Fixed AP custom hotkey issue

Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan (from Dev Box) <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>

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

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ clientside
 CLIPBOARDUPDATE
 CLIPCHILDREN
 CLIPSIBLINGS
+CLITo
 closesocket
 clp
 CLSCTX
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ CUSTOMFORMATPLACEHOLDER
 CVal
 cvd
 CVirtual
+CVS
 CWMO
 CXSCREEN
 CXSMICON
@@ -731,9 +733,9 @@ HWNDPARENT
 HWNDPREV
 hyjiacan
 IAI
-icf
 ICONERROR
 ICONLOCATION
+icf
 IDCANCEL
 IDD
 idk
@@ -1060,9 +1062,9 @@ MSLLHOOKSTRUCT
 Mso
 msrc
 msstore
-mstsc
 msvcp
 MT
+mstsc
 MTND
 MULTIPLEUSE
 multizone
@@ -1076,6 +1078,7 @@ MVVMTK
 MWBEx
 MYICON
 NAMECHANGE
+Notavailable
 namespaceanddescendants
 nao
 NCACTIVATE
@@ -1216,6 +1219,8 @@ OPENFILENAME
 openrdp
 opensource
 openxmlformats
+ollama
+onnx
 OPTIMIZEFORINVOKE
 ORPHANEDDIALOGTITLE
 ORSCANS
@@ -1428,6 +1433,7 @@ RAWPATH
 rbhid
 rclsid
 RCZOOMIT
+remotedesktop
 rdp
 RDW
 READMODE
@@ -1456,7 +1462,6 @@ remappings
 REMAPSUCCESSFUL
 REMAPUNSUCCESSFUL
 Remotable
-remotedesktop
 remoteip
 Removelnk
 renamable
@@ -1800,6 +1805,7 @@ tlbimp
 tlc
 tmain
 TNP
+toolgood
 Toolhelp
 toolwindow
 TOPDOWNDIB
@@ -1847,9 +1853,9 @@ uild
 uitests
 UITo
 ULONGLONG
+ums
 UMax
 UMin
-ums
 uncompilable
 UNCPRIORITY
 UNDNAME
@@ -1861,6 +1867,7 @@ Uniquifies
 unitconverter
 unittests
 UNLEN
+Uninitializes
 UNORM
 unremapped
 Unsubscribes
@@ -1948,7 +1955,7 @@ vswhere
 Vtbl
 WANTNUKEWARNING
 WANTPALM
-WASDK
+wasdk
 wbem
 WBounds
 Wca

.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1

@@ -16,7 +16,32 @@ Param(
   [string]$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
 )
 
+function Update-NugetConfig {
+    param (
+        [string]$filePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($rootPath, "nuget.config")
+    )
 
+    Write-Host "Updating nuget.config file"
+    [xml]$xml = Get-Content -Path $filePath
+
+    # Add localpackages source into nuget.config
+    $packageSourcesNode = $xml.configuration.packageSources
+    $addNode = $xml.CreateElement("add")
+    $addNode.SetAttribute("key", "localpackages")
+    $addNode.SetAttribute("value", "localpackages")
+    $packageSourcesNode.AppendChild($addNode) | Out-Null
+
+    # Remove <packageSourceMapping> tag and its content
+    $packageSourceMappingNode = $xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping
+    if ($packageSourceMappingNode) {
+        $xml.configuration.RemoveChild($packageSourceMappingNode) | Out-Null
+    }
+
+    # print nuget.config after modification
+    $xml.OuterXml
+    # Save the modified nuget.config file
+    $xml.Save($filePath)
+}
 
 function Read-FileWithEncoding {
     param (
@@ -46,132 +71,6 @@ function Write-FileWithEncoding {
     $writer.Close()
 }
 
-
-function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
-    param (
-        [xml]$Xml,
-        [string]$Key,
-        [string]$Value,
-        [string[]]$Patterns
-    )
-
-    # Ensure packageSources exists
-    if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSources) {
-        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSources")) | Out-Null
-    }
-    $sources = $Xml.configuration.packageSources
-
-    # Add/Update Source
-    $sourceNode = $sources.SelectSingleNode("add[@key='$Key']")
-    if (-not $sourceNode) {
-        $sourceNode = $Xml.CreateElement("add")
-        $sourceNode.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
-        $sources.AppendChild($sourceNode) | Out-Null
-    }
-    $sourceNode.SetAttribute("value", $Value)
-
-    # Ensure packageSourceMapping exists
-    if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping) {
-        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSourceMapping")) | Out-Null
-    }
-    $mapping = $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping
-
-    # Remove invalid packageSource nodes (missing key or empty key)
-    $invalidNodes = $mapping.SelectNodes("packageSource[not(@key) or @key='']")
-    if ($invalidNodes) {
-        foreach ($node in $invalidNodes) {
-            $mapping.RemoveChild($node) | Out-Null
-        }
-    }
-
-    # Add/Update Mapping Source
-    $mappingSource = $mapping.SelectSingleNode("packageSource[@key='$Key']")
-    if (-not $mappingSource) {
-        $mappingSource = $Xml.CreateElement("packageSource")
-        $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
-        # Insert at top for priority
-        if ($mapping.HasChildNodes) {
-            $mapping.InsertBefore($mappingSource, $mapping.FirstChild) | Out-Null
-        } else {
-            $mapping.AppendChild($mappingSource) | Out-Null
-        }
-    }
-    
-    # Double check and force attribute
-    if (-not $mappingSource.HasAttribute("key")) {
-         $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
-    }
-
-    # Update Patterns
-    # RemoveAll() removes all child nodes AND attributes, so we must re-set the key afterwards
-    $mappingSource.RemoveAll()
-    $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
-
-    foreach ($pattern in $Patterns) {
-        $pkg = $Xml.CreateElement("package")
-        $pkg.SetAttribute("pattern", $pattern)
-        $mappingSource.AppendChild($pkg) | Out-Null
-    }
-}
-
-function Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies {
-    Write-Host "Version $WinAppSDKVersion detected. Resolving split dependencies..."
-    $installDir = Join-Path $rootPath "localpackages\output"
-    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force | Out-Null
-
-    # Create a temporary nuget.config to avoid interference from the repo's config
-    $tempConfig = Join-Path $env:TEMP "nuget_$(Get-Random).config"
-    Set-Content -Path $tempConfig -Value "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><configuration><packageSources><clear /><add key='TempSource' value='$sourceLink' /></packageSources></configuration>"
-
-    try {
-        # Extract BuildTools version from Directory.Packages.props to ensure we have the required version
-        $dirPackagesProps = Join-Path $rootPath "Directory.Packages.props"
-        if (Test-Path $dirPackagesProps) {
-            $propsContent = Get-Content $dirPackagesProps -Raw
-            if ($propsContent -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="([^"]+)"') {
-                $buildToolsVersion = $Matches[1]
-                Write-Host "Downloading Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools version $buildToolsVersion..."
-                $nugetArgsBuildTools = "install Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools -Version $buildToolsVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
-                Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgsBuildTools" | Out-Null
-            }
-        }
-
-        # Download package to inspect nuspec and keep it for the build
-        $nugetArgs = "install Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK -Version $WinAppSDKVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
-        Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgs" | Out-Null
-
-        # Parse dependencies from the installed folders
-        # Folder structure is typically {PackageId}.{Version}
-        $directories = Get-ChildItem -Path $installDir -Directory
-        $allLocalPackages = @()
-        foreach ($dir in $directories) {
-            # Match any package pattern: PackageId.Version
-            if ($dir.Name -match "^(.+?)\.(\d+\..*)$") {
-                $pkgId = $Matches[1]
-                $pkgVer = $Matches[2]
-                $allLocalPackages += $pkgId
-
-                $packageVersions[$pkgId] = $pkgVer
-                Write-Host "Found dependency: $pkgId = $pkgVer"
-            }
-        }
-
-        # Update repo's nuget.config to use localpackages
-        $nugetConfig = Join-Path $rootPath "nuget.config"
-        $configData = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $nugetConfig
-        [xml]$xml = $configData.Content
-
-        Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping -Xml $xml -Key "localpackages" -Value "localpackages\output" -Patterns $allLocalPackages
-
-        $xml.Save($nugetConfig)
-        Write-Host "Updated nuget.config with localpackages mapping."
-    } catch {
-        Write-Warning "Failed to resolve dependencies: $_"
-    } finally {
-        Remove-Item $tempConfig -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    }
-}
-
 # Execute nuget list and capture the output
 if ($useExperimentalVersion) {
     # The nuget list for experimental versions will cost more time
@@ -213,36 +112,56 @@ if ($latestVersion) {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Resolve dependencies for 1.8+
-$packageVersions = @{ "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" = $WinAppSDKVersion }
-
-Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies
+# Update packages.config files
+Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse packages.config | ForEach-Object {
+    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
+    $content = $file.Content
+    if ($content -match 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
+        $newVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
+        $oldVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
+        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
+        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
+    }
+}
 
 # Update Directory.Packages.props file
 Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "Directory.Packages.props" | ForEach-Object {
     $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
     $content = $file.Content
-    $isModified = $false
-    
-    foreach ($pkgId in $packageVersions.Keys) {
-        $ver = $packageVersions[$pkgId]
-        # Escape dots in package ID for regex
-        $pkgIdRegex = $pkgId -replace '\.', '\.'
-        
-        $newVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgId"" Version=""$ver"" />"
-        $oldVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgIdRegex"" Version=""[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"" />"
-
-        if ($content -match "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgIdRegex""") {
-            # Update existing package
-            if ($content -notmatch [regex]::Escape($newVersionString)) {
-                $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-                $isModified = $true
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ($isModified) {
+    if ($content -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
+        $newVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '" />'
+        $oldVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*" />'
+        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
         Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
         Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
     }
 }
+
+# Update .vcxproj files
+Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.vcxproj | ForEach-Object {
+    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
+    $content = $file.Content
+    if ($content -match '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.') {
+        $newVersionString = '\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.' + $WinAppSDKVersion
+        $oldVersionString = '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.(?=[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*\d)[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*'    #positive lookahead for at least a digit
+        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
+        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
+    }
+}
+
+# Update .csproj files
+Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.csproj | ForEach-Object {
+    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
+    $content = $file.Content
+    if ($content -match 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
+        $newVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="'+ $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
+        $oldVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
+        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
+        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
+    }
+}
+
+Update-NugetConfig

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

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Enable MSBuild Caching"
-    default: false
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Run Tests"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ parameters:
     default: true
   - name: winAppSDKVersionNumber
     type: string
-    default: 1.8
+    default: 1.7
   - name: useExperimentalVersion
     type: boolean
     default: false

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

@@ -19,19 +19,48 @@ steps:
       -useExperimentalVersion $${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
       -rootPath "$(build.sourcesdirectory)"
 
-# - task: NuGetCommand@2
-#   displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (slnx)'
-#   inputs:
-#     command: 'restore'
-#     feedsToUse: 'config'
-#     nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
-#     restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
-#     includeNuGetOrg: false
+- script: echo $(WinAppSDKVersion)
+  displayName: 'Display WinAppSDK Version Found'
 
-- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
-  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (dotnet)'
+- task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+  displayName: 'Download WindowsAppSDK'
+  inputs:
+    buildType: 'specific'
+    project: '55e8140e-57ac-4e5f-8f9c-c7c15b51929d'
+    definition: '104083'
+    buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
+    branchName: 'refs/heads/release/${{ parameters.versionNumber }}-stable'
+    artifactName: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
+    targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages'
+
+- script: dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages
+  displayName: 'List downloaded packages'
+
+- task: NuGetCommand@2
+  displayName: 'Install WindowsAppSDK'
+  inputs:
+    command: 'custom'
+    arguments: >
+      install "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"
+      -Source "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages"
+      -Version "$(WinAppSDKVersion)"
+      -OutputDirectory "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\output"
+      -FallbackSource "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
+
+- task: NuGetCommand@2
+  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages'
   inputs:
     command: 'restore'
-    projects: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
     feedsToUse: 'config'
     nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
+    restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.sln'
+    includeNuGetOrg: false
+
+- task: NuGetCommand@2
+  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (slnx)'
+  inputs:
+    command: 'restore'
+    feedsToUse: 'config'
+    nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
+    restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
+    includeNuGetOrg: false

Cpp.Build.props

@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <!-- Make angle-bracket includes external and turn off code analysis for them -->
-      <TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>true</TreatAngleIncludeAsExternal>
-      <ExternalWarningLevel>TurnOffAllWarnings</ExternalWarningLevel>
-      <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
-
       <MultiProcessorCompilation>true</MultiProcessorCompilation>
       <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
@@ -116,11 +111,13 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Debug/Release props -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'"
+    Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'"
+    Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>

Directory.Build.targets

@@ -8,20 +8,4 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="ManifestToolOverride">
     <ManifestTool Condition="Exists('$(WindowsSdkDir)bin\x64\mt.exe')">$(WindowsSdkDir)bin\x64\mt.exe</ManifestTool>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Auto-restore NuGet for native vcxproj (PackageReference) when building inside VS -->
-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetRestoreForVcxproj" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild" Condition="
-            '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' == 'true'
-            and '$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true'
-            and '$(RestoreInProgress)' != 'true'
-            and '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'
-            and '$(RestoreProjectStyle)' == 'PackageReference'
-            and '$(MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath)' != ''
-            and !Exists('$(MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath)project.assets.json')
-          ">
-
-    <Message Importance="normal" Text="NuGet assets missing for $(MSBuildProjectName); running Restore...; IntDir=$(IntDir); BaseIntermediateOutputPath=$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)" />
-
-    <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)" Targets="Restore" Properties="RestoreInProgress=true" BuildInParallel="false" />
-  </Target>
 </Project>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3" Version="2.0.0-beta" />
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3" Version="2.1.0-beta" />
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards.Templating" Version="2.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="boost" Version="1.87.0" TargetFramework="native" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="boost_regex-vc143" Version="1.87.0" TargetFramework="native" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.OpacityMaskView" Version="0.1.251101-build.2372" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bot.AdaptiveExpressions.Core" Version="4.23.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Appium.WebDriver" Version="4.4.5" />
@@ -72,12 +70,10 @@
       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.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.6901" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.251106002" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" Version="1.8.251104000" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="1.8.39" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="1.8.251106002" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.250907003" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" Version="1.8.37" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" Version="1.8.250907003" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" Version="2.0.9" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.39" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
@@ -116,7 +112,6 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Numerics.Tensors" Version="9.0.11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.10" />

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.UnitTests/ServicesTests/AIServiceBatchIntegrationTests.cs

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public sealed class AIServiceBatchIntegrationTests
         switch (format)
         {
             case PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation:
-                var transformResult = await services.CustomActionTransformService.TransformAsync(batchTestInput.Prompt, batchTestInput.Clipboard, null, CancellationToken.None, progress);
+                var transformResult = await services.CustomActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(batchTestInput.Prompt, batchTestInput.Clipboard, CancellationToken.None, progress);
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(transformResult.Content ?? string.Empty);
 
             case PasteFormats.KernelQuery:

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/DataPackageHelpers.cs

@@ -225,24 +225,6 @@ internal static class DataPackageHelpers
     internal static async Task<string> GetHtmlContentAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView) =>
         dataPackageView.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Html) ? await dataPackageView.GetHtmlFormatAsync() : string.Empty;
 
-    internal static async Task<byte[]> GetImageAsPngBytesAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
-    {
-        var bitmap = await dataPackageView.GetImageContentAsync();
-        if (bitmap == null)
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        using var pngStream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
-        var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId, pngStream);
-        encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap);
-        await encoder.FlushAsync();
-
-        using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
-        await pngStream.AsStreamForRead().CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
-        return memoryStream.ToArray();
-    }
-
     internal static async Task<SoftwareBitmap> GetImageContentAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
     {
         using var stream = await dataPackageView.GetImageStreamAsync();

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -166,8 +166,5 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
 
         [DllImport("Shlwapi.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
         internal static extern HResult AssocQueryString(AssocF flags, AssocStr str, string pszAssoc, string pszExtra, [Out] StringBuilder pszOut, [In][Out] ref uint pcchOut);
-
-        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-        internal static extern uint GetClipboardSequenceNumber();
     }
 }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Models/PasteFormats.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         CanPreview = true,
         SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Image,
         IPCKey = AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions.PropertyNames.ImageToText,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes an image from the clipboard and extracts text using OCR. This function is intended only for explicit text extraction or OCR requests.")]
+        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes an image in the clipboard and extracts all text from it using OCR.")]
     ImageToText,
 
     [PasteFormatMetadata(
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         IconGlyph = "\uE945",
         RequiresAIService = true,
         CanPreview = true,
-        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text | ClipboardFormat.Image,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes user instructions and applies them to the current clipboard content (text or image). Use this function for image analysis, description, or transformation tasks beyond simple OCR.",
+        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text,
+        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes input instructions and transforms clipboard text (not TXT files) with these input instructions, putting the result back on the clipboard. This uses AI to accomplish the task.",
         RequiresPrompt = true)]
     CustomTextTransformation,
 }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/CustomActionTransformService.cs

@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             this.userSettings = userSettings;
         }
 
-        public async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+        public async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformTextAsync(string prompt, string inputText, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
             var pasteConfig = userSettings?.PasteAIConfiguration;
             var providerConfig = BuildProviderConfig(pasteConfig);
 
-            return await TransformAsync(prompt, inputText, imageBytes, providerConfig, cancellationToken, progress);
+            return await TransformAsync(prompt, inputText, providerConfig, cancellationToken, progress);
         }
 
-        private async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, PasteAIConfig providerConfig, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+        private async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, PasteAIConfig providerConfig, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
         {
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(providerConfig);
 
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 return new CustomActionTransformResult(string.Empty, AIServiceUsage.None);
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null)
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText))
             {
-                Logger.LogWarning("Clipboard has no usable data");
+                Logger.LogWarning("Clipboard has no usable text data");
                 return new CustomActionTransformResult(string.Empty, AIServiceUsage.None);
             }
 
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 {
                     Prompt = prompt,
                     InputText = inputText,
-                    ImageBytes = imageBytes,
-                    ImageMimeType = imageBytes != null ? "image/png" : null,
                     SystemPrompt = systemPrompt,
                 };
 

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/ICustomActionTransformService.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 {
     public interface ICustomActionTransformService
     {
-        Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress);
+        Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformTextAsync(string prompt, string inputText, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress);
     }
 }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/PasteAIRequest.cs

@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 
         public string InputText { get; init; }
 
-        public byte[] ImageBytes { get; init; }
-
-        public string ImageMimeType { get; init; }
-
         public string SystemPrompt { get; init; }
 
         public AIServiceUsage Usage { get; set; } = AIServiceUsage.None;

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/CustomActions/SemanticKernelPasteProvider.cs

@@ -64,13 +64,21 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 
             var prompt = request.Prompt;
             var inputText = request.InputText;
-            var imageBytes = request.ImageBytes;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Prompt and input content must be provided", nameof(request));
+                throw new ArgumentException("Prompt and input text must be provided", nameof(request));
             }
 
+            var userMessageContent = $"""
+                User instructions:
+                {prompt}
+
+                Clipboard Content:
+                {inputText}
+
+                Output:
+                """;
+
             var executionSettings = CreateExecutionSettings();
             var kernel = CreateKernel();
             var modelId = _config.Model;
@@ -94,32 +102,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 
             var chatHistory = new ChatHistory();
             chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(systemPrompt);
-
-            if (imageBytes != null)
-            {
-                var collection = new ChatMessageContentItemCollection();
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText))
-                {
-                    collection.Add(new TextContent($"Clipboard Content:\n{inputText}"));
-                }
-
-                collection.Add(new ImageContent(imageBytes, request.ImageMimeType ?? "image/png"));
-                collection.Add(new TextContent($"User instructions:\n{prompt}\n\nOutput:"));
-                chatHistory.AddUserMessage(collection);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                var userMessageContent = $"""
-                    User instructions:
-                    {prompt}
-
-                    Clipboard Content:
-                    {inputText}
-
-                    Output:
-                    """;
-                chatHistory.AddUserMessage(userMessageContent);
-            }
+            chatHistory.AddUserMessage(userMessageContent);
 
             var response = await chatService.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel, cancellationToken);
             chatHistory.Add(response);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/KernelServiceBase.cs

@@ -67,36 +67,12 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
             LogResult(cacheUsed, isSavedQuery, kernel.GetOrAddActionChain(), usage);
 
-            var outputPackage = kernel.GetDataPackage();
-            var hasUsableData = await outputPackage.GetView().HasUsableDataAsync();
-
             if (kernel.GetLastError() is Exception ex)
             {
-                // If we have an error, but the AI provided a final text response, we can ignore the error (likely a tool failure that the AI handled).
-                // However, if we have usable data (e.g. from a successful tool call before the error?), we might want to keep it?
-                // In the case of ImageToText failure, outputPackage is empty (new DataPackage), hasUsableData is false.
-                // So we check if there is a valid response in the chat history.
-                var lastMessage = chatHistory.LastOrDefault();
-                bool hasAssistantResponse = lastMessage != null && lastMessage.Role == AuthorRole.Assistant && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastMessage.Content);
-
-                if (!hasAssistantResponse && !hasUsableData)
-                {
-                    throw ex;
-                }
-
-                // If we have a response or data, we log the error but proceed.
-                Logger.LogWarning($"Kernel operation encountered an error but proceeded with available response/data: {ex.Message}");
+                throw ex;
             }
 
