Some build fixes

## Summary of the Pull Request

Added two events that Niels asked for:

- `CmdPal_ExtensionInvoked`
- Track which extensions are being used (e.g., file search, app
launching, calculator, etc.).
    - Properties logged
        - ExtensionId - Unique identifier of the extension provider
        - CommandType - Display name of the command being invoked
        - Success - Whether the command executed successfully
        - ExecutionTimeMs - Execution time in milliseconds
- `CmdPal_SessionDuration`
    - Tracks how long Command Palette stays open (launch → close). 
    - Properties logged
        - DurationMs - Session duration in milliseconds
        - CommandsExecuted - Number of commands executed
        - PagesVisited - Number of pages visited
- DismissalReason - Why the session ended (Escape, LostFocus, Command,
etc.)
        - SearchQueriesCount - Number of search queries executed
        - MaxNavigationDepth - Maximum navigation depth reached
        - ErrorCount - Number of errors encountered



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## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #xxx
<!-- - [ ] Closes: #yyy (add separate lines for additional resolved
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- [x] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: #xxx

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

@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ clientside
 CLIPBOARDUPDATE
 CLIPCHILDREN
 CLIPSIBLINGS
-CLITo
 closesocket
 clp
 CLSCTX
@@ -325,7 +324,6 @@ CUSTOMFORMATPLACEHOLDER
 CVal
 cvd
 CVirtual
-CVS
 CWMO
 CXSCREEN
 CXSMICON
@@ -1078,7 +1076,6 @@ MVVMTK
 MWBEx
 MYICON
 NAMECHANGE
-Notavailable
 namespaceanddescendants
 nao
 NCACTIVATE
@@ -1805,7 +1802,6 @@ tlbimp
 tlc
 tmain
 TNP
-toolgood
 Toolhelp
 toolwindow
 TOPDOWNDIB
@@ -1867,7 +1863,6 @@ Uniquifies
 unitconverter
 unittests
 UNLEN
-Uninitializes
 UNORM
 unremapped
 Unsubscribes
@@ -1955,7 +1950,7 @@ vswhere
 Vtbl
 WANTNUKEWARNING
 WANTPALM
-wasdk
+WASDK
 wbem
 WBounds
 Wca

.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Param(
   # Using the default value of 1.7 for winAppSdkVersionNumber and useExperimentalVersion as false
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=1)]
-  [string]$winAppSdkVersionNumber = "1.7",
+  [string]$winAppSdkVersionNumber = "1.8",
 
   # When the pipeline calls the PS1 file, the passed parameters are converted to string type
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,Position=2)]
@@ -16,32 +16,7 @@ Param(
   [string]$sourceLink = "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
 )
 
-function Update-NugetConfig {
-    param (
-        [string]$filePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($rootPath, "nuget.config")
-    )
 
-    Write-Host "Updating nuget.config file"
-    [xml]$xml = Get-Content -Path $filePath
-
-    # Add localpackages source into nuget.config
-    $packageSourcesNode = $xml.configuration.packageSources
-    $addNode = $xml.CreateElement("add")
-    $addNode.SetAttribute("key", "localpackages")
-    $addNode.SetAttribute("value", "localpackages")
-    $packageSourcesNode.AppendChild($addNode) | Out-Null
-
-    # Remove <packageSourceMapping> tag and its content
-    $packageSourceMappingNode = $xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping
-    if ($packageSourceMappingNode) {
-        $xml.configuration.RemoveChild($packageSourceMappingNode) | Out-Null
-    }
-
-    # print nuget.config after modification
-    $xml.OuterXml
-    # Save the modified nuget.config file
-    $xml.Save($filePath)
-}
 
 function Read-FileWithEncoding {
     param (
@@ -71,6 +46,132 @@ function Write-FileWithEncoding {
     $writer.Close()
 }
 
+
+function Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping {
+    param (
+        [xml]$Xml,
+        [string]$Key,
+        [string]$Value,
+        [string[]]$Patterns
+    )
+
+    # Ensure packageSources exists
+    if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSources) {
+        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSources")) | Out-Null
+    }
+    $sources = $Xml.configuration.packageSources
+
+    # Add/Update Source
+    $sourceNode = $sources.SelectSingleNode("add[@key='$Key']")
+    if (-not $sourceNode) {
+        $sourceNode = $Xml.CreateElement("add")
+        $sourceNode.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
+        $sources.AppendChild($sourceNode) | Out-Null
+    }
+    $sourceNode.SetAttribute("value", $Value)
+
+    # Ensure packageSourceMapping exists
+    if (-not $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping) {
+        $Xml.configuration.AppendChild($Xml.CreateElement("packageSourceMapping")) | Out-Null
+    }
+    $mapping = $Xml.configuration.packageSourceMapping
+
+    # Remove invalid packageSource nodes (missing key or empty key)
+    $invalidNodes = $mapping.SelectNodes("packageSource[not(@key) or @key='']")
+    if ($invalidNodes) {
+        foreach ($node in $invalidNodes) {
+            $mapping.RemoveChild($node) | Out-Null
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Add/Update Mapping Source
+    $mappingSource = $mapping.SelectSingleNode("packageSource[@key='$Key']")
+    if (-not $mappingSource) {
+        $mappingSource = $Xml.CreateElement("packageSource")
+        $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
+        # Insert at top for priority
+        if ($mapping.HasChildNodes) {
+            $mapping.InsertBefore($mappingSource, $mapping.FirstChild) | Out-Null
+        } else {
+            $mapping.AppendChild($mappingSource) | Out-Null
+        }
+    }
+    
+    # Double check and force attribute
+    if (-not $mappingSource.HasAttribute("key")) {
+         $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
+    }
+
+    # Update Patterns
+    # RemoveAll() removes all child nodes AND attributes, so we must re-set the key afterwards
+    $mappingSource.RemoveAll()
+    $mappingSource.SetAttribute("key", $Key)
+
+    foreach ($pattern in $Patterns) {
+        $pkg = $Xml.CreateElement("package")
+        $pkg.SetAttribute("pattern", $pattern)
+        $mappingSource.AppendChild($pkg) | Out-Null
+    }
+}
+
+function Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies {
+    Write-Host "Version $WinAppSDKVersion detected. Resolving split dependencies..."
+    $installDir = Join-Path $rootPath "localpackages\output"
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $installDir -Force | Out-Null
+
+    # Create a temporary nuget.config to avoid interference from the repo's config
+    $tempConfig = Join-Path $env:TEMP "nuget_$(Get-Random).config"
+    Set-Content -Path $tempConfig -Value "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><configuration><packageSources><clear /><add key='TempSource' value='$sourceLink' /></packageSources></configuration>"
+
+    try {
+        # Extract BuildTools version from Directory.Packages.props to ensure we have the required version
+        $dirPackagesProps = Join-Path $rootPath "Directory.Packages.props"
+        if (Test-Path $dirPackagesProps) {
+            $propsContent = Get-Content $dirPackagesProps -Raw
+            if ($propsContent -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="([^"]+)"') {
+                $buildToolsVersion = $Matches[1]
+                Write-Host "Downloading Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools version $buildToolsVersion..."
+                $nugetArgsBuildTools = "install Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools -Version $buildToolsVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
+                Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgsBuildTools" | Out-Null
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Download package to inspect nuspec and keep it for the build
+        $nugetArgs = "install Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK -Version $WinAppSDKVersion -ConfigFile $tempConfig -OutputDirectory $installDir -NonInteractive -NoCache"
+        Invoke-Expression "nuget $nugetArgs" | Out-Null
+
+        # Parse dependencies from the installed folders
+        # Folder structure is typically {PackageId}.{Version}
+        $directories = Get-ChildItem -Path $installDir -Directory
+        $allLocalPackages = @()
+        foreach ($dir in $directories) {
+            # Match any package pattern: PackageId.Version
+            if ($dir.Name -match "^(.+?)\.(\d+\..*)$") {
+                $pkgId = $Matches[1]
+                $pkgVer = $Matches[2]
+                $allLocalPackages += $pkgId
+
+                $packageVersions[$pkgId] = $pkgVer
+                Write-Host "Found dependency: $pkgId = $pkgVer"
+            }
+        }
+
+        # Update repo's nuget.config to use localpackages
+        $nugetConfig = Join-Path $rootPath "nuget.config"
+        $configData = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $nugetConfig
+        [xml]$xml = $configData.Content
+
+        Add-NuGetSourceAndMapping -Xml $xml -Key "localpackages" -Value $installDir -Patterns $allLocalPackages
+
+        $xml.Save($nugetConfig)
+        Write-Host "Updated nuget.config with localpackages mapping."
+    } catch {
+        Write-Warning "Failed to resolve dependencies: $_"
+    } finally {
+        Remove-Item $tempConfig -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}
+
 # Execute nuget list and capture the output
 if ($useExperimentalVersion) {
     # The nuget list for experimental versions will cost more time
@@ -112,56 +213,36 @@ if ($latestVersion) {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# Update packages.config files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse packages.config | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
-    if ($content -match 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
-        $newVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
-        $oldVersionString = 'package id="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
-        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
-        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
-    }
-}
+# Resolve dependencies for 1.8+
+$packageVersions = @{ "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" = $WinAppSDKVersion }
+
+Resolve-WinAppSdkSplitDependencies
 
 # Update Directory.Packages.props file
 Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "Directory.Packages.props" | ForEach-Object {
     $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
     $content = $file.Content
-    if ($content -match '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
-        $newVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="' + $WinAppSDKVersion + '" />'
-        $oldVersionString = '<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*" />'
-        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
+    $isModified = $false
+    
+    foreach ($pkgId in $packageVersions.Keys) {
+        $ver = $packageVersions[$pkgId]
+        # Escape dots in package ID for regex
+        $pkgIdRegex = $pkgId -replace '\.', '\.'
+        
+        $newVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgId"" Version=""$ver"" />"
+        $oldVersionString = "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgIdRegex"" Version=""[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"" />"
+
+        if ($content -match "<PackageVersion Include=""$pkgIdRegex""") {
+            # Update existing package
+            if ($content -notmatch [regex]::Escape($newVersionString)) {
+                $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
+                $isModified = $true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($isModified) {
         Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
         Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
     }
 }
-
-# Update .vcxproj files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.vcxproj | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
-    if ($content -match '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.') {
-        $newVersionString = '\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.' + $WinAppSDKVersion
-        $oldVersionString = '\\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.(?=[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*\d)[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*'    #positive lookahead for at least a digit
-        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
-        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
-    }
-}
-
-# Update .csproj files
-Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse *.csproj | ForEach-Object {
-    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
-    $content = $file.Content
-    if ($content -match 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"') {
-        $newVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="'+ $WinAppSDKVersion + '"'
-        $oldVersionString = 'PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="[-.0-9a-zA-Z]*"'
-        $content = $content -replace $oldVersionString, $newVersionString
-        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
-        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName 
-    }
-}
-
-Update-NugetConfig

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

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

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

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       MSBuildMainBuildTargets: Build
     ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.variables }}
     ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK, true) }}:
-      RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: '/p:RestoreAdditionalProjectSources="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages"'
+      RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: '/p:RestoreAdditionalProjectSources="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages" /p:IgnoreExperimentalWarnings=true'
     ${{ else }}:
       RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: ''
   displayName: Build

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

@@ -19,48 +19,20 @@ steps:
       -useExperimentalVersion $${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
       -rootPath "$(build.sourcesdirectory)"
 
-- script: echo $(WinAppSDKVersion)
-  displayName: 'Display WinAppSDK Version Found'
+# - task: NuGetCommand@2
+#   displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (slnx)'
+#   inputs:
+#     command: 'restore'
+#     feedsToUse: 'config'
+#     nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
+#     restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
+#     includeNuGetOrg: false
 
-- task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-  displayName: 'Download WindowsAppSDK'
-  inputs:
-    buildType: 'specific'
-    project: '55e8140e-57ac-4e5f-8f9c-c7c15b51929d'
-    definition: '104083'
-    buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
-    branchName: 'refs/heads/release/${{ parameters.versionNumber }}-stable'
-    artifactName: 'WindowsAppSDK_Nuget_And_MSIX'
-    targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages'
-
-- script: dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages
-  displayName: 'List downloaded packages'
-
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
-  displayName: 'Install WindowsAppSDK'
-  inputs:
-    command: 'custom'
-    arguments: >
-      install "Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK"
-      -Source "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages"
-      -Version "$(WinAppSDKVersion)"
-      -OutputDirectory "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\output"
-      -FallbackSource "https://microsoft.pkgs.visualstudio.com/ProjectReunion/_packaging/Project.Reunion.nuget.internal/nuget/v3/index.json"
-
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
-  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages'
+- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
+  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (dotnet)'
   inputs:
     command: 'restore'
+    projects: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
     feedsToUse: 'config'
     nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
-    restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.sln'
-    includeNuGetOrg: false
-
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
-  displayName: 'Restore NuGet packages (slnx)'
-  inputs:
-    command: 'restore'
-    feedsToUse: 'config'
-    nugetConfigPath: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\nuget.config'
-    restoreSolution: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\**\*.slnx'
-    includeNuGetOrg: false
+    workingDirectory: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)'

DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md

@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
 </table>
 
 ### Command Palette
+
 <table style="width:100%">
   <tr>
     <th>Event Name</th>
@@ -315,6 +316,14 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPalProcessStarted</td>
     <td>Triggered when the Command Palette process is started.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_ExtensionInvoked</td>
+    <td>Tracks extension usage including extension ID, command details, success status, and execution time.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.CmdPal_SessionDuration</td>
+    <td>Logs session metrics from launch to dismissal including duration, commands executed, pages visited, search queries, navigation depth, and errors.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ### Crop And Lock

