add missing powertoys events

Bumps [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout) from 3 to
6.
<details>
<summary>Release notes</summary>
<p><em>Sourced from <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases">actions/checkout's
releases</a>.</em></p>
<blockquote>
<h2>v6.0.0</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<ul>
<li>Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements
by <a href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a>
in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248">actions/checkout#2248</a></li>
<li>Persist creds to a separate file by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286">actions/checkout#2286</a></li>
<li>v6-beta by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2298">actions/checkout#2298</a></li>
<li>update readme/changelog for v6 by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2311">actions/checkout#2311</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0">https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5.0.0...v6.0.0</a></p>
<h2>v6-beta</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<p>Updated persist-credentials to store the credentials under
<code>$RUNNER_TEMP</code> instead of directly in the local git
config.</p>
<p>This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of <a
href="https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.329.0">v2.329.0</a>
to access the persisted credentials for <a
href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/use-containerized-services/create-a-docker-container-action">Docker
container action</a> scenarios.</p>
<h2>v5.0.1</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<ul>
<li>Port v6 cleanup to v5 by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301">actions/checkout#2301</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5...v5.0.1">https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v5...v5.0.1</a></p>
<h2>v5.0.0</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<ul>
<li>Update actions checkout to use node 24 by <a
href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226">actions/checkout#2226</a></li>
<li>Prepare v5.0.0 release by <a
href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2238">actions/checkout#2238</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>⚠️ Minimum Compatible Runner Version</h2>
<p><strong>v2.327.1</strong><br />
<a
href="https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1">Release
Notes</a></p>
<p>Make sure your runner is updated to this version or newer to use this
release.</p>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v4...v5.0.0">https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v4...v5.0.0</a></p>
<h2>v4.3.1</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<ul>
<li>Port v6 cleanup to v4 by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2305">actions/checkout#2305</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v4...v4.3.1">https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v4...v4.3.1</a></p>
<h2>v4.3.0</h2>
<h2>What's Changed</h2>
<ul>
<li>docs: update README.md by <a
href="https://github.com/motss"><code>@​motss</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971">actions/checkout#1971</a></li>
<li>Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by <a
href="https://github.com/mouismail"><code>@​mouismail</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977">actions/checkout#1977</a></li>
<li>Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by <a
href="https://github.com/benwells"><code>@​benwells</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2043">actions/checkout#2043</a></li>
</ul>
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<summary>Changelog</summary>
<p><em>Sourced from <a
href="https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md">actions/checkout's
changelog</a>.</em></p>
<blockquote>
<h1>Changelog</h1>
<h2>V6.0.0</h2>
<ul>
<li>Persist creds to a separate file by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286">actions/checkout#2286</a></li>
<li>Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements
by <a href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a>
in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248">actions/checkout#2248</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>V5.0.1</h2>
<ul>
<li>Port v6 cleanup to v5 by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301">actions/checkout#2301</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>V5.0.0</h2>
<ul>
<li>Update actions checkout to use node 24 by <a
href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226">actions/checkout#2226</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>V4.3.1</h2>
<ul>
<li>Port v6 cleanup to v4 by <a
href="https://github.com/ericsciple"><code>@​ericsciple</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2305">actions/checkout#2305</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>V4.3.0</h2>
<ul>
<li>docs: update README.md by <a
href="https://github.com/motss"><code>@​motss</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971">actions/checkout#1971</a></li>
<li>Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by <a
href="https://github.com/mouismail"><code>@​mouismail</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977">actions/checkout#1977</a></li>
<li>Documentation update - add recommended permissions to Readme by <a
href="https://github.com/benwells"><code>@​benwells</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2043">actions/checkout#2043</a></li>
<li>Adjust positioning of user email note and permissions heading by <a
href="https://github.com/joshmgross"><code>@​joshmgross</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2044">actions/checkout#2044</a></li>
<li>Update README.md by <a
href="https://github.com/nebuk89"><code>@​nebuk89</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2194">actions/checkout#2194</a></li>
<li>Update CODEOWNERS for actions by <a
href="https://github.com/TingluoHuang"><code>@​TingluoHuang</code></a>
in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2224">actions/checkout#2224</a></li>
<li>Update package dependencies by <a
href="https://github.com/salmanmkc"><code>@​salmanmkc</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2236">actions/checkout#2236</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.2.2</h2>
<ul>
<li><code>url-helper.ts</code> now leverages well-known environment
variables by <a href="https://github.com/jww3"><code>@​jww3</code></a>
in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1941">actions/checkout#1941</a></li>
<li>Expand unit test coverage for <code>isGhes</code> by <a
href="https://github.com/jww3"><code>@​jww3</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1946">actions/checkout#1946</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.2.1</h2>
<ul>
<li>Check out other refs/* by commit if provided, fall back to ref by <a
href="https://github.com/orhantoy"><code>@​orhantoy</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1924">actions/checkout#1924</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.2.0</h2>
<ul>
<li>Add Ref and Commit outputs by <a
href="https://github.com/lucacome"><code>@​lucacome</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1180">actions/checkout#1180</a></li>
<li>Dependency updates by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a>- <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1777">actions/checkout#1777</a>,
<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1872">actions/checkout#1872</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.1.7</h2>
<ul>
<li>Bump the minor-npm-dependencies group across 1 directory with 4
updates by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1739">actions/checkout#1739</a></li>
<li>Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1697">actions/checkout#1697</a></li>
<li>Check out other refs/* by commit by <a
href="https://github.com/orhantoy"><code>@​orhantoy</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1774">actions/checkout#1774</a></li>
<li>Pin actions/checkout's own workflows to a known, good, stable
version. by <a href="https://github.com/jww3"><code>@​jww3</code></a> in
<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1776">actions/checkout#1776</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.1.6</h2>
<ul>
<li>Check platform to set archive extension appropriately by <a
href="https://github.com/cory-miller"><code>@​cory-miller</code></a> in
<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1732">actions/checkout#1732</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>v4.1.5</h2>
<ul>
<li>Update NPM dependencies by <a
href="https://github.com/cory-miller"><code>@​cory-miller</code></a> in
<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1703">actions/checkout#1703</a></li>
<li>Bump github/codeql-action from 2 to 3 by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1694">actions/checkout#1694</a></li>
<li>Bump actions/setup-node from 1 to 4 by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1696">actions/checkout#1696</a></li>
<li>Bump actions/upload-artifact from 2 to 4 by <a
href="https://github.com/dependabot"><code>@​dependabot</code></a> in <a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1695">actions/checkout#1695</a></li>
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update readme/changelog for v6 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2311">#2311</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="71cf2267d8"><code>71cf226</code></a>
v6-beta (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2298">#2298</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="069c695914"><code>069c695</code></a>
Persist creds to a separate file (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2286">#2286</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="ff7abcd0c3"><code>ff7abcd</code></a>
Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2248">#2248</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="08c6903cd8"><code>08c6903</code></a>
Prepare v5.0.0 release (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2238">#2238</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="9f265659d3"><code>9f26565</code></a>
Update actions checkout to use node 24 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2226">#2226</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="08eba0b27e"><code>08eba0b</code></a>
Prepare release v4.3.0 (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2237">#2237</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="631c7dc4f8"><code>631c7dc</code></a>
Update package dependencies (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2236">#2236</a>)</li>
<li><a
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Update CODEOWNERS for actions (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/actions/checkout/issues/2224">#2224</a>)</li>
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Update README.md (<a
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@@ -1042,9 +1030,6 @@ mousepointer
 mouseutils
 MOVESIZEEND
 MOVESIZESTART
-muxx
-muxxc
-muxxh
 MRM
 MRT
 mru
@@ -1073,10 +1058,14 @@ msrc
 msstore
 msvcp
 MT
+mstsc
 MTND
 MULTIPLEUSE
 multizone
 muxc
+muxx
+muxxc
+muxxh
 MVPs
 mvvm
 MVVMTK
@@ -1159,7 +1148,6 @@ nonstd
 NOOWNERZORDER
 NOPARENTNOTIFY
 NOPREFIX
-NPU
 NOREDIRECTIONBITMAP
 NOREDRAW
 NOREMOVE
@@ -1188,6 +1176,7 @@ nowarn
 NOZORDER
 NPH
 npmjs
+NPU
 NResize
 NTAPI
 ntdll
@@ -1212,15 +1201,17 @@ oldpath
 oldtheme
 oleaut
 OLECHAR
+ollama
 onebranch
+onnx
 OOBEUI
 openas
 opencode
 OPENFILENAME
+openrdp
 opensource
 openxmlformats
 ollama
-Olllama
 onnx
 OPTIMIZEFORINVOKE
 ORPHANEDDIALOGTITLE
@@ -1294,6 +1285,7 @@ pguid
 phbm
 phbmp
 phicon
+Photoshop
 phwnd
 pici
 pidl
@@ -1316,7 +1308,6 @@ pnid
 PNMLINK
 Poc
 Podcasts
-Photoshop
 POINTERID
 POINTERUPDATE
 Pokedex
@@ -1411,10 +1402,9 @@ pwsz
 pwtd
 QDC
 qit
-QNN
-Qualcomm
 QITAB
 QITABENT
+QNN
 qoi
 Quarternary
 QUERYENDSESSION
@@ -1424,8 +1414,8 @@ quickaccent
 QUNS
 RAII
 RAlt
-RAquadrant
 randi
+RAquadrant
 rasterization
 Rasterize
 RAWINPUTDEVICE
@@ -1435,6 +1425,8 @@ RAWPATH
 rbhid
 rclsid
 RCZOOMIT
+remotedesktop
+rdp
 RDW
 READMODE
 READOBJECTS
@@ -1452,9 +1444,7 @@ regfile
 REGISTERCLASSFAILED
 REGISTRYHEADER
 REGISTRYPREVIEWEXT
-registryroot
 regkey
-regroot
 regsvr
 REINSTALLMODE
 releaseblog
@@ -1507,7 +1497,6 @@ rstringalpha
 rstringdigit
 rtb
 RTLREADING
-rtm
 runas
 rundll
 rungameid
@@ -1564,8 +1553,8 @@ SETRULES
 SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE
 SETSTICKYKEYS
 SETTEXT
-settingscard
 SETTINGCHANGE
+settingscard
 SETTINGSCHANGED
 settingsheader
 settingshotkeycontrol
@@ -1710,6 +1699,7 @@ stringtable
 stringval
 Strm
 strret
+STRSAFE
 stscanf
 sttngs
 Stubless
@@ -1721,7 +1711,6 @@ sublang
 SUBMODULEUPDATE
 subresource
 Superbar
-suntimes
 sut
 svchost
 SVGIn
@@ -1755,7 +1744,6 @@ SYSTEMMODAL
 SYSTEMTIME
 TARG
 TARGETAPPHEADER
-TARGETDIR
 targetentrypoint
 TARGETHEADER
 targetver
@@ -1785,10 +1773,10 @@ textextractor
 TEXTINCLUDE
 tfopen
 tgz
+THEMECHANGED
 themeresources
 THH
 THICKFRAME
-THEMECHANGED
 THISCOMPONENT
 throughs
 TILEDWINDOW
@@ -1875,6 +1863,7 @@ UPDATENOW
 UPDATEREGISTRY
 updown
 UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE
+upscaling
 Uptool
 urld
 Usb
@@ -1884,7 +1873,6 @@ USEINSTALLERFORTEST
 USESHOWWINDOW
 USESTDHANDLES
 USRDLL
-utm
 UType
 uuidv
 uwp
@@ -1957,11 +1945,11 @@ Wca
 WCE
 wcex
 WClass
+WCRAPI
 wcsicmp
 wcsncpy
 wcsnicmp
 WCT
-WCRAPI
 WDA
 wdm
 wdp
@@ -1989,6 +1977,7 @@ WINDOWPLACEMENT
 WINDOWPOSCHANGED
 WINDOWPOSCHANGING
 WINDOWSBUILDNUMBER
+windowsml
 windowssearch
 windowssettings
 WINDOWSTYLES
@@ -2004,9 +1993,8 @@ Winhook
 WINL
 winlogon
 winmd
-WINNT
-windowsml
 winml
+WINNT
 winres
 winrt
 winsdk
@@ -2068,20 +2056,21 @@ WTSAT
 Wubi
 WUX
 Wwanpp
+xap
 XAxis
 XButton
 xclip
 xcopy
-xap
 XDeployment
-XDimension
 xdf
+XDimension
 XDocument
 XElement
 xfd
 XFile
 XIncrement
 XLoc
+xmp
 XNamespace
 Xoshiro
 XPels
@@ -2092,23 +2081,22 @@ xsi
 XSpeed
 XStr
 xstyler
-xmp
 XTimer
 XUP
 XVIRTUALSCREEN
 xxxxxx
 YAxis
 ycombinator
-YIncrement
 YDimension
+YIncrement
 yinle
 yinyue
 YPels
 YPos
 YResolution
 YSpeed
-YTimer
 YStr
+YTimer
 YVIRTUALSCREEN
 ZEROINIT
 zonability

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ## PR Checklist
 
 - [ ] Closes: #xxx
+<!--  - [ ] Closes: #yyy (add separate lines for additional resolved issues) -->
 - [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
 - [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
 - [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4

.github/workflows/manual-batch-issue-deduplication.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         issue: ${{ fromJson(github.event.inputs.issue_numbers) }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Run GenAI Issue Deduplicator
         uses: pelikhan/action-genai-issue-dedup@v0

.github/workflows/msstore-submissions.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           echo powerToysInstallerArm64Url=$(jq -n "$powerToysSetup" | jq -r '[.[]|select(.name | contains("arm64"))][0].browser_download_url') >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup .NET 9.0
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
         with:
           dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
 

.gitmodules

@@ -4,6 +4,3 @@
 [submodule "deps/expected-lite"]
 	path = deps/expected-lite
 	url = https://github.com/martinmoene/expected-lite.git
-[submodule "deps/cziplib"]
-	path = deps/cziplib
-	url = https://github.com/kuba--/zip.git

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
                 "Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll",
                 "Newtonsoft.Json.dll",
                 "CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.TitleBar.dll",
+                "CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.OpacityMaskView.dll",
 
                 "NLog.dll",
                 "HtmlAgilityPack.dll",

Cpp.Build.props

@@ -1,56 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <!-- Hybrid CRT configuration -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'==''">
-    <HybridCrtConfiguration>$(Configuration)</HybridCrtConfiguration>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Skip Hybrid CRT for AppContainer/UWP projects as they require MultiThreadedDLL -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop'">
-    <HybridCrtConfiguration></HybridCrtConfiguration>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'=='Debug'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
-           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
-           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
-           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
-      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(HybridCrtConfiguration)'=='Release'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
-           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
-           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
-           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
-      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
-      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-
-  <!-- AppContainer/UWP projects must use MultiThreadedDLL -->
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop' And '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(AppContainerApplication)'=='true' and '$(_VC_Target_Library_Platform)'!='Desktop' And '$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
-    <ClCompile>
-      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
   <!-- Project configurations -->
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
@@ -76,6 +26,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(SkipCppCodeAnalysis)' == ''">
     <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\CppRuleSet.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
+    <CAExcludePath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)deps;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)packages;$(CAExcludePath)</CAExcludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for all configurations -->
@@ -84,7 +35,7 @@
     <PreferredToolArchitecture Condition="'$(PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE)' == 'ARM64' or '$(PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432)' == 'ARM64'">arm64</PreferredToolArchitecture>
     <VcpkgEnabled>false</VcpkgEnabled>
     <ReplaceWildcardsInProjectItems>true</ReplaceWildcardsInProjectItems>
-    <ExternalIncludePath>$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)\..\deps\;$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)\..\packages\;$(ExternalIncludePath)</ExternalIncludePath>
+    <ExternalIncludePath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)deps;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)packages;$(ExternalIncludePath)</ExternalIncludePath>
     <!-- Enable control flow guard for C++ projects that don't consume any C++ files -->
     <!-- This covers the case where a .dll exports a .lib, but doesn't have any ClCompile entries. -->
     <LinkControlFlowGuard>Guard</LinkControlFlowGuard>
@@ -123,6 +74,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -132,6 +84,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md

@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent</td>
     <td>Triggered when Advanced Paste leverages the Semantic Kernel.</td>
   </tr> 
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelErrorEvent</td>
+    <td>Occurs when the Semantic Kernel workflow encounters an error.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent</td>
+    <td>Logs the AI provider, model, and processing duration for each endpoint call.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.AdvancedPasteCustomActionErrorEvent</td>
+    <td>Records provider, model, and status details when a custom action fails.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ### Always on Top
@@ -231,6 +243,10 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <th>Event Name</th>
     <th>Description</th>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdNotFound_EnableCmdNotFound</td>
+    <td>Triggered when Command Not Found is enabled or disabled.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdNotFoundInstallEvent</td>
     <td>Triggered when a Command Not Found is installed.</td>
@@ -245,6 +261,62 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
   </tr>  
 </table>
 
+### Command Palette
+<table style="width:100%">
+  <tr>
+    <th>Event Name</th>
+    <th>Description</th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_BeginInvoke</td>
+    <td>Triggered when the Command Palette is launched by the user.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_ColdLaunch</td>
+    <td>Occurs when Command Palette starts for the first time (cold start).</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_OpenPage</td>
+    <td>Triggered when a page is opened within the Command Palette, tracking navigation depth.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_OpenUri</td>
+    <td>Occurs when a URI is opened through the Command Palette, including whether it's a web URL.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_ReactivateInstance</td>
+    <td>Triggered when an existing Command Palette instance is reactivated.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_RunCommand</td>
+    <td>Logs when a command is executed through the Command Palette, including admin elevation status.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_RunQuery</td>
+    <td>Triggered when a search query is performed, including result count and duration.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalDismissedOnEsc</td>
+    <td>Occurs when the Command Palette is dismissed by pressing the Escape key.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalDismissedOnLostFocus</td>
+    <td>Triggered when the Command Palette is dismissed due to losing focus.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalHotkeySummoned</td>
+    <td>Logs when the Command Palette is summoned via hotkey, distinguishing between global and context-specific hotkeys.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalInvokeResult</td>
+    <td>Records the result type of a Command Palette invocation.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalProcessStarted</td>
+    <td>Triggered when the Command Palette process is started.</td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
 ### Crop And Lock
 <table style="width:100%">
   <tr>
@@ -723,6 +795,10 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <th>Event Name</th>
     <th>Description</th>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.NewPlus_ChangedTemplateLocation</td>
+    <td>Triggered when the template folder location is changed.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.NewPlus_EventCopyTemplate</td>
     <td>Triggered when an item from New+ is created (copied to the current directory).</td>
@@ -731,6 +807,10 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.NewPlus_EventCopyTemplateResult</td>
     <td>Logs the success of item creation (copying).</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.NewPlus_EventOpenTemplates</td>
+    <td>Triggered when the templates folder is opened.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.NewPlus_EventShowTemplateItems</td>
     <td>Triggered when the New+ context menu flyout is displayed.</td>
@@ -916,12 +996,8 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <th>Description</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.ShortcutGuide_EnableGuide</td>
-    <td>Triggered when Shortcut Guide is enabled.</td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.ShortcutGuide_HideGuide</td>
-    <td>Occurs when Shortcut Guide is hidden from view.</td>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.ShortcutGuide_GuideSession</td>
+    <td>Logs a Shortcut Guide session including duration and how it was closed.</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.ShortcutGuide_Settings</td>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <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="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" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash" Version="1.3.6" />
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local" Version="0.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.66.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI" Version="1.66.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference" Version="1.66.0-beta" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace" Version="1.66.0-preview" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" Version="1.66.0-alpha" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
       This is present due to a bug in CsWinRT where WPF projects cause the analyzer to fail.
 	-->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.4948" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.6901" />
     <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" />

NOTICE.md

@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash
 - CommunityToolkit.Common
 - CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock
+- CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.OpacityMaskView
 - CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
 - CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations
 - CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections

PowerToys.sln

@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "LanguageModelProvider", "sr
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests", "src\modules\cmdpal\Tests\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests.csproj", "{A66E9270-5D93-EC9C-F06E-CE7295BB9A6C}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop.csproj", "{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop.UnitTests", "src\modules\cmdpal\Tests\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop.UnitTests\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop.UnitTests.csproj", "{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|ARM64 = Debug|ARM64
@@ -3036,6 +3040,22 @@ Global
 		{A66E9270-5D93-EC9C-F06E-CE7295BB9A6C}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
 		{A66E9270-5D93-EC9C-F06E-CE7295BB9A6C}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{A66E9270-5D93-EC9C-F06E-CE7295BB9A6C}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{2B3FB837-23DE-629F-82C6-42304E7083C9}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{DB34808A-FF91-D06E-A426-AFB5A8BD583B}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -3367,6 +3387,8 @@ Global
 		{4E0FCF69-B06B-D272-76BF-ED3A559B4EDA} = {8EF25507-2575-4ADE-BF7E-D23376903AB8}
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README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 <h1 align="center">
   <span>Microsoft PowerToys</span>
 </h1>
-
+<p align="center">
+  <span align="center">Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that help you customize Windows and streamline everyday tasks.</span>
+</p>
 <h3 align="center">
   <a href="#-installation">Installation</a>
   <span> · </span>
@@ -18,8 +20,10 @@
   <a href="#-whats-new">Release notes</a>
 </h3>
 <br/><br/>
-Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that help you customize Windows and streamline everyday tasks.
-<br/><br/>
+
+## 🔨 Utilities
+
+PowerToys includes over 25 utilities to help you customize and optimize your Windows experience:
 
 |   |   |   |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -37,41 +41,35 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that help you customize Windows
 
 ## 📋 Installation
 
-For detailed installation instructions, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install). 
-
-Before you begin, make sure your device meets the system requirements:
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> - Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 (20H1 / build 19041) or newer
-> - 64-bit processor: x64 or ARM64
-> - Latest stable version of [Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703) is installed via the bootstrapper during setup
-
-Choose one of the installation methods below:
+For detailed installation instructions and system requirements, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install). 
 