-            if (!hasUsableData)
-            {
-                var lastMessage = chatHistory.LastOrDefault();
-                if (lastMessage != null && lastMessage.Role == AuthorRole.Assistant && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastMessage.Content))
-                {
-                    outputPackage = DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(lastMessage.Content);
-                    kernel.SetDataPackage(outputPackage);
-                }
-            }
+            var outputPackage = kernel.GetDataPackage();
 
             if (!(await outputPackage.GetView().HasUsableDataAsync()))
             {
@@ -172,21 +148,7 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
         var systemPrompt = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt) ? DefaultSystemPrompt : runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt;
         chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(systemPrompt);
         chatHistory.AddSystemMessage($"Available clipboard formats: {await kernel.GetDataFormatsAsync()}");
-
-        var imageBytes = await kernel.GetDataPackageView().GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
-        if (imageBytes != null)
-        {
-            var collection = new ChatMessageContentItemCollection
-            {
-                new TextContent(prompt),
-                new ImageContent(imageBytes, "image/png"),
-            };
-            chatHistory.AddUserMessage(collection);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            chatHistory.AddUserMessage(prompt);
-        }
+        chatHistory.AddUserMessage(prompt);
 
         if (ShouldModerateAdvancedAI())
         {
@@ -340,16 +302,8 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             new ActionChainItem(PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation, Arguments: new() { { PromptParameterName, fixedPrompt } }),
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
-                var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
-                var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
-
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null)
-                {
-                    // If we have no text and no image, try to get text via OCR or throw if nothing exists
-                    input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                }
-
-                var result = await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(fixedPrompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                var input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
+                var result = await _customActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(fixedPrompt, input, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(result?.Content ?? string.Empty);
             });
 
@@ -359,22 +313,15 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             new ActionChainItem(format, Arguments: new() { { PromptParameterName, prompt } }),
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
-                var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
-                var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
-
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null)
-                {
-                    input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                }
-
-                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                var input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
+                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(output);
             });
 
-    private async Task<string> GetPromptBasedOutput(PasteFormats format, string prompt, string input, byte[] imageBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress) =>
+    private async Task<string> GetPromptBasedOutput(PasteFormats format, string prompt, string input, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress) =>
         format switch
         {
-            PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => (await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(prompt, input, imageBytes, cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty,
+            PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => (await _customActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(prompt, input, cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty,
             _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported format {format} for prompt transform", nameof(format)),
         };
 

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PasteFormatExecutor.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(IKernelService kernelService, ICustomAct
             pasteFormat.Format switch
             {
                 PasteFormats.KernelQuery => await _kernelService.TransformClipboardAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, clipboardData, pasteFormat.IsSavedQuery, cancellationToken, progress),
-                PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText((await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, await clipboardData.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync(), await clipboardData.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync(), cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty),
+                PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText((await _customActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, await clipboardData.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(cancellationToken), cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty),
                 _ => await TransformHelpers.TransformAsync(format, clipboardData, cancellationToken, progress),
             });
     }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/ViewModels/OptionsViewModel.cs

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         private CancellationTokenSource _pasteActionCancellationTokenSource;
 
         private string _currentClipboardHistoryId;
-        private uint _lastClipboardSequenceNumber;
         private DateTimeOffset? _currentClipboardTimestamp;
         private ClipboardFormat _lastClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.None;
         private bool _clipboardHistoryUnavailableLogged;
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             {
                 ResetClipboardPreview();
                 _currentClipboardHistoryId = null;
-                _lastClipboardSequenceNumber = 0;
                 _currentClipboardTimestamp = null;
                 _lastClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.None;
                 return;
@@ -479,13 +477,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         {
             bool clipboardChanged = formatsChanged;
 
-            var currentSequenceNumber = NativeMethods.GetClipboardSequenceNumber();
-            if (_lastClipboardSequenceNumber != currentSequenceNumber)
-            {
-                clipboardChanged = true;
-                _lastClipboardSequenceNumber = currentSequenceNumber;
-            }
-
             if (Clipboard.IsHistoryEnabled())
             {
                 try

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

@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
-    <!-- Tell NuGet this is PackageReference style -->
-    <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
-
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we're a native project -->
-    <NuGetTargetMoniker>native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
-
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we target Windows (use your existing WindowsTargetPlatformVersion) -->
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>Windows</NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)</NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
@@ -33,11 +31,6 @@
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
     <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -45,6 +38,7 @@
     <DesktopCompatible>true</DesktopCompatible>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
@@ -124,6 +118,9 @@
       <WarnAsError>true</WarnAsError>
     </Midl>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Display\Display.vcxproj">
       <Project>{caba8dfb-823b-4bf2-93ac-3f31984150d9}</Project>
@@ -145,5 +142,42 @@
     <ResourceCompile Include="PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets'))" />
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 </Project>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolCore/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" version="1.0.2903.40" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" version="10.0.26100.4188" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets" version="1.8.250904007" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" version="1.8.37" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX" version="1.7.20250829.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj

@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\MeasureToolCore\PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.vcxproj">
-      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
-      <BuildProject>true</BuildProject>
-    </ProjectReference>
-    <CsWinRTInputs Include="$(OutputPath)\PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.winmd" />
-    <None Include="$(OutputPath)\PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.dll">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MeasureToolCore\PowerToys.MeasureToolCore.vcxproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
-    <!-- Tell NuGet this is PackageReference style -->
-    <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
-
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we're a native project -->
-    <NuGetTargetMoniker>native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
-
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we target Windows (use your existing WindowsTargetPlatformVersion) -->
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>Windows</NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)</NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{e94fd11c-0591-456f-899f-efc0ca548336}</ProjectGuid>
@@ -23,12 +20,9 @@
     <WindowsAppSdkBootstrapInitialize>false</WindowsAppSdkBootstrapInitialize>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
     <WindowsAppSDKVerifyTransitiveDependencies>false</WindowsAppSDKVerifyTransitiveDependencies>
+    <!-- Force NuGet to treat this project strictly as packages.config style -->
+    <RestoreProjectStyle>packages.config</RestoreProjectStyle>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" GeneratePathProperty="true"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" GeneratePathProperty="true"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" GeneratePathProperty="true"/>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -133,18 +127,18 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="FindMyMouse.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <!-- Deduplicate WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp (added twice via transitive imports causing LNK4042). Remove all then add exactly once. -->
-  <Target Name="FixWinAppSDKAutoInitializer" BeforeTargets="ClCompile" AfterTargets="WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <!-- Remove ALL injected versions of the file -->
-      <ClCompile Remove="@(ClCompile)" Condition="'%(Filename)' == 'WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer'" />
-
-      <!-- Add ONE copy back manually -->
-      <ClCompile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_WindowsAppSDK_Foundation)\include\WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp">
-        <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      </ClCompile>
-    </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(PkgMicrosoft_WindowsAppSDK)'!=''">
+    <!-- Remove any transitive inclusion first -->
+    <ClCompile Remove="$(PkgMicrosoft_WindowsAppSDK)\include\WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp" />
+    <!-- Re-add once, but disable PCH because the SDK file doesn't include our pch.h -->
+    <ClCompile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_WindowsAppSDK)\include\WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="RemoveManagedWebView2CoreFromNativeOutDir" AfterTargets="Build">
     <ItemGroup>
       <_ToDelete Include="$(OutDir)Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll" />
@@ -154,4 +148,38 @@
 
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" />
+
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\\build\\native\\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\\build\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\\build\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\\build\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\\build\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\\..\\..\\..\\packages\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\\build\\native\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>

src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" version="1.0.2903.40" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/modules/cmdpal/CoreCommonProps.props

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <!-- For MVVM Toolkit Partial Properties/AOT support -->
     <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
 
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <!-- MRT from windows app sdk will search for a pri file with the same name of the module before defaulting to resources.pri -->
     <ProjectPriFileName>$(RootNamespace).pri</ProjectPriFileName>
-
+    
     <!-- Disable SA1313 for Primary Constructor fields conflict https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/classes-and-structs/instance-constructors#primary-constructors  -->
     <NoWarn>SA1313;</NoWarn>
 
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
-
+		
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/CmdPal.Branding.props

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Images -->
-    <Content Include=".\Assets\$(CmdPalAssetSuffix)\**\*">
+    <Content Include="$(SolutionDir)\src\modules\cmdpal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI\Assets\$(CmdPalAssetSuffix)\**\*">
       <DeploymentContent>true</DeploymentContent>
       <Link>Assets\%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
     </Content>
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@
 
     <!-- In the future, when we actually want to support "preview" and "canary",
          add a Package-Pre.appxmanifest, etc. -->
-    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest" Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Release'" />
-    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest" Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Preview'" />
-    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest" Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Canary'" />
-    <AppxManifest Include="Package-Dev.appxmanifest" Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='' or '$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Dev'" />
+    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest"
+                  Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Release'" />
+    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest"
+                  Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Preview'" />
+    <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest"
+                  Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Canary'" />
+    <AppxManifest Include="Package-Dev.appxmanifest"
+                  Condition="'$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='' or '$(CommandPaletteBranding)'=='Dev'" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/CmdPal.pre.props

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutputPath>
     <!-- Reset this because the Versioning task might have overwritten it before it knew about OutDir -->
     <AppxPackageDir>$(OutputPath)\AppPackages\</AppxPackageDir>
   </PropertyGroup>

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

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+  <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
 
     <Version>$(CmdPalVersion)</Version>
 
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
 
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
-    <UseWinRT>true</UseWinRT>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
+  
   <!-- For debugging purposes, uncomment this block to enable AOT builds -->
-  <!--<PropertyGroup>
+   <!--<PropertyGroup>
     <EnableCmdPalAOT>true</EnableCmdPalAOT>
     <GeneratePackageLocally>true</GeneratePackageLocally>
-  </PropertyGroup>-->
+  </PropertyGroup>--> 
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(EnableCmdPalAOT)' == 'true'">
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- This lets us actually reference types from Microsoft.Terminal.UI and CmdPalKeyboardService -->
+    <!-- This lets us actually reference types from Microsoft.Terminal.UI -->
     <CsWinRTIncludes>Microsoft.Terminal.UI;CmdPalKeyboardService</CsWinRTIncludes>
     <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" />
-    <PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
+	<PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
@@ -148,16 +147,12 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet.csproj" />
 
-    <ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)\..\Microsoft.Terminal.UI\Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj">
-      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>False</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
-      <BuildProject>True</BuildProject>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.Terminal.UI\Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj">
+      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>True</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <CopyLocalSatelliteAssemblies>True</CopyLocalSatelliteAssemblies>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <!-- WinRT metadata reference -->
-    <CsWinRTInputs Include="$(OutputPath)\Microsoft.Terminal.UI.winmd" />
-    <!-- Native implementation DLL -->
-    <None Include="$(OutputPath)\Microsoft.Terminal.UI.dll">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
+
     <ProjectReference Include="..\CmdPalKeyboardService\CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj">
       <ReferenceOutputAssembly>True</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
       <Private>True</Private>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/FontIconGlyphClassifier.cpp

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::UI::implementation
         // Check if the code point is in the Private Use Area range used by Fluent UI icons.
         [[nodiscard]] constexpr bool _isFluentIconPua(const UChar32 cp) noexcept
         {
-            constexpr UChar32 fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaStart = 0xE700;
-            constexpr UChar32 fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaEnd = 0xF8FF;
-            return cp >= fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaStart && cp <= fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaEnd;
+            static constexpr UChar32 _fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaStart = 0xE700;
+            static constexpr UChar32 _fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaEnd = 0xF8FF;
+            return cp >= _fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaStart && cp <= _fluentIconsPrivateUseAreaEnd;
         }
 
