegments
 DWLP
 EDITCONTROL
 ENABLEHOOK
+expectedlock
+fastscroll
 FDE
 GETCHANNELRECT
 GETCHECK
+GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE
+GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT
 GETTHUMBRECT
 GIFs
+hcfdark
+hcfwhitespace
 HTBOTTOMRIGHT
 HTHEME
+htol
+ICONINFORMATION
+ICONWARNING
+Inj
+jumprecover
 KSDATAFORMAT
+latestcapture
+ldx
 LEFTNOWORDWRAP
+legitjumps
 letterbox
 lld
+llu
+llums
 logfont
+lookback
 lround
+lte
+luma
+Luma
+manualdrop
+maskcache
+maxstep
 MENUINFO
 mic
+middledrop
+middledrop
 MMRESULT
+momentumreversal
+mrate
+mrt
+narrowstrip
+ncapture
+ncm
+nduplicates
+niterations
+nmonitor
+NONCLIENTMETRICS
+nonvle
+nredraw
+nstop
+nsubpixel
+ntorn
+nvw
+osc
 OWNERDRAW
 PBGRA
+periodictrap
 pfdc
 playhead
+pointerreuse
 pwfx
+Qpc
 quantums
+RCZOOMITSCR
+realcapture
 REFKNOWNFOLDERID
 reposted
+SCREENSAVE
+SCRNSAVE
+SCRNSAVECONFIGURE
+scrnsavw
+Scrnsavw
+scrollramp
 SCROLLSIZEGRIP
+selftest
+SETBARCOLOR
+SETBKCOLOR
 SETDEFID
 SETRECT
+SETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT
 SHAREMODE
 SHAREVIOLATION
+shortlist
+slowthenfast
+smallstart
+SNIPOCR
+ssi
+startuprecovery
+stf
+stopafter
 STREAMFLAGS
 submix
+sxx
+sxy
+syy
+tallportal
 tci
+tcsicmp
 TEXTMETRIC
+tinystep
 tme
+toolbars
 TRACKMOUSEEVENT
 Unadvise
+vaddq
+vaddvq
+vandq
+vcgeq
+vdup
+vld
+vle
+Vle
+VLE
+vminq
+vmlal
+vmull
+vqaddq
+vshrn
+vsntprintf
+vsnwprintf
+vsync
 WASAPI
 WAVEFORMATEX
 WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE
+wfopen
+wideportal
 wil
 WMU
+wrapjump
+wtol
+WTSSESSION
+WTSUn
+XEnd
+XStart
+XStep
+YInternal
+ZMBS
+zncc
+Zncc
+ZNCC

.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

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 ^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$
-^src/modules/cmdpal/doc/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
+^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$
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@
 ^tools/project_template/ModuleTemplate/resource\.h$
 ^tools/Verification scripts/Check preview handler registration\.ps1$
 ignore$
-^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
-^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$
 src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/avif_test\.avif$
 ^src/modules/powerrename/unittests/testdata/heif_test\.heic$

.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
@@ -184,22 +208,9 @@ aka\.ms/[a-zA-Z0-9]+
 # curl arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)curl(?:\.exe|)(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\b)*(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{3,})(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]+)*
 
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# tar arguments
-\b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
-
 # #pragma lib
 ^\s*#pragma comment\(lib, ".*?"\)
 
-# UnitTests
-\[DataRow\(.*\)\]
-
-# AdditionalDependencies
-<AdditionalDependencies>.*<
-
-# the last line of mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64" things in .resx files
-^\s*[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*[-a-zA-Z;:/0-9+][-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=$
-
 RegExp\(@?([`'"]).*?\g{-1}\)|(?:escapes|regEx):\s*(?:/.*/|([`'"]).*?\g{-1})|return/.*?/
 
 # Questionably acceptable forms of `in to`
@@ -219,13 +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

@@ -233,6 +233,30 @@ configuration:
       - addReply:
           reply: Hi! Thanks for making us aware of the problem. We raised the issue with our internal localization team. This issue should be fixed hopefully in the next version of PowerToys.
       description: 
+    - if:
+      - payloadType: Issue_Comment
+      - commentContains:
+          pattern: '\/need-monitor-info'
+          isRegex: True
+      - hasLabel:
+          label: Product-Cursor Wrap
+      - or:
+        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
+            association: Owner
+        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
+            association: Member
+        - activitySenderHasAssociation:
+            association: Collaborator
+      then:
+      - removeLabel:
+          label: Needs-Triage
+      - removeLabel:
+          label: Needs-Team-Response
+      - addLabel:
+          label: Needs-Author-Feedback
+      - addReply:
+          reply: "To help debug your layout, please run [this script](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/Capture-MonitorLayout.ps1) and attach the generated JSON output to this thread.\n\nThis allows us to better understand the issue and investigate potential fixes."
+      description: 
     - if:
       - payloadType: Issue_Comment
       - commentContains:

.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/winmd-api-search/LICENSE.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+---
+name: winmd-api-search
+description: 'Find and explore Windows desktop APIs. Use when building features that need platform capabilities — camera, file access, notifications, UI controls, AI/ML, sensors, networking, etc. Discovers the right API for a task and retrieves full type details (methods, properties, events, enumeration values).'
+license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
+---
+
+# WinMD API Search
+
+This skill helps you find the right Windows API for any capability and get its full details. It searches a local cache of all WinMD metadata from:
+
+- **Windows Platform SDK** — all `Windows.*` WinRT APIs (always available, no restore needed)
+- **WinAppSDK / WinUI** — bundled as a baseline in the cache generator (always available, no restore needed)
+- **NuGet packages** — any additional packages in restored projects that contain `.winmd` files
+- **Project-output WinMD** — class libraries (C++/WinRT, C#) that produce `.winmd` as build output
+
+Even on a fresh clone with no restore or build, you still get full Platform SDK + WinAppSDK coverage.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+- User wants to build a feature and you need to find which API provides that capability
+- User asks "how do I do X?" where X involves a platform feature (camera, files, notifications, sensors, AI, etc.)
+- You need the exact methods, properties, events, or enumeration values of a type before writing code
+- You're unsure which control, class, or interface to use for a UI or system task
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **.NET SDK 8.0 or later** — required to build the cache generator. Install from [dotnet.microsoft.com](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) if not available.
+
+## Cache Setup (Required Before First Use)
+
+All query and search commands read from a local JSON cache. **You must generate the cache before running any queries.**
+
+```powershell
+# All projects in the repo (recommended for first run)
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Update-WinMdCache.ps1
+
+# Single project
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir <project-folder>
+```
+
+No project restore or build is needed for baseline coverage (Platform SDK + WinAppSDK). For additional NuGet packages, the project needs `dotnet restore` (which generates `project.assets.json`) or a `packages.config` file.
+
+Cache is stored at `Generated Files\winmd-cache\`, deduplicated per-package+version.
+
+### What gets indexed
+
+| Source | When available |
+|--------|----------------|
+| Windows Platform SDK | Always (reads from local SDK install) |
+| WinAppSDK (latest) | Always (bundled as baseline in cache generator) |
+| WinAppSDK Runtime | When installed on the system (detected via `Get-AppxPackage`) |
+| Project NuGet packages | After `dotnet restore` or with `packages.config` |
+| Project-output `.winmd` | After project build (class libraries that produce WinMD) |
+
+> **Note:** This cache directory should be in `.gitignore` — it's generated, not source.
+
+## How to Use
+
+Pick the path that matches the situation:
+
+---
+
+### Discover — "I don't know which API to use"
+
+The user describes a capability in their own words. You need to find the right API.
+
+**0. Ensure the cache exists**
+
+If the cache hasn't been generated yet, run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` first — see [Cache Setup](#cache-setup-required-before-first-use) above.
+
+**1. Translate user language → search keywords**
+
+Map the user's daily language to programming terms. Try multiple variations:
+
+| User says | Search keywords to try (in order) |
+|-----------|-----------------------------------|
+| "take a picture" | `camera`, `capture`, `photo`, `MediaCapture` |
+| "load from disk" | `file open`, `picker`, `FileOpen`, `StorageFile` |
+| "describe what's in it" | `image description`, `Vision`, `Recognition` |
+| "show a popup" | `dialog`, `flyout`, `popup`, `ContentDialog` |
+| "drag and drop" | `drag`, `drop`, `DragDrop` |
+| "save settings" | `settings`, `ApplicationData`, `LocalSettings` |
+
+Start with simple everyday words. If results are weak or irrelevant, try the more technical variation.
+
+**2. Run searches**
+
+```powershell
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action search -Query "<keyword>"
+```
+
+This returns ranked namespaces with top matching types and the **JSON file path**.
+
+If results have **low scores (below 60) or are irrelevant**, fall back to searching online documentation:
+
+1. Use web search to find the right API on Microsoft Learn, for example:
+   - `site:learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api <capability keywords>` for `Windows.*` APIs
+   - `site:learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt <capability keywords>` for `Microsoft.*` WinAppSDK APIs
+2. Read the documentation pages to identify which type matches the user's requirement.
+3. Once you know the type name, come back and use `-Action members` or `-Action enums` to get the exact local signatures.
+
+**3. Read the JSON to choose the right API**
+
+Read the file at the path(s) from the top results. The JSON has all types in that namespace — full members, signatures, parameters, return types, enumeration values.
+
+Read and decide which types and members fit the user's requirement.
+
+**4. Look up official documentation for context**
+
+The cache contains only signatures — no descriptions or usage guidance. For explanations, examples, and remarks, look up the type on Microsoft Learn:
+
+| Namespace prefix | Documentation base URL |
+|-----------------|----------------------|
+| `Windows.*` | `https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/{fully.qualified.typename}` |
+| `Microsoft.*` (WinAppSDK) | `https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/{fully.qualified.typename}` |
+
+For example, `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView` maps to:
+`https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls.navigationview`
+
+**5. Use the API knowledge to answer or write code**
+
+---
+
+### Lookup — "I know the API, show me the details"
+
+You already know (or suspect) the type or namespace name. Go direct:
+
+```powershell
+# Get all members of a known type
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action members -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView"
+
+# Get enum values
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action enums -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility"
+
+# List all types in a namespace
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action types -Namespace "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls"
+
+# Browse namespaces
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action namespaces -Filter "Microsoft.UI"
+```
+
+If you need full detail beyond what `-Action members` shows, use `-Action search` to get the JSON file path, then read the JSON file directly.
+
+---
+
+### Other Commands
+
+```powershell
+# List cached projects
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action projects
+
+# List packages for a project
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action packages
+
+# Show stats
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action stats
+```
+
+> If only one project is cached, `-Project` is auto-selected.
+> If multiple projects exist, add `-Project <name>` (use `-Action projects` to see available names).
+> In scan mode, manifest names include a short hash suffix to avoid collisions; you can pass the base project name without the suffix if it's unambiguous.
+
+## Search Scoring
+
+The search ranks type names and member names against your query:
+
+| Score | Match type | Example |
+|-------|-----------|---------|
+| 100 | Exact name | `Button` → `Button` |
+| 80 | Starts with | `Navigation` → `NavigationView` |
+| 60 | Contains | `Dialog` → `ContentDialog` |
+| 50 | PascalCase initials | `ASB` → `AutoSuggestBox` |
+| 40 | Multi-keyword AND | `navigation item` → `NavigationViewItem` |
+| 20 | Fuzzy character match | `NavVw` → `NavigationView` |
+
+Results are grouped by namespace. Higher-scored namespaces appear first.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Issue | Fix |
+|-------|-----|
+| "Cache not found" | Run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` |
+| "Multiple projects cached" | Add `-Project <name>` |
+| "Namespace not found" | Use `-Action namespaces` to list available ones |
+| "Type not found" | Use fully qualified name (e.g., `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button`) |
+| Stale after NuGet update | Re-run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` |
+| Cache in git history | Add `Generated Files/` to `.gitignore` |
+
+## References
+
+- [Windows Platform SDK API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/) — documentation for `Windows.*` namespaces
+- [Windows App SDK API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/) — documentation for `Microsoft.*` WinAppSDK namespaces

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,505 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Query WinMD API metadata from cached JSON files.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Reads pre-built JSON cache of WinMD types, members, and namespaces.
+    The cache is organized per-package (deduplicated) with project manifests
+    that map each project to its referenced packages.
+
+    Supports listing namespaces, types, members, searching, enum value lookup,
+    and listing cached projects/packages.
+
+.PARAMETER Action
+    The query action to perform:
+    - projects    : List cached projects
+    - packages    : List packages for a project
+    - stats       : Show aggregate statistics for a project
+    - namespaces  : List all namespaces (optional -Filter prefix)
+    - types       : List types in a namespace (-Namespace required)
+    - members     : List members of a type (-TypeName required)
+    - search      : Search types and members by name (-Query required)
+    - enums       : List enum values (-TypeName required)
+
+.PARAMETER Project
+    Project name to query. Auto-selected if only one project is cached.
+    Use -Action projects to list available projects.
+
+.PARAMETER Namespace
+    Namespace to query types from (used with -Action types).
+
+.PARAMETER TypeName
+    Full type name e.g. "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button" (used with -Action members, enums).
+
+.PARAMETER Query
+    Search query string (used with -Action search).
+
+.PARAMETER Filter
+    Optional prefix filter for namespaces (used with -Action namespaces).
+
+.PARAMETER CacheDir
+    Path to the winmd-cache directory. Defaults to "Generated Files\winmd-cache"
+    relative to the workspace root.
+
+.PARAMETER MaxResults
+    Maximum number of results to return for search. Defaults to 30.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action projects
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action packages -Project BlankWinUI
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action stats -Project BlankWinUI
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action namespaces -Filter "Microsoft.UI"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action types -Namespace "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action members -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action search -Query "NavigationView"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action enums -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+    [ValidateSet('projects', 'packages', 'stats', 'namespaces', 'types', 'members', 'search', 'enums')]
+    [string]$Action,
+
+    [string]$Project,
+    [string]$Namespace,
+    [string]$TypeName,
+    [string]$Query,
+    [string]$Filter,
+    [string]$CacheDir,
+    [int]$MaxResults = 30
+)
+
+# ─── Resolve cache directory ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if (-not $CacheDir) {
+    # Convention: skill lives at .github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/
+    # so workspace root is 4 levels up from $PSScriptRoot.
+    $scriptDir = $PSScriptRoot
+    $root = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $scriptDir '..\..\..\..')).Path
+    $CacheDir = Join-Path $root 'Generated Files\winmd-cache'
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $CacheDir)) {
+    Write-Error "Cache not found at: $CacheDir`nRun: .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 (from .github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\)"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Project resolution helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-CachedProjects {
+    $projectsDir = Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $projectsDir)) { return @() }
+    Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter '*.json' | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }
+}
+
+function Resolve-ProjectManifest {
+    param([string]$Name)
+
+    $projectsDir = Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $projectsDir)) {
+        Write-Error "No projects cached. Run Update-WinMdCache.ps1 first."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    if ($Name) {
+        $path = Join-Path $projectsDir "$Name.json"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
+            # Scan mode appends a hash suffix -- try prefix match
+            $matching = @(Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter "${Name}_*.json" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+            if ($matching.Count -eq 1) {
+                return Get-Content $matching[0].FullName -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            }
+            if ($matching.Count -gt 1) {
+                $names = ($matching | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }) -join ', '
+                Write-Error "Multiple projects match '$Name'. Specify the full name: $names"
+                exit 1
+            }
+            $available = (Get-CachedProjects) -join ', '
+            Write-Error "Project '$Name' not found. Available: $available"
+            exit 1
+        }
+        return Get-Content $path -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+    }
+
+    # Auto-select if only one project
+    $manifests = Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter '*.json' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($manifests.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Error "No projects cached. Run Update-WinMdCache.ps1 first."
+        exit 1
+    }
+    if ($manifests.Count -eq 1) {
+        return Get-Content $manifests[0].FullName -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+    }
+
+    $available = ($manifests | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }) -join ', '
+    Write-Error "Multiple projects cached -- use -Project to specify. Available: $available"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+function Get-PackageCacheDirs {
+    param($Manifest)
+    $dirs = @()
+    foreach ($pkg in $Manifest.packages) {
+        $dir = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version
+        if (Test-Path $dir) {
+            $dirs += $dir
+        }
+    }
+    return $dirs
+}
+
+# ─── Action: projects ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Projects {
+    $projects = Get-CachedProjects
+    if ($projects.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "No projects cached."
+        return
+    }
+    Write-Output "Cached projects ($($projects.Count)):"
+    foreach ($p in $projects) {
+        $manifest = Get-Content (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects') "$p.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $pkgCount = $manifest.packages.Count
+        Write-Output "  $p ($pkgCount package(s))"
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: packages ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Packages {
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    Write-Output "Packages for project '$($manifest.projectName)' ($($manifest.packages.Count)):"
+    foreach ($pkg in $manifest.packages) {
+        $metaPath = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version) 'meta.json'
+        if (Test-Path $metaPath) {
+            $meta = Get-Content $metaPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            Write-Output "  $($pkg.id)@$($pkg.version) -- $($meta.totalTypes) types, $($meta.totalMembers) members"
+        } else {
+            Write-Output "  $($pkg.id)@$($pkg.version) -- (cache missing)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: stats ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Stats {
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $totalTypes = 0
+    $totalMembers = 0
+    $totalNamespaces = 0
+    $totalWinMd = 0
+
+    foreach ($pkg in $manifest.packages) {
+        $metaPath = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version) 'meta.json'
+        if (Test-Path $metaPath) {
+            $meta = Get-Content $metaPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            $totalTypes += $meta.totalTypes
+            $totalMembers += $meta.totalMembers
+            $totalNamespaces += $meta.totalNamespaces
+            $totalWinMd += $meta.winMdFiles.Count
+        }
+    }
+
+    Write-Output "WinMD Index Statistics -- $($manifest.projectName)"
+    Write-Output "======================================"
+    Write-Output "  Packages:   $($manifest.packages.Count)"
+    Write-Output "  Namespaces: $totalNamespaces (may overlap across packages)"
+    Write-Output "  Types:      $totalTypes"
+    Write-Output "  Members:    $totalMembers"
+    Write-Output "  WinMD files: $totalWinMd"
+}
+
+# ─── Action: namespaces ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-Namespaces {
+    param([string]$Prefix)
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+    $allNs = @()
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $nsFile = Join-Path $dir 'namespaces.json'
+        if (Test-Path $nsFile) {
+            $allNs += (Get-Content $nsFile -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        }
+    }
+
+    $allNs = $allNs | Sort-Object -Unique
+    if ($Prefix) {
+        $allNs = $allNs | Where-Object { $_ -like "$Prefix*" }
+    }
+    $allNs | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-TypesInNamespace {
+    param([string]$Ns)
+    if (-not $Ns) {
+        Write-Error "-Namespace is required for 'types' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+    $safeFile = $Ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+    $found = $false
+    $seen = @{}
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+        $found = $true
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        foreach ($t in $types) {
+            if ($seen.ContainsKey($t.fullName)) { continue }
+            $seen[$t.fullName] = $true
+            Write-Output "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName)$(if ($t.baseType) { " : $($t.baseType)" } else { '' })"
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (-not $found) {
+        Write-Error "Namespace not found: $Ns"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: members ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-MembersOfType {
+    param([string]$FullName)
+    if (-not $FullName) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName is required for 'members' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $lastDot = $FullName.LastIndexOf('.')
+    if ($lastDot -lt 0) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName must include a namespace (for example: 'MyNamespace.MyType'). Provided: $FullName"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $ns = $FullName.Substring(0, $lastDot)
+    $safeFile = $ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $type = $types | Where-Object { $_.fullName -eq $FullName }
+        if (-not $type) { continue }
+
+        Write-Output "$($type.kind) $($type.fullName)"
+        if ($type.baseType) { Write-Output "  Extends: $($type.baseType)" }
+        Write-Output ""
+        foreach ($m in $type.members) {
+            Write-Output "  [$($m.kind)] $($m.signature)"
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Error "Type not found: $FullName"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Action: search ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Ranks namespaces by best match score on type names and member names.
+# Outputs: ranked namespaces with top matching types and the JSON file path.
+# The agent can then read the JSON file to inspect all members intelligently.
+
+function Search-WinMd {
+    param([string]$SearchQuery, [int]$Max)
+    if (-not $SearchQuery) {
+        Write-Error "-Query is required for 'search' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    # Collect: namespace -> { bestScore, matchingTypes[], filePath }
+    $nsResults = @{}
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $nsFile = Join-Path $dir 'namespaces.json'
+        if (-not (Test-Path $nsFile)) { continue }
+        $nsList = Get-Content $nsFile -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+        foreach ($n in $nsList) {
+            $safeFile = $n.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+            $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+            if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+            $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            foreach ($t in $types) {
+                $typeScore = Get-MatchScore -Name $t.name -FullName $t.fullName -Query $SearchQuery
+
+                # Also search member names for matches
+                $bestMemberScore = 0
+                $matchingMember = $null
+                if ($t.members) {
+                    foreach ($m in $t.members) {
+                        $memberName = $m.name
+                        $mScore = Get-MatchScore -Name $memberName -FullName "$($t.fullName).$memberName" -Query $SearchQuery
+                        if ($mScore -gt $bestMemberScore) {
+                            $bestMemberScore = $mScore
+                            $matchingMember = $m.signature
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                $score = [Math]::Max($typeScore, $bestMemberScore)
+                if ($score -le 0) { continue }
+
+                if (-not $nsResults.ContainsKey($n)) {
+                    $nsResults[$n] = @{ BestScore = 0; Types = @(); FilePaths = @() }
+                }
+                $entry = $nsResults[$n]
+                if ($score -gt $entry.BestScore) { $entry.BestScore = $score }
+                if ($entry.FilePaths -notcontains $filePath) {
+                    $entry.FilePaths += $filePath
+                }
+
+                if ($typeScore -ge $bestMemberScore) {
+                    $entry.Types += @{ Text = "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName) [$typeScore]"; Score = $typeScore }
+                } else {
+                    $entry.Types += @{ Text = "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName) -> $matchingMember [$bestMemberScore]"; Score = $bestMemberScore }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($nsResults.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "No results found for: $SearchQuery"
+        return
+    }
+
+    $ranked = $nsResults.GetEnumerator() |
+        Sort-Object { $_.Value.BestScore } -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First $Max
+
+    foreach ($r in $ranked) {
+        $ns = $r.Key
+        $info = $r.Value
+        Write-Output "[$($info.BestScore)] $ns"
+        foreach ($fp in $info.FilePaths) {
+            Write-Output "    File: $fp"
+        }
+        # Show top 5 highest-scoring matching types in this namespace
+        $info.Types | Sort-Object { $_.Score } -Descending |
+            Select-Object -First 5 |
+            ForEach-Object { Write-Output "    $($_.Text)" }
+        Write-Output ""
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Search scoring ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Simple ranked scoring on type names. Higher = better.
+#   100 = exact name    80 = starts-with    60 = substring
+#    50 = PascalCase     40 = multi-keyword   20 = fuzzy subsequence
+
+function Get-MatchScore {
+    param([string]$Name, [string]$FullName, [string]$Query)
+
+    $q = $Query.Trim()
+    if (-not $q) { return 0 }
+
+    if ($Name -eq $q) { return 100 }
+    if ($Name -like "$q*") { return 80 }
+    if ($Name -like "*$q*" -or $FullName -like "*$q*") { return 60 }
+
+    $initials = ($Name.ToCharArray() | Where-Object { [char]::IsUpper($_) }) -join ''
+    if ($initials.Length -ge 2 -and $initials -like "*$q*") { return 50 }
+
+    $words = $q -split '\s+' | Where-Object { $_.Length -gt 0 }
+    if ($words.Count -gt 1) {
+        $allFound = $true
+        foreach ($w in $words) {
+            if ($Name -notlike "*$w*" -and $FullName -notlike "*$w*") {
+                $allFound = $false
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        if ($allFound) { return 40 }
+    }
+
+    if (Test-FuzzySubsequence -Text $Name -Pattern $q) { return 20 }
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+function Test-FuzzySubsequence {
+    param([string]$Text, [string]$Pattern)
+    $ti = 0
+    $tLower = $Text.ToLowerInvariant()
+    $pLower = $Pattern.ToLowerInvariant()
+    foreach ($ch in $pLower.ToCharArray()) {
+        $idx = $tLower.IndexOf($ch, $ti)
+        if ($idx -lt 0) { return $false }
+        $ti = $idx + 1
+    }
+    return $true
+}
+
+# ─── Action: enums ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-EnumValues {
+    param([string]$FullName)
+    if (-not $FullName) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName is required for 'enums' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $lastDot = $FullName.LastIndexOf('.')
+    if ($lastDot -lt 1) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName must be a fully-qualified type name including namespace, e.g. 'Namespace.TypeName'. Provided: $FullName"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $ns = $FullName.Substring(0, $lastDot)
+    $safeFile = $ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $type = $types | Where-Object { $_.fullName -eq $FullName }
+        if (-not $type) { continue }
+
+        if ($type.kind -ne 'Enum') {
+            Write-Error "$FullName is not an Enum (kind: $($type.kind))"
+            exit 1
+        }
+        Write-Output "Enum $($type.fullName)"
+        if ($type.enumValues) {
+            $type.enumValues | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $_" }
+        } else {
+            Write-Output "  (no values)"
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Error "Type not found: $FullName"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Dispatch ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+switch ($Action) {
+    'projects'   { Show-Projects }
+    'packages'   { Show-Packages }
+    'stats'      { Show-Stats }
+    'namespaces' { Get-Namespaces -Prefix $Filter }
+    'types'      { Get-TypesInNamespace -Ns $Namespace }
+    'members'    { Get-MembersOfType -FullName $TypeName }
+    'search'     { Search-WinMd -SearchQuery $Query -Max $MaxResults }
+    'enums'      { Get-EnumValues -FullName $TypeName }
+}