+But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
+<br/><br/>
 <details open>
-<summary>Download .exe from GitHub</summary>
-
+<summary><strong>Download .exe from GitHub</strong></summary>
+<br/>
 Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases][github-release-link], click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
 
 <!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.96%22
-[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.95%22
-[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe 
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe 
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe 
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.95.1/PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.97%22
+[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.96%22
+[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.96.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.96.1-x64.exe 
+[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.96.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.96.1-arm64.exe 
+[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.96.1/PowerToysSetup-0.96.1-x64.exe 
+[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.96.1/PowerToysSetup-0.96.1-arm64.exe
  
 |  Description   | Filename |
 |----------------|----------|
-| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.95.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
+| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.96.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
+| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.96.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
+| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.96.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
+| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.96.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
 
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary>Microsoft Store</summary>
+<summary><strong>Microsoft Store</strong></summary>
+<br/>
 You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 <p>
   <a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://aka.ms/getPowertoys">
@@ -82,10 +80,9 @@ You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 </p>
 </details>
 
-
 <details>
-<summary>WinGet</summary>
-
+<summary><strong>WinGet</strong></summary>
+<br/>
 Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
 
 *User scope installer [default]*
@@ -100,162 +97,137 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary>Other methods</summary>
-
+<summary><strong>Other methods</strong></summary>
+<br/>
 There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
 </details>
 
 ## ✨ What's new
-**Version 0.95 (October 2025)**
+**Version 0.96 (November 2025)**
 
 For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the [Windows Command Line blog](https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog).
 
 **✨ Highlights**
- - **NEW:** The **Light Switch** utility in PowerToys allows you to automatically switch between light and dark themes in Windows based on the time of day.
- - Command Palette delivered major search performance gains (new fuzzy matcher and smarter fallbacks) improving relevance and speed.
- - Peek can now be activated using just the Spacebar!
- - Find My Mouse added transparent spotlight with independent backdrop opacity, boosting focus and accessibility.
- - Settings now lets you delete shortcuts entirely and ignore conflicts.
- - Mouse Pointer Crosshairs gained orientation options (vertical / horizontal / both) for customizable accessibility. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
- - PowerRename fixed enumeration counter skipping ensuring reliable batch renames. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
- - ZoomIt restored legacy draw and snipping behaviors, and fixed recording issues, improving reliability. Thanks [@chakrik73](https://github.com/chakrik73)!
+ - Advanced Paste now supports multiple online and on-device AI model providers: Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Mistral, Foundry Local and Ollama.
+ - Command Palette received extensive improvements including file search filters, better clipboard history metadata, context-menu styling, and dozens of bug fixes and enhancements.
+ - PowerRename can now extract and use photo metadata (EXIF, XMP) in renaming patterns like `%Camera`, `%Lens`, and `%ExposureTime`.
+
+### Advanced Paste
+ - Advanced Paste now lets you connect to multiple AI providers instead of being limited to a single OpenAI provider. See [Advanced Paste documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/advanced-paste) for usage.
+
+### Awake
+ - The Awake countdown timer now stays accurate over long periods. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+ - Fixed Awake context menu positioning. The fix removed the conversion of the mouse cursor from screen to client-window coordinates, instead using the raw screen coordinates returned by GetCursorPos; the context menu now appears at the correct screen position. Thanks [@lzandman](https://github.com/lzandman)!
 
 ### Command Palette
- - Applied conditional margin for icon-only tags to tighten layout. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)
- - Improved the reliability of accessing Command Palette settings through PowerToys Settings and executing other x-cmdpal:// protocol commands. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Enabled AOT by default for improved performance while simplifying publish configs.
- - Replaced service state color dots with play/pause/stop icons for enhanced accessibility. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)
- - Fixed filter dropdown sync and crash by binding SelectedValue and raising UI-thread notifications. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Ensured long links wrap correctly in details view.
- - Removed animation and enforced minimum width on filter dropdown for clarity. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Restored focus to More button after ESC closes context menu, improving keyboard flow. Thanks [@chatasweetie](https://github.com/chatasweetie)
- - Marked main and toast windows as tool windows to keep them out of Alt+Tab while preserving style. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Fixed AOT template and theming issues for filter separators. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Introduced grid layouts (small, medium, gallery) for richer page presentation.
- - Materialized result lists to avoid rescoring overhead.
- - Disabled problematic selection TextToSuggest behind environment flag.
- - Major search performance improvements (new fuzzy matcher, smarter fallbacks, fewer exceptions).
- - Added context menu "Show Details" command when details pane is hidden.
- - Reduced window flicker by avoiding unnecessary cloaking. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Restored EmptyContent rendering for blank states. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)
- - Saved new state even if prior app state file was corrupt (better resilience). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Migrated settings window to WinUI TitleBar control. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Prevented crash on duplicate keybindings and simplified matching. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Hotkeys now always respect the “Ignore shortcut in fullscreen” setting. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Hid search box on content pages, improving focus and accessibility, and added Home title. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Blocked Ctrl+I from inserting stray tabs in search box.
- - Logged HRESULT codes in error logs for deeper diagnostics. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Advanced font and emoji icon classification and alignment improvements. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Ensured that fallback command icons are visible on the extension settings page. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Fixed breadcrumb margin misalignment (visual polish). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Truncated overly long command labels with ellipsis to prevent overflow.
- - Added a setting to configure the page transition animation.
- - Collection of small improvements and nits for Run Commands.
- - Improved bookmarks performance and experience. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Added Ctrl+O shortcut in Clipboard History to open links directly.
- - Resolved conflict with external software that blocked Command Palette from hiding.
- - Updated context menu items to reflect name and icon changes, and ensured application icons are displayed correctly. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Added Alt+Home shortcut to return immediately to the Command Palette home page. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Fixed a crash when displaying code blocks in markdown on detail or content pages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Fixed an issue where the search bar icon and title were not updated when rapidly switching pages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Improved the appearance of the search box in the context menu.
-
+ - The search field in context menus now matches the look of the Command Palette, with a smoke backdrop and improved padding.
+ - Fallback items such as math calculations or the Run command now appear in results more quickly. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Ensured the command bar updates correctly after navigating to another page and commands are displayed correctly. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - The Command Palette settings page has been reorganized. Activation-key options are grouped under an expander and extension settings are framed for improved readability.
+ - When you modify a command, its alias, hotkey, and tags now update in the top-level list, keeping the displayed information in sync. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Press `Ctrl + ,` to open Command Palette settings from anywhere. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - You can use `Page Up` and `Page Down` to navigate the list while focus is in the search box. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)!
+ - Fixed an issue where the search box could disappear when navigating pages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Ensured search text is selected when *Go home when activated* and *Highlight search on activate* are both enabled. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Fixed an issue where Command Palette window occasionally appeared on the taskbar under certain Windows settings. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Ensured that labels and icons of list items and menu items update when they change. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Fixed visibility of list filters when navigating to a content page. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)!
+ - Added search to the extension list and a link to extensions on the Microsoft Store. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Added options to open the Command Palette window at its last position or re-center it.
+ - The Command Palette now remembers its window size after restarting.
+ - Added a global error handler that logs fatal errors and provides feedback when unexpected failures force Command Palette to close. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Fixed forms and extension settings not showing on some machines due to a missing VC++ runtime.
+ - Restored ranking of fallback commands for built-in extensions (Sleep, Shutdown, Windows settings, Web search, etc.). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek).
+ - Improved and unified labels and texts across the application!
+ - Maintainance: Resolved numerous build warnings in Command Palette projects; no user-visible impact. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Maintainance: Fixed a logging issue so exception messages are properly recorded instead of placeholder text, improving troubleshooting. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
 
 ### Command Palette Extensions
- - Replaced localized WebSearch setting keys with stable literals and numeric history count. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Enabled advanced markdown tables and emphasis extensions. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added setting to choose Clipboard History primary action (Paste vs Copy). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)
- - Added actionable empty-state hints for File Search (search PC / open indexing settings). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Ensured all WinGet extension assets copy reliably to output. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Improved Run command line parsing for paths with spaces; sped up related tests.
- - Updated WebSearch extension icon set for enhanced clarity and contrast. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added Terminal profile sort order setting including MRU tracking. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added Uninstall Application command (UWP direct, Win32 via Settings). Thanks [@mKpwnz](https://github.com/mKpwnz)!
- - Deferred WinGet details loading and added timing logs.
- - Removed LINQ from All Apps extension for performance.
- - Added standardized key chord system + shortcuts to File Search commands. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added Terminal channel filter & remembered selection option. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Enabled loading local/data/app images in markdown with sizing hints. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added external extension reload via x-cmdpal://reload (configurable). Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Instant WebSearch history updates with in-memory store & events. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
- - Added keep-after-paste option and safe delete with confirmation for Clipboard History. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-
-### Environment Variables
- - Replaced custom window chrome with WinUI TitleBar for cleaner, maintainable Environment Variables UI.
-
-### File Locksmith
- - Adopted WinUI TitleBar to simplify window chrome while preserving appearance.
+ - Bookmarks: Added hints about bookmark placeholders to the Add/Edit Bookmark form. — Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Bookmarks: Improved migration of bookmarks from older versions and fixed an issue where aliases or keyboard shortcuts could be lost after restart. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Clipboard history: Items shown in Command Palette’s clipboard history now include helpful metadata. For example, image items show dimensions, text files show names and sizes, web links include page titles, and text entries display word counts. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - File search: Added filter buttons to show *all items*, *files only*, or *folders only*. Selecting a filter adds `kind:folders` or `kind:not folders` to narrow results.
+ - System commands: Replaced the `:red_circle:` placeholder with an actual red-circle emoji so the correct icon appears in the UI. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)!
+ - WinGet: Search performance feels more responsive because typed input is now processed via a task queue rather than complex cancellation tokens!
+ - Window Walker: UWP apps no longer show a "not responding" label when suspended. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Window Walker: Now displays the actual icon of each window rather than using the process icon, improving recognition of PWAs and Python GUIs. Thanks [@Lee-WonJun](https://github.com/Lee-WonJun)!
+- Windows Terminal profiles: Fixed a rare crash in the Windows Terminal extension when the `LOCALAPPDATA` environment variable was missing. The path is now retrieved via a reliable API. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
 
 ### Find My Mouse
- - Added transparent spotlight support with separate backdrop opacity; migrated to Windows App SDK composition APIs.
+ - Activating Find My Mouse no longer makes the cursor change to the busy (hourglass) icon or steals focus from your active application.
 
 ### Hosts File Editor
- - Migrated to native WinUI TitleBar for cleaner, maintainable window chrome.
+ - Added customizable backup settings allowing users to configure backup frequency, location, and auto-deletion policies. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
+
+### Image Resizer
+ - Fixed settings consistency during batch resize operations by capturing settings once before processing. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
 
 ### Light Switch
- - Introduced as a brand-new PowerToy module.
- - Automatically switches between light and dark themes.
- - Supports time-based scheduling or location-based sunrise/sunset switching.
- - Supports using a keyboard shortcut to force a change.
- - Supports filtering changes for Apps and/or System Theme.
+- Introduced new UI to allow users to manually enter their latitude and longitude in Sunrise to Sunset mode.
+- Refactored service with cleaner state management for stability.
+- Removed logs from every tick, only logging key events to largely reduce log size.
 
 ### Mouse Pointer Crosshairs
- - Added Esc key to cancel active gliding cursor sequence. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
- - Added orientation option (vertical / horizontal / both) for crosshairs customization. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
+ - Enabled switching between Mouse Pointer Crosshairs and Gliding Cursor modes. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
 
 ### Mouse Without Borders
- - Continued Common class refactor (part 5/7) by extracting clipboard and init/cleanup logic into focused classes. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
-
- - Fix connection failures caused by conflicting MachineId across machines.  Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker) for troubleshooting!
+ - Added horizontal scrolling support. Thanks [@MasonBergstrom](https://github.com/MasonBergstrom)!
 
 ### Peek
- - Added the option to activate Peek with just the Spacebar.
+- Fixed media files remaining locked after preview window closes. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+- Added a command-line interface for file previewing. See the [Peek documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/peek) for usage. Thanks [@prochan2](https://github.com/prochan2)!
 
 ### PowerRename
- - Fixed enumeration counter skipping when regex replacement equals original filename (counters now advance reliably). Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+- PowerRename no longer crashes due to a missing resources file.
+- Added photo metadata extraction support using EXIF and XMP for pattern-based renaming with camera info, GPS coordinates, and date taken. See [PowerRename Documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/powerrename).
 
-### Quick Accent
- - Expanded Welsh layout with acute, grave, and dieresis variants for vowels (consistent ordering). Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
+### PowerToys Run
+ - Added retry logic with exponential backoff to handle DWM composition errors during theme changes. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Updated OneNote icons to reflect new Microsoft 365 design. Thanks [@trevorNgo](https://github.com/trevorNgo)!
 
-### Registry Preview
- - Migrated to native TitleBar and AppWindow APIs for cleaner window chrome.
+ ### Quick Accent
+ - Added diameter symbol (⌀) for Shift+O in Special Characters mode, thanks to [@anselumjuju](https://github.com/anselumjuju)!
 
-### Screen Ruler
- - Fixed ARM64 crash by aligning cursor position structure to 8-byte boundary.
+### Zoomit
+ - Smoothed out zoom-animation in ZoomIt by coalescing mouse-move and timer events, thanks to [@foxmsft](https://github.com/foxmsft)!
+ - Enabled GIF support for ZoomIt, thanks to [@MarioHewardt](https://github.com/MarioHewardt)!
+ - Fixed spelling mistakes, and refactored some literal strings to string constants, thanks to [@lzandman](https://github.com/lzandman)!
+ - Fixed inaccurate "actual size" screenshots in ZoomIt and resolves a GDI handle leak, improving capture fidelity and long-session stability. thanks to [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
 
 ### Settings
- - Added ability to ignore specific hotkey conflicts to reduce noise.
- - Stopped creating backup directory during dry-run status checks (cleaner first-run). 
- - Standardized casing and localization for ZoomIt and modules header.
- - Improved search results page accessibility and conditional module grouping.
+- Fixed title bar overlapping issue at smaller window sizes.
+- Refined shortcut control visual design with improved consistency and spacing.
+- Added dashboard utilities sorting by name or status.
+- Made update notification InfoBar in flyout clickable for direct navigation to update page.
+- Expanded installation instructions by default in README.
+- Improved accessibility for shortcut conflict button with static resource-based automation properties.
+- Added ScrollViewer to Command Palette page in PowerToys Settings. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Fixed module list glitches and Sort Status checkmark issue. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
 
-### ZoomIt
- - Updated resource file to reflect standalone v9.01 and current copyright year. Thanks [@foxmsft](https://github.com/foxmsft)!
- - Restored legacy draw/snipping behaviors and fixed recording race conditions. Thanks [@chakrik73](https://github.com/chakrik73)!
- - Added smooth image option for improved zoom quality using GDI+ for static zoom and Magnifier API for live zoom. Thanks [@markrussinovich](https://github.com/markrussinovich)!
-
- ### Documentation
- - New Microsoft Learn documentation for the Light Switch module.
- - New dev docs for the Light Switch module.
-
-### Development (Area-Build & Area-Tests) 
-- Allowed debug launches to continue when modules fail to load, speeding developer iteration. 
-- Fixed spell checker dictionary entry (advapi) to eliminate false error. 
-- Added VS Code development guide and launch configs to streamline cross-editor workflows. 
-- Upgraded Windows App SDK and related dependencies to 1.8 for newer platform features. 
-- Rewrote YAML comment to resolve new spell checker forbidden pattern. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)! 
-- Corrected solution structure by returning misplaced Common project, reducing build confusion. 
-- Modernized build scripts with shared helpers and VS environment autodetection for simpler CLI builds. 
-- Standardized build scripts and platform detection to improve reliability and reuse. 
-- Added missing Command Palette version bump to align module release cadence. 
-- Added EXECUTEDEFAULT term to dictionary to prevent regression build failures. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)! 
-- Introduced nightly pre-warm pipeline and configurable MSBuild cache mode to improve CI performance. 
-- Resolved CI forbidden pattern spelling complaint to keep pipelines green. 
-- Added AI contributor instruction set to clarify code area expectations. 
-- Added accessibility IDs to settings and FancyZones toggles, stabilizing UI tests. 
-- Added automatic log collection on UI test failures to speed root cause analysis. 
-- Stabilized Mouse Utils tests by switching to AccessibilityId selectors. 
-- Added Screen Ruler UI test coverage to validate core measurement workflows. 
+### Development
+- Fixed accessibility by associating controls with labels for screen readers.
+- Added accessible name to Shortcut Conflicts button for screen readers.
+- Excluded TitleBars from tab navigation across multiple utilities. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Migrated build infrastructure from Windows Server 2019 to Server 2022 with improved failure logging and predictable NuGet package paths.
+- Configured build agents to use larger P: drive for release builds to address disk space constraints.
+- Enhanced DSC v3 support by organizing resource manifests in a dedicated subfolder with PATH configuration.
+- Reduced installer bundle size by 6-7MB through centralized Hybrid CRT configuration across all C++ projects.
+- Updated .NET packages to version 9.0.10 for security fixes. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!
+- Fixed spell check dictionary entries for consistency.
+- Restored accidentally deleted NuGet configuration file for Command Palette extensions.
+- Fixed package identity build by updating AppxManifest entry points to use PowerShell Core.
+- Optimized CI pipeline by replacing file copy operations with hard links and moves, reducing build time and disk usage by 10-15GB.
+- Updated Copilot guidance and PR prompt workflow.
+- Included high-volume bugs in issue template header. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+- Fixed incorrect HRESULT logging for inner exceptions. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+- Introduced shared sparse package identity for PowerToys Win32 components to enable access to Windows platform APIs.
+- Consolidated installer builds to produce both machine and user installers simultaneously, reducing build time and complexity.
+- Migrated exclusively to WiX v5 installer infrastructure, removing legacy WiX v3 support.
+- Temporarily removed PowerToys installer path from PATH environment variable to prevent application crashes.
+- Added complete OCR UI test coverage with automated tests for activation, settings, language selection, and text extraction.
+- Fixed test input for drive path normalization in bookmark resolver unit tests.
+- Fixed Peek UI tests by restoring Ctrl+Space activation shortcut for test scenarios.
+- Hided apps in PowerToys.SpareApps package from Start Menu. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
 
 ## 🛣️ Roadmap 
 We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – a revamped Keyboard Manager UI, custom endpoint and local model support for Advanced Paste, Command Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned for [v0.96][github-next-release-work]!

doc/devdocs/modules/lightswitch.md

@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ The **Light Switch** module lets users automatically transition between light an
 
   > **Note:** Using the shortcut overrides the current schedule until the next transition event.
 
-* **LightSwitchService**
-  Reads settings and applies theming. Runs a check every minute to ensure the state is correct.
-
+* **LightSwitchService.cpp**
+  is the heart beat of the module. Controls ticking every minute and depending on user actions (manual override, settings changing, etc) triggers the state manager to perform the corresponding operation.
+  
+* **LightSwitchStateManager.cpp**
+  handles updating the state based on the signals sent by LightSwitchService.
+  
 * **SettingsXAML/LightSwitch**
   Provides the settings UI for configuring schedules, syncing location, and customizing shortcuts.
 