         // Determine if the given text (as a sequence of UChar code units) is emoji

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
-    <!-- Tell NuGet this is PackageReference style -->
-    <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we're a native project -->
-    <NuGetTargetMoniker>native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we target Windows (use your existing WindowsTargetPlatformVersion) -->
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-    <NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)</NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
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+    <PathToRoot>..\..\..\..\</PathToRoot>
+    <WasdkNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003</WasdkNuget>
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+  <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" />
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     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
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     </ProjectConfiguration>
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+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
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     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
@@ -200,11 +200,43 @@
     <Midl Include="FontIconGlyphClassifier.idl" />
   </ItemGroup>
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+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Microsoft.Terminal.UI.def" />
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-    <OutDir>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutDir>
-    <IntDir>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-</Project>
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', 'Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.Terminal.UI/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- The packages.config acts as the global version for all of the NuGet packages contained within. -->
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" version="1.0.2903.40" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets" version="1.8.250904007" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" version="1.8.37" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX" version="1.7.20250829.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <RepoRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\..\</RepoRoot>
+
     <WindowsSdkPackageVersion>10.0.26100.57</WindowsSdkPackageVersion>
-    <OutputPath>$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit</OutputPath>
+
+    <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(CIBuild)'=='true'">
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <DelaySign>true</DelaySign>
-    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(RepoRoot).pipelines\272MSSharedLibSN2048.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
+    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\..\.pipelines\272MSSharedLibSN2048.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -46,19 +47,11 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj">
-      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>False</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
-      <BuildProject>True</BuildProject>
-    </ProjectReference>
-    <CsWinRTInputs Include="$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
-    <!-- Native implementation DLL -->
-    <None Include="$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.dll">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-   </ItemGroup>
-    
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="$(RepoRoot)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Link="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <Content Include="$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Link="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
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src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
-    <!-- Tell NuGet this is PackageReference style -->
-    <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we're a native project -->
-    <NuGetTargetMoniker>native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we target Windows (use your existing WindowsTargetPlatformVersion) -->
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>Windows</NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)</NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PathToRoot>..\..\..\..\..\</PathToRoot>
+    <WasdkNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003</WasdkNuget>
+    <CppWinRTNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5</CppWinRTNuget>
+    <WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.6901</WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget>
+    <WebView2Nuget>$(PathToRoot)packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40</WebView2Nuget>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <RepoRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\..\</RepoRoot>
     <CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
     <CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
     <CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>true</CppWinRTGenerateWindowsMetadata>
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@
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-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
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   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
@@ -51,6 +45,10 @@
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
@@ -155,6 +153,7 @@
     <Midl Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.idl" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.def" />
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@@ -162,9 +161,23 @@
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-  <PropertyGroup>
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-    <IntDir>obj\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="$(WebView2Nuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('$(WebView2Nuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WindowsSdkBuildToolsNuget)\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(CppWinRTNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WasdkNuget)\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('$(WebView2Nuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(WebView2Nuget)\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
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 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/extensionsdk/Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
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+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets" version="1.8.250904007" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" version="1.8.37" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" version="10.0.26100.6901" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX" version="1.7.20250829.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUILib/PowerRenameUI.vcxproj

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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+  
+  
+  
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.1.7.20250829.1\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.1.7.20250829.1\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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@@ -35,17 +37,9 @@
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-    <WindowsAppSDKVerifyTransitiveDependencies>false</WindowsAppSDKVerifyTransitiveDependencies>
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-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="boost" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="boost_regex-vc143" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
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     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
@@ -218,10 +212,54 @@
     <ResourceCompile Include="PowerRenameUI.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+        <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.1.7.20250829.1\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.1.7.20250829.1\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX.targets')" />
+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" />
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+    <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" />
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+    <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.10.0.26100.4188\build\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
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+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\boost.1.87.0\build\boost.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\boost.1.87.0\build\boost.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\boost_regex-vc143.1.87.0\build\boost_regex-vc143.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\boost_regex-vc143.1.87.0\build\boost_regex-vc143.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
   <Target Name="AddWildCardItems" AfterTargets="BuildGenerateSources">
     <ItemGroup>
       <PRIResource Include="@(_WildCardPRIResource)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUILib/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="boost" version="1.87.0" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="boost_regex-vc143" version="1.87.0" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" version="1.0.2903.40" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" version="10.0.26100.4188" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets" version="1.8.250904007" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" version="1.8.37" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX" version="1.7.20250829.1" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/modules/powerrename/lib/Helpers.cpp

@@ -407,18 +407,15 @@ HRESULT GetDatedFileName(_Out_ PWSTR result, UINT cchMax, _In_ PCWSTR source, SY
             hour12 = 12;
         }
 
-        // Order matters. Longer patterns are processed before any prefixes.
-        // Years.
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%04d"), L"$01", fileTime.wYear);
         res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$YYYY"), replaceTerm);
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", (fileTime.wYear % 100));
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$YY"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$YY(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $YYY, $YYYY, or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", (fileTime.wYear % 10));
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$Y"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$Y(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $YY, $YYYY, or metadata patterns
 
-        // Months.
         GetDateFormatEx(localeName, NULL, &fileTime, L"MMMM", formattedDate, MAX_PATH, NULL);
         formattedDate[0] = towupper(formattedDate[0]);
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%s"), L"$01", formattedDate);
@@ -427,15 +424,14 @@ HRESULT GetDatedFileName(_Out_ PWSTR result, UINT cchMax, _In_ PCWSTR source, SY
         GetDateFormatEx(localeName, NULL, &fileTime, L"MMM", formattedDate, MAX_PATH, NULL);
         formattedDate[0] = towupper(formattedDate[0]);
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%s"), L"$01", formattedDate);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$MMM"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$MMM(?!M)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $MMMM
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMonth);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$MM"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$MM(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $MMM, $MMMM, or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMonth);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$M"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$M(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $MM, $MMM, $MMMM, or metadata patterns
 
-        // Days.
         GetDateFormatEx(localeName, NULL, &fileTime, L"dddd", formattedDate, MAX_PATH, NULL);
         formattedDate[0] = towupper(formattedDate[0]);
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%s"), L"$01", formattedDate);
@@ -444,27 +440,19 @@ HRESULT GetDatedFileName(_Out_ PWSTR result, UINT cchMax, _In_ PCWSTR source, SY
         GetDateFormatEx(localeName, NULL, &fileTime, L"ddd", formattedDate, MAX_PATH, NULL);
         formattedDate[0] = towupper(formattedDate[0]);
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%s"), L"$01", formattedDate);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$DDD"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$DDD(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $DDDD or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wDay);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$DD"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$DD(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $DDD, $DDDD, or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wDay);
-        // $D overlaps with metadata patterns like $DATE_TAKEN_YYYY, so we use negative
-        // lookahead to prevent matching those.
-        res = regex_replace(
-            res,
-            std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$D(?!(ATE_TAKEN_|ESCRIPTION|OCUMENT_ID))"), /* #no-spell-check-line */
-            replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$D(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $DD, $DDD, $DDDD, or metadata patterns like $DATE_TAKEN_YYYY
 
-        // Time.
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", hour12);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$HH"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$HH(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $HHH or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", hour12);
-        // $H overlaps with metadata's $HEIGHT, so we use negative lookahead to prevent
-        // matching that.
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$H(?!(EIGHT))"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$H(?![A-Z])"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $HH or metadata patterns
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%s"), L"$01", (fileTime.wHour < 12) ? L"AM" : L"PM");
         res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$TT"), replaceTerm);
@@ -473,31 +461,31 @@ HRESULT GetDatedFileName(_Out_ PWSTR result, UINT cchMax, _In_ PCWSTR source, SY
         res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$tt"), replaceTerm);
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wHour);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$hh"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$hh(?!h)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $hhh
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wHour);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$h"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$h(?!h)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $hh
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMinute);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$mm"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$mm(?!m)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $mmm
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMinute);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$m"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$m(?!m)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $mm
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wSecond);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$ss"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$ss(?!s)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $sss
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wSecond);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$s"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$s(?!s)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $ss
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%03d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMilliseconds);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$fff"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$fff(?!f)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $ffff
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%02d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMilliseconds / 10);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$ff"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$ff(?!f)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $fff
 
         StringCchPrintf(replaceTerm, MAX_PATH, TEXT("%s%d"), L"$01", fileTime.wMilliseconds / 100);
-        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$f"), replaceTerm);
+        res = regex_replace(res, std::wregex(L"(([^\\$]|^)(\\$\\$)*)\\$f(?!f)"), replaceTerm); // Negative lookahead prevents matching $ff or $fff
 
         hr = StringCchCopy(result, cchMax, res.c_str());
     }

src/modules/powerrename/unittests/HelpersTests.cpp

@@ -507,26 +507,24 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             return testTime;
         }
 
-        // Category 1: Tests for patterns with extra characters. Verifies negative
-        // lookahead doesn't cause issues with partially matched patterns and the
-        // ordering of pattern matches is correct, i.e. longer patterns are matched
-        // first.
+        // Category 1: Tests for invalid patterns with extra characters (verify negative lookahead prevents wrong matching)
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ValidPattern_YYY_PartiallyMatched)
+        TEST_METHOD(InvalidPattern_YYY_NotMatched)
         {
-            // Test $YYY (3 Y's) is recognized as a valid pattern $YY plus a verbatim 'Y'
+            // Test $YYY (3 Y's) is not a valid pattern and should remain unchanged
+            // Negative lookahead in $YY(?!Y) prevents matching $YYY
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$YYY", testTime);
 
             Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_24Y", result);
+            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_$YYY", result);  // $YYY is invalid, should remain unchanged
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ValidPattern_DDD_Matched)
+        TEST_METHOD(InvalidPattern_DDD_NotPartiallyMatched)
         {
             // Test that $DDD (short weekday) is not confused with $DD (2-digit day)
-            // Verifies that the matching of $DDD before $DD works correctly
+            // This verifies negative lookahead works correctly
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$DDD", testTime);
@@ -535,10 +533,9 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_Fri", result);  // Should be "Fri", not "15D"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ValidPattern_MMM_Matched)
+        TEST_METHOD(InvalidPattern_MMM_NotPartiallyMatched)
         {
             // Test that $MMM (short month name) is not confused with $MM (2-digit month)
-            // Verifies that the matching of $MMM before $MM works correctly
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$MMM", testTime);
@@ -547,16 +544,15 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_Mar", result);  // Should be "Mar", not "03M"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ValidPattern_HHH_PartiallyMatched)
+        TEST_METHOD(InvalidPattern_HHH_NotMatched)
         {
-            // Test $HHH (3 H's) should match $HH and leave extra H unchanged
-            // Also confirms that $HH is matched before $H
+            // Test $HHH (3 H's) is not valid and negative lookahead prevents $HH from matching
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$HHH", testTime);
 
             Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_02H", result);
+            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_$HHH", result);  // Should remain unchanged
         }
 
         TEST_METHOD(SeparatedPatterns_SingleY)
@@ -673,9 +669,9 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(E_INVALIDARG, hr);
         }
 