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/Update-WinMdCache.ps1

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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Generate or refresh the WinMD cache for the Agent Skill.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Builds and runs the standalone cache generator to export cached JSON files
+    from all WinMD metadata found in project NuGet packages and Windows SDK.
+
+    The cache is per-package+version: if two projects reference the same
+    package at the same version, the WinMD data is parsed once and shared.
+
+    Supports single project or recursive scan of an entire repo.
+
+.PARAMETER ProjectDir
+    Path to a project directory (contains .csproj/.vcxproj), or a project file itself.
+    Defaults to scanning the workspace root.
+
+.PARAMETER Scan
+    Recursively discover all .csproj/.vcxproj files under ProjectDir.
+
+.PARAMETER OutputDir
+    Path to the cache output directory. Defaults to "Generated Files\winmd-cache".
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir BlankWinUI
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -Scan -ProjectDir .
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir "src\MyApp\MyApp.csproj"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [string]$ProjectDir,
+    [switch]$Scan,
+    [string]$OutputDir = 'Generated Files\winmd-cache'
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+# Convention: skill lives at .github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/
+# so workspace root is 4 levels up from $PSScriptRoot.
+$root = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..\..\..')).Path
+$generatorProj = Join-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'cache-generator') 'CacheGenerator.csproj'
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WinAppSDK version detection -- look only at the repo root folder (no recursion)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromDirectoryPackagesProps {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Extract Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK version from a Directory.Packages.props
+        (Central Package Management) at the repo root.
+    #>
+    param([string]$RepoRoot)
+    $propsFile = Join-Path $RepoRoot 'Directory.Packages.props'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $propsFile)) { return $null }
+    try {
+        [xml]$xml = Get-Content $propsFile -Raw
+        $node = $xml.SelectNodes('//PackageVersion') |
+            Where-Object { $_.Include -eq 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK' } |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($node) { return $node.Version }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Verbose "Could not parse $propsFile : $_"
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromPackagesConfig {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Extract Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK version from a packages.config at the repo root.
+    #>
+    param([string]$RepoRoot)
+    $configFile = Join-Path $RepoRoot 'packages.config'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $configFile)) { return $null }
+    try {
+        [xml]$xml = Get-Content $configFile -Raw
+        $node = $xml.SelectNodes('//package') |
+            Where-Object { $_.id -eq 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK' } |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($node) { return $node.version }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Verbose "Could not parse $configFile : $_"
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+# Try Directory.Packages.props first (CPM), then packages.config
+$winAppSdkVersion = Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromDirectoryPackagesProps -RepoRoot $root
+if (-not $winAppSdkVersion) {
+    $winAppSdkVersion = Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromPackagesConfig -RepoRoot $root
+}
+if ($winAppSdkVersion) {
+    Write-Host "Detected WinAppSDK version from repo: $winAppSdkVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+} else {
+    Write-Host "No WinAppSDK version found at repo root; will use latest (Version=*)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
+# Default: if no ProjectDir, scan the workspace root
+if (-not $ProjectDir) {
+    $ProjectDir = $root
+    $Scan = $true
+}
+
+Push-Location $root
+
+try {
+    # Detect installed .NET SDK -- require >= 8.0, prefer stable over preview
+    $dotnetSdks = dotnet --list-sdks 2>$null
+    $bestMajor = $dotnetSdks |
+        Where-Object { $_ -notmatch 'preview|rc|alpha|beta' } |
+        ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(\d+)\.') { [int]$Matches[1] } } |
+        Where-Object { $_ -ge 8 } |
+        Sort-Object -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First 1
+
+    # Fall back to preview SDKs if no stable SDK found
+    if (-not $bestMajor) {
+        $bestMajor = $dotnetSdks |
+            ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(\d+)\.') { [int]$Matches[1] } } |
+            Where-Object { $_ -ge 8 } |
+            Sort-Object -Descending |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+    }
+
+    if (-not $bestMajor) {
+        Write-Error "No .NET SDK >= 8.0 found. Install from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $targetFramework = "net$bestMajor.0"
+    Write-Host "Using .NET SDK: $targetFramework" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+    # Build MSBuild properties -- pass detected WinAppSDK version when available
+    $sdkVersionProp = ''
+    if ($winAppSdkVersion) {
+        $sdkVersionProp = "-p:WinAppSdkVersion=$winAppSdkVersion"
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Building cache generator..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    $restoreArgs = @($generatorProj, "-p:TargetFramework=$targetFramework", '--nologo', '-v', 'q')
+    if ($sdkVersionProp) { $restoreArgs += $sdkVersionProp }
+    dotnet restore @restoreArgs
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Restore failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    $buildArgs = @($generatorProj, '-c', 'Release', '--nologo', '-v', 'q', "-p:TargetFramework=$targetFramework", '--no-restore')
+    if ($sdkVersionProp) { $buildArgs += $sdkVersionProp }
+    dotnet build @buildArgs
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Build failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Run the built executable directly (avoids dotnet run target framework mismatch issues)
+    $generatorDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'cache-generator'
+    $exePath = Join-Path $generatorDir "bin\Release\$targetFramework\CacheGenerator.exe"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $exePath)) {
+        # Fallback: try dll with dotnet
+        $dllPath = Join-Path $generatorDir "bin\Release\$targetFramework\CacheGenerator.dll"
+        if (Test-Path $dllPath) {
+            $exePath = $null
+        } else {
+            Write-Error "Built executable not found at: $exePath"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    $runArgs = @()
+    if ($Scan) {
+        $runArgs += '--scan'
+    }
+
+    # Detect installed WinAppSDK runtime via Get-AppxPackage (the WindowsApps
+    # folder is ACL-restricted so C# cannot enumerate it directly).
+    # WinMD files are architecture-independent metadata, so pick whichever arch
+    # matches the current OS to ensure the package is present.
+    $osArch = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::OSArchitecture.ToString()
+    $runtimePkg = Get-AppxPackage -Name 'Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+        Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch 'CBS' -and $_.Architecture -eq $osArch } |
+        Sort-Object -Property Version -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First 1
+    if ($runtimePkg -and $runtimePkg.InstallLocation -and (Test-Path $runtimePkg.InstallLocation)) {
+        Write-Host "Detected WinAppSDK runtime: $($runtimePkg.Name) v$($runtimePkg.Version)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        $runArgs += '--winappsdk-runtime'
+        $runArgs += $runtimePkg.InstallLocation
+    }
+
+    $runArgs += $ProjectDir
+    $runArgs += $OutputDir
+
+    Write-Host "Exporting WinMD cache..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    if ($exePath) {
+        & $exePath @runArgs
+    } else {
+        dotnet $dllPath @runArgs
+    }
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Cache export failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Cache updated at: $OutputDir" -ForegroundColor Green
+} finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/CacheGenerator.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <!-- Default fallback; Update-WinMdCache.ps1 overrides via -p:TargetFramework=net{X}.0 -->
+    <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == ''">net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- System.Reflection.Metadata is inbox in net9.0+, only needed for net8.0 -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="8.0.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!--
+    Baseline WinAppSDK packages: downloaded during restore so the cache generator
+    can always index WinAppSDK APIs, even if the target project hasn't been restored.
+    ExcludeAssets="all" means they're downloaded but don't affect this tool's build.
+
+    When the repo has a known version (passed via -p:WinAppSdkVersion=X.Y.Z from
+    Update-WinMdCache.ps1), prefer that version to avoid unnecessary NuGet downloads.
+    Falls back to Version="*" (latest) on fresh clones with no restore.
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(WinAppSdkVersion)' != ''">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="$(WinAppSdkVersion)" ExcludeAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(WinAppSdkVersion)' == ''">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="*" ExcludeAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Build.props

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level build configuration -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Build.targets

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level build targets -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Packages.props

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level Central Package Management -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/wpf-to-winui3-migration/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: wpf-to-winui3-migration
+description: Guide for migrating PowerToys modules from WPF to WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK). Use when asked to migrate WPF code, convert WPF XAML to WinUI, replace System.Windows namespaces with Microsoft.UI.Xaml, update Dispatcher to DispatcherQueue, replace DynamicResource with ThemeResource, migrate imaging APIs from System.Windows.Media.Imaging to Windows.Graphics.Imaging, convert WPF Window to WinUI Window, migrate .resx to .resw resources, migrate custom Observable/RelayCommand to CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators, handle WPF-UI (Lepo) to WinUI native control migration, or fix installer/build pipeline issues after migration. Keywords: WPF, WinUI, WinUI3, migration, porting, convert, namespace, XAML, Dispatcher, DispatcherQueue, imaging, BitmapImage, Window, ContentDialog, ThemeResource, DynamicResource, ResourceLoader, resw, resx, CommunityToolkit, ObservableProperty, WPF-UI, SizeToContent, AppWindow, SoftwareBitmap.
+license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
+---
+
+# WPF to WinUI 3 Migration Skill
+
+Migrate PowerToys modules from WPF (`System.Windows.*`) to WinUI 3 (`Microsoft.UI.Xaml.*` / Windows App SDK). Based on patterns validated in the ImageResizer module migration.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+- Migrate a PowerToys module from WPF to WinUI 3
+- Convert WPF XAML files to WinUI 3 XAML
+- Replace `System.Windows` namespaces with `Microsoft.UI.Xaml`
+- Migrate `Dispatcher` usage to `DispatcherQueue`
+- Migrate custom `Observable`/`RelayCommand` to CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators
+- Replace WPF-UI (Lepo) controls with native WinUI 3 controls
+- Convert imaging code from `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` to `Windows.Graphics.Imaging`
+- Handle WPF `Window` vs WinUI `Window` differences (sizing, positioning, SizeToContent)
+- Migrate resource files from `.resx` to `.resw` with `ResourceLoader`
+- Fix installer/build pipeline issues after WinUI 3 migration
+- Update project files, NuGet packages, and signing config
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Visual Studio 2022 17.4+
+- Windows App SDK NuGet package (`Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK`)
+- .NET 8+ with `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0` TFM
+- Windows 10 1803+ (April 2018 Update or newer)
+
+## Migration Strategy
+
+### Recommended Order
+
+1. **Project file** — Update TFM, NuGet packages, set `<UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>`
+2. **Data models and business logic** — No UI dependencies, migrate first
+3. **MVVM framework** — Replace custom Observable/RelayCommand with CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
+4. **Resource strings** — Migrate `.resx` → `.resw`, introduce `ResourceLoaderInstance`
+5. **Services and utilities** — Replace `System.Windows` types, async-ify imaging code
+6. **ViewModels** — Update Dispatcher usage, binding patterns
+7. **Views/Pages** — Starting from leaf pages with fewest dependencies
+8. **Main page / shell** — Last, since it depends on everything
+9. **App.xaml / startup code** — Merge carefully (do NOT overwrite WinUI 3 boilerplate)
+10. **Installer & build pipeline** — Update WiX, signing, build events
+11. **Tests** — Adapt for WinUI 3 runtime, async patterns
+
+### Key Principles
+
+- **Do NOT overwrite `App.xaml` / `App.xaml.cs`** — WinUI 3 has different application lifecycle boilerplate. Merge your resources and initialization code into the generated WinUI 3 App class.
+- **Do NOT create Exe→WinExe `ProjectReference`** — Extract shared code to a Library project. This causes phantom build artifacts.
+- **Use `Lazy<T>` for resource-dependent statics** — `ResourceLoader` is not available at class-load time in all contexts.
+
+## Quick Reference Tables
+
+### Namespace Mapping
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `System.Windows` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls` |
+| `System.Windows.Media` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` (UI) / `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` (processing) |
+| `System.Windows.Input` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input` |
+| `System.Windows.Data` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data` |
+| `System.Windows.Threading` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching` |
+| `System.Windows.Interop` | `WinRT.Interop` |
+
+### Critical API Replacements
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke()` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue()` | Different return type (`bool`) |
+| `Dispatcher.CheckAccess()` | `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` | Property vs method |
+| `Application.Current.Dispatcher` | Store `DispatcherQueue` in static field | See [Threading](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) |
+| `MessageBox.Show()` | `ContentDialog` | Must set `XamlRoot` |
+| `DynamicResource` | `ThemeResource` | Theme-reactive only |
+| `clr-namespace:` | `using:` | XAML namespace prefix |
+| `{x:Static props:Resources.Key}` | `x:Uid` or `ResourceLoader.GetString()` | .resx → .resw |
+| `DataType="{x:Type m:Foo}"` | Remove or use code-behind | `x:Type` not supported |
+| `Properties.Resources.MyString` | `ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("MyString")` | Lazy-init pattern |
+| `Application.Current.MainWindow` | Custom `App.Window` static property | Must track manually |
+| `SizeToContent="Height"` | Custom `SizeToContent()` via `AppWindow.Resize()` | See [Windowing](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) |
+| `MouseLeftButtonDown` | `PointerPressed` | Mouse → Pointer events |
+| `Pack URI (pack://...)` | `ms-appx:///` | Resource URI scheme |
+| `Observable` (custom base) | `ObservableObject` + `[ObservableProperty]` | CommunityToolkit.Mvvm |
+| `RelayCommand` (custom) | `[RelayCommand]` source generator | CommunityToolkit.Mvvm |
+| `JpegBitmapEncoder` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(JpegEncoderId, stream)` | Async, unified API |
+| `encoder.QualityLevel = 85` | `BitmapPropertySet { "ImageQuality", 0.85f }` | int 1-100 → float 0-1 |
+
+### NuGet Package Migration
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf` | `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed` |
+| `WPF-UI` (Lepo) | Remove — use native WinUI 3 controls |
+| `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` | `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` (same) |
+| `Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.*` | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.*` |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools` |
+| (none) | `WinUIEx` (optional, for window helpers) |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters` |
+
+### XAML Syntax Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"` | `xmlns:local="using:MyApp"` |
+| `{DynamicResource Key}` | `{ThemeResource Key}` |
+| `{x:Static Type.Member}` | `{x:Bind}` or code-behind |
+| `{x:Type local:MyType}` | Not supported |
+| `<Style.Triggers>` / `<DataTrigger>` | `VisualStateManager` |
+| `{Binding}` in `Setter.Value` | Not supported — use `StaticResource` |
+| `Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}"` | `x:Uid="Cancel"` with `.Content` in `.resw` |
+| `<ui:FluentWindow>` / `<ui:Button>` (WPF-UI) | Native `<Window>` / `<Button>` |
+| `<ui:NumberBox>` / `<ui:ProgressRing>` (WPF-UI) | Native `<NumberBox>` / `<ProgressRing>` |
+| `BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type ui:Button}}"` | `BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}"` |
+| `IsDefault="True"` / `IsCancel="True"` | `Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}"` / handle via KeyDown |
+| `<AccessText>` | Not available — use `AccessKey` property |
+| `<behaviors:Interaction.Triggers>` | Migrate to code-behind or WinUI behaviors |
+
+## Detailed Reference Docs
+
+Read only the section relevant to your current task:
+
+- [Namespace and API Mapping](./references/namespace-api-mapping.md) — Full type mapping, NuGet changes, project file, CsWinRT interop
+- [XAML Migration Guide](./references/xaml-migration.md) — XAML syntax, WPF-UI removal, markup extensions, styles, resources, data binding
+- [Threading and Window Management](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) — Dispatcher, DispatcherQueue, SizeToContent, AppWindow, HWND interop, custom entry point
+- [Imaging API Migration](./references/imaging-migration.md) — BitmapEncoder/Decoder, SoftwareBitmap, CodecHelper, async patterns, int→uint
+- [PowerToys-Specific Patterns](./references/powertoys-patterns.md) — MVVM migration, ResourceLoader, Lazy init, installer, signing, test adaptation, build pipeline
+
+## Common Pitfalls (from ImageResizer migration)
+
+| Pitfall | Solution |
+|---------|----------|
+| `ContentDialog` throws "does not have a XamlRoot" | Set `dialog.XamlRoot = this.Content.XamlRoot` before `ShowAsync()` |
+| `FilePicker` throws error in desktop app | Call `WinRT.Interop.InitializeWithWindow.Initialize(picker, hwnd)` |
+| `Window.Dispatcher` returns null | Use `Window.DispatcherQueue` instead |
+| Resources on `Window` element not found | Move resources to root layout container (`Grid.Resources`) |
+| `VisualStateManager` on `Window` fails | Use `UserControl` or `Page` inside the Window |
+| Satellite assembly installer errors (`WIX0103`) | Remove `.resources.dll` refs from `Resources.wxs`; WinUI 3 uses `.pri` |
+| Phantom `.exe`/`.deps.json` in root output dir | Avoid Exe→WinExe `ProjectReference`; use Library project |
+| `ResourceLoader` crash at static init | Wrap in `Lazy<T>` or null-coalescing property — see [Lazy Init](./references/powertoys-patterns.md#lazy-initialization-for-resource-dependent-statics) |
+| `SizeToContent` not available | Implement manual content measurement + `AppWindow.Resize()` with DPI scaling |
+| `x:Bind` default mode is `OneTime` | Explicitly set `Mode=OneWay` or `Mode=TwoWay` |
+| `DynamicResource` / `x:Static` not compiling | Replace with `ThemeResource` / `ResourceLoader` or `x:Uid` |
+| `IValueConverter.Convert` signature mismatch | Last param: `CultureInfo` → `string` (language tag) |
+| Test project can't resolve WPF types | Add `<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>` temporarily; remove after imaging migration |
+| Pixel dimension type mismatch (`int` vs `uint`) | WinRT uses `uint` for pixel sizes — add `u` suffix in test assertions |
+| `$(SolutionDir)` empty in standalone project build | Use `$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)` with relative paths instead |
+| JPEG quality value wrong after migration | WPF: int 1-100; WinRT: float 0.0-1.0 |
+| MSIX packaging fails in PreBuildEvent | Move to PostBuildEvent; artifacts not ready at PreBuild time |
+| RC file icon path with forward slashes | Use double-backslash escaping: `..\\ui\\Assets\\icon.ico` |
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Issue | Solution |
+|-------|----------|
+| Build fails after namespace rename | Check for lingering `System.Windows` usings; some types have no direct equivalent |
+| Missing `PresentationCore.dll` at runtime | Ensure ALL imaging code uses `Windows.Graphics.Imaging`, not `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` |
+| `DataContext` not working on Window | WinUI 3 `Window` is not a `DependencyObject`; use a root `Page` or `UserControl` |
+| XAML designer not available | WinUI 3 does not support XAML Designer; use Hot Reload instead |
+| NuGet restore failures | Run `build-essentials.cmd` after adding `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` package |
+| `Parallel.ForEach` compilation error | Migrate to `Parallel.ForEachAsync` for async imaging operations |
+| Signing check fails on leaked artifacts | Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1`; verify only `WinUI3Apps\\` paths in signing config |