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <ProjectTelemetry.h>
 #include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #include "../../src/common/logger/logger.h"
 #include "../../src/common/utils/gpo.h"
@@ -856,14 +857,69 @@ UINT __stdcall UnsetAdvancedPasteAPIKeyCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
 
     try
     {
-        winrt::Windows::Security::Credentials::PasswordVault vault;
-        winrt::Windows::Security::Credentials::PasswordCredential cred;
-
         hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "UnsetAdvancedPasteAPIKey");
         ExitOnFailure(hr, "Failed to initialize");
 
-        cred = vault.Retrieve(L"https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", L"PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey");
-        vault.Remove(cred);
+        winrt::Windows::Security::Credentials::PasswordVault vault;
+
+        auto hasPrefix = [](std::wstring_view value, wchar_t const* prefix) {
+            std::wstring_view prefixView{ prefix };
+            return value.compare(0, prefixView.size(), prefixView) == 0;
+        };
+
+        const wchar_t* resourcePrefixes[] = {
+            L"https://platform.openai.com/api-keys",
+            L"https://azure.microsoft.com/products/ai-services/openai-service",
+            L"https://azure.microsoft.com/products/ai-services/ai-inference",
+            L"https://console.mistral.ai/account/api-keys",
+            L"https://ai.google.dev/",
+        };
+
+        const wchar_t* usernamePrefixes[] = {
+            L"PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_",
+        };
+
+        auto credentials = vault.RetrieveAll();
+        for (auto const& credential : credentials)
+        {
+            bool shouldRemove = false;
+
+            std::wstring resource{ credential.Resource() };
+            for (auto const prefix : resourcePrefixes)
+            {
+                if (hasPrefix(resource, prefix))
+                {
+                    shouldRemove = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!shouldRemove)
+            {
+                std::wstring username{ credential.UserName() };
+                for (auto const prefix : usernamePrefixes)
+                {
+                    if (hasPrefix(username, prefix))
+                    {
+                        shouldRemove = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!shouldRemove)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                vault.Remove(credential);
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+            }
+        }
     }
     catch (...)
     {

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\Directory.Build.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Set BaseIntermediateOutputPath for each project to avoid conflicts -->
@@ -9,4 +8,4 @@
     <!-- Set MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath to use the BaseIntermediateOutputPath -->
     <MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)' != ''">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)</MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 
       <Custom Action="SetUnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsParam" Before="UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" />
       <Custom Action="CheckGPO" After="InstallInitialize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
-      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed" />
-      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocationData" Before="SetBundleInstallLocation" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
+      <Custom Action="SetBundleInstallLocation" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed OR WIX_UPGRADE_DETECTED" />
       <Custom Action="ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSets" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallCmdPalPackage" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />
       <Custom Action="InstallPackageIdentityMSIX" After="InstallFiles" Condition="NOT Installed" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.vcxproj

@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|ARM64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>ARM64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}</ProjectGuid>
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <TargetName>SilentFilesInUseBAFunction</TargetName>
     <ProjectName>PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext</ProjectName>
     <ProjectModuleDefinitionFile>bafunctions.def</ProjectModuleDefinitionFile>
@@ -10,6 +33,7 @@
 
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   
+  <!-- Configuration-specific property groups -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
@@ -41,10 +65,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp">
-      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>precomp.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="bafunctions.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>precomp.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
@@ -71,5 +92,31 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
+  <!-- C++ source compile-specific things for Debug/Release configurations -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
 </Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/SilentFilesInUseBA/SilentFilesInUseBAFunctions.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public: // IBootstrapperApplication
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE *** Running detect begin BA function. fCached=%d, registrationType=%d, cPackages=%u, fCancel=%d", fCached, registrationType, cPackages, *pfCancel);
 
+    LExit:
         return hr;
     }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION SYSTEM ACTIVE *** Running plan begin BA function. cPackages=%u, fCancel=%d", cPackages, *pfCancel);
 
+        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // YOUR CODE GOES HERE
+        // BalExitOnFailure(hr, "Change this message to represent real error handling.");
+        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    LExit:
         return hr;
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +63,6 @@ public: // IBAFunctions
         )
     {
         HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(source);
 
         BalLog(BOOTSTRAPPER_LOG_LEVEL_STANDARD, "*** CUSTOM BA FUNCTION CALLED *** Running OnExecuteFilesInUse BA function. packageId=%ls, cFiles=%u, recommendation=%d", wzPackageId, cFiles, nRecommendation);
         

src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
         Description="PowerToys OCR Module"
         BackgroundColor="transparent"
         Square150x150Logo="Images\Square150x150Logo.png"
-        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png">
+        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png"
+        AppListEntry="none">
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
     <Application Id="PowerToys.SettingsUI" Executable="WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.Settings.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
         Description="PowerToys Settings UI"
         BackgroundColor="transparent"
         Square150x150Logo="Images\Square150x150Logo.png"
-        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png">
+        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png"
+        AppListEntry="none">
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
     <Application Id="PowerToys.ImageResizerUI" Executable="WinUI3Apps\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@
         Description="PowerToys Image Resizer UI"
         BackgroundColor="transparent"
         Square150x150Logo="Images\Square150x150Logo.png"
-        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png">
+        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png"
+        AppListEntry="none">
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
   </Applications>

src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     <RootNamespace>CalculatorEngineCommon</RootNamespace>
     <AppxPackage>false</AppxPackage>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.pre.props -->
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <EnableHybridCRT>true</EnableHybridCRT>
+    <UseCrtSDKReferenceStaticWarning Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true'">false</UseCrtSDKReferenceStaticWarning>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.pre.props -->
   <!-- BEGIN cppwinrt.build.pre.props -->
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <CppWinRTEnabled>true</CppWinRTEnabled>
@@ -19,9 +25,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MinimalCoreWin>true</MinimalCoreWin>
-    <AppContainerApplication>false</AppContainerApplication>
+    <AppContainerApplication>true</AppContainerApplication>
     <WindowsStoreApp>true</WindowsStoreApp>
     <ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
+    <UseCrtSDKReference Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true'">false</UseCrtSDKReference>
+    <!-- The SDK reference breaks the Hybrid CRT -->
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- We have to use the Desktop platform for Hybrid CRT to work. -->
@@ -140,5 +148,43 @@
     </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'))" />
-  </Target>  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
+  </Target>
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.post.props -->
+  <!--
+    The Hybrid CRT model statically links the runtime and STL and dynamically
+    links the UCRT instead of the VC++ CRT. The UCRT ships with Windows.
+    WinAppSDK asserts that this is "supported according to the CRT maintainer."
+
+    This must come before Microsoft.Cpp.targets because it manipulates ClCompile.RuntimeLibrary.
+  -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <LanguageStandard Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and ('$(Configuration)'=='Release' or '$(Configuration)'=='AuditMode')">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
 </Project>

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.cpp

@@ -216,10 +216,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue());
     }
-    GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue()
-    {
-        return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue());
-    }
     GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue()
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue());

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.h

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue();
-        static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusEnabledValue();

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.idl

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue();
-            static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusEnabledValue();

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/FoundryLocal/FoundryClient.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ namespace LanguageModelProvider.FoundryLocal;
 internal sealed class FoundryClient
 {
     public static async Task<FoundryClient?> CreateAsync()
+    {
+        // First attempt with current environment
+        var client = await TryCreateClientAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (client != null)
+        {
+            return client;
+        }
+
+        // If failed, refresh PATH from registry and retry once
+        // This handles cases where PowerToys was launched by MSI installer.
+        Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryClient] First attempt failed, refreshing PATH and retrying");
+        RefreshEnvironmentPath();
+
+        return await TryCreateClientAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<FoundryClient?> TryCreateClientAsync()
     {
         try
         {
@@ -168,41 +185,95 @@ internal sealed class FoundryClient
     }
 
     public async Task<bool> EnsureModelLoaded(string modelId)
+    {
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] EnsureModelLoaded called with: {modelId}");
+
+        // Check if already loaded
+        if (await IsModelLoaded(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false))
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Model already loaded: {modelId}");
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Load the model
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Loading model: {modelId}");
+        await _foundryManager.LoadModelAsync(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Verify it's loaded
+        var loaded = await IsModelLoaded(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Model load result: {loaded}");
+        return loaded;
+    }
+
+    public async Task EnsureRunning()
+    {
+        if (!_foundryManager.IsServiceRunning)
+        {
+            await _foundryManager.StartServiceAsync();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Refreshes the PATH environment variable from the system registry.
+    /// This is necessary when tools are installed while PowerToys is running,
+    /// as the installer updates the system PATH but running processes don't see the change.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static void RefreshEnvironmentPath()
     {
         try
         {
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] EnsureModelLoaded called with: {modelId}");
+            Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryClient] Refreshing PATH environment variable from system");
 
-            // Check if already loaded
-            if (await IsModelLoaded(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            var currentPath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process) ?? string.Empty;
+            var machinePath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Machine) ?? string.Empty;
+            var userPath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", EnvironmentVariableTarget.User) ?? string.Empty;
+
+            var pathsToAdd = new List<string>();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(currentPath))
             {
-                Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Model already loaded: {modelId}");
-                return true;
+                pathsToAdd.AddRange(currentPath.Split(Path.PathSeparator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries));
             }
 
-            // Check if model exists in cache
-            var cachedModels = await ListCachedModels().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Cached models: {string.Join(", ", cachedModels.Select(m => m.Name))}");
-
-            if (!cachedModels.Any(m => m.Name == modelId))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(userPath))
             {
-                Logger.LogWarning($"[FoundryClient] Model not found in cache: {modelId}");
-                return false;
+                var userPaths = userPath.Split(Path.PathSeparator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                foreach (var path in userPaths)
+                {
+                    if (!pathsToAdd.Contains(path, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        pathsToAdd.Add(path);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
-            // Load the model
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Loading model: {modelId}");
-            await _foundryManager.LoadModelAsync(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(machinePath))
+            {
+                var machinePaths = machinePath.Split(Path.PathSeparator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+                foreach (var path in machinePaths)
+                {
+                    if (!pathsToAdd.Contains(path, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        pathsToAdd.Add(path);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
-            // Verify it's loaded
-            var loaded = await IsModelLoaded(modelId).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryClient] Model load result: {loaded}");
-            return loaded;
+            var newPath = string.Join(Path.PathSeparator.ToString(), pathsToAdd);
+
+            if (currentPath != newPath)
+            {
+                Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryClient] Updating process PATH with latest system values");
+                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", newPath, EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryClient] PATH is already up to date");
+            }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryClient] EnsureModelLoaded exception: {ex.Message}");
-            return false;
+            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryClient] Failed to refresh PATH: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
 }

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/FoundryLocalModelProvider.cs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace LanguageModelProvider;
 
 public sealed class FoundryLocalModelProvider : ILanguageModelProvider
 {
-    private IEnumerable<ModelDetails>? _downloadedModels;
-    private FoundryClient? _foundryManager;
+    private FoundryClient? _foundryClient;
+    private IEnumerable<FoundryCatalogModel>? _catalogModels;
     private string? _serviceUrl;
 
     public static FoundryLocalModelProvider Instance { get; } = new();
@@ -22,70 +22,49 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalModelProvider : ILanguageModelProvider
 
     public string ProviderDescription => "The model will run locally via Foundry Local";
 
-    public string UrlPrefix => "fl://";
-
-    public IChatClient? GetIChatClient(string url)
+    public IChatClient? GetIChatClient(string modelId)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] GetIChatClient called with url: {url}");
-            InitializeAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] Failed to initialize: {ex.Message}");
-            return null;
-        }
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] GetIChatClient called with url: {modelId}");
+        InitializeAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_serviceUrl) || _foundryManager == null)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("[FoundryLocal] Service URL or manager is null");
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        // Extract model ID from URL (format: fl://modelname)
-        var modelId = url.Replace(UrlPrefix, string.Empty).Trim('/');
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelId))
         {
             Logger.LogError("[FoundryLocal] Model ID is empty after extraction");
             return null;
         }
 
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Extracted model ID: {modelId}");
+        // Check if model is in catalog
+        var isInCatalog = _catalogModels?.Any(m => m.Name == modelId) ?? false;
+        if (!isInCatalog)
+        {
+            var errorMessage = $"{modelId} is not supported in Foundry Local. Please configure supported models in Settings.";
+            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] {errorMessage}");
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(errorMessage);
+        }
 
         // Ensure the model is loaded before returning chat client
-        try
+        var isLoaded = _foundryClient!.EnsureModelLoaded(modelId).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        if (!isLoaded)
         {
-            var isLoaded = _foundryManager.EnsureModelLoaded(modelId).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-            if (!isLoaded)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] Failed to load model: {modelId}");
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Model is loaded: {modelId}");
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] Exception ensuring model loaded: {ex.Message}");
-            return null;
+            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] Failed to load model: {modelId}");
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to load the model '{modelId}'.");
         }
 
         // Use ServiceUri instead of Endpoint since Endpoint already includes /v1
-        var baseUri = _foundryManager.GetServiceUri();
+        var baseUri = _foundryClient.GetServiceUri();
         if (baseUri == null)
         {
-            Logger.LogError("[FoundryLocal] Service URI is null");
-            return null;
+            const string message = "Foundry Local service URL is not available. Please make sure Foundry Local is installed and running.";
+            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] {message}");
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(message);
         }
 
         var endpointUri = new Uri($"{baseUri.ToString().TrimEnd('/')}/v1");
         Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Creating OpenAI client with endpoint: {endpointUri}");
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Model ID for chat client: {modelId}");
 
         return new OpenAIClient(
             new ApiKeyCredential("none"),
-            new OpenAIClientOptions { Endpoint = endpointUri })
+            new OpenAIClientOptions { Endpoint = endpointUri, NetworkTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5) })
             .GetChatClient(modelId)
             .AsIChatClient();
     }
@@ -111,48 +90,16 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalModelProvider : ILanguageModelProvider
         return $"new OpenAIClient(new ApiKeyCredential(\"none\"), new OpenAIClientOptions{{ Endpoint = new Uri(\"{_serviceUrl}/v1\") }}).GetChatClient(\"{modelId}\").AsIChatClient()";
     }
 
-    public async Task<IEnumerable<ModelDetails>> GetModelsAsync(bool ignoreCached = false, CancellationToken cancelationToken = default)
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<ModelDetails>> GetModelsAsync(CancellationToken cancelationToken = default)
     {
-        if (ignoreCached)
-        {
-            Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryLocal] Ignoring cached models, resetting");
-            Reset();
-        }
-
         await InitializeAsync(cancelationToken);
 
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Returning {_downloadedModels?.Count() ?? 0} downloaded models");
-        return _downloadedModels ?? [];
-    }
-
-    private void Reset()
-    {
-        _downloadedModels = null;
-        _ = InitializeAsync();
-    }
-
-    private async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken cancelationToken = default)
-    {
-        if (_foundryManager != null && _downloadedModels != null && _downloadedModels.Any())
+        if (_foundryClient == null)
         {
-            return;
+            return Array.Empty<ModelDetails>();
         }
 
-        Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryLocal] Initializing provider");
-        _foundryManager ??= await FoundryClient.CreateAsync();
-
-        if (_foundryManager == null)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("[FoundryLocal] Failed to create Foundry client");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        _serviceUrl ??= await _foundryManager.GetServiceUrl();
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Service URL: {_serviceUrl}");
-
-        var cachedModels = await _foundryManager.ListCachedModels();
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Found {cachedModels.Count} cached models");
-
+        var cachedModels = await _foundryClient.ListCachedModels();
         List<ModelDetails> downloadedModels = [];
 
         foreach (var model in cachedModels)
@@ -162,23 +109,47 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalModelProvider : ILanguageModelProvider
             {
                 Id = $"fl-{model.Name}",
                 Name = model.Name,
-                Url = $"{UrlPrefix}{model.Name}",
+                Url = $"fl://{model.Name}",
                 Description = $"{model.Name} running locally with Foundry Local",
                 HardwareAccelerators = [HardwareAccelerator.FOUNDRYLOCAL],
-                SupportedOnQualcomm = true,
                 ProviderModelDetails = model,
             });
         }
 
-        _downloadedModels = downloadedModels;
-        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Initialization complete. Total downloaded models: {downloadedModels.Count}");
+        return downloadedModels;
+    }
+
+    private async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken cancelationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (_foundryClient != null && _catalogModels != null && _catalogModels.Any())
+        {
+            await _foundryClient.EnsureRunning().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryLocal] Initializing provider");
+        _foundryClient ??= await FoundryClient.CreateAsync();
+
+        if (_foundryClient == null)
+        {
+            const string message = "Foundry Local client could not be created. Please make sure Foundry Local is installed and running.";
+            Logger.LogError($"[FoundryLocal] {message}");
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(message);
+        }
+
+        _serviceUrl ??= await _foundryClient.GetServiceUrl();
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Service URL: {_serviceUrl}");
+
+        var catalogModels = await _foundryClient.ListCatalogModels();
+        Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Found {catalogModels.Count} catalog models");
+        _catalogModels = catalogModels;
     }
 
     public async Task<bool> IsAvailable()
     {
         Logger.LogInfo("[FoundryLocal] Checking availability");
         await InitializeAsync();
-        var available = _foundryManager != null;
+        var available = _foundryClient != null;
         Logger.LogInfo($"[FoundryLocal] Available: {available}");
         return available;
     }

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/ILanguageModelProvider.cs

@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ public interface ILanguageModelProvider
 {
     string Name { get; }
 
-    string UrlPrefix { get; }
-
     string ProviderDescription { get; }
 
-    Task<IEnumerable<ModelDetails>> GetModelsAsync(bool ignoreCached = false, CancellationToken cancelationToken = default);
+    Task<IEnumerable<ModelDetails>> GetModelsAsync(CancellationToken cancelationToken = default);
 
-    IChatClient? GetIChatClient(string url);
+    IChatClient? GetIChatClient(string modelId);
 
     string GetIChatClientString(string url);
 }

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/LanguageModelService.cs

@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
-
-namespace LanguageModelProvider;
-
-public sealed class LanguageModelService
-{
-    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, ILanguageModelProvider> _providersByPrefix;
-
-    public LanguageModelService(IEnumerable<ILanguageModelProvider> providers)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(providers);
-
-        _providersByPrefix = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, ILanguageModelProvider>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-        foreach (var provider in providers)
-        {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(provider.UrlPrefix))
-            {
-                _providersByPrefix[provider.UrlPrefix] = provider;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static LanguageModelService CreateDefault()
-    {
-        return new LanguageModelService(new[]
-        {
-            FoundryLocalModelProvider.Instance,
-        });
-    }
-
-    public IReadOnlyCollection<ILanguageModelProvider> Providers => _providersByPrefix.Values.ToArray();
-
-    public bool RegisterProvider(ILanguageModelProvider provider)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(provider);
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(provider.UrlPrefix))
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Provider must supply a URL prefix.", nameof(provider));
-        }
-
-        _providersByPrefix[provider.UrlPrefix] = provider;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public ILanguageModelProvider? GetProviderFor(string? modelReference)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelReference))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        foreach (var provider in _providersByPrefix.Values)
-        {
-            if (modelReference.StartsWith(provider.UrlPrefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return provider;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<ModelDetails>> GetModelsAsync(bool refresh = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
-    {
-        List<ModelDetails> models = [];
-
-        foreach (var provider in _providersByPrefix.Values)
-        {
-            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            var providerModels = await provider.GetModelsAsync(refresh, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            models.AddRange(providerModels);
-        }
-
-        return models;
-    }
-
-    public IChatClient? GetClient(ModelDetails model)
-    {
-        if (model is null)
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        var reference = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(model.Url) ? model.Url : model.Id;
-        return GetClient(reference);
-    }
-
-    public IChatClient? GetClient(string? modelReference)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(modelReference))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        var provider = GetProviderFor(modelReference);
-
-        return provider?.GetIChatClient(modelReference);
-    }
-}

src/common/LanguageModelProvider/ModelDetails.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ public class ModelDetails
 
     public List<HardwareAccelerator> HardwareAccelerators { get; set; } = [];
 
-    public bool SupportedOnQualcomm { get; set; }
-
     public string License { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public object? ProviderModelDetails { get; set; }

src/common/ManagedCommon/Logger.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         /// </summary>
         public static string CurrentVersionLogDirectoryPath { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the path to the current log file.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string CurrentLogFile { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the log directory for the app.
         /// </summary>
@@ -55,7 +60,9 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             AppLogDirectoryPath = basePath;
             CurrentVersionLogDirectoryPath = versionedPath;
 
-            var logFilePath = Path.Combine(versionedPath, "Log_" + DateTime.Now.ToString(@"yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ".log");
+            var logFile = "Log_" + DateTime.Now.ToString(@"yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ".log";
+            var logFilePath = Path.Combine(versionedPath, logFile);
+            CurrentLogFile = logFilePath;
 
             Trace.Listeners.Add(new TextWriterTraceListener(logFilePath));
 

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
       <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>

src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivator/BackgroundActivator.vcxproj

@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>notifications</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>$(IntDir)pch.pch</PrecompiledHeaderOutputFile>

src/common/utils/gpo.h

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_AZURE_AI_INFERENCE = L"AllowAdvancedPasteAzureAIInference";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_MISTRAL = L"AllowAdvancedPasteMistral";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_GOOGLE = L"AllowAdvancedPasteGoogle";
-    const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_ANTHROPIC = L"AllowAdvancedPasteAnthropic";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_OLLAMA = L"AllowAdvancedPasteOllama";
     const std::wstring POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_FOUNDRY_LOCAL = L"AllowAdvancedPasteFoundryLocal";
     const std::wstring POLICY_MWB_CLIPBOARD_SHARING_ENABLED = L"MwbClipboardSharingEnabled";
@@ -615,11 +614,6 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
         return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_GOOGLE);
     }
 
-    inline gpo_rule_configured_t getAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue()
-    {
-        return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_ANTHROPIC);
-    }
-
     inline gpo_rule_configured_t getAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue()
     {
         return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_ALLOW_ADVANCED_PASTE_OLLAMA);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.UnitTests/Mocks/IntegrationTestUserSettings.cs

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ internal sealed class IntegrationTestUserSettings : IUserSettings
 
     public bool CloseAfterLosingFocus => false;
 
+    public bool EnableClipboardPreview => true;
+
     public IReadOnlyList<AdvancedPasteCustomAction> CustomActions => _customActions;
 
     public IReadOnlyList<PasteFormats> AdditionalActions => _additionalActions;

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj

@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives" />
     <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
     <PackageReference Include="MessagePack" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -112,11 +112,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
         /// Invoked when the application is launched.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="args">Details about the launch request and process.</param>
-#if DEBUG
-        protected async override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
-#else
         protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
-#endif
         {
             var cmdArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
             if (cmdArgs?.Length > 1)
@@ -138,10 +134,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
             {
                 ProcessNamedPipe(cmdArgs[2]);
             }
-
-#if DEBUG
-            await ShowWindow(); // This allows for direct access without using PowerToys Runner, not all functionality might work
-#endif
         }
 
         private void ProcessNamedPipe(string pipeName)

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/Controls/PromptBox.xaml

@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
                                 <TextBlock
                                     x:Uid="AIProvidersFlyoutHeader"
                                     Grid.Row="0"
-                                    Style="{StaticResource BodyStrongTextBlockStyle}" />
+                                    Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
                                 <ListView
                                     x:Name="AIProviderListView"
                                     Grid.Row="1"
@@ -611,10 +611,10 @@
                                                     CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}"
                                                     Visibility="{x:Bind IsLocalModel, Mode=OneWay}">
                                                     <TextBlock
+                                                        x:Uid="LocalModelBadge"
                                                         AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
                                                         FontSize="10"
-                                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                                        Text="Local" />
+                                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
                                                 </Border>
                                                 <!--<Border
                                                     Grid.Column="2"