Directory.Build.targets

@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@
 
     <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)" Targets="Restore" Properties="RestoreInProgress=true" BuildInParallel="false" />
   </Target>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(IgnoreExperimentalWarnings)' == 'true'">
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS8305;SA1500;CA1852</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
       <Deploy />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="fc373b24-3293-453c-aaf5-cf2909dcee6a" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/AdvancedPaste/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj">
@@ -153,22 +152,14 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/AlwaysOnTop/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/AlwaysOnTop.vcxproj" Id="1dc3be92-ce89-43fb-8110-9c043a2fe7a2" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="48a0a19e-a0be-4256-acf8-cc3b80291af9" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/awake/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/awake/AwakeModuleInterface/AwakeModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="5e7360a8-d048-4ed3-8f09-0bfd64c5529a" />
-  </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/cmdNotFound/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdNotFound/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="0014d652-901f-4456-8d65-06fc5f997fb0" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/colorpicker/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.vcxproj" Id="655c9af2-18d3-4da6-80e4-85504a7722ba">
-      <BuildDependency Project="src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj" />
-    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -182,7 +173,6 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/CommandPalette/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalKeyboardService/CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj" Id="5f63c743-f6ce-4dba-a200-2b3f8a14e8c2" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/CmdPalModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="0adeb797-c8c7-4ffa-acd5-2af6cad7ecd8" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/CommandPalette/Built-in Extensions/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.csproj">
@@ -354,14 +344,12 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/CropAndLock/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLock/CropAndLock.vcxproj" Id="f5e1146e-b7b3-4e11-85fd-270a500bd78c" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/CropAndLock/CropAndLockModuleInterface/CropAndLockModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="3157fa75-86cf-4ee2-8f62-c43f776493c6" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/EnvironmentVariables/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="b9420661-b0e4-4241-abd4-4a27a1f64250" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/fancyzones/">
@@ -379,7 +367,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj" Id="f9c68edf-ac74-4b77-9af1-005d9c9f6a99" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesModuleInterface/FancyZonesModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="48804216-2a0e-4168-a6d8-9cd068d14227" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/fancyzones/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.FuzzTests/FancyZones.FuzzTests.csproj">
@@ -402,6 +389,131 @@
       <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesLib/FancyZonesLib.vcxproj" />
     </Project>
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/File Explorer/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodePreviewHandler/BgcodePreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodePreviewHandlerCpp/BgcodePreviewHandlerCpp.vcxproj" Id="f6088a11-1c9e-4420-aa90-cf7e78dd7f1c" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodeThumbnailProvider/BgcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/BgcodeThumbnailProviderCpp/BgcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.vcxproj" Id="47b0678c-806b-4fe1-9f50-46ba88989532" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/Common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandlerCpp/GcodePreviewHandlerCpp.vcxproj" Id="5a5dd09d-723a-44d3-8f2b-293584c3d731" />
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src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Extensions/PackageVersionExtensions.cs

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+// 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 Windows.ApplicationModel;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Extensions
+{
+    internal static class PackageVersionExtensions
+    {
+        public static Version ToVersion(this PackageVersion packageVersion)
+        {
+            return new Version(packageVersion.Major, packageVersion.Minor, packageVersion.Build, packageVersion.Revision);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/COMUtils.cs

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+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class COMUtils
+    {
+        public static void InitializeCOMSecurity(string securityDescriptor)
+        {
+            if (!NativeMethods.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW(
+                securityDescriptor,
+                1,
+                out IntPtr pSD,
+                out _))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            uint absoluteSDSize = 0;
+            uint daclSize = 0;
+            uint groupSize = 0;
+            uint ownerSize = 0;
+            uint saclSize = 0;
+
+            if (!NativeMethods.MakeAbsoluteSD(pSD, IntPtr.Zero, ref absoluteSDSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref daclSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref saclSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref ownerSize, IntPtr.Zero, ref groupSize))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            IntPtr absoluteSD = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)absoluteSDSize);
+            IntPtr dacl = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)daclSize);
+            IntPtr sacl = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)saclSize);
+            IntPtr owner = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)ownerSize);
+            IntPtr group = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)groupSize);
+
+            if (!NativeMethods.MakeAbsoluteSD(pSD, absoluteSD, ref absoluteSDSize, dacl, ref daclSize, sacl, ref saclSize, owner, ref ownerSize, group, ref groupSize))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ = NativeMethods.CoInitializeSecurity(
+                absoluteSD,
+                -1,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                6, // RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_PRIVACY
+                2, // RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IDENTIFY
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                64 | 4096, // EOAC_DYNAMIC_CLOAKING | EOAC_DISABLE_AAA
+                IntPtr.Zero);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.cs

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+// 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 ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Windows.System;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class CentralizedKeyboardHookManager
+    {
+        private static readonly UIntPtr _ignoreKeyEventFlag = 0x5555;
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, List<(HotkeySettings HotkeySettings, Action Action)>> _keyboardHooks = [];
+
+        private static HotkeySettingsControlHook _hotkeySettingsControlHook = new(OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp, IsActive, (_, specialFlags) => specialFlags != _ignoreKeyEventFlag);
+
+        private static void OnKeyDown(int key)
+        {
+            if ((VirtualKey)key == VirtualKey.RightMenu && _ctrlState)
+            {
+                _ctrlAltState = true;
+            }
+
+            switch ((VirtualKey)key)
+            {
+                case VirtualKey.Control:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftControl:
+                case VirtualKey.RightControl:
+                    _ctrlState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Menu:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftMenu:
+                case VirtualKey.RightMenu:
+                    _altState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Shift:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftShift:
+                case VirtualKey.RightShift:
+                    _shiftState = true;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.LeftWindows:
+                case VirtualKey.RightWindows:
+                    _winState = true;
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    if (OnKeyboardEvent(new HotkeySettings
+                    {
+                        Code = key,
+                        Ctrl = _ctrlState,
+                        Alt = _altState,
+                        Shift = _shiftState,
+                        Win = _winState,
+                    }))
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)key, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyDown);
+        }
+
+        private static void OnKeyUp(int key)
+        {
+            switch ((VirtualKey)key)
+            {
+                case VirtualKey.Control:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftControl:
+                case VirtualKey.RightControl:
+                    _ctrlState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Menu:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftMenu:
+                case VirtualKey.RightMenu:
+                    _altState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.Shift:
+                case VirtualKey.LeftShift:
+                case VirtualKey.RightShift:
+                    _shiftState = false;
+                    break;
+                case VirtualKey.LeftWindows:
+                case VirtualKey.RightWindows:
+                    _winState = false;
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            // Correctly release Ctrl key if Ctrl+Alt (AltGr) was used.
+            if (_ctrlAltState && (VirtualKey)key == VirtualKey.RightMenu)
+            {
+                _ctrlAltState = false;
+                _ctrlState = false;
+
+                SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)VirtualKey.LeftControl, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyUp);
+            }
+
+            SendSingleKeyboardInput((short)key, (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.KeyUp);
+        }
+
+        private static bool _ctrlState;
+        private static bool _altState;
+        private static bool _shiftState;
+        private static bool _winState;
+        private static bool _ctrlAltState;
+
+        private static bool _isActive;
+
+        private static bool IsActive()
+        {
+            return _isActive;
+        }
+
+        public static void AddKeyboardHook(string moduleName, HotkeySettings hotkeySettings, Action action)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable CA1854 // Prefer the 'IDictionary.TryGetValue(TKey, out TValue)' method
+            if (!_keyboardHooks.ContainsKey(moduleName))
+            {
+                _keyboardHooks[moduleName] = [];
+            }
+#pragma warning restore CA1854 // Prefer the 'IDictionary.TryGetValue(TKey, out TValue)' method
+
+            _keyboardHooks[moduleName].Add((hotkeySettings, action));
+        }
+
+        public static void RemoveAllHooksFromModule(string moduleName)
+        {
+            _keyboardHooks.Remove(moduleName);
+        }
+
+        private static bool OnKeyboardEvent(HotkeySettings pressedHotkey)
+        {
+            bool shortcutHandled = false;
+
+            foreach (var moduleHooks in _keyboardHooks.Values)
+            {
+                foreach (var (hotkeySettings, action) in moduleHooks)
+                {
+                    if (hotkeySettings == pressedHotkey)
+                    {
+                        action();
+                        shortcutHandled = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return shortcutHandled;
+        }
+
+        public static void Start()
+        {
+            if (_hotkeySettingsControlHook.GetDisposedState())
+            {
+                _hotkeySettingsControlHook = new(OnKeyDown, OnKeyUp, IsActive, (_, specialFlags) => specialFlags != _ignoreKeyEventFlag);
+            }
+
+            _isActive = true;
+        }
+
+        public static void Stop()
+        {
+            _isActive = false;
+            _hotkeySettingsControlHook.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        // Function to send a single key event to the system which would be ignored by the hotkey control.
+        private static void SendSingleKeyboardInput(short keyCode, uint keyStatus)
+        {
+            if (IsExtendedVirtualKey(keyCode))
+            {
+               keyStatus |= (uint)NativeKeyboardHelper.KeyEventF.ExtendedKey;
+            }
+
+            NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT input = new()
+            {
+                type = NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUTTYPE.INPUT_KEYBOARD,
+                data = new NativeKeyboardHelper.InputUnion
+                {
+                    ki = new NativeKeyboardHelper.KEYBDINPUT
+                    {
+                        wVk = keyCode,
+                        dwFlags = keyStatus,
+                        dwExtraInfo = _ignoreKeyEventFlag,
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+
+            NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] inputs = [input];
+
+            _ = NativeMethods.SendInput(1, inputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT.Size);
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsExtendedVirtualKey(short vk)
+        {
+            return vk switch
+            {
+                0xA5 => true, // VK_RMENU (Right Alt - AltGr)
+                0xA3 => true, // VK_RCONTROL
+                0x2D => true, // VK_INSERT
+                0x2E => true, // VK_DELETE
+                0x23 => true, // VK_END
+                0x24 => true, // VK_HOME
+                0x21 => true, // VK_PRIOR (Page Up)
+                0x22 => true, // VK_NEXT (Page Down)
+                0x25 => true, // VK_LEFT
+                0x26 => true, // VK_UP
+                0x27 => true, // VK_RIGHT
+                0x28 => true, // VK_DOWN
+                0x90 => true, // VK_NUMLOCK
+                _ => false,
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/ElevationHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static partial class ElevationHelper
+    {
+        internal static RestartScheduledMode RestartScheduled { get; set; } = RestartScheduledMode.None;
+
+        internal enum RestartScheduledMode
+        {
+            None,
+            RestartElevated,
+            RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings,
+            RestartNonElevated,
+        }
+
+        private static bool? _cachedValue;
+
+        internal static void RestartIfScheudled()
+        {
+            switch (RestartScheduled)
+            {
+                case RestartScheduledMode.None:
+                    return;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevated:
+                    RestartAsAdministrator("--restartedElevated");
+                    break;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings:
+                    RestartAsAdministrator("--restartedElevated --open-settings");
+                    break;
+                case RestartScheduledMode.RestartNonElevated:
+                    // Todo: restart unelevated
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void RestartAsAdministrator(string arguments)
+        {
+            ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new()
+            {
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Verb = "runas",
+                UseShellExecute = true,
+                FileName = Environment.ProcessPath,
+            };
+
+            try
+            {
+                Process.Start(processStartInfo);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Failed to restart as administrator: " + ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsProcessElevated(bool useCachedValue = true)
+        {
+            if (_cachedValue is not null && useCachedValue)
+            {
+                return _cachedValue.Value;
+            }
+
+            bool elevated = false;
+            if (OpenProcessToken(Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle, TOKENQUERY, out nint token))
+            {
+                TokenElevation elevation = default;
+                if (GetTokenInformation(token, TOKEN_INFORMATION_CLASS.TOKEN_ELEVATION, ref elevation, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(elevation), out uint _))
+                {
+                    elevated = elevation.TokenIsElevated != 0;
+                }
+
+                if (token != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    CloseHandle(token);
+                }
+            }
+
+            _cachedValue = elevated;
+            return elevated;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/HotkeyManager.cs