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+# Imaging API Migration
+
+Migrating from WPF (`System.Windows.Media.Imaging` / `PresentationCore.dll`) to WinRT (`Windows.Graphics.Imaging`). Based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Why This Migration Is Required
+
+WinUI 3 apps deployed as self-contained do NOT include `PresentationCore.dll`. Any code using `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` will throw `FileNotFoundException` at runtime. ALL imaging code must use WinRT APIs.
+
+| Purpose | Namespace |
+|---------|-----------|
+| UI display (`Image.Source`) | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` |
+| Image processing (encode/decode/transform) | `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` |
+
+## Architecture Change: Pipeline vs Declarative
+
+The fundamental architecture differs:
+
+**WPF**: In-memory pipeline of bitmap objects. Decode → transform → encode synchronously.
+```csharp
+var decoder = BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, ...);
+var transform = new TransformedBitmap(decoder.Frames[0], new ScaleTransform(...));
+var encoder = new JpegBitmapEncoder();
+encoder.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(transform, ...));
+encoder.Save(outputStream);
+```
+
+**WinRT**: Declarative transform model. Configure transforms on the encoder, which handles pixel manipulation internally. All async.
+```csharp
+var decoder = await BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(winrtStream);
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateForTranscodingAsync(outputStream, decoder);
+encoder.BitmapTransform.ScaledWidth = newWidth;
+encoder.BitmapTransform.ScaledHeight = newHeight;
+encoder.BitmapTransform.InterpolationMode = BitmapInterpolationMode.Fant;
+await encoder.FlushAsync();
+```
+
+## Core Type Mapping
+
+### Decoders
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, options, cache)` | `BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(stream)` | Async, auto-detects format |
+| `JpegBitmapDecoder` / `PngBitmapDecoder` / etc. | `BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(stream)` | Single unified decoder |
+| `decoder.Frames[0]` | `await decoder.GetFrameAsync(0)` | Async frame access |
+| `decoder.Frames.Count` | `decoder.FrameCount` (uint) | `int` → `uint` |
+| `decoder.CodecInfo.ContainerFormat` | `decoder.DecoderInformation.CodecId` | Different property path |
+| `decoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth` (int) | `decoder.PixelWidth` (uint) | `int` → `uint` |
+| `WmpBitmapDecoder` | Not available | WMP/HDP not supported |
+
+### Encoders
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `new JpegBitmapEncoder()` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId, stream)` | Async factory |
+| `new PngBitmapEncoder()` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId, stream)` | No interlace control |
+| `encoder.Frames.Add(frame)` | `encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap)` | Different API |
+| `encoder.Save(stream)` | `await encoder.FlushAsync()` | Async |
+
+### Encoder Properties (Strongly-Typed → BitmapPropertySet)
+
+WPF had type-specific encoder subclasses. WinRT uses a generic property set:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+case JpegBitmapEncoder jpeg: jpeg.QualityLevel = 85;        // int 1-100
+case PngBitmapEncoder png:   png.Interlace = PngInterlaceOption.On;
+case TiffBitmapEncoder tiff: tiff.Compression = TiffCompressOption.Lzw;
+
+// WinRT — JPEG quality (float 0.0-1.0)
+await encoder.BitmapProperties.SetPropertiesAsync(new BitmapPropertySet
+{
+    { "ImageQuality", new BitmapTypedValue(0.85f, PropertyType.Single) }
+});
+
+// WinRT — TIFF compression (via BitmapPropertySet at creation time)
+var props = new BitmapPropertySet
+{
+    { "TiffCompressionMethod", new BitmapTypedValue((byte)2, PropertyType.UInt8) }
+};
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.TiffEncoderId, stream, props);
+```
+
+**JPEG quality scale change**: WPF int `1-100` → WinRT float `0.0-1.0`. Divide by 100.
+
+### Bitmap Types
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapSource` | `SoftwareBitmap` | Central pixel-data type |
+| `BitmapImage` | `BitmapImage` (in `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging`) | UI display only |
+| `FormatConvertedBitmap` | `SoftwareBitmap.Convert()` | |
+| `TransformedBitmap` + `ScaleTransform` | `BitmapTransform` via encoder | Declarative |
+| `CroppedBitmap` | `BitmapTransform.Bounds` | |
+
+### Metadata
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapMetadata` | `BitmapProperties` | Different API surface |
+| `BitmapMetadata.Clone()` | No equivalent | Cannot selectively clone |
+| Selective metadata removal | Not supported | All-or-nothing only |
+
+**Two encoder creation strategies for metadata:**
+- `CreateForTranscodingAsync()` — preserves ALL metadata from source
+- `CreateAsync()` — creates fresh encoder with NO metadata
+
+This eliminated ~258 lines of manual metadata manipulation code (`BitmapMetadataExtension.cs`) in ImageResizer.
+
+### Interpolation Modes
+
+| WPF `BitmapScalingMode` | WinRT `BitmapInterpolationMode` |
+|------------------------|-------------------------------|
+| `HighQuality` / `Fant` | `Fant` |
+| `Linear` | `Linear` |
+| `NearestNeighbor` | `NearestNeighbor` |
+| `Unspecified` / `LowQuality` | `Linear` |
+
+## Stream Interop
+
+WinRT imaging requires `IRandomAccessStream` instead of `System.IO.Stream`:
+
+```csharp
+using var stream = File.OpenRead(path);
+var winrtStream = stream.AsRandomAccessStream();  // Extension method
+var decoder = await BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(winrtStream);
+```
+
+**Critical**: For transcode, seek the input stream back to 0 before creating the encoder:
+```csharp
+winrtStream.Seek(0);
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateForTranscodingAsync(outputStream, decoder);
+```
+
+## CodecHelper Pattern (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF stored container format GUIDs in `settings.json`. WinRT uses different codec IDs. Create a `CodecHelper` to bridge them:
+
+```csharp
+internal static class CodecHelper
+{
+    // Maps WPF container format GUIDs (stored in settings JSON) to WinRT encoder IDs
+    private static readonly Dictionary<Guid, Guid> LegacyGuidToEncoderId = new()
+    {
+        [new Guid("19e4a5aa-5662-4fc5-a0c0-1758028e1057")] = BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("1b7cfaf4-713f-473c-bbcd-6137425faeaf")] = BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("0af1d87e-fcfe-4188-bdeb-a7906471cbe3")] = BitmapEncoder.BmpEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("163bcc30-e2e9-4f0b-961d-a3e9fdb788a3")] = BitmapEncoder.TiffEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("1f8a5601-7d4d-4cbd-9c82-1bc8d4eeb9a5")] = BitmapEncoder.GifEncoderId,
+    };
+
+    // Maps decoder IDs to corresponding encoder IDs
+    private static readonly Dictionary<Guid, Guid> DecoderIdToEncoderId = new()
+    {
+        [BitmapDecoder.JpegDecoderId] = BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId,
+        [BitmapDecoder.PngDecoderId] = BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId,
+        // ...
+    };
+
+    public static Guid GetEncoderIdFromLegacyGuid(Guid legacyGuid)
+        => LegacyGuidToEncoderId.GetValueOrDefault(legacyGuid, Guid.Empty);
+
+    public static Guid GetEncoderIdForDecoder(BitmapDecoder decoder)
+        => DecoderIdToEncoderId.GetValueOrDefault(decoder.DecoderInformation.CodecId, Guid.Empty);
+}
+```
+
+This preserves backward compatibility with existing `settings.json` files that contain WPF-era GUIDs.
+
+## ImagingEnums Pattern (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF-specific enums (`PngInterlaceOption`, `TiffCompressOption`) from `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` are used in settings JSON. Create custom enums with identical integer values for backward-compatible deserialization:
+
+```csharp
+// Replace System.Windows.Media.Imaging.PngInterlaceOption
+public enum PngInterlaceOption { Default = 0, On = 1, Off = 2 }
+
+// Replace System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffCompressOption
+public enum TiffCompressOption { Default = 0, None = 1, Ccitt3 = 2, Ccitt4 = 3, Lzw = 4, Rle = 5, Zip = 6 }
+```
+
+## Async Migration Patterns
+
+### Method Signatures
+
+All imaging operations become async:
+
+| Before | After |
+|--------|-------|
+| `void Execute(file, settings)` | `async Task ExecuteAsync(file, settings)` |
+| `IEnumerable<Error> Process()` | `async Task<IEnumerable<Error>> ProcessAsync()` |
+
+### Parallel Processing
+
+```csharp
+// WPF (synchronous)
+Parallel.ForEach(Files, new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = ... },
+    (file, state, i) => { Execute(file, settings); });
+
+// WinRT (async)
+await Parallel.ForEachAsync(Files, new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = ... },
+    async (file, ct) => { await ExecuteAsync(file, settings); });
+```
+
+### CLI Async Bridge
+
+CLI entry points must bridge async to sync:
+```csharp
+return RunSilentModeAsync(cliOptions).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+```
+
+### Task.Factory.StartNew → Task.Run
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+_ = Task.Factory.StartNew(StartExecutingWork, token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
+
+// WinUI 3
+_ = Task.Run(() => StartExecutingWorkAsync());
+```
+
+## SoftwareBitmap as Interface Type
+
+When modules expose imaging interfaces (e.g., AI super-resolution), change parameter/return types:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+BitmapSource ApplySuperResolution(BitmapSource source, int scale, string filePath);
+
+// WinRT
+SoftwareBitmap ApplySuperResolution(SoftwareBitmap source, int scale, string filePath);
+```
+
+This eliminates manual `BitmapSource ↔ SoftwareBitmap` conversion code (unsafe `IMemoryBufferByteAccess` COM interop).
+
+## MultiFrame Image Handling
+
+```csharp
+// WinRT multi-frame encode (e.g., multi-page TIFF, animated GIF)
+for (uint i = 0; i < decoder.FrameCount; i++)
+{
+    if (i > 0)
+        await encoder.GoToNextFrameAsync();
+
+    var frame = await decoder.GetFrameAsync(i);
+    var bitmap = await frame.GetSoftwareBitmapAsync(
+        frame.BitmapPixelFormat,
+        BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied,
+        transform,
+        ExifOrientationMode.IgnoreExifOrientation,
+        ColorManagementMode.DoNotColorManage);
+    encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap);
+}
+await encoder.FlushAsync();
+```
+
+## int → uint for Pixel Dimensions
+
+WinRT uses `uint` for all pixel dimensions. This affects:
+- `decoder.PixelWidth` / `decoder.PixelHeight` — `uint`
+- `BitmapTransform.ScaledWidth` / `ScaledHeight` — `uint`
+- `SoftwareBitmap` constructor — `uint` parameters
+- Test assertions: `Assert.AreEqual(96, ...)` → `Assert.AreEqual(96u, ...)`
+
+## Display SoftwareBitmap in UI
+
+```csharp
+var source = new SoftwareBitmapSource();
+// Must convert to Bgra8/Premultiplied for display
+if (bitmap.BitmapPixelFormat != BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8 ||
+    bitmap.BitmapAlphaMode != BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied)
+{
+    bitmap = SoftwareBitmap.Convert(bitmap, BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied);
+}
+await source.SetBitmapAsync(bitmap);
+myImage.Source = source;
+```
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+| Feature | WPF | WinRT | Impact |
+|---------|-----|-------|--------|
+| PNG interlace | `PngBitmapEncoder.Interlace` | Not available | Always non-interlaced |
+| Metadata stripping | Selective via `BitmapMetadata.Clone()` | All-or-nothing | Orientation EXIF also removed |
+| Pixel formats | Many (`Pbgra32`, `Bgr24`, `Indexed8`, ...) | Primarily `Bgra8`, `Rgba8`, `Gray8/16` | Convert to `Bgra8` |
+| WMP/HDP format | `WmpBitmapDecoder` | Not available | Not supported |
+| Pixel differences | WPF scaler | `BitmapInterpolationMode.Fant` | Not bit-identical |

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+# Namespace and API Mapping Reference
+
+Complete reference for mapping WPF types to WinUI 3 equivalents, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Root Namespace Mapping
+
+| WPF Namespace | WinUI 3 Namespace |
+|---------------|-------------------|
+| `System.Windows` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml` |
+| `System.Windows.Automation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation` |
+| `System.Windows.Automation.Peers` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation.Peers` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls.Primitives` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives` |
+| `System.Windows.Data` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data` |
+| `System.Windows.Documents` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents` |
+| `System.Windows.Input` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input` |
+| `System.Windows.Markup` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Markup` |
+| `System.Windows.Media` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Animation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` |
+| `System.Windows.Navigation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation` |
+| `System.Windows.Shapes` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Shapes` |
+| `System.Windows.Threading` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching` |
+| `System.Windows.Interop` | `WinRT.Interop` |
+
+## Core Type Mapping
+
+| WPF Type | WinUI 3 Type |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `System.Windows.Application` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application` |
+| `System.Windows.Window` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Window` (NOT a DependencyObject) |
+| `System.Windows.DependencyObject` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.DependencyObject` |
+| `System.Windows.DependencyProperty` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.DependencyProperty` |
+| `System.Windows.FrameworkElement` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.FrameworkElement` |
+| `System.Windows.UIElement` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UIElement` |
+| `System.Windows.Visibility` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility` |
+| `System.Windows.Thickness` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Thickness` |
+| `System.Windows.CornerRadius` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CornerRadius` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Color` | `Windows.UI.Color` (note: `Windows.UI`, not `Microsoft.UI`) |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Colors` | `Microsoft.UI.Colors` |
+
+## Controls Mapping
+
+### Direct Mapping (namespace-only change)
+
+These controls exist in both frameworks with the same name — change `System.Windows.Controls` to `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls`:
+
+`Button`, `TextBox`, `TextBlock`, `ComboBox`, `CheckBox`, `ListBox`, `ListView`, `Image`, `StackPanel`, `Grid`, `Border`, `ScrollViewer`, `ContentControl`, `UserControl`, `Page`, `Frame`, `Slider`, `ProgressBar`, `ToolTip`, `RadioButton`, `ToggleButton`
+
+### Controls With Different Names or Behavior
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `MessageBox` | `ContentDialog` | Must set `XamlRoot` before `ShowAsync()` |
+| `ContextMenu` | `MenuFlyout` | Different API surface |
+| `TabControl` | `TabView` | Different API |
+| `Menu` | `MenuBar` | Different API |
+| `StatusBar` | Custom `StackPanel` layout | No built-in equivalent |
+| `AccessText` | Not available | Use `AccessKey` property on target control |
+
+### WPF-UI (Lepo) to Native WinUI 3
+
+ImageResizer used the `WPF-UI` library (Lepo) for Fluent styling. These must be replaced with native WinUI 3 equivalents:
+
+| WPF-UI (Lepo) | WinUI 3 Native | Notes |
+|----------------|---------------|-------|
+| `<ui:FluentWindow>` | `<Window>` | Native window + `ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar` |
+| `<ui:Button>` | `<Button>` | Native button |
+| `<ui:NumberBox>` | `<NumberBox>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:ProgressRing>` | `<ProgressRing>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:SymbolIcon>` | `<SymbolIcon>` or `<FontIcon>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:InfoBar>` | `<InfoBar>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:TitleBar>` | Custom title bar via `SetTitleBar()` | Use `ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar` |
+| `<ui:ThemesDictionary>` | `<XamlControlsResources>` | In merged dictionaries |
+| `<ui:ControlsDictionary>` | Remove | Not needed — WinUI 3 has its own control styles |
+| `BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type ui:Button}}"` | `BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}"` | Named style keys |
+
+## Input Event Mapping
+
+| WPF Event | WinUI 3 Event | Notes |
+|-----------|--------------|-------|
+| `MouseLeftButtonDown` | `PointerPressed` | Check `IsLeftButtonPressed` on args |
+| `MouseLeftButtonUp` | `PointerReleased` | Check pointer properties |
+| `MouseRightButtonDown` | `RightTapped` | Or `PointerPressed` with right button check |
+| `MouseMove` | `PointerMoved` | Uses `PointerRoutedEventArgs` |
+| `MouseWheel` | `PointerWheelChanged` | Different event args |
+| `MouseEnter` | `PointerEntered` | |
+| `MouseLeave` | `PointerExited` | |
+| `MouseDoubleClick` | `DoubleTapped` | Different event args |
+| `KeyDown` | `KeyDown` | Same name, args type: `KeyRoutedEventArgs` |
+| `PreviewKeyDown` | No direct equivalent | Use `KeyDown` with handled pattern |
+
+## IValueConverter Signature Change
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)` | `Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)` |
+| `ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)` | `ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)` |
+
+Last parameter changes from `CultureInfo` to `string` (BCP-47 language tag). All converter classes must be updated.
+
+## Types That Moved to Different Hierarchies
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueue` | Completely different API |
+| `System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority` | Only 3 levels: High/Normal/Low |
+| `System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource` | `WinRT.Interop.WindowNative` | For HWND interop |
+| `System.Windows.Interop.WindowInteropHelper` | `WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle()` | |
+| `System.Windows.SystemColors` | Resource keys via `ThemeResource` | No direct static class |
+| `System.Windows.SystemParameters` | Win32 API or `DisplayInformation` | No direct equivalent |
+
+## NuGet Package Migration
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| Built into .NET (no NuGet needed) | `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` | Required |
+| `PresentationCore` / `PresentationFramework` | `Microsoft.WinUI` (transitive) | |
+| `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf` | `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed` | |
+| `WPF-UI` (Lepo) | **Remove** — use native WinUI 3 controls | |
+| `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` | `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` (same) | |
+| `Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.*` | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.*` | |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools` | Required |
+| (none) | `WinUIEx` | Optional, window helpers |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters` | Optional |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions` | Optional |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Web.WebView2` | If using WebView |
+
+## Project File Changes
+
+### WPF .csproj
+
+```xml
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+    <ApplicationManifest>ImageResizerUI.dev.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Resources\ImageResizer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
+```
+
+### WinUI 3 .csproj
+
+```xml
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
+    <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
+    <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Assets\ImageResizer\ImageResizer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ProjectPriFileName>PowerToys.ModuleName.pri</ProjectPriFileName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
+```
+
+Key changes:
+- `UseWPF` → `UseWinUI`
+- TFM: `net8.0-windows` → `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0`
+- Add `WindowsPackageType=None` for unpackaged desktop apps
+- Add `SelfContained=true` + `WindowsAppSDKSelfContained=true`
+- Add `DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN` if using custom `Program.cs` entry point
+- Set `ProjectPriFileName` to match your module's assembly name
+- Move icon from `Resources/` to `Assets/<Module>/`
+
+### XAML ApplicationDefinition Setup
+
+WinUI 3 requires explicit `ApplicationDefinition` declaration:
+
+```xml
+<ItemGroup>
+  <Page Remove="ImageResizerXAML\App.xaml" />
+</ItemGroup>
+<ItemGroup>
+  <ApplicationDefinition Include="ImageResizerXAML\App.xaml" />
+</ItemGroup>
+```
+
+### CsWinRT Interop (for GPO and native references)
+
+If the module references native C++ projects (like `GPOWrapper`):
+
+```xml
+<PropertyGroup>
+  <CsWinRTIncludes>PowerToys.GPOWrapper</CsWinRTIncludes>
+  <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
+</PropertyGroup>
+```
+
+Change `GPOWrapperProjection.csproj` reference to direct `GPOWrapper.vcxproj` reference.
+
+### InternalsVisibleTo Migration
+
+Move from code file to `.csproj`:
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE: Properties/InternalsVisibleTo.cs
+// [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("ImageResizer.Test")]
+```
+
+```xml
+<!-- ADD to .csproj: -->
+<ItemGroup>
+  <InternalsVisibleTo Include="ImageResizer.Test" />
+</ItemGroup>
+```
+
+### Items to Remove from .csproj
+
+```xml
+<!-- DELETE: WPF resource embedding -->
+<EmbeddedResource Update="Properties\Resources.resx">...</EmbeddedResource>
+<Resource Include="Resources\ImageResizer.ico" />
+<Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">...</Compile>
+<FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.WPF" /> <!-- from CLI project -->
+```