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/Pages/MainPage.xaml

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             BorderBrush="{ThemeResource CardStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
             BorderThickness="1"
             CornerRadius="20"
-            Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.ClipboardHasData, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, Mode=OneWay}">
+            Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowClipboardPreview, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, Mode=OneWay}">
             <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@
                 Margin="0,0,4,0"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.ClipboardHistoryEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}">
+                Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
+                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowClipboardHistoryButton, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, Mode=OneWay}">
                 <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                     <TextBlock x:Uid="ClipboardHistoryButtonToolTip" />
                 </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
@@ -263,16 +264,17 @@
                     <Button
                         Padding="0"
                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}">
+                        Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}"
+                        Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasLegalLinks, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
                         <FontIcon FontSize="12" Glyph="&#xE946;" />
                         <Button.Flyout>
                             <Flyout>
                                 <StackPanel Spacing="8">
                                     <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap">
                                         <Run x:Uid="AIMistakeNote" /><LineBreak /><Run
+                                            x:Uid="CustomEndpointWarning"
                                             FontSize="12"
-                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                            Text="You are using a custom endpoint. Verify all answers." />
+                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
                                     </TextBlock>
                                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
                                         <HyperlinkButton
@@ -297,47 +299,49 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </controls:PromptBox.Footer>
         </controls:PromptBox>
-        <Grid Grid.Row="2" RowSpacing="4">
-            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition Height="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource standardPasteFormatsToHeightConverter}}" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource customActionsToMinHeightConverter}}" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <ListView
-                x:Name="PasteOptionsListView"
-                Grid.Row="0"
-                VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
-                IsItemClickEnabled="True"
-                ItemClick="PasteFormat_ItemClick"
-                ItemContainerTransitions="{x:Null}"
-                ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource PasteFormatTemplateSelector}"
-                ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardPasteFormats, Mode=OneWay}"
-                ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible"
-                ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Auto"
-                SelectionMode="None"
-                TabIndex="1" />
-            <Rectangle
-                Grid.Row="1"
-                Height="1"
-                HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                Fill="{ThemeResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
-                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource countToVisibilityConverter}}" />
+        <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="2">
+            <Grid RowSpacing="4">
+                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <RowDefinition Height="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource standardPasteFormatsToHeightConverter}}" />
+                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                    <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource customActionsToMinHeightConverter}}" />
+                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                <ListView
+                    x:Name="PasteOptionsListView"
+                    Grid.Row="0"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
+                    IsItemClickEnabled="True"
+                    ItemClick="PasteFormat_ItemClick"
+                    ItemContainerTransitions="{x:Null}"
+                    ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource PasteFormatTemplateSelector}"
+                    ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.StandardPasteFormats, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
+                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"
+                    SelectionMode="None"
+                    TabIndex="1" />
+                <Rectangle
+                    Grid.Row="1"
+                    Height="1"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                    Fill="{ThemeResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
+                    Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource countToVisibilityConverter}}" />
 
-            <ListView
-                x:Name="CustomActionsListView"
-                Grid.Row="2"
-                VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                IsItemClickEnabled="True"
-                ItemClick="PasteFormat_ItemClick"
-                ItemContainerTransitions="{x:Null}"
-                ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource PasteFormatTemplateSelector}"
-                ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats, Mode=OneWay}"
-                ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Visible"
-                ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Auto"
-                SelectionMode="None"
-                TabIndex="2" />
-        </Grid>
+                <ListView
+                    x:Name="CustomActionsListView"
+                    Grid.Row="2"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                    IsItemClickEnabled="True"
+                    ItemClick="PasteFormat_ItemClick"
+                    ItemContainerTransitions="{x:Null}"
+                    ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource PasteFormatTemplateSelector}"
+                    ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats, Mode=OneWay}"
+                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
+                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"
+                    SelectionMode="None"
+                    TabIndex="2" />
+            </Grid>
+        </ScrollViewer>
     </Grid>
 </Page>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/AIServiceFormatEvent.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
             PromptTokens = semanticKernelFormatEvent.PromptTokens;
             CompletionTokens = semanticKernelFormatEvent.CompletionTokens;
             ModelName = semanticKernelFormatEvent.ModelName;
+            ProviderType = semanticKernelFormatEvent.ProviderType;
             ActionChain = semanticKernelFormatEvent.ActionChain;
         }
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Helpers
 
         public string ModelName { get; set; }
 
+        public string ProviderType { get; set; }
+
         public string ActionChain { get; set; }
 
         public string ToJsonString() => JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, SourceGenerationContext.Default.AIServiceFormatEvent);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/IUserSettings.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
 
         public bool CloseAfterLosingFocus { get; }
 
+        public bool EnableClipboardPreview { get; }
+
         public IReadOnlyList<AdvancedPasteCustomAction> CustomActions { get; }
 
         public IReadOnlyList<PasteFormats> AdditionalActions { get; }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Helpers/UserSettings.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
 
         public bool CloseAfterLosingFocus { get; private set; }
 
+        public bool EnableClipboardPreview { get; private set; }
+
         public IReadOnlyList<PasteFormats> AdditionalActions => _additionalActions;
 
         public IReadOnlyList<AdvancedPasteCustomAction> CustomActions => _customActions;
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
             IsAIEnabled = false;
             ShowCustomPreview = true;
             CloseAfterLosingFocus = false;
+            EnableClipboardPreview = true;
             PasteAIConfiguration = new PasteAIConfiguration();
             _additionalActions = [];
             _customActions = [];
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
                                 IsAIEnabled = properties.IsAIEnabled;
                                 ShowCustomPreview = properties.ShowCustomPreview;
                                 CloseAfterLosingFocus = properties.CloseAfterLosingFocus;
+                                EnableClipboardPreview = properties.EnableClipboardPreview;
                                 PasteAIConfiguration = properties.PasteAIConfiguration ?? new PasteAIConfiguration();
 
                                 var sourceAdditionalActions = properties.AdditionalActions;
@@ -163,28 +167,134 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (settings.Properties.IsAIEnabled || !LegacyOpenAIKeyExists())
+            var properties = settings.Properties;
+            bool legacyAdvancedAIConsumed = properties.TryConsumeLegacyAdvancedAIEnabled(out var advancedFlag);
+            bool legacyAdvancedAIEnabled = legacyAdvancedAIConsumed && advancedFlag;
+            PasswordCredential legacyCredential = TryGetLegacyOpenAICredential();
+
+            if (legacyCredential is null)
             {
-                return false;
+                return legacyAdvancedAIConsumed;
             }
 
-            settings.Properties.IsAIEnabled = true;
-            return true;
+            var configuration = properties.PasteAIConfiguration;
+
+            if (configuration is null)
+            {
+                configuration = new PasteAIConfiguration();
+                properties.PasteAIConfiguration = configuration;
+            }
+
+            bool configurationUpdated = false;
+
+            var ensureResult = AdvancedPasteMigrationHelper.EnsureOpenAIProvider(configuration);
+            PasteAIProviderDefinition openAIProvider = ensureResult.Provider;
+            configurationUpdated |= ensureResult.Updated;
+
+            if (legacyAdvancedAIConsumed && openAIProvider is not null && openAIProvider.EnableAdvancedAI != legacyAdvancedAIEnabled)
+            {
+                openAIProvider.EnableAdvancedAI = legacyAdvancedAIEnabled;
+                configurationUpdated = true;
+            }
+
+            if (openAIProvider is not null)
+            {
+                StoreMigratedOpenAICredential(openAIProvider.Id, openAIProvider.ServiceType, legacyCredential.Password);
+                RemoveLegacyOpenAICredential();
+            }
+
+            const bool shouldEnableAI = true;
+            bool enabledUpdated = false;
+            if (properties.IsAIEnabled != shouldEnableAI)
+            {
+                properties.IsAIEnabled = shouldEnableAI;
+                enabledUpdated = true;
+            }
+
+            return configurationUpdated || enabledUpdated || legacyAdvancedAIConsumed;
         }
 
-        private static bool LegacyOpenAIKeyExists()
+        private static PasswordCredential TryGetLegacyOpenAICredential()
         {
             try
             {
                 PasswordVault vault = new();
-                return vault.Retrieve("https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey") is not null;
+                var credential = vault.Retrieve("https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey");
+                credential?.RetrievePassword();
+                return credential;
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                return false;
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
+        private static void RemoveLegacyOpenAICredential()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                PasswordVault vault = new();
+                TryRemoveCredential(vault, "https://platform.openai.com/api-keys", "PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_OpenAIKey");
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void StoreMigratedOpenAICredential(string providerId, string serviceType, string password)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(password))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var serviceKind = serviceType.ToAIServiceType();
+                if (serviceKind != AIServiceType.OpenAI)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                string resource = "https://platform.openai.com/api-keys";
+                string username = $"PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_PasteAI_openai_{NormalizeProviderIdentifier(providerId)}";
+
+                PasswordVault vault = new();
+                TryRemoveCredential(vault, resource, username);
+
+                PasswordCredential credential = new(resource, username, password);
+                vault.Add(credential);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Failed to migrate legacy OpenAI credential", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void TryRemoveCredential(PasswordVault vault, string credentialResource, string credentialUserName)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                PasswordCredential existingCred = vault.Retrieve(credentialResource, credentialUserName);
+                vault.Remove(existingCred);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // Credential doesn't exist, which is fine
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string NormalizeProviderIdentifier(string providerId)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerId))
+            {
+                return "default";
+            }
+
+            var filtered = new string(providerId.Where(char.IsLetterOrDigit).ToArray());
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filtered) ? "default" : filtered.ToLowerInvariant();
+        }
+
         public async Task SetActiveAIProviderAsync(string providerId)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerId))

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/AdvancedAIKernelService.cs

@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ using AdvancedPaste.Settings;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
@@ -220,8 +214,7 @@ public sealed class AdvancedAIKernelService : KernelServiceBase
         var serviceType = GetRuntimeConfiguration().ServiceType;
         return new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings
         {
-            FunctionChoiceBehavior = FunctionChoiceBehavior.Required(),
-            Temperature = 0.01,
+            FunctionChoiceBehavior = FunctionChoiceBehavior.Auto(),
         };
     }
 }

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

@@ -83,32 +83,39 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                     SystemPrompt = systemPrompt,
                 };
 
+                var operationStart = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
                 var providerContent = await provider.ProcessPasteAsync(
                     request,
                     cancellationToken,
                     progress);
 
+                var durationMs = (int)Math.Round((DateTime.UtcNow - operationStart).TotalMilliseconds);
+
                 var usage = request.Usage;
                 var content = providerContent ?? string.Empty;
 
-                // Log endpoint usage
-                var endpointEvent = new AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(providerConfig.ProviderType);
+                // Log endpoint usage (custom action pipeline is not the advanced SK flow)
+                var endpointEvent = new AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(providerConfig.ProviderType, providerConfig.Model ?? string.Empty, isAdvanced: false, durationMs: durationMs);
                 PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(endpointEvent);
 
-                Logger.LogDebug($"{nameof(CustomActionTransformService)}.{nameof(TransformAsync)} complete; ModelName={providerConfig.Model ?? string.Empty}, PromptTokens={usage.PromptTokens}, CompletionTokens={usage.CompletionTokens}");
+                Logger.LogDebug($"{nameof(CustomActionTransformService)}.{nameof(TransformAsync)} complete; ModelName={providerConfig.Model ?? string.Empty}, PromptTokens={usage.PromptTokens}, CompletionTokens={usage.CompletionTokens}, DurationMs={durationMs}");
 
                 return new CustomActionTransformResult(content, usage);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Logger.LogError($"{nameof(CustomActionTransformService)}.{nameof(TransformAsync)} failed", ex);
+                var statusCode = ExtractStatusCode(ex);
+                var modelName = providerConfig.Model ?? string.Empty;
+                AdvancedPasteCustomActionErrorEvent errorEvent = new(providerConfig.ProviderType, modelName, statusCode, ex is PasteActionModeratedException ? PasteActionModeratedException.ErrorDescription : ex.Message);
+                PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(errorEvent);
 
                 if (ex is PasteActionException or OperationCanceledException)
                 {
                     throw;
                 }
 
-                var statusCode = ExtractStatusCode(ex);
                 var failureMessage = providerConfig.ProviderType switch
                 {
                     AIServiceType.OpenAI or AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI => ErrorHelpers.TranslateErrorText(statusCode),
@@ -181,8 +188,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             {
                 AIServiceType.Onnx => false,
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => false,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => false,
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => false,
                 _ => true,
             };
         }

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

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
 using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using LanguageModelProvider;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalPasteProvider : IPasteAIProvider
 
     public static PasteAIProviderRegistration Registration { get; } = new(SupportedTypes, config => new FoundryLocalPasteProvider(config));
 
-    private static readonly LanguageModelService LanguageModels = LanguageModelService.CreateDefault();
+    private static readonly FoundryLocalModelProvider _modelProvider = FoundryLocalModelProvider.Instance;
 
     private readonly PasteAIConfig _config;
 
@@ -33,10 +34,6 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalPasteProvider : IPasteAIProvider
         _config = config;
     }
 
-    public string ProviderName => AIServiceType.FoundryLocal.ToNormalizedKey();
-
-    public string DisplayName => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_config?.Model) ? "Foundry Local" : _config.Model;
-
     public async Task<bool> IsAvailableAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
@@ -72,21 +69,25 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalPasteProvider : IPasteAIProvider
                 throw new PasteActionException(
                     "No Foundry Local model selected",
                     new InvalidOperationException("Model identifier is required"),
-                    aiServiceMessage: "Please select a model in the AI provider settings. Model identifier should be in the format 'fl://model-name'.");
+                    aiServiceMessage: "Please select a model in the AI provider settings.");
             }
 
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            var chatClient = LanguageModels.GetClient(modelReference);
-            if (chatClient is null)
-            {
-                throw new PasteActionException(
-                    $"Unable to load Foundry Local model: {modelReference}",
-                    new InvalidOperationException("Chat client resolution failed"),
-                    aiServiceMessage: "The model may not be downloaded or the Foundry Local service may not be running. Please check the model status in settings.");
-            }
 
-            // Extract actual model ID from the URL (format: fl://modelId)
-            var actualModelId = modelReference.Replace("fl://", string.Empty).Trim('/');
+            IChatClient chatClient;
+            try
+            {
+                chatClient = _modelProvider.GetIChatClient(modelReference);
+            }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
+            {
+                // GetIChatClient throws InvalidOperationException for user-facing errors
+                var errorMessage = string.Format(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("FoundryLocal_UnableToLoadModel"), modelReference);
+                throw new PasteActionException(
+                    errorMessage,
+                    ex,
+                    aiServiceMessage: ex.Message);
+            }
 
             var userMessageContent = $"""
                 User instructions:
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalPasteProvider : IPasteAIProvider
                 new(ChatRole.User, userMessageContent),
             };
 
-            var chatOptions = CreateChatOptions(_config?.SystemPrompt, actualModelId);
+            var chatOptions = CreateChatOptions(_config?.SystemPrompt, modelReference);
 
             progress?.Report(0.1);
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ public sealed class FoundryLocalPasteProvider : IPasteAIProvider
         var options = new ChatOptions
         {
             ModelId = modelReference,
+            MaxOutputTokens = 2048,
         };
 
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(systemPrompt))

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

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Amazon;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.HuggingFace;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
@@ -29,11 +27,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI,
             AIServiceType.Mistral,
             AIServiceType.Google,
-            AIServiceType.HuggingFace,
             AIServiceType.AzureAIInference,
             AIServiceType.Ollama,
-            AIServiceType.Anthropic,
-            AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock,
         };
 
         public static PasteAIProviderRegistration Registration { get; } = new(SupportedTypes, config => new SemanticKernelPasteProvider(config));
@@ -142,21 +137,12 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 case AIServiceType.Google:
                     kernelBuilder.AddGoogleAIGeminiChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey);
                     break;
-                case AIServiceType.HuggingFace:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddHuggingFaceChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey);
-                    break;
                 case AIServiceType.AzureAIInference:
                     kernelBuilder.AddAzureAIInferenceChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey, endpoint: new Uri(endpoint));
                     break;
                 case AIServiceType.Ollama:
                     kernelBuilder.AddOllamaChatCompletion(_config.Model, endpoint: new Uri(endpoint));
                     break;
-                case AIServiceType.Anthropic:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddBedrockChatCompletionService(_config.Model);
-                    break;
-                case AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock:
-                    kernelBuilder.AddBedrockChatCompletionService(_config.Model);
-                    break;
 
                 default:
                     throw new NotSupportedException($"Provider '{_config.ProviderType}' is not supported by {nameof(SemanticKernelPasteProvider)}");
@@ -171,8 +157,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             {
                 AIServiceType.OpenAI or AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI => new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings
                 {
-                    Temperature = 0.01,
-                    MaxTokens = 2000,
                     FunctionChoiceBehavior = null,
                 },
                 _ => new PromptExecutionSettings(),
@@ -184,8 +168,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             return serviceType switch
             {
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => false,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => false,
-                AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock => false,
                 _ => true,
             };
         }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/EnhancedVaultCredentialsProvider.cs

@@ -156,16 +156,10 @@ public sealed class EnhancedVaultCredentialsProvider : IAICredentialsProvider
                 resource = "https://ai.google.dev/";
                 serviceKey = "google";
                 break;
-            case AIServiceType.HuggingFace:
-                resource = "https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens";
-                serviceKey = "huggingface";
-                break;
             case AIServiceType.FoundryLocal:
             case AIServiceType.ML:
             case AIServiceType.Onnx:
             case AIServiceType.Ollama:
-            case AIServiceType.Anthropic:
-            case AIServiceType.AmazonBedrock:
                 return null;
             default:
                 return null;

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

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
     ICustomActionTransformService customActionTransformService) : IKernelService
 {
     private const string PromptParameterName = "prompt";
+    private const string DefaultSystemPrompt = "You are an agent who is tasked with helping users paste their clipboard data. You have functions available to help you with this task. Call function when necessary to help user finish the transformation task. You never need to ask permission, always try to do as the user asks. The user will only input one message and will not be available for further questions, so try your best. The user will put in a request to format their clipboard data and you will fulfill it. Do not output anything else besides the reformatted clipboard content.";
 
     private readonly IKernelQueryCacheService _queryCacheService = queryCacheService;
     private readonly IPromptModerationService _promptModerationService = promptModerationService;
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
         ChatHistory chatHistory = [];
 
-        chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt);
+        var systemPrompt = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt) ? DefaultSystemPrompt : runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt;
+        chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(systemPrompt);
         chatHistory.AddSystemMessage($"Available clipboard formats: {await kernel.GetDataFormatsAsync()}");
         chatHistory.AddUserMessage(prompt);
 
@@ -186,12 +188,20 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
     private void LogResult(bool cacheUsed, bool isSavedQuery, IEnumerable<ActionChainItem> actionChain, AIServiceUsage usage)
     {
-        AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent telemetryEvent = new(cacheUsed, isSavedQuery, usage.PromptTokens, usage.CompletionTokens, AdvancedAIModelName, AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent.FormatActionChain(actionChain));
+        var runtimeConfig = GetRuntimeConfiguration();
+
+        AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent telemetryEvent = new(
+            cacheUsed,
+            isSavedQuery,
+            usage.PromptTokens,
+            usage.CompletionTokens,
+            AdvancedAIModelName,
+            runtimeConfig.ServiceType.ToString(),
+            AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent.FormatActionChain(actionChain));
         PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(telemetryEvent);
 
         // Log endpoint usage
-        var runtimeConfig = GetRuntimeConfiguration();
-        var endpointEvent = new AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(runtimeConfig.ServiceType);
+        var endpointEvent = new AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(runtimeConfig.ServiceType, AdvancedAIModelName, isAdvanced: true);
         PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(endpointEvent);
 
         var logEvent = new AIServiceFormatEvent(telemetryEvent);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@
     <value>Active provider: {0}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AIProvidersFlyoutHeader.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>AI providers</value>
+    <value>Configured models</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AIProvidersEmptyText.Text" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>No AI providers configured</value>
+    <value>No models configured</value>
   </data>
   <data name="AIProvidersManageButtonContent.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Configure models in Settings</value>
@@ -359,6 +359,17 @@
   </data>
   <data name="Relative_Date_TimeFormat" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>{0}, {1}</value>
-    <comment>(e.g., “10/20/2025, 17:05” in the user’s locale)</comment>
+    <comment>(e.g., "10/20/2025, 17:05" in the user's locale)</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="CustomEndpointWarning" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>You are using a custom endpoint. Verify all answers.</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="LocalModelBadge.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Local</value>
+    <comment>Badge label displayed next to local AI model providers (e.g., Ollama, Foundry Local) to indicate the model runs locally</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="FoundryLocal_UnableToLoadModel" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Unable to load Foundry Local model: {0}</value>
+    <comment>{0} is the model identifier. Do not translate {0}.</comment>
   </data>
 </root>

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Telemetry/AdvancedPasteCustomActionErrorEvent.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;
+
+namespace AdvancedPaste.Telemetry;
+
+[EventData]
+[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties)]
+public sealed class AdvancedPasteCustomActionErrorEvent : EventBase, IEvent
+{
+    public AdvancedPasteCustomActionErrorEvent(AIServiceType providerType, string modelName, int statusCode, string error)
+    {
+        ProviderType = providerType.ToString();
+        ModelName = modelName;
+        StatusCode = statusCode;
+        Error = error;
+    }
+
+    public string ProviderType { get; set; }
+
+    public string ModelName { get; set; }
+
+    public int StatusCode { get; set; }
+
+    public string Error { get; set; }
+
+    public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
+}

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Telemetry/AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent.cs

@@ -15,13 +15,31 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Telemetry;
 public class AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the AI provider type (e.g., OpenAI, AzureOpenAI, Anthropic).
+    /// Gets or sets the AI provider type (e.g., OpenAI, AzureOpenAI, Google).
     /// </summary>
     public string ProviderType { get; set; }
 
-    public AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(AIServiceType providerType)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the configured model name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ModelName { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the advanced AI pipeline was used.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsAdvanced { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the total duration in milliseconds, or -1 if unavailable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int DurationMs { get; set; }
+
+    public AdvancedPasteEndpointUsageEvent(AIServiceType providerType, string modelName, bool isAdvanced, int durationMs = -1)
     {
         ProviderType = providerType.ToString();
+        ModelName = modelName;
+        IsAdvanced = isAdvanced;
+        DurationMs = durationMs;
     }
 
     public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Telemetry/AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Telemetry;
 
 [EventData]
 [DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicProperties)]
-public class AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent(bool cacheUsed, bool isSavedQuery, int promptTokens, int completionTokens, string modelName, string actionChain) : EventBase, IEvent
+public class AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent(bool cacheUsed, bool isSavedQuery, int promptTokens, int completionTokens, string modelName, string providerType, string actionChain) : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     public static string FormatActionChain(IEnumerable<ActionChainItem> actionChain) => FormatActionChain(actionChain.Select(item => item.Format));
 
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public class AdvancedPasteSemanticKernelFormatEvent(bool cacheUsed, bool isSaved
 
     public string ModelName { get; set; } = modelName;
 
