upgreade sign extention to version 6

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

@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ changecursor
 CHILDACTIVATE
 CHILDWINDOW
 CHOOSEFONT
-CIBUILD
 cidl
 CIELCh
 cim

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     <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" />
-    <!-- Pin the SixLabors.ImageSharp version (a transitive dependency of CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash) to restore functionality and apply patches. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp" Version="2.1.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.250402" />
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.260107-build.2454" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.251002-build.2316" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf" Version="2.24.0" />

README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 <details open>
 <summary><strong>Download .exe from GitHub</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Go to the <a href="https://aka.ms/installPowerToys">PowerToys GitHub releases</a>, click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
+Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases][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+0.97%22
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
 <details>
 <summary><strong>WinGet</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-Download PowerToys from <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#installing-the-client">WinGet</a>. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
+Download PowerToys from [WinGet][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]*
 ```powershell
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Other methods</strong></summary>
 <br/>
-There are <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools">community driven install methods</a> such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
+There are [community driven install methods](./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

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
     }
     processes.resize(bytes / sizeof(processes[0]));
 
-    std::array<std::wstring_view, 44> processesToTerminate = {
+    std::array<std::wstring_view, 42> processesToTerminate = {
         L"PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe",
         L"PowerToys.Settings.exe",
         L"PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe",
@@ -1584,14 +1584,12 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         L"PowerToys.MouseWithoutBordersService.exe",
         L"PowerToys.CropAndLock.exe",
         L"PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe",
-        L"PowerToys.QuickAccess.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesSnapshotTool.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncher.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesEditor.exe",
         L"PowerToys.WorkspacesWindowArranger.exe",
         L"Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe",
-        L"Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
         L"PowerToys.ZoomIt.exe",
         L"PowerToys.exe",
     };

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\Notice.md" Id="Notice.md" />
       </Component>
-      <Directory Id="SvgsFolder" Name="svgs">
-        <Component Id="svgs_icons" Guid="A9B7C5D3-E1F2-4A6B-8C9D-0E1F2A3B4C5D" Bitness="always64">
-          <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
-            <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="svgs_icons" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
-          </RegistryKey>
-          <File Id="icon.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\icon.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysWhite.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysWhite.ico" />
-          <File Id="PowerToysDark.ico" Source="$(var.BinDir)svgs\PowerToysDark.ico" />
-        </Component>
-      </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
@@ -122,7 +112,6 @@
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveBaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" Directory="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
-        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveSvgsFolder" Directory="SvgsFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveINSTALLFOLDER" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" On="uninstall" />
       </Component>
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_exe" />
@@ -131,7 +120,6 @@
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" />
       <ComponentRef Id="License_rtf" />
       <ComponentRef Id="Notice_md" />
-      <ComponentRef Id="svgs_icons" />
       <ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcut" />
       <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
       <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_user" />

src/common/ManagedCommon/OSVersionHelper.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
     {
         public static bool IsWindows10()
         {
-            return Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 10 && Environment.OSVersion.Version.Build < 22000;
+            return Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= 10 && Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor < 22000;
         }
 
         public static bool IsWindows11()

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesMainPage.xaml

@@ -466,27 +466,39 @@
                         TextChanged="EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged"
                         TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                     <MenuFlyoutSeparator Visibility="{Binding ShowAsList, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                    <ItemsControl
+                    <ListView
                         x:Name="EditVariableValuesList"
                         Margin="0,-8,0,12"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                        AllowDrop="True"
+                        CanDragItems="True"
+                        CanReorderItems="True"
+                        DragItemsCompleted="EditVariableValuesList_DragItemsCompleted"
                         ItemsSource="{Binding ValuesList, Mode=TwoWay}"
                         Visibility="{Binding ShowAsList, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
-                        <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
+                        <ListView.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate>
                                 <Grid>
                                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="32" />
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="40" />
                                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                                    <FontIcon
+                                        Grid.Column="0"
+                                        Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                        FontSize="16"
+                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                                        Glyph="&#xE759;" />
                                     <TextBox
+                                        Grid.Column="1"
                                         Background="Transparent"
                                         BorderBrush="Transparent"
                                         LostFocus="EditVariableValuesListTextBox_LostFocus"
                                         Text="{Binding Text}" />
                                     <Button
                                         x:Uid="More_Options_Button"
-                                        Grid.Column="1"
+                                        Grid.Column="2"
                                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                         Content="&#xE712;"
                                         FontFamily="{ThemeResource SymbolThemeFontFamily}"
@@ -523,8 +535,8 @@
                                     </Button>
                                 </Grid>
                             </DataTemplate>
-                        </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
-                    </ItemsControl>
+                        </ListView.ItemTemplate>
+                    </ListView>
                 </StackPanel>
             </ScrollViewer>
         </ContentDialog>

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesMainPage.xaml.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
 {
     public sealed partial class EnvironmentVariablesMainPage : Page
     {
+        private const string ValueListSeparator = ";";
+
         private sealed class RelayCommandParameter
         {
             public RelayCommandParameter(Variable variable, VariablesSet set)
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
                 variable.ValuesList.Move(index, index - 1);
             }
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
                 variable.ValuesList.Move(index, index + 1);
             }
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var variable = EditVariableDialog.DataContext as Variable;
             variable.ValuesList.Remove(listItem);
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
         }
 
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var index = variable.ValuesList.IndexOf(listItem);
             variable.ValuesList.Insert(index, new Variable.ValuesListItem { Text = string.Empty });
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             var index = variable.ValuesList.IndexOf(listItem);
             variable.ValuesList.Insert(index + 1, new Variable.ValuesListItem { Text = string.Empty });
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             listItem.Text = (sender as TextBox)?.Text;
             var variable = EditVariableDialog.DataContext as Variable;
 
-            var newValues = string.Join(";", variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
+            var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList?.Select(x => x.Text).ToArray());
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
             EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
@@ -548,5 +550,16 @@ namespace EnvironmentVariablesUILib
             CancelAddVariable();
             ConfirmAddVariableBtn.IsEnabled = false;
         }
+
+        private void EditVariableValuesList_DragItemsCompleted(ListViewBase sender, DragItemsCompletedEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (EditVariableDialog.DataContext is Variable variable && variable.ValuesList != null)
+            {
+                var newValues = string.Join(ValueListSeparator, variable.ValuesList.Select(x => x.Text));
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged -= EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.Text = newValues;
+                EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox.TextChanged += EditVariableDialogValueTxtBox_TextChanged;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Data/ApplicationWrapper.cs

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ public struct ApplicationWrapper
 {
     public struct WindowPositionWrapper
     {
-        [JsonPropertyName("X")]
+        [JsonPropertyName("x")]
         public int X { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonPropertyName("Y")]
+        [JsonPropertyName("y")]
         public int Y { get; set; }
 
         [JsonPropertyName("width")]

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

@@ -547,15 +547,6 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
         // above "git" from "whatever"
         max = max + extensionTitleMatch;
 
-        // Apply a penalty to fallback items so they rank below direct matches.
-        // Fallbacks that dynamically match queries (like RDP connections) should
-        // appear after apps and direct command matches.
-        if (isFallback && max > 1)
-        {
-            // Reduce fallback scores by 50% to prioritize direct matches
-            max = max * 0.5;
-        }
-
         var matchSomething = max
             + (isAliasMatch ? 9001 : (isAliasSubstringMatch ? 1 : 0));
 

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Helpers/BuildInfo.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // 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.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers;
@@ -17,41 +18,19 @@ internal static class BuildInfo
     // Runtime AOT detection
     public static bool IsNativeAot => !RuntimeFeature.IsDynamicCodeSupported;
 
-    // build-time values
-    public static bool PublishTrimmed
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_TRIMMED
-          return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    // From assembly metadata (build-time values)
+    public static bool PublishTrimmed => GetBoolMetadata("PublishTrimmed", false);
 
-    // build-time values
-    public static bool PublishAot
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_AOT
-            return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    // From assembly metadata (build-time values)
+    public static bool PublishAot => GetBoolMetadata("PublishAot", false);
 
-    public static bool IsCiBuild
-    {
-        get
-        {
-#if BUILD_INFO_CIBUILD
-            return true;
-#else
-            return false;
-#endif
-        }
-    }
+    public static bool IsCiBuild => GetBoolMetadata("CIBuild", false);
+
+    private static string? GetMetadata(string key) =>
+        Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
+            .GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()
+            .FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key == key)?.Value;
+
+    private static bool GetBoolMetadata(string key, bool defaultValue) =>
+        bool.TryParse(GetMetadata(key), out var result) ? result : defaultValue;
 }

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

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- This disables the auto-generated main, so we can be single-instanced -->
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- BODGY: XES Versioning and WinAppSDK get into a fight about the app manifest, which breaks WinAppSDK. -->
@@ -291,15 +291,24 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- </AdaptiveCardsWorkaround> -->
 
-  <!-- Build information  -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(PublishAot)' == 'true' ">
-	<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_AOT</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(PublishTrimmed)' == 'true' ">
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_PUBLISH_TRIMMED</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(CIBuild)' == 'true' ">
-    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);BUILD_INFO_CIBUILD</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- Metadata for build information  -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>PublishTrimmed</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(PublishTrimmed)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>PublishAot</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(PublishAot)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>CIBuild</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(CIBuild)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>CommandPaletteBranding</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(CommandPaletteBranding)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
+  </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Windows Command Palette</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_GeneralPage_About_SettingsExpander.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>© 2026. All rights reserved.</value>
+    <value>© 2025. All rights reserved.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Settings_GeneralPage_About_GithubLink_Hyperlink.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>View GitHub repository</value>

src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UITests/BasicTests.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class BasicTests : CommandPaletteTestBase
 
         SetTimeAndDaterExtensionSearchBox("year");
 
-        Assert.IsNotNull(this.Find<NavigationViewItem>("2026"));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(this.Find<NavigationViewItem>("2025"));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.csproj

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
 		<RootNamespace>PowerToysExtension</RootNamespace>
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
-		<ApplicationIcon>..\..\..\..\runner\svgs\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
 		<PublishProfile>win-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
 		<EnableMsixTooling>false</EnableMsixTooling>
 		<WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>

src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/Program.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ internal static class Program
         Console.InputEncoding = Encoding.Unicode;
 
         // Initialize logger to file (same as other modules)
-        CliLogger.Initialize("\\Image Resizer\\CLI");
+        CliLogger.Initialize("\\ImageResizer\\Logs");
         CliLogger.Info($"ImageResizerCLI started with {args.Length} argument(s)");
 
         try

src/modules/imageresizer/tests/Properties/SettingsTests.cs

@@ -126,10 +126,13 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Properties
                 h => ncc.CollectionChanged -= h,
                 () => settings.CustomSize = new CustomSize());
 
-            // Reset is used instead of Replace to avoid ArgumentOutOfRangeException
-            // when notifying changes for virtual items (CustomSize/AiSize) that exist
-            // outside the bounds of the underlying _sizes collection.