-        // Category 4: Tests to explicitly verify execution order
+        // Category 4: Tests to explicitly verify negative lookahead is working
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ExecutionOrder_YearNotMatchedInYYYY)
+        TEST_METHOD(NegativeLookahead_YearNotMatchedInYYYY)
         {
             // Verify $Y doesn't match when part of $YYYY
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
@@ -686,9 +682,9 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_2024", result);  // Should be "2024", not "202Y"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ExecutionOrder_MonthNotMatchedInMMM)
+        TEST_METHOD(NegativeLookahead_MonthNotMatchedInMMM)
         {
-            // Verify $M or $MM don't match when $MMM is given
+            // Verify $M doesn't match when part of $MMM
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$MMM", testTime);
@@ -697,9 +693,9 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_Mar", result);  // Should be "Mar", not "3ar"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ExecutionOrder_DayNotMatchedInDDDD)
+        TEST_METHOD(NegativeLookahead_DayNotMatchedInDDDD)
         {
-            // Verify $D or $DD don't match when $DDDD is given
+            // Verify $D doesn't match when part of $DDDD
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$DDDD", testTime);
@@ -708,7 +704,7 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_Friday", result);  // Should be "Friday", not "15riday"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ExecutionOrder_HourNotMatchedInHH)
+        TEST_METHOD(NegativeLookahead_HourNotMatchedInHH)
         {
             // Verify $H doesn't match when part of $HH
             // Note: $HH is 12-hour format, so 14:00 (2 PM) displays as "02"
@@ -720,9 +716,9 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::AreEqual(L"file_02", result);  // 14:00 in 12-hour format is "02 PM"
         }
 
-        TEST_METHOD(ExecutionOrder_MillisecondNotMatchedInFFF)
+        TEST_METHOD(NegativeLookahead_MillisecondNotMatchedInFFF)
         {
-            // Verify $f or $ff don't match when $fff is given
+            // Verify $f doesn't match when part of $fff
             SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
             wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
             HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$fff", testTime);
@@ -766,68 +762,5 @@ namespace HelpersTests
             Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
             Assert::AreEqual(L"15-15-Fri-Friday", result);
         }
-
-        // Category 6: Specific bug fixes and collision avoidance
-
-        TEST_METHOD(BugFix_DDT_AllowsSuffixT)
-        {
-            // #44202 - $DDT should be allowed and matched as $DD plus verbatim 'T'. It
-            // was previously blocked due to the negative lookahead for any capital
-            // letter after $DD.
-            SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
-            wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-            HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$DDT", testTime);
-
-            Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_15T", result);
-        }
-
-        TEST_METHOD(RelaxedConstraint_VerbatimCapitalAfterPatterns)
-        {
-            // Verify that patterns can be followed by capital letters that are not part
-            // of longer patterns, e.g., $DDC should match $DD + 'C'.
-            SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
-            wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-            HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$YYYYA_$MMB_$DDC", testTime); /* #no-spell-check-line */
-
-            Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_2024A_03B_15C", result);
-        }
-
-        TEST_METHOD(Collision_DateTaken_Protected)
-        {
-            // Verify that date patterns do not collide with metadata patterns like
-            // DATE_TAKEN_YYYY.
-            SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
-            wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-            HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$DATE_TAKEN_YYYY", testTime);
-
-            Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_$DATE_TAKEN_YYYY", result); // Not replaced
-        }
-
-        TEST_METHOD(Collision_Height_Protected)
-        {
-            // Verify that HEIGHT metadata pattern does not collide with date pattern $H.
-            SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
-            wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-            HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$HEIGHT", testTime);
-
-            Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_$HEIGHT", result); // Not replaced
-        }
-
-        TEST_METHOD(Collision_SafeSuffix_Deer)
-        {
-            // Verifies that patterns can be safely followed by certain suffix letters as
-            // long as they don't match a longer pattern. $DEER should be matched as
-            // $D + 'EER'
-            SYSTEMTIME testTime = GetTestTime();
-            wchar_t result[MAX_PATH] = { 0 };
-            HRESULT hr = GetDatedFileName(result, MAX_PATH, L"file_$DEER", testTime);
-
-            Assert::IsTrue(SUCCEEDED(hr));
-            Assert::AreEqual(L"file_15EER", result);
-        }
     };
 }

src/runner/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
+  <!-- Windows App SDK and all transitive dependencies -->
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base" version="1.8.250831001" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" version="1.8.250906002" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI" version="1.8.250906003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime" version="1.8.250907003" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite" version="1.8.25090401" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences" version="1.8.250906004" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets" version="1.8.250904007" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.AI" version="1.8.37" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" version="1.0.2903.40" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

src/runner/runner.vcxproj

@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Target Name="GenerateResourceFiles" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted ..\..\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h runner.base.rc runner.rc" />
+    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h runner.base.rc runner.rc" />
   </Target>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <NoWarn>81010002</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="NuGet">
-    <!-- Tell NuGet this is PackageReference style -->
-    <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we're a native project -->
-    <NuGetTargetMoniker>native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
-    <!-- Tell NuGet we target Windows (use your existing WindowsTargetPlatformVersion) -->
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>Windows</NuGetTargetPlatformIdentifier>
-    <NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)</NuGetTargetPlatformVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <VCProjectVersion>15.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{9412D5C6-2CF2-4FC2-A601-B55508EA9B27}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>powertoys</RootNamespace>
     <ProjectName>runner</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <Import Project="..\..\deps\expected.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
   <ImportGroup Label="Shared" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
@@ -38,6 +31,10 @@
     <WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>true</WindowsAppSdkUndockedRegFreeWinRTInitialize>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="Shared">
+  </ImportGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -133,6 +130,9 @@
       <Project>{17da04df-e393-4397-9cf0-84dabe11032e}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Manifest Include="PowerToys.exe.manifest" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -141,15 +141,39 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
-  <!-- Deduplicate WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp (added twice via transitive imports causing LNK4042). Remove all then add exactly once. -->
-  <Target Name="FixWinAppSDKAutoInitializer" BeforeTargets="ClCompile" AfterTargets="WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <!-- Remove ALL injected versions of the file -->
-      <ClCompile Remove="@(ClCompile)" Condition="'%(Filename)' == 'WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer'" />
-      <!-- Add ONE copy back manually -->
-      <ClCompile Include="$(PkgMicrosoft_WindowsAppSDK_Foundation)\include\WindowsAppRuntimeAutoInitializer.cpp">
-        <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
-      </ClCompile>
-    </ItemGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.1.8.250831001\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Base.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.1.8.250906002\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Foundation.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.1.8.250906003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.1.8.250907003\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Runtime.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.1.8.25090401\build\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.DWrite.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.1.8.250906004\build\native\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.InteractiveExperiences.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2903.40\build\native\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.targets'))" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

src/runner/runner.vcxproj.filters

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     <CopyFileToFolders Include="svgs\icon.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="runner.base.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Converters/HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter.cs

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Windows;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
-using Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters
-{
-    public partial class HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter : IValueConverter
-    {
-        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
-        {
-            if (value is HotkeySettings keySettings && parameter is string resourceKey)
-            {
-                return string.Format(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString(resourceKey), keySettings.ToString());
-            }
-
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-
-        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
-        {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj

@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@
 		<None Update="Assets\Settings\Scripts\DisableModule.ps1">
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</None>
-		<Page Update="SettingsXAML\Controls\ShortcutControl\ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml">
-		  <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
-		</Page>
 		<Page Update="SettingsXAML\Controls\TitleBar\TitleBar.xaml">
 			<Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
 		</Page>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/App.xaml

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
     xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:converters="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters"
-    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
     xmlns:tkconverters="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters">
     <Application.Resources>
         <ResourceDictionary>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/SettingsXAML/Themes/Colors.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/SettingsXAML/Themes/Generic.xaml" />
                 <ResourceDictionary Source="/SettingsXAML/Controls/Timeline/TimelineStyles.xaml" />
-                <ResourceDictionary Source="/SettingsXAML/Controls/ShortcutControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml" />
+
                 <!--  Other merged dictionaries here  -->
             </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
 
@@ -82,6 +81,9 @@
                 <RepositionThemeTransition IsStaggeringEnabled="False" />
                 <!--  Smoothly animates individual cards upon whenever Expanders are expanded/collapsed  -->
             </TransitionCollection>
+
+            <!--  Additional resources or settings can be added here  -->
+
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </Application.Resources>
 </Application>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Controls/ShortcutControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml

@@ -1,67 +1,58 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<ResourceDictionary
+<UserControl
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls.ShortcutWithTextLabelControl"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
-    xmlns:tk="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
-    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls">
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
+    d:DesignHeight="300"
+    d:DesignWidth="400"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
 
-    <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultShortcutWithTextLabelControlStyle}" TargetType="local:ShortcutWithTextLabelControl" />
-
-    <Style x:Key="DefaultShortcutWithTextLabelControlStyle" TargetType="local:ShortcutWithTextLabelControl">
-        <Setter Property="KeyVisualStyle" Value="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}" />
-        <Setter Property="Template">
-            <Setter.Value>
-                <ControlTemplate TargetType="local:ShortcutWithTextLabelControl">
-                    <Grid ColumnSpacing="8">
-                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-                            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                        <ItemsControl
-                            x:Name="ShortcutsControl"
-                            VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
-                            AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
-                            IsTabStop="False"
-                            ItemsSource="{TemplateBinding Keys}">
-                            <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
-                                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4" />
-                                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                            </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
-                            <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                                <DataTemplate>
-                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
-                                        <local:KeyVisual
-                                            tk:FrameworkElementExtensions.AncestorType="local:ShortcutWithTextLabelControl"
-                                            AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
-                                            Content="{Binding}"
-                                            IsTabStop="False"
-                                            Style="{Binding (tk:FrameworkElementExtensions.Ancestor).KeyVisualStyle, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}" />
-                                    </StackPanel>
-                                </DataTemplate>
-                            </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                        </ItemsControl>
-                        <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
-                            x:Name="LabelControl"
-                            Grid.Column="1"
-                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                            Config="{TemplateBinding MarkdownConfig}"
-                            Text="{TemplateBinding Text}" />
-                        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
-                            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="LabelPlacementStates">
-                                <VisualState x:Name="LabelAfter" />
-                                <VisualState x:Name="LabelBefore">
-                                    <VisualState.Setters>
-                                        <Setter Target="LabelControl.(Grid.Column)" Value="0" />
-                                        <Setter Target="ShortcutsControl.(Grid.Column)" Value="1" />
-                                    </VisualState.Setters>
-                                </VisualState>
-                            </VisualStateGroup>
-                        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
-                    </Grid>
-                </ControlTemplate>
-            </Setter.Value>
-        </Setter>
-    </Style>
-</ResourceDictionary>
+    <Grid ColumnSpacing="8">
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+        <ItemsControl
+            x:Name="ShortcutsControl"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
+            IsTabStop="False"
+            ItemsSource="{x:Bind Keys}">
+            <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4" />
+                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+            </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+            <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                <DataTemplate>
+                    <controls:KeyVisual
+                        Padding="12,8,12,8"
+                        AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
+                        Content="{Binding}"
+                        FontSize="12"
+                        IsTabStop="False"
+                        Style="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}" />
+                </DataTemplate>
+            </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+        </ItemsControl>
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
+            x:Name="LabelControl"
+            Grid.Column="1"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            Text="{x:Bind Text}" />
+        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="LabelPlacementStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="LabelAfter" />
+                <VisualState x:Name="LabelBefore">
+                    <VisualState.Setters>
+                        <Setter Target="LabelControl.(Grid.Column)" Value="0" />
+                        <Setter Target="ShortcutsControl.(Grid.Column)" Value="1" />
+                    </VisualState.Setters>
+                </VisualState>
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Controls/ShortcutControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls;
+
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
 {
-    public sealed partial class ShortcutWithTextLabelControl : Control
+    public sealed partial class ShortcutWithTextLabelControl : UserControl
     {
         public string Text
         {
@@ -27,47 +27,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
 
         public static readonly DependencyProperty KeysProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Keys), typeof(List<object>), typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl), new PropertyMetadata(default(string)));
 