+    public string ProviderType { get; set; } = providerType;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a comma-separated list of paste formats used - in the same order they were executed.
     /// Conceptually an array but formatted this way to work around https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/10428

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

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         private ClipboardFormat _availableClipboardFormats;
 
         [ObservableProperty]
+        [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(ShowClipboardHistoryButton))]
         private bool _clipboardHistoryEnabled;
 
         [ObservableProperty]
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(PrivacyLinkUri))]
         [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(HasTermsLink))]
         [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(HasPrivacyLink))]
+        [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(HasLegalLinks))]
         private bool _isAllowedByGPO;
 
         [ObservableProperty]
@@ -221,10 +223,16 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
 
         public bool HasPrivacyLink => GetActiveProviderMetadata().HasPrivacyLink;
 
+        public bool HasLegalLinks => HasTermsLink || HasPrivacyLink;
+
         public bool ClipboardHasData => AvailableClipboardFormats != ClipboardFormat.None;
 
         public bool ClipboardHasDataForCustomAI => PasteFormat.SupportsClipboardFormats(CustomAIFormat, AvailableClipboardFormats);
 
+        public bool ShowClipboardPreview => _userSettings.EnableClipboardPreview;
+
+        public bool ShowClipboardHistoryButton => ClipboardHistoryEnabled;
+
         public bool HasIndeterminateTransformProgress => double.IsNaN(TransformProgress);
 
         private PasteFormats CustomAIFormat =>
@@ -310,6 +318,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsAdvancedAIEnabled));
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AIProviders));
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllowedAIProviders));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowClipboardPreview));
 
             NotifyActiveProviderChanged();
 
@@ -361,6 +370,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PrivacyLinkUri));
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasTermsLink));
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasPrivacyLink));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasLegalLinks));
         }
 
         private void RefreshPasteFormats()
@@ -798,7 +808,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 AIServiceType.AzureAIInference => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAzureAIInferenceValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Mistral => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteMistralValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Google => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteGoogleValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
-                AIServiceType.Anthropic => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteAnthropicValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.Ollama => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteOllamaValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 AIServiceType.FoundryLocal => PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetAllowedAdvancedPasteFoundryLocalValue() != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                 _ => true, // Allow unknown types by default

src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateWindowsMetadata>false</GenerateWindowsMetadata>
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <RuntimeLibrary Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>

src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLibInterop/FileLocksmithLibInterop.vcxproj

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
       <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
       <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
       <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.cpp

@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@
 #include <logger/logger_settings.h>
 #include <logger/logger.h>
 #include <utils/logger_helper.h>
+#include "LightSwitchStateManager.h"
+#include <LightSwitchUtils.h>
 
 SERVICE_STATUS g_ServiceStatus = {};
 SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE g_StatusHandle = nullptr;
 HANDLE g_ServiceStopEvent = nullptr;
-extern int g_lastUpdatedDay = -1;
-static ScheduleMode prevMode = ScheduleMode::Off;
-static std::wstring prevLat, prevLon;
-static int prevMinutes = -1;
-static bool lastOverrideStatus = false;
 
 VOID WINAPI ServiceMain(DWORD argc, LPTSTR* argv);
 VOID WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrl);
 DWORD WINAPI ServiceWorkerThread(LPVOID lpParam);
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight);
 
 // Entry point for the executable
 int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR* argv[])
@@ -124,31 +122,66 @@ VOID WINAPI ServiceCtrlHandler(DWORD dwCtrl)
     }
 }
 
-static void update_sun_times(auto& settings)
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight)
 {
-    double latitude = std::stod(settings.latitude);
-    double longitude = std::stod(settings.longitude);
+    const auto& s = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+
+    if (s.changeSystem)
+    {
+        bool isSystemCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+        if (shouldBeLight != isSystemCurrentlyLight)
+        {
+            SetSystemTheme(shouldBeLight);
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changed system theme to {}.", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (s.changeApps)
+    {
+        bool isAppsCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+        if (shouldBeLight != isAppsCurrentlyLight)
+        {
+            SetAppsTheme(shouldBeLight);
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changed apps theme to {}.", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void DetectAndHandleExternalThemeChange(LightSwitchStateManager& stateManager)
+{
+    const auto& s = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+    if (s.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
+        return;
 
     SYSTEMTIME st;
     GetLocalTime(&st);
+    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
 
-    SunTimes newTimes = CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, st.wYear, st.wMonth, st.wDay);
+    // Compute effective boundaries (with offsets if needed)
+    int effectiveLight = s.lightTime;
+    int effectiveDark = s.darkTime;
 
-    int newLightTime = newTimes.sunriseHour * 60 + newTimes.sunriseMinute;
-    int newDarkTime = newTimes.sunsetHour * 60 + newTimes.sunsetMinute;
-    try
+    if (s.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
     {
-        auto values = PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::load_from_settings_file(L"LightSwitch");
-        values.add_property(L"lightTime", newLightTime);
-        values.add_property(L"darkTime", newDarkTime);
-        values.save_to_settings_file();
-
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Updated sun times and saved to config.");
+        effectiveLight = (s.lightTime + s.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
+        effectiveDark = (s.darkTime + s.sunset_offset) % 1440;
     }
-    catch (const std::exception& e)
+
+    // Use shared helper (handles wraparound logic)
+    bool shouldBeLight = ShouldBeLight(nowMinutes, effectiveLight, effectiveDark);
+
+    // Compare current system/apps theme
+    bool currentSystemLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+    bool currentAppsLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+
+    bool systemMismatch = s.changeSystem && (currentSystemLight != shouldBeLight);
+    bool appsMismatch = s.changeApps && (currentAppsLight != shouldBeLight);
+
+    // Trigger manual override only if mismatch and not already active
+    if ((systemMismatch || appsMismatch) && !stateManager.GetState().isManualOverride)
     {
-        std::wstring wmsg(e.what(), e.what() + strlen(e.what()));
-        Logger::error(L"[LightSwitchService] Exception during sun time update: {}", wmsg);
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] External theme change detected (Windows Settings). Entering manual override mode.");
+        stateManager.OnManualOverride();
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,307 +195,98 @@ DWORD WINAPI ServiceWorkerThread(LPVOID lpParam)
     Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Worker thread starting...");
     Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent PID: {}", parentPid);
 
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Initialization
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    static LightSwitchStateManager stateManager;
+
     LightSwitchSettings::instance().InitFileWatcher();
 
     HANDLE hManualOverride = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
+    HANDLE hSettingsChanged = LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent();
 
     LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
-    auto& settings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
+    const auto& settings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
 
     SYSTEMTIME st;
     GetLocalTime(&st);
     int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
 
-    // Handle initial theme application if necessary
-    if (settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is set to {}. Applying theme if necessary.", settings.scheduleMode);
-        LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is set to Off.");
-    }
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Initialized at {:02d}:{:02d}.", st.wHour, st.wMinute);
+    stateManager.SyncInitialThemeState();
+    stateManager.OnTick(nowMinutes);
 
-    g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Initializing g_lastUpdatedDay to {}.", g_lastUpdatedDay);
-    ULONGLONG lastSettingsReload = 0;
-
-    // ticker loop
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Worker Loop
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     for (;;)
     {
-        HANDLE waits[2] = { g_ServiceStopEvent, hParent };
-        DWORD count = hParent ? 2 : 1;
-        bool skipRest = false;
-
-        const auto& settings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-
-        // If the mode is set to Off, suspend the scheduler and avoid extra work
-        if (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule mode is OFF - suspending scheduler but keeping service alive.");
-
-            if (!hManualOverride)
-                hManualOverride = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
-
-            HANDLE waitsOff[4];
-            DWORD countOff = 0;
-            waitsOff[countOff++] = g_ServiceStopEvent;
-            if (hParent)
-                waitsOff[countOff++] = hParent;
-            if (hManualOverride)
-                waitsOff[countOff++] = hManualOverride;
-            waitsOff[countOff++] = LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent();
-
-            for (;;)
-            {
-                DWORD wait = WaitForMultipleObjects(countOff, waitsOff, FALSE, INFINITE);
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered - exiting worker loop.");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-                if (hParent && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent exited - stopping service.");
-                    goto cleanup;
-                }
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 2 : 1))
-                {
-                    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override received while schedule OFF.");
-                    ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 3 : 2))
-                {
-                    Logger::trace(L"[LightSwitchService] Settings change event triggered, reloading settings...");
-                    ResetEvent(LightSwitchSettings::instance().GetSettingsChangedEvent());
-                    const auto& newSettings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-                    lastSettingsReload = GetTickCount64();
-
-                    if (newSettings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off)
-                    {
-                        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Schedule re-enabled, resuming normal loop.");
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        bool scheduleJustEnabled = (prevMode == ScheduleMode::Off && settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off);
-        prevMode = settings.scheduleMode;
-
-        ULONGLONG nowTick = GetTickCount64();
-        bool recentSettingsReload = (nowTick - lastSettingsReload < 2000);
-
-        Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Current g_lastUpdatedDay value = {}.", g_lastUpdatedDay);
-
-        // Manual Override Detection Logic
-        bool manualOverrideActive = (hManualOverride && WaitForSingleObject(hManualOverride, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
-
-        if (manualOverrideActive != lastOverrideStatus)
-        {
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override active = {}", manualOverrideActive);
-            lastOverrideStatus = manualOverrideActive;
-        }
-
-        if (settings.scheduleMode != ScheduleMode::Off && !recentSettingsReload && !scheduleJustEnabled && !manualOverrideActive)
-        {
-            bool currentSystemTheme = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
-            bool currentAppsTheme = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            int lightBoundary = 0;
-            int darkBoundary = 0;
-
-            if (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
-            {
-                lightBoundary = (settings.lightTime + settings.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
-                darkBoundary = (settings.darkTime + settings.sunset_offset) % 1440;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                lightBoundary = settings.lightTime;
-                darkBoundary = settings.darkTime;
-            }
-
-            bool shouldBeLight = (lightBoundary < darkBoundary) ? (nowMinutes >= lightBoundary && nowMinutes < darkBoundary) : (nowMinutes >= lightBoundary || nowMinutes < darkBoundary);
-
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] shouldBeLight = {}", shouldBeLight);
-
-            bool systemMismatch = settings.changeSystem && (currentSystemTheme != shouldBeLight);
-            bool appsMismatch = settings.changeApps && (currentAppsTheme != shouldBeLight);
-
-            if (systemMismatch || appsMismatch)
-            {
-              // Make sure this is not because we crossed a boundary
-              bool crossedBoundary = false;
-              if (prevMinutes != -1)
-              {
-                  if (nowMinutes < prevMinutes)
-                  {
-                      // wrapped around midnight
-                      crossedBoundary = (prevMinutes <= lightBoundary || nowMinutes >= lightBoundary) ||
-                                        (prevMinutes <= darkBoundary || nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                  }
-                  else
-                  {
-                      crossedBoundary = (prevMinutes < lightBoundary && nowMinutes >= lightBoundary) ||
-                                        (prevMinutes < darkBoundary && nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                  }
-              }
-
-              if (crossedBoundary)
-              {
-                  Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Missed boundary detected. Applying theme instead of triggering manual override.");
-                  LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-              }
-              else
-              {
-                  Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] External {} theme change detected, enabling manual override.",
-                               systemMismatch && appsMismatch ? L"system/app" :
-                               systemMismatch                 ? L"system" :
-                                                                L"app");
-                  SetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                  skipRest = true;
-              }
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Skipping external-change detection (schedule off, recent reload, or just enabled).");
-        }
-        
+        HANDLE waits[4];
+        DWORD count = 0;
+        waits[count++] = g_ServiceStopEvent;
+        if (hParent)
+            waits[count++] = hParent;
         if (hManualOverride)
-            manualOverrideActive = (WaitForSingleObject(hManualOverride, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+            waits[count++] = hManualOverride;
+        waits[count++] = hSettingsChanged;
 
-        if (manualOverrideActive)
-        {
-            int lightBoundary = (settings.lightTime + settings.sunrise_offset) % 1440;
-            int darkBoundary = (settings.darkTime + settings.sunset_offset) % 1440;
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            bool crossedLight = false;
-            bool crossedDark = false;
-
-            if (prevMinutes != -1)
-            {
-                // this means we are in a new day cycle
-                if (nowMinutes < prevMinutes)
-                {
-                    crossedLight = (prevMinutes <= lightBoundary || nowMinutes >= lightBoundary);
-                    crossedDark = (prevMinutes <= darkBoundary || nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    crossedLight = (prevMinutes < lightBoundary && nowMinutes >= lightBoundary);
-                    crossedDark = (prevMinutes < darkBoundary && nowMinutes >= darkBoundary);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (crossedLight || crossedDark)
-            {
-                ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override cleared after crossing schedule boundary.");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchService] Skipping schedule due to manual override");
-                skipRest = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Apply theme if nothing has made us skip
-        if (!skipRest)
-        {
-            // Next two conditionals check for any updates necessary to the sun times.
-            bool modeChangedToSunset = (prevMode != settings.scheduleMode &&
-                                        settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise);
-            bool coordsChanged = (prevLat != settings.latitude || prevLon != settings.longitude);
-
-            if ((modeChangedToSunset || coordsChanged) && settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise)
-            {
-                SYSTEMTIME st;
-                GetLocalTime(&st);
-
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Mode or coordinates changed, recalculating sun times.");
-                update_sun_times(settings);
-                g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-                prevMode = settings.scheduleMode;
-                prevLat = settings.latitude;
-                prevLon = settings.longitude;
-            }
-
-            SYSTEMTIME st;
-            GetLocalTime(&st);
-            int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-            if ((g_lastUpdatedDay != st.wDay) && (settings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise))
-            {
-                update_sun_times(settings);
-                g_lastUpdatedDay = st.wDay;
-                prevMinutes = -1;
-                Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Recalculated sun times at new day boundary.");
-            }
-
-            // settings after any necessary updates.
-            LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
-            const auto& currentSettings = LightSwitchSettings::instance().settings();
-
-            wchar_t msg[160];
-            swprintf_s(msg,
-                       L"[LightSwitchService] now=%02d:%02d | light=%02d:%02d | dark=%02d:%02d | mode=%s",
-                       st.wHour,
-                       st.wMinute,
-                       currentSettings.lightTime / 60,
-                       currentSettings.lightTime % 60,
-                       currentSettings.darkTime / 60,
-                       currentSettings.darkTime % 60,
-                       ToString(currentSettings.scheduleMode).c_str());
-            Logger::info(msg);
-
-            LightSwitchSettings::instance().ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
-        }
-
-        // ─── Wait For Next Minute Tick Or Stop Event ────────────────────────────────
+        // Wait for one of these to trigger or for a new minute tick
         SYSTEMTIME st;
         GetLocalTime(&st);
         int msToNextMinute = (60 - st.wSecond) * 1000 - st.wMilliseconds;
         if (msToNextMinute < 50)
             msToNextMinute = 50;
 
-       prevMinutes = nowMinutes;
-
         DWORD wait = WaitForMultipleObjects(count, waits, FALSE, msToNextMinute);
+
+        if (wait == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+        {
+            // regular minute tick
+            GetLocalTime(&st);
+            nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
+            DetectAndHandleExternalThemeChange(stateManager);
+            stateManager.OnTick(nowMinutes);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
         {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered - exiting worker loop.");
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Stop event triggered — exiting.");
             break;
         }
+
         if (hParent && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
         {
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent process exited - stopping service.");
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Parent process exited — stopping service.");
             break;
         }
+
+        if (hManualOverride && wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? 2 : 1))
+        {
+            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Manual override event detected.");
+            stateManager.OnManualOverride();
+            ResetEvent(hManualOverride);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (wait == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + (hParent ? (hManualOverride ? 3 : 2) : 2))
+        {
+            ResetEvent(hSettingsChanged);
+            LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
+            stateManager.OnSettingsChanged();
+            continue;
+        }
     }
 
-cleanup:
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Cleanup
+    // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     if (hManualOverride)
         CloseHandle(hManualOverride);
     if (hParent)
         CloseHandle(hParent);
 
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Worker thread exiting cleanly.");
     return 0;
 }
 

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchService.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchSettings.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchStateManager.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SettingsConstants.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ThemeHelper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ThemeScheduler.cpp" />
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchSettings.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchStateManager.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchUtils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsConstants.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsObserver.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="ThemeHelper.h" />

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchService.vcxproj.filters

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="WinHookEventIDs.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="LightSwitchStateManager.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="ThemeScheduler.h">
@@ -53,6 +56,12 @@
     <ClInclude Include="WinHookEventIDs.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchStateManager.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="LightSwitchUtils.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Natvis Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\natvis\wil.natvis" />

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchSettings.cpp

@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 #include <common/utils/json.h>
 #include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
 #include "SettingsObserver.h"
-#include "ThemeHelper.h"
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <WinHookEventIDs.h>
 #include <logger.h>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ void LightSwitchSettings::InitFileWatcher()
                     try
                     {
                         LoadSettings();
-                        ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
                         SetEvent(m_settingsChangedEvent);
                     }
                     catch (const std::exception& e)
@@ -250,48 +247,3 @@ void LightSwitchSettings::LoadSettings()
         // Keeps defaults if load fails
     }
 }
-
-void LightSwitchSettings::ApplyThemeIfNecessary()
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m_settingsMutex);
-
-    SYSTEMTIME st;
-    GetLocalTime(&st);
-    int nowMinutes = st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
-
-    bool shouldBeLight = false;
-    if (m_settings.lightTime < m_settings.darkTime)
-        shouldBeLight = (nowMinutes >= m_settings.lightTime && nowMinutes < m_settings.darkTime);
-    else
-        shouldBeLight = (nowMinutes >= m_settings.lightTime || nowMinutes < m_settings.darkTime);
-
-    bool isSystemCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
-    bool isAppsCurrentlyLight = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
-
-    if (shouldBeLight)
-    {
-        if (m_settings.changeSystem && !isSystemCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetSystemTheme(true);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing system theme to light mode.");
-        }
-        if (m_settings.changeApps && !isAppsCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetAppsTheme(true);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing apps theme to light mode.");
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (m_settings.changeSystem && isSystemCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetSystemTheme(false);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing system theme to dark mode.");
-        }
-        if (m_settings.changeApps && isAppsCurrentlyLight)
-        {
-            SetAppsTheme(false);
-            Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Changing apps theme to dark mode.");
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchSettings.h

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
     void RemoveObserver(SettingsObserver& observer);
 
     void LoadSettings();
-    void ApplyThemeIfNecessary();
 
     HANDLE GetSettingsChangedEvent() const;
 

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchStateManager.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "LightSwitchStateManager.h"
+#include <logger.h>
+#include <LightSwitchUtils.h>
+#include "ThemeScheduler.h"
+#include <ThemeHelper.h>
+
+void ApplyTheme(bool shouldBeLight);
+
+// Constructor
+LightSwitchStateManager::LightSwitchStateManager()
+{
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Initialized");
+}
+
+// Called when settings.json changes
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnSettingsChanged()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+
+    // If manual override was active, clear it so new settings take effect
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        _state.isManualOverride = false;
+    }
+
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Called once per minute
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnTick(int currentMinutes)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Called when manual override is triggered
+void LightSwitchStateManager::OnManualOverride()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Manual override triggered");
+    _state.isManualOverride = !_state.isManualOverride;
+
+    // When entering manual override, sync internal theme state to match the current system
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+
+        _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+
+        Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced internal theme state to current system theme ({}) and apps theme ({}).",
+                     (_state.isSystemLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark"),
+                     (_state.isAppsLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark"));
+    }
+
+    EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+}
+
+// Helpers
+bool LightSwitchStateManager::CoordinatesAreValid(const std::wstring& lat, const std::wstring& lon)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        double latVal = std::stod(lat);
+        double lonVal = std::stod(lon);
+        return !(latVal == 0 && lonVal == 0) && (latVal >= -90.0 && latVal <= 90.0) && (lonVal >= -180.0 && lonVal <= 180.0);
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+void LightSwitchStateManager::SyncInitialThemeState()
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_stateMutex);
+    _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+    _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+    Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced initial state to current system theme ({})",
+                 _state.isSystemLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark");
+    Logger::debug(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Synced initial state to current apps theme ({})",
+                 _state.isAppsLightActive ? L"light" : L"dark");
+}
+
+static std::pair<int, int> update_sun_times(auto& settings)
+{
+    double latitude = std::stod(settings.latitude);
+    double longitude = std::stod(settings.longitude);
+
+    SYSTEMTIME st;
+    GetLocalTime(&st);
+
+    SunTimes newTimes = CalculateSunriseSunset(latitude, longitude, st.wYear, st.wMonth, st.wDay);
+
+    int newLightTime = newTimes.sunriseHour * 60 + newTimes.sunriseMinute;
+    int newDarkTime = newTimes.sunsetHour * 60 + newTimes.sunsetMinute;
+
+    try
+    {
+        auto values = PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues::load_from_settings_file(L"LightSwitch");
+        values.add_property(L"lightTime", newLightTime);
+        values.add_property(L"darkTime", newDarkTime);
+        values.save_to_settings_file();
+
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchService] Updated sun times and saved to config.");
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::string msg = e.what();
+        std::wstring wmsg(msg.begin(), msg.end());
+        Logger::error(L"[LightSwitchService] Exception during sun time update: {}", wmsg);
+    }
+
+    return { newLightTime, newDarkTime };
+}
+
+// Internal: decide what should happen now
+void LightSwitchStateManager::EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded()
+{
+    LightSwitchSettings::instance().LoadSettings();
+    const auto& _currentSettings = LightSwitchSettings::settings();
+    auto now = GetNowMinutes();
+
+    // Early exit: OFF mode just pauses activity
+    if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::Off)
+    {
+        _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool coordsValid = CoordinatesAreValid(_currentSettings.latitude, _currentSettings.longitude);
+
+    // Handle Sun Mode recalculation
+    if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise && coordsValid)
+    {
+        SYSTEMTIME st;
+        GetLocalTime(&st);
+        bool newDay = (_state.lastEvaluatedDay != st.wDay);
+        bool modeChangedToSun = (_state.lastAppliedMode != ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise &&
+                                 _currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::SunsetToSunrise);
+
+        if (newDay || modeChangedToSun)
+        {
+            auto [newLightTime, newDarkTime] = update_sun_times(_currentSettings);
+            _state.lastEvaluatedDay = st.wDay;
+            _state.effectiveLightMinutes = newLightTime + _currentSettings.sunrise_offset;
+            _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = newDarkTime + _currentSettings.sunset_offset;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _state.effectiveLightMinutes = _currentSettings.lightTime + _currentSettings.sunrise_offset;
+            _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = _currentSettings.darkTime + _currentSettings.sunset_offset;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (_currentSettings.scheduleMode == ScheduleMode::FixedHours)
+    {
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes = _currentSettings.lightTime;
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes = _currentSettings.darkTime;
+    }
+
+    // Handle manual override logic
+    if (_state.isManualOverride)
+    {
+        bool crossedBoundary = false;
+        if (_state.lastTickMinutes != -1)
+        {
+            int prev = _state.lastTickMinutes;
+
+            // Handle midnight wraparound safely
+            if (now < prev)
+            {
+                crossedBoundary =
+                    (prev <= _state.effectiveLightMinutes || now >= _state.effectiveLightMinutes) ||
+                    (prev <= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes || now >= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                crossedBoundary =
+                    (prev < _state.effectiveLightMinutes && now >= _state.effectiveLightMinutes) ||
+                    (prev < _state.effectiveDarkMinutes && now >= _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (crossedBoundary)
+        {
+            _state.isManualOverride = false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _state.lastAppliedMode = _currentSettings.scheduleMode;
+
+    bool shouldBeLight = ShouldBeLight(now, _state.effectiveLightMinutes, _state.effectiveDarkMinutes);
+
+    bool appsNeedsToChange = _currentSettings.changeApps && (_state.isAppsLightActive != shouldBeLight);
+    bool systemNeedsToChange = _currentSettings.changeSystem && (_state.isSystemLightActive != shouldBeLight);
+
+    /* Logger::debug(
+        L"[LightSwitchStateManager] now = {:02d}:{:02d}, light boundary = {:02d}:{:02d} ({}), dark boundary = {:02d}:{:02d} ({})",
+        now / 60,
+        now % 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes / 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes % 60,
+        _state.effectiveLightMinutes,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes / 60,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes % 60,
+        _state.effectiveDarkMinutes); */
+
+    /* Logger::debug("should be light = {}, apps needs change = {}, system needs change = {}",
+                  shouldBeLight ? "true" : "false",
+                  appsNeedsToChange ? "true" : "false",
+                  systemNeedsToChange ? "true" : "false"); */
+
+    // Only apply theme if there's a change or no override active
+    if (!_state.isManualOverride && (appsNeedsToChange || systemNeedsToChange))
+    {
+        Logger::info(L"[LightSwitchStateManager] Applying {} theme", shouldBeLight ? L"light" : L"dark");
+        ApplyTheme(shouldBeLight);
+
+        _state.isSystemLightActive = GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+        _state.isAppsLightActive = GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+    }
+
+    _state.lastTickMinutes = now;
+}
+
+
+