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+# PowerToys-Specific Migration Patterns
+
+Patterns and conventions specific to the PowerToys codebase, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Project Structure
+
+### Before (WPF Module)
+
+```
+src/modules/<module>/
+├── <Module>UI/
+│   ├── <Module>UI.csproj        # OutputType=WinExe, UseWPF=true
+│   ├── App.xaml / App.xaml.cs
+│   ├── MainWindow.xaml / .cs
+│   ├── Views/
+│   ├── ViewModels/
+│   ├── Helpers/
+│   │   ├── Observable.cs        # Custom INotifyPropertyChanged
+│   │   └── RelayCommand.cs      # Custom ICommand
+│   ├── Properties/
+│   │   ├── Resources.resx       # WPF resource strings
+│   │   ├── Resources.Designer.cs
+│   │   └── InternalsVisibleTo.cs
+│   └── Telemetry/
+├── <Module>CLI/
+│   └── <Module>CLI.csproj       # OutputType=Exe
+└── tests/
+```
+
+### After (WinUI 3 Module)
+
+```
+src/modules/<module>/
+├── <Module>UI/
+│   ├── <Module>UI.csproj        # OutputType=WinExe, UseWinUI=true
+│   ├── Program.cs               # Custom entry point (DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN)
+│   ├── app.manifest             # Single manifest file
+│   ├── ImageResizerXAML/
+│   │   ├── App.xaml / App.xaml.cs   # WinUI 3 App class
+│   │   ├── MainWindow.xaml / .cs
+│   │   └── Views/
+│   ├── Converters/              # WinUI 3 IValueConverter (string language)
+│   ├── ViewModels/
+│   ├── Helpers/
+│   │   └── ResourceLoaderInstance.cs  # Static ResourceLoader accessor
+│   ├── Utilities/
+│   │   └── CodecHelper.cs       # WPF→WinRT codec ID mapping (if imaging)
+│   ├── Models/
+│   │   └── ImagingEnums.cs      # Custom enums replacing WPF imaging enums
+│   ├── Strings/
+│   │   └── en-us/
+│   │       └── Resources.resw   # WinUI 3 resource strings
+│   └── Assets/
+│       └── <Module>/
+│           └── <Module>.ico     # Moved from Resources/
+├── <Module>Common/              # NEW: shared library for CLI
+│   └── <Module>Common.csproj    # OutputType=Library
+├── <Module>CLI/
+│   └── <Module>CLI.csproj       # References Common, NOT UI
+└── tests/
+```
+
+### Critical: CLI Dependency Pattern
+
+**Do NOT** create `ProjectReference` from Exe to WinExe. This causes phantom build artifacts (`.exe`, `.deps.json`, `.runtimeconfig.json`) in the root output directory.
+
+```
+WRONG:  ImageResizerCLI (Exe) → ImageResizerUI (WinExe)    ← phantom artifacts
+CORRECT: ImageResizerCLI (Exe) → ImageResizerCommon (Library)
+         ImageResizerUI (WinExe) → ImageResizerCommon (Library)
+```
+
+Follow the `FancyZonesCLI` → `FancyZonesEditorCommon` pattern.
+
+### Files to Delete
+
+| File | Reason |
+|------|--------|
+| `Properties/Resources.resx` | Replaced by `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw` |
+| `Properties/Resources.Designer.cs` | Auto-generated; no longer needed |
+| `Properties/InternalsVisibleTo.cs` | Moved to `.csproj` `<InternalsVisibleTo>` |
+| `Helpers/Observable.cs` | Replaced by `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ObservableObject` |
+| `Helpers/RelayCommand.cs` | Replaced by `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input` |
+| `Resources/*.ico` / `Resources/*.png` | Moved to `Assets/<Module>/` |
+| WPF `.dev.manifest` / `.prod.manifest` | Replaced by single `app.manifest` |
+| WPF-specific converters | Replaced by WinUI 3 converters with `string language` |
+
+---
+
+## MVVM Migration: Custom → CommunityToolkit.Mvvm Source Generators
+
+### Observable Base Class → ObservableObject + [ObservableProperty]
+
+**Before (custom Observable):**
+```csharp
+public class ResizeSize : Observable
+{
+    private int _id;
+    public int Id { get => _id; set => Set(ref _id, value); }
+
+    private ResizeFit _fit;
+    public ResizeFit Fit
+    {
+        get => _fit;
+        set
+        {
+            Set(ref _fit, value);
+            UpdateShowHeight();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool _showHeight = true;
+    public bool ShowHeight { get => _showHeight; set => Set(ref _showHeight, value); }
+    private void UpdateShowHeight() { ShowHeight = Fit == ResizeFit.Stretch || Unit != ResizeUnit.Percent; }
+}
+```
+
+**After (CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators):**
+```csharp
+public partial class ResizeSize : ObservableObject  // MUST be partial
+{
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    [JsonPropertyName("Id")]
+    private int _id;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(ShowHeight))]  // Replaces manual UpdateShowHeight()
+    private ResizeFit _fit;
+
+    // Computed property — no backing field, no manual update method
+    public bool ShowHeight => Fit == ResizeFit.Stretch || Unit != ResizeUnit.Percent;
+}
+```
+
+Key changes:
+- Class must be `partial` for source generators
+- `Observable` → `ObservableObject` (from CommunityToolkit.Mvvm)
+- Manual `Set(ref _field, value)` → `[ObservableProperty]` attribute
+- `PropertyChanged` dependencies → `[NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(...))]`
+- Computed properties with manual `UpdateXxx()` → direct expression body
+
+### Custom Name Setter with Transform
+
+For properties that transform the value before storing:
+
+```csharp
+// Cannot use [ObservableProperty] because of value transformation
+private string _name;
+public string Name
+{
+    get => _name;
+    set => SetProperty(ref _name, ReplaceTokens(value));  // SetProperty from ObservableObject
+}
+```
+
+### RelayCommand → [RelayCommand] Source Generator
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE: Helpers/RelayCommand.cs (custom ICommand)
+
+// Before
+public ICommand ResizeCommand { get; } = new RelayCommand(Execute);
+
+// After
+[RelayCommand]
+private void Resize() { /* ... */ }
+// Source generator creates ResizeCommand property automatically
+```
+
+---
+
+## Resource String Migration (.resx → .resw)
+
+### ResourceLoaderInstance Helper
+
+```csharp
+internal static class ResourceLoaderInstance
+{
+    internal static ResourceLoader ResourceLoader { get; private set; }
+
+    static ResourceLoaderInstance()
+    {
+        ResourceLoader = new ResourceLoader("PowerToys.ImageResizer.pri");
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Note**: Use the single-argument `ResourceLoader` constructor. The two-argument version (`ResourceLoader("file.pri", "path/Resources")`) may fail if the resource map path doesn't match the actual PRI structure.
+
+### Usage
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+using ImageResizer.Properties;
+string text = Resources.MyStringKey;
+
+// WinUI 3
+string text = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("MyStringKey");
+```
+
+### Lazy Initialization for Resource-Dependent Statics
+
+`ResourceLoader` is not available at class-load time in all contexts (CLI mode, test harness). Use lazy initialization:
+
+**Before (crashes at class load):**
+```csharp
+private static readonly CompositeFormat _format =
+    CompositeFormat.Parse(Resources.Error_Format);
+
+private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> _tokens = new()
+{
+    ["$small$"] = Resources.Small,
+    ["$medium$"] = Resources.Medium,
+};
+```
+
+**After (lazy, safe):**
+```csharp
+private static CompositeFormat _format;
+private static CompositeFormat Format => _format ??=
+    CompositeFormat.Parse(ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Error_Format"));
+
+private static readonly Lazy<Dictionary<string, string>> _tokens = new(() =>
+    new Dictionary<string, string>
+    {
+        ["$small$"] = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Small"),
+        ["$medium$"] = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Medium"),
+    });
+// Usage: _tokens.Value.TryGetValue(...)
+```
+
+### XAML: x:Static → x:Uid
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Button Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<Button x:Uid="Cancel" />
+```
+
+In `.resw`, use property-suffixed keys: `Cancel.Content`, `Header.Text`, etc.
+
+---
+
+## CLI Options Migration
+
+`System.CommandLine.Option<T>` constructor signature changed:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF era — string[] aliases
+public DestinationOption()
+    : base(_aliases, Properties.Resources.CLI_Option_Destination)
+
+// WinUI 3 — single string name
+public DestinationOption()
+    : base(_aliases[0], ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("CLI_Option_Destination"))
+```
+
+---
+
+## Installer Updates
+
+### WiX Changes
+
+#### 1. Remove Satellite Assembly References
+
+Remove from `installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Resources.wxs`:
+- `<Component>` entries for `<Module>.resources.dll`
+- `<RemoveFolder>` entries for locale directories
+- Module from `WinUI3AppsInstallFolder` `ParentDirectory` loop
+
+#### 2. Update File Component Generation
+
+Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1` after migration. For Exe→WinExe dependency issues, add cleanup logic:
+
+```powershell
+# Strip phantom ImageResizer files from BaseApplications.wxs
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.exe', ''
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.deps\.json', ''
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.runtimeconfig\.json', ''
+```
+
+#### 3. Output Directory
+
+WinUI 3 modules output to `WinUI3Apps/`:
+```xml
+<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutputPath>
+```
+
+### ESRP Signing
+
+Update `.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json` — all module binaries must use `WinUI3Apps\\` paths:
+
+```json
+{
+    "FileList": [
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll",
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll"
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Build Pipeline Fixes
+
+### $(SolutionDir) → $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)
+
+`$(SolutionDir)` is empty when building individual projects outside the solution. Replace with relative paths from the project file:
+
+```xml
+<!-- Before (breaks on standalone project build) -->
+<Exec Command="powershell $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1" />
+
+<!-- After (works always) -->
+<Exec Command="powershell $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1" />
+```
+
+### MSIX Packaging: PreBuild → PostBuild
+
+MSIX packaging must happen AFTER the build (artifacts not ready at PreBuild):
+
+```xml
+<!-- Before -->
+<PreBuildEvent>MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p "$(OutDir)Package.msix" /o</PreBuildEvent>
+
+<!-- After -->
+<PostBuildEvent>
+  if exist "$(OutDir)Package.msix" del "$(OutDir)Package.msix"
+  MakeAppx.exe pack /d "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)." /p "$(OutDir)Package.msix" /o
+</PostBuildEvent>
+```
+
+### RC File Icon Path Escaping
+
+Windows Resource Compiler requires double-backslash paths:
+
+```c
+// Before (breaks)
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "..\\ui\Assets\ImageResizer\ImageResizer.ico"
+// After
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "..\\ui\\Assets\\ImageResizer\\ImageResizer.ico"
+```
+
+### BOM/Encoding Normalization
+
+Migration may strip UTF-8 BOM from C# files (`// Copyright` → `// Copyright`). This is cosmetic and safe, but be aware it will show as changes in diff.
+
+---
+
+## Test Adaptation
+
+### Tests Requiring WPF Runtime
+
+If tests still need WPF types (e.g., comparing old vs new output), temporarily add:
+```xml
+<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+```
+Remove this after fully migrating all test code to WinRT APIs.
+
+### Tests Using ResourceLoader
+
+Unit tests cannot easily initialize WinUI 3 `ResourceLoader`. Options:
+- Hardcode expected strings in tests: `"Value must be between '{0}' and '{1}'."`
+- Delete tests that only verify resource string lookup
+- Avoid creating `App` instances in test harness (WinUI App cannot be instantiated in tests)
+
+### Async Test Methods
+
+All imaging tests become async:
+```csharp
+// Before
+[TestMethod]
+public void ResizesImage() { ... }
+
+// After
+[TestMethod]
+public async Task ResizesImageAsync() { ... }
+```
+
+### uint Assertions
+
+```csharp
+// Before
+Assert.AreEqual(96, image.Frames[0].PixelWidth);
+// After
+Assert.AreEqual(96u, decoder.PixelWidth);
+```
+
+### Pixel Data Access in Tests
+
+```csharp
+// Before (WPF)
+public static Color GetFirstPixel(this BitmapSource source)
+{
+    var pixel = new byte[4];
+    new FormatConvertedBitmap(
+        new CroppedBitmap(source, new Int32Rect(0, 0, 1, 1)),
+        PixelFormats.Bgra32, null, 0).CopyPixels(pixel, 4, 0);
+    return Color.FromArgb(pixel[3], pixel[2], pixel[1], pixel[0]);
+}
+
+// After (WinRT)
+public static async Task<(byte R, byte G, byte B, byte A)> GetFirstPixelAsync(
+    this BitmapDecoder decoder)
+{
+    using var bitmap = await decoder.GetSoftwareBitmapAsync(
+        BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied);
+    var buffer = new Windows.Storage.Streams.Buffer(
+        (uint)(bitmap.PixelWidth * bitmap.PixelHeight * 4));
+    bitmap.CopyToBuffer(buffer);
+    using var reader = DataReader.FromBuffer(buffer);
+    byte b = reader.ReadByte(), g = reader.ReadByte(),
+         r = reader.ReadByte(), a = reader.ReadByte();
+    return (r, g, b, a);
+}
+```
+
+### Metadata Assertions
+
+```csharp
+// Before
+Assert.AreEqual("Test", ((BitmapMetadata)image.Frames[0].Metadata).Comment);
+
+// After
+var props = await decoder.BitmapProperties.GetPropertiesAsync(
+    new[] { "System.Photo.DateTaken" });
+Assert.IsTrue(props.ContainsKey("System.Photo.DateTaken"),
+    "Metadata should be preserved during transcode");
+```
+
+### AllowUnsafeBlocks for SoftwareBitmap Tests
+
+If tests access pixel data via `IMemoryBufferByteAccess`, add:
+```xml
+<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Settings JSON Backward Compatibility
+
+- Settings are stored in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\<ModuleName>\`
+- Schema must remain backward-compatible across upgrades
+- Add new fields with defaults; never remove or rename existing fields
+- Create custom enums matching WPF enum integer values for deserialization (e.g., `ImagingEnums.cs`)
+- See: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/`
+
+## IPC Contract
+
+If the module communicates with the runner or settings UI:
+1. Update BOTH sides of the IPC contract
+2. Test settings changes are received by the module
+3. Test module state changes are reflected in settings UI
+4. Reference: `doc/devdocs/core/settings/runner-ipc.md`
+
+---
+
+## Checklist for PowerToys Module Migration
+
+### Project & Dependencies
+- [ ] Update `.csproj`: `UseWPF` → `UseWinUI`, TFM → `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0`
+- [ ] Add `WindowsPackageType=None`, `SelfContained=true`, `WindowsAppSDKSelfContained=true`
+- [ ] Add `DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN` if using custom `Program.cs`
+- [ ] Replace NuGet packages (WPF-UI → remove, add WindowsAppSDK, etc.)
+- [ ] Update project references (GPOWrapperProjection → GPOWrapper + CsWinRT)
+- [ ] Move `InternalsVisibleTo` from code to `.csproj`
+- [ ] Extract CLI shared logic to Library project (avoid Exe→WinExe dependency)
+
+### MVVM & Resources
+- [ ] Replace custom `Observable`/`RelayCommand` with CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators
+- [ ] Migrate `.resx` → `.resw` (`Properties/Resources.resx` → `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`)
+- [ ] Create `ResourceLoaderInstance` helper
+- [ ] Wrap resource-dependent statics in `Lazy<T>` or null-coalescing properties
+- [ ] Delete `Properties/Resources.Designer.cs`, `Observable.cs`, `RelayCommand.cs`
+
+### XAML
+- [ ] Replace `clr-namespace:` → `using:` in all xmlns declarations
+- [ ] Remove WPF-UI (Lepo) xmlns and controls — use native WinUI 3
+- [ ] Replace `{x:Static p:Resources.Key}` → `x:Uid` with `.resw` keys
+- [ ] Replace `{DynamicResource}` → `{ThemeResource}`
+- [ ] Replace `DataType="{x:Type ...}"` → `x:DataType="..."`
+- [ ] Replace `<Style.Triggers>` → `VisualStateManager`
+- [ ] Add `<XamlControlsResources/>` to `App.xaml` merged dictionaries
+- [ ] Move `Window.Resources` to root container's `Resources`
+- [ ] Run XamlStyler: `.\.pipelines\applyXamlStyling.ps1 -Main`
+
+### Code-Behind & APIs
+- [ ] Replace all `System.Windows.*` namespaces with `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.*`
+- [ ] Replace `Dispatcher` with `DispatcherQueue`
+- [ ] Store `DispatcherQueue` reference explicitly (no `Application.Current.Dispatcher`)
+- [ ] Implement `SizeToContent()` via AppWindow if needed
+- [ ] Update `ContentDialog` calls to set `XamlRoot`
+- [ ] Update `FilePicker` calls with HWND initialization
+- [ ] Migrate imaging code to `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` (async, `SoftwareBitmap`)
+- [ ] Create `CodecHelper` for legacy GUID → WinRT codec ID mapping (if imaging)
+- [ ] Create custom imaging enums for JSON backward compatibility (if imaging)
+- [ ] Update all `IValueConverter` signatures (`CultureInfo` → `string`)
+
+### Build & Installer
+- [ ] Update WiX installer: remove satellite assembly refs from `Resources.wxs`
+- [ ] Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1`; handle phantom artifacts
+- [ ] Update ESRP signing paths to `WinUI3Apps\\`
+- [ ] Fix `$(SolutionDir)` → `$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)` in build events
+- [ ] Move MSIX packaging from PreBuild to PostBuild
+- [ ] Fix RC file path escaping (double-backslash)
+- [ ] Verify output dir is `WinUI3Apps/`
+
+### Testing & Validation
+- [ ] Update test project: async methods, `uint` assertions
+- [ ] Handle ResourceLoader unavailability in tests (hardcode strings or skip)
+- [ ] Build clean: `cd` to project folder, `tools/build/build.cmd`, exit code 0
+- [ ] Run tests for affected module
+- [ ] Verify settings JSON backward compatibility
+- [ ] Test IPC contracts (runner ↔ settings UI)

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+# Threading and Window Management Migration
+
+Based on patterns from the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Dispatcher → DispatcherQueue
+
+### API Mapping
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke(Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority, Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority, Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.CheckAccess()` | `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` |
+| `Dispatcher.VerifyAccess()` | Check `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` (no exception-throwing method) |
+
+### Priority Mapping
+
+WinUI 3 has only 3 levels: `High`, `Normal`, `Low`.
+
+| WPF `DispatcherPriority` | WinUI 3 `DispatcherQueuePriority` |
+|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| `Send` | `High` |
+| `Normal` / `Input` / `Loaded` / `Render` / `DataBind` | `Normal` |
+| `Background` / `ContextIdle` / `ApplicationIdle` / `SystemIdle` | `Low` |
+
+### Pattern: Global DispatcherQueue Access (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF provided `Application.Current.Dispatcher` globally. WinUI 3 requires explicit storage:
+
+```csharp
+// Store DispatcherQueue at app startup
+private static DispatcherQueue _uiDispatcherQueue;
+
+public static void InitializeDispatcher()
+{
+    _uiDispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+}
+```
+
+Usage with thread-check pattern (from `Settings.Reload()`):
+```csharp
+var currentDispatcher = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+if (currentDispatcher != null)
+{
+    // Already on UI thread
+    ReloadCore(jsonSettings);
+}
+else if (_uiDispatcherQueue != null)
+{
+    // Dispatch to UI thread
+    _uiDispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => ReloadCore(jsonSettings));
+}
+else
+{
+    // Fallback (e.g., CLI mode, no UI)
+    ReloadCore(jsonSettings);
+}
+```
+
+### Pattern: DispatcherQueue in ViewModels (from ProgressViewModel)
+
+```csharp
+public class ProgressViewModel
+{
+    private readonly DispatcherQueue _dispatcherQueue;
+
+    public ProgressViewModel()
+    {
+        _dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+    }
+
+    private void OnProgressChanged(double progress)
+    {
+        _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
+        {
+            Progress = progress;
+            // other UI updates...
+        });
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Pattern: Async Dispatch (await)
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+await this.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => { /* UI work */ });
+
+// WinUI 3 (using TaskCompletionSource)
+var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource();
+this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
+{
+    try { /* UI work */ tcs.SetResult(); }
+    catch (Exception ex) { tcs.SetException(ex); }
+});
+await tcs.Task;
+```
+
+### C++/WinRT Threading
+
+| Old API | New API |
+|---------|---------|
+| `winrt::resume_foreground(CoreDispatcher)` | `wil::resume_foreground(DispatcherQueue)` |
+| `CoreDispatcher.RunAsync()` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue()` |
+
+Add `Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary` NuGet for `wil::resume_foreground`.
+
+---
+
+## Window Management
+
+### WPF Window vs WinUI 3 Window
+
+| Feature | WPF `Window` | WinUI 3 `Window` |
+|---------|-------------|------------------|
+| Base class | `ContentControl` → `DependencyObject` | **NOT** a control, NOT a `DependencyObject` |
+| `Resources` property | Yes | No — use root container's `Resources` |
+| `DataContext` property | Yes | No — use root `Page`/`UserControl` |
+| `VisualStateManager` | Yes | No — use inside child controls |
+| `Load`/`Unload` events | Yes | No |
+| `SizeToContent` | Yes (`Height`/`Width`/`WidthAndHeight`) | No — must implement manually |
+| `WindowState` (min/max/normal) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Presenter` |
+| `WindowStyle` | Yes | No — use `AppWindow` title bar APIs |
+| `ResizeMode` | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Presenter` |
+| `WindowStartupLocation` | Yes | No — calculate manually |
+| `Icon` | `Window.Icon` | `AppWindow.SetIcon()` |
+| `Title` | `Window.Title` | `AppWindow.Title` (or `Window.Title`) |
+| Size (Width/Height) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Resize()` |
+| Position (Left/Top) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Move()` |
+| `IsDefault`/`IsCancel` on buttons | Yes | No — handle Enter/Escape in code-behind |
+
+### Getting AppWindow from Window
+
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.UI;
+using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
+using WinRT.Interop;
+
+IntPtr hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(window);
+WindowId windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(hwnd);
+AppWindow appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(windowId);
+```
+
+### Pattern: SizeToContent Replacement (from ImageResizer)
+
+WinUI 3 has no `SizeToContent`. ImageResizer implemented a manual equivalent:
+
+```csharp
+private void SizeToContent()
+{
+    if (Content is not FrameworkElement content)
+        return;
+
+    // Measure desired content size
+    content.Measure(new Size(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity));
+    var desiredHeight = content.DesiredSize.Height + WindowChromeHeight + Padding;
+
+    // Account for DPI scaling
+    var scaleFactor = Content.XamlRoot.RasterizationScale;
+    var pixelHeight = (int)(desiredHeight * scaleFactor);
+    var pixelWidth = (int)(WindowWidth * scaleFactor);
+
+    // Resize via AppWindow
+    var hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+    var windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(hwnd);
+    var appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(windowId);
+    appWindow.Resize(new Windows.Graphics.SizeInt32(pixelWidth, pixelHeight));
+}
+```
+
+**Key details:**
+- `WindowChromeHeight` ≈ 32px for the title bar
+- Must multiply by `RasterizationScale` for DPI-aware sizing
+- Call `SizeToContent()` after page navigation or content changes
+- Unsubscribe previous event handlers before subscribing new ones to avoid memory leaks
+
+### Window Positioning (Center Screen)
+
+```csharp
+var displayArea = DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(windowId, DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
+var centerX = (displayArea.WorkArea.Width - appWindow.Size.Width) / 2;
+var centerY = (displayArea.WorkArea.Height - appWindow.Size.Height) / 2;
+appWindow.Move(new Windows.Graphics.PointInt32(centerX, centerY));
+```
+
+### Window State (Minimize/Maximize)
+
+```csharp
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Maximize();
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Minimize();
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Restore();
+```
+
+### Title Bar Customization
+
+```csharp
+// Extend content into title bar
+this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+this.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar); // AppTitleBar is a XAML element
+
+// Or via AppWindow API
+if (AppWindowTitleBar.IsCustomizationSupported())
+{
+    var titleBar = appWindow.TitleBar;
+    titleBar.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+    titleBar.ButtonBackgroundColor = Colors.Transparent;
+}
+```
+
+### Tracking the Main Window
+
+```csharp
+public partial class App : Application
+{
+    public static Window MainWindow { get; private set; }
+
+    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        MainWindow = new MainWindow();
+        MainWindow.Activate();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### ContentDialog Requires XamlRoot
+
+```csharp
+var dialog = new ContentDialog
+{
+    Title = "Confirm",
+    Content = "Are you sure?",
+    PrimaryButtonText = "Yes",
+    CloseButtonText = "No",
+    XamlRoot = this.Content.XamlRoot  // REQUIRED
+};
+var result = await dialog.ShowAsync();
+```
+
+### File Pickers Require HWND
+
+```csharp
+var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
+picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
+
+// REQUIRED for desktop apps
+var hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(App.MainWindow);
+WinRT.Interop.InitializeWithWindow.Initialize(picker, hwnd);
+
+var file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
+```
+
+### Window Close Handling
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+protected override void OnClosing(CancelEventArgs e) { e.Cancel = true; this.Hide(); }
+
+// WinUI 3
+this.AppWindow.Closing += (s, e) => { e.Cancel = true; this.AppWindow.Hide(); };
+```
+
+---
+
+## Custom Entry Point (DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN)
+
+ImageResizer uses a custom `Program.cs` entry point instead of the WinUI 3 auto-generated `Main`. This is needed for:
+- CLI mode (process files without showing UI)
+- Custom initialization before the WinUI 3 App starts
+- Single-instance enforcement
+
+### Setup
+
+In `.csproj`:
+```xml
+<DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
+```
+
+Create `Program.cs`:
+```csharp
+public static class Program
+{
+    [STAThread]
+    public static int Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        if (args.Length > 0)
+        {
+            // CLI mode — no UI
+            return RunCli(args);
+        }
+
+        // GUI mode
+        WinRT.ComWrappersSupport.InitializeComWrappers();
+        Application.Start((p) =>
+        {
+            var context = new DispatcherQueueSynchronizationContext(
+                DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread());
+            SynchronizationContext.SetSynchronizationContext(context);
+            _ = new App();
+        });
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### WPF App Constructor Removal
+
+WPF modules often created `new App()` to initialize the WPF `Application` and get `Application.Current.Dispatcher`. This is no longer needed — the WinUI 3 `Application.Start()` handles this.
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE (WPF pattern):
+_imageResizerApp = new App();
+// REPLACE with: Store DispatcherQueue explicitly (see Global DispatcherQueue Access above)
+```