-            Assert.AreEqual(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset, result.Arguments.Action);
+            Assert.AreEqual(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace, result.Arguments.Action);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, result.Arguments.NewItems.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual(settings.CustomSize, result.Arguments.NewItems[0]);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, result.Arguments.NewStartingIndex);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, result.Arguments.OldItems.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalCustomSize, result.Arguments.OldItems[0]);
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, result.Arguments.OldStartingIndex);
         }
 
         [TestMethod]

src/modules/imageresizer/ui/Properties/Settings.cs

@@ -216,15 +216,27 @@ namespace ImageResizer.Properties
                 {
                     if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Models.CustomSize))
                     {
+                        var oldCustomSize = _customSize;
                         _customSize = settings.CustomSize;
 
-                        OnCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+                        OnCollectionChanged(
+                            new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
+                                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace,
+                                _customSize,
+                                oldCustomSize,
+                                _sizes.Count));
                     }
                     else if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Models.AiSize))
                     {
+                        var oldAiSize = _aiSize;
                         _aiSize = settings.AiSize;
 
-                        OnCollectionChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+                        OnCollectionChanged(
+                            new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(
+                                NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace,
+                                _aiSize,
+                                oldAiSize,
+                                _sizes.Count + 1));
                     }
                     else if (e.PropertyName == nameof(Sizes))
                     {

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/MainWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -388,13 +388,6 @@ namespace Peek.UI
             IsErrorVisible = true;
         }
 
-        public void ShowError(string message)
-        {
-            IsErrorVisible = false;
-            ErrorMessage = message;
-            IsErrorVisible = true;
-        }
-
         private void NavigationThrottleTimer_Tick(object? sender, object e)
         {
             if (sender == null)

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
             Item="{x:Bind ViewModel.CurrentItem, Mode=OneWay}"
             NumberOfFiles="{x:Bind ViewModel.DisplayItemCount, Mode=OneWay}"
             PreviewSizeChanged="FilePreviewer_PreviewSizeChanged"
-            ScalingFactor="{x:Bind ViewModel.ScalingFactor, Mode=OneWay}"
-            Visibility="{x:Bind ContentVisibility(ViewModel.IsErrorVisible), Mode=OneWay}" />
+            ScalingFactor="{x:Bind ViewModel.ScalingFactor, Mode=OneWay}" />
 
         <InfoBar
             x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
             Grid.RowSpan="2"
             Margin="4,0,4,6"
             VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
-            Closed="ErrorInfoBar_Closed"
             IsOpen="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsErrorVisible, Mode=TwoWay}"
             Message="{x:Bind ViewModel.ErrorMessage, Mode=OneWay}"
             Severity="Error" />

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 using Peek.Common.Constants;
 using Peek.Common.Extensions;
-using Peek.Common.Helpers;
 using Peek.FilePreviewer.Models;
 using Peek.FilePreviewer.Previewers;
 using Peek.UI.Extensions;
@@ -196,20 +195,6 @@ namespace Peek.UI
             bootTime.Start();
 
             ViewModel.Initialize(selectedItem);
-
-            // If no files were found (e.g., in virtual folders like Home/Recent), show an error
-            if (ViewModel.CurrentItem == null)
-            {
-                Logger.LogInfo("Peek: No files found to preview, showing error.");
-                var errorMessage = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("NoFilesSelected");
-                ViewModel.ShowError(errorMessage);
-
-                // Still show the window so user can see the warning
-                this.Show();
-                WindowHelpers.BringToForeground(this.GetWindowHandle());
-                return;
-            }
-
             ViewModel.ScalingFactor = this.GetMonitorScale();
             this.Content.KeyUp += Content_KeyUp;
 
@@ -317,24 +302,5 @@ namespace Peek.UI
         {
             themeListener?.Dispose();
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns Visibility.Collapsed when error is showing, Visibility.Visible when not.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Visibility ContentVisibility(bool isErrorVisible)
-        {
-            return isErrorVisible ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handle InfoBar closed - if there's no current item, close the window.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void ErrorInfoBar_Closed(InfoBar sender, InfoBarClosedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (ViewModel.CurrentItem == null)
-            {
-                Uninitialize();
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@
     <value>No more files to preview.</value>
     <comment>The message to show when there are no files remaining to preview.</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="NoFilesSelected" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>No files selected or this folder is not supported for preview.</value>
-    <comment>Displayed when Peek is activated in a virtual folder (like Home or Recent) where file selection cannot be retrieved.</comment>
-  </data>
   <data name="DeleteFileError_NotFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The file cannot be found. Please check if the file has been moved, renamed, or deleted.</value>
     <comment>Displayed if the file or path was not found</comment>

src/runner/general_settings.cpp

@@ -193,102 +193,6 @@ GeneralSettings get_general_settings()
     return settings;
 }
 
-void apply_module_status_update(const json::JsonObject& module_config, bool save)
-{
-    Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: {}", std::wstring{ module_config.ToString() });
-
-    // Expected format: {"ModuleName": true/false} - only one module per update
-    auto iter = module_config.First();
-    if (!iter.HasCurrent())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Empty module config");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const auto& element = iter.Current();
-    const auto value = element.Value();
-    if (value.ValueType() != json::JsonValueType::Boolean)
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Invalid value type for module status");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const std::wstring name{ element.Key().c_str() };
-    if (modules().find(name) == modules().end())
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_module_status_update: Module {} not found", name);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    PowertoyModule& powertoy = modules().at(name);
-    const bool module_inst_enabled = powertoy->is_enabled();
-    bool target_enabled = value.GetBoolean();
-
-    auto gpo_rule = powertoy->gpo_policy_enabled_configuration();
-    if (gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_enabled || gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_disabled)
-    {
-        // Apply the GPO Rule.
-        target_enabled = gpo_rule == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_enabled;
-    }
-
-    if (module_inst_enabled == target_enabled)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Module {} already in target state {}", name, target_enabled);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (target_enabled)
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Enabling powertoy {}", name);
-        powertoy->enable();
-        auto& hkmng = HotkeyConflictDetector::HotkeyConflictManager::GetInstance();
-        hkmng.EnableHotkeyByModule(name);
-
-        // Trigger AI capability detection when ImageResizer is enabled
-        if (name == L"Image Resizer")
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"ImageResizer enabled, triggering AI capability detection");
-            DetectAiCapabilitiesAsync(true);  // Skip settings check since we know it's being enabled
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::info(L"apply_module_status_update: Disabling powertoy {}", name);
-        powertoy->disable();
-        auto& hkmng = HotkeyConflictDetector::HotkeyConflictManager::GetInstance();
-        hkmng.DisableHotkeyByModule(name);
-    }
-    // Sync the hotkey state with the module state, so it can be removed for disabled modules.