-        public Placement LabelPlacement
+        public LabelPlacement LabelPlacement
         {
-            get { return (Placement)GetValue(LabelPlacementProperty); }
+            get { return (LabelPlacement)GetValue(LabelPlacementProperty); }
             set { SetValue(LabelPlacementProperty, value); }
         }
 
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty LabelPlacementProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(LabelPlacement), typeof(Placement), typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl), new PropertyMetadata(defaultValue: Placement.After, OnIsLabelPlacementChanged));
-
-        public MarkdownConfig MarkdownConfig
-        {
-            get { return (MarkdownConfig)GetValue(MarkdownConfigProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(MarkdownConfigProperty, value); }
-        }
-
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty MarkdownConfigProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(MarkdownConfig), typeof(MarkdownConfig), typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl), new PropertyMetadata(new MarkdownConfig()));
-
-        public Style KeyVisualStyle
-        {
-            get { return (Style)GetValue(KeyVisualStyleProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(KeyVisualStyleProperty, value); }
-        }
-
-        public static readonly DependencyProperty KeyVisualStyleProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(KeyVisualStyle), typeof(Style), typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl), new PropertyMetadata(default(Style)));
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty LabelPlacementProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(LabelPlacement), typeof(LabelPlacement), typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl), new PropertyMetadata(defaultValue: LabelPlacement.After, OnIsLabelPlacementChanged));
 
         public ShortcutWithTextLabelControl()
         {
-            DefaultStyleKey = typeof(ShortcutWithTextLabelControl);
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
-        {
-            base.OnApplyTemplate();
+            this.InitializeComponent();
         }
 
         private static void OnIsLabelPlacementChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs newValue)
         {
             if (d is ShortcutWithTextLabelControl labelControl)
             {
-                if (labelControl.LabelPlacement == Placement.Before)
+                if (labelControl.LabelPlacement == LabelPlacement.Before)
                 {
-                    VisualStateManager.GoToState(labelControl, "LabelBefore", true);
+                  VisualStateManager.GoToState(labelControl, "LabelBefore", true);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -75,11 +54,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
-        public enum Placement
-        {
-            Before,
-            After,
-        }
+    public enum LabelPlacement
+    {
+        Before,
+        After,
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/AdvancedPastePage.xaml.cs

@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             string selectedType = draft.ServiceType ?? string.Empty;
             AIServiceType serviceKind = draft.ServiceTypeKind;
 
-            bool requiresEndpoint = RequiresEndpointForService(serviceKind);
+            bool requiresEndpoint = serviceKind is AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI
+                or AIServiceType.AzureAIInference
+                or AIServiceType.Mistral
+                or AIServiceType.Ollama;
             bool requiresDeployment = serviceKind == AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI;
             bool requiresApiVersion = serviceKind == AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI;
             bool requiresModelPath = serviceKind == AIServiceType.Onnx;
@@ -785,17 +788,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             string serviceType = draft.ServiceType ?? "OpenAI";
             string apiKey = PasteAIApiKeyPasswordBox.Password;
             string trimmedApiKey = apiKey?.Trim() ?? string.Empty;
-            var serviceKind = draft.ServiceTypeKind;
-            bool requiresEndpoint = RequiresEndpointForService(serviceKind);
             string endpoint = (draft.EndpointUrl ?? string.Empty).Trim();
-
-            // Never persist placeholder text or stale values for services that don't use an endpoint.
-            if (!requiresEndpoint)
+            if (endpoint == string.Empty)
             {
-                endpoint = string.Empty;
+                endpoint = GetEndpointPlaceholder(draft.ServiceTypeKind);
             }
 
-            // For endpoint-based services, keep empty if the user didn't provide a value.
             if (RequiresApiKeyForService(serviceType) && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmedApiKey))
             {
                 args.Cancel = true;
@@ -835,14 +833,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
             };
         }
 
-        private static bool RequiresEndpointForService(AIServiceType serviceKind)
-        {
-            return serviceKind is AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI
-                or AIServiceType.AzureAIInference
-                or AIServiceType.Mistral
-                or AIServiceType.Ollama;
-        }
-
         private static string GetEndpointPlaceholder(AIServiceType serviceKind)
         {
             return serviceKind switch
@@ -851,7 +841,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => "https://{resource-name}.cognitiveservices.azure.com/",
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => "https://api.mistral.ai/v1/",
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => "http://localhost:11434/",
-                _ => string.Empty,
+                _ => "https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
             };
         }
 