.github/skills/wpf-to-winui3-migration/references/xaml-migration.md

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+# XAML Migration Guide
+
+Detailed reference for migrating XAML from WPF to WinUI 3, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## XML Namespace Declaration Changes
+
+### Before (WPF)
+
+```xml
+<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"
+        xmlns:m="clr-namespace:ImageResizer.Models"
+        xmlns:p="clr-namespace:ImageResizer.Properties"
+        xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
+        xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"
+        x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow">
+```
+
+### After (WinUI 3)
+
+```xml
+<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="using:MyApp"
+        xmlns:m="using:ImageResizer.Models"
+        xmlns:converters="using:ImageResizer.Converters"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow">
+```
+
+### Key Changes
+
+| WPF Syntax | WinUI 3 Syntax | Notes |
+|------------|---------------|-------|
+| `clr-namespace:Foo` | `using:Foo` | CLR namespace mapping |
+| `clr-namespace:Foo;assembly=Bar` | `using:Foo` | Assembly qualification not needed |
+| `xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"` | **Remove entirely** | WPF-UI namespace no longer needed |
+| `xmlns:p="clr-namespace:...Properties"` | **Remove** | No more `.resx` string bindings |
+| `sys:String` (from mscorlib) | `x:String` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Int32` | `x:Int32` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Boolean` | `x:Boolean` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Double` | `x:Double` | XAML intrinsic types |
+
+## Unsupported Markup Extensions
+
+| WPF Markup Extension | WinUI 3 Alternative |
+|----------------------|---------------------|
+| `{DynamicResource Key}` | `{ThemeResource Key}` (theme-reactive) or `{StaticResource Key}` |
+| `{x:Static Type.Member}` | `{x:Bind}` to a static property, or code-behind |
+| `{x:Type local:MyType}` | Not supported; use code-behind |
+| `{x:Array}` | Not supported; create collections in code-behind |
+| `{x:Code}` | Not supported |
+
+### DynamicResource → ThemeResource
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<TextBlock Foreground="{DynamicResource MyBrush}" />
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource MyBrush}" />
+```
+
+`ThemeResource` automatically updates when the app theme changes (Light/Dark/HighContrast). For truly dynamic non-theme resources, set values in code-behind or use data binding.
+
+### x:Static Resource Strings → x:Uid
+
+This is the most pervasive XAML change. WPF used `{x:Static}` to bind to strongly-typed `.resx` resource strings. WinUI 3 uses `x:Uid` with `.resw` files.
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<Button Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}" />
+<TextBlock Text="{x:Static p:Resources.Input_Header}" />
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<Button x:Uid="Cancel" />
+<TextBlock x:Uid="Input_Header" />
+```
+
+In `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`:
+```xml
+<data name="Cancel.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Cancel</value>
+</data>
+<data name="Input_Header.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Select a size</value>
+</data>
+```
+
+The `x:Uid` suffix (`.Content`, `.Text`, `.Header`, `.PlaceholderText`, etc.) matches the target property name.
+
+### DataType with x:Type → Remove
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type m:ResizeSize}">
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<DataTemplate x:DataType="m:ResizeSize">
+```
+
+## WPF-UI (Lepo) Controls Removal
+
+If the module uses the `WPF-UI` library, replace all Lepo controls with native WinUI 3 equivalents.
+
+### Window
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (WPF-UI) -->
+<ui:FluentWindow
+    ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar="True"
+    WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen">
+    <ui:TitleBar Title="Image Resizer" />
+    ...
+</ui:FluentWindow>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (native) -->
+<Window>
+    <!-- Title bar managed via code-behind: this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true; -->
+    ...
+</Window>
+```
+
+### App.xaml Resources
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (WPF-UI) -->
+<Application.Resources>
+    <ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <ui:ThemesDictionary Theme="Dark" />
+            <ui:ControlsDictionary />
+        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    </ResourceDictionary>
+</Application.Resources>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (native) -->
+<Application.Resources>
+    <ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <XamlControlsResources xmlns="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls" />
+        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    </ResourceDictionary>
+</Application.Resources>
+```
+
+### Common Control Replacements
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF-UI NumberBox -->
+<ui:NumberBox Value="{Binding Width}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<NumberBox Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.Width, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI InfoBar -->
+<ui:InfoBar Title="Warning" Message="..." IsOpen="True" Severity="Warning" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<InfoBar Title="Warning" Message="..." IsOpen="True" Severity="Warning" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI ProgressRing -->
+<ui:ProgressRing IsIndeterminate="True" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<ProgressRing IsActive="True" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI SymbolIcon -->
+<ui:SymbolIcon Symbol="Add" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<SymbolIcon Symbol="Add" />
+```
+
+### Button Patterns
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Button IsDefault="True" Content="OK" />
+<Button IsCancel="True" Content="Cancel" />
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (no IsDefault/IsCancel) -->
+<Button Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}" Content="OK" />
+<Button Content="Cancel" />
+<!-- Handle Enter/Escape keys in code-behind if needed -->
+```
+
+## Style and Template Changes
+
+### Triggers → VisualStateManager
+
+WPF `Triggers`, `DataTriggers`, and `EventTriggers` are not supported.
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<Style TargetType="Button">
+    <Style.Triggers>
+        <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
+            <Setter Property="Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
+        </Trigger>
+        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsEnabled}" Value="False">
+            <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5"/>
+        </DataTrigger>
+    </Style.Triggers>
+</Style>
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<Style TargetType="Button">
+    <Setter Property="Template">
+        <Setter.Value>
+            <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
+                <Grid x:Name="RootGrid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
+                    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                            <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
+                                <VisualState.Setters>
+                                    <Setter Target="RootGrid.Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
+                                </VisualState.Setters>
+                            </VisualState>
+                        </VisualStateGroup>
+                    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                    <ContentPresenter />
+                </Grid>
+            </ControlTemplate>
+        </Setter.Value>
+    </Setter>
+</Style>
+```
+
+### No Binding in Setter.Value
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (works) -->
+<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{Binding TextColor}"/>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (does NOT work — use StaticResource) -->
+<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextColorBrush}"/>
+```
+
+### Visual State Name Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `MouseOver` | `PointerOver` |
+| `Disabled` | `Disabled` |
+| `Pressed` | `Pressed` |
+
+## Resource Dictionary Changes
+
+### Window.Resources → Grid.Resources
+
+WinUI 3 `Window` is NOT a `DependencyObject` — no `Window.Resources`, `DataContext`, or `VisualStateManager`.
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Window>
+    <Window.Resources>
+        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="Red"/>
+    </Window.Resources>
+    <Grid>...</Grid>
+</Window>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<Window>
+    <Grid>
+        <Grid.Resources>
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="Red"/>
+        </Grid.Resources>
+        ...
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
+```
+
+### Theme Dictionaries
+
+```xml
+<ResourceDictionary>
+    <ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Light">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="#FF000000"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Dark">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="HighContrast">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="{ThemeResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+</ResourceDictionary>
+```
+
+## URI Scheme Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `pack://application:,,,/MyAssembly;component/image.png` | `ms-appx:///Assets/image.png` |
+| `pack://application:,,,/image.png` | `ms-appx:///image.png` |
+| Relative path `../image.png` | `ms-appx:///image.png` |
+
+Assets directory convention: `Resources/` → `Assets/<Module>/`
+
+## Data Binding Changes
+
+### {Binding} vs {x:Bind}
+
+Both are available. Prefer `{x:Bind}` for compile-time safety and performance.
+
+| Feature | `{Binding}` | `{x:Bind}` |
+|---------|------------|------------|
+| Default mode | `OneWay` | **`OneTime`** (explicit `Mode=OneWay` required!) |
+| Context | `DataContext` | Code-behind class |
+| Resolution | Runtime | Compile-time |
+| Performance | Reflection-based | Compiled |
+| Function binding | No | Yes |
+
+### WPF-Specific Binding Features to Remove
+
+```xml
+<!-- These WPF-only features must be removed or rewritten -->
+<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3: UpdateSourceTrigger not needed; TextBox uses PropertyChanged by default -->
+<TextBox Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Value, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+
+{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, ...}
+<!-- WinUI 3: Use x:Bind which binds to the page itself, or use ElementName -->
+
+<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3: Must specify explicit path -->
+<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.Items}" />
+```
+
+## WPF-Only Window Properties to Remove
+
+These properties exist on WPF `Window` but not WinUI 3:
+
+```xml
+<!-- Remove from XAML — handle in code-behind via AppWindow API -->
+SizeToContent="Height"
+WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
+ResizeMode="NoResize"
+ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar="True"  <!-- Set in code-behind -->
+```
+
+## XAML Control Property Changes
+
+| WPF Property | WinUI 3 Property | Notes |
+|-------------|-----------------|-------|
+| `Focusable` | `IsTabStop` | Different name |
+| `SnapsToDevicePixels` | Not available | WinUI handles pixel snapping internally |
+| `UseLayoutRounding` | `UseLayoutRounding` | Same |
+| `IsHitTestVisible` | `IsHitTestVisible` | Same |
+| `TextBox.VerticalScrollBarVisibility` | `ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility` (attached) | Attached property |
+
+## XAML Formatting (XamlStyler)
+
+After migration, run XamlStyler to normalize formatting:
+- Alphabetize xmlns declarations and element attributes
+- Add UTF-8 BOM to all XAML files
+- Normalize comment spacing: `<!-- text -->` → `<!--  text  -->`
+
+PowerToys command: `.\.pipelines\applyXamlStyling.ps1 -Main`

.github/workflows/msstore-submissions.yml

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

.github/workflows/spelling2.yml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ name: Spell checking
 #   spelling:
 #     # remove `security-events: write` and `use_sarif: 1`
 #     # remove `experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: 1`
-#     ... otherwise adjust the `with:` as you wish
+#     ... otherwise, adjust the `with:` as you wish
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -74,6 +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
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: check-spelling
         id: spelling
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
           config: .github/actions/spell-check
           suppress_push_for_open_pull_request: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && 1 }}
@@ -135,11 +137,12 @@ jobs:
             cspell:cpp/compiler-msvc.txt
             cspell:python/common/extra.txt
             cspell:scala/scala.txt
+          ignored: ignored-expect-variant
 
   comment-push:
     name: Report (Push)
     # If your workflow isn't running on push, you can remove this job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     needs: spelling
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -147,30 +150,23 @@ jobs:
     if: (success() || failure()) && needs.spelling.outputs.followup && github.event_name == 'push'
     steps:
       - name: comment
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
-          config: .github/actions/spell-check
-          checkout: true
-          spell_check_this: microsoft/PowerToys@main
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}
 
   comment-pr:
     name: Report (PR)
     # If you workflow isn't running on pull_request*, you can remove this job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-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@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
-          config: .github/actions/spell-check
-          checkout: true
-          spell_check_this: check-spelling/spell-check-this@prerelease
           task: ${{ needs.spelling.outputs.followup }}
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: ${{ github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' && 1 }}
 
@@ -180,12 +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:
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
       cancel-in-progress: false
     steps:
       - name: apply spelling updates
-        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@c635c2f3f714eec2fcf27b643a1919b9a811ef2e # v0.0.25
+        uses: check-spelling/check-spelling@cfb6f7e75bbfc89c71eaa30366d0c166f1bd9c8c # v0.0.26
         with:
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: ${{ github.repository_owner != 'microsoft' && 1 }}
           checkout: true

.gitignore

@@ -360,3 +360,13 @@ src/common/Telemetry/*.etl
 # PowerToysInstaller Build Temp Files
 installer/*/*.wxs.bk
 /src/modules/awake/.claude
+
+# Claude AI local settings - local-only, not committed
+**/.claude/settings.local.json
+
+# Squad / Copilot agents — local-only, not committed
+.copilot
+.squad
+.squad-workstream
+.github/agents/**squad**.md
+.github/workflows/**squad**.yml

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
             "PowerToys.KeyboardManager.dll",
 
             "KeyboardManagerEditor\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditor.exe",
-            "KeyboardManagerEditorUI\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.dll",
             "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe",
             "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorLibraryWrapper.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.HostsModuleInterface.dll",
@@ -140,13 +141,13 @@
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe",
 
-            "PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
-            "PowerToys.ImageResizer.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.dll",
-            "PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll",
-            "PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll",
-            "ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix",
 
             "PowerToys.LightSwitchModuleInterface.dll",
             "LightSwitchService\\PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe",
@@ -216,7 +217,11 @@
             "PowerToys.PowerAccentModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerAccentKeyboardService.dll",
 
+            "PowerToys.PowerDisplayModuleInterface.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerDisplay.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerDisplay.exe",
             "PowerDisplay.Lib.dll",
+            "PowerDisplay.Models.dll",
 
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerRenameExt.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.PowerRename.exe",
@@ -245,6 +250,9 @@
             "PowerToys.ZoomItModuleInterface.dll",
             "PowerToys.ZoomItSettingsInterop.dll",
 
+            "PowerToys.GrabAndMove.exe",
+            "PowerToys.GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.dll",
+
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
 
@@ -256,8 +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/templates/job-build-project.yml

@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ jobs:
       & '.pipelines/applyXamlStyling.ps1' -Passive
     displayName: Verify XAML formatting
 
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: Authenticate NuGet feeds for verification
+
   - pwsh: |-
       & '.pipelines/verifyNugetPackages.ps1' -solution '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\PowerToys.slnx'
     displayName: Verify Nuget package versions for PowerToys.slnx

.vscode/settings.json

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

AGENTS.md

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

COMMUNITY.md

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

CONTRIBUTING.md

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

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="2.1.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.251219" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.251219" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" /> 
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.260116-build.2514" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     <!-- 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.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.9.260303001" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.10" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@
       This is present due to a bug in CsWinRT where WPF projects cause the analyzer to fail.
 	-->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" Version="1.0.231216.1"/>
+    <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" />

NOTICE.md

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

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.UnitTests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.UnitTests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.UnitTests.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/FileLocksmith/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj" Id="49D456D3-F485-45AF-8875-45B44F193DDC" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj" Id="49d456d3-f485-45af-8875-45b44f193ddc" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithContextMenu/FileLocksmithContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="799a50d8-de89-4ed1-8ff8-ad5a9ed8c0ca" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithExt/FileLocksmithExt.vcxproj" Id="57175ec7-92a5-4c1e-8244-e3fbca2a81de" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLib/FileLocksmithLib.vcxproj" Id="9d52fd25-ef90-4f9a-a015-91efc5daf54f" />
@@ -438,7 +442,7 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/FileLocksmith/Tests/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/tests/FileLocksmithCLIUnitTests.vcxproj" Id="A1B2C3D4-E5F6-7890-1234-567890ABCDEF" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/tests/FileLocksmithCLIUnitTests.vcxproj" Id="a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/Hosts/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj">
@@ -464,13 +468,13 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/imageresizer/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/dll/ImageResizerExt.vcxproj" Id="0b43679e-edfa-4da0-ad30-f4628b308b1b" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerContextMenu/ImageResizerContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="93b72a06-c8bd-484f-a6f7-c9f280b150bf" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerLib/ImageResizerLib.vcxproj" Id="18b3db45-4ffe-4d01-97d6-5223feee1853" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/ImageResizerCLI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/ImageResizerCLI.csproj">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerContextMenu/ImageResizerContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="93b72a06-c8bd-484f-a6f7-c9f280b150bf" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerLib/ImageResizerLib.vcxproj" Id="18b3db45-4ffe-4d01-97d6-5223feee1853" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
@@ -497,7 +501,7 @@
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj" Id="ba661f5b-1d5a-4ffc-9bf1-fc39df280bdd" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineLibrary/KeyboardManagerEngineLibrary.vcxproj" Id="e496b7fc-1e99-4bab-849b-0e8367040b02" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/keyboardmanager/MouseUtils/">
+  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj" Id="48a1db8c-5df8-4fb3-9e14-2b67f3f2d8b5" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj" Id="e94fd11c-0591-456f-899f-efc0ca548336" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj" Id="782a61be-9d85-4081-b35c-1ccc9dcc1e88" />
@@ -512,7 +516,7 @@
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj" Id="eae14c0e-7a6b-45da-9080-a7d8c077ba6e" />
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/keyboardmanager/MouseUtils/Tests/">
+  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -709,17 +713,19 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/PowerDisplay/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Models/PowerDisplay.Models.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Lib/PowerDisplay.Lib.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <!-- TEMPORARILY_DISABLED: PowerDisplay
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplay.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplayModuleInterface/PowerDisplayModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="d1234567-8901-2345-6789-abcdef012345" />
-    -->
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/PowerDisplay/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay.Lib.UnitTests/PowerDisplay.Lib.UnitTests.csproj">
@@ -1027,10 +1033,17 @@
     <File Path="src/modules/Workspaces/workspaces-common/WindowUtils.h" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/ZoomIt/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj" Id="0a84f764-3a88-44cd-aa96-41bdbd48627b" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj" Id="0a84f764-3a88-44cd-aa96-41bdbd48627b">
+      <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" Id="94ba3051-c8d7-454a-9d46-1a7c78e228a3" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItModuleInterface/ZoomItModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="e4585179-2ac1-4d5f-a3ff-cfc5392f694c" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettingsInterop/ZoomItSettingsInterop.vcxproj" Id="ca7d8106-30b9-4aec-9d05-b69b31b8c461" />
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/GrabAndMove/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove.vcxproj" Id="568c4c30-2e3c-4c2c-a691-007362073765" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="2c3f7770-4e57-46b7-8dc1-7428a383d0db" />
+  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/settings-ui/">
     <Project Path="src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/PowerToys.QuickAccess.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
@@ -1095,6 +1108,8 @@
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/launcher/Microsoft.Launcher/Microsoft.Launcher.vcxproj" />
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj" />
+    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface/GrabAndMoveModuleInterface.vcxproj" />
+    <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove/GrabAndMove.vcxproj" />
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/powerrename/dll/PowerRenameExt.vcxproj" />
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/powerrename/lib/PowerRenameLib.vcxproj" />
     <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/previewpane/Common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj" />

README.md

@@ -19,51 +19,49 @@
   <span> · </span>
   <a href="#-whats-new">Release notes</a>
 </h3>
-<br/><br/>
 
 ## 🔨 Utilities
 
-PowerToys includes over 25 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
+PowerToys includes over 30 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
 
 |   |   |   |
-|---|---|---|
+| --- | --- | --- |
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/AdvancedPaste.png" alt="Advanced Paste icon" height="16"> Advanced Paste](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AdvancedPaste) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Always%20On%20Top.png" alt="Always on Top icon" height="16"> Always on Top](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AoT) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Awake.png" alt="Awake icon" height="16"> Awake](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Awake) |
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Color%20Picker.png" alt="Color Picker icon" height="16"> Color Picker](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ColorPicker) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command%20Not%20Found.png" alt="Command Not Found icon" height="16"> Command Not Found](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdNotFound) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command Palette.png" alt="Command Palette icon" height="16"> Command Palette](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdPal) |
 | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Crop%20And%20Lock.png" alt="Crop and Lock icon" height="16"> Crop And Lock](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CropAndLock) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Environment%20Manager.png" alt="Environment Variables icon" height="16"> Environment Variables](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_EnvironmentVariables) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/FancyZones.png" alt="FancyZones icon" height="16"> FancyZones](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FancyZones) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Explorer%20Preview.png" alt="File Explorer Add-ons icon" height="16"> File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Locksmith.png" alt="File Locksmith icon" height="16"> File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Host%20File%20Editor.png" alt="Hosts File Editor icon" height="16"> Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Image%20Resizer.png" alt="Image Resizer icon" height="16"> Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Keyboard%20Manager.png" alt="Keyboard Manager icon" height="16"> Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Light Switch.png" alt="Light Switch icon" height="16"> Light Switch](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_LightSwitch) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Find My Mouse.png" alt="Mouse Utilities icon" height="16"> Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MouseWithoutBorders.png" alt="Mouse Without Borders icon" height="16"> Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/NewPlus.png" alt="New+ icon" height="16"> New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Peek.png" alt="Peek icon" height="16"> Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerRename.png" alt="PowerRename icon" height="16"> PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerToys%20Run.png" alt="PowerToys Run icon" height="16"> PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerAccent.png" alt="Quick Accent icon" height="16"> Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Registry%20Preview.png" alt="Registry Preview icon" height="16"> Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MeasureTool.png" alt="Screen Ruler icon" height="16"> Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Shortcut%20Guide.png" alt="Shortcut Guide icon" height="16"> Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerOCR.png" alt="Text Extractor icon" height="16"> Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Workspaces.png" alt="Workspaces icon" height="16"> Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) |
-| [<img src="doc/images/icons/ZoomIt.png" alt="ZoomIt icon" height="16"> ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |   |   |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Explorer%20Preview.png" alt="File Explorer Add-ons icon" height="16"> File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Locksmith.png" alt="File Locksmith icon" height="16"> File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/GrabAndMove.png" alt="Grab And Move icon" height="16"> Grab And Move](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_GrabAndMove) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Host%20File%20Editor.png" alt="Hosts File Editor icon" height="16"> Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Image%20Resizer.png" alt="Image Resizer icon" height="16"> Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Keyboard%20Manager.png" alt="Keyboard Manager icon" height="16"> Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Light Switch.png" alt="Light Switch icon" height="16"> Light Switch](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_LightSwitch) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Find My Mouse.png" alt="Mouse Utilities icon" height="16"> Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MouseWithoutBorders.png" alt="Mouse Without Borders icon" height="16"> Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/NewPlus.png" alt="New+ icon" height="16"> New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Peek.png" alt="Peek icon" height="16"> Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerDisplay.png" alt="PowerDisplay icon" height="16"> PowerDisplay](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerDisplay) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerRename.png" alt="PowerRename icon" height="16"> PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerToys%20Run.png" alt="PowerToys Run icon" height="16"> PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerAccent.png" alt="Quick Accent icon" height="16"> Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Registry%20Preview.png" alt="Registry Preview icon" height="16"> Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MeasureTool.png" alt="Screen Ruler icon" height="16"> Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Shortcut%20Guide.png" alt="Shortcut Guide icon" height="16"> Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerOCR.png" alt="Text Extractor icon" height="16"> Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Workspaces.png" alt="Workspaces icon" height="16"> Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/ZoomIt.png" alt="ZoomIt icon" height="16"> ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |
 
+## 📦 Installation
 
-## 📋 Installation
-
-For detailed installation instructions and system requirements, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install). 
+For detailed installation instructions and system requirements, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install).
 
 But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 <br/><br/>
 <details open>
-<summary><strong>Download .exe from GitHub</strong></summary>
+<summary><strong>Download the .exe file from GitHub</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Go to the <a href="https://aka.ms/installPowerToys">PowerToys GitHub releases</a>, click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
+
+Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases](https://aka.ms/installPowerToys), 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+0.98%22
-[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.97%22
-[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe 
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe 
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe 
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe
- 
-|  Description   | Filename |
-|----------------|----------|
-| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.100%22
+[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.99.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.99.0-x64.exe
+[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.99.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.99.0-arm64.exe
+[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.99.0/PowerToysSetup-0.99.0-x64.exe
+[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.99.0/PowerToysSetup-0.99.0-arm64.exe
+
+| Description | Filename |
+| --- | --- |
+| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.99.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
+| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.99.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
+| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.99.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
+| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.99.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
 
 </details>
 
@@ -83,14 +81,16 @@ You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 <details>
 <summary><strong>WinGet</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Download PowerToys from <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client">WinGet</a>. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
+Download PowerToys from [WinGet](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client). Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
+
+- User scope installer (default)
 
-*User scope installer [default]*
 ```powershell
 winget install Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
 
-*Machine-wide scope installer*
+- Machine-wide scope installer
+
 ```powershell
 winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
@@ -99,265 +99,35 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Other methods</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-There are <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools">community driven install methods</a> such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
+There are [community driven install methods](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
 </details>
 
-## ✨ What's new
+## ✨ What's new?
 
-**Version 0.97.2 (Feb 2026)**
+[![What's new image](doc/images/readme/Release-Banner.png)](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases)
 
-This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the [v0.97.0](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.97.0) notes for the full list of changes.
+To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.99.0).
 
-## Advanced Paste
-- #45207 Fixed a crash in the Advanced Paste settings page caused by null values during JSON deserialization.
+## 🛣️ Roadmap
 
-## Color Picker
-- #45367 Fixed contrast issue in Color picker UI.
+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]!
 