-    powertoy.UpdateHotkeyEx();
-
-    if (save)
-    {
-        // Load existing settings and only update the specific module's enabled state
-        json::JsonObject current_settings = PTSettingsHelper::load_general_settings();
-        
-        json::JsonObject enabled;
-        if (current_settings.HasKey(L"enabled"))
-        {
-            enabled = current_settings.GetNamedObject(L"enabled");
-        }
-        
-        // Check if the saved state is different from the requested state
-        bool current_saved = enabled.HasKey(name) ? enabled.GetNamedBoolean(name, true) : true;
-        
-        if (current_saved != target_enabled)
-        {
-            // Update only this module's enabled state
-            enabled.SetNamedValue(name, json::value(target_enabled));
-            current_settings.SetNamedValue(L"enabled", enabled);
-            
-            PTSettingsHelper::save_general_settings(current_settings);
-            
-            GeneralSettings settings_for_trace = get_general_settings();
-            Trace::SettingsChanged(settings_for_trace);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save)
 {
     std::wstring old_settings_json_string;
@@ -463,21 +367,11 @@ void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save)
     if (json::has(general_configs, L"show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon", json::JsonValueType::Boolean))
     {
         bool new_theme_adaptive = general_configs.GetNamedBoolean(L"show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon");
-        Logger::info(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon current={}, new={}",
-                     show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon, new_theme_adaptive);
         if (show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon != new_theme_adaptive)
         {
             show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon = new_theme_adaptive;
             set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive(show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon);
         }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::info(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon unchanged, skipping update");
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"apply_general_settings: show_theme_adaptive_tray_icon not found in config");
     }
 
     if (json::has(general_configs, L"ignored_conflict_properties", json::JsonValueType::Object))

src/runner/general_settings.h

@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ struct GeneralSettings
 json::JsonObject load_general_settings();
 GeneralSettings get_general_settings();
 void apply_general_settings(const json::JsonObject& general_configs, bool save = true);
-void apply_module_status_update(const json::JsonObject& module_config, bool save = true);
 void start_enabled_powertoys();

src/runner/settings_window.cpp

@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ void dispatch_received_json(const std::wstring& json_to_parse)
             //         current_settings_ipc->send(settings_string);
             // }
         }
-        else if (name == L"module_status")
-        {
-            // Handle single module enable/disable update
-            // Expected format: {"module_status": {"ModuleName": true/false}}
-            apply_module_status_update(value.GetObjectW());
-        }
         else if (name == L"powertoys")
         {
             dispatch_json_config_to_modules(value.GetObjectW());

src/runner/tray_icon.cpp

@@ -273,19 +273,12 @@ static HICON get_icon(Theme theme)
 {
     std::wstring icon_path = get_module_folderpath();
     icon_path += theme == Theme::Dark ? L"\\svgs\\PowerToysWhite.ico" : L"\\svgs\\PowerToysDark.ico";
-    Logger::trace(L"get_icon: Loading icon from path: {}", icon_path);
-
-    HICON icon = static_cast<HICON>(LoadImage(NULL,
+    return static_cast<HICON>(LoadImage(NULL,
                                         icon_path.c_str(),
                                         IMAGE_ICON,
                                         0,
                                         0,
                                         LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_DEFAULTSIZE | LR_SHARED));
-    if (!icon)
-    {
-        Logger::warn(L"get_icon: Failed to load icon from {}, error: {}", icon_path, GetLastError());
-    }
-    return icon;
 }
 
 
@@ -381,45 +374,13 @@ void set_tray_icon_visible(bool shouldIconBeVisible)
 
 void set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive(bool theme_adaptive)
 {
-    Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Called with theme_adaptive={}, current theme_adaptive_enabled={}",
-                 theme_adaptive, theme_adaptive_enabled);
-
-    auto h_instance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);
-    HICON icon = nullptr;
-
-    if (theme_adaptive)
-    {
-        icon = get_icon(theme_listener.AppTheme);
-        if (!icon)
-        {
-            Logger::warn(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Failed to load theme adaptive icon, falling back to default");
-        }
-    }
-
-    // If not requesting adaptive icon, or if adaptive icon failed to load, use default icon
-    if (!icon)
-    {
-        icon = LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
-        if (theme_adaptive && icon)
-        {
-            // We requested adaptive but had to fall back, so update the flag
-            theme_adaptive = false;
-            Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Using default icon as fallback");
-        }
-    }
-
     theme_adaptive_enabled = theme_adaptive;
-
+    auto h_instance = reinterpret_cast<HINSTANCE>(&__ImageBase);
+    HICON const icon = theme_adaptive ? get_icon(theme_listener.AppTheme) : LoadIcon(h_instance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(APPICON));
     if (icon)
     {
         tray_icon_data.hIcon = icon;
-        BOOL result = Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &tray_icon_data);
-        Logger::info(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Icon updated, theme_adaptive_enabled={}, Shell_NotifyIcon result={}",
-                     theme_adaptive_enabled, result);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        Logger::error(L"set_tray_icon_theme_adaptive: Failed to load any icon");
+        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &tray_icon_data);
     }
 }
 

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

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <TargetFramework>net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.QuickAccess</AssemblyName>
-    <ApplicationIcon>..\..\runner\svgs\icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
     <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/QuickAccessXAML/Flyout/AppsListPage.xaml.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public sealed partial class AppsListPage : Page
         if (ViewModel != null)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.Alphabetical;
-            ((ToggleMenuFlyoutItem)sender).IsChecked = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public sealed partial class AppsListPage : Page
         if (ViewModel != null)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus;
-            ((ToggleMenuFlyoutItem)sender).IsChecked = true;
         }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/Services/IQuickAccessCoordinator.cs

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
 using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess.Services;
 
@@ -21,9 +19,9 @@ public interface IQuickAccessCoordinator
 
     Task<bool> ShowDocumentationAsync();
 
-    bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled);
+    void NotifyUserSettingsInteraction();
 
-    void SendSortOrderUpdate(GeneralSettings generalSettings);
+    bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled);
 
     void ReportBug();
 

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/Services/QuickAccessCoordinator.cs

@@ -55,8 +55,37 @@ internal sealed class QuickAccessCoordinator : IQuickAccessCoordinator, IDisposa
         return Task.FromResult(false);
     }
 
+    public void NotifyUserSettingsInteraction()
+    {
+        Logger.LogDebug("QuickAccessCoordinator.NotifyUserSettingsInteraction invoked.");
+    }
+
     public bool UpdateModuleEnabled(ModuleType moduleType, bool isEnabled)
-        => TrySendIpcMessage($"{{\"module_status\": {{\"{ModuleHelper.GetModuleKey(moduleType)}\": {isEnabled.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}}}}}", "module status update");
+    {
+        GeneralSettings? updatedSettings = null;
+        lock (_generalSettingsLock)
+        {
+            var repository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
+            var generalSettings = repository.SettingsConfig;
+            var current = ModuleHelper.GetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettings, moduleType);
+            if (current == isEnabled)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            ModuleHelper.SetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettings, moduleType, isEnabled);
+            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
+            Logger.LogInfo($"QuickAccess updated module '{moduleType}' enabled state to {isEnabled}.");
+            updatedSettings = generalSettings;
+        }
+
+        if (updatedSettings != null)
+        {
+            SendGeneralSettingsUpdate(updatedSettings);
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 
     public void ReportBug()
     {
@@ -102,10 +131,20 @@ internal sealed class QuickAccessCoordinator : IQuickAccessCoordinator, IDisposa
         Logger.LogDebug($"QuickAccessCoordinator received IPC payload: {message}");
     }
 
-    public void SendSortOrderUpdate(GeneralSettings generalSettings)
+    private void SendGeneralSettingsUpdate(GeneralSettings updatedSettings)
     {
-        var outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
-        TrySendIpcMessage(outgoing.ToString(), "sort order update");
+        string payload;
+        try
+        {
+            payload = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(updatedSettings).ToString();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("QuickAccessCoordinator: failed to serialize general settings payload.", ex);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TrySendIpcMessage(payload, "general settings update");
     }
 
     private bool TrySendIpcMessage(string payload, string operationDescription)

src/settings-ui/QuickAccess.UI/ViewModels/AllAppsViewModel.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.QuickAccess.ViewModels;
 
 public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
 {
-    private readonly object _sortLock = new object();
     private readonly IQuickAccessCoordinator _coordinator;
     private readonly ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> _settingsRepository;
     private readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
@@ -31,9 +30,6 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
     private readonly List<FlyoutMenuItem> _allFlyoutMenuItems = new();
     private GeneralSettings _generalSettings;
 
-    // Flag to prevent toggle operations during sorting to avoid race conditions.