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+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static partial class HotkeyManager
+    {
+        private static readonly Dictionary<int, Action> _hotkeyActions = [];
+
+        [STAThread]
+        public static void EnableHotkey(HotkeyEx hotkey, Action onHotkey)
+        {
+            if (_hotkeyActions.ContainsKey(hotkey.Identifier))
+            {
+                DisableHotkey(hotkey);
+            }
+
+            _hotkeyActions[hotkey.Identifier] = onHotkey;
+
+            if (!RegisterHotKey(Runner.RunnerHwnd, hotkey.Identifier, hotkey.ModifiersMask, hotkey.VkCode))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Failed to register hotkey: " + hotkey);
+                var lastError = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
+                Console.WriteLine("LastError: " + lastError);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [STAThread]
+        public static void DisableHotkey(HotkeyEx hotkey)
+        {
+            if (!_hotkeyActions.ContainsKey(hotkey.Identifier))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _hotkeyActions.Remove(hotkey.Identifier);
+            if (!UnregisterHotKey(Runner.RunnerHwnd, hotkey.Identifier))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Failed to unregister hotkey: " + hotkey);
+                var lastError = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
+                Console.WriteLine("LastError: " + lastError);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void ProcessHotkey(nuint hotkeyId)
+        {
+            ulong hashId = hotkeyId.ToUInt64();
+            if (_hotkeyActions.Any(h => h.Key == (int)hashId))
+            {
+                _hotkeyActions.First(h => h.Key == (int)hashId).Value();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/PackageHelper.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using RunnerV2.Extensions;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel;
+using Windows.Foundation;
+using Windows.Management.Deployment;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides helper methods for working with UWP packages.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static partial class PackageHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the registered UWP package based on the display name and version check.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packageDisplayName">The display name of the package.</param>
+        /// <param name="checkVersion">If true, the package version will be checked against the executing assembly version.</param>
+        /// <returns>If a package is found the corresponding <see cref="Package"/> object. If none is found <c>null</c>.</returns>
+        internal static Package? GetRegisteredPackage(string packageDisplayName, bool checkVersion)
+        {
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+            foreach (var package in packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(null))
+            {
+                if (package.Id.FullName.Contains(packageDisplayName) && (!checkVersion || package.Id.Version.ToVersion() == Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version))
+                {
+                    return package;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        internal static string[] FindMsixFiles(string directoryPath, bool recursive)
+        {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(directoryPath))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Tried to search msix files in " + directoryPath + ", but it does not exist.");
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            List<string> matchedFiles = [];
+
+            try
+            {
+                foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(directoryPath, "*", recursive ? SearchOption.AllDirectories : SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+                {
+                    if (File.Exists(file) && msixPackagePattern().IsMatch(Path.GetFileName(file)))
+                    {
+                        matchedFiles.Add(file);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("An error occured while searching for MSIX files.", e);
+            }
+
+            return [.. matchedFiles];
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Installs the specified appx package along with its dependencies.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package</param>
+        /// <param name="dependencies">Array of dependency package paths</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the installation was successful, false otherwise</returns>
+        internal static bool InstallPackage(string packagePath, string[] dependencies)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Starting package install of package \"" + packagePath + "\"");
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+            List<Uri> uris = [];
+
+            foreach (string dependency in dependencies)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (IsPackageSatisfied(dependency))
+                    {
+                        Logger.LogInfo("Dependency \"" + dependency + "\" is already satisfied.");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        uris.Add(new Uri(packagePath));
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Could not process dependency package at path \"" + dependency + "\"", ex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                IAsyncOperationWithProgress<DeploymentResult, DeploymentProgress> deploymentOperation = packageManager.AddPackageAsync(new Uri(packagePath), uris, DeploymentOptions.ForceApplicationShutdown);
+                deploymentOperation.Get();
+
+                switch (deploymentOperation.Status)
+                {
+                    case AsyncStatus.Error:
+                        Logger.LogError($"Registering {packagePath} failed. ErrorCode: {deploymentOperation.ErrorCode}, ErrorText: {deploymentOperation.GetResults().ErrorText}");
+                        break;
+                    case AsyncStatus.Canceled:
+                        Logger.LogError($"Registering {packagePath} was canceled.");
+                        break;
+                    case AsyncStatus.Completed:
+                        Logger.LogInfo($"Registering {packagePath} succeded.");
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        Logger.LogDebug($"Registering {packagePath} package started.");
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Exception thrown while trying to register package: {packagePath}", e);
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks if the package specified by the given path is already installed and satisfies the required version.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the package is already installed and satisfies the required version, false otherwise.</returns>
+        private static bool IsPackageSatisfied(string packagePath)
+        {
+            if (!GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(packagePath, out string name, out PackageVersion version))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Could not get package name and version from dependency package at path \"" + packagePath + "\"");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            PackageManager packageManager = new();
+
+            foreach (var package in packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(null))
+            {
+                if (package.Id.Name.Equals(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                    package.Id.Version.ToVersion() > version.ToVersion())
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo($@"Package ""{name}"" is already statisfied with version: {package.Id.Version}. Target version: {version}. PackagePath: {packagePath}");
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            Logger.LogInfo($@"Package ""{name}"" with version {version} is not satisfied. PackagePath: {packagePath}");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the package name and version from the specified appx package file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="packagePath">Path to the package file.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">Output parameter for the package name.</param>
+        /// <param name="packageVersion">Output parameter for the package version.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the package name and version were successfully retrieved, false otherwise.</returns>
+        private static bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(string packagePath, out string name, out PackageVersion packageVersion)
+        {
+            // Todo: Implement this without interop if possible
+            return NativeMethods.GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(packagePath, out name, out packageVersion);
+        }
+
+        [GeneratedRegex("(^.+\\.(appx|msix|msixbundle)$)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+        private static partial Regex msixPackagePattern();
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/ProcessHelper.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static class ProcessHelper
+    {
+        internal static void ScheudleProcessKill(string processName, int msDelay = 500)
+        {
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(processName);
+
+                await Task.Delay(msDelay);
+                foreach (var process in processes)
+                {
+                    if (!process.HasExited)
+                    {
+                        process.Kill();
+                    }
+                }
+            }).Start();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/SettingsHelper.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Pipelines;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using Update;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This class provides helper methods to interact with the PowerToys Settings window.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class SettingsHelper
+    {
+        private static readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
+        private static Process? _process;
+        private static TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged? _ipc;
+
+        public static void OpenSettingsWindow(bool showOobeWindow = false, bool showScoobeWindow = false, bool showFlyout = false, Point? flyoutPosition = null, string? additionalArguments = null)
+        {
+            if (_process is not null && _ipc is not null && !_process.HasExited)
+            {
+                if (showFlyout)
+                {
+                    _ipc.Send(@"{""ShowYourself"": ""flyout""}");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _ipc.Send($@"{{""ShowYourself"": ""{additionalArguments ?? "Dashboard"}""}}");
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ipc?.End();
+            _ipc = null;
+
+            // Arg 1: Executable path
+            string executablePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No executable path found"), "WinUI3Apps", "PowerToys.Settings.exe");
+
+            // Arg 2,3: Pipe names
+            Pipe settingsPipe = new();
+            Pipe powertoysPipe = new();
+
+            string powerToysPipeName = @"\\.\pipe\powertoys_runner_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+            string settingsPipeName = @"\\.\pipe\powertoys_settings_" + Guid.NewGuid();
+
+            // Arg 4: Process pid
+            string currentProcessId = Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Arg 5: Settings theme
+            string theme = Program.GeneralSettings.Theme switch
+            {
+                "light" => "light",
+                "dark" => "dark",
+                "system" when ThemeHelpers.GetAppTheme() == AppTheme.Light => "light",
+                "system" when ThemeHelpers.GetAppTheme() == AppTheme.Dark => "dark",
+                _ => throw new NotImplementedException(),
+            };
+
+            // Arg 6: Elevated status
+            string isElevated = Program.GeneralSettings.IsElevated ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 7: Is user an administrator
+            string isAdmin = Program.GeneralSettings.IsAdmin ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 8: Show OOBE window
+            string showOobeArg = showOobeWindow ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 9: Show SCOOBE window
+            string showScoobeArg = showScoobeWindow ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 10: Show flyout
+            string showFlyoutArg = showFlyout ? "true" : "false";
+
+            // Arg 11: Are there additional settings window arguments
+            string areThereadditionalArgs = string.IsNullOrEmpty(additionalArguments) ? "false" : "true";
+
+            // Arg 12: Are there flyout position arguments
+            string areThereFlyoutPositionArgs = flyoutPosition.HasValue ? "true" : "false";
+
+            string executableArgs = $"{powerToysPipeName} {settingsPipeName} {currentProcessId} {theme} {isElevated} {isAdmin} {showOobeArg} {showScoobeArg} {showFlyoutArg} {areThereadditionalArgs} {areThereFlyoutPositionArgs}";
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(additionalArguments))
+            {
+                executableArgs += $" {additionalArguments}";
+            }
+
+            if (flyoutPosition is not null)
+            {
+                executableArgs += $" {flyoutPosition.Value.X} {flyoutPosition.Value.Y}";
+            }
+
+            _process = Process.Start(executablePath, executableArgs);
+
+            // Initialize listening to pipes
+            _ipc = new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(powerToysPipeName, settingsPipeName, OnSettingsMessageReceived);
+            _ipc.Start();
+        }
+
+        private static void OnSettingsMessageReceived(string message)
+        {
+            JsonDocument messageDocument = JsonDocument.Parse(message);
+
+            foreach (var property in messageDocument.RootElement.EnumerateObject())
+            {
+                switch (property.Name)
+                {
+                    case "action":
+                        foreach (var moduleName in property.Value.EnumerateObject())
+                        {
+                            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(moduleName.Value.ToString(), moduleName.Name);
+                            if (moduleName.Name == "general")
+                            {
+                                switch (moduleName.Value.GetProperty("action_name").GetString())
+                                {
+                                    case "restart_elevation":
+                                        ElevationHelper.RestartScheduled = ElevationHelper.RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevatedWithOpenSettings;
+                                        Runner.Close();
+                                        break;
+                                    case "restart_mentain_elevation":
+                                        // Todo:
+                                        break;
+                                    case "check_for_updates":
+                                        UpdateSettingsHelper.TriggerUpdateCheck();
+                                        break;
+                                    case "request_update_state_date":
+                                        // Todo:
+                                        break;
+                                }
+
+                                break;
+                            }
+
+                            foreach (IPowerToysModule ptModule in Runner.LoadedModules)
+                            {
+                                if (ptModule.CustomActions.TryGetValue(moduleName.Value.GetProperty("action_name").GetString() ?? string.Empty, out Action? action))
+                                {
+                                    action();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case "get_all_hotkey_conflicts":
+                        // Todo: Handle hotkey conflict
+                        break;
+                    case "bugreport":
+                        TrayIconManager.ProcessTrayMenuCommand((nuint)TrayIconManager.TrayButton.ReportBug);
+                        break;
+                    case "bug_report_status":
+                        _ipc?.Send($@"{{""bug_report_running:"" {(TrayIconManager.IsBugReportToolRunning ? "true" : "false")}");
+                        break;
+                    case "killrunner":
+                        Runner.Close();
+                        break;
+                    case "general":
+                        try
+                        {
+                            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(property.Value.ToString(), string.Empty);
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception)
+                        {
+                            // TODO: Log error
+                        }
+
+                        NativeMethods.PostMessageW(Runner.RunnerHwnd, (uint)NativeMethods.WindowMessages.REFRESH_SETTINGS, 0, 0);
+
+                        foreach (IPowerToysModule module in Runner.ModulesToLoad)
+                        {
+                            module.OnSettingsChanged("general", property.Value);
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    case "powertoys":
+                        foreach (var powertoysSettingsPart in property.Value.EnumerateObject())
+                        {
+                            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(powertoysSettingsPart.Value.ToString(), powertoysSettingsPart.Name);
+
+                            if (Runner.LoadedModules.Find(m => m.Name == powertoysSettingsPart.Name) is IPowerToysModule module)
+                            {
+                                module.OnSettingsChanged(powertoysSettingsPart.Name, powertoysSettingsPart.Value);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // If no specific module was found, notify all enabled modules
+                                foreach (IPowerToysModule module2 in Runner.LoadedModules.Where(m => m.Enabled))
+                                {
+                                    module2.OnSettingsChanged(powertoysSettingsPart.Name, powertoysSettingsPart.Value);
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            NativeMethods.PostMessageW(Runner.RunnerHwnd, (uint)NativeMethods.WindowMessages.REFRESH_SETTINGS, 0, 0);
+                        }
+
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        Console.WriteLine($"Unknown message received from Settings: {property.Name}");
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void CloseSettingsWindow()
+        {
+            using var closeEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.PowerToysRunnerTerminateSettingsEvent());
+            closeEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Helpers/TrayIconManager.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Helpers
+{
+    internal static partial class TrayIconManager
+    {
+        internal static void StartTrayIcon()
+        {
+            NOTIFYICONDATA notifyicondata = new()
+            {
+                CbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATA>(),
+                HWnd = Runner.RunnerHwnd,
+                UId = 1,
+                HIcon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Environment.ProcessPath!)!.Handle,
+                UFlags = 0x0000001 | 0x00000002 | 0x4,
+                UCallbackMessage = (uint)WindowMessages.ICON_NOTIFY,
+                SzTip = "PowerToys Runner",
+            };
+
+            ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(Runner.RunnerHwnd, 0x0111, 0x0001, IntPtr.Zero);
+
+            Shell_NotifyIcon(NIMADD, ref notifyicondata);
+        }
+
+        internal static void StopTrayIcon()
+        {
+            NOTIFYICONDATA notifyicondata = new()
+            {
+                CbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATA>(),
+                HWnd = Runner.RunnerHwnd,
+                UId = 1,
+            };
+
+            Shell_NotifyIcon(NIMDELETE, ref notifyicondata);
+        }
+
+        internal enum TrayButton : uint
+        {
+            Settings = 1,
+            Documentation,
+            ReportBug,
+            Close,
+        }
+
+        private static bool _doubleClickTimerRunning;
+        private static bool _doubleClickDetected;
+
+        private static IntPtr _trayIconMenu;
+
+        static TrayIconManager()
+        {
+            _trayIconMenu = CreatePopupMenu();
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Settings), "Settings\tDouble-click");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // separator
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Documentation), "Documentation");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.ReportBug), "Report a Bug");
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0x00000800u, UIntPtr.Zero, string.Empty); // separator
+            AppendMenuW(_trayIconMenu, 0u, new UIntPtr((uint)TrayButton.Close), "Close");
+        }
+
+        internal static void ProcessTrayIconMessage(long lParam)
+        {
+            switch (lParam)
+            {
+                case 0x0205: // WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK
+                case 0x007B: // WM_CONTEXTMENU
+                    SetForegroundWindow(Runner.RunnerHwnd);
+                    TrackPopupMenu(_trayIconMenu, 0x0004 | 0x0020, Cursor.Position.X, Cursor.Position.Y, 0, Runner.RunnerHwnd, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    break;
+                case 0x0202: // WM_LBUTTONUP
+                    if (_doubleClickTimerRunning)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    _doubleClickTimerRunning = true;
+                    Task.Delay(SystemInformation.DoubleClickTime).ContinueWith(_ =>
+                    {
+                        if (!_doubleClickDetected)
+                        {
+                            SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow(showFlyout: true, flyoutPosition: Cursor.Position);
+                        }
+
+                        _doubleClickDetected = false;
+                        _doubleClickTimerRunning = false;
+                    });
+                    break;
+                case 0x0203: // WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
+                    _doubleClickDetected = true;
+                    SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsBugReportToolRunning { get; set; }
+
+        internal static void ProcessTrayMenuCommand(nuint commandId)
+        {
+            switch ((TrayButton)commandId)
+            {
+                case TrayButton.Settings:
+                    SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow();
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.Documentation:
+                    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview",
+                        UseShellExecute = true,
+                    });
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.ReportBug:
+                    Process bugReportProcess = new();
+                    bugReportProcess.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "Tools\\PowerToys.BugReportTool.exe",
+                        CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    };
+
+                    bugReportProcess.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
+
+                    EnableMenuItem(_trayIconMenu, (uint)TrayButton.ReportBug, 0x000000 | 0x00001);
+
+                    bugReportProcess.Exited += (sender, e) =>
+                    {
+                        bugReportProcess.Dispose();
+                        EnableMenuItem(_trayIconMenu, (uint)TrayButton.ReportBug, 0x00000000);
+                        IsBugReportToolRunning = false;
+                    };
+
+                    bugReportProcess.Start();
+                    IsBugReportToolRunning = true;
+
+                    break;
+                case TrayButton.Close:
+                    Runner.Close();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Models/IPowerToysModule.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    public interface IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the short name of the module. The same used as the name of the folder containing its settings.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is called when the module is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Enable();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is called when the module is disabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Disable();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether the module is enabled.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value shall be read from the settings of the module in the module interface implementation.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool Enabled { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the GPO rule configured state for the module.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value shall be read from the GPO settings with the <see cref="GPOWrapper"/> class.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a dictionary of hotkeys and their associated actions. Every hotkey must have an associated id.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If this property is not overridden, the module is considered to not have hotkeys.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public Dictionary<HotkeyEx, Action> Hotkeys { get => []; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a list of shortcuts, that shall be registered in the keyboard hook, and their associated actions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If this property is not overridden, the module is considered to not have shortcuts.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get => []; }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Action> CustomActions { get => []; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This function is called when the settings of the module or the general settings are changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="settingsKind">Value of <see cref="Name"/> or "general" indicating the type of change.</param>
+        /// <param name="jsonProperties">The json element with the new settings.</param>
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Models/ProcessModuleAbstractClass.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base abstract class for modules that launch and manage external processes.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal abstract class ProcessModuleAbstractClass
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Options for launching a process.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Flags]
+        public enum ProcessLaunchOptions
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Only a single instance of the process should be running.
+            /// </summary>
+            SingletonProcess = 1,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Elevate the process if the current process is elevated.
+            /// </summary>
+            ElevateIfApplicable = 2,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Provide the runner process ID as the first argument to the launched process.
+            /// </summary>
+            RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument = 4,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Indicates that the application should not launch automatically when the specified module is enabled.
+            /// </summary>
+            SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled = 8,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Specifies that the process should be started using the operating system shell.
+            /// </summary>
+            UseShellExecute = 16,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Indicates that the process should never exit automatically.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <remarks>Use this value when using a helper process to launch an application like explorer.exe.</remarks>
+            NeverExit = 32,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Suppresses UI when process is launched.
+            /// </summary>
+            HideUI = 64,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Sets the launched process to realtime priority.
+            /// </summary>
+            RealtimePriority = 128,
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the relative or absolute path to the process executable.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract string ProcessPath { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name of the process without the .exe extension.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Has no effect if the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute"/> flag set.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public abstract string ProcessName { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the arguments to pass to the process on launch.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If not overridden, no arguments are passed.
+        /// If the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument"/> flag is set, the runner process ID is prepended to these arguments.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public virtual string ProcessArguments { get; } = string.Empty;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the options used to configure how the process is launched.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ensures that atleast one process is launched. If the process is already running, does nothing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void EnsureLaunched()
+        {
+            Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName);
+            if (processes.Length > 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            LaunchProcess();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Launches the process with the specified options.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="isModuleEnableProcess">Specifies if the <see cref="Runner"/> class is currently calling this function as part of a module startup</param>
+        public void LaunchProcess(bool isModuleEnableProcess = false)
+        {
+            if (isModuleEnableProcess && LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess))
+            {
+                Process[] processes = Process.GetProcessesByName(ProcessName);
+                if (processes.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            string arguments = (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument) ? Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProcessArguments) ? string.Empty : " ") : string.Empty) + ProcessArguments;
+
+            Process? p = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
+            {
+                UseShellExecute = LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute),
+                FileName = ProcessPath,
+                Arguments = arguments,
+                Verb = LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.ElevateIfApplicable) && ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated() ? "runas" : "open",
+            });
+
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.RealtimePriority))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (p != null && !p.HasExited)
+                    {
+                        p.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.RealTime;
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"[ProcessModuleAbstractClass] Failed to set realtime priority for process {ProcessName}", ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Schedules all processes with the specified <see cref="ProcessName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If the <see cref="LaunchOptions"/> has the <see cref="ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit"/> flag set, this function does nothing.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public void ProcessExit()
+        {
+            if (LaunchOptions.HasFlag(ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            ProcessHelper.ScheudleProcessKill(ProcessName);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Models/RegistryChangeSet.cs