-## Command Palette
-- #45194 Fixed an issue where some Command Palette PowerToys Extension strings were not localised.
+## ❤️ PowerToys Community
 
-## Cursor Wrap
-- #45210 Fixed "Automatically activate on utility startup" setting not persisting when disabled. Thanks [@ThanhNguyxn](https://github.com/ThanhNguyxn)!
-- #45303 Added option to disable Cursor Wrapping when only a single monitor is connected. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-## Image Resizer
-- #45184 Fixed Image Resizer not working after upgrading PowerToys on Windows 10 by properly cleaning up legacy sparse app packages.
-
-## LightSwitch
-- #45304 Fixed Light Switch startup logic to correctly apply the appropriate theme on launch.
-
-## Workspaces
-- #45183 Fixed overlay positioning issue in workspace snapshot draw caused by DPI-aware coordinate mismatch.
-
-## Quick Access and Measure Tool
-- #45443 Fixed crash related to `IsShownInSwitchers` property when Explorer is not running.
-
-**Version 0.97.1 (January 2026)**
-
-**Highlights**
-
-### Advanced Paste
-- #44862: Fixed Settings UI advanced paste page crash by using correct settings repository for null checking.
-
-### Command Palette
-- #44886: Fixed personalization section not appearing by using latest MSIX for installation.
-- #44938: Fixed loading of icons from internet shortcuts. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- #45076: Fixed potential deadlock from lazy-loading AppListItem details. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-
-### Cursor Wrap
-- #44936: Added improved multi-monitor support; Added laptop lid close detection for dynamic monitor topology updates. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-- #44936: Added new settings dropdown to constrain wrapping to horizontal-only, vertical-only, or both directions. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-### Peek
-- #44995: Fixed Space key triggering Peek during file rename, search, or address bar typing.
-
-### PowerRename
-- #44944: Fixed regex `$` not working, preventing users from adding text at the end of filenames.
-
-### Runner
-- #44931: Monochrome tray icon now adapts to Windows system theme instead of app theme.
-- #44982: Fixed right-click menu to dynamically update based on Quick Access enabled/disabled state.
-
-### GPO / Enterprise
-- #45028: Added CursorWrap policy definition to ADMX templates. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
-
-For the full list of v0.97 changes, visit the [Windows Command Line blog](https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog).
-
-## Advanced Paste
-
-- Added hex color previews in clipboard history. Thanks [@crramirez](https://github.com/crramirez)!
-- Added automatic placeholder endpoints when required fields are left empty.
-- Fixed a grammar issue in the AI settings description. Thanks [@erik-anderson](https://github.com/erik-anderson)!
-- Fixed loading order so custom action hotkeys are read correctly.
-- Updated Advanced Paste descriptions to reflect support for online and local models.
-- Fixed clipboard history item selection so it doesn’t duplicate entries.
-- Prevented placeholder endpoints from being saved for providers that don’t need them.
-- Added image input support for AI transforms and improved clipboard change tracking.
-
-## Awake
-
-- Fixed Awake CLI so help, errors, and logs appear correctly in the console. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-
-## Command Palette
-
-- Fixed background image loading in BlurImageControl. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Fixed SDK packaging paths and added a CI SDK build stage.
-- Aligned naming and spell-checking with .NET conventions. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added drag-and-drop support for Command Palette items. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a PowerToys Command Palette extension to discover and launch PowerToys utilities.
-- Fixed grid view bindings and layout issues. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Fixed a line-break issue in RDC extension toast messages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Made the Settings button text localizable. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Hid the RDC fallback on the home page and fixed MSTSC working directory handling. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Optimized result list merging for better performance. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added Small/Medium/Large detail sizes in the extensions API. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)!
-- Hid fallback commands on the home page when no query is entered. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added back navigation support in the Settings window. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a Command Palette solution filter. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Updated Extension SDK documentation links to Microsoft Learn. Thanks [@RubenFricke](https://github.com/RubenFricke)!
-- Added a custom search engine URL setting for Web Search. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added pinyin matching for Chinese input. Thanks [@frg2089](https://github.com/frg2089)!
-- Bumped Command Palette version to 0.8.
-- Removed subtitles from built-in top-level commands. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Refined separator styling in the details pane. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a built-in Remote Desktop extension.
-- Added a Peek command to the Indexer extension.
-- Improved default browser detection using the Windows Shell API. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added Escape key behavior options. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added theme and background customization options. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Improved WinGet package app matching. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added an auto-return-home delay setting. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added fallback ranking and global results settings.
-- Removed the selection indicator in the context menu list. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a developer ribbon with build and log info. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Updated the “Learn more” string for Command Palette. Thanks [@pratnala](https://github.com/pratnala)!
-- Added arrow-key navigation for grid views. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)!
-- Fixed version display when running unpackaged. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a native debugging launch profile. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Reduced redundant property change notifications in the SDK. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Improved section readability and accessibility. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Made gallery spacing uniform. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added sections and separators for list and grid pages. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)!
-
-## Crop & Lock
-
-- Added a screenshot mode that freezes a cropped region into its own window. Thanks [@fm-sys](https://github.com/fm-sys)!
-
-## Cursor Wrap
-
-- Improved Cursor Wrap behavior on multi-monitor setups by wrapping only at outer edges. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-## FancyZones
-
-- Fixed editor overlay positioning on mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups. Thanks [@Memphizzz](https://github.com/Memphizzz)!
-- Added a FancyZones CLI for command-line layout management.
-
-## File Locksmith
-
-- Added a File Locksmith CLI for querying, waiting on, or killing file locks.
-
-## Find My Mouse
-
-- Improved spotlight edge rendering for clearer Find My Mouse visuals.
-- Added telemetry to track how Find My Mouse is triggered.
-
-## Image Resizer
-
-- Fixed Fill mode cropping when Shrink Only is enabled. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added a dedicated Image Resizer CLI for scripted resizing.
-
-## Light Switch
-
-- Added telemetry events for Light Switch usage and settings changes.
-- Added a Follow Night Light mode to sync theme changes with Night Light.
-- Clarified LightSwitchService and LightSwitchStateManager roles in docs.
-- Added a Quick Access dashboard button to toggle Light Switch quickly.
-- Ensured Light Switch honors GPO policy states with clear status messaging.
-
-## Mouse Without Borders
-
-- Continued refactoring Mouse Without Borders by splitting the large Common class into focused components. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
-- Completed the Common class refactor with Core and IPC helper extraction. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
-
-## Peek
-
-- Hardened Peek previews with strict resource filtering and safer external link warnings.
-- Improved SVG preview compatibility by rendering via WebView2.
-
-## PowerRename
-
-- Added HEIF/AVIF EXIF metadata extraction and extension status guidance for related previews.
-- Fixed undefined behavior in file time handling. Thanks [@safocl](https://github.com/safocl)!
-- Optimized memory allocation for depth-based rename processing.
-- Fixed Unicode normalization and non‑breaking space matching. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Fixed date token replacements followed by capital letters. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-
-## PowerToys Run Plugins
-
-- Fixed a plugin name typo and added Project Launcher to the third‑party list. Thanks [@artickc](https://github.com/artickc)!
-- Added the Open With Antigravity plugin to the third‑party list. Thanks [@artickc](https://github.com/artickc)!
-
-## PowerToys Run
-
-- Avoided unnecessary hotkey conflict checks when settings change.
-- Added QuickAI to the third-party PowerToys Run plugin list. Thanks [@ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap)!
-
-## Quick Accent
-
-- Added localized quotation marks to Quick Accent. Thanks [@warquys](https://github.com/warquys)!
-- Fixed duplicate and redundant characters in Quick Accent sets. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Fixed DPI positioning issues for Quick Accent on mixed-DPI setups. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-
-## Settings
-
-- Added a new tray icon that adapts to theme changes. Thanks [@HO-COOH](https://github.com/HO-COOH)!
-- Centralized module enable/disable logic for cleaner Settings UI updates.
-- Simplified Settings utilities by removing ISettingsUtils/ISettingsPath interfaces. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Improved Settings UI consistency and disabled-state visuals.
-- Added semantic headings to the Dashboard for better accessibility.
-- Introduced Quick Access as a standalone host with updated Settings integration.
-- Fixed Dashboard toggle flicker and sort menu checkmarks. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added Native AOT-compatible settings serialization.
-- Standardized mouse tool description text. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added a global SettingsUtils singleton to reduce repeated initialization.
-
-## Development
-
-- Fixed broken devdocs links to the coding style guide. Thanks [@RubenFricke](https://github.com/RubenFricke)!
-- Migrated main and installer solutions to .slnx for improved build tooling.
-- Restored local installer builds after the WiX v5 upgrade with signing and versioning fixes.
-- Added incremental review tooling and structured AI prompts for PR/issue reviews.
-- Documented bot commands and cleaned up devdocs structure. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Updated WinAppSDK pipeline defaults to 1.8 and fixed restore handling.
-- Updated the COMMUNITY list to reflect current roles.
-- Maintained community member ordering and added a new entry.
-- Re-enabled centralized PackageReference for native projects with VS auto-restore.
-- Disabled MSBuild caching by default in CI to avoid build instability.
-- Updated the latest WinAppSDK daily pipeline for split-dependency restores.
-- Suppressed experimental build warnings and aligned WrapPanel stretch handling.
-- Reordered the spell-check expect list for consistent automation.
-- Migrated native projects to centralized PackageReference management.
-- Cleaned spell-check dictionary entries and capitalization.
-- Synced commit/PR prompts and wired VS Code to repo prompt files.
-- Added VS Code build tasks and improved build script path handling.
-- Updated Windows App SDK package versions in central package management.
-- Migrated cmdpal extension native project to PackageReference and fixed outputs.
-- Reverted PackageReference changes back to packages.config where needed.
-- Bypassed a release version check for a failing DLL to keep pipelines green.
-- Consolidated Copilot instructions and fixed prompt frontmatter.
-- Added signing entries for new Quick Access binaries and CLI version metadata.
-- Fixed install scope detection to avoid mixed per-user/per-machine installs.
-- Added a Module Loader tool to quickly test PowerToys modules without full builds. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-- Added update telemetry to understand auto-update checks and downloads.
-- Updated the telemetry package for new compliance requirements. Thanks [@carlos-zamora](https://github.com/carlos-zamora)!
-- Documented missing telemetry events in DATA_AND_PRIVACY.
-- Fixed UI test pipeline restores for .slnx solutions.
-- Added UI automation coverage for Advanced Paste clipboard history flows.
-- Stabilized FancyZones UI tests with more reliable selectors and screen recordings.
-
-## 🛣️ 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 [v0.98][github-next-release-work]!
-
-## ❤️ PowerToys Community 
 The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn't be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Your contributions and feedback improve PowerToys month after month!
 
-## Contributing 
-This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows. We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort. Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so. For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile. 
+## Contributing
 
-## Code of Conduct 
-This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][oss-conduct-code]. 
+This project welcomes contributions of all types. Besides coding features / bug fixes, other ways to assist include spec writing, design, documentation, and finding bugs. We are excited to work with the power user community to build a set of tools for helping you get the most out of Windows. We ask that **before you start work on a feature that you would like to contribute**, please read our [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md). We would be happy to work with you to figure out the best approach, provide guidance and mentorship throughout feature development, and help avoid any wasted or duplicate effort. Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)][oss-CLA] declaring that you grant us the rights to use your contribution and that you have permission to do so. For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
 
-## Privacy Statement 
-The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more privacy information and what we collect, see our [PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation). 
+## Code of conduct
 
-[oss-CLA]: https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com 
-[oss-conduct-code]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md 
-[community-link]: COMMUNITY.md 
-[github-release-link]: https://aka.ms/installPowerToys 
-[microsoft-store-link]: https://aka.ms/getPowertoys 
-[winget-link]: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client 
-[roadmap]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki/Roadmap
-[privacy-link]: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 
-[loc-bug]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=translation_issue.md&title= 
-[usingPowerToys-docs-link]: https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs
+This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][oss-conduct-code].
+
+## Privacy statement
+
+The application logs basic diagnostic data (telemetry). For more privacy information and what we collect, see our [PowerToys Data and Privacy documentation](https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation).
+
+[oss-CLA]: https://cla.opensource.microsoft.com
+[oss-conduct-code]: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+[community-link]: COMMUNITY.md