-    private bool _isSorting;
-
     public ObservableCollection<FlyoutMenuItem> FlyoutMenuItems { get; }
 
     public DashboardSortOrder DashboardSortOrder
@@ -44,9 +40,9 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
             if (_generalSettings.DashboardSortOrder != value)
             {
                 _generalSettings.DashboardSortOrder = value;
-                _coordinator.SendSortOrderUpdate(_generalSettings);
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(_generalSettings.ToJsonString(), _generalSettings.GetModuleName());
                 OnPropertyChanged();
-                SortFlyoutMenuItems();
+                RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -58,6 +54,7 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
         _settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
         _settingsRepository = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(_settingsUtils);
         _generalSettings = _settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+        _generalSettings.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
         _settingsRepository.SettingsChanged += OnSettingsChanged;
 
         _resourceLoader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
@@ -90,6 +87,7 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
         _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
         {
             _generalSettings = newSettings;
+            _generalSettings.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
             RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
         });
@@ -122,55 +120,30 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
             }
         }
 
-        SortFlyoutMenuItems();
-    }
-
-    private void SortFlyoutMenuItems()
-    {
-        if (_isSorting)
+        var sortedItems = DashboardSortOrder switch
         {
+            DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
+            _ => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
+        };
+
+        if (FlyoutMenuItems.Count == 0)
+        {
+            foreach (var item in sortedItems)
+            {
+                FlyoutMenuItems.Add(item);
+            }
+
             return;
         }
 
-        lock (_sortLock)
+        for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
         {
-            _isSorting = true;
-            try
+            var item = sortedItems[i];
+            var oldIndex = FlyoutMenuItems.IndexOf(item);
+
+            if (oldIndex != -1 && oldIndex != i)
             {
-                var sortedItems = DashboardSortOrder switch
-                {
-                    DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
-                    _ => _allFlyoutMenuItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label).ToList(),
-                };
-
-                if (FlyoutMenuItems.Count == 0)
-                {
-                    foreach (var item in sortedItems)
-                    {
-                        FlyoutMenuItems.Add(item);
-                    }
-
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    var item = sortedItems[i];
-                    var oldIndex = FlyoutMenuItems.IndexOf(item);
-
-                    if (oldIndex != -1 && oldIndex != i)
-                    {
-                        FlyoutMenuItems.Move(oldIndex, i);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                // Use dispatcher to reset flag after UI updates complete
-                _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority.Low, () =>
-                {
-                    _isSorting = false;
-                });
+                FlyoutMenuItems.Move(oldIndex, i);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -178,17 +151,14 @@ public sealed class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
     private void EnabledChangedOnUI(ModuleListItem item)
     {
         var flyoutItem = (FlyoutMenuItem)item;
-        var isEnabled = flyoutItem.IsEnabled;
-
-        // Ignore toggle operations during sorting to prevent race conditions.
-        // Revert the toggle state since UI already changed due to TwoWay binding.
-        if (_isSorting)
+        if (_coordinator.UpdateModuleEnabled(flyoutItem.Tag, flyoutItem.IsEnabled))
         {
-            flyoutItem.UpdateStatus(!isEnabled);
-            return;
+            _coordinator.NotifyUserSettingsInteraction();
         }
+    }
 
-        _coordinator.UpdateModuleEnabled(flyoutItem.Tag, flyoutItem.IsEnabled);
-        SortFlyoutMenuItems();
+    private void ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage()
+    {
+        RefreshFlyoutMenuItems();
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/Helpers/ModuleHelper.cs

@@ -117,47 +117,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers
                 case ModuleType.GeneralSettings: generalSettingsConfig.EnableQuickAccess = isEnabled; break;
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the module key name used in IPC messages and settings JSON.
-        /// These names match the JsonPropertyName attributes in EnabledModules class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string GetModuleKey(ModuleType moduleType)
-        {
-            return moduleType switch
-            {
-                ModuleType.AdvancedPaste => AdvancedPasteSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.AlwaysOnTop => AlwaysOnTopSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Awake => AwakeSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CmdPal => "CmdPal", // No dedicated settings class
-                ModuleType.ColorPicker => ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CropAndLock => CropAndLockSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.CursorWrap => CursorWrapSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.EnvironmentVariables => EnvironmentVariablesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FancyZones => FancyZonesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FileLocksmith => FileLocksmithSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.FindMyMouse => FindMyMouseSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Hosts => HostsSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ImageResizer => ImageResizerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.KeyboardManager => KeyboardManagerSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.LightSwitch => LightSwitchSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseHighlighter => MouseHighlighterSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseJump => MouseJumpSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MousePointerCrosshairs => MousePointerCrosshairsSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MouseWithoutBorders => MouseWithoutBordersSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.NewPlus => NewPlusSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Peek => PeekSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerRename => PowerRenameSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerLauncher => PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerAccent => PowerAccentSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.RegistryPreview => RegistryPreviewSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.MeasureTool => MeasureToolSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ShortcutGuide => ShortcutGuideSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.PowerOCR => PowerOcrSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.Workspaces => WorkspacesSettings.ModuleName,
-                ModuleType.ZoomIt => ZoomItSettings.ModuleName,
-                _ => moduleType.ToString(),
-            };
-        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/OOBE/Enums/PowerToysModules.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums
         MeasureTool,
         Hosts,
         Workspaces,
+        WhatsNew,
         RegistryPreview,
         NewPlus,
         ZoomIt,

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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             {
                 settingsWindow = new MainWindow();
                 settingsWindow.Activate();
+                settingsWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                 settingsWindow.NavigateToSection(StartupPage);
 
                 // https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/7595 - Activate doesn't bring window to the foreground
@@ -255,10 +257,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
                 else if (ShowScoobe)
                 {
                     PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new ScoobeStartedEvent());
-                    ScoobeWindow newScoobeWindow = new ScoobeWindow();
-                    newScoobeWindow.Activate();
+                    OobeWindow scoobeWindow = new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
+                    scoobeWindow.Activate();
+                    scoobeWindow.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
                     WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(settingsWindow));
-                    SetScoobeWindow(newScoobeWindow);
+                    SetOobeWindow(scoobeWindow);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -336,7 +339,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
         private static MainWindow settingsWindow;
         private static OobeWindow oobeWindow;
-        private static ScoobeWindow scoobeWindow;
 
         public static void ClearSettingsWindow()
         {
@@ -363,21 +365,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             oobeWindow = null;
         }
 
-        public static ScoobeWindow GetScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            return scoobeWindow;
-        }
-
-        public static void SetScoobeWindow(ScoobeWindow window)
-        {
-            scoobeWindow = window;
-        }
-
-        public static void ClearScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            scoobeWindow = null;
-        }
-
         public static Type GetPage(string settingWindow)
         {
             switch (settingWindow)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ using WinUIEx;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An empty window that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
+    /// </summary>
     public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx
     {
         public MainWindow(bool createHidden = false)
@@ -32,12 +35,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
             App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
 
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-
             ShellPage.SetElevationStatus(App.IsElevated);
             ShellPage.SetIsUserAnAdmin(App.IsUserAnAdmin);
 
-            var hWnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+            var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             var placement = WindowHelper.DeserializePlacementOrDefault(hWnd);
             if (createHidden)
             {
@@ -120,12 +121,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             // open whats new window
             ShellPage.SetOpenWhatIsNewCallback(() =>
             {
-                if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+                if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
                 {
-                    App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                    App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(OOBE.Enums.PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
                 }
 
-                App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
+                App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
             });
 
             this.InitializeComponent();
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             var hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
             WindowHelper.SerializePlacement(hWnd);
 
-            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null && App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
             {
                 App.ClearSettingsWindow();
             }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -1,44 +1,60 @@
-<Page
+<UserControl
     x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeShellPage"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:animations="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     HighContrastAdjustment="None"
     Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
+
     <Grid>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <TitleBar
+        <Button
+            x:Name="PaneToggleBtn"
+            Width="48"
+            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            Click="PaneToggleBtn_Click"
+            Style="{StaticResource PaneToggleButtonStyle}" />
+        <Grid
             x:Name="AppTitleBar"
-            x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
-            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
-            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-                <ImageIcon
-                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
+            Height="48"
+            Margin="48,0,0,0"
+            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+            IsHitTestVisible="True">
+            <animations:Implicit.Animations>
+                <animations:OffsetAnimation Duration="0:0:0.3" />
+            </animations:Implicit.Animations>
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                <Image
+                    Width="16"
                     Height="16"
-                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
                     Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
-            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-        </TitleBar>
+                <TextBlock
+                    x:Name="AppTitleBarText"
+                    x:Uid="OobeWindow_TitleTxt"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                    TextWrapping="NoWrap" />
+            </StackPanel>
+        </Grid>
+
         <NavigationView
             x:Name="navigationView"
             Grid.Row="1"
-            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
-            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
             IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
             IsPaneOpen="True"
             IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
             IsSettingsVisible="False"
             OpenPaneLength="296"
+            PaneDisplayMode="Left"
             SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
             <NavigationView.MenuItems>
                 <NavigationViewItem
@@ -158,16 +174,34 @@
                     Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/ZoomIt.png}"
                     Tag="ZoomIt" />
             </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.PaneFooter>
+            <NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
                 <NavigationViewItem
                     x:Uid="Shell_WhatsNew"
-                    AutomationProperties.AutomationId="WhatIsNewNavItem"
                     Icon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE789;}"
-                    Tapped="WhatIsNewItem_Tapped" />
-            </NavigationView.PaneFooter>
+                    Tag="WhatsNew" />
+            </NavigationView.FooterMenuItems>
             <NavigationView.Content>
                 <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
             </NavigationView.Content>
         </NavigationView>
+
+        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="LayoutVisualStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="WideLayout">
+                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="720" />
+                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                </VisualState>
+                <VisualState x:Name="SmallLayout">
+                    <VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="600" />
+                        <AdaptiveTrigger MinWindowWidth="0" />
+                    </VisualState.StateTriggers>
+                    <VisualState.Setters>
+                        <Setter Target="navigationView.PaneDisplayMode" Value="LeftMinimal" />
+                    </VisualState.Setters>
+                </VisualState>
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
     </Grid>
-</Page>
+</UserControl>

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

@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Globalization;
+
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+using WinRT.Interop;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 {
-    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : Page
+    public sealed partial class OobeShellPage : UserControl
     {
         public static Func<string> RunSharedEventCallback { get; set; }
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
             // NOTE: Experimentation for OOBE is currently turned off on server side. Keeping this code in a comment to allow future experiments.