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+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal readonly struct RegistryChangeSet
+    {
+        public RegistryValueChange[] Changes { get; init; }
+
+        public readonly bool IsApplied => Changes.All(c => c.IsApplied);
+
+        public readonly bool Apply()
+        {
+            bool allApplied = true;
+            foreach (var change in Changes)
+            {
+                allApplied = (change.Apply() || !change.Required) && allApplied;
+            }
+
+            return allApplied;
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool ApplyIfNotApplied() => IsApplied || Apply();
+
+        public readonly bool UnApplyIfApplied() => !IsApplied || UnApply();
+
+        public readonly bool UnApply()
+        {
+            bool allUnapplied = true;
+            foreach (var change in Changes)
+            {
+                allUnapplied = (change.UnApply() || !change.Required) && allUnapplied;
+            }
+
+            return allUnapplied;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Models/RegistryValueChange.cs

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+// 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.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal readonly struct RegistryValueChange
+    {
+        public RegistryValueChange()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public required string KeyPath { get; init; }
+
+        public required string? KeyName { get; init; }
+
+        public bool Required { get; init; } = true;
+
+        public required object Value { get; init; }
+
+        public RegistryHive Scope { get; init; } = RegistryHive.CurrentUser;
+
+        private static RegistryValueKind ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(object value)
+        {
+            return value switch
+            {
+                int => RegistryValueKind.DWord,
+                long => RegistryValueKind.QWord,
+                string => RegistryValueKind.String,
+                string[] => RegistryValueKind.MultiString,
+                byte[] => RegistryValueKind.Binary,
+                _ => throw new ArgumentException("Unsupported value type"),
+            };
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool IsApplied
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).OpenSubKey(KeyPath, false);
+                    return key != null && ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(Value) == key.GetValueKind(KeyName) && Value.Equals(key.GetValue(KeyName));
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Testing if registry change \"{this}\" is applied failed.", e);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool RequiresElevation
+        {
+            get => Scope == RegistryHive.LocalMachine;
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool Apply()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).CreateSubKey(KeyPath, true);
+                if (key == null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Applying registry change \"{this}\" failed because the registry key could not be created.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                key.SetValue(KeyName, Value, ValueTypeToRegistryValueKind(Value));
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Applying registry change \"{this}\" failed.", e);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public readonly bool UnApply()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using RegistryKey? key = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).OpenSubKey(KeyPath, true);
+                if (key == null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Unapplying registry change \"{this}\" failed because the registry key could not be opened.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                if (KeyName is not null)
+                {
+                    key.DeleteValue(KeyName, false);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    key.SetValue(null, string.Empty); // Delete the default value
+                }
+
+                // Check if the path doesn't contain anything and delete it if so
+                if (key.GetValueNames().Length == 0 && key.GetSubKeyNames().Length == 0)
+                {
+                    RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).DeleteSubKey(KeyPath, false);
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Unapplying registry change \"{this}\" failed.", e);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override readonly string ToString() => $"{RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(Scope, RegistryView.Default).Name}\\{KeyPath}\\{KeyName}:{Value}";
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Models/SpecialMode.cs

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+// 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.
+
+namespace RunnerV2.Models
+{
+    internal enum SpecialMode
+    {
+        None,
+        Win32ToastNotificationCOMServer,
+        ToastNotificationHandler,
+        UpdateNow,
+        ReportSuccessfulUpdate,
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AdvancedPasteModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IDisposable
+    {
+        public string Name => "AdvancedPaste";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.AdvancedPaste;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAdvancedPasteEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            if (_ipc != null)
+            {
+                _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage());
+                _ipc.End();
+                _ipc = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private const string IpcName = @"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste";
+        private TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged? _ipc;
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            _ipc = new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(string.Empty, IpcName, (_) => { });
+            _ipc.Start();
+
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            _ipc ??= new TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged(string.Empty, @"\\.\pipe\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste", (_) => { });
+
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+
+            AdvancedPasteSettings settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<AdvancedPasteSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.AdvancedPasteUIShortcut, () =>
+                _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteShowUIMessage())
+            ));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsPlainTextShortcut, TryToPasteAsPlainText));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsMarkdownShortcut, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteMarkdownMessage())));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.PasteAsJsonShortcut, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteJsonMessage())));
+
+            HotkeyAccessor[] hotkeyAccessors = settings.GetAllHotkeyAccessors();
+            int additionalActionsCount = settings.Properties.AdditionalActions.GetAllActions().Count() - 2;
+            for (int i = 0; i < additionalActionsCount; i++)
+            {
+                int scopedI = i;
+                Shortcuts.Add((hotkeyAccessors[4 + i].Value, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage() + " " + (3 + scopedI))));
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 4 + additionalActionsCount; i < hotkeyAccessors.Length; i++)
+            {
+                int scopedI = i;
+                Shortcuts.Add((hotkeyAccessors[i].Value, () => _ipc.Send(Constants.AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage() + " " + (scopedI - 4 - additionalActionsCount))));
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TryToPasteAsPlainText()
+        {
+            if (Clipboard.ContainsText())
+            {
+                string text = Clipboard.GetText();
+                SendKeys.SendWait(text);
+            }
+
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _ipc?.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.AdvancedPaste";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => IpcName;
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.AlwaysOnTop;
+
+        public string Name => "AlwaysOnTop";
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAlwaysOnTopEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AlwaysOnTopTerminateEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeHotkey();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeHotkey()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<AlwaysOnTopSettings>(Name).Properties.Hotkey.Value, () =>
+                {
+                    using var pinEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AlwaysOnTopPinEvent());
+                    pinEventWrapper.Set();
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            InitializeHotkey();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.ElevateIfApplicable;
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/AwakeModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Globalization;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class AwakeModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Awake";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.Awake;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredAwakeEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.Awake.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.Awake";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => $"--use-pt-config --pid {Environment.ProcessId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.AwakeExitEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class CmdNotFoundModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "CmdNotFound";
+
+        public bool Enabled => true;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCmdNotFoundEnabledValue();
+
+        public CmdNotFoundModuleInterface()
+        {
+            if (GpoRuleConfigured == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
+            {
+                UninstallModule();
+            }
+
+            if (GpoRuleConfigured == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
+            {
+                InstallModule();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void InstallModule()
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Installing Command Not Found module invoked through GPO");
+
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process p = Process.Start("pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile -NonInteractive -NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\Settings\\Scripts\\EnableModule.ps1" + "\"" + " -scriptPath \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\"");
+                await p.WaitForExitAsync();
+                if (p.ExitCode == 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found was successfully installed.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found failed to install with exit code: " + p.ExitCode);
+            }).Start();
+        }
+
+        public void UninstallModule()
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Uninstalling Command Not Found module invoked through GPO");
+
+            new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                Process p = Process.Start("pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile -NonInteractive -NoLogo -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\Settings\\Scripts\\DisableModule.ps1" + "\"" + " -scriptPath \"" + Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) + "\"");
+                await p.WaitForExitAsync();
+                if (p.ExitCode == 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found was successfully uninstalled.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                Logger.LogInfo("Command Not Found failed to uninstall with exit code: " + p.ExitCode);
+            }).Start();
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ColorPickerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class ColorPickerModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "ColorPicker";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.ColorPicker;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredColorPickerEnabledValue();
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminateColorPickerSharedEvent());
+            terminateEventWrapper.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<ColorPickerSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                using var showUiEventWrapper = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.ShowColorPickerSharedEvent());
+                showUiEventWrapper.Set();
+            }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            InitializeShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/CommandPaletteModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class CommandPaletteModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        private const string PackageName = "Microsoft.CommandPalette"
+#if DEBUG
+            + ".Dev"
+#endif
+            ;
+
+        public string Name => "CmdPal";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.CmdPal;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCmdPalEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "explorer.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => "x-cmdpal://background";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => string.Empty;
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.UseShellExecute | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            if (PackageHelper.GetRegisteredPackage(PackageName, false) is null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    string architectureString = RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture == Architecture.X64 ? "x64" : "ARM64";
+#if DEBUG
+                    string[] msixFiles = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\AppPackages\\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_0.0.1.0_Debug_Test\\", false);
+                    string[] dependencies = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\AppPackages\\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_0.0.1.0_Debug_Test\\Dependencies\\" + architectureString + "\\", true);
+#else
+                    string[] msixFiles = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\", false);
+                    string[] dependencies = PackageHelper.FindMsixFiles(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + "\\WinUI3Apps\\CmdPal\\Dependencies\\", true);
+#endif
+
+                    if (msixFiles.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        if (!PackageHelper.InstallPackage(msixFiles[0], dependencies))
+                        {
+                            Logger.LogError("Failed to register Command Palette package.");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Exception occurred while enabling Command Palette package.", ex);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (PackageHelper.GetRegisteredPackage(PackageName, false) is null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Command Palette package is not registered after attempting to enable it.");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/CropAndLockModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed partial class CropAndLockModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule, IDisposable
+    {
+        public string Name => "CropAndLock";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.CropAndLock;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredCropAndLockEnabledValue();
+
+        private EventWaitHandle _reparentEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockReparentEvent());
+        private EventWaitHandle _thumbnailEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockThumbnailEvent());
+        private EventWaitHandle _terminateEvent = new(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.CropAndLockExitEvent());
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            _terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            var settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<CropAndLockSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.ThumbnailHotkey.Value,  () => _thumbnailEvent.Set()));
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.ReparentHotkey.Value,  () => _reparentEvent.Set()));
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.CropAndLock.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.CropAndLock";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+            _reparentEvent.Dispose();
+            _thumbnailEvent.Dispose();
+            _terminateEvent.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Environment Variables";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.EnvironmentVariables;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredEnvironmentVariablesEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.EnvironmentVariables";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/FancyZonesModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class FancyZonesModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "FancyZones";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.FancyZones;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredFancyZonesEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.FancyZones.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.FancyZones";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.HideUI;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.FZEExitEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Action> CustomActions => new()
+        {
+            {
+                "ToggledFZEditor",
+                () =>
+                {
+                    EnsureLaunched();
+                    using var invokeFZEditorEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.FZEToggleEvent());
+                    invokeFZEditorEvent.Set();
+                }
+            },
+        };
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/FileExplorerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class FileExplorerModuleInterface : IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        private record struct FileExplorerModule(Func<bool> IsEnabled, GpoRuleConfigured GpoRule, RegistryChangeSet RegistryChanges);
+
+        private static readonly List<FileExplorerModule> _fileExplorerModules;
+
+        private static readonly string[] ExtSVG = { ".svg" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtMarkdown = { ".md", ".markdown", ".mdown", ".mkdn", ".mkd", ".mdwn", ".mdtxt", ".mdtext" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtPDF = { ".pdf" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtGCode = { ".gcode" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtBGCode = { ".bgcode" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtSTL = { ".stl" };
+        private static readonly string[] ExtQOI = { ".qoi" };
+
+        static FileExplorerModuleInterface()
+        {
+            static PowerPreviewProperties GetProperties() => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerPreviewSettings>(PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName).Properties;
+
+            string installationPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!;
+
+            _fileExplorerModules = [
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableBgcodePreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredBgcodePreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{0e6d5bdd-d5f8-4692-a089-8bb88cdd37f4}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "BgcodePreviewHandler", "Binary G-code Preview Handler", ExtBGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableBgcodeThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredBgcodeThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{5c93a1e4-99d0-4fb3-991c-6c296a27be21}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "BgcodeThumbnailProvider", "Binary G-code Thumbnail Provider", ExtBGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableGcodePreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredGcodePreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{A0257634-8812-4CE8-AF11-FA69ACAEAFAE}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.GcodePreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "GcodePreviewHandler", "G-code Preview Handler", ExtGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableGcodeThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredGcodeThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{F2847CBE-CD03-4C83-A359-1A8052C1B9D5}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "GcodeThumbnailProvider", "G-code Thumbnail Provider", ExtGCode)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableMdPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredMarkdownPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{60789D87-9C3C-44AF-B18C-3DE2C2820ED3}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "MarkdownPreviewHandler", "Markdown Preview Handler", ExtMarkdown)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnablePdfPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredPdfPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{A5A41CC7-02CB-41D4-8C9B-9087040D6098}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.PdfPreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "PdfPreviewHandler", "PDF Preview Handler", ExtPDF)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnablePdfThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredPdfThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{D8BB9942-93BD-412D-87E4-33FAB214DC1A}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "PdfThumbnailProvider", "PDF Thumbnail Provider", ExtPDF)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableQoiPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredQoiPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{729B72CD-B72E-4FE9-BCBF-E954B33FE699}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.QoiPreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "QoiPreviewHandler", "QOI Preview Handler", ExtQOI)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableQoiThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredQoiThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{AD856B15-D25E-4008-AFB7-AFAA55586188}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "QoiThumbnailProvider", "QOI Thumbnail Provider", ExtQOI, "image", "Picture")),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableStlThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredStlThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{77257004-6F25-4521-B602-50ECC6EC62A6}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.StlThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "StlThumbnailProvider", "STL Thumbnail Provider", ExtSTL)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableSvgPreview,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredSvgPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler, "{FCDD4EED-41AA-492F-8A84-31A1546226E0}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.SvgPreviewHandlerCpp.dll"), "SvgPreviewHandler", "SVG Preview Handler", ExtSVG)),
+                new FileExplorerModule(
+                    () => GetProperties().EnableSvgThumbnail,
+                    GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredSvgThumbnailsEnabledValue(),
+                    GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType.ThumbnailProvider, "{10144713-1526-46C9-88DA-1FB52807A9FF}", Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProviderCpp.dll"), "SvgThumbnailProvider", "SVG Thumbnail Provider", ExtSVG, "image", "Picture")),
+                GetMonacoFileExplorerModule(installationPath)
+            ];
+        }
+
+        private static FileExplorerModule GetMonacoFileExplorerModule(string installationPath)
+        {
+            // .svgz is a binary file type that Monaco cannot handle, so we exclude it from the preview handler
+            string[] extExclusions = [..ExtMarkdown, ..ExtSVG, ".svgz"];
+            List<string> extensions = [];
+
+            string languagesFilePath = Path.Combine(installationPath, "Assets\\Monaco\\monaco_languages.json");
+
+            if (!File.Exists(languagesFilePath))
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("PowerPreviewModuleInterface: Unable to find monaco_languages.json file at " + languagesFilePath);
+                goto returnLabel;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                JsonDocument jsonDocument = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(languagesFilePath));
+                var list = jsonDocument.RootElement.GetProperty("list");
+
+                foreach (var item in list.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    if (item.TryGetProperty("extensions", out JsonElement extensionsElement))
+                    {
+                        foreach (var ext in extensionsElement.EnumerateArray())
+                        {
+                            string extension = ext.GetString() ?? string.Empty;
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension) && !extensions.Contains(extension, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            {
+                                extensions.Add(extension);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("PowerPreviewModuleInterface: Failed to parse monaco_languages.json file.", ex);
+            }
+
+        returnLabel:
+            return new FileExplorerModule(
+                () => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerPreviewSettings>(PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName).Properties.EnableMonacoPreview,
+                GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredMonacoPreviewEnabledValue(),
+                GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(
+                    FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler,
+                    "{D8034CFA-F34B-41FE-AD45-62FCBB52A6DA}",
+                    Path.Combine(installationPath, "PowerToys.MonacoPreviewHandlerCpp.dll"),
+                    "MonacoPreviewHandler",
+                    "Monaco Preview Handler",
+                    [.. extensions.Where(ext => !extExclusions.Contains(ext))]));
+        }
+
+        private enum FileExplorerAddOnType
+        {
+            ThumbnailProvider,
+            PreviewHandler,
+        }
+
+        private static RegistryChangeSet GetFileExplorerAddOnChangeSet(FileExplorerAddOnType type, string handlerClsid, string pathToHandler, string className, string displayName, string[] fileTypes, string? perceivedType = null, string? fileKindType = null)
+        {
+            string clsidPath = "Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + handlerClsid;
+            string inprocServer32Path = clsidPath + "\\InprocServer32";
+
+            string assemblyKeyValue;
+            int lastDotPos = className.LastIndexOf('.');
+
+            if (lastDotPos != -1)
+            {
+                assemblyKeyValue = string.Concat("PowerToys.", className.AsSpan(lastDotPos + 1));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                assemblyKeyValue = "PowerToys." + className;
+            }
+
+            assemblyKeyValue += $", Version={Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!}, Culture=neutral";
+
+            List<RegistryValueChange> changes = [
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = "DisplayName",
+                    Value = displayName,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = className,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = pathToHandler,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "Assembly",
+                    Value = assemblyKeyValue,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "Class",
+                    Value = className,
+                },
+                new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = inprocServer32Path,
+                    KeyName = "ThreadingModel",
+                    Value = "Apartment",
+                },
+            ];
+
+            foreach (string fileType in fileTypes)
+            {
+                string fileTypePath = "Software\\Classes\\" + fileType;
+                string fileAssociationPath = fileTypePath + "\\shellex\\" + (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler ? IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID : ITHUMBNAILPROVIDERCLSID);
+
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = fileAssociationPath,
+                    KeyName = null,
+                    Value = handlerClsid,
+                });
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileKindType))
+                {
+                    // Registering a file type as a kind needs to be done at the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE level.
+                    // Make it optional as well so that we don't fail registering the handler if we can't write to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
+                    string kindPath = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\KindMap";
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        Scope = Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive.LocalMachine,
+                        KeyPath = kindPath,
+                        KeyName = fileType,
+                        Value = fileKindType,
+                        Required = false,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(perceivedType))
+                {
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = fileTypePath,
+                        KeyName = "PerceivedType",
+                        Value = perceivedType,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // this regfile registry key has precedence over Software\Classes\.reg for .reg files
+                if (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler && fileType.Equals(".reg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    string regFilePath = "Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shellex\\" + IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID;
+                    changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = regFilePath,
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = handlerClsid,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (type == FileExplorerAddOnType.PreviewHandler)
+            {
+                string previewHostClsid = "{6d2b5079-2f0b-48dd-ab7f-97cec514d30b}";
+                string previewHandlerListPath = "(Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\PreviewHandlers)";
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = clsidPath,
+                    KeyName = "AppID",
+                    Value = previewHostClsid,
+                });
+
+                changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+                {
+                    KeyPath = previewHandlerListPath,
+                    KeyName = handlerClsid,
+                    Value = displayName,
+                });
+            }
+
+            changes.Add(new RegistryValueChange
+            {
+                Scope = Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive.LocalMachine,
+                KeyPath = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Shell Extensions\\Approved",
+                KeyName = handlerClsid,
+                Value = displayName,
+                Required = false,
+            });
+
+            return new RegistryChangeSet
+            {
+                Changes = [.. changes],
+            };
+        }
+
+        private const string ITHUMBNAILPROVIDERCLSID = "{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96}";
+        private const string IPREVIEWHANDLERCLSID = "{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}";
+
+        public string Name => "File Explorer";
+
+        public bool Enabled => true;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GpoRuleConfigured.Unavailable;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            OnSettingsChanged("File Explorer", default);
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            foreach (FileExplorerModule submodule in _fileExplorerModules)
+            {
+                if (submodule.GpoRule == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.UnApplyIfApplied();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (submodule.IsEnabled() || submodule.GpoRule == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.ApplyIfNotApplied();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    submodule.RegistryChanges.UnApplyIfApplied();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/HostsModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class HostsModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.Hosts;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredHostsFileEditorEnabledValue();
+
+        public string Name => "Hosts";
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Hosts.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.Hosts";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/KeyboardManagerModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class KeyboardManagerModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Keyboard Manager";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.KeyboardManager;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredKeyboardManagerEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.RealtimePriority;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminateKBMSharedEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/LightSwitchModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class LightSwitchModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "LightSwitch";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.LightSwitch;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredLightSwitchEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "LightSwitchService\\PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.LightSwitchService";
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => $"--pid {Environment.ProcessId}";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess;
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts
+        {
+            get => [(SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<LightSwitchSettings>(Name).Properties.ToggleThemeHotkey.Value, () =>
+            {
+                LightSwitchProperties properties = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<LightSwitchSettings>(Name).Properties;
+                EnsureLaunched();
+                if (properties.ChangeSystem.Value)
+                {
+                    ThemeHelper.SetSystemTheme(!ThemeHelper.GetCurrentSystemTheme());
+                }
+
+                if (properties.ChangeApps.Value)
+                {
+                    ThemeHelper.SetAppsTheme(!ThemeHelper.GetCurrentAppsTheme());
+                }
+
+                using var manualOverrideEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.LightSwitchManualOverrideEvent());
+                manualOverrideEvent.Set();
+            })];
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/MeasureToolModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class MeasureToolModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "Measure Tool";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.MeasureTool;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredScreenRulerEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.MeasureToolUI.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.MeasureToolUI";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument | ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, System.Text.Json.JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        private void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<MeasureToolSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+                {
+                    LaunchProcess();
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/MouseJumpModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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 Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class MouseJumpModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "MouseJump";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.MouseJump;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredMouseJumpEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.MouseJumpUI.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.MouseJumpUI";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminateMouseJumpSharedEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, System.Text.Json.JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        public void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            var settings = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<MouseJumpSettings>(Name);
+            Shortcuts.Add((settings.Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+            {
+                EnsureLaunched();
+                using var invokeMouseJumpEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.MouseJumpShowPreviewEvent());
+                invokeMouseJumpEvent.Set();
+            }));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/PowerAccentModuleInterface.cs