SECURITY.md

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

SUPPORT.md

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

doc/devdocs/development/localization.md

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

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

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

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

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Local PowerToys Extension Development
+
+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` 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
+
+1. Build `src/PackageIdentity/PackageIdentity.vcxproj`.
+
+   This creates `PowerToysSparse.msix` in the repo output root for the selected platform and configuration, and prints the `Add-AppxPackage` command you should run next.
+
+2. Trust the development certificate before running `Add-AppxPackage`.
+
+   The `PackageIdentity` build creates or reuses `src/PackageIdentity/.user/PowerToysSparse.certificate.sample.cer`.
+
+   Import it into `CurrentUser\TrustedPeople`:
+
+   ```powershell
+   $repoRoot = "C:/git/PowerToys"
+   Import-Certificate -FilePath "$repoRoot/src/PackageIdentity/.user/PowerToysSparse.certificate.sample.cer" -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\TrustedPeople
+   ```
+
+   If Windows still reports a trust failure such as `0x800B0109`, also import the same certificate into `Cert:\CurrentUser\TrustedRoot`.
+
+3. Run the `Add-AppxPackage` command printed by the `PackageIdentity` build.
+
+   That registers `Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp` as a sparse package and points it at the matching output root through `-ExternalLocation`.
+
+   The command will look like this:
+
+   ```powershell
+   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` 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.
+
+   Close any running CmdPal instance and launch it again so it reloads app extensions and picks up the rebuilt `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys` binaries.
+
+## When to repeat each step
+
+- Rebuild and re-register `PackageIdentity` when the sparse package manifest changes, the signing certificate changes, or you switch to a different output root such as `ARM64\Debug`.
+- For normal code changes in `Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys`, rebuilding the extension project and restarting CmdPal is enough.

doc/devdocs/modules/fancyzones.md

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

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

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

doc/devdocs/tools/installer-diagnostics.md

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

doc/dsc/Settings.md

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# Settings resource
-Manage the settings for PowerToys modules
-
-## Commands
-
-### ✨ Modules
-List all the modules supported by the settings resource.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe modules --resource 'settings'
-AdvancedPaste
-AlwaysOnTop
-App
-Awake
-ColorPicker
-CropAndLock
-EnvironmentVariables
-FancyZones
-FileLocksmith
-FindMyMouse
-Hosts
-ImageResizer
-KeyboardManager
-MeasureTool
-MouseHighlighter
-MouseJump
-MousePointerCrosshairs
-Peek
-PowerAccent
-PowerOCR
-PowerRename
-RegistryPreview
-ShortcutGuide
-Workspaces
-ZoomIt
-```
-
-### 📄 Get
-Get the settings for a specific module.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables
-{"settings":{"properties":{"LaunchAdministrator":{"value":true}},"name":"EnvironmentVariables","version":"1.0"}}
-```
-
-### 🖨️ Export
-Export the settings for a specific module.
-
-ℹ️ Settings resource Get and Export operation output states are identical.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables
-{"settings":{"properties":{"LaunchAdministrator":{"value":true}},"name":"EnvironmentVariables","version":"1.0"}}
-```
-
-### 📝 Set
-Set the settings for a specific module. This command will update the settings to the specified values.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input '{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}'
-{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}
-["settings"]
-```
-
-### 🧪 Test
-Test the settings for a specific module. This command will check if the current settings match the desired state.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input '{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000002-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}'
-{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"},"_inDesiredState":false}
-["settings"]
-```
-
-### 🛠️ Schema
-Generates the JSON schema for the settings resource of a specific module.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module Awake
-{"$schema":"http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#","title":"SettingsResourceObjectOfAwakeSettings","type":"object","additionalProperties":false,"required":["settings"],"properties":{"_inDesiredState":{"type":["boolean","null"],"description":"Indicates whether an instance is in the desired state"},"settings":{"description":"The settings content for the module."}}}
-PS E:\src\powertoys> PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module Awake | Format-Json
-```
-
-### 📦 Manifest
-Generates a manifest dsc resource JSON file for the specified module.
-- If the module is not specified, it will generate a manifest for all modules.
-- If the output directory is not specified, it will print the manifest to the console.
-```shell
-PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe manifest --resource settings --module 'Awake' --outputDir "C:\manifests"
-```

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys AdvancedPaste module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       AdvancedPaste Module
+---
+
+# AdvancedPaste Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Advanced Paste utility, which provides advanced clipboard operations and custom paste formats.
+
+## Description
+
+The `AdvancedPaste` module configures PowerToys Advanced Paste, a utility
+that extends clipboard functionality with AI-powered transformations, custom
+formats, and advanced paste options. It allows you to paste clipboard content
+with transformations like plain text conversion, markdown formatting, JSON
+formatting, and AI-based text processing.
+
+## Properties
+
+The AdvancedPaste module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### IsAdvancedAIEnabled
+
+Controls whether AI-powered paste transformations are enabled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`  
+**Description:** Enables AI-based clipboard transformations such as
+summarization, translation, and content reformatting.
+
+### PasteAsPlainTextHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut for pasting as plain text.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier.
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier.
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier.
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier.
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code.
+- `key` (string) - Key name.
+
+**Default:** `Ctrl+Win+V`
+
+### PasteAsMarkdownHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut for pasting as markdown.
+
+**Type:** object (same structure as PasteAsPlainTextHotkey)  
+**Default:** `Ctrl+Win+Shift+V`
+
+### PasteAsJsonHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut for pasting as JSON.
+
+**Type:** object (same structure as PasteAsPlainTextHotkey)
+
+### ShowCustomPreview
+
+Controls whether a preview window is shown before pasting custom formats.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### CloseAfterLosingFocus
+
+Controls whether the Advanced Paste window closes when it loses focus.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable AI features with direct execution
+
+This example enables AI-powered paste transformations.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            IsAdvancedAIEnabled = $true
+        }
+        name = "AdvancedPaste"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module AdvancedPaste `
+  --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure paste hotkeys with DSC
+
+This example customizes keyboard shortcuts for different paste formats.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file advancedpaste-hotkeys.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# advancedpaste-hotkeys.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Advanced Paste hotkeys
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AdvancedPasteSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          PasteAsPlainTextHotkey:
+            win: true
+            ctrl: true
+            alt: false
+            shift: false
+            code: 86
+            key: V
+          PasteAsMarkdownHotkey:
+            win: true
+            ctrl: true
+            alt: false
+            shift: true
+            code: 86
+            key: V
+        name: AdvancedPaste
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Advanced Paste with AI
+enabled.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-advancedpaste.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-advancedpaste.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Advanced Paste
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AdvancedPasteSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          IsAdvancedAIEnabled: true
+          ShowCustomPreview: true
+          CloseAfterLosingFocus: true
+        name: AdvancedPaste
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Enable with custom preview settings
+
+This example configures preview behavior for custom paste formats.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file advancedpaste-preview.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# advancedpaste-preview.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure preview settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AdvancedPasteSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ShowCustomPreview: true
+          CloseAfterLosingFocus: false
+        name: AdvancedPaste
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Test AI enablement
+
+This example tests whether AI features are enabled.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            IsAdvancedAIEnabled = $true
+        }
+        name = "AdvancedPaste"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' `
+  --module AdvancedPaste --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "AI features are enabled"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "AI features need to be enabled"
+}
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Development workflow
+
+Enable AI transformations for code snippets and documentation:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Developer paste settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AdvancedPasteSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          IsAdvancedAIEnabled: true
+          ShowCustomPreview: true
+        name: AdvancedPaste
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Content creation
+
+Configure for markdown and formatted text operations:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Content creator settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AdvancedPasteSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ShowCustomPreview: true
+          CloseAfterLosingFocus: false
+        name: AdvancedPaste
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [ColorPicker Module][03] - System-wide color picker utility
+- [PowerToys Advanced Paste Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./ColorPicker.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/advanced-paste

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys AlwaysOnTop module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       AlwaysOnTop Module
+---
+
+# AlwaysOnTop Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Always On Top utility, which pins windows to stay on top of other windows.
+
+## Description
+
+The `AlwaysOnTop` module configures PowerToys Always On Top, a utility that
+allows you to pin any window to remain visible above all other windows. This
+is useful for keeping reference materials, chat windows, or monitoring tools
+visible while working with other applications.
+
+## Properties
+
+The AlwaysOnTop module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### Hotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to toggle Always On Top for the active window.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier.
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier.
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier.
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier.
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code.
+- `key` (string) - Key name.
+
+**Default:** `Win+Ctrl+T`
+
+### FrameEnabled
+
+Controls whether a colored border is displayed around pinned windows.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### FrameThickness
+
+Sets the thickness of the border around pinned windows (in pixels).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `1` to `100`  
+**Default:** `5`
+
+### FrameColor
+
+Sets the color of the border around pinned windows.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Default:** `"#FF0000"` (red)
+
+### FrameOpacity
+
+Sets the opacity of the border (0-100).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `100`  
+**Default:** `100`
+
+### FrameAccentColor
+
+Controls whether to use the Windows accent color for the frame.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### SoundEnabled
+
+Controls whether a sound plays when toggling Always On Top.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### DoNotActivateOnGameMode
+
+Controls whether Always On Top is automatically disabled during game mode.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### RoundCornersEnabled
+
+Controls whether the frame has rounded corners.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### ExcludedApps
+
+List of applications excluded from Always On Top functionality.
+
+**Type:** string (newline-separated list of executable names)
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable with default settings using direct execution
+
+This example enables Always On Top with default border appearance.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            FrameEnabled = $true
+            FrameThickness = 5
+            FrameColor = "#FF0000"
+            FrameOpacity = 100
+        }
+        name = "AlwaysOnTop"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module AlwaysOnTop `
+  --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Customize frame appearance with DSC
+
+This example configures a custom border color and thickness.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file alwaysontop-appearance.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# alwaysontop-appearance.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Customize Always On Top frame
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          FrameEnabled: true
+          FrameThickness: 8
+          FrameColor: "#0078D7"
+          FrameOpacity: 80
+          RoundCornersEnabled: true
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Configure with accent color using WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Always On Top to use the
+Windows accent color.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-alwaysontop.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-alwaysontop.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Always On Top
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          FrameEnabled: true
+          FrameAccentColor: true
+          FrameThickness: 6
+          SoundEnabled: true
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Disable for gaming
+
+This example ensures Always On Top is disabled during game mode.
+
+```yaml
+# alwaysontop-gaming.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure for gaming
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          DoNotActivateOnGameMode: true
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Minimal border configuration
+
+This example configures a subtle, thin border.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            FrameEnabled = $true
+            FrameThickness = 2
+            FrameOpacity = 50
+            RoundCornersEnabled = true
+        }
+        name = "AlwaysOnTop"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module AlwaysOnTop --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Exclude specific applications
+
+This example excludes certain applications from Always On Top.
+
+```yaml
+# alwaysontop-exclusions.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Exclude apps from Always On Top
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExcludedApps: |
+            Game.exe
+            FullScreenApp.exe
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Reference material
+
+Keep documentation or reference windows visible:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Reference window settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          FrameEnabled: true
+          FrameColor: "#00FF00"
+          FrameOpacity: 60
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Monitoring dashboards
+
+Pin monitoring tools and dashboards:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Monitoring settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AlwaysOnTopSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          FrameEnabled: true
+          FrameAccentColor: true
+          SoundEnabled: false
+        name: AlwaysOnTop
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [FancyZones Module][03] - Window layout manager
+- [PowerToys Always On Top Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./FancyZones.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/always-on-top

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys App module (general settings)
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       App module
+---
+
+# App Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages general PowerToys application settings, including utility enable/disable states, startup behavior, and theme preferences.
+
+## Description
+
+The `App` module controls global PowerToys settings that affect the entire
+application. This includes which utilities are enabled, whether PowerToys
+runs at startup, the application theme, and other general preferences.
+
+Unlike other modules that configure specific utilities, the App module
+manages PowerToys-wide settings and the enabled state of all utilities.
+
+## Properties
+
+The App module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### Enabled
+
+Controls which PowerToys utilities are enabled or disabled.
+
+**Type:** Object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `AdvancedPaste` (boolean) - Enable/disable Advanced Paste utility.
+- `AlwaysOnTop` (boolean) - Enable/disable Always On Top utility.
+- `Awake` (boolean) - Enable/disable Awake utility.
+- `ColorPicker` (boolean) - Enable/disable Color Picker utility.
+- `CropAndLock` (boolean) - Enable/disable Crop And Lock utility.
+- `EnvironmentVariables` (boolean) - Enable/disable Environment Variables
+  utility.
+- `FancyZones` (boolean) - Enable/disable FancyZones utility.
+- `FileLocksmith` (boolean) - Enable/disable File Locksmith utility.
+- `FindMyMouse` (boolean) - Enable/disable Find My Mouse utility.
+- `Hosts` (boolean) - Enable/disable Hosts File Editor utility.
+- `ImageResizer` (boolean) - Enable/disable Image Resizer utility.
+- `KeyboardManager` (boolean) - Enable/disable Keyboard Manager utility.
+- `MeasureTool` (boolean) - Enable/disable Measure Tool utility.
+- `MouseHighlighter` (boolean) - Enable/disable Mouse Highlighter utility.
+- `MouseJump` (boolean) - Enable/disable Mouse Jump utility.
+- `MousePointerCrosshairs` (boolean) - Enable/disable Mouse Pointer
+  Crosshairs utility.
+- `Peek` (boolean) - Enable/disable Peek utility.
+- `PowerAccent` (boolean) - Enable/disable Power Accent utility.
+- `PowerOCR` (boolean) - Enable/disable Power OCR utility.
+- `PowerRename` (boolean) - Enable/disable Power Rename utility.
+- `RegistryPreview` (boolean) - Enable/disable Registry Preview utility.
+- `ShortcutGuide` (boolean) - Enable/disable Shortcut Guide utility.
+- `Workspaces` (boolean) - Enable/disable Workspaces utility.
+- `ZoomIt` (boolean) - Enable/disable ZoomIt utility.
+
+### startup
+
+Controls whether PowerToys starts automatically when you sign in.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### run_elevated
+
+Controls whether PowerToys runs with administrator privileges.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### theme
+
+Sets the application theme.
+
+**Type:** string  
+**Allowed values:** `"light"`, `"dark"`, `"system"`  
+**Default:** `"system"`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable specific utilities with direct execution
+
+This example enables only FancyZones, PowerRename, and ColorPicker while
+disabling all others.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            Enabled = @{
+                AdvancedPaste = $false
+                AlwaysOnTop = $false
+                Awake = $false
+                ColorPicker = $true
+                CropAndLock = $false
+                EnvironmentVariables = $false
+                FancyZones = $true
+                FileLocksmith = $false
+                FindMyMouse = $false
+                Hosts = $false
+                ImageResizer = $false
+                KeyboardManager = $false
+                MeasureTool = $false
+                MouseHighlighter = $false
+                MouseJump = $false
+                MousePointerCrosshairs = $false
+                Peek = $false
+                PowerAccent = $false
+                PowerOCR = $false
+                PowerRename = $true
+                RegistryPreview = $false
+                ShortcutGuide = $false
+                Workspaces = $false
+                ZoomIt = $false
+            }
+        }
+        name = "App"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module App --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure startup and theme with DSC
+
+This example configures PowerToys to run at startup with elevated privileges
+and use dark theme.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file app-config.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# app-config.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure PowerToys general settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AppSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          startup: true
+          run_elevated: true
+          theme: dark
+        name: App
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Enable all utilities with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and enables all available utilities.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-enable-all.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-enable-all.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Enable all utilities
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AppSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Enabled:
+            AdvancedPaste: true
+            AlwaysOnTop: true
+            Awake: true
+            ColorPicker: true
+            CropAndLock: true
+            EnvironmentVariables: true
+            FancyZones: true
+            FileLocksmith: true
+            FindMyMouse: true
+            Hosts: true
+            ImageResizer: true
+            KeyboardManager: true
+            MeasureTool: true
+            MouseHighlighter: true
+            MouseJump: true
+            MousePointerCrosshairs: true
+            Peek: true
+            PowerAccent: true
+            PowerOCR: true
+            PowerRename: true
+            RegistryPreview: true
+            ShortcutGuide: true
+            Workspaces: true
+            ZoomIt: true
+        name: App
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Test if specific utilities are enabled
+
+This example tests whether FancyZones and PowerRename are enabled.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            Enabled = @{
+                FancyZones = $true
+                PowerRename = $true
+            }
+        }
+        name = "App"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module App `
+    --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "FancyZones and PowerRename are enabled"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Configuration needs to be updated"
+}
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Individual resource for each utility
+
+This example shows enabling utilities individually, which provides better granularity for complex configurations.
+
+```powershell
+# Get current state
+PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module App
+
+# Enable individual utilities
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            Enabled = @{
+                FancyZones = $true
+            }
+        }
+        name = "App"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module App --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Get schema for App module
+
+This example retrieves the complete JSON schema for the App module.
+
+```powershell
+PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module App | `
+    ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [Awake][03]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./Awake.md

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys Awake module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       Awake Module
+---
+
+# Awake Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Awake utility, which keeps your computer awake without changing power settings.
+
+## Description
+
+The `Awake` module configures PowerToys Awake, a utility that prevents your
+computer from going to sleep or turning off the display. This is useful
+during installations, presentations, or any scenario where you need to
+temporarily override power settings without permanently changing them.
+
+Awake supports multiple modes including indefinite keep-awake, timed
+intervals, and scheduled expiration. The display can be kept on or allowed
+to turn off independently of the system sleep state.
+
+## Properties
+
+The Awake module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### keepDisplayOn
+
+Controls whether the display remains on while Awake is active.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`  
+**Description:** When `true`, prevents the display from turning off. When
+`false`, only prevents system sleep while allowing the display to turn off
+according to power settings.
+
+### mode
+
+Specifies the Awake operating mode.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - Off (Awake is disabled).
+- `1` - Keep awake indefinitely.
+- `2` - Keep awake for a timed interval.
+- `3` - Keep awake until a specific date/time.
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### intervalHours
+
+Number of hours to keep the system awake (used when mode is `2`).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `999`  
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### intervalMinutes
+
+Number of minutes to keep the system awake (used when mode is `2`).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `59`  
+**Default:** `1`
+
+### expirationDateTime
+
+The date and time when Awake should automatically disable (used when mode is `3`).
+
+**Type:** string (ISO 8601 datetime format)  
+**Format:** `"YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.fffffffzzz"`  
+**Example:** `"2025-12-31T23:59:59.0000000-08:00"`
+
+### customTrayTimes
+
+Custom time intervals displayed in the system tray context menu for quick activation.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Description:** A dictionary of custom time presets for quick access. Keys
+are display names, values are time specifications.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Keep awake indefinitely with display on
+
+This example configures Awake to keep the system and display awake
+indefinitely using direct execution.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            keepDisplayOn = $true
+            mode = 1
+        }
+        name = "Awake"
+        version = "0.0.1"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Keep awake for 2 hours with DSC
+
+This example configures a timed keep-awake period.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file awake-timed.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# awake-timed.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Awake for 2 hours
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          keepDisplayOn: true
+          mode: 2
+          intervalHours: 2
+          intervalMinutes: 0
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Keep awake until specific time with WinGet
+
+This example configures Awake to stay active until a specific date and time.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-awake-scheduled.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-awake-scheduled.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Keep awake until end of workday
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          keepDisplayOn: true
+          mode: 3
+          expirationDateTime: "2025-10-18T17:00:00.0000000-07:00"
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Disable Awake
+
+This example disables Awake using direct execution.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            mode = 0
+        }
+        name = "Awake"
+        version = "0.0.1"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Keep system awake but allow display to sleep
+
+This example keeps the system awake while allowing the display to turn off.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file awake-system-only.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# awake-system-only.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Keep system awake only
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          keepDisplayOn: false
+          mode: 1
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Configure for presentation (4 hours)
+
+This example configures Awake for a presentation scenario using WinGet.
+
+```bash
+winget configure presentation-mode.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# presentation-mode.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Enable Awake for presentation
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          keepDisplayOn: true
+          mode: 2
+          intervalHours: 4
+          intervalMinutes: 0
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Example 7 - Test current configuration
+
+This example tests whether Awake is configured for indefinite keep-awake.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            keepDisplayOn = $true
+            mode = 1
+        }
+        name = "Awake"
+        version = "0.0.1"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "Awake is configured for indefinite keep-awake"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Awake configuration differs from desired state"
+}
+```
+
+### Example 8 - Get current Awake configuration
+
+This example retrieves the current Awake settings.
+
+```powershell
+PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module Awake | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+```
+
+### Example 9 - Get Awake schema
+
+This example retrieves the JSON schema for Awake module properties.
+
+```powershell
+PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module Awake | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Development and builds
+
+Keep the system awake during long-running builds or installations:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Keep awake during build
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          mode: 2
+          intervalHours: 8
+          intervalMinutes: 0
+          keepDisplayOn: false
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Presentations and demos
+
+Ensure the system stays awake during presentations:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Presentation mode
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          mode: 1
+          keepDisplayOn: true
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+### Scheduled maintenance
+
+Keep the system awake until a specific time for scheduled tasks:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Maintenance window
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AwakeSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          mode: 3
+          expirationDateTime: "2025-10-19T02:00:00.0000000-07:00"
+          keepDisplayOn: false
+        name: Awake
+        version: 0.0.1
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [PowerRename][03]
+- [PowerToys Awake Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./PowerRename.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/awake

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys ColorPicker module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       ColorPicker Module
+---
+
+# ColorPicker Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Color Picker utility, a system-wide color selection and identification tool.
+
+## Description
+
+The `ColorPicker` module configures PowerToys Color Picker, a utility that allows you to pick colors from anywhere on your screen and copy them to the clipboard in various formats. It's useful for designers, developers, and anyone working with colors.
+
+## Properties
+
+The ColorPicker module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### ActivationShortcut
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to activate the color picker.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier.
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier.
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier.
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier.
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code.
+- `key` (string) - Key name.
+
+**Default:** `Win+Shift+C`
+
+### changecursor
+
+Controls whether the cursor changes when the color picker is activated.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### copiedcolorrepresentation
+
+Sets the default color format copied to the clipboard.
+
+**Type:** string  
+**Allowed values:** `"HEX"`, `"RGB"`, `"HSL"`, `"HSV"`, `"CMYK"`, `"HSB"`,
+`"HSI"`, `"HWB"`, `"NCol"`  
+**Default:** `"HEX"`
+
+### activationaction
+
+Controls the action when the color picker activation shortcut is pressed.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - Open color picker and show editor
+- `1` - Open color picker only
+- `2` - Open editor only
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### showColorName
+
+Controls whether color names are displayed in the color picker.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### VisibleColorFormats
+
+Defines which color formats are visible in the picker interface.
+
+**Type:** object with boolean properties for each format:
+
+- `HEX` (boolean)
+- `RGB` (boolean)
+- `HSL` (boolean)
+- `HSV` (boolean)
+- `CMYK` (boolean)
+- `HSB` (boolean)
+- `HSI` (boolean)
+- `HWB` (boolean)
+- `NCol` (boolean)
+- `Decimal` (boolean)
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Configure default color format with direct execution
+
+This example sets the default copied color format to RGB.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            copiedcolorrepresentation = "RGB"
+        }
+        name = "ColorPicker"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module ColorPicker --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure activation behavior with DSC
+
+This example configures the color picker to open directly without the
+editor.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file colorpicker-activation.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# colorpicker-activation.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Color Picker activation
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ColorPickerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          activationaction: 1
+          changecursor: true
+          copiedcolorrepresentation: HEX
+        name: ColorPicker
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure for web development with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Color Picker for web
+developers.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-colorpicker-webdev.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-colorpicker-webdev.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Color Picker for web development
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ColorPickerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          copiedcolorrepresentation: HEX
+          showColorName: true
+          changecursor: true
+          VisibleColorFormats:
+            HEX: true
+            RGB: true
+            HSL: true
+            HSV: false
+            CMYK: false
+        name: ColorPicker
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Configure visible formats
+
+This example enables only HEX, RGB, and HSL formats.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file colorpicker-formats.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# colorpicker-formats.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure visible color formats
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ColorPickerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          VisibleColorFormats:
+            HEX: true
+            RGB: true
+            HSL: true
+            HSV: false
+            CMYK: false
+            HSB: false
+            HSI: false
+            HWB: false
+            NCol: false
+            Decimal: false
+        name: ColorPicker
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Configure for graphic design
+
+This example configures Color Picker for graphic designers with CMYK support.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            copiedcolorrepresentation = "CMYK"
+            showColorName = $true
+            VisibleColorFormats = @{
+                HEX = $true
+                RGB = $true
+                CMYK = $true
+                HSL = $true
+                HSV = $true
+            }
+        }
+        name = "ColorPicker"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module ColorPicker --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Test configuration
+
+This example tests whether HEX is the default format.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            copiedcolorrepresentation = "HEX"
+        }
+        name = "ColorPicker"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module ColorPicker `
+    --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "HEX is the default format"
+}
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Web development
+
+Configure for HTML/CSS color codes:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Web developer settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ColorPickerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          copiedcolorrepresentation: HEX
+          VisibleColorFormats:
+            HEX: true
+            RGB: true
+            HSL: true
+        name: ColorPicker
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Print design
+
+Configure for CMYK color space:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Print designer settings
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ColorPickerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          copiedcolorrepresentation: CMYK
+          showColorName: true
+        name: ColorPicker
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [ImageResizer][03]
+- [PowerToys Color Picker Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./ImageResizer.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/color-picker

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys CropAndLock module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       CropAndLock Module
+---
+
+# CropAndLock Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Crop And Lock utility, which crops and locks portions of windows.
+
+## Description
+
+The `CropAndLock` module configures PowerToys Crop And Lock, a utility that allows you to crop a portion of any window and keep it visible as a thumbnail. This is useful for monitoring specific parts of applications, keeping reference information visible, or focusing on particular UI elements.
+
+## Properties
+
+The CropAndLock module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### Hotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to activate Crop And Lock for the active window.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier.
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier.
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier.
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier.
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code.
+- `key` (string) - Key name.
+
+**Default:** `Win+Ctrl+Shift+T`
+
+### ReparentHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to change the parent window of a cropped thumbnail.
+
+**Type:** object (same structure as Hotkey)
+
+### ThumbnailOpacity
+
+Sets the opacity of cropped thumbnails (0-100).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `100`  
+**Default:** `100`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Configure basic settings with direct execution
+
+This example sets the Crop And Lock hotkey and thumbnail opacity.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ThumbnailOpacity = 90
+        }
+        name = "CropAndLock"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module CropAndLock --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure hotkeys with DSC
+
+This example configures custom hotkeys for cropping and reparenting.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file cropandlock-hotkeys.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# cropandlock-hotkeys.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Crop And Lock hotkeys
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/CropAndLockSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Hotkey:
+            win: true
+            ctrl: true
+            shift: true
+            alt: false
+            code: 84
+            key: T
+          ThumbnailOpacity: 85
+        name: CropAndLock
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Crop And Lock.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-cropandlock.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-cropandlock.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Crop And Lock
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/CropAndLockSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ThumbnailOpacity: 75
+        name: CropAndLock
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Semi-transparent thumbnails
+
+This example configures thumbnails to be semi-transparent for overlay use.
+
+```yaml
+# cropandlock-transparent.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Semi-transparent thumbnails
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/CropAndLockSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ThumbnailOpacity: 60
+        name: CropAndLock
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Monitoring dashboards
+
+Keep portions of monitoring tools visible:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Monitoring configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/CropAndLockSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ThumbnailOpacity: 80
+        name: CropAndLock
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Reference material
+
+Crop and display reference information:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Reference display
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/CropAndLockSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ThumbnailOpacity: 95
+        name: CropAndLock
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [MouseJump][03]
+- [PowerToys Crop And Lock Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./MouseJump.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/crop-and-lock

doc/dsc/modules/EnvironmentVariables.md

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys EnvironmentVariables module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       EnvironmentVariables Module
+---
+
+# EnvironmentVariables Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Environment Variables utility, a quick editor for system and user environment variables.
+
+## Description
+
+The `EnvironmentVariables` module configures PowerToys Environment Variables, a utility that provides an enhanced interface for viewing and editing Windows environment variables. It offers a more user-friendly alternative to the standard Windows environment variable editor.
+
+## Properties
+
+The EnvironmentVariables module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### LaunchAdministrator
+
+Controls whether the Environment Variables editor launches with administrator privileges by default.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`  
+**Description:** When enabled, the editor will always attempt to launch with elevated permissions, allowing editing of system-wide environment variables.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable admin launch with direct execution
+
+This example configures the Environment Variables editor to always launch with admin rights.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            LaunchAdministrator = $true
+        }
+        name = "EnvironmentVariables"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure with DSC
+
+This example enables administrator launch through DSC configuration.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file environmentvariables-config.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# environmentvariables-config.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Environment Variables editor
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/EnvironmentVariablesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+        name: EnvironmentVariables
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Environment Variables for