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchStateManager.h

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "LightSwitchSettings.h"
+#include <optional>
+
+// Represents runtime-only information (not saved in settings.json)
+struct LightSwitchState
+{
+    ScheduleMode lastAppliedMode = ScheduleMode::Off;
+    bool isManualOverride = false;
+    bool isSystemLightActive = false;
+    bool isAppsLightActive = false;
+    int lastEvaluatedDay = -1;
+    int lastTickMinutes = -1;
+
+    // Derived, runtime-resolved times
+    int effectiveLightMinutes = 0; // the boundary we actually act on
+    int effectiveDarkMinutes = 0; // includes offsets if needed
+};
+
+// The controller that reacts to settings changes, time ticks, and manual overrides.
+class LightSwitchStateManager
+{
+public:
+    LightSwitchStateManager();
+
+    // Called when settings.json changes or stabilizes.
+    void OnSettingsChanged();
+
+    // Called every minute (from service worker tick).
+    void OnTick(int currentMinutes);
+
+    // Called when manual override is toggled (via shortcut or system change).
+    void OnManualOverride();
+
+    // Initial sync at startup to align internal state with system theme
+    void SyncInitialThemeState();
+
+    // Accessor for current state (optional, for debugging or telemetry)
+    const LightSwitchState& GetState() const { return _state; }
+
+private:
+    LightSwitchState _state;
+    std::mutex _stateMutex;
+
+    void EvaluateAndApplyIfNeeded();
+    bool CoordinatesAreValid(const std::wstring& lat, const std::wstring& lon);
+};

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchService/LightSwitchUtils.h

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <windows.h>
+
+constexpr bool ShouldBeLight(int nowMinutes, int lightTime, int darkTime)
+{
+    // Normalize values into [0, 1439]
+    int normalizedLightTime = (lightTime % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+    int normalizedDarkTime = (darkTime % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+    int normalizedNowMinutes = (nowMinutes % 1440 + 1440) % 1440;
+
+    // Case 1: Normal range, e.g. light mode comes before dark mode in the same day
+    if (normalizedLightTime < normalizedDarkTime)
+        return normalizedNowMinutes >= normalizedLightTime && normalizedNowMinutes < normalizedDarkTime;
+
+    // Case 2: Wrap-around range, e.g. light mode starts in the evening and dark mode starts in the morning
+    return normalizedNowMinutes >= normalizedLightTime || normalizedNowMinutes < normalizedDarkTime;
+}
+
+inline int GetNowMinutes()
+{
+    SYSTEMTIME st;
+    GetLocalTime(&st);
+    return st.wHour * 60 + st.wMinute;
+}

src/modules/LightSwitch/Tests/LightSwitch.UITests/TestHelper.cs

@@ -152,16 +152,16 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             var neededTabs = 6;
 
-            if (modeCombobox.Text != "Manual")
+            if (modeCombobox.Text != "Fixed hours")
             {
                 modeCombobox.Click();
                 var manualListItem = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("ManualCBItem_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-                Assert.IsNotNull(manualListItem, "Manual combobox item not found.");
+                Assert.IsNotNull(manualListItem, "Fixed Hours combobox item not found.");
                 manualListItem.Click();
                 neededTabs = 1;
             }
 
-            Assert.AreEqual("Manual", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Manual.");
+            Assert.AreEqual("Fixed hours", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Fixed hours.");
 
             var timeline = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("Timeline_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(timeline, "Timeline not found.");
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Perform a update geolocation test operation
+        /// Perform a update manual location test operation
         /// </summary>
         public static void PerformUserSelectedLocationTest(UITestBase testBase)
         {
@@ -216,19 +216,22 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Sunset to sunrise", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Sunset to sunrise.");
 
+            // Click the select location button
             var setLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SetLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(setLocationButton, "Set location button not found.");
-            setLocationButton.Click();
+            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 1000);
 
-            var autoSuggestTextbox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("CitySearchBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsNotNull(autoSuggestTextbox, "City search box not found.");
-            autoSuggestTextbox.Click();
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys("Seattle");
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys(OpenQA.Selenium.Keys.Down);
-            autoSuggestTextbox.SendKeys(OpenQA.Selenium.Keys.Enter);
+            var latitudeBox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LatitudeBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(latitudeBox, "Latitude text box not found.");
+            latitudeBox.Click();
 
-            var latLong = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LocationResultText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(latLong.Text));
+            testBase.Session.SendKeys(Key.Up);
+
+            var longitudeBox = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LongitudeBox_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(longitudeBox, "Longitude text box not found.");
+            longitudeBox.Click();
+
+            testBase.Session.SendKeys(Key.Down);
 
             var sunrise = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SunriseText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sunrise.Text));
@@ -256,13 +259,14 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
 
             Assert.AreEqual("Sunset to sunrise", modeCombobox.Text, "Mode combobox should be set to Sunset to sunrise.");
 
-            // Click the select city button
+            // Click the select location button
             var setLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SetLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsNotNull(setLocationButton, "Set location button not found.");
-            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 8000);
+            setLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 1000);
 
-            var latLong = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("LocationResultText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
-            Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(latLong.Text));
+            var syncLocationButton = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SyncLocationButton_LightSwitch"), 5000);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(syncLocationButton, "Sync location button not found.");
+            syncLocationButton.Click(msPostAction: 8000);
 
             var sunrise = testBase.Session.Find<Element>(By.AccessibilityId("SunriseText_LightSwitch"), 5000);
             Assert.IsFalse(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sunrise.Text));
@@ -363,6 +367,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
             var systemBeforeValue = GetSystemTheme();
             var appsBeforeValue = GetAppsTheme();
 
+            Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
             testBase.Session.SendKeys(activationKeys);
             Task.Delay(5000).Wait();
 
@@ -389,6 +394,7 @@ namespace LightSwitch.UITests
             var noneSystemBeforeValue = GetSystemTheme();
             var noneAppsBeforeValue = GetAppsTheme();
 
+            Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
             testBase.Session.SendKeys(activationKeys);
             Task.Delay(5000).Wait();
 

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/dllmain.cpp

@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ public:
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(true);
         
-        if (m_autoActivate)
-        {
-            StartMouseHook();
-        }
+        // Always start the mouse hook when the module is enabled
+        // This ensures cursor wrapping is active immediately after enabling
+        StartMouseHook();
+        Logger::info("CursorWrap enabled - mouse hook started");
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
         m_enabled = false;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(false);
         StopMouseHook();
+        Logger::info("CursorWrap disabled - mouse hook stopped");
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled

src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump/MouseJump.vcxproj

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.win10/NewPlus.ShellExtension.win10.vcxproj

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Generated Files</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;NEWPLUSSHELLEXTENSIONWIN10_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Generated Files</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);..\NewShellExtensionContextMenu;$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <CompileAsWinRT>false</CompileAsWinRT>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpplatest</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/NewShellExtensionContextMenu.vcxproj

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
       <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>dll.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <AdditionalDependencies>runtimeobject.lib;$(CoreLibraryDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      </IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>del $(OutDir)\NewPlusPackage.msix /q
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p $(OutDir)NewPlusPackage.msix /nv</Command>
       <EnableUAC>false</EnableUAC>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>dll.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <AdditionalDependencies>runtimeobject.lib;$(CoreLibraryDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      </IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
     </Link>
     <PreBuildEvent>
       <Command>del $(OutDir)\NewPlusPackage.msix /q

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncher/WorkspacesLauncher.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesSnapshotTool/WorkspacesSnapshotTool.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesWindowArranger/WorkspacesWindowArranger.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.h

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ type_pEnableThemeDialogTexture    pEnableThemeDialogTexture;
 #define WIN7_VERSION		0x106
 #define WIN10_VERSION		0x206
 
+// Default recording format frame rates
+#define RECORDING_FORMAT_GIF_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE 15
+#define RECORDING_FORMAT_MP4_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE 30
+
 // Time that we'll cache live zoom window to avoid flicker
 // of live zooming on Vista/ws2k8
 #define LIVEZOOM_WINDOW_TIMEOUT	2*3600*1000

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.rc

@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 0, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,166,306,50,14
     PUSHBUTTON      "Cancel",IDCANCEL,223,306,50,14
-    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.20",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
-    LTEXT           "Copyright <EFBFBD> 2006-2025 Mark Russinovich",IDC_COPYRIGHT,42,17,231,8
+    LTEXT           "ZoomIt v9.21",IDC_VERSION,42,7,73,10
+    LTEXT           "Copyright © 2006-2025 Mark Russinovich",IDC_COPYRIGHT,42,17,231,8
     CONTROL         "<a HREF=""https://www.sysinternals.com"">Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com</a>",IDC_LINK,
                     "SysLink",WS_TABSTOP,42,26,150,9
     ICON            "APPICON",IDC_STATIC,12,9,20,20

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x602;NDEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x501;WIN32;_WINDOWS;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_IX86;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_X64;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>__ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__;_UNICODE;UNICODE;WINVER=0x0602;_DEBUG;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602.MSVC6;_WIN32_WINDOWS=0x600;WIN32;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x602;MSVC6=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_M_ARM64;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettings.h

@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ LOGFONT	g_LogFont;
 BOOLEAN g_DemoTypeUserDriven = false;
 TCHAR   g_DemoTypeFile[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 DWORD	g_DemoTypeSpeedSlider = static_cast<int>(((MIN_TYPING_SPEED - MAX_TYPING_SPEED) / 2) + MAX_TYPING_SPEED);
-DWORD	g_RecordFrameRate = 30;
+DWORD   g_RecordFrameRate = 30; // We default to 30 here, but g_RecordFrameRate can be different depending on recording format and gets set accordingly
 DWORD	g_RecordScaling = 100;
 DWORD	g_RecordScalingGIF = 50;
 DWORD	g_RecordScalingMP4 = 100;
-RecordingFormat g_RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat::GIF;
+RecordingFormat g_RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat::MP4;
 BOOLEAN g_CaptureAudio = FALSE;
 TCHAR	g_MicrophoneDeviceId[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ REG_SETTING RegSettings[] = {
     { L"SnapToGrid", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_SnapToGrid, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_SnapToGrid) },
     { L"ZoominSliderLevel", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_SliderZoomLevel, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_SliderZoomLevel) },
     { L"Font", SETTING_TYPE_BINARY, sizeof g_LogFont, &g_LogFont, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
-    { L"RecordFrameRate", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordFrameRate, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordFrameRate) },
-    { L"RecordingFormat", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordingFormat, static_cast<DOUBLE>(0) },
+    { L"RecordingFormat", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordingFormat, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordingFormat) },
     { L"RecordScalingGIF", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingGIF, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingGIF) },
     { L"RecordScalingMP4", SETTING_TYPE_DWORD, 0, &g_RecordScalingMP4, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_RecordScalingMP4) },
     { L"CaptureAudio", SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 0, &g_CaptureAudio, static_cast<DOUBLE>(g_CaptureAudio) },

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ BOOL	g_RecordToggle = FALSE;
 BOOL	g_RecordCropping = FALSE;
 SelectRectangle g_SelectRectangle;
 std::wstring	g_RecordingSaveLocation;
+std::wstring	g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF;
 winrt::IDirect3DDevice	g_RecordDevice{ nullptr };
 std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession> g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
 std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
@@ -1812,7 +1813,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsTabProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
                 // Check if GIF is selected by comparing the text
                 bool isGifSelected = (wcscmp(selectedText, L"GIF") == 0);
 
-                // if gif is selected set the scaling to the g_recordScaleGIF value otherwise to the g_recordScaleMP4 value
+                // If GIF is selected, set the scaling to the g_RecordScalingGIF value; otherwise to the g_RecordScalingMP4 value
                 if (isGifSelected) {
                     g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
 
@@ -2173,7 +2174,10 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
         CheckDlgButton( g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_CAPTURE_AUDIO,
             g_CaptureAudio ? BST_CHECKED: BST_UNCHECKED );
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < _countof(g_FramerateOptions); i++) {
+        //
+        // The framerate drop down list is not used in the current version (might be added in the future)
+        //
+        /*for (int i = 0; i < _countof(g_FramerateOptions); i++) {
 
             _stprintf(text, L"%d", g_FramerateOptions[i]);
             SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), static_cast<UINT>(CB_ADDSTRING),
@@ -2182,7 +2186,7 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
 
                 SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), CB_SETCURSEL, static_cast<WPARAM>(i), static_cast<LPARAM>(0));
             }
-        }
+        }*/
 
         // Add the recording format to the combo box and set the current selection
         size_t selection = 0;
@@ -2345,17 +2349,8 @@ INT_PTR CALLBACK OptionsProc( HWND hDlg, UINT message,
             text[2] = 0;
             newTimeout = _tstoi( text );
 
-            if( g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF )
-            {
-                // Hardcode lower frame rate for GIFs
-                g_RecordFrameRate = 15;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                g_RecordFrameRate = g_FramerateOptions[SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FRAME_RATE), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0))];
-            }
-
             g_RecordingFormat = static_cast<RecordingFormat>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_FORMAT), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)));
+            g_RecordFrameRate = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? RECORDING_FORMAT_GIF_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE : RECORDING_FORMAT_MP4_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE;
             g_RecordScaling = static_cast<int>(SendMessage(GetDlgItem(g_OptionsTabs[RECORD_PAGE].hPage, IDC_RECORD_SCALING), static_cast<UINT>(CB_GETCURSEL), static_cast<WPARAM>(0), static_cast<LPARAM>(0)) * 10 + 10);
 
             // Get the selected microphone
@@ -3536,7 +3531,16 @@ void StopRecording()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 auto GetUniqueRecordingFilename()
 {
-    std::filesystem::path path{ g_RecordingSaveLocation };
+    std::filesystem::path path;
+
+    if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+    {
+        path = g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        path = g_RecordingSaveLocation;
+    }
 
     // Chop off index if it's there
     auto base = std::regex_replace( path.stem().wstring(), std::wregex( L" [(][0-9]+[)]$" ), L"" );
@@ -3591,6 +3595,7 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
     auto stream = co_await file.OpenAsync( winrt::FileAccessMode::ReadWrite );
 
     // Create the appropriate recording session based on format
+    OutputDebugStringW((L"Starting recording session. Framerate:  " + std::to_wstring(g_RecordFrameRate) + L" scaling: " + std::to_wstring(g_RecordScaling) + L" Format: " + (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF ? L"GIF" : L"MP4") + L"\n").c_str());
     if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
     {
         g_GifRecordingSession = GifRecordingSession::Create(
@@ -3657,18 +3662,44 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
                 saveDialog->SetFileTypes( _countof( fileTypes ), fileTypes );
             }
 
-            if( g_RecordingSaveLocation.size() == 0) {
+            // Peek the folder Windows has chosen to display
+            static std::filesystem::path lastSaveFolder;
+            wil::unique_cotaskmem_string chosenFolderPath;
+            wil::com_ptr<IShellItem> currentSelectedFolder;
+            bool bFolderChanged = false; 
+            if (SUCCEEDED(saveDialog->GetFolder(currentSelectedFolder.put())))
+            {
+                if (SUCCEEDED(currentSelectedFolder->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, chosenFolderPath.put())))
+                {
+                    if (lastSaveFolder != chosenFolderPath.get())
+                    {
+                        lastSaveFolder = chosenFolderPath.get() ? chosenFolderPath.get() : std::filesystem::path{};
+                        bFolderChanged = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if( (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF && g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF.size() == 0) || (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::MP4 && g_RecordingSaveLocation.size() == 0) || (bFolderChanged)) {
 
                 wil::com_ptr<IShellItem> shellItem;
                 wil::unique_cotaskmem_string folderPath;
-                if (SUCCEEDED(saveDialog->GetFolder(shellItem.put())) && SUCCEEDED(shellItem->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, folderPath.put())))
-                    g_RecordingSaveLocation = folderPath.get();
+                if (SUCCEEDED(saveDialog->GetFolder(shellItem.put())) && SUCCEEDED(shellItem->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, folderPath.put()))) {
+                    if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) {
+                        g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF = folderPath.get();
+                        std::filesystem::path currentPath{ g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF };
+                        g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF = currentPath / DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        g_RecordingSaveLocation = folderPath.get();
+                        if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::MP4) {
+                            std::filesystem::path currentPath{ g_RecordingSaveLocation };
+                            g_RecordingSaveLocation = currentPath / DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             // Always use appropriate default filename based on current format
-            std::filesystem::path currentPath{ g_RecordingSaveLocation };
-            const wchar_t* defaultFile = (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) ? DEFAULT_GIF_RECORDING_FILE : DEFAULT_RECORDING_FILE;
-            g_RecordingSaveLocation = currentPath.parent_path() / defaultFile;
             auto suggestedName = GetUniqueRecordingFilename();
             saveDialog->SetFileName( suggestedName.c_str() );
 
@@ -3696,9 +3727,15 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget StartRecordingAsync( HWND hWnd, LPRECT rcCrop, HWND hWndR
         }
         else {
 
-            co_await file.MoveAndReplaceAsync( destFile );
-            g_RecordingSaveLocation = file.Path();
-            SaveToClipboard(g_RecordingSaveLocation.c_str(), hWnd);
+            co_await file.MoveAndReplaceAsync(destFile);
+            if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) {
+                g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF = file.Path();
+                SaveToClipboard(g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF.c_str(), hWnd);
+            }
+            else {
+                g_RecordingSaveLocation = file.Path();
+                SaveToClipboard(g_RecordingSaveLocation.c_str(), hWnd);
+            }
         }
         g_bSaveInProgress = false;
 
@@ -3906,6 +3943,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
     OPENFILENAME	openFileName;
     static TCHAR	filePath[MAX_PATH] = {L"zoomit"};
     NOTIFYICONDATA	tNotifyIconData;
+    static DWORD64  g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
 
     const auto drawAllRightJustifiedLines = [&rc]( long lineHeight, bool doPop = false ) {
         rc.top = textPt.y - static_cast<LONG>(g_TextBufferPreviousLines.size()) * lineHeight;
@@ -3932,6 +3970,97 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
         }
     };
 