             // ExperimentationToggleSwitchEnabled = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils).SettingsConfig.EnableExperimentation;
+            SetTitleBar();
             DataContext = ViewModel;
             OobeShellHandler = this;
             Modules = new ObservableCollection<OobePowerToysModule>();
@@ -200,6 +202,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                 IsNew = true,
             });
 
+            Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew, new OobePowerToysModule()
+            {
+                ModuleName = "WhatsNew",
+                IsNew = false,
+            });
+
             Modules.Insert((int)PowerToysModules.RegistryPreview, new OobePowerToysModule()
             {
                 ModuleName = "RegistryPreview",
@@ -221,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void OnClosing()
         {
-            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
+            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = this.navigationView.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
                 Modules[(int)(PowerToysModules)Enum.Parse(typeof(PowerToysModules), (string)selectedItem.Tag, true)].LogClosingModuleEvent();
@@ -230,22 +238,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         public void NavigateToModule(PowerToysModules selectedModule)
         {
-            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
-        }
-
-        private static void OpenScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (selectedModule == PowerToysModules.WhatsNew)
             {
-                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.FooterMenuItems[0];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[(int)selectedModule];
             }
-
-            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
         }
 
-        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
+        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
         {
-            NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as NavigationViewItem;
+            Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem selectedItem = args.SelectedItem as Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationViewItem;
 
             if (selectedItem != null)
             {
@@ -273,7 +278,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                             break;
                         }
                     */
-
+                    case "WhatsNew": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeWhatsNew)); break;
                     case "AdvancedPaste": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAdvancedPaste)); break;
                     case "AlwaysOnTop": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAlwaysOnTop)); break;
                     case "Awake": NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(OobeAwake)); break;
@@ -306,37 +311,43 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
             }
         }
 
+        private void SetTitleBar()
+        {
+            var u = App.GetOobeWindow();
+            if (u != null)
+            {
+                // A custom title bar is required for full window theme and Mica support.
+                // https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/title-bar?tabs=winui3#full-customization
+                u.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+                WindowHelpers.ForceTopBorder1PixelInsetOnWindows10(WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(u));
+                u.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            // Select the first module by default
-            if (navigationView.MenuItems.Count > 0)
-            {
-                navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
-            }
+            SetTitleBar();
         }
 
         private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
             {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
+                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(48, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(12, 0, 0, 0);
             }
             else
             {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
+                PaneToggleBtn.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                AppTitleBar.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
+                AppTitleBarText.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);
             }
         }
 
-        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
+        private void PaneToggleBtn_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
         }
-
-        private void WhatIsNewItem_Tapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            OpenScoobeWindow();
-        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+<Page
+    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.OobeWhatsNew"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Controls"
+    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
+    xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
+    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
+    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    <Page.Resources>
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
+            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
+            H1FontSize="22"
+            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
+            H2FontSize="16"
+            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
+            H3FontSize="16"
+            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
+            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4" />
+        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
+    </Page.Resources>
+
+    <!--  Main layout container  -->
+    <Grid>
+        <!--  Main content grid  -->
+        <Grid Margin="0,24,0,0">
+            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                <RowDefinition Height="*" />
+            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+            <!--  Compact Header overlay that covers both InfoBar and Title sections  -->
+            <Border
+                x:Name="HeaderOverlay"
+                Grid.Row="0"
+                Grid.RowSpan="2"
+                Margin="0,-24,0,0"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                BorderThickness="0"
+                Canvas.ZIndex="1">
+
+                <Grid>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard
+                        x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar"
+                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar"
+                        Grid.Row="0"
+                        Padding="12,8,12,8"
+                        Background="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityBackgroundBrush}"
+                        IsTabStop="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay}"
+                        Visibility="{x:Bind ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                            <FontIcon Foreground="{ThemeResource InfoBarInformationalSeverityIconBackground}" Glyph="&#xF167;" />
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.HeaderIcon>
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                            <StackPanel>
+                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText">
+                                    <Hyperlink NavigateUri="https://aka.ms/powertoys-data-and-privacy-documentation">
+                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Desc" />
+                                    </Hyperlink>
+                                </TextBlock>
+                                <TextBlock x:Name="WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked" Visibility="Collapsed">
+                                    <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Desc" />
+                                    <Hyperlink Click="DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click">
+                                        <Run x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_OpenSettings_Text" />
+                                    </Hyperlink>
+                                </TextBlock>
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <Button
+                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonYes"
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_Yes"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
+                                CommandParameter="Yes" />
+                            <HyperlinkButton
+                                x:Name="DataDiagnosticsButtonNo"
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Button_No"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click"
+                                CommandParameter="No" />
+                            <Button
+                                Margin="16,0,0,0"
+                                Click="DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click"
+                                Content="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE894;,
+                                                      FontSize=16}"
+                                Style="{StaticResource SubtleButtonStyle}" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
+
+                    <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="16,12,0,12">
+                        <StackPanel
+                            VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                            Orientation="Vertical"
+                            Spacing="4">
+                            <TextBlock
+                                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew"
+                                AutomationProperties.HeadingLevel="Level1"
+                                Style="{StaticResource TitleTextBlockStyle}" />
+                            <HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases" Style="{StaticResource TextButtonStyle}">
+                                <TextBlock x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_DetailedReleaseNotesLink" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
+                            </HyperlinkButton>
+                        </StackPanel>
+
+                        <!--  ShortcutConflictControl positioned at the right side  -->
+                        <controls:ShortcutConflictControl
+                            Grid.RowSpan="2"
+                            Margin="0,0,16,0"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            AllHotkeyConflictsData="{x:Bind AllHotkeyConflictsData, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            Visibility="{x:Bind HasConflicts, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
+                    </Grid>
+                </Grid>
+            </Border>
+
+            <!--  Reduced spacer for the compact header overlay  -->
+            <Grid Grid.Row="0" Height="0" />
+            <Grid Grid.Row="1" Height="80" />
+
+            <InfoBar
+                x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
+                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
+                Grid.Row="2"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                IsClosable="False"
+                IsTabStop="False"
+                Severity="Error">
+                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                    <Button
+                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Button>
+                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+            </InfoBar>
+            <InfoBar
+                x:Name="ProxyWarningInfoBar"
+                x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_ProxyAuthenticationWarning"
+                Grid.Row="2"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                IsClosable="False"
+                IsTabStop="False"
+                Severity="Warning">
+                <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                    <Button
+                        x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                        Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                            <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                            <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                        </StackPanel>
+                    </Button>
+                </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+            </InfoBar>
+
+            <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="3" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                <Grid Margin="32,16,32,24">
+                    <ProgressRing
+                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
+                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                        IsIndeterminate="True"
+                        Visibility="Visible" />
+                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
+                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
+                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
+                        UseAutoLinks="True"
+                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
+                        UseListExtras="True"
+                        UsePipeTables="True"
+                        UseTaskLists="True" />
+                </Grid>
+            </ScrollViewer>
+        </Grid>
+    </Grid>
+</Page>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls;
+using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.HotkeyConflicts;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Services;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
+using Microsoft.UI.Text;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
+{
+    public sealed partial class OobeWhatsNew : Page, INotifyPropertyChanged
+    {
+        public OobePowerToysModule ViewModel { get; set; }
+
+        private AllHotkeyConflictsData _allHotkeyConflictsData = new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
+
+        public bool ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar => GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar();
+
+        private int _conflictCount;
+
+        public AllHotkeyConflictsData AllHotkeyConflictsData
+        {
+            get => _allHotkeyConflictsData;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_allHotkeyConflictsData != value)
+                {
+                    _allHotkeyConflictsData = value;
+
+                    UpdateConflictCount();
+
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllHotkeyConflictsData));
+                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasConflicts));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool HasConflicts => _conflictCount > 0;
+
+        private void UpdateConflictCount()
+        {
+            int count = 0;
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData == null)
+            {
+                _conflictCount = count;
+            }
+
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var inAppConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.InAppConflicts)
+                {
+                    if (!inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored)
+                    {
+                        count++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var systemConflict in AllHotkeyConflictsData.SystemConflicts)
+                {
+                    if (!systemConflict.ConflictIgnored)
+                    {
+                        count++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            _conflictCount = count;
+        }
+
+        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OobeWhatsNew"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OobeWhatsNew()
+        {
+            this.InitializeComponent();
+            ViewModel = new OobePowerToysModule(OobeShellPage.OobeShellHandler.Modules[(int)PowerToysModules.WhatsNew]);
+            DataContext = this;
+
+            // Subscribe to hotkey conflict updates
+            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
+            {
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated += OnConflictsUpdated;
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.RequestAllConflicts();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnConflictsUpdated(object sender, AllHotkeyConflictsEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
+            {
+                var allConflictData = e.Conflicts;
+                foreach (var inAppConflict in allConflictData.InAppConflicts)
+                {
+                    var hotkey = inAppConflict.Hotkey;
+                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
+                    inAppConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
+                }
+
+                foreach (var systemConflict in allConflictData.SystemConflicts)
+                {
+                    var hotkey = systemConflict.Hotkey;
+                    var hotkeySetting = new HotkeySettings(hotkey.Win, hotkey.Ctrl, hotkey.Alt, hotkey.Shift, hotkey.Key);
+                    systemConflict.ConflictIgnored = HotkeyConflictIgnoreHelper.IsIgnoringConflicts(hotkeySetting);
+                }
+
+                AllHotkeyConflictsData = e.Conflicts ?? new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
+        {
+            PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
+        }
+
+        private bool GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar()
+        {
+            var isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed = GPOWrapper.GetAllowDataDiagnosticsValue() == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled;
+
+            if (isDataDiagnosticsGpoDisallowed)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool userActed = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetUserActionValue();
+
+            if (userActed)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bool registryValue = DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetEnabledValue();
+
+            bool isFirstRunAfterUpdate = (App.Current as Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.App).ShowScoobe;
+            if (isFirstRunAfterUpdate && registryValue == false)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
+        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
+        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
+        private bool _loadingReleaseNotes;
+
+        private static async Task<string> GetReleaseNotesMarkdown()
+        {
+            string releaseNotesJSON = string.Empty;
+
+            // Let's use system proxy
+            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
+            {
+                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
+                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
+                PreAuthenticate = true,
+            };
+
+            using var getReleaseInfoClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
+
+            // GitHub APIs require sending an user agent
+            // https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#user-agent-required
+            getReleaseInfoClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
+            releaseNotesJSON = await getReleaseInfoClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases");
+            IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(releaseNotesJSON, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
+
+            // Get the latest releases
+            var latestReleases = releases.OrderByDescending(release => release.PublishedDate).Take(5);
+
+            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
+            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+
+            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
+            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
+            int counter = 0;
+            foreach (var release in latestReleases)
+            {
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("# " + release.Name);
+                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n### Highlights");
+
+                // Add a unique counter to [github-current-release-work] to distinguish each release,
+                // since this variable is used for all latest releases when they are merged.