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ZoomItPage.xaml

@@ -11,20 +11,12 @@
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     AutomationProperties.LandmarkType="Main"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
+
     <local:NavigablePage.Resources>
         <converters:ZoomItInitialZoomConverter x:Key="ZoomItInitialZoomConverter" />
         <converters:ZoomItTypeSpeedSliderConverter x:Key="ZoomItTypeSpeedSliderConverter" />
-        <converters:HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter x:Key="HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter" />
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
-            x:Key="ZoomItMarkdownThemeConfig"
-            InlineCodeBackground="{StaticResource ControlFillColorDefaultBrush}"
-            InlineCodeBorderBrush="{StaticResource ControlElevationBorderBrush}"
-            InlineCodeCornerRadius="2"
-            InlineCodeFontSize="12"
-            InlineCodeForeground="{StaticResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-            InlineCodePadding="2,0,2,1" />
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ZoomItMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
     </local:NavigablePage.Resources>
+
     <controls:SettingsPageControl
         x:Uid="ZoomIt"
         IsTabStop="False"
@@ -46,82 +38,55 @@
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:GPOInfoControl>
+
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_BehaviorGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
                     <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItToggleShowTrayIcon" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Toggle_ShowTrayIcon">
                         <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowTrayIcon, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_ZoomGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItZoomShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_Zoom_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE71E;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.ZoomToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItToggleAnimateZoom" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Toggle_AnimateZoom" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.AnimateZoom, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItSmoothZoomedImage" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Toggle_SmoothZoomedImage" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.SmoothImage, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItSliderInitialMagnification" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Slider_InitialMagnification">
-                                <Slider
-                                    MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
-                                    Maximum="5"
-                                    Minimum="0"
-                                    ThumbToolTipValueConverter="{StaticResource ZoomItInitialZoomConverter}"
-                                    TickFrequency="1"
-                                    TickPlacement="Outside"
-                                    Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.ZoominSliderLevel, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock x:Uid="ZoomIt_ZoomFAQ" Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItToggleAnimateZoom" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Toggle_AnimateZoom">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.AnimateZoom, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItSmoothZoomedImage" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Toggle_SmoothZoomedImage">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.SmoothImage, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItSliderInitialMagnification" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Slider_InitialMagnification">
+                        <Slider
+                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
+                            Maximum="5"
+                            Minimum="0"
+                            ThumbToolTipValueConverter="{StaticResource ZoomItInitialZoomConverter}"
+                            TickFrequency="1"
+                            TickPlacement="Outside"
+                            Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.ZoominSliderLevel, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_LiveZoomGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItLiveZoomShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_LiveZoom_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE773;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.LiveZoomToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.LiveZoomToggleKeyDraw, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_LiveZoom_Shortcut_Draw}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_DrawGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItDrawShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_Draw_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEE56;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.DrawToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock x:Uid="ZoomIt_DrawFAQ" Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_TypeGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
-                        Name="ZoomItTypeTextFont"
-                        x:Uid="ZoomIt_Type_TextFont"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE8D2;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Description>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItTypeTextFont" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Type_TextFont">
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
                             <TextBlock
                                 FontFamily="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoSampleFontFamily, Mode=OneWay}"
                                 FontSize="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoSampleFontSize, Mode=OneWay}"
@@ -129,212 +94,178 @@
                                 FontWeight="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoSampleFontWeight, Mode=OneWay}"
                                 Text="Sample"
                                 TextDecorations="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoSampleTextDecoration, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Description>
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
                         <Button x:Uid="ZoomIt_Type_Font_Button" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectTypeFontCommand, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock x:Uid="ZoomIt_TypeFAQ" Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoTypeGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
+                        Name="ZoomItDemoTypeFile"
+                        x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_File"
+                        Description="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeFile, Mode=OneWay}">
+                        <Button x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_File_BrowseButton" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectDemoTypeFileCommand, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItDemoTypeShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE8AC;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.DemoTypeToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
-                                Name="ZoomItDemoTypeFile"
-                                x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_File"
-                                Description="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeFile, Mode=OneWay}">
-                                <Button x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_File_BrowseButton" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectDemoTypeFileCommand, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItDemoTypeToggleUserDrivenMode" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_Toggle_UserDrivenMode" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeUserDrivenMode, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItDemoTypeSpeedSlider" x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_SpeedSlider">
-                                <Slider
-                                    MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
-                                    Maximum="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeMinTypingSpeed, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                    Minimum="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeMaxTypingSpeed, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                    ThumbToolTipValueConverter="{StaticResource ZoomItTypeSpeedSliderConverter}"
-                                    Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeSpeedSlider, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItDemoTypeShortcutReset">
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.DemoTypeToggleKeyReset, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_DemoTypeFAQ}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
-
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItDemoTypeToggleUserDrivenMode" x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_Toggle_UserDrivenMode">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeUserDrivenMode, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
+                        Name="ZoomItDemoTypeSpeedSlider"
+                        x:Uid="ZoomIt_DemoType_SpeedSlider"
+                        Description="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeSpeedSlider, Mode=OneWay}">
+                        <Slider
+                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
+                            Maximum="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeMinTypingSpeed, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            Minimum="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeMaxTypingSpeed, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            ThumbToolTipValueConverter="{StaticResource ZoomItTypeSpeedSliderConverter}"
+                            Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.DemoTypeSpeedSlider, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_BreakGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItBreakShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE916;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakTimerKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimeout" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_Timeout">
+                        <NumberBox
+                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
+                            LargeChange="10"
+                            Maximum="99"
+                            Minimum="1"
+                            SmallChange="1"
+                            SpinButtonPlacementMode="Compact"
+                            Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakTimeout, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakShowExpiredTime" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowExpiredTime">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowExpiredTime, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                        Name="ZoomItBreakPlaySoundsFile"
+                        x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_PlaySoundsFile"
+                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakPlaySoundFile, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                         <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimeout" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_Timeout">
-                                <NumberBox
-                                    MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
-                                    LargeChange="10"
-                                    Maximum="99"
-                                    Minimum="1"
-                                    SmallChange="1"
-                                    SpinButtonPlacementMode="Compact"
-                                    Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakTimeout, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakShowExpiredTime" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowExpiredTime" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowExpiredTime, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakPlaySoundsFile" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_PlaySoundsFile" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakPlaySoundFile, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                                 Name="ZoomItBreakSoundFile"
                                 x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_SoundFile"
                                 Description="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakSoundFile, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakPlaySoundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakPlaySoundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
                                 <Button x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_SoundFile_BrowseButton" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectBreakSoundFileCommand, Mode=OneWay}" />
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimerOpacity" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakTimerOpacityIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_10Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_20Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_30Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_40Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_50Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_60Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_70Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_80Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_90Percent" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_100Percent" />
-                                </ComboBox>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimerPosition" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakTimerPosition, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopLeftCorner" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopCenter" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopRightCorner" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Left" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Center" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Right" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomLeftCorner" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomCenter" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomRightCorner" />
-                                </ComboBox>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-
-
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakShowBackgroundBitmap" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowBackgroundBitmap">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakBackgroundSelectionIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundImage_None" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowFadedDesktop" />
-                                    <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowImageFile" />
-                                </ComboBox>
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimerOpacity" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakTimerOpacityIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_10Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_20Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_30Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_40Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_50Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_60Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_70Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_80Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_90Percent" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerOpacity_100Percent" />
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItBreakTimerPosition" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.BreakTimerPosition, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopLeftCorner" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopCenter" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_TopRightCorner" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Left" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Center" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_Right" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomLeftCorner" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomCenter" />
+                            <ComboBoxItem x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_TimerPosition_BottomRightCorner" />
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                        Name="ZoomItBreakShowBackgroundBitmap"
+                        x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowBackgroundBitmap"
+                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
+                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
+                                Name="ZoomItBreakShowDesktopOrImageFile"
+                                x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowDesktopOrImageFile"
+                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                <RadioButtons SelectedIndex="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowDesktopOrImageFileIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                                    <RadioButton x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowFadedDesktop" />
+                                    <RadioButton x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_ShowImageFile" />
+                                </RadioButtons>
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                                 Name="ZoomItBreakBackgroundFile"
                                 x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundFile"
                                 Description="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
                                 <Button x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundFile_BrowseButton" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectBreakBackgroundFileCommand, Mode=OneWay}" />
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                             <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                                 Name="ZoomItBreakBackgroundStretch"
-                                ContentAlignment="Left"
-                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundStretch" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakBackgroundStretch, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock x:Uid="ZoomIt_BreakFAQ" Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                                x:Uid="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundStretch"
+                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakShowBackgroundFile, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.BreakBackgroundStretch, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                             </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                         </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
-
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
-
-
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_RecordGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItRecordShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE7C8;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordScaling" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Scaling">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordScalingIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.1</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.2</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.3</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.4</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.5</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.6</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.7</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.8</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>0.9</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>1.0</ComboBoxItem>
-                                </ComboBox>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordFormat" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Format">
-                                <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordFormatIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>GIF</ComboBoxItem>
-                                    <ComboBoxItem>MP4</ComboBoxItem>
-                                </ComboBox>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordCaptureAudio" ContentAlignment="Left">
-                                <CheckBox x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio" IsChecked="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
-                                Name="ZoomItRecordMicrophone"
-                                x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Microphone"
-                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=OneWay}">
-                                <ComboBox
-                                    MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
-                                    DisplayMemberPath="Item2"
-                                    ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.MicrophoneList}"
-                                    SelectedValue="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordMicrophoneDeviceId, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                                    SelectedValuePath="Item1" />
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4">
-                                        <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordToggleKey, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_FullScreen}" />
-                                        <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordToggleKeyCrop, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_Crop}" />
-                                        <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordToggleKeyWindow, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_Window}" />
-                                    </StackPanel>
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordScaling" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Scaling">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordScalingIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.1</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.2</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.3</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.4</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.5</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.6</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.7</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.8</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>0.9</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>1.0</ComboBoxItem>
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordFormat" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Format">
+                        <ComboBox MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordFormatIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                            <ComboBoxItem>GIF</ComboBoxItem>
+                            <ComboBoxItem>MP4</ComboBoxItem>
+                        </ComboBox>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordCaptureAudio" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio">
+                        <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.RecordCaptureAudio, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItRecordMicrophone" x:Uid="ZoomIt_Record_Microphone">
+                        <ComboBox
+                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
+                            DisplayMemberPath="Item2"
+                            ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.MicrophoneList}"
+                            SelectedValue="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.RecordMicrophoneDeviceId, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                            SelectedValuePath="Item1" />
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="ZoomIt_SnipGroup" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-                    <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
                         Name="ZoomItSnipShortcut"
                         x:Uid="ZoomIt_Snip_Shortcut"
-                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xF7ED;}"
-                        IsExpanded="True">
+                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}" HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.SnipToggleKey, Mode=TwoWay}" />
-                        <tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                            <tkcontrols:SettingsCard Name="ZoomItSnipShortcutSave">
-                                <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock Config="{StaticResource ZoomItMarkdownConfig}" Text="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.SnipToggleKeySave, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource HotkeySettingsToLocalizedStringConverter}, ConverterParameter=ZoomIt_Snip_Shortcut_Save}" />
-                                </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
-                            </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
-                        </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
-                    </tkcontrols:SettingsExpander>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
             </StackPanel>
         </controls:SettingsPageControl.ModuleContent>
@@ -342,7 +273,7 @@
             <controls:PageLink x:Uid="LearnMore_ZoomIt" Link="https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt" />
         </controls:SettingsPageControl.PrimaryLinks>
         <controls:SettingsPageControl.SecondaryLinks>
-            <controls:PageLink Link="https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit" Text="Sysinternals ZoomIt by Mark Russinovich, Alex Mihaiuc, John Stephens" />
+            <controls:PageLink Link="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/zoomit" Text="Sysinternals Zoomit by Mark Russinovich, Alex Mihaiuc, John Stephens" />
         </controls:SettingsPageControl.SecondaryLinks>
     </controls:SettingsPageControl>
 </local:NavigablePage>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -4756,58 +4756,52 @@ Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then
     <value>Zoom</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_ZoomGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Zoom in or out to enlarge content and make details clearer.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_ZoomFAQ.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **the mouse wheel** or **the Up / Down arrow keys** to zoom in or out.  
-Press **Esc** or **the right mouse button** to exit zoom mode.  
-Press **Ctrl + C** to capture the zoomed view, or **Ctrl + S** to save it.  
-Press **Ctrl + Shift** to crop before copying or saving.</value>
+    <value>After toggling ZoomIt you can zoom in with the mouse wheel or up and down arrow keys. Exit zoom mode with Escape or by pressing the right mouse button.
+
+Copy a zoomed screen with Ctrl+C or save it by typing Ctrl+S. Crop the copy or save region by entering Ctrl+Shift instead of Ctrl.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Zoom_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Zoom activation</value>
+    <value>Zoom hotkey</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Toggle_AnimateZoom.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Animate zoom in and out</value>
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Toggle_AnimateZoom.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Animate zoom in and zoom out</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Toggle_SmoothZoomedImage.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Smooth the zoomed image</value>
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Toggle_SmoothZoomedImage.Header" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Smooth zoomed image</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Slider_InitialMagnification.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Initial zoom level</value>
+    <value>Specify the initial level of magnification when zooming in</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_LiveZoomGroup.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Live Zoom</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_LiveZoomGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Live Zoom keeps windows updating while zoomed.</value>
+    <value>LiveZoom mode supports window updates to show while zoomed.
+
+Note that in LiveZoom you must use Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down to control the zoom level. To enter drawing mode, use the standard zoom-without-draw hotkey and then escape to go back to LiveZoom.
+
+Use LiveDraw to draw and annotate the live desktop. To activate LiveDraw, enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode. You can remove LiveDraw annotations by activating LiveDraw and enter the escape key.
+
+To enter and exit LiveZoom, enter the hotkey specified below.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_LiveZoom_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Live Zoom activation</value>
+    <value>Live Zoom hotkey</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DrawGroup.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Draw</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_DrawFAQ.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **the left mouse button** to toggle drawing mode when zoomed in, and **the right mouse button** to exit.  
-Press **Ctrl + Z** to undo, **E** to clear drawings, and **Space** to center the cursor.
+  <data name="ZoomIt_DrawGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Once zoomed, toggle drawing mode by pressing the left mouse button. Undo with Ctrl+Z and all drawing by pressing E. Center the cursor with the space bar. Exit drawing mode by pressing the right mouse button.
 
-**Pen control**  
-Press **Ctrl + the mouse wheel** or **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the pen width.
+Pen Control - Change the pen width by pressing left Ctrl and using the mouse wheel or the up and down arrow keys.
 
-**Colors**  
-Press **R** (Red), **G** (Green), **B** (Blue), **O** (Orange), **Y** (Yellow), or **P** (Pink) to switch colors.
+Colors - Change the pen color by pressing R (red), G (green), B (blue), O (orange), Y (yellow) or P (pink).
 
-**Highlight and blur**  
-Press **Shift + a color key** for a translucent highlighter, **X** for blur, or **Shift + X** for a stronger blur.
+Highlight and Blur - Hold Shift while pressing a color key for a translucent highlighter color. Press X for blur or Shift+X for a stronger blur.
 
-**Shapes**  
-Press **Shift** for a line, **Ctrl** for a rectangle, **Tab** for an ellipse, or **Shift + Ctrl** for an arrow.
+Shapes - Draw a line by holding down the Shift key, a rectangle with the Ctrl key, an ellipse with the Tab key and an arrow with Shift+Ctrl.
 
-**Screen**  
-Press **W** or **K** for a white or black sketch pad.  
-Press **Ctrl + C** to copy or **Ctrl + S** to save, and **Ctrl + Shift** to crop.
-    </value>
+Screen - Clear the screen for a sketch pad by pressing W (white) or K (black). Copy a zoomed screen with Ctrl+C or save it by typing Ctrl+S. Crop the copy or save region by entering Ctrl+Shift instead of Ctrl.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Draw_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Draw without zoom hotkey</value>
@@ -4816,7 +4810,9 @@ Press **Ctrl + C** to copy or **Ctrl + S** to save, and **Ctrl + Shift** to crop
     <value>Type</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_TypeGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Type text while drawing</value>
+    <value>Once in drawing mode, type 't' to enter typing mode or shift+'t' to enter typing mode with right-aligned input. Exit typing mode by pressing escape or the left mouse button. Use the mouse wheel or up and down arrow keys to change the font size.
+
+The text color is the current drawing color.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Type_TextFont.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Text font</value>
@@ -4829,25 +4825,18 @@ Press **Ctrl + C** to copy or **Ctrl + S** to save, and **Ctrl + Shift** to crop
     <value>DemoType</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DemoTypeGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Insert predefined text snippets with a shortcut using a text file.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_DemoTypeFAQ" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Text can be pulled from the clipboard when it starts with **[start]**.  
-Use **[end]** to separate snippets, **[pause:n]** to insert pauses (in seconds), and **[paste]** / **[/paste]** to send clipboard text.  
-Use **[enter]**, **[up]**, **[down]**, **[left]**, and **[right]** to issue keystrokes.
+    <value>Use DemoType to have ZoomIt type text specified in the input file when you enter the DemoType toggle. You can also pull input from the clipboard if it is prefixed with the [start] keyword.
 