+    const auto doTelescopingZoomTimer = [hWnd, wParam, lParam, &x, &y]( bool invalidate = true ) {
+        if( zoomTelescopeStep != 0.0f )
+        {
+            zoomLevel *= zoomTelescopeStep;
+            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
+            if( (zoomTelescopeStep > 1 && zoomLevel >= zoomTelescopeTarget) ||
+                (zoomTelescopeStep < 1 && zoomLevel <= zoomTelescopeTarget) )
+            {
+                zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
+
+                g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
+                KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
+                OutputDebug( L"SETCURSOR mon_left: %x mon_top: %x x: %d y: %d\n",
+                            monInfo.rcMonitor.left,
+                            monInfo.rcMonitor.top,
+                            cursorPos.x,
+                            cursorPos.y );
+                SetCursorPos( monInfo.rcMonitor.left + cursorPos.x,
+                             monInfo.rcMonitor.top + cursorPos.y );
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Case where we didn't zoom at all
+            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = 0ull;
+            KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
+        }
+        if( wParam == 2 && zoomLevel == 1 )
+        {
+            g_Zoomed = FALSE;
+            if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
+            {
+                GetCursorPos( &cursorPos );
+                cursorPos = ScalePointInRects( cursorPos, monInfo.rcMonitor, g_LiveZoomSourceRect );
+                SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+                SendMessage( hWnd, WM_HOTKEY, LIVE_HOTKEY, 0 );
+            }
+            else if( lParam != SHALLOW_ZOOM )
+            {
+                // Figure out where final unzoomed cursor should be
+                if( g_Drawing )
+                {
+                    cursorPos = prevPt;
+                }
+                OutputDebug( L"FINAL MOUSE: x: %d y: %d\n", cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+                GetZoomedTopLeftCoordinates( zoomLevel, &cursorPos, &x, width, &y, height );
+                cursorPos.x = monInfo.rcMonitor.left + x + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.x - x) * zoomLevel);
+                cursorPos.y = monInfo.rcMonitor.top + y + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.y - y) * zoomLevel);
+                SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
+            }
+            if( hTargetWindow )
+            {
+                SetWindowPos( hTargetWindow, HWND_BOTTOM, rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.top, rcTargetWindow.right - rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.bottom - rcTargetWindow.top, 0 );
+                hTargetWindow = NULL;
+            }
+            DeleteDrawUndoList( &drawUndoList );
+
+            // Restore live zoom if we came from that mode
+            if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
+            {
+                SendMessage( g_hWndLiveZoom, WM_USER_SET_ZOOM, static_cast<WPARAM>(g_LiveZoomLevel), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&g_LiveZoomSourceRect) );
+                g_ZoomOnLiveZoom = FALSE;
+                forcePenResize = TRUE;
+            }
+
+            SetForegroundWindow( g_ActiveWindow );
+            ClipCursor( NULL );
+            g_HaveDrawn = FALSE;
+            g_TypeMode = TypeModeOff;
+            g_HaveTyped = FALSE;
+            g_Drawing = FALSE;
+            EnableDisableStickyKeys( TRUE );
+            DeleteObject( hTypingFont );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreen );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenCompat );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenCursorCompat );
+            DeleteDC( hdcScreenSaveCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hbmpCompat );
+            DeleteObject (hbmpCursorCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hbmpDrawingCompat );
+            DeleteObject( hDrawingPen );
+
+            SetFocus( g_ActiveWindow );
+            ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
+        }
+        if( invalidate )
+        {
+            InvalidateRect( hWnd, NULL, FALSE );
+        }
+    };
+
     switch (message) {
     case WM_CREATE:
 
@@ -3947,8 +4076,10 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
         // Set g_RecordScaling based on the current recording format
         if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF) {
             g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+            g_RecordFrameRate = RECORDING_FORMAT_GIF_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE;
         } else {
             g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+            g_RecordFrameRate = RECORDING_FORMAT_MP4_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE;
         }
 
         // to support migrating from
@@ -4776,7 +4907,10 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                         zoomTelescopeStep = ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_IN;
                         zoomTelescopeTarget = g_ZoomLevels[g_SliderZoomLevel];
                         if( g_AnimateZoom )
+                        {
                             zoomLevel = static_cast<float>(1.0) * zoomTelescopeStep;
+                            g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
+                        }
                         else
                             zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
                         SetTimer( hWnd, 1, ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME, NULL );
@@ -4794,6 +4928,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                         // Start telescoping zoom.
                         zoomTelescopeStep = ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_OUT;
                         zoomTelescopeTarget = 1.0;
+                        g_TelescopingZoomLastTick = GetTickCount64();
                         SetTimer( hWnd, 2, ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME, NULL );
 
                     } else {
@@ -5470,6 +5605,14 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
             g_Zoomed, g_Drawing, g_Tracing);
 
         OutputDebug(L"Window visible: %d Topmost: %d\n", IsWindowVisible(hWnd), GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE)& WS_EX_TOPMOST);
+        if( g_Zoomed && g_TelescopingZoomLastTick != 0ull && !g_Drawing && !g_Tracing )
+        {
+            ULONG64 now = GetTickCount64();
+            if( now - g_TelescopingZoomLastTick >= ZOOM_LEVEL_STEP_TIME )
+            {
+                doTelescopingZoomTimer( false );
+            }
+        }
 
         if( g_Zoomed && (g_TypeMode == TypeModeOff) && !g_bSaveInProgress ) {
 
@@ -6228,6 +6371,17 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
     {
         // Reload the settings. This message is called from PowerToys after a setting is changed by the user.
         reg.ReadRegSettings(RegSettings);
+        
+        if (g_RecordingFormat == RecordingFormat::GIF)
+        {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingGIF;
+            g_RecordFrameRate = RECORDING_FORMAT_GIF_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE; 
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            g_RecordScaling = g_RecordScalingMP4;
+            g_RecordFrameRate = RECORDING_FORMAT_MP4_DEFAULT_FRAMERATE;
+        }
 
         // Apply tray icon setting
         EnableDisableTrayIcon(hWnd, g_ShowTrayIcon);
@@ -6336,12 +6490,10 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                 GetCursorPos(&local_savedCursorPos);
             }
 
-            HBITMAP     hInterimSaveBitmap;
-            HDC         hInterimSaveDc;
-            HBITMAP     hSaveBitmap;
-            HDC         hSaveDc;
-            int         copyX, copyY;
-            int         copyWidth, copyHeight;
+            // Determine the user's desired save area in zoomed viewport coordinates.
+            // This will be the entire viewport if the user does not select a crop
+            // rectangle.
+            int copyX = 0, copyY = 0, copyWidth = width, copyHeight = height;
 
             if ( LOWORD( wParam ) == IDC_SAVE_CROP )
             {
@@ -6356,55 +6508,51 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                     }
                     break;
                 }
+
                 auto copyRc = selectRectangle.SelectedRect();
                 selectRectangle.Stop();
                 g_RecordCropping = FALSE;
+
                 copyX = copyRc.left;
                 copyY = copyRc.top;
                 copyWidth = copyRc.right - copyRc.left;
                 copyHeight = copyRc.bottom - copyRc.top;
             }
-            else
-            {
-                copyX = 0;
-                copyY = 0;
-                copyWidth = width;
-                copyHeight = height;
-            }
             OutputDebug( L"***x: %d, y: %d, width: %d, height: %d\n", copyX, copyY, copyWidth, copyHeight );
 
             RECT oldClipRect{};
             GetClipCursor( &oldClipRect );
             ClipCursor( NULL );
 
-            // Capture the screen before displaying the save dialog
-            hInterimSaveDc = CreateCompatibleDC( hdcScreen );
-            hInterimSaveBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdcScreen, copyWidth, copyHeight );
-            SelectObject( hInterimSaveDc, hInterimSaveBitmap );
+            // Translate the viewport selection into coordinates for the 1:1 source
+            // bitmap hdcScreenCompat.
+            int viewportX, viewportY;
+            GetZoomedTopLeftCoordinates(
+                zoomLevel, &cursorPos, &viewportX, width, &viewportY, height );
 
-            hSaveDc = CreateCompatibleDC( hdcScreen );
-#if SCALE_HALFTONE
-            SetStretchBltMode( hInterimSaveDc, HALFTONE );
-            SetStretchBltMode( hSaveDc, HALFTONE );
-#else
-            // Use HALFTONE for better quality when smooth image is enabled
-            if (g_SmoothImage) {
-                SetStretchBltMode( hInterimSaveDc, HALFTONE );
-                SetStretchBltMode( hSaveDc, HALFTONE );
-            } else {
-                SetStretchBltMode( hInterimSaveDc, COLORONCOLOR );
-                SetStretchBltMode( hSaveDc, COLORONCOLOR );
-            }
-#endif
-            StretchBlt( hInterimSaveDc,
-                        0, 0,
-                        copyWidth, copyHeight,
-                        hdcScreen,
-                        monInfo.rcMonitor.left + copyX,
-                        monInfo.rcMonitor.top + copyY,
-                        copyWidth, copyHeight,
-                        SRCCOPY|CAPTUREBLT );
+            int saveX = viewportX + static_cast<int>( copyX / zoomLevel );
+            int saveY = viewportY + static_cast<int>( copyY / zoomLevel );
+            int saveWidth = static_cast<int>( copyWidth / zoomLevel );
+            int saveHeight = static_cast<int>( copyHeight / zoomLevel );
 
+            // Create a pixel-accurate copy of the desired area from the source bitmap.
+            wil::unique_hdc hdcActualSize( CreateCompatibleDC( hdcScreen ) );
+            wil::unique_hbitmap hbmActualSize(
+                CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdcScreen, saveWidth, saveHeight ) );
+            // Note: we do not need to restore the existing context later. The objects
+            // are transient and not reused.
+            SelectObject( hdcActualSize.get(), hbmActualSize.get() );
+
+            // Perform a direct 1:1 copy from the backing bitmap.
+            BitBlt( hdcActualSize.get(),
+                    0, 0,
+                    saveWidth, saveHeight,
+                    hdcScreenCompat,
+                    saveX, saveY,
+                    SRCCOPY | CAPTUREBLT );
+
+            // Open the Save As dialog and capture the desired file path and whether to
+            // save the zoomed display or the source bitmap pixels.
             g_bSaveInProgress = true;
             memset( &openFileName, 0, sizeof(openFileName ));
             openFileName.lStructSize       = OPENFILENAME_SIZE_VERSION_400;
@@ -6420,6 +6568,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                                              "Actual size PNG\0*.png\0\0";
                                              //"Actual size BMP\0*.bmp\0\0";
             openFileName.lpstrFile			= filePath;
+
             if( GetSaveFileName( &openFileName ) )
             {
                 TCHAR targetFilePath[MAX_PATH];
@@ -6429,42 +6578,47 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
                     _tcscat( targetFilePath, L".png" );
                 }
 
-                // Save image at screen size
-                if( openFileName.nFilterIndex == 1 )
+                if( openFileName.nFilterIndex == 2 )
                 {
-                    SavePng( targetFilePath, hInterimSaveBitmap );
+                    // Save at actual size.
+                    SavePng( targetFilePath, hbmActualSize.get() );
                 }
-                // Save image scaled down to actual size
                 else
                 {
-                    int saveWidth = static_cast<int>( copyWidth / zoomLevel );
-                    int saveHeight = static_cast<int>( copyHeight / zoomLevel );
+                    // Save zoomed-in image at screen resolution.
+#if SCALE_HALFTONE
+                    const int bltMode = HALFTONE;
+#else
+                    // Use HALFTONE for better quality when smooth image is enabled
+                    const int bltMode = g_SmoothImage ? HALFTONE : COLORONCOLOR;
+#endif
+                    // Recreate the zoomed-in view by upscaling from our source bitmap.
+                    wil::unique_hdc hdcZoomed( CreateCompatibleDC(hdcScreen) );
+                    wil::unique_hbitmap hbmZoomed(
+                        CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdcScreen, copyWidth, copyHeight ) );
+                    SelectObject( hdcZoomed.get(), hbmZoomed.get() );
 
-                    hSaveBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdcScreen, saveWidth, saveHeight );
-                    SelectObject( hSaveDc, hSaveBitmap );
+                    SetStretchBltMode( hdcZoomed.get(), bltMode );
 
-                    StretchBlt( hSaveDc,
+                    StretchBlt( hdcZoomed.get(),
+                                0, 0,
+                                copyWidth, copyHeight,
+                                hdcActualSize.get(),
                                 0, 0,
                                 saveWidth, saveHeight,
-                                hInterimSaveDc,
-                                0,
-                                0,
-                                copyWidth, copyHeight,
                                 SRCCOPY | CAPTUREBLT );
 
-                    SavePng( targetFilePath, hSaveBitmap );
+                    SavePng( targetFilePath, hbmZoomed.get() );
                 }
             }
             g_bSaveInProgress = false;
 
-            DeleteDC( hInterimSaveDc );
-            DeleteDC( hSaveDc );
-
             if( lParam != SHALLOW_ZOOM )
             {
-                SetCursorPos(local_savedCursorPos.x, local_savedCursorPos.y);
+                SetCursorPos( local_savedCursorPos.x, local_savedCursorPos.y );
             }
             ClipCursor( &oldClipRect );
+
             break;
         }
 
@@ -6735,88 +6889,7 @@ LRESULT APIENTRY MainWndProc(
 
         case 2:
         case 1:
-            //
-            // Telescoping zoom timer
-            //
-            if( zoomTelescopeStep ) {
-
-                zoomLevel *= zoomTelescopeStep;
-                if( (zoomTelescopeStep > 1 && zoomLevel >= zoomTelescopeTarget ) ||
-                    (zoomTelescopeStep < 1 && zoomLevel <= zoomTelescopeTarget )) {
-
-                    zoomLevel = zoomTelescopeTarget;
-                    KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
-                    OutputDebug( L"SETCURSOR mon_left: %x mon_top: %x x: %d y: %d\n",
-                            monInfo.rcMonitor.left, monInfo.rcMonitor.top, cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    SetCursorPos( monInfo.rcMonitor.left + cursorPos.x,
-                                        monInfo.rcMonitor.top + cursorPos.y );
-                }
-
-            } else {
-
-                // Case where we didn't zoom at all
-                KillTimer( hWnd, wParam );
-            }
-            if( wParam == 2 && zoomLevel == 1 ) {
-
-                g_Zoomed = FALSE;
-                if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom )
-                {
-                    GetCursorPos( &cursorPos );
-                    cursorPos = ScalePointInRects( cursorPos, monInfo.rcMonitor, g_LiveZoomSourceRect );
-                    SetCursorPos( cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    SendMessage(hWnd, WM_HOTKEY, LIVE_HOTKEY, 0);
-                }
-                else if( lParam != SHALLOW_ZOOM )
-                {
-                    // Figure out where final unzoomed cursor should be
-                    if (g_Drawing) {
-                        cursorPos = prevPt;
-                    }
-                    OutputDebug(L"FINAL MOUSE: x: %d y: %d\n", cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y );
-                    GetZoomedTopLeftCoordinates(zoomLevel, &cursorPos, &x, width, &y, height);
-                    cursorPos.x = monInfo.rcMonitor.left + x + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.x - x) * zoomLevel);
-                    cursorPos.y = monInfo.rcMonitor.top + y + static_cast<int>((cursorPos.y - y) * zoomLevel);
-                    SetCursorPos(cursorPos.x, cursorPos.y);
-                }
-                if( hTargetWindow ) {
-
-                    SetWindowPos( hTargetWindow, HWND_BOTTOM, rcTargetWindow.left, rcTargetWindow.top,
-                            rcTargetWindow.right - rcTargetWindow.left,
-                            rcTargetWindow.bottom - rcTargetWindow.top, 0 );
-                    hTargetWindow = NULL;
-                }
-                DeleteDrawUndoList( &drawUndoList );
-
-                // Restore live zoom if we came from that mode
-                if( g_ZoomOnLiveZoom ) {
-
-                    SendMessage( g_hWndLiveZoom, WM_USER_SET_ZOOM, static_cast<WPARAM>(g_LiveZoomLevel), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&g_LiveZoomSourceRect) );
-                    g_ZoomOnLiveZoom = FALSE;
-                    forcePenResize = TRUE;
-                }
-
-                SetForegroundWindow( g_ActiveWindow );
-                ClipCursor( NULL );
-                g_HaveDrawn = FALSE;
-                g_TypeMode = TypeModeOff;
-                g_HaveTyped = FALSE;
-                g_Drawing = FALSE;
-                EnableDisableStickyKeys( TRUE );
-                DeleteObject( hTypingFont );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreen );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenCompat );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenCursorCompat );
-                DeleteDC( hdcScreenSaveCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpCursorCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hbmpDrawingCompat );
-                DeleteObject( hDrawingPen );
-
-                SetFocus( g_ActiveWindow );
-                ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_HIDE );
-            }
-            InvalidateRect( hWnd, NULL, FALSE );
+            doTelescopingZoomTimer();
             break;
 
         case 3:

src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.vcxproj

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <SDLCheck>false</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
     </ClCompile>

src/modules/awake/Awake/Core/Manager.cs

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ namespace Awake.Core
                             TrayHelper.TimedIcon,
                             TrayIconAction.Update);
                     },
-                    _ => HandleTimerCompletion("timed"),
+                    () => HandleTimerCompletion("timed"),
                     _tokenSource.Token);
         }
 

src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalKeyboardService/CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj

@@ -141,4 +141,43 @@
     <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>
+
+  <!-- BEGIN common.build.post.props -->
+  <!--
+    The Hybrid CRT model statically links the runtime and STL and dynamically
+    links the UCRT instead of the VC++ CRT. The UCRT ships with Windows.
+    WinAppSDK asserts that this is "supported according to the CRT maintainer."
+
+    This must come before Microsoft.Cpp.targets because it manipulates ClCompile.RuntimeLibrary.
+  -->
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and '$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreadedDebug, rather than MultiThreadedDebugDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140d.dll and MSVCP140d.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrtd.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrtd.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(EnableHybridCRT)'=='true' and ('$(Configuration)'=='Release' or '$(Configuration)'=='AuditMode')">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <!-- We use MultiThreaded, rather than MultiThreadedDLL, to avoid DLL dependencies on VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll. -->
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <!-- Link statically against the runtime and STL, but link dynamically against the CRT by ignoring the static CRT
+           lib and instead linking against the Universal CRT DLL import library. This "hybrid" linking mechanism is
+           supported according to the CRT maintainer. Dynamic linking against the CRT makes the binaries a bit smaller
+           than they would otherwise be if the CRT, runtime, and STL were all statically linked in. -->
+      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries);libucrt.lib</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
+      <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions) /defaultlib:ucrt.lib</AdditionalOptions>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <!-- END common.build.post.props -->
+
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Core/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel.cs

@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ public class GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel : IGridPropertiesViewModel
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<IGalleryGridLayout> _model;
 
+    public bool ShowTitle { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool ShowSubtitle { get; private set; }
+
     public GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel(IGalleryGridLayout galleryGridLayout)
     {
         _model = new(galleryGridLayout);
     }
 
-    public bool ShowTitle { get; set; }
-
-    public bool ShowSubtitle { get; set; }
-
     public void InitializeProperties()
     {
         var model = _model.Unsafe;

src/modules/cmdpal/Core/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/IGridPropertiesViewModel.cs

@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
 
 public interface IGridPropertiesViewModel
 {
+    bool ShowTitle { get; }
+
+    bool ShowSubtitle { get; }
+
     void InitializeProperties();
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Core/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/ListItemViewModel.cs

@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
 
-public partial class ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageContext> context)
-    : CommandItemViewModel(new(model), context)
+public partial class ListItemViewModel : CommandItemViewModel
 {
-    public new ExtensionObject<IListItem> Model { get; } = new(model);
+    public new ExtensionObject<IListItem> Model { get; }
 
     public List<TagViewModel>? Tags { get; set; }
 
@@ -32,6 +31,40 @@ public partial class ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageConte
 
     public string AccessibleName { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
 
+    public bool ShowTitle { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool ShowSubtitle { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool LayoutShowsTitle
+    {
+        get;
+        set
+        {
+            if (SetProperty(ref field, value))
+            {
+                UpdateShowsTitle();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public bool LayoutShowsSubtitle
+    {
+        get;
+        set
+        {
+            if (SetProperty(ref field, value))
+            {
+                UpdateShowsSubtitle();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageContext> context)
+        : base(new(model), context)
+    {
+        Model = new ExtensionObject<IListItem>(model);
+    }
+
     public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
         if (IsInitialized)
@@ -93,16 +126,18 @@ public partial class ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageConte
 
         switch (propertyName)
         {
-            case nameof(Tags):
+            case nameof(model.Tags):
                 UpdateTags(model.Tags);
                 break;
-            case nameof(TextToSuggest):
-                this.TextToSuggest = model.TextToSuggest ?? string.Empty;
+            case nameof(model.TextToSuggest):
+                TextToSuggest = model.TextToSuggest ?? string.Empty;
+                UpdateProperty(nameof(TextToSuggest));
                 break;
-            case nameof(Section):
-                this.Section = model.Section ?? string.Empty;
+            case nameof(model.Section):
+                Section = model.Section ?? string.Empty;
+                UpdateProperty(nameof(Section));
                 break;
-            case nameof(Details):
+            case nameof(model.Details):
                 var extensionDetails = model.Details;
                 Details = extensionDetails is not null ? new(extensionDetails, PageContext) : null;
                 Details?.InitializeProperties();
@@ -110,16 +145,24 @@ public partial class ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageConte
                 UpdateProperty(nameof(HasDetails));
                 UpdateShowDetailsCommand();
                 break;
-            case nameof(MoreCommands):
+            case nameof(model.MoreCommands):
+                UpdateProperty(nameof(MoreCommands));
                 AddShowDetailsCommands();
                 break;
-            case nameof(Title):
-            case nameof(Subtitle):
+            case nameof(model.Title):
+                UpdateProperty(nameof(Title));
+                UpdateShowsTitle();
                 UpdateAccessibleName();
                 break;
+            case nameof(model.Subtitle):
+                UpdateProperty(nameof(Subtitle));
+                UpdateShowsSubtitle();
+                UpdateAccessibleName();
+                break;
+            default:
+                UpdateProperty(propertyName);
+                break;
         }
-
-        UpdateProperty(propertyName);
     }
 
     // TODO: Do we want filters to match descriptions and other properties? Tags, etc... Yes?
@@ -206,11 +249,32 @@ public partial class ListItemViewModel(IListItem model, WeakReference<IPageConte
                 // many COM exception issues.
                 Tags = [.. newTags];
 
-                UpdateProperty(nameof(Tags));
-                UpdateProperty(nameof(HasTags));
+                // We're already in UI thread, so just raise the events
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Tags));
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasTags));
             });
     }
 