+admin launch.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-envvars.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-envvars.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Environment Variables
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/EnvironmentVariablesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+        name: EnvironmentVariables
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Standard user mode
+
+This example configures for standard user access (no elevation).
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file envvars-user.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# envvars-user.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: User-level Environment Variables
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/EnvironmentVariablesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: false
+        name: EnvironmentVariables
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Test admin launch configuration
+
+This example tests whether admin launch is enabled.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            LaunchAdministrator = $true
+        }
+        name = "EnvironmentVariables"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "Admin launch is enabled"
+}
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### System administration
+
+Configure for system-wide environment variable management:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Admin configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/EnvironmentVariablesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+        name: EnvironmentVariables
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Development workstations
+
+Configure for user-level variable management:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Developer configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/EnvironmentVariablesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: false
+        name: EnvironmentVariables
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [Hosts][03]
+- [PowerToys Environment Variables Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./Hosts.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/environment-variables

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys FancyZones module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       FancyZones Module
+---
+
+# FancyZones Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the FancyZones utility, a window layout manager that arranges and snaps windows into efficient layouts.
+
+## Description
+
+The `FancyZones` module configures PowerToys FancyZones, a window manager
+utility that helps organize windows into custom layouts called zones.
+FancyZones allows you to create multiple zone layouts for different displays
+and quickly snap windows into position using keyboard shortcuts or mouse
+actions.
+
+This module controls activation methods, window behavior, zone appearance, editor settings, and other FancyZones preferences.
+
+## Properties
+
+The FancyZones module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### fancyzones_shiftDrag
+
+Controls whether holding Shift while dragging a window activates zone snapping.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### fancyzones_mouseSwitch
+
+Controls whether moving a window across monitors triggers zone selection.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_overrideSnapHotkeys
+
+Controls whether FancyZones overrides the Windows Snap hotkeys (Win+Arrow keys).
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors
+
+Controls whether moving windows between monitors is enabled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_moveWindowsBasedOnPosition
+
+Controls whether windows move to zones based on cursor position rather than window position.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_overlappingZonesAlgorithm
+
+Determines the algorithm used when multiple zones overlap.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - Smallest zone
+- `1` - Largest zone
+- `2` - Positional (based on cursor/window position)
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### fancyzones_displayOrWorkAreaChange_moveWindows
+
+Controls whether windows are moved to fit when display or work area changes.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_zoneSetChange_flashZones
+
+Controls whether zones flash briefly when the zone set changes.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_zoneSetChange_moveWindows
+
+Controls whether windows are automatically moved when the zone set changes.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_appLastZone_moveWindows
+
+Controls whether windows are moved to their last known zone when reopened.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### fancyzones_openWindowOnActiveMonitor
+
+Controls whether newly opened windows appear on the currently active monitor.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_spanZonesAcrossMonitors
+
+Controls whether zones can span across multiple monitors.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### fancyzones_makeDraggedWindowTransparent
+
+Controls whether dragged windows become transparent to show zones underneath.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### fancyzones_zoneColor
+
+Sets the color of zone areas.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Example:** `"#0078D7"`  
+**Default:** `"#0078D7"`
+
+### fancyzones_zoneBorderColor
+
+Sets the color of zone borders.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Example:** `"#FFFFFF"`  
+**Default:** `"#FFFFFF"`
+
+### fancyzones_zoneHighlightColor
+
+Sets the highlight color when a zone is activated.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Example:** `"#0078D7"`  
+**Default:** `"#0078D7"`
+
+### fancyzones_highlightOpacity
+
+Sets the opacity of zone highlights (0-100).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `100`  
+**Default:** `50`
+
+### fancyzones_editorHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to open the FancyZones editor.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code
+- `key` (string) - Key name
+
+**Default:** `Win+Shift+~`
+
+### fancyzones_windowSwitching
+
+Controls whether window switching with arrow keys is enabled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### fancyzones_nextTabHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to switch to the next tab/window in a zone.
+
+**Type:** object (same structure as fancyzones_editorHotkey)
+
+### fancyzones_prevTabHotkey
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to switch to the previous tab/window in a zone.
+
+**Type:** object (same structure as fancyzones_editorHotkey)
+
+### fancyzones_excludedApps
+
+List of applications excluded from FancyZones snapping.
+
+**Type:** string (newline-separated list of executable names)  
+**Example:** `"Notepad.exe\nCalc.exe"`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable basic zone snapping with direct execution
+
+This example enables Shift-drag zone snapping and mouse-based monitor switching.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            fancyzones_shiftDrag = $true
+            fancyzones_mouseSwitch = $true
+        }
+        name = "FancyZones"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module FancyZones --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure window movement behavior with DSC
+
+This example configures how windows behave when displays or zones change.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file fancyzones-window-behavior.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# fancyzones-window-behavior.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure FancyZones window behavior
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_displayOrWorkAreaChange_moveWindows: true
+          fancyzones_zoneSetChange_moveWindows: true
+          fancyzones_appLastZone_moveWindows: true
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Customize zone appearance with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures custom zone colors and
+opacity.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-fancyzones-appearance.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-fancyzones-appearance.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Customize FancyZones appearance
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_zoneColor: "#2D2D30"
+          fancyzones_zoneBorderColor: "#007ACC"
+          fancyzones_zoneHighlightColor: "#007ACC"
+          fancyzones_highlightOpacity: 75
+          fancyzones_makeDraggedWindowTransparent: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Override Windows Snap hotkeys
+
+This example configures FancyZones to replace Windows default snap
+functionality.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file fancyzones-snap-override.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# fancyzones-snap-override.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Override Windows Snap
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_overrideSnapHotkeys: true
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsBasedOnPosition: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Configure editor hotkey
+
+This example changes the FancyZones editor hotkey to Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            fancyzones_editorHotkey = @{
+                win = $false
+                ctrl = $true
+                alt = $true
+                shift = $true
+                code = 70  # F key
+                key = "F"
+            }
+        }
+        name = "FancyZones"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module FancyZones --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Exclude applications from zone snapping
+
+This example configures FancyZones to ignore specific applications.
+
+```yaml
+# fancyzones-exclusions.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Exclude apps from FancyZones
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_excludedApps: |
+            Notepad.exe
+            Calculator.exe
+            mspaint.exe
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 7 - Multi-monitor configuration
+
+This example configures FancyZones for optimal multi-monitor workflow.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file fancyzones-multimonitor.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# fancyzones-multimonitor.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Multi-monitor FancyZones setup
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_shiftDrag: true
+          fancyzones_mouseSwitch: true
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors: true
+          fancyzones_spanZonesAcrossMonitors: false
+          fancyzones_openWindowOnActiveMonitor: true
+          fancyzones_displayOrWorkAreaChange_moveWindows: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 8 - Complete FancyZones configuration with WinGet
+
+This example shows a comprehensive FancyZones setup with installation.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-fancyzones-complete.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-fancyzones-complete.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Enable FancyZones
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/AppSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Enabled:
+            FancyZones: true
+        name: App
+        version: 1.0
+  
+  - name: Configure FancyZones
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          # Activation
+          fancyzones_shiftDrag: true
+          fancyzones_mouseSwitch: true
+          fancyzones_overrideSnapHotkeys: false
+          
+          # Window behavior
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors: true
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsBasedOnPosition: false
+          fancyzones_displayOrWorkAreaChange_moveWindows: true
+          fancyzones_zoneSetChange_moveWindows: false
+          fancyzones_appLastZone_moveWindows: true
+          
+          # Appearance
+          fancyzones_makeDraggedWindowTransparent: true
+          fancyzones_zoneColor: "#0078D7"
+          fancyzones_zoneBorderColor: "#FFFFFF"
+          fancyzones_zoneHighlightColor: "#0078D7"
+          fancyzones_highlightOpacity: 50
+          
+          # Multi-monitor
+          fancyzones_openWindowOnActiveMonitor: true
+          fancyzones_spanZonesAcrossMonitors: false
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 9 - Test FancyZones configuration
+
+This example tests whether FancyZones is configured for multi-monitor use.
+
+```powershell
+$desired = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors = $true
+            fancyzones_openWindowOnActiveMonitor = $true
+        }
+        name = "FancyZones"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+$result = PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module FancyZones `
+    --input $desired | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+if ($result._inDesiredState) {
+    Write-Host "FancyZones is configured for multi-monitor"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "FancyZones configuration needs updating"
+}
+```
+
+### Example 10 - Get FancyZones schema
+
+This example retrieves the complete JSON schema for FancyZones properties.
+
+```powershell
+PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module FancyZones | `
+    ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Development workflow
+
+Configure FancyZones for efficient development with IDE, browser, and terminal windows:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Developer layout
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_shiftDrag: true
+          fancyzones_overrideSnapHotkeys: true
+          fancyzones_appLastZone_moveWindows: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Presentation mode
+
+Optimize window management for presentations and screen sharing:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Presentation layout
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_openWindowOnActiveMonitor: true
+          fancyzones_highlightOpacity: 30
+          fancyzones_makeDraggedWindowTransparent: false
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Home office setup
+
+Configure for docking/undocking laptop scenarios:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Home office configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FancyZonesSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          fancyzones_displayOrWorkAreaChange_moveWindows: true
+          fancyzones_moveWindowsAcrossMonitors: true
+          fancyzones_appLastZone_moveWindows: true
+        name: FancyZones
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [Peek][03]
+- [PowerToys FancyZones Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./Peek.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/fancyzones

doc/dsc/modules/FileLocksmith.md

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys FileLocksmith module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       FileLocksmith Module
+---
+
+# FileLocksmith Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the File Locksmith utility, which identifies
+processes that are locking files or folders.
+
+## Description
+
+The `FileLocksmith` module configures PowerToys File Locksmith, a Windows
+shell extension that helps identify which processes are using (locking)
+specific files or folders. It integrates with the Windows Explorer context
+menu for easy access.
+
+## Properties
+
+The FileLocksmith module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### ExtendedContextMenuOnly
+
+Controls whether File Locksmith appears only in the extended context menu.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`  
+**Description:** When `true`, File Locksmith only appears in the context menu
+when you hold Shift while right-clicking. When `false`, it appears in the
+standard context menu.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Show in standard context menu with direct execution
+
+This example configures File Locksmith to appear in the standard context menu.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ExtendedContextMenuOnly = $false
+        }
+        name = "FileLocksmith"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module FileLocksmith `
+    --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Extended menu only with DSC
+
+This example configures File Locksmith to appear only in the extended
+context menu.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file filelocksmith-extended.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# filelocksmith-extended.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure File Locksmith for extended menu
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FileLocksmithSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExtendedContextMenuOnly: true
+        name: FileLocksmith
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures File Locksmith for standard
+menu access.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-filelocksmith.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-filelocksmith.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure File Locksmith
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FileLocksmithSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExtendedContextMenuOnly: false
+        name: FileLocksmith
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Minimize context menu clutter
+
+This example configures for extended menu to reduce clutter.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file filelocksmith-minimal.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# filelocksmith-minimal.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Minimal context menu
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FileLocksmithSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExtendedContextMenuOnly: true
+        name: FileLocksmith
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### System administration
+
+Quick access for troubleshooting file locks:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Admin quick access
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FileLocksmithSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExtendedContextMenuOnly: false
+        name: FileLocksmith
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Clean context menu
+
+Reduce menu clutter for casual users:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Clean menu
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FileLocksmithSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ExtendedContextMenuOnly: true
+        name: FileLocksmith
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [RegistryPreview][03]
+- [PowerToys File Locksmith Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./RegistryPreview.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/file-locksmith

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys FindMyMouse module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       FindMyMouse Module
+---
+
+# FindMyMouse Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Find My Mouse utility, which helps locate your
+mouse cursor on the screen.
+
+## Description
+
+The `FindMyMouse` module configures PowerToys Find My Mouse, a utility that
+highlights your mouse cursor location when you press the Ctrl key. This is
+particularly useful on large or multiple displays where the cursor can be
+difficult to locate.
+
+## Properties
+
+The FindMyMouse module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### DoNotActivateOnGameMode
+
+Controls whether Find My Mouse is disabled during game mode.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`  
+**Description:** When enabled, Find My Mouse will not activate when Windows
+game mode is active.
+
+### BackgroundColor
+
+Sets the background color of the spotlight effect.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Default:** `"#000000"` (black)
+
+### SpotlightColor
+
+Sets the color of the spotlight circle around the cursor.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
+**Default:** `"#FFFFFF"` (white)
+
+### OverlayOpacity
+
+Sets the opacity of the background overlay (0-100).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `100`  
+**Default:** `50`
+
+### SpotlightRadius
+
+Sets the radius of the spotlight in pixels.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `50` to `500`  
+**Default:** `100`
+
+### AnimationDurationMs
+
+Sets the duration of the spotlight animation in milliseconds.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `5000`  
+**Default:** `500`
+
+### SpotlightInitialZoom
+
+Sets the initial zoom level of the spotlight effect.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `100` to `1000`  
+**Default:** `200`
+
+### ExcludedApps
+
+List of applications where Find My Mouse is disabled.
+
+**Type:** string (newline-separated list of executable names)
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Configure spotlight appearance with direct execution
+
+This example customizes the spotlight colors and radius.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            BackgroundColor = "#000000"
+            SpotlightColor = "#00FF00"
+            SpotlightRadius = 150
+            OverlayOpacity = 60
+        }
+        name = "FindMyMouse"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module FindMyMouse --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure animation with DSC
+
+This example customizes the spotlight animation behavior.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file findmymouse-animation.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# findmymouse-animation.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Find My Mouse animation
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          AnimationDurationMs: 750
+          SpotlightInitialZoom: 300
+          SpotlightRadius: 120
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Find My Mouse with custom
+colors.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-findmymouse.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-findmymouse.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Find My Mouse
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          BackgroundColor: "#000000"
+          SpotlightColor: "#0078D7"
+          OverlayOpacity: 70
+          SpotlightRadius: 140
+          DoNotActivateOnGameMode: true
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Subtle configuration
+
+This example creates a subtle, less intrusive spotlight effect.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file findmymouse-subtle.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# findmymouse-subtle.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Subtle spotlight
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          OverlayOpacity: 30
+          SpotlightRadius: 100
+          AnimationDurationMs: 300
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - High visibility configuration
+
+This example creates a high-visibility spotlight for accessibility.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            BackgroundColor = "#000000"
+            SpotlightColor = "#FFFF00"
+            OverlayOpacity = 80
+            SpotlightRadius = 200
+            SpotlightInitialZoom = 400
+        }
+        name = "FindMyMouse"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module FindMyMouse --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 6 - Disable during gaming
+
+This example ensures Find My Mouse doesn't interfere with games.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file findmymouse-gaming.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# findmymouse-gaming.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Gaming configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          DoNotActivateOnGameMode: true
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Large displays
+
+Configure for high visibility on large screens:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Large display configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          SpotlightRadius: 180
+          OverlayOpacity: 70
+          SpotlightColor: "#FFFFFF"
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Accessibility
+
+Configure for maximum visibility:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Accessibility configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/FindMyMouseSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          SpotlightColor: "#FFFF00"
+          OverlayOpacity: 80
+          SpotlightRadius: 200
+          AnimationDurationMs: 1000
+        name: FindMyMouse
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [MouseHighlighter][03]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./MouseHighlighter.md

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys Hosts module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       Hosts Module
+---
+
+# Hosts Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Hosts File Editor utility, a quick editor for
+the Windows hosts file.
+
+## Description
+
+The `Hosts` module configures PowerToys Hosts File Editor, a utility that
+provides a user-friendly interface for viewing and editing the Windows hosts
+file. It simplifies the process of adding, modifying, and managing DNS
+entries in the hosts file.
+
+## Properties
+
+The Hosts module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### LaunchAdministrator
+
+Controls whether the Hosts File Editor launches with administrator privileges
+by default.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`  
+**Description:** When enabled, the editor will always attempt to launch with
+elevated permissions, which is required to edit the hosts file.
+
+### LoopbackDuplicates
+
+Controls how duplicate loopback addresses are handled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### AdditionalLinesPosition
+
+Controls where additional lines are positioned when editing entries.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - Top
+- `1` - Bottom
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable admin launch with direct execution
+
+This example configures the Hosts editor to always launch with admin rights.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            LaunchAdministrator = $true
+        }
+        name = "Hosts"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module Hosts --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure with DSC
+
+This example enables administrator launch and configures line positioning.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file hosts-config.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# hosts-config.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Hosts File Editor
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/HostsSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+          AdditionalLinesPosition: 1
+        name: Hosts
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures the Hosts editor for admin
+launch.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-hosts.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-hosts.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Hosts File Editor
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/HostsSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+          LoopbackDuplicates: false
+        name: Hosts
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Development configuration
+
+This example configures for development use with new entries at the bottom.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file hosts-development.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# hosts-development.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Development hosts configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/HostsSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+          AdditionalLinesPosition: 1
+        name: Hosts
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### System administration
+
+Configure for frequent hosts file editing:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Admin configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/HostsSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+        name: Hosts
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Web development
+
+Configure for development environment management:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Developer configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/HostsSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          LaunchAdministrator: true
+          AdditionalLinesPosition: 1
+        name: Hosts
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [KeyboardManager][03]
+- [PowerToys Hosts File Editor Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./KeyboardManager.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/hosts-file-editor

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys ImageResizer module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       ImageResizer Module
+---
+
+# ImageResizer Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Image Resizer utility, which provides quick
+image resizing from the Windows Explorer context menu.
+
+## Description
+
+The `ImageResizer` module configures PowerToys Image Resizer, a Windows shell
+extension that allows you to resize one or multiple images directly from the
+File Explorer context menu. It supports custom size presets and various
+resize options.
+
+## Properties
+
+The ImageResizer module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### ImageResizerSizes
+
+Defines the preset sizes available in the Image Resizer interface.
+
+**Type:** array of objects  
+**Object properties:**
+
+- `Name` (string) - Display name for the preset
+- `Width` (integer) - Width value
+- `Height` (integer) - Height value
+- `Unit` (string) - Unit of measurement: `"Pixel"`, `"Percent"`, `"Centimeter"`, `"Inch"`
+- `Fit` (string) - Resize mode: `"Fit"`, `"Fill"`, `"Stretch"`
+
+### ImageresizerSelectedSizeIndex
+
+Sets the default selected size preset (0-based index).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### ImageresizerShrinkOnly
+
+Controls whether images are only resized if they're larger than the target size.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### ImageresizerReplace
+
+Controls whether resized images replace the original files.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### ImageresizerIgnoreOrientation
+
+Controls whether EXIF orientation data is ignored.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel
+
+Sets the JPEG quality level for resized images (1-100).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `1` to `100`  
+**Default:** `90`
+
+### ImageresizerPngInterlaceOption
+
+Sets the PNG interlace option.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - No interlacing
+- `1` - Interlaced
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### ImageresizerTiffCompressOption
+
+Sets the TIFF compression option.
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Allowed values:**
+
+- `0` - No compression
+- `1` - LZW compression
+- `2` - ZIP compression
+
+**Default:** `0`
+
+### ImageresizerFileName
+
+Sets the naming pattern for resized images.
+
+**Type:** string  
+**Default:** `"%1 (%2)"`  
+**Placeholders:**
+
+- `%1` - Original filename
+- `%2` - Size name
+- `%3` - Selected width
+- `%4` - Selected height
+- `%5` - Actual width
+- `%6` - Actual height
+
+### ImageresizerKeepDateModified
+
+Controls whether the original file's modified date is preserved.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### ImageresizerFallbackEncoder
+
+Sets the fallback encoder for unsupported formats.
+
+**Type:** string  
+**Allowed values:** `"png"`, `"jpg"`, `"bmp"`, `"tiff"`, `"gif"`  
+**Default:** `"png"`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Configure custom size presets with direct execution
+
+This example defines custom image resize presets.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ImageResizerSizes = @(
+                @{
+                    Name = "Small"
+                    Width = 640
+                    Height = 480
+                    Unit = "Pixel"
+                    Fit = "Fit"
+                },
+                @{
+                    Name = "Medium"
+                    Width = 1280
+                    Height = 720
+                    Unit = "Pixel"
+                    Fit = "Fit"
+                },
+                @{
+                    Name = "Large"
+                    Width = 1920
+                    Height = 1080
+                    Unit = "Pixel"
+                    Fit = "Fit"
+                }
+            )
+        }
+        name = "ImageResizer"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module ImageResizer `
+    --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure quality settings with DSC
+
+This example configures image quality and format options.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file imageresizer-quality.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# imageresizer-quality.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Image Resizer quality
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ImageResizerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel: 95
+          ImageresizerShrinkOnly: true
+          ImageresizerKeepDateModified: true
+        name: ImageResizer
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Image Resizer with
+web-optimized presets.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-imageresizer.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-imageresizer.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Image Resizer
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ImageResizerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ImageResizerSizes:
+            - Name: Thumbnail
+              Width: 320
+              Height: 240
+              Unit: Pixel
+              Fit: Fit
+            - Name: Web Small
+              Width: 800
+              Height: 600
+              Unit: Pixel
+              Fit: Fit
+            - Name: Web Large
+              Width: 1920
+              Height: 1080
+              Unit: Pixel
+              Fit: Fit
+          ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel: 85
+          ImageresizerFileName: "%1_resized_%2"
+        name: ImageResizer
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - Photography workflow
+
+This example configures for photography with high quality and metadata
+preservation.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file imageresizer-photo.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# imageresizer-photography.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Photography configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ImageResizerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel: 100
+          ImageresizerKeepDateModified: true
+          ImageresizerIgnoreOrientation: false
+          ImageresizerShrinkOnly: true
+        name: ImageResizer
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Social media presets
+
+This example defines presets for social media platforms.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ImageResizerSizes = @(
+                @{ Name = "Instagram Square"; Width = 1080; Height = 1080; Unit = "Pixel"; Fit = "Fill" },
+                @{ Name = "Instagram Portrait"; Width = 1080; Height = 1350; Unit = "Pixel"; Fit = "Fill" },
+                @{ Name = "Facebook Cover"; Width = 820; Height = 312; Unit = "Pixel"; Fit = "Fill" },
+                @{ Name = "Twitter Header"; Width = 1500; Height = 500; Unit = "Pixel"; Fit = "Fill" }
+            )
+            ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel = 90
+        }
+        name = "ImageResizer"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module ImageResizer `
+    --input $config
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Web development
+
+Configure for web-optimized images:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Web optimization
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ImageResizerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel: 85
+          ImageresizerShrinkOnly: true
+        name: ImageResizer
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Content creation
+
+Configure for social media and content platforms:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Content creation
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/ImageResizerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ImageResizerSizes:
+            - Name: HD
+              Width: 1920
+              Height: 1080
+              Unit: Pixel
+              Fit: Fit
+          ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel: 90
+        name: ImageResizer
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [MeasureTool][03]
+- [PowerToys Image Resizer Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./MeasureTool.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/image-resizer

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys KeyboardManager module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       KeyboardManager Module
+---
+
+# KeyboardManager Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Keyboard Manager utility, which allows key
+remapping and custom keyboard shortcuts.
+
+## Description
+
+The `KeyboardManager` module configures PowerToys Keyboard Manager, a utility
+that enables you to remap keys and create custom keyboard shortcuts. It
+allows reassigning keys, creating application-specific remappings, and
+defining shortcuts that run programs or commands.
+
+## Properties
+
+The KeyboardManager module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### Enabled
+
+Controls whether Keyboard Manager is enabled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Enable Keyboard Manager with direct execution
+
+This example enables the Keyboard Manager utility.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            Enabled = $true
+        }
+        name = "KeyboardManager"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module KeyboardManager --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure with DSC
+
+This example enables Keyboard Manager through DSC configuration.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file keyboardmanager-config.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# keyboardmanager-config.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Enable Keyboard Manager
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/KeyboardManagerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Enabled: true
+        name: KeyboardManager
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and enables Keyboard Manager.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-keyboardmanager.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-keyboardmanager.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Enable Keyboard Manager
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/KeyboardManagerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Enabled: true
+        name: KeyboardManager
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## Important notes
+
+> **Note:** The Keyboard Manager module DSC configuration controls the enabled state only. Key remappings and shortcut definitions are managed through the Keyboard Manager UI and stored separately. This design ensures that complex remapping configurations are not accidentally overwritten by DSC operations.
+
+To configure key remappings:
+1. Enable Keyboard Manager using DSC
+2. Open PowerToys Settings
+3. Navigate to Keyboard Manager
+4. Use "Remap a key" or "Remap a shortcut" to configure specific mappings
+
+## Use cases
+
+### Enable for deployment
+
+Enable Keyboard Manager on new workstations:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Enable Keyboard Manager
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/KeyboardManagerSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          Enabled: true
+        name: KeyboardManager
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [PowerOCR][03]
+- [PowerToys Keyboard Manager Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./PowerOCR.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/keyboard-manager

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+---
+description: DSC configuration reference for PowerToys MeasureTool module
+ms.date:     10/18/2025
+ms.topic:    reference
+title:       MeasureTool Module
+---
+
+# MeasureTool Module
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Manages configuration for the Measure Tool (Screen Ruler) utility, which
+measures pixels on your screen.
+
+## Description
+
+The `MeasureTool` module configures PowerToys Measure Tool (also known as
+Screen Ruler), a utility that allows you to measure the distance between two
+points on your screen in pixels. It's useful for designers, developers, and
+anyone who needs to measure UI elements or screen distances.
+
+## Properties
+
+The MeasureTool module supports the following configurable properties:
+
+### ActivationShortcut
+
+Sets the keyboard shortcut to activate the measure tool.
+
+**Type:** object  
+**Properties:**
+
+- `win` (boolean) - Windows key modifier
+- `ctrl` (boolean) - Ctrl key modifier
+- `alt` (boolean) - Alt key modifier
+- `shift` (boolean) - Shift key modifier
+- `code` (integer) - Virtual key code
+- `key` (string) - Key name
+
+**Default:** `Win+Shift+M`
+
+### ContinuousCapture
+
+Controls whether continuous capture mode is enabled.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### DrawFeetOnCross
+
+Controls whether measurement lines extend to screen edges.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `true`
+
+### PerColorChannelEdgeDetection
+
+Controls whether edge detection is per-color-channel or luminosity-based.
+
+**Type:** boolean  
+**Default:** `false`
+
+### PixelTolerance
+
+Sets the pixel tolerance for edge detection (0-255).
+
+**Type:** integer  
+**Range:** `0` to `255`  
+**Default:** `30`
+
+### MeasureCrossColor
+
+Sets the color of the measurement crosshair.
+
+**Type:** string (hex color)  
+**Format:** `"#RRGGBBAA"` (with alpha)  
+**Default:** `"#FF4500FF"`
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1 - Configure activation shortcut with direct execution
+
+This example customizes the measure tool activation shortcut.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ActivationShortcut = @{
+                win = $true
+                ctrl = $false
+                alt = $false
+                shift = $true
+                code = 77
+                key = "M"
+            }
+        }
+        name = "MeasureTool"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module MeasureTool `
+    --input $config
+```
+
+### Example 2 - Configure measurement appearance with DSC
+
+This example customizes the crosshair color and measurement behavior.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file measuretool-appearance.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# measuretool-appearance.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: Configure Measure Tool appearance
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/MeasureToolSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          MeasureCrossColor: "#00FF00FF"
+          DrawFeetOnCross: true
+          ContinuousCapture: false
+        name: MeasureTool
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 3 - Install and configure with WinGet
+
+This example installs PowerToys and configures Measure Tool with edge
+detection.
+
+```bash
+winget configure winget-measuretool.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# winget-measuretool.yaml
+$schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/DSC/main/schemas/2023/08/config/document.json
+metadata:
+  winget:
+    processor: dscv3
+resources:
+  - name: Install PowerToys
+    type: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+    properties:
+      id: Microsoft.PowerToys
+      source: winget
+  
+  - name: Configure Measure Tool
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/MeasureToolSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          PixelTolerance: 20
+          PerColorChannelEdgeDetection: true
+          DrawFeetOnCross: true
+        name: MeasureTool
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 4 - High contrast configuration
+
+This example configures for high visibility measurements.
+
+```bash
+dsc config set --file measuretool-highcontrast.dsc.yaml
+```
+
+```yaml
+# measuretool-highcontrast.dsc.yaml
+$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+resources:
+  - name: High contrast Measure Tool
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/MeasureToolSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          MeasureCrossColor: "#FFFF00FF"
+          DrawFeetOnCross: true
+        name: MeasureTool
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Example 5 - Continuous capture mode
+
+This example enables continuous capture for repeated measurements.
+
+```powershell
+$config = @{
+    settings = @{
+        properties = @{
+            ContinuousCapture = $true
+            PixelTolerance = 25
+        }
+        name = "MeasureTool"
+        version = "1.0"
+    }
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 -Compress
+
+PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module MeasureTool --input $config
+```
+
+## Use cases
+
+### UI/UX design
+
+Configure for design work with precise measurements:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Design configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/MeasureToolSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          PixelTolerance: 15
+          DrawFeetOnCross: true
+        name: MeasureTool
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+### Web development
+
+Configure for layout debugging:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  - name: Developer configuration
+    type: Microsoft.PowerToys/MeasureToolSettings
+    properties:
+      settings:
+        properties:
+          ContinuousCapture: true
+          MeasureCrossColor: "#0078D7FF"
+        name: MeasureTool
+        version: 1.0
+```
+
+## See also
+
+- [Settings Resource][01]
+- [PowerToys DSC Overview][02]
+- [PowerAccent][03]
+- [PowerToys Screen Ruler Documentation][04]
+
+<!-- Link reference definitions -->
+[01]: ../settings-resource.md
+[02]: ../overview.md
+[03]: ./PowerAccent.md
+[04]: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/screen-ruler