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+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class PowerAccentModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "PowerAccent";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.PowerAccent;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredQuickAccentEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.PowerAccent.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.PowerAccent";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/PowerOCRModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class PowerOCRModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "TextExtractor";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.PowerOcr;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredTextExtractorEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.PowerOCR.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.PowerOCR";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts { get; } = [];
+
+        private void PopulateShortcuts()
+        {
+            Shortcuts.Clear();
+            Shortcuts.Add((SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerOcrSettings>(Name).Properties.ActivationShortcut, () =>
+                {
+                    using var invokeOcrEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.ShowPowerOCRSharedEvent());
+                    invokeOcrEvent.Set();
+                }
+            ));
+        }
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.TerminatePowerOCRSharedEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            PopulateShortcuts();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/PowerToysRunModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class PowerToysRunModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "PowerToys Run";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.PowerLauncher;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredPowerLauncherEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => Path.GetFullPath("PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe");
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.PowerLauncher";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.ElevateIfApplicable | ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess;
+
+        public override string ProcessArguments => $"-powerToysPid {Environment.ProcessId}";
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            using var terminateEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.RunExitEvent());
+            terminateEvent.Set();
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public List<(HotkeySettings Hotkey, Action Action)> Shortcuts =>
+        [
+            (
+                SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<PowerLauncherSettings>(Name).Properties.OpenPowerLauncher,
+                () =>
+                {
+                    EnsureLaunched();
+                    using var invokeRunEvent = new System.Threading.EventWaitHandle(false, System.Threading.EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.PowerLauncherCentralizedHookSharedEvent());
+                    invokeRunEvent.Set();
+                }
+            ),
+        ];
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/RegistryPreviewModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class RegistryPreviewModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettingsOrDefault<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.RegistryPreview;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredHostsFileEditorEnabledValue();
+
+        public string Name => "RegistryPreview";
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreview.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.RegistryPreview";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SupressLaunchOnModuleEnabled | ProcessLaunchOptions.NeverExit;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+            if (!RegistryPreviewChangeSet.UnApplyIfApplied())
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Unapplying registry changes failed");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            bool defaultRegApp = SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<RegistryPreviewSettings>(Name).Properties.DefaultRegApp;
+            if (defaultRegApp && !RegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet.IsApplied)
+            {
+                if (!RegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet.Apply())
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Applying reg default handler failed.");
+                }
+
+                NativeMethods.SHChangeNotify(NativeMethods.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, NativeMethods.SHCNF_IDLIST, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+            }
+            else if (!defaultRegApp && RegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet.IsApplied)
+            {
+                if (RegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet.UnApply())
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError("Unapplying reg default handler failed.");
+                }
+
+                NativeMethods.SHChangeNotify(NativeMethods.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, NativeMethods.SHCNF_IDLIST, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+            if (!RegistryPreviewChangeSet.ApplyIfNotApplied())
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Applying registry changes failed");
+            }
+
+            OnSettingsChanged(null!, default);
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Action> CustomActions
+        {
+            get => new() { { "Launch", () => LaunchProcess() } };
+        }
+
+        private RegistryChangeSet RegistryPreviewSetDefaultAppChangeSet
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string installationDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!;
+
+                string appName = "Registry Preview";
+                string registryKeyPrefix = "Software\\Classes\\";
+                RegistryValueChange[] changes =
+                    [
+                        new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = registryKeyPrefix + ProcessName + "\\Application",
+                        KeyName = "ApplicationName",
+                        Value = appName,
+                    },
+                    new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = registryKeyPrefix + ProcessName + "\\DefaultIcon",
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = installationDir + "\\WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreview.exe",
+                    },
+                    new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = registryKeyPrefix + ProcessName + "\\shell\\open\\command",
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = installationDir + "\\WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreview.exe \"----ms-protocol:ms-encodedlaunch:App?ContractId=Windows.File&Verb=open&File=%1\"",
+                    },
+                    new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = registryKeyPrefix + ".reg\\OpenWithProgIDs",
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = ProcessName,
+                    }
+                    ];
+                return new RegistryChangeSet { Changes = changes };
+            }
+        }
+
+        private RegistryChangeSet RegistryPreviewChangeSet
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string installationDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)!;
+
+                RegistryValueChange[] changes =
+                    [
+                        new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = "Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shell\\preview\\command",
+                        KeyName = null,
+                        Value = installationDir + "\\WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.RegistryPreview.exe \"%1\"",
+                    },
+                    new RegistryValueChange
+                    {
+                        KeyPath = "Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shell\\preview",
+                        KeyName = "icon",
+                        Value = installationDir + "\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\RegistryPreview\\RegistryPreview.ico",
+                    }
+                    ];
+                return new RegistryChangeSet() { Changes = changes };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/ModuleInterfaces/ZoomItModuleInterface.cs

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+// 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.Threading;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+
+namespace RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces
+{
+    internal sealed class ZoomItModuleInterface : ProcessModuleAbstractClass, IPowerToysModule
+    {
+        public string Name => "ZoomIt";
+
+        public bool Enabled => SettingsUtils.Default.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>().Enabled.ZoomIt;
+
+        public GpoRuleConfigured GpoRuleConfigured => GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredZoomItEnabledValue();
+
+        public override string ProcessPath => "PowerToys.ZoomIt.exe";
+
+        public override string ProcessName => "PowerToys.ZoomIt";
+
+        public override ProcessLaunchOptions LaunchOptions => ProcessLaunchOptions.SingletonProcess | ProcessLaunchOptions.RunnerProcessIdAsFirstArgument;
+
+        public void Disable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void Enable()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, Action> CustomActions { get => new() { { "refresh_settings", () => OnSettingsChanged(null!, default) } }; }
+
+        public void OnSettingsChanged(string settingsKind, System.Text.Json.JsonElement jsonProperties)
+        {
+            using var refreshSettingsEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.ZoomItRefreshSettingsEvent());
+            refreshSettingsEvent.Set();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/NativeMethods.cs