+    private void UpdateShowsTitle()
+    {
+        var oldShowTitle = ShowTitle;
+        ShowTitle = LayoutShowsTitle;
+        if (oldShowTitle != ShowTitle)
+        {
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(ShowTitle));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateShowsSubtitle()
+    {
+        var oldShowSubtitle = ShowSubtitle;
+        ShowSubtitle = LayoutShowsSubtitle && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Subtitle);
+        if (oldShowSubtitle != ShowSubtitle)
+        {
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(ShowSubtitle));
+        }
+    }
+
     protected override void UnsafeCleanup()
     {
         base.UnsafeCleanup();

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

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
 
     // Observable from MVVM Toolkit will auto create public properties that use INotifyPropertyChange change
     // https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/mvvm/observablegroupedcollections for grouping support
-    [ObservableProperty]
-    public partial ObservableCollection<ListItemViewModel> FilteredItems { get; set; } = [];
+    public ObservableCollection<ListItemViewModel> FilteredItems { get; } = [];
 
     public FiltersViewModel? Filters { get; set; }
 
@@ -224,6 +223,8 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
             // TODO we can probably further optimize this by also keeping a
             // HashSet of every ExtensionObject we currently have, and only
             // building new viewmodels for the ones we haven't already built.
+            var showsTitle = GridProperties?.ShowTitle ?? true;
+            var showsSubtitle = GridProperties?.ShowSubtitle ?? true;
             foreach (var item in newItems)
             {
                 // Check for cancellation during item processing
@@ -237,6 +238,8 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
                 // If an item fails to load, silently ignore it.
                 if (viewModel.SafeFastInit())
                 {
+                    viewModel.LayoutShowsTitle = showsTitle;
+                    viewModel.LayoutShowsSubtitle = showsSubtitle;
                     newViewModels.Add(viewModel);
                 }
             }
@@ -583,6 +586,7 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
         GridProperties = LoadGridPropertiesViewModel(model.GridProperties);
         GridProperties?.InitializeProperties();
         UpdateProperty(nameof(GridProperties));
+        ApplyLayoutToItems();
 
         ShowDetails = model.ShowDetails;
         UpdateProperty(nameof(ShowDetails));
@@ -608,22 +612,15 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
         model.ItemsChanged += Model_ItemsChanged;
     }
 
-    private IGridPropertiesViewModel? LoadGridPropertiesViewModel(IGridProperties? gridProperties)
+    private static IGridPropertiesViewModel? LoadGridPropertiesViewModel(IGridProperties? gridProperties)
     {
-        if (gridProperties is IMediumGridLayout mediumGridLayout)
+        return gridProperties switch
         {
-            return new MediumGridPropertiesViewModel(mediumGridLayout);
-        }
-        else if (gridProperties is IGalleryGridLayout galleryGridLayout)
-        {
-            return new GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel(galleryGridLayout);
-        }
-        else if (gridProperties is ISmallGridLayout smallGridLayout)
-        {
-            return new SmallGridPropertiesViewModel(smallGridLayout);
-        }
-
-        return null;
+            IMediumGridLayout mediumGridLayout => new MediumGridPropertiesViewModel(mediumGridLayout),
+            IGalleryGridLayout galleryGridLayout => new GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel(galleryGridLayout),
+            ISmallGridLayout smallGridLayout => new SmallGridPropertiesViewModel(smallGridLayout),
+            _ => null,
+        };
     }
 
     public void LoadMoreIfNeeded()
@@ -685,6 +682,7 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
                 GridProperties = LoadGridPropertiesViewModel(model.GridProperties);
                 GridProperties?.InitializeProperties();
                 UpdateProperty(nameof(IsGridView));
+                ApplyLayoutToItems();
                 break;
             case nameof(ShowDetails):
                 ShowDetails = model.ShowDetails;
@@ -730,6 +728,21 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
            });
     }
 
+    private void ApplyLayoutToItems()
+    {
+        lock (_listLock)
+        {
+            var showsTitle = GridProperties?.ShowTitle ?? true;
+            var showsSubtitle = GridProperties?.ShowSubtitle ?? true;
+
+            foreach (var item in Items)
+            {
+                item.LayoutShowsTitle = showsTitle;
+                item.LayoutShowsSubtitle = showsSubtitle;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void Dispose()
     {
         GC.SuppressFinalize(this);

src/modules/cmdpal/Core/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/MediumGridPropertiesViewModel.cs

@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ public class MediumGridPropertiesViewModel : IGridPropertiesViewModel
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<IMediumGridLayout> _model;
 
+    public bool ShowTitle { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool ShowSubtitle => false;
+
     public MediumGridPropertiesViewModel(IMediumGridLayout mediumGridLayout)
     {
         _model = new(mediumGridLayout);
     }
 
-    public bool ShowTitle { get; set; }
-
     public void InitializeProperties()
     {
         var model = _model.Unsafe;

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

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public partial class PageViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, IPageContext
 
     public string Title { get => string.IsNullOrEmpty(field) ? Name : field; protected set; } = string.Empty;
 
+    public string Id { get; protected set; } = string.Empty;
+
     // This property maps to `IPage.IsLoading`, but we want to expose our own
     // `IsLoading` property as a combo of this value and `IsInitialized`
     public bool ModelIsLoading { get; protected set; } = true;
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ public partial class PageViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, IPageContext
             return; // throw?
         }
 
+        Id = page.Id;
         Name = page.Name;
         ModelIsLoading = page.IsLoading;
         Title = page.Title;

src/modules/cmdpal/Core/Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels/SmallGridPropertiesViewModel.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ public class SmallGridPropertiesViewModel : IGridPropertiesViewModel
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<ISmallGridLayout> _model;
 
+    public bool ShowTitle => false;
+
+    public bool ShowSubtitle => false;
+
     public SmallGridPropertiesViewModel(ISmallGridLayout smallGridLayout)
     {
         _model = new(smallGridLayout);

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

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
         "com.microsoft.cmdpal.builtin.websearch",
         "com.microsoft.cmdpal.builtin.windowssettings",
         "com.microsoft.cmdpal.builtin.datetime",
+        "com.microsoft.cmdpal.builtin.remotedesktop",
     ];
 
     private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;

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

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Settings;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using Windows.Foundation;
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
 public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
 {
+    private const string DeprecatedHotkeyGoesHomeKey = "HotkeyGoesHome";
+
     [JsonIgnore]
     public static readonly string FilePath;
 
@@ -30,8 +34,6 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
 
     public bool ShowAppDetails { get; set; }
 
-    public bool HotkeyGoesHome { get; set; }
-
     public bool BackspaceGoesBack { get; set; }
 
     public bool SingleClickActivates { get; set; }
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
 
     public WindowPosition? LastWindowPosition { get; set; }
 
+    public TimeSpan AutoGoHomeInterval { get; set; } = Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan;
+
     // END SETTINGS
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -98,12 +102,29 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
         {
             // Read the JSON content from the file
             var jsonContent = File.ReadAllText(FilePath);
+            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SettingsModel>(jsonContent, JsonSerializationContext.Default.SettingsModel) ?? new();
 
-            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SettingsModel>(jsonContent, JsonSerializationContext.Default.SettingsModel);
+            var migratedAny = false;
+            try
+            {
+                if (JsonNode.Parse(jsonContent) is JsonObject root)
+                {
+                    migratedAny |= ApplyMigrations(root, loaded);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Debug.WriteLine($"Migration check failed: {ex}");
+            }
 
-            Debug.WriteLine(loaded is not null ? "Loaded settings file" : "Failed to parse");
+            Debug.WriteLine("Loaded settings file");
 
-            return loaded ?? new();
+            if (migratedAny)
+            {
+                SaveSettings(loaded);
+            }
+
+            return loaded;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -113,6 +134,51 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
         return new();
     }
 
+    private static bool ApplyMigrations(JsonObject root, SettingsModel model)
+    {
+        var migrated = false;
+
+        // Migration #1: HotkeyGoesHome (bool) -> AutoGoHomeInterval (TimeSpan)
+        // The old 'HotkeyGoesHome' boolean indicated whether the "go home" action should happen immediately (true) or never (false).
+        // The new 'AutoGoHomeInterval' uses a TimeSpan: 'TimeSpan.Zero' means immediate, 'Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan' means never.
+        migrated |= TryMigrate(
+            "Migration #1: HotkeyGoesHome (bool) -> AutoGoHomeInterval (TimeSpan)",
+            root,
+            model,
+            nameof(AutoGoHomeInterval),
+            DeprecatedHotkeyGoesHomeKey,
+            (settingsModel, goesHome) => settingsModel.AutoGoHomeInterval = goesHome ? TimeSpan.Zero : Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+            JsonSerializationContext.Default.Boolean);
+
+        return migrated;
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryMigrate<T>(string migrationName, JsonObject root, SettingsModel model, string newKey, string oldKey, Action<SettingsModel, T> apply, JsonTypeInfo<T> jsonTypeInfo)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // If new key already present, skip migration
+            if (root.ContainsKey(newKey) && root[newKey] is not null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // If old key present, try to deserialize and apply
+            if (root.TryGetPropertyValue(oldKey, out var oldNode) && oldNode is not null)
+            {
+                var value = oldNode.Deserialize<T>(jsonTypeInfo);
+                apply(model, value!);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Error during migration {migrationName}.", ex);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public static void SaveSettings(SettingsModel model)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(FilePath))
@@ -139,6 +205,9 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject
                         savedSettings[item.Key] = item.Value?.DeepClone();
                     }
 
+                    // Remove deprecated keys
+                    savedSettings.Remove(DeprecatedHotkeyGoesHomeKey);
+
                     var serialized = savedSettings.ToJsonString(JsonSerializationContext.Default.Options);
                     File.WriteAllText(FilePath, serialized);
 

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

@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
 public partial class SettingsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 {
+    private static readonly List<TimeSpan> AutoGoHomeIntervals =
+    [
+        Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan,
+        TimeSpan.Zero,
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(90),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(120),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(180),
+    ];
+
     private readonly SettingsModel _settings;
     private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
 
@@ -58,16 +71,6 @@ public partial class SettingsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
-    public bool HotkeyGoesHome
-    {
-        get => _settings.HotkeyGoesHome;
-        set
-        {
-            _settings.HotkeyGoesHome = value;
-            Save();
-        }
-    }
-
     public bool BackspaceGoesBack
     {
         get => _settings.BackspaceGoesBack;
@@ -138,6 +141,25 @@ public partial class SettingsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
+    public int AutoGoBackIntervalIndex
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            var index = AutoGoHomeIntervals.IndexOf(_settings.AutoGoHomeInterval);
+            return index >= 0 ? index : 0;
+        }
+
+        set
+        {
+            if (value >= 0 && value < AutoGoHomeIntervals.Count)
+            {
+                _settings.AutoGoHomeInterval = AutoGoHomeIntervals[value];
+            }
+
+            Save();
+        }
+    }
+
     public ObservableCollection<ProviderSettingsViewModel> CommandProviders { get; } = [];
 
     public SettingsExtensionsViewModel Extensions { get; }

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

@@ -2,21 +2,52 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Windows.Graphics;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
 public sealed class WindowPosition
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets left position in device pixels.
+    /// </summary>
     public int X { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets top position in device pixels.
+    /// </summary>
     public int Y { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets width in device pixels.
+    /// </summary>
     public int Width { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets height in device pixels.
+    /// </summary>
     public int Height { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets width of the screen in device pixels where the window is located.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ScreenWidth { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets height of the screen in device pixels where the window is located.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ScreenHeight { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets DPI (dots per inch) of the display where the window is located.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Dpi { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts the window position properties to a <see cref="RectInt32"/> structure representing the physical window rectangle.
+    /// </summary>
+    public RectInt32 ToPhysicalWindowRectangle()
+    {
+        return new RectInt32(X, Y, Width, Height);
+    }
 }

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

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.RemoteDesktop;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ public partial class App : Application
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, BuiltInsCommandProvider>();
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, TimeDateCommandsProvider>();
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, SystemCommandExtensionProvider>();
+        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, RemoteDesktopCommandProvider>();
 
         // Models
         services.AddSingleton<TopLevelCommandManager>();

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

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<UserControl
+    x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls.DevRibbon"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:controls="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
+    xmlns:converters="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:viewModels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+
+    <UserControl.Resources>
+        <DataTemplate x:Key="LogEntryTemplate" x:DataType="viewModels:LogEntryViewModel">
+            <controls:SettingsExpander Description="{x:Bind Description}" Header="{x:Bind Header}">
+                <controls:SettingsExpander.HeaderIcon>
+                    <FontIcon Glyph="{x:Bind SeverityGlyph}" />
+                </controls:SettingsExpander.HeaderIcon>
+                <controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
+                    <controls:SettingsCard HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" ContentAlignment="Vertical">
+                        <ScrollViewer
+                            MaxWidth="1160"
+                            HorizontalScrollMode="Auto"
+                            VerticalScrollMode="Auto">
+                            <TextBlock
+                                FontFamily="Consolas"
+                                FontSize="11"
+                                Foreground="{ThemeResource SystemControlPageTextBaseMediumBrush}"
+                                IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
+                                Text="{x:Bind Details}"
+                                TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
+                        </ScrollViewer>
+                    </controls:SettingsCard>
+                </controls:SettingsExpander.Items>
+            </controls:SettingsExpander>
+        </DataTemplate>
+
+        <converters:BoolToVisibilityConverter
+            x:Key="InvertedBoolToVisibilityConverter"
+            FalseValue="Visible"
+            TrueValue="Collapsed" />
+
+    </UserControl.Resources>
+
+    <Grid>
+        <Border
+            x:Name="RootBorder"
+            Height="26"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+            VerticalAlignment="Top"
+            Background="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBackground}"
+            BorderBrush="{ThemeResource SurfaceStrokeColorFlyoutBrush}"
+            BorderThickness="1,0,1,1"
+            CornerRadius="0,0,8,8"
+            Opacity="0.3">
+            <Button
+                Padding="0"
+                CornerRadius="0,0,8,8"
+                FontSize="11"
+                PointerEntered="DevRibbonButton_PointerEntered"
+                PointerExited="DevRibbonButton_PointerExited">
+                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <StackPanel
+                        Padding="8,4"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        Background="DarkOrange"
+                        Orientation="Horizontal"
+                        Visibility="{x:Bind VisibleIfGreaterThanZero(ViewModel.WarningCount), Mode=OneWay}">
+                        <FontIcon
+                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            FontFamily="{ThemeResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}"
+                            FontSize="12"
+                            Glyph="&#xE7BA;" />
+                        <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                            <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.WarningCount, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                        </TextBlock>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                    <StackPanel
+                        Padding="8,4"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        Background="Maroon"
+                        Orientation="Horizontal"
+                        Visibility="{x:Bind VisibleIfGreaterThanZero(ViewModel.ErrorCount), Mode=OneWay}">
+                        <FontIcon
+                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            FontFamily="{ThemeResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}"
+                            FontSize="12"
+                            Glyph="&#xEA39;" />
+                        <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                            <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.ErrorCount, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                        </TextBlock>
+                    </StackPanel>
+                    <Border Padding="8,4">
+                        <Border.Background>
+                            <SolidColorBrush Color="{x:Bind ViewModel.TagColor}" />
+                        </Border.Background>
+                        <TextBlock Padding="4" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                            <Run Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Tag}" />
+                        </TextBlock>
+                    </Border>
+                </StackPanel>
+
+                <Button.Flyout>
+                    <Flyout
+                        Placement="Bottom"
+                        ShouldConstrainToRootBounds="False"
+                        SystemBackdrop="{ThemeResource AcrylicBackgroundFillColorDefaultBackdrop}">
+                        <Flyout.FlyoutPresenterStyle>
+                            <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultFlyoutPresenterStyle}" TargetType="FlyoutPresenter">
+                                <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="600" />
+                                <Setter Property="MaxWidth" Value="1200" />
+                                <Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
+                            </Style>
+                        </Flyout.FlyoutPresenterStyle>
+
+                        <Grid x:Name="FlyoutContent">
+                            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+                                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                            <StackPanel Padding="16" Spacing="8">
+
+                                <!--  Logs section  -->
+                                <TextBlock
+                                    Margin="1,0,0,6"
+                                    Style="{ThemeResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}"
+                                    Text="Logs" />
+                                <ItemsControl ItemTemplate="{StaticResource LogEntryTemplate}" ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.LatestLogs, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                                    <Button Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.OpenLogFileCommand}" Content="Open Log File" />
+                                    <Button Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.OpenLogFolderCommand}" Content="Open Log Folder" />
+                                    <Button Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.ResetErrorCountersCommand}" Content="Clear Counters" />
+                                </StackPanel>
+
+                                <!--  Build info section  -->
+                                <TextBlock Style="{ThemeResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}" Text="Build Info" />
+                                <Border
+                                    Padding="16"
+                                    Background="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBackground}"
+                                    BorderBrush="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBorderBrush}"
+                                    BorderThickness="1">
+                                    <Grid ColumnSpacing="8">
+                                        <Grid.Resources>
+                                            <Style
+                                                x:Key="KeyTextBlockStyle"
+                                                BasedOn="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                                                TargetType="TextBlock">
+                                                <Setter Property="IsTextSelectionEnabled" Value="True" />
+                                                <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
+                                            </Style>
+                                            <Style
+                                                x:Key="ValueTextBlockStyle"
+                                                BasedOn="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                                                TargetType="TextBlock">
+                                                <Setter Property="IsTextSelectionEnabled" Value="True" />
+                                                <Setter Property="TextAlignment" Value="Right" />
+                                            </Style>
+                                        </Grid.Resources>
+                                        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                                            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                                        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                            <RowDefinition />
+                                            <RowDefinition />
+                                            <RowDefinition />
+                                        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="0"
+                                            Grid.Column="0"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource KeyTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="Configuration:" />
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="0"
+                                            Grid.Column="1"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource ValueTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.BuildConfiguration, Mode=OneWay}" />
+
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="1"
+                                            Grid.Column="0"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource KeyTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="AOT:" />
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="1"
+                                            Grid.Column="1"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource ValueTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsAot, Mode=OneWay}" />
+
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="2"
+                                            Grid.Column="0"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource KeyTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="Trimmed:" />
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Grid.Row="2"
+                                            Grid.Column="1"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource ValueTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsPublishTrimmed, Mode=OneWay}" />
+
+                                    </Grid>
+                                </Border>
+                            </StackPanel>
+
+                            <!--  Footer  -->
+                            <Border
+                                Grid.Row="1"
+                                Padding="16"
+                                Background="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBackground}"
+                                BorderBrush="{ThemeResource SettingsCardBorderBrush}"
+                                BorderThickness="1"
+                                CornerRadius="{ThemeResource ControlCornerRadius}"
+                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsAotReleaseConfiguration, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource InvertedBoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
+                                <TextBlock Text="Warning: Test in Release/AOT configuration to verify everything works." TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                            </Border>
+
+                        </Grid>
+                    </Flyout>
+                </Button.Flyout>
+            </Button>
+        </Border>
+        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
+                <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
+                    <Storyboard>
+                        <DoubleAnimation
+                            Storyboard.TargetName="RootBorder"
+                            Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity"
+                            To="1.0"
+                            Duration="0:0:0.1" />
+                    </Storyboard>
+                </VisualState>
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="SeverityStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="NoLog" />
+                <VisualState x:Name="WarningLog">
+                    <Storyboard>
+                        <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="SeverityIcon" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Glyph">
+                            <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="&#xE7BA;" />
+                        </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
+                    </Storyboard>
+                </VisualState>
+                <VisualState x:Name="ErrorLog">
+                    <Storyboard>
+                        <ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="SeverityIcon" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Glyph">
+                            <DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="&#xEA39;" />
+                        </ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
+                    </Storyboard>
+                </VisualState>
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
+
+internal sealed partial class DevRibbon : UserControl
+{
+    public ViewModels.DevRibbonViewModel ViewModel { get; }
+
+    public DevRibbon()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+        ViewModel = new ViewModels.DevRibbonViewModel();
+
+        if (FlyoutContent != null)
+        {
+            FlyoutContent.DataContext = ViewModel;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DevRibbonButton_PointerEntered(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "PointerOver", true);
+    }
+
+    private void DevRibbonButton_PointerExited(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "Normal", true);
+    }
+
+    private Visibility VisibleIfGreaterThanZero(int value)
+    {
+        return value > 0 ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Converters/GridItemContainerStyleSelector.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI;
+
+internal sealed partial class GridItemContainerStyleSelector : StyleSelector
+{
+    public IGridPropertiesViewModel? GridProperties { get; set; }
+
+    public Style? Small { get; set; }
+
+    public Style? Medium { get; set; }
+
+    public Style? Gallery { get; set; }
+
+    protected override Style? SelectStyleCore(object item, DependencyObject container)
+    {
+        return GridProperties switch
+        {
+            SmallGridPropertiesViewModel => Small,
+            MediumGridPropertiesViewModel => Medium,
+            GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel => Gallery,
+            _ => Medium,
+        };
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Converters/GridItemTemplateSelector.cs

@@ -20,21 +20,12 @@ internal sealed partial class GridItemTemplateSelector : DataTemplateSelector
 
     protected override DataTemplate? SelectTemplateCore(object item, DependencyObject dependencyObject)
     {
-        DataTemplate? dataTemplate = Medium;
-
-        if (GridProperties is SmallGridPropertiesViewModel)
+        return GridProperties switch
         {
-            dataTemplate = Small;
-        }
-        else if (GridProperties is MediumGridPropertiesViewModel)
-        {
-            dataTemplate = Medium;
-        }
-        else if (GridProperties is GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel)
-        {
-            dataTemplate = Gallery;
-        }
-
-        return dataTemplate;
+            SmallGridPropertiesViewModel => Small,
+            MediumGridPropertiesViewModel => Medium,
+            GalleryGridPropertiesViewModel => Gallery,
+            _ => Medium,
+        };
     }
 }

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

@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ public class OpenPage : EventBase, IEvent
 {
     public int PageDepth { get; set; }
 
-    public OpenPage(int pageDepth)
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+
+    public OpenPage(int pageDepth, string id)
     {
         PageDepth = pageDepth;
+        Id = id;
 
         EventName = "CmdPal_OpenPage";
     }