+                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
+                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
+            }
+
+            return releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString();
+        }
+
+        private async Task Reload()
+        {
+            if (_loadingReleaseNotes)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = true;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                string releaseNotesMarkdown = await GetReleaseNotesMarkdown();
+                ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
+            catch (HttpRequestException httpEx)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", httpEx);
+                if (httpEx.Message.Contains("407", StringComparison.CurrentCulture))
+                {
+                    ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", ex);
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async void Page_Loaded(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await Reload();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ViewModel.LogOpeningModuleEvent();
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnNavigatedFrom(NavigationEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ViewModel.LogClosingModuleEvent();
+
+            // Unsubscribe from conflict updates when leaving the page
+            if (GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance != null)
+            {
+                GlobalHotkeyConflictManager.Instance.ConflictsUpdated -= OnConflictsUpdated;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_YesNo_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            string commandArg = string.Empty;
+            if (sender is Button senderBtn)
+            {
+                commandArg = senderBtn.CommandParameter.ToString();
+            }
+            else if (sender is HyperlinkButton senderLink)
+            {
+                commandArg = senderLink.CommandParameter.ToString();
+            }
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(commandArg))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Update UI
+            if (commandArg == "Yes")
+            {
+                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_Yes_Click_InfoBar_Title");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Header = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Oobe_WhatsNew_DataDiagnostics_No_Click_InfoBar_Title");
+            }
+
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescText.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBarDescTextYesClicked.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+            DataDiagnosticsButtonYes.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+            DataDiagnosticsButtonNo.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+
+            // Set Data Diagnostics registry values
+            if (commandArg == "Yes")
+            {
+                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(true);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetEnabledValue(false);
+            }
+
+            DataDiagnosticsSettings.SetUserActionValue(true);
+
+            this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority.Normal, () =>
+            {
+                ShellPage.ShellHandler?.SignalGeneralDataUpdate();
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_InfoBar_Close_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            WhatsNewDataDiagnosticsInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+        }
+
+        private void DataDiagnostics_OpenSettings_Click(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.Hyperlink sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents.HyperlinkClickEventArgs args)
+        {
+            Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Overview);
+        }
+
+        private async void LoadReleaseNotes_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await Reload();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel.cs

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// View model for a group of releases (grouped by major.minor version).
-    /// </summary>
-    public class ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of releases in this group.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> Releases { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the version text to display (e.g., "0.96.0").
-        /// </summary>
-        public string VersionText { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the date text to display (e.g., "December 2025").
-        /// </summary>
-        public string DateText { get; }
-
-        public ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            Releases = releases ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(releases));
-
-            if (releases.Count > 0)
-            {
-                var latestRelease = releases[0];
-                VersionText = GetVersionFromRelease(latestRelease);
-                DateText = latestRelease.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                VersionText = "Unknown";
-                DateText = string.Empty;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
-            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
-            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                version = version.Substring(1);
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:tkcontrols="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls"
-    Loaded="Page_Loaded"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownThemes
-            x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig"
-            BoldFontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H1FontSize="28"
-            H1FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H1Margin="0, 36, 0, 8"
-            H2FontSize="20"
-            H2FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H2Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
-            H3FontSize="16"
-            H3FontWeight="SemiBold"
-            H3Margin="0, 16, 0, 4"
-            HorizontalRuleBrush="{StaticResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
-            HorizontalRuleThickness="1"
-            ImageStretch="Uniform"
-            ListBulletSpacing="1"
-            ListGutterWidth="10" />
-        <tkcontrols:MarkdownConfig x:Key="ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig" Themes="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownThemeConfig}" />
-    </Page.Resources>
-
-    <!--  Main layout container  -->
-    <Grid MaxWidth="1000">
-        <ScrollViewer Padding="0,0,0,0" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-            <Grid Margin="0,0,0,24">
-                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                    <RowDefinition Height="*" />
-                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <Image
-                    x:Name="HeroImageHolder"
-                    Height="186"
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
-                    Stretch="UniformToFill" />
-                <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="24,16,24,24">
-                    <ProgressRing
-                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsIndeterminate="True"
-                        Visibility="Visible" />
-                    <tkcontrols:MarkdownTextBlock
-                        x:Name="ReleaseNotesMarkdown"
-                        Config="{StaticResource ReleaseNotesMarkdownConfig}"
-                        UseAutoLinks="True"
-                        UseEmphasisExtras="True"
-                        UseListExtras="True"
-                        UsePipeTables="True"
-                        UseTaskLists="True" />
-                </Grid>
-            </Grid>
-        </ScrollViewer>
-    </Grid>
-</Page>

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

@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeReleaseNotesPage : Page
-    {
-        private IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> _currentReleases;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ScoobeReleaseNotesPage"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ScoobeReleaseNotesPage()
-        {
-            this.InitializeComponent();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
-        private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
-        private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to match markdown images with 'Hero' in the alt text.
-        /// Matches: ![...Hero...](url)
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Regex HeroImageRegex = new Regex(
-            @"!\[([^\]]*Hero[^\]]*)\]\(([^)]+)\)",
-            RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Regex to match GitHub PR/Issue references (e.g., #41029).
-        /// Only matches # followed by digits that are not already part of a markdown link.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Regex GitHubPrReferenceRegex = new Regex(
-            @"(?<!\[)#(\d+)(?!\])",
-            RegexOptions.Compiled);
-
-        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubPrLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("[#{0}](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/{0})");
-        private static readonly CompositeFormat GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate = CompositeFormat.Parse("https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/{0}");
-
-        private static (string Markdown, string HeroImageUrl) ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            if (releases == null || releases.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return (string.Empty, null);
-            }
-
-            StringBuilder releaseNotesHtmlBuilder = new StringBuilder(string.Empty);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes.
-            Regex removeHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-
-            // Regex to remove installer hash sections from the release notes, since there'll be no Highlights section for hotfix releases.