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+// 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.Drawing;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel;
+
+namespace RunnerV2
+{
+    internal static partial class NativeMethods
+    {
+        [LibraryImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr processHandle, uint desiredAccess, out IntPtr tokenHandle);
+
+        [LibraryImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool GetTokenInformation(IntPtr tokenHandle, TOKEN_INFORMATION_CLASS tokenInformationClass, ref TokenElevation tokenInformation, uint tokenInformationLength, out uint returnLength);
+
+        [LibraryImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);
+
+        internal enum TOKEN_INFORMATION_CLASS
+        {
+            TOKEN_ELEVATION = 20,
+        }
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        internal struct TokenElevation
+        {
+            public uint TokenIsElevated;
+        }
+
+        internal const int TOKENQUERY = 0x0008;
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool RegisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id, uint fsModifiers, uint vk);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool AppendMenuW(IntPtr hMenu, uint uFlags, UIntPtr uIDNewItem, string lpNewItem);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        internal static partial IntPtr CreatePopupMenu();
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool TrackPopupMenu(IntPtr hMenu, uint uFlags, int x, int y, int nReserved, IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr prcRect);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool EnableMenuItem(IntPtr hMenu, uint uIDEnableItem, uint uEnable);
+
+        internal const uint NIMADD = 0x00000000;
+        internal const uint NIMDELETE = 0x00000002;
+
+        internal struct NOTIFYICONDATA
+        {
+            public uint CbSize;
+            public IntPtr HWnd;
+            public uint UId;
+            public uint UFlags;
+            public uint UCallbackMessage;
+            public IntPtr HIcon;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
+            public string SzTip;
+            public uint DwState;
+            public uint DwStateMask;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 256)]
+            public string SzInfo;
+            public uint UTimeoutOrVersion;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 64)]
+            public string SzInfoTitle;
+            public uint DwInfoFlags;
+            public Guid GuidItem;
+            public IntPtr HBalloonIcon;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("shell32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool Shell_NotifyIcon(uint dwMessage, ref NOTIFYICONDATA lpdata);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, uint action, IntPtr pChangeFilterStruct);
+
+        internal const uint CSVREDRAW = 0x0001;
+        internal const uint CSHREDRAW = 0x0002;
+
+        internal const uint WSOVERLAPPEDWINDOW = 0x00CF0000;
+        internal const uint WSPOPUP = 0x80000000;
+
+        internal const int CWUSEDEFAULT = unchecked((int)0x80000000);
+
+        internal static readonly IntPtr IDCARROW = new(32512);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        internal static extern IntPtr GetMessageW(out MSG lpMsg, IntPtr hWnd, uint wMsgFilterMin, uint wMsgFilterMax);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool TranslateMessage(ref MSG lpMsg);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool DispatchMessageW(ref MSG lpMsg);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool PostMessageW(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+
+        [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll")]
+        internal static partial ushort AddAtomW([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpString);
+
+        internal struct MSG
+        {
+            public IntPtr HWnd;
+            public uint Message;
+            public UIntPtr WParam;
+            public long LParam;
+            public ulong Time;
+            public Point Pt;
+        }
+
+        internal enum WindowMessages : uint
+        {
+            COMMAND = 0x0111,
+            HOTKEY = 0x0312,
+            ICON_NOTIFY = 0x0800,
+            WINDOWPOSCHANGING = 0x0046,
+            DESTROY = 0x0002,
+            REFRESH_SETTINGS = 0x0400 + 2,
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        internal static extern ushort RegisterClassW(ref WNDCLASS lpWndClass);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = false)]
+        internal static partial IntPtr DefWindowProcW(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        internal static partial uint RegisterWindowMessageW([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpString);
+
+        [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+        internal static partial nint CreateWindowExW(
+            uint dwExStyle,
+            string lpClassName,
+            string lpWindowName,
+            uint dwStyle,
+            int x,
+            int y,
+            int nWidth,
+            int nHeight,
+            IntPtr hWndParent,
+            IntPtr hMenu,
+            IntPtr hInstance,
+            IntPtr lpParam);
+
+        [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Winapi)]
+        internal delegate IntPtr WndProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        internal struct WNDCLASS
+        {
+            public uint Style;
+            public WndProc LpfnWndProc;
+            public int CbClsExtra;
+            public int CbWndExtra;
+            public IntPtr HInstance;
+            public IntPtr HIcon;
+            public IntPtr HCursor;
+            public IntPtr HbrBackground;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+            public string LpszMenuName;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+            public string LpszClassName;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("Advapi32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW(
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string StringSecurityDescriptor,
+            uint StringSDRevision,
+            out IntPtr SecurityDescriptor,
+            out uint SecurityDescriptorSize);
+
+        [DllImport("Advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool MakeAbsoluteSD(
+            IntPtr pSelfRelativeSD,
+            IntPtr pAbsoluteSD,
+            ref uint lpdwAbsoluteSDSize,
+            IntPtr pDacl,
+            ref uint lpdwDaclSize,
+            IntPtr pSacl,
+            ref uint lpdwSaclSize,
+            IntPtr pOwner,
+            ref uint lpdwOwnerSize,
+            IntPtr pPrimaryGroup,
+            ref uint lpdwPrimaryGroupSize);
+
+        [DllImport("ole32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        internal static extern int CoInitializeSecurity(
+            IntPtr pSecDesc,
+            int cAuthSvc,
+            IntPtr asAuthSvc,
+            IntPtr pReserved1,
+            uint dwAuthnLevel,
+            uint dwImpLevel,
+            IntPtr pAuthList,
+            uint dwCapabilities,
+            IntPtr pReserved3);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        internal static extern uint SendInput(uint nInputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] pInputs, int cbSize);
+
+        [DllImport("PowerToys.Interop.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+        internal static extern bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string appxPath,
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string outName,
+            out PackageVersion outVersion);
+
+        [LibraryImport("Shell32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        internal static partial void SHChangeNotify(
+            uint wEventId,
+            uint uFlags,
+            IntPtr dwItem1,
+            IntPtr dwItem2);
+
+        internal const uint SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED = 0x8000000;
+        internal const uint SHCNF_IDLIST = 0x0;
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Program.cs

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+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection;
+using RunnerV2;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using Settings.UI.Library;
+
+internal sealed class Program
+{
+    private static readonly SettingsUtils _settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
+
+    internal static GeneralSettings GeneralSettings => _settingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
+
+    private static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        Logger.InitializeLogger("\\RunnerLogs");
+
+        string securityDescriptor =
+        "O:BA" // Owner: Builtin (local) administrator
+        + "G:BA" // Group: Builtin (local) administrator
+        + "D:"
+        + "(A;;0x7;;;PS)" // Access allowed on COM_RIGHTS_EXECUTE, _LOCAL, & _REMOTE for Personal self
+        + "(A;;0x7;;;IU)" // Access allowed on COM_RIGHTS_EXECUTE for Interactive Users
+        + "(A;;0x3;;;SY)" // Access allowed on COM_RIGHTS_EXECUTE, & _LOCAL for Local system
+        + "(A;;0x7;;;BA)" // Access allowed on COM_RIGHTS_EXECUTE, _LOCAL, & _REMOTE for Builtin (local) administrator
+        + "(A;;0x3;;;S-1-15-3-1310292540-1029022339-4008023048-2190398717-53961996-4257829345-603366646)" // Access allowed on COM_RIGHTS_EXECUTE, & _LOCAL for Win32WebViewHost package capability
+        + "S:"
+        + "(ML;;NX;;;LW)"; // Integrity label on No execute up for Low mandatory level
+
+        COMUtils.InitializeCOMSecurity(securityDescriptor);
+
+        switch (ShouldRunInSpecialMode(args))
+        {
+            case SpecialMode.None:
+                break;
+            case SpecialMode.UpdateNow:
+                UpdateNow();
+                return;
+            default:
+                throw new NotImplementedException("Special modes are not implemented yet.");
+        }
+
+        bool shouldOpenSettings = args.Any(s => s.StartsWith("--open-settings", StringComparison.InvariantCulture));
+        bool shouldOpenSettingsToSpecificPage = args.Any(s => s.StartsWith("--open-settings=", StringComparison.InvariantCulture));
+
+        // Check if PowerToys is already running
+        if (Process.GetProcessesByName(Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName).Length > 1)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException("Opening another instance window is not supported yet.");
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Todo: Data diagnotics
+        */
+
+        bool isElevated = ElevationHelper.IsProcessElevated();
+        bool hasDontElevateArgument = args.Contains("--dont-elevate");
+        bool runElevatedSetting = GeneralSettings.RunElevated;
+        bool hasRestartedElevatedArgment = args.Contains("--restartedElevated");
+
+        Action afterInitializationAction = () => { };
+        Version version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version!;
+
+        if ($"v{version.Major}.{version.Minor}.{version.Build}" != _settingsUtils.GetSettings<LastVersionRunSettings>(fileName: "last_version_run.json").LastVersion && (!GeneralSettings.ShowWhatsNewAfterUpdates || GPOWrapper.GetDisableShowWhatsNewAfterUpdatesValue() != GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled))
+        {
+            afterInitializationAction += () =>
+            {
+                SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow(showScoobeWindow: true);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (!_settingsUtils.GetSettings<OOBESettings>(fileName: "oobe_settings.json").OpenedAtFirstLaunch)
+        {
+            afterInitializationAction += () =>
+            {
+                SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow(showOobeWindow: true);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (shouldOpenSettings)
+        {
+            afterInitializationAction += () =>
+            {
+                SettingsHelper.OpenSettingsWindow(additionalArguments: shouldOpenSettingsToSpecificPage ? args.First(s => s.StartsWith("--open-settings=", StringComparison.InvariantCulture)).Replace("--open-settings=", string.Empty, StringComparison.InvariantCulture) : null);
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Set last version run
+        _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(new LastVersionRunSettings() { LastVersion = $"v{version.Major}.{version.Minor}.{version.Build}" }.ToJsonString(), fileName: "last_version_run.json");
+
+        switch ((isElevated, hasDontElevateArgument, runElevatedSetting, hasRestartedElevatedArgment))
+        {
+            case (true, true, false, _):
+                // Todo: Scheudle restart as non elevated
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            case (true, _, _, _):
+            case (_, _, false, _):
+            case (_, true, _, _):
+            case (false, _, _, true):
+                GeneralSettings tempGeneralSettings = GeneralSettings;
+                tempGeneralSettings.IsElevated = isElevated;
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(tempGeneralSettings.ToJsonString());
+
+                Runner.Run(afterInitializationAction);
+                break;
+            default:
+                ElevationHelper.RestartScheduled = ElevationHelper.RestartScheduledMode.RestartElevated;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        ElevationHelper.RestartIfScheudled();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns whether the application should run in a special mode based on the provided arguments.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="args">The arguments passed to <see cref="Main(string[])"/></param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="SpecialMode"/> the app should run in.</returns>
+    private static SpecialMode ShouldRunInSpecialMode(string[] args)
+    {
+        if (args.Length > 0 && args[0].StartsWith("powertoys://", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            Uri uri = new(args[0]);
+            string host = uri.Host.ToLowerInvariant();
+            return host switch
+            {
+                "update_now" => SpecialMode.UpdateNow,
+                _ => SpecialMode.None,
+            };
+        }
+
+        return SpecialMode.None;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts the update process for PowerToys.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static void UpdateNow()
+    {
+        Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
+        {
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            CreateNoWindow = true,
+            FileName = "PowerToys.Update.exe",
+            Arguments = "-update_now",
+        });
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/Runner.cs