-ZoomIt can send text automatically or run in manual mode. Keyboard input is blocked while text is being sent.
+Separate snippets with the [end] keyword and insert pauses into the text output with the [pause:n] keyword where 'n' is seconds. Send text via the clipboard with [paste] and [/paste]. Send keystrokes with [enter], [up], [down], [left] and [right].
 
-In manual mode, press **Space** to unblock keyboard input at the end of a snippet.  
-In auto mode, control returns automatically after completion.
+You can have ZoomIt send text automatically, or select the option to drive input with typing. ZoomIt will block keyboard input while sending output.
 
-At the end of the file, ZoomIt reloads the file and restarts from the beginning.  
-Press the hotkey with **Shift** in the opposite mode to step back to the previous **[end]** marker.
+When driving input, hit the space bar to unblock keyboard input at the end of a snippet. In auto mode, control will be returned upon completion.
 
-Press **{0}** to reset DemoType and start from the beginning.</value>
+When you reach the end of the file, ZoomIt will reload the file and start at the beginning. Enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode to step back to the last [end].</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>DemoType activation</value>
+    <value>DemoType toggle hotkey</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_File.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Input file</value>
@@ -4861,11 +4850,11 @@ Press **{0}** to reset DemoType and start from the beginning.</value>
   <data name="FilePicker_AllFilesFilter" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>All Files</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_Toggle_UserDrivenMode.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_Toggle_UserDrivenMode.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Drive input with typing</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_SpeedSlider.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Typing speed</value>
+    <value>DemoType typing speed</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_DemoType_SpeedSlider_Thumbnail_Explanation" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>bigger is faster</value>
@@ -4874,27 +4863,20 @@ Press **{0}** to reset DemoType and start from the beginning.</value>
     <value>Break</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_BreakGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Displays a countdown overlay for timed breaks or presentations.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_BreakFAQ.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Enter timer mode from the ZoomIt tray icon’s Break menu.  
-Press **the arrow keys** to adjust the time. If the timer window loses focus through **Alt + Tab**, press **the left mouse button** on the ZoomIt tray icon to reactivate it.
+    <value>Enter timer mode by using the ZoomIt tray icon's Break menu item. Increase and decrease time with the arrow keys. If you Alt-Tab away from the timer window, reactivate it by left-clicking on the ZoomIt tray icon. Exit timer mode with Escape.
 
-Press **Esc** to exit timer mode.
-
-Change the break timer color using the same keys as the drawing colors.  
-The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
+Change the break timer color using the same keys that the drawing color. The break timer font is the same as text font.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Break_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Break timer activation</value>
+    <value>Start break timer hotkey</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Break_Timeout.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Timer (minutes)</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_ShowExpiredTime.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_ShowExpiredTime.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show time elapsed after expiration</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_PlaySoundsFile.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_PlaySoundsFile.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Play sound on expiration</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Break_SoundFile.Header" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -4976,7 +4958,7 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
     <value>Show background bitmap</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Break_ShowFadedDesktop.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Faded desktop</value>
+    <value>Use faded desktop as background</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Break_ShowImageFile.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Use image file as background</value>
@@ -4991,31 +4973,26 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
     <value>Specify background file...</value>
   </data>
   <data name="FilePicker_ZoomIt_BitmapFilesFilter" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Bitmap files</value>
+    <value>Bitmap Files</value>
   </data>
   <data name="FilePicker_ZoomIt_AllPicturesFilter" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>All picture files</value>
+    <value>All Picture Files</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundStretch.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundStretch.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Scale to screen</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_RecordGroup.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Record</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_RecordGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Record video of the screen.</value>
+    <value>Record video of the unzoomed live screen or a static zoomed session by entering the recording hotkey and finish the recording by entering it again.
+
+To crop the portion of the screen that will be recorded, enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode.
+
+To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite mode.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Record activation</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_FullScreen" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **{0}** to start or stop screen or zoom recording</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_Crop" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **{0}** to record a portion of the screen</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Shortcut_Window" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **{0}** to record a specific window</value>
+    <value>Record hotkey</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Scaling.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Scaling</value>
@@ -5023,7 +5000,7 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Format.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Format</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="ZoomIt_Record_CaptureAudio.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Capture audio input</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Record_Microphone.Header" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -5036,13 +5013,10 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
     <value>Snip</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_SnipGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Copy a selected area of the screen to the clipboard or to a file.</value>
+    <value>Copy a region of the screen to the clipboard or enter the hotkey with the Shift key in the opposite mode to save it to a file.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ZoomIt_Snip_Shortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Snip activation</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Snip_Shortcut_Save" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **{0}** to save the snip to a file instead of the clipboard.</value>
+    <value>Snip hotkey</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Oobe_ZoomIt.Description" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>ZoomIt is a screen zoom, annotation, and recording tool for technical presentations and demos. You can also use ZoomIt to snip screenshots to the clipboard or to a file.</value>
@@ -5786,24 +5760,6 @@ The break timer font matches the text font.</value>
     <value>A modern UI built with Fluent Design</value>
     <comment>Fluent Design is a product name, do not loc</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_LiveZoom_Shortcut_Draw" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **{0}** to activate live drawing and **Esc** to clear annotations or to exit.
-	
-Press **Ctrl + Up / Down** to adjust the zoom level.
-	</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_TypeFAQ.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Press **T** to switch to typing when drawing mode is active, and **Shift** for right-aligned text.  
-Press **Esc** or **the left mouse button** to exit typing mode.  
-Press **the mouse wheel** or **Up / Down** to adjust the font size.  
-Text uses the current drawing color.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_DrawGroup.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Annotate the screen.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ZoomIt_Break_BackgroundImage_None.Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>None</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="LightSwitch_ModeFollowNightLight.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Follow Night Light</value>
   </data>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ZoomItViewModel.cs

@@ -237,32 +237,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                 {
                     _zoomItSettings.Properties.LiveZoomToggleKey.Value = value ?? ZoomItProperties.DefaultLiveZoomToggleKey;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(LiveZoomToggleKey));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(LiveZoomToggleKeyDraw));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public HotkeySettings LiveZoomToggleKeyDraw
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var baseKey = _zoomItSettings.Properties.LiveZoomToggleKey.Value;
-                if (baseKey == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                // XOR with Shift: if Shift is present, remove it; if absent, add it
-                return new HotkeySettings(
-                    baseKey.Win,
-                    baseKey.Ctrl,
-                    baseKey.Alt,
-                    !baseKey.Shift,  // XOR with Shift
-                    baseKey.Code);
-            }
-        }
-
         public HotkeySettings DrawToggleKey
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.DrawToggleKey.Value;
@@ -286,53 +265,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                 {
                     _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordToggleKey.Value = value ?? ZoomItProperties.DefaultRecordToggleKey;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordToggleKey));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordToggleKeyCrop));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(RecordToggleKeyWindow));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public HotkeySettings RecordToggleKeyCrop
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var baseKey = _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordToggleKey.Value;
-                if (baseKey == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                // XOR with Shift: if Shift is present, remove it; if absent, add it
-                return new HotkeySettings(
-                    baseKey.Win,
-                    baseKey.Ctrl,
-                    baseKey.Alt,
-                    !baseKey.Shift,  // XOR with Shift
-                    baseKey.Code);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public HotkeySettings RecordToggleKeyWindow
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var baseKey = _zoomItSettings.Properties.RecordToggleKey.Value;
-                if (baseKey == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                // XOR with Alt: if Alt is present, remove it; if absent, add it
-                return new HotkeySettings(
-                    baseKey.Win,
-                    baseKey.Ctrl,
-                    !baseKey.Alt,    // XOR with Alt
-                    baseKey.Shift,
-                    baseKey.Code);
-            }
-        }
-
         public HotkeySettings SnipToggleKey
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.SnipToggleKey.Value;
@@ -342,31 +279,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                 {
                     _zoomItSettings.Properties.SnipToggleKey.Value = value ?? ZoomItProperties.DefaultSnipToggleKey;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SnipToggleKey));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SnipToggleKeySave));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public HotkeySettings SnipToggleKeySave
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var baseKey = _zoomItSettings.Properties.SnipToggleKey.Value;
-                if (baseKey == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                return new HotkeySettings(
-                    baseKey.Win,
-                    baseKey.Ctrl,
-                    baseKey.Alt,
-                    !baseKey.Shift, // Toggle Shift: if Shift is present, remove it; if absent, add it
-                    baseKey.Code);
-            }
-        }
-
         public HotkeySettings BreakTimerKey
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakTimerKey.Value;
@@ -390,32 +307,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                 {
                     _zoomItSettings.Properties.DemoTypeToggleKey.Value = value ?? ZoomItProperties.DefaultDemoTypeToggleKey;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DemoTypeToggleKey));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DemoTypeToggleKeyReset));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public HotkeySettings DemoTypeToggleKeyReset
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var baseKey = _zoomItSettings.Properties.DemoTypeToggleKey.Value;
-                if (baseKey == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                // XOR with Shift: if Shift is present, remove it; if absent, add it
-                return new HotkeySettings(
-                    baseKey.Win,
-                    baseKey.Ctrl,
-                    baseKey.Alt,
-                    !baseKey.Shift,  // XOR with Shift
-                    baseKey.Code);
-            }
-        }
-
         private LOGFONT _typeFont;
 
         public LOGFONT TypeFont
@@ -692,69 +588,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                 {
                     _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowBackgroundFile.Value = value;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(BreakShowBackgroundFile));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(BreakBackgroundSelectionIndex));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public bool BreakShowDesktop
+        public int BreakShowDesktopOrImageFileIndex
         {
-            get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value;
+            get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value ? 0 : 1;
             set
             {
-                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value != value)
+                bool newValue = value == 0;
+                if (_zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value != newValue)
                 {
-                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value = value;
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(BreakShowDesktop));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(BreakBackgroundSelectionIndex));
+                    _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakShowDesktop.Value = newValue;
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(BreakShowDesktopOrImageFileIndex));
                     NotifySettingsChanged();
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public int BreakBackgroundSelectionIndex
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (!BreakShowBackgroundFile)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
-                return BreakShowDesktop ? 1 : 2;
-            }
-
-            set
-            {
-                int clampedValue = Math.Clamp(value, 0, 2);
-                switch (clampedValue)
-                {
-                    case 0:
-                        BreakShowBackgroundFile = false;
-                        break;
-                    case 1:
-                        if (!BreakShowBackgroundFile)
-                        {
-                            BreakShowBackgroundFile = true;
-                        }
-
-                        BreakShowDesktop = true;
-                        break;
-                    case 2:
-                        if (!BreakShowBackgroundFile)
-                        {
-                            BreakShowBackgroundFile = true;
-                        }
-
-                        BreakShowDesktop = false;
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         public string BreakBackgroundFile
         {
             get => _zoomItSettings.Properties.BreakBackgroundFile.Value;