-            Regex removeHotfixHashRegex = new Regex(RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex, RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions);
-
-            string lastHeroImageUrl = null;
-
-            int counter = 0;
-            bool isFirst = true;
-            foreach (var release in releases)
-            {
-                // Add separator between releases
-                if (!isFirst)
-                {
-                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("---");
-                    releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                }
-
-                isFirst = false;
-
-                var releaseUrl = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate, release.TagName);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"# {release.Name}");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{release.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)} <20> [View on GitHub]({releaseUrl})");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
-                var notes = removeHashRegex.Replace(release.ReleaseNotes, "\r\n## Highlights");
-                notes = notes.Replace("[github-current-release-work]", $"[github-current-release-work{++counter}]");
-                notes = removeHotfixHashRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
-
-                // Find all Hero images and keep track of the last one
-                var heroMatches = HeroImageRegex.Matches(notes);
-                foreach (Match match in heroMatches)
-                {
-                    lastHeroImageUrl = match.Groups[2].Value;
-                }
-
-                // Remove Hero images from the markdown
-                notes = HeroImageRegex.Replace(notes, string.Empty);
-
-                // Convert GitHub PR/Issue references to hyperlinks
-                notes = GitHubPrReferenceRegex.Replace(notes, match =>
-                    string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubPrLinkTemplate, match.Groups[1].Value));
-
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(notes);
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
-            }
-
-            return (releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.ToString(), lastHeroImageUrl);
-        }
-
-        private void DisplayReleaseNotes()
-        {
-            if (_currentReleases == null || _currentReleases.Count == 0)
-            {
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                return;
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-
-                var (releaseNotesMarkdown, heroImageUrl) = ProcessReleaseNotesMarkdown(_currentReleases);
-
-                // Set the Hero image if found
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(heroImageUrl))
-                {
-                    HeroImageHolder.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(heroImageUrl));
-                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    HeroImageHolder.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                }
-
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
-                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Exception when displaying the release notes", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            DisplayReleaseNotes();
-        }
-
-        protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (e.Parameter is IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-            {
-                _currentReleases = releases;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeShellPage.xaml

@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views.ScoobeShellPage"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    HighContrastAdjustment="None"
-    Loaded="ShellPage_Loaded"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Page.Resources>
-        <!--  Template for NavigationViewItem content with version and date  -->
-        <DataTemplate x:Key="ReleaseNavItemTemplate" x:DataType="local:ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel">
-            <StackPanel
-                Margin="0,8,0,8"
-                Orientation="Vertical"
-                Spacing="4">
-                <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource BodyTextBlockStyle}" Text="{x:Bind DateText}" />
-                <TextBlock
-                    Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                    Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                    Text="{x:Bind VersionText}" />
-            </StackPanel>
-        </DataTemplate>
-    </Page.Resources>
-
-    <Grid>
-        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="48" />
-            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
-        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-        <TitleBar
-            x:Name="AppTitleBar"
-            x:Uid="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="False"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            PaneToggleRequested="TitleBar_PaneButtonClick">
-            <!--  This is a workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/issues/10374, once fixed we should just be using IconSource  -->
-            <TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-                <ImageIcon
-                    x:Name="TitleBarIcon"
-                    Height="16"
-                    Margin="16,0,0,0"
-                    Source="/Assets/Settings/icon.ico" />
-            </TitleBar.LeftHeader>
-        </TitleBar>
-        <NavigationView
-            x:Name="navigationView"
-            Grid.Row="1"
-            CompactModeThresholdWidth="1007"
-            DisplayModeChanged="NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged"
-            ExpandedModeThresholdWidth="1007"
-            IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed"
-            IsPaneOpen="True"
-            IsPaneToggleButtonVisible="False"
-            IsSettingsVisible="False"
-            MenuItemTemplate="{StaticResource ReleaseNavItemTemplate}"
-            OpenPaneLength="186"
-            SelectionChanged="NavigationView_SelectionChanged">
-            <NavigationView.MenuItems>
-                <!--  Items are added dynamically  -->
-            </NavigationView.MenuItems>
-            <NavigationView.Content>
-                <Grid>
-                    <ProgressRing
-                        x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsIndeterminate="True"
-                        Visibility="Collapsed" />
-                    <InfoBar
-                        x:Name="ErrorInfoBar"
-                        x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_LoadingError"
-                        HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                        IsClosable="False"
-                        IsOpen="False"
-                        Severity="Error">
-                        <InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                            <Button
-                                x:Uid="RetryBtn"
-                                HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                                Click="RetryButton_Click">
-                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                                    <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
-                                    <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
-                                </StackPanel>
-                            </Button>
-                        </InfoBar.ActionButton>
-                    </InfoBar>
-                    <Frame x:Name="NavigationFrame" />
-                </Grid>
-            </NavigationView.Content>
-        </NavigationView>
-    </Grid>
-</Page>

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

@@ -1,194 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeShellPage : Page
-    {
-        public static Action<Type> OpenMainWindowCallback { get; set; }
-
-        public static void SetOpenMainWindowCallback(Action<Type> implementation)
-        {
-            OpenMainWindowCallback = implementation;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a shell handler to be used to update contents of the shell dynamically from page within the frame.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static ScoobeShellPage ScoobeShellHandler { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of release groups loaded from GitHub (grouped by major.minor version).
-        /// </summary>
-        public IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> ReleaseGroups { get; private set; }
-
-        private bool _isLoading;
-
-        public ScoobeShellPage()
-        {
-            InitializeComponent();
-            ScoobeShellHandler = this;
-        }
-
-        private async void ShellPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SetTitleBar();
-            await LoadReleasesAsync();
-        }
-
-        private async Task LoadReleasesAsync()
-        {
-            if (_isLoading)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            _isLoading = true;
-            LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-            ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
-            navigationView.MenuItems.Clear();
-
-            try
-            {
-                var releases = await FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync();
-                ReleaseGroups = GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(releases);
-                PopulateNavigationItems();
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Failed to load releases", ex);
-                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-                _isLoading = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static async Task<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> FetchReleasesFromGitHubAsync()
-        {
-            using var proxyClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler
-            {
-                DefaultProxyCredentials = CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials,
-                Proxy = WebRequest.GetSystemWebProxy(),
-                PreAuthenticate = true,
-            };
-
-            using var httpClient = new HttpClient(proxyClientHandler);
-            httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
-
-            string json = await httpClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases?per_page=20");
-            var allReleases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(json, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
-
-            return allReleases
-                .OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate)
-                .ToList();
-        }
-
-        private static IList<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>> GroupReleasesByMajorMinor(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases)
-        {
-            return releases
-                .GroupBy(r => GetMajorMinorVersion(r))
-                .Select(g => g.OrderByDescending(r => r.PublishedDate).ToList() as IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>)
-                .ToList();
-        }
-
-        private static string GetMajorMinorVersion(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            string version = GetVersionFromRelease(release);
-            var parts = version.Split('.');
-            if (parts.Length >= 2)
-            {
-                return $"{parts[0]}.{parts[1]}";
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-
-        private static string GetVersionFromRelease(PowerToysReleaseInfo release)
-        {
-            // TagName is typically like "v0.96.0", Name might be "Release v0.96.0"
-            string version = release.TagName ?? release.Name ?? "Unknown";
-            if (version.StartsWith("v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                version = version.Substring(1);
-            }
-
-            return version;
-        }
-
-        private void PopulateNavigationItems()
-        {
-            if (ReleaseGroups == null || ReleaseGroups.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (var releaseGroup in ReleaseGroups)
-            {
-                var viewModel = new ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel(releaseGroup);
-                navigationView.MenuItems.Add(viewModel);
-            }
-
-            // Select the first item to trigger navigation
-            navigationView.SelectedItem = navigationView.MenuItems[0];
-        }
-
-        private void NavigationView_SelectionChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewSelectionChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.SelectedItem is ScoobeReleaseGroupViewModel viewModel)
-            {
-                NavigationFrame.Navigate(typeof(ScoobeReleaseNotesPage), viewModel.Releases);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private async void RetryButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            await LoadReleasesAsync();
-        }
-
-        private void SetTitleBar()
-        {
-            var window = App.GetScoobeWindow();
-            if (window != null)
-            {
-                window.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-                window.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void NavigationView_DisplayModeChanged(NavigationView sender, NavigationViewDisplayModeChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            if (args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Compact || args.DisplayMode == NavigationViewDisplayMode.Minimal)
-            {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(0, 0, 8, 0); // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = true;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                TitleBarIcon.Margin = new Thickness(16, 0, 0, 0);  // Workaround, see XAML comment
-                AppTitleBar.IsPaneToggleButtonVisible = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void TitleBar_PaneButtonClick(TitleBar sender, object args)
-        {
-            navigationView.IsPaneOpen = !navigationView.IsPaneOpen;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
             _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
             _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
             this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
 
             var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
             _currentDPI = dpi;
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
             this.SizeChanged += OobeWindow_SizeChanged;
 
-            var loader = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
+            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
             Title = loader.GetString("OobeWindow_Title");
 
             if (shellPage != null)

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

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<winuiex:WindowEx
-    x:Class="Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ScoobeWindow"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
-    MinWidth="480"
-    MinHeight="480"
-    Closed="Window_Closed"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Window.SystemBackdrop>
-        <MicaBackdrop />
-    </Window.SystemBackdrop>
-    <local:ScoobeShellPage x:Name="shellPage" />
-</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/ScoobeWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
-using Microsoft.UI;
-using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
-using PowerToys.Interop;
-using Windows.Graphics;
-using WinUIEx;
-using WinUIEx.Messaging;
-
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
-{
-    public sealed partial class ScoobeWindow : WindowEx, IDisposable
-    {
-        private const int ExpectedWidth = 1100;
-        private const int ExpectedHeight = 700;
-        private const int DefaultDPI = 96;
-        private int _currentDPI;
-        private WindowId _windowId;
-        private IntPtr _hWnd;
-        private AppWindow _appWindow;
-        private bool disposedValue;
-
-        public ScoobeWindow()
-        {
-            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged += OnThemeChanged;
-            App.ThemeService.ApplyTheme();
-
-            this.InitializeComponent();
-
-            _hWnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
-            _windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(_hWnd);
-            _appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(_windowId);
-            this.Activated += Window_Activated_SetIcon;
-            this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
-
-            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
-            _currentDPI = dpi;
-            float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
-            int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
-            int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
-
-            SizeInt32 size;
-            size.Width = width;
-            size.Height = height;
-            _appWindow.Resize(size);
-
-            this.SizeChanged += ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged;
-
-            var loader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
-            Title = loader.GetString("ScoobeWindow_Title");
-
-            ScoobeShellPage.SetOpenMainWindowCallback((Type type) =>
-            {
-                App.OpenSettingsWindow(type);
-            });
-        }
-
-        private void Window_Activated_SetIcon(object sender, WindowActivatedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            // Set window icon
-            _appWindow.SetIcon("Assets\\Settings\\icon.ico");
-        }
-
-        private void ScoobeWindow_SizeChanged(object sender, WindowSizeChangedEventArgs args)
-        {
-            var dpi = NativeMethods.GetDpiForWindow(_hWnd);
-            if (_currentDPI != dpi)
-            {
-                // Reacting to a DPI change. Should not cause a resize -> sizeChanged loop.