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+// 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.Frozen;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using RunnerV2.Helpers;
+using RunnerV2.Models;
+using RunnerV2.ModuleInterfaces;
+using Update;
+using static RunnerV2.NativeMethods;
+
+namespace RunnerV2
+{
+    internal static partial class Runner
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the window handle for the Runner main window that hosts the tray icon and receives system messages.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static nint RunnerHwnd { get; private set; }
+
+        private const string TrayWindowClassName = "pt_tray_icon_window_class";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets all the currently loaded modules.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static List<IPowerToysModule> LoadedModules { get; } = [];
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the list of all available PowerToys modules.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static FrozenSet<IPowerToysModule> ModulesToLoad { get; } =
+        [
+            new ColorPickerModuleInterface(),
+            new AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface(),
+            new HostsModuleInterface(),
+            new PowerAccentModuleInterface(),
+            new AdvancedPasteModuleInterface(),
+            new AwakeModuleInterface(),
+            new CmdNotFoundModuleInterface(),
+            new CommandPaletteModuleInterface(),
+            new CropAndLockModuleInterface(),
+            new EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface(),
+            new RegistryPreviewModuleInterface(),
+            new FileExplorerModuleInterface(),
+            new ZoomItModuleInterface(),
+            new PowerOCRModuleInterface(),
+            new MeasureToolModuleInterface(),
+            new MouseJumpModuleInterface(),
+            new FancyZonesModuleInterface(),
+            new PowerToysRunModuleInterface(),
+            new KeyboardManagerModuleInterface(),
+            new LightSwitchModuleInterface(),
+        ];
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs the main message loop for Runner.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="afterInitializationAction">A function to execute after initialization.</param>
+        internal static void Run(Action afterInitializationAction)
+        {
+            Logger.LogInfo("Runner started");
+
+            InitializeTrayWindow();
+            TrayIconManager.StartTrayIcon();
+
+            Task.Run(UpdateUtilities.UninstallPreviousMsixVersions);
+
+            foreach (IPowerToysModule module in ModulesToLoad)
+            {
+                ToggleModuleStateBasedOnEnabledProperty(module);
+            }
+
+            CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.Start();
+
+            afterInitializationAction();
+
+            MessageLoop();
+        }
+
+        private static readonly uint _taskbarCreatedMessage = RegisterWindowMessageW("TaskbarCreated");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The main message loop that processes Windows messages.
+        /// </summary>
+        [STAThread]
+        private static void MessageLoop()
+        {
+            while (GetMessageW(out MSG msg, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0) != 0)
+            {
+                TranslateMessage(ref msg);
+                DispatchMessageW(ref msg);
+
+                // Supress duplicate handling of HOTKEY messages
+                if (msg.Message == (uint)WindowMessages.HOTKEY)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                HandleMessage(msg.HWnd, msg.Message, (nint)msg.WParam, (nint)msg.LParam);
+            }
+
+            Close();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Closes Runner and all loaded modules.
+        /// </summary>
+        [DoesNotReturn]
+        internal static void Close()
+        {
+            TrayIconManager.StopTrayIcon();
+            SettingsHelper.CloseSettingsWindow();
+            ElevationHelper.RestartIfScheudled();
+
+            foreach (IPowerToysModule module in LoadedModules)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    module.Disable();
+
+                    if (module is ProcessModuleAbstractClass pmac)
+                    {
+                        pmac.ProcessExit();
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var hotkey in module.Hotkeys)
+                    {
+                        HotkeyManager.DisableHotkey(hotkey.Key);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show($"The module {module.Name} failed to unload: \n" + e.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                }
+            }
+
+            Environment.Exit(0);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Toggles the state of a module based on its enabled property and GPO rules.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="module">The module to toggle</param>
+        public static void ToggleModuleStateBasedOnEnabledProperty(IPowerToysModule module)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if ((module.Enabled && (module.GpoRuleConfigured != PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled)) || module.GpoRuleConfigured == PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled)
+                {
+                    /* Todo: conflict manager */
+
+                    if (!LoadedModules.Contains(module))
+                    {
+                        module.Enable();
+                        if (module is ProcessModuleAbstractClass pmac)
+                        {
+                            pmac.LaunchProcess(true);
+                        }
+
+                        LoadedModules.Add(module);
+                    }
+
+                    // ToArray is called to mitigate mutations while the foreach is executing
+                    foreach (var hotkey in module.Hotkeys.ToArray())
+                    {
+                        HotkeyManager.EnableHotkey(hotkey.Key, hotkey.Value);
+                    }
+
+                    CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.RemoveAllHooksFromModule(module.Name);
+
+                    foreach (var shortcut in module.Shortcuts.ToArray())
+                    {
+                        CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.AddKeyboardHook(module.Name, shortcut.Hotkey, shortcut.Action);
+                    }
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show($"The module {module.Name} failed to load: \n" + e.Message, "Error: " + e.GetType().Name, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                module.Disable();
+
+                if (module is ProcessModuleAbstractClass pmac)
+                {
+                    pmac.ProcessExit();
+                }
+
+                foreach (var hotkey in module.Hotkeys)
+                {
+                    HotkeyManager.DisableHotkey(hotkey.Key);
+                }
+
+                CentralizedKeyboardHookManager.RemoveAllHooksFromModule(module.Name);
+
+                LoadedModules.Remove(module);
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show($"The module {module.Name} failed to unload: \n" + e.Message, "Error: " + e.GetType().Name, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the tray window to receive system messages.
+        /// </summary>
+        [STAThread]
+        private static void InitializeTrayWindow()
+        {
+            IntPtr hInstance = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule!.BaseAddress;
+            IntPtr hCursor = Cursors.Arrow.Handle;
+            IntPtr hIcon = SystemIcons.Application.Handle;
+
+            var wc = new WNDCLASS
+            {
+                HCursor = hCursor,
+                HInstance = hInstance,
+                LpszClassName = TrayWindowClassName,
+                Style = CSHREDRAW | CSVREDRAW,
+                LpfnWndProc = HandleMessage,
+                HIcon = hIcon,
+                HbrBackground = IntPtr.Zero,
+                LpszMenuName = string.Empty,
+                CbClsExtra = 0,
+                CbWndExtra = 0,
+            };
+
+            _ = RegisterClassW(ref wc);
+
+            RunnerHwnd = CreateWindowExW(
+                0,
+                wc.LpszClassName,
+                TrayWindowClassName,
+                WSOVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WSPOPUP,
+                CWUSEDEFAULT,
+                CWUSEDEFAULT,
+                CWUSEDEFAULT,
+                CWUSEDEFAULT,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                wc.HInstance,
+                IntPtr.Zero);
+
+            if (RunnerHwnd == IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                var err = Marshal.GetLastPInvokeError();
+                MessageBox.Show($"CreateWindowExW failed. LastError={err}", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles Windows messages sent to the tray window.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static IntPtr HandleMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
+        {
+            switch (msg)
+            {
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.HOTKEY:
+                    HotkeyManager.ProcessHotkey((nuint)wParam);
+                    break;
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.ICON_NOTIFY:
+                    TrayIconManager.ProcessTrayIconMessage(lParam);
+                    break;
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.COMMAND:
+                    TrayIconManager.ProcessTrayMenuCommand((nuint)wParam);
+                    break;
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.WINDOWPOSCHANGING:
+                    TrayIconManager.StartTrayIcon();
+                    break;
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.DESTROY:
+                    Close();
+                    break;
+                case (uint)WindowMessages.REFRESH_SETTINGS:
+                    foreach (IPowerToysModule module in ModulesToLoad)
+                    {
+                        ToggleModuleStateBasedOnEnabledProperty(module);
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    if (msg == _taskbarCreatedMessage)
+                    {
+                        TrayIconManager.StartTrayIcon();
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            return DefWindowProcW(hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/RunnerV2.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <Description>PowerToys Runner</Description>
+    <AssemblyName>PowerToys</AssemblyName>
+    <OutputPath>..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+    <ApplicationIcon>icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\modules\poweraccent\PowerAccent.UI\PowerAccent.UI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Update\Update.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/RunnerV2/RunnerV2/app.manifest

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="MyApplication.app"/>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+
+  <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true/PM</dpiAware>
+      <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+</assembly>

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.base.rc

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include <windows.h>
-#include "resource.h"
-#include "../common/version/version.h"
-
-1 VERSIONINFO
-FILEVERSION FILE_VERSION
-PRODUCTVERSION PRODUCT_VERSION
-FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
-#else
-FILEFLAGS 0x0L
-#endif
-FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
-FILETYPE VFT_DLL
-FILESUBTYPE VFT2_UNKNOWN 
-BEGIN
-    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        BLOCK "040904b0" // US English (0x0409), Unicode (0x04B0) charset
-        BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", COMPANY_NAME
-            VALUE "FileDescription", FILE_DESCRIPTION
-            VALUE "FileVersion", FILE_VERSION_STRING
-            VALUE "InternalName", INTERNAL_NAME
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", COPYRIGHT_NOTE
-            VALUE "OriginalFilename", ORIGINAL_FILENAME
-            VALUE "ProductName", PRODUCT_NAME
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING
-        END
-    END
-    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200 // US English (0x0409), Unicode (1200) charset
-    END
-END

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.cpp

@@ -1,234 +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.
-
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include "Generated Files/resource.h"
-
-#include <Windows.h>
-#include <shellapi.h>
-
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <string_view>
-
-#include <common/updating/updating.h>
-#include <common/updating/updateState.h>
-#include <common/updating/installer.h>
-
-#include <common/utils/elevation.h>
-#include <common/utils/HttpClient.h>
-#include <common/utils/process_path.h>
-#include <common/utils/resources.h>
-#include <common/utils/timeutil.h>
-
-#include <common/SettingsAPI/settings_helpers.h>
-
-#include <common/logger/logger.h>
-
-#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
-#include <winrt/Windows.Storage.h>
-#include <Msi.h>
-
-#include "../runner/tray_icon.h"
-#include "../runner/UpdateUtils.h"
-
-using namespace cmdArg;
-
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
-
-std::optional<fs::path> CopySelfToTempDir()
-{
-    std::error_code error;
-    auto dst_path = fs::temp_directory_path() / "PowerToys.Update.exe";
-    fs::copy_file(get_module_filename(), dst_path, fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing, error);
-    if (error)
-    {
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
-
-    return std::move(dst_path);
-}
-
-std::optional<fs::path> ObtainInstaller(bool& isUpToDate)
-{
-    using namespace updating;
-
-    isUpToDate = false;
-
-    auto state = UpdateState::read();
-
-    const auto new_version_info = get_github_version_info_async().get();
-    if (std::holds_alternative<version_up_to_date>(*new_version_info))
-    {
-        isUpToDate = true;
-        Logger::error("Invoked with -update_now argument, but no update was available");
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
-
-    if (state.state == UpdateState::readyToDownload || state.state == UpdateState::errorDownloading)
-    {
-        if (!new_version_info)
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Couldn't obtain github version info: {}", new_version_info.error());
-            return std::nullopt;
-        }
-
-        // Cleanup old updates before downloading the latest
-        updating::cleanup_updates();
-
-        auto downloaded_installer = download_new_version(std::get<new_version_download_info>(*new_version_info)).get();
-        if (!downloaded_installer)
-        {
-            Logger::error("Couldn't download new installer");
-        }
-
-        return downloaded_installer;
-    }
-    else if (state.state == UpdateState::readyToInstall)
-    {
-        fs::path installer{ get_pending_updates_path() / state.downloadedInstallerFilename };
-        if (fs::is_regular_file(installer))
-        {
-            return std::move(installer);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Couldn't find a downloaded installer {}", installer.native());
-            return std::nullopt;
-        }
-    }
-    else if (state.state == UpdateState::upToDate)
-    {
-        isUpToDate = true;
-        return std::nullopt;
-    }
-
-    Logger::error("Invoked with -update_now argument, but update state was invalid");
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
-bool InstallNewVersionStage1(fs::path installer)
-{
-    if (auto copy_in_temp = CopySelfToTempDir())
-    {
-        // Detect if PT was running
-        const auto pt_main_window = FindWindowW(pt_tray_icon_window_class, nullptr);
-
-        if (pt_main_window != nullptr)
-        {
-            SendMessageW(pt_main_window, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
-        }
-
-        std::wstring arguments{ UPDATE_NOW_LAUNCH_STAGE2 };
-        arguments += L" \"";
-        arguments += installer.c_str();
-        arguments += L"\"";
-        SHELLEXECUTEINFOW sei{ sizeof(sei) };
-        sei.fMask = { SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI | SEE_MASK_NOASYNC };
-        sei.lpFile = copy_in_temp->c_str();
-        sei.nShow = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
-
-        sei.lpParameters = arguments.c_str();
-        return ShellExecuteExW(&sei) == TRUE;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-bool InstallNewVersionStage2(std::wstring installer_path)
-{
-    std::transform(begin(installer_path), end(installer_path), begin(installer_path), ::towlower);
-
-    bool success = true;
-
-    if (installer_path.ends_with(L".msi"))
-    {
-        success = MsiInstallProductW(installer_path.data(), nullptr) == ERROR_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // If it's not .msi, then it's a wix bootstrapper
-        SHELLEXECUTEINFOW sei{ sizeof(sei) };
-        sei.fMask = { SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI | SEE_MASK_NOASYNC | SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS | SEE_MASK_NO_CONSOLE };
-        sei.lpFile = installer_path.c_str();
-        sei.nShow = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
-        std::wstring parameters = L"/passive /norestart";
-        sei.lpParameters = parameters.c_str();
-
-        success = ShellExecuteExW(&sei) == TRUE;
-
-        // Wait for the install completion
-        if (success)
-        {
-            WaitForSingleObject(sei.hProcess, INFINITE);
-            DWORD exitCode = 0;
-            GetExitCodeProcess(sei.hProcess, &exitCode);
-            success = exitCode == 0;
-            CloseHandle(sei.hProcess);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!success)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    UpdateState::store([&](UpdateState& state) {
-        state = {};
-        state.githubUpdateLastCheckedDate.emplace(timeutil::now());
-        state.state = UpdateState::upToDate;
-    });
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
-{
-    int nArgs = 0;
-    LPWSTR* args = CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLineW(), &nArgs);
-    if (!args || nArgs < 2)
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    std::wstring_view action{ args[1] };
-
-    std::filesystem::path logFilePath(PTSettingsHelper::get_root_save_folder_location());
-    logFilePath.append(LogSettings::updateLogPath);
-    Logger::init(LogSettings::updateLoggerName, logFilePath.wstring(), PTSettingsHelper::get_log_settings_file_location());
-
-    if (action == UPDATE_NOW_LAUNCH_STAGE1)
-    {
-        bool isUpToDate = false;
-        auto installerPath = ObtainInstaller(isUpToDate);
-        bool failed = !installerPath.has_value();
-        failed = failed || !InstallNewVersionStage1(std::move(*installerPath));
-        if (failed)
-        {
-            UpdateState::store([&](UpdateState& state) {
-                state = {};
-                state.githubUpdateLastCheckedDate.emplace(timeutil::now());
-                state.state = isUpToDate ? UpdateState::upToDate : UpdateState::errorDownloading;
-            });
-        }
-        return failed;
-    }
-    else if (action == UPDATE_NOW_LAUNCH_STAGE2)
-    {
-        using namespace std::string_view_literals;
-        const bool failed = !InstallNewVersionStage2(args[2]);
-        if (failed)
-        {
-            UpdateState::store([&](UpdateState& state) {
-                state = {};
-                state.githubUpdateLastCheckedDate.emplace(timeutil::now());
-                state.state = UpdateState::errorDownloading;
-            });
-        }
-        return failed;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}

src/Update/PowerToys.Update.vcxproj

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
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-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
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-    <Exec Command="powershell -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1 $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) resource.base.h resource.h PowerToys.Update.base.rc PowerToys.Update.rc" />
-  </Target>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
-    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
-    <ProjectGuid>{44CE9AE1-4390-42C5-BACC-0FD6B40AA203}</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>Update</RootNamespace>
-    <ProjectName>PowerToys.Update</ProjectName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
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-  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
-  </PropertyGroup>
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-    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
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-    </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>WindowsApp.lib;Msi.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-    </Link>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ClCompile Include="PowerToys.Update.cpp" />
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-    <ResourceCompile Include="Generated Files\PowerToys.Update.rc" />
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-  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
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-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
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src/Update/Program.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.Versioning;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Update;
+
+[SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+internal sealed partial class Program
+{
+    private static readonly string _installerPath = Path.Combine(Path.Combine(
+        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+        "Microsoft",
+        "PowerToys",
+        "Updates"));
+
+    private static async Task Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        if (args.Length < 1)
+        {
+            Environment.Exit(1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        string action = args[0];
+
+        switch (action)
+        {
+            case UpdateStage.UPDATENOWLAUNCHSTAGE1:
+                await PerformUpdateNowStage1();
+                break;
+            case UpdateStage.UPDATENOWLAUNCHSTAGE2:
+                if (args.Length < 2)
+                {
+                    Environment.Exit(1);
+                }
+
+                await PerformUpdateNowStage2(args[1]);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task PerformUpdateNowStage2(string installerPath)
+    {
+        Process installerProcess = new()
+        {
+            StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = installerPath,
+                Arguments = "/passive /norestart",
+                UseShellExecute = true,
+            },
+        };
+
+        installerProcess.Start();
+        await installerProcess.WaitForExitAsync();
+
+        if (installerProcess.ExitCode == 0)
+        {
+            UpdateSettingsHelper.ProcessNoUpdateAvailable();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            UpdateSettingsHelper.SetUpdateState(UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ErrorDownloading);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task PerformUpdateNowStage1()
+    {
+        UpdateSettingsHelper.TriggerUpdateCheck();
+        UpdateSettingsHelper.UpdateInfo updateInfo = await UpdateSettingsHelper.GetUpdateAvailableInfo();
+
+        if (updateInfo is not UpdateSettingsHelper.UpdateInfo.UpdateAvailable ua)
+        {
+            // No update found
+            Environment.Exit(1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Copy itsself to the temp folder
+        File.Copy("PowerToys.Update.exe", Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "PowerToys.Update.exe"), true);
+
+        string? installerFilePath = null;
+
+        switch (UpdateSettingsHelper.GetUpdateState())
+        {
+            case UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ReadyToDownload:
+            case UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ErrorDownloading:
+                CleanupUpdates();
+                installerFilePath = await DownloadFile(ua.InstallerDownloadUrl.ToString(), ua.InstallerFilename);
+                break;
+            case UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ReadyToInstall:
+                installerFilePath = Path.Combine(_installerPath, ua.InstallerFilename);
+                if (!File.Exists(installerFilePath))
+                {
+                    // Installer not found
+                    Environment.Exit(1);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                break;
+            case UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.UpToDate:
+                Environment.Exit(0);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        if (installerFilePath == null)
+        {
+            UpdateSettingsHelper.SetUpdateState(UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ErrorDownloading);
+            Environment.Exit(1);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        IntPtr runnerHwnd = FindWindowW("pt_tray_icon_window_class");
+
+        if (runnerHwnd != IntPtr.Zero)
+        {
+            SendMessageW(runnerHwnd, 0x0010, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero); // Send WM_CLOSE
+        }
+
+        string arguments = $"{UpdateStage.UPDATENOWLAUNCHSTAGE2} \"{installerFilePath}\"";
+
+        Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "PowerToys.Update.exe"),
+            Arguments = arguments,
+            UseShellExecute = true,
+            CreateNoWindow = true,
+            WorkingDirectory = Environment.CurrentDirectory,
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<string?> DownloadFile(string downloadUri, string downloadFileName)
+    {
+        HttpClient httpClient = new();
+        httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd("PowerToys Runner"); // GitHub API requires a user-agent
+
+        // 3 Attempts to download the file
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using FileStream fileStream = new(Path.Combine(_installerPath, downloadFileName), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
+                await (await httpClient.GetStreamAsync(downloadUri)).CopyToAsync(fileStream);
+                return fileStream.Name;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static void CleanupUpdates()
+    {
+        if (!Path.Exists(_installerPath))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(_installerPath).Where(f => f.EndsWith(".exe", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+        {
+            File.Delete(file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    private static partial IntPtr FindWindowW(string lpClassName);
+
+    [LibraryImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    private static partial bool SendMessageW(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+}

src/Update/Resources.resx

@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<root>
-  <xsd:schema id="root" xmlns="" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
-    <xsd:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" />
-    <xsd:element name="root" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
-      <xsd:complexType>
-        <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
-          <xsd:element name="metadata">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="assembly">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:attribute name="alias" type="xsd:string" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="data">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-                <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="2" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="3" />
-              <xsd:attribute name="mimetype" type="xsd:string" msdata:Ordinal="4" />
-              <xsd:attribute ref="xml:space" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-          <xsd:element name="resheader">
-            <xsd:complexType>
-              <xsd:sequence>
-                <xsd:element name="value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" msdata:Ordinal="1" />
-              </xsd:sequence>
-              <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="required" />
-            </xsd:complexType>
-          </xsd:element>
-        </xsd:choice>
-      </xsd:complexType>
-    </xsd:element>
-  </xsd:schema>
-  <resheader name="resmimetype">
-    <value>text/microsoft-resx</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="version">
-    <value>2.0</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="reader">
-    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceReader, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <resheader name="writer">
-    <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
-  </resheader>
-  <data name="DOTNET_CORE_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Couldn't download .NET Core Desktop Runtime 3.1, please install it manually.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="DOTNET_CORE_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE_TITLE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>PowerToys installation error</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="GITHUB_NEW_VERSION_AVAILABLE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>An update to PowerToys is available.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="GITHUB_NEW_VERSION_UPDATE_NOW" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Update now</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="GITHUB_NEW_VERSION_AVAILABLE_OFFER_VISIT" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>An update to PowerToys is available. Visit our GitHub page to update.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="GITHUB_NEW_VERSION_MORE_INFO" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>More info...</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="TOAST_TITLE" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>PowerToys Update</value>
-  </data>
-</root>

src/Update/Update.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <Description>PowerToys Runner</Description>
+    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Update</AssemblyName>
+    <OutputPath>..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+		<PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
+		<PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <_IsPublishing Condition="'$(_IsPublishing)'==''">false</_IsPublishing>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent" Condition="'$(_IsPublishing)'!='true'">
+    <Exec Command="dotnet publish &quot;$(ProjectPath)&quot; -c $(Configuration) -r $(RuntimeIdentifier) --self-contained -o &quot;$(OutputPath)&quot;" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>

src/Update/UpdateSettingsHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+// 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.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.Versioning;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace Update
+{
+    [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+    public static class UpdateSettingsHelper
+    {
+        private static Thread? _updateThread;
+
+        private const string INSTALLERFILENAME = "powertoyssetup";
+        private const string USERINSTALLERFILENAME = "powertoysusersetup";
+
+        public static void TriggerUpdateCheck()
+        {
+            if (_updateThread is not null && _updateThread.IsAlive)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _updateThread = new Thread(async () =>
+            {
+                UpdateInfo updateInfo = await GetUpdateAvailableInfo();
+                switch (updateInfo)
+                {
+                    case UpdateInfo.UpdateCheckFailed ucf:
+                        ProcessUpdateCheckFailed(ucf);
+                        break;
+                    case UpdateInfo.UpdateAvailable ua:
+                        ProcessUpdateAvailable(ua);
+                        break;
+                    case UpdateInfo.NoUpdateAvailable:
+                        ProcessNoUpdateAvailable();
+                        break;
+                }
+            });
+
+            _updateThread.Start();
+        }
+
+        internal record UpdateInfo
+        {
+            private UpdateInfo()
+            {
+            }
+
+            public sealed record NoUpdateAvailable : UpdateInfo;
+
+            public sealed record UpdateAvailable(Uri ReleasePageUri, Version AvailableVersion, Uri InstallerDownloadUrl, string InstallerFilename) : UpdateInfo;
+
+            public sealed record UpdateCheckFailed(Exception Exception) : UpdateInfo;
+        }
+
+        internal static async Task<UpdateInfo> GetUpdateAvailableInfo()
+        {
+            Version? currentVersion = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;
+
+            if (currentVersion is null)
+            {
+                // Todo: Log
+                return new UpdateInfo.NoUpdateAvailable();
+            }
+
+            if (currentVersion is { Major: 0, Minor: 0 })
+            {
+                // Pre-release or local build, skip update check
+                return new UpdateInfo.NoUpdateAvailable();
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                HttpClient httpClient = new();
+                httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.ParseAdd("PowerToys Runner"); // GitHub API requires a user-agent
+                Stream body = await httpClient.GetStreamAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest").ConfigureAwait(false);
+                JsonElement releaseObject = (await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(body)).RootElement;
+                Version latestVersion = new(releaseObject.GetProperty("tag_name").GetString()?.TrimStart('V', 'v') ?? throw new FormatException("The \"tag_name\" field could not be found"));
+                string architectureString = RuntimeInformation.OSArchitecture switch
+                {
+                    Architecture.X64 => "x64",
+                    Architecture.Arm64 => "arm64",
+                    _ => throw new InvalidDataException("Unknown architecture"),
+                };
+
+                if (latestVersion > currentVersion)
+                {
+                    Uri releasePageUri = new(releaseObject.GetProperty("html_url").GetString() ?? throw new FormatException("The \"html_url\" field could not be found"));
+
+                    string requiredFilename = GetInstallScope() == InstallScope.PerMachine ? INSTALLERFILENAME : USERINSTALLERFILENAME;
+
+                    Uri? installerDownloadUrl = null;
+                    string? installerFilename = null;
+
+                    foreach (JsonElement asset in releaseObject.GetProperty("assets").EnumerateArray())
+                    {
+                        string? name = asset.GetProperty("name").GetString();
+                        string? browserDownloadUrl = asset.GetProperty("browser_download_url").GetString();
+
+                        if (name is null
+                            || browserDownloadUrl is null
+                            || !name.Contains(requiredFilename, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
+                            || !name.Contains(".exe", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
+                            || !name.Contains(architectureString, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
+                        installerDownloadUrl = new Uri(browserDownloadUrl);
+                        installerFilename = name;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    return installerDownloadUrl is null || installerFilename is null
+                        ? new UpdateInfo.UpdateCheckFailed(new InvalidDataException("No installer found in GitHub release"))
+                        : new UpdateInfo.UpdateAvailable(releasePageUri, latestVersion, installerDownloadUrl, installerFilename);
+                }
+
+                return new UpdateInfo.NoUpdateAvailable();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                return new UpdateInfo.UpdateCheckFailed(e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private enum InstallScope
+        {
+            PerMachine,
+            PerUser,
+        }
+
+        [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+        private static InstallScope GetInstallScope()
+        {
+            if (Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"Software\Classes\powertoys\", false) is not RegistryKey machineKey)
+            {
+                if (Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"Software\Classes\powertoys\", false) is not RegistryKey userKey)
+                {
+                    // Both keys are missing
+                    return InstallScope.PerMachine;
+                }
+
+                if (userKey.GetValue("InstallScope") is not string installScope)
+                {
+                    userKey.Close();
+                    return InstallScope.PerMachine;
+                }
+
+                userKey.Close();
+
+                return installScope.Contains("perUser") ? InstallScope.PerUser : InstallScope.PerMachine;
+            }
+
+            machineKey.Close();
+
+            return InstallScope.PerMachine;
+        }
+
+        private static readonly string _settingsPath = Path.Combine(
+            Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+            "Microsoft",
+            "PowerToys");
+
+        private static readonly string _updatingSettingsFile = Path.Combine(_settingsPath, "UpdateState.json");
+
+        private static void ProcessUpdateAvailable(UpdateInfo.UpdateAvailable updateAvailable)
+        {
+            UpdatingSettings updatingSettings = UpdatingSettings.LoadSettings();
+            Console.WriteLine($"Update available: {updateAvailable.AvailableVersion}");
+
+            updatingSettings.State = UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.ReadyToDownload;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = updateAvailable.ReleasePageUri.ToString();
+            updatingSettings.DownloadedInstallerFilename = updateAvailable.InstallerFilename;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = updateAvailable.ReleasePageUri.ToString();
+            updatingSettings.LastCheckedDate = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            File.WriteAllText(_updatingSettingsFile, updatingSettings.ToJsonString());
+        }
+
+        internal static void ProcessNoUpdateAvailable()
+        {
+            UpdatingSettings updatingSettings = UpdatingSettings.LoadSettings();
+
+            updatingSettings.State = UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.UpToDate;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.DownloadedInstallerFilename = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.LastCheckedDate = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            File.WriteAllText(_updatingSettingsFile, updatingSettings.ToJsonString());
+        }
+
+        private static void ProcessUpdateCheckFailed(UpdateInfo.UpdateCheckFailed updateCheckFailed)
+        {
+            // Todo: Log failed attempt
+            UpdatingSettings updatingSettings = UpdatingSettings.LoadSettings();
+
+            updatingSettings.State = UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState.NetworkError;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.DownloadedInstallerFilename = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.ReleasePageLink = string.Empty;
+            updatingSettings.LastCheckedDate = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds().ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            File.WriteAllText(_updatingSettingsFile, updatingSettings.ToJsonString());
+        }
+
+        internal static void SetUpdateState(UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState state)
+        {
+            UpdatingSettings updatingSettings = UpdatingSettings.LoadSettings();
+
+            updatingSettings.State = state;
+            File.WriteAllText(_updatingSettingsFile, updatingSettings.ToJsonString());
+        }
+
+        internal static UpdatingSettings.UpdatingState GetUpdateState() => UpdatingSettings.LoadSettings().State;
+    }
+}

src/Update/UpdateStage.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// 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.Text;
+
+namespace Update
+{
+    internal static class UpdateStage
+    {
+        internal const string UPDATENOWLAUNCHSTAGE1 = "-update_now";
+        internal const string UPDATENOWLAUNCHSTAGE2 = "-update_now_stage_2";
+    }
+}

src/Update/UpdateUtilities.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// 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.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Update
+{
+    public static class UpdateUtilities
+    {
+        public static async void UninstallPreviousMsixVersions()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Windows.Management.Deployment.PackageManager packageManager = new();
+                var packages = packageManager.FindPackagesForUser(string.Empty, "Microsoft.PowerToys", "CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US");
+
+                Version? currentVersion = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version;
+
+                if (currentVersion == null)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                foreach (var package in packages)
+                {
+                    Version msixVersion = new Version(package.Id.Version.Major, package.Id.Version.Minor, package.Id.Version.Revision);
+                    if (msixVersion < currentVersion)
+                    {
+                        await packageManager.RemovePackageAsync(package.Id.FullName);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Update/UpdatingSettings.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// 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.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Update
+{
+    public sealed class UpdatingSettings
+    {
+        public enum UpdatingState
+        {
+            UpToDate = 0,
+            ErrorDownloading,
+            ReadyToDownload,
+            ReadyToInstall,
+            NetworkError,
+        }
+
+        // Gets or sets a value of the updating state
+        [JsonPropertyName("state")]
+        public UpdatingState State { get; set; }
+
+        // Gets or sets a value of the release page url
+        [JsonPropertyName("releasePageUrl")]
+        public string ReleasePageLink { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        // Gets or sets a value of the github last checked date
+        [JsonPropertyName("githubUpdateLastCheckedDate")]
+        public string LastCheckedDate { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        // Gets or sets a value of the updating state
+        [JsonPropertyName("downloadedInstallerFilename")]
+        public string DownloadedInstallerFilename { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        // Non-localizable strings: Files
+        public const string SettingsFilePath = "\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\";
+        public const string SettingsFile = "UpdateState.json";
+
+        public string NewVersion
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (ReleasePageLink == null)
+                {
+                    return string.Empty;
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    string version = ReleasePageLink.Substring(ReleasePageLink.LastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+                    return version.Trim();
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                }
+
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string LastCheckedDateLocalized
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (LastCheckedDate == null)
+                    {
+                        return string.Empty;
+                    }
+
+                    long seconds = long.Parse(LastCheckedDate, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+                    var date = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(seconds).UtcDateTime;
+                    return date.ToLocalTime().ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                }
+
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public UpdatingSettings()
+        {
+            State = UpdatingState.UpToDate;
+        }
+
+        public static UpdatingSettings LoadSettings()