-                _currentDPI = dpi;
-                float scalingFactor = (float)dpi / DefaultDPI;
-                int width = (int)(ExpectedWidth * scalingFactor);
-                int height = (int)(ExpectedHeight * scalingFactor);
-                SizeInt32 size;
-                size.Width = width;
-                size.Height = height;
-                _appWindow.Resize(size);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void Window_Closed(object sender, WindowEventArgs args)
-        {
-            App.ClearScoobeWindow();
-
-            var mainWindow = App.GetSettingsWindow();
-            if (mainWindow != null)
-            {
-                mainWindow.CloseHiddenWindow();
-            }
-
-            App.ThemeService.ThemeChanged -= OnThemeChanged;
-        }
-
-        private void OnThemeChanged(object sender, ElementTheme theme)
-        {
-            WindowHelper.SetTheme(this, theme);
-        }
-
-        private void Dispose(bool disposing)
-        {
-            if (!disposedValue)
-            {
-                disposedValue = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-            // Do not change this code. Put cleanup code in 'Dispose(bool disposing)' method
-            Dispose(disposing: true);
-            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
-        }
-    }
-}

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

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -48,30 +50,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
         private void WhatsNewButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (App.GetScoobeWindow() == null)
+            if (App.GetOobeWindow() == null)
             {
-                App.SetScoobeWindow(new ScoobeWindow());
+                App.SetOobeWindow(new OobeWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                App.GetOobeWindow().SetAppWindow(PowerToysModules.WhatsNew);
             }
 
-            App.GetScoobeWindow().Activate();
+            App.GetOobeWindow().Activate();
         }
 
         private void SortAlphabetical_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.Alphabetical;
-            if (sender is ToggleMenuFlyoutItem item)
-            {
-                item.IsChecked = true;
-            }
         }
 
         private void SortByStatus_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             ViewModel.DashboardSortOrder = DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus;
-            if (sender is ToggleMenuFlyoutItem item)
-            {
-                item.IsChecked = true;
-            }
         }
     }
 }

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

@@ -2419,15 +2419,9 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="OobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
+  <data name="OobeWindow_TitleTxt.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Welcome to PowerToys</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ScoobeWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="SettingsWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>PowerToys Settings</value>
     <comment>Title of the settings window when running as user</comment>

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

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
     public partial class DashboardViewModel : PageViewModelBase
     {
-        private readonly object _sortLock = new object();
-
         protected override string ModuleName => "Dashboard";
 
         private Dispatcher dispatcher;
@@ -53,9 +51,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         // Flag to prevent circular updates when a UI toggle triggers settings changes.
         private bool _isUpdatingFromUI;
 
-        // Flag to prevent toggle operations during sorting to avoid race conditions.
-        private bool _isSorting;
-
         private AllHotkeyConflictsData _allHotkeyConflictsData = new AllHotkeyConflictsData();
 
         public AllHotkeyConflictsData AllHotkeyConflictsData
@@ -85,17 +80,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             get => generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder;
             set
             {
-                if (_dashboardSortOrder != value)
+                if (Set(ref _dashboardSortOrder, value))
                 {
-                    _dashboardSortOrder = value;
                     generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder = value;
                     OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettingsConfig);
 
+                    // Save settings to file
+                    SettingsUtils.Default.SaveSettings(generalSettingsConfig.ToJsonString());
+
                     SendConfigMSG(outgoing.ToString());
-
-                    // Notify UI before sorting so menu updates its checked state
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
-
                     SortModuleList();
                 }
             }
@@ -110,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             dispatcher = Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher;
             _settingsRepository = settingsRepository;
             generalSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
-
+            generalSettingsConfig.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
             _settingsRepository.SettingsChanged += OnSettingsChanged;
 
             // Initialize dashboard sort order from settings
@@ -135,14 +128,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
             {
                 generalSettingsConfig = newSettings;
-
-                // Update local field and notify UI if sort order changed
-                if (_dashboardSortOrder != generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder)
-                {
-                    _dashboardSortOrder = generalSettingsConfig.DashboardSortOrder;
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
-                }
-
+                generalSettingsConfig.AddEnabledModuleChangeNotification(ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage);
                 ModuleEnabledChangedOnSettingsPage();
             });
         }
@@ -212,58 +198,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
         /// Sorts the module list according to the current sort order and updates the AllModules collection.
         /// On first call, populates AllModules. On subsequent calls, uses Move() to reorder items in-place
         /// to avoid destroying and recreating UI elements.
-        /// Temporarily disables interaction on all items during sorting to prevent race conditions.
         /// </summary>
         private void SortModuleList()
         {
-            if (_isSorting)
+            var sortedItems = (DashboardSortOrder switch
             {
+                DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _moduleItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label),
+                _ => _moduleItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label), // Default alphabetical
+            }).ToList();
+
+            // If AllModules is empty (first load), just populate it.
+            if (AllModules.Count == 0)
+            {
+                foreach (var item in sortedItems)
+                {
+                    AllModules.Add(item);
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
 
-            lock (_sortLock)
+            // Otherwise, update the collection in place using Move to avoid UI glitches.
+            for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
             {
-                _isSorting = true;
-                try
+                var currentItem = sortedItems[i];
+                var currentIndex = AllModules.IndexOf(currentItem);
+
+                if (currentIndex != -1 && currentIndex != i)
                 {
-                    var sortedItems = (DashboardSortOrder switch
-                    {
-                        DashboardSortOrder.ByStatus => _moduleItems.OrderByDescending(x => x.IsEnabled).ThenBy(x => x.Label),
-                        _ => _moduleItems.OrderBy(x => x.Label), // Default alphabetical
-                    }).ToList();
-
-                    // If AllModules is empty (first load), just populate it.
-                    if (AllModules.Count == 0)
-                    {
-                        foreach (var item in sortedItems)
-                        {
-                            AllModules.Add(item);
-                        }
-
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    // Otherwise, update the collection in place using Move to avoid UI glitches.
-                    for (int i = 0; i < sortedItems.Count; i++)
-                    {
-                        var currentItem = sortedItems[i];
-                        var currentIndex = AllModules.IndexOf(currentItem);
-
-                        if (currentIndex != -1 && currentIndex != i)
-                        {
-                            AllModules.Move(currentIndex, i);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    // Use dispatcher to reset flag after UI updates complete
-                    dispatcher.BeginInvoke(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority.Background, () =>
-                    {
-                        _isSorting = false;
-                    });
+                    AllModules.Move(currentIndex, i);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Notify that DashboardSortOrder changed so the menu updates its checked state.
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(DashboardSortOrder));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -311,25 +279,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             var dashboardListItem = (DashboardListItem)item;
             var isEnabled = dashboardListItem.IsEnabled;
 
-            // Ignore toggle operations during sorting to prevent race conditions.
-            // Revert the toggle state since UI already changed due to TwoWay binding.
-            if (_isSorting)
-            {
-                dashboardListItem.UpdateStatus(!isEnabled);
-                return;
-            }
-
             _isUpdatingFromUI = true;
             try
             {
-                // Send optimized IPC message with only the module status update
-                // Format: {"module_status": {"ModuleName": true/false}}
-                string moduleKey = ModuleHelper.GetModuleKey(dashboardListItem.Tag);
-                string moduleStatusJson = $"{{\"module_status\": {{\"{moduleKey}\": {isEnabled.ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}}}}}";
-                SendConfigMSG(moduleStatusJson);
-
-                // Update local settings config to keep UI in sync
-                ModuleHelper.SetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettingsConfig, dashboardListItem.Tag, isEnabled);
+                Views.ShellPage.UpdateGeneralSettingsCallback(dashboardListItem.Tag, isEnabled);
 
                 if (dashboardListItem.Tag == ModuleType.NewPlus && isEnabled == true)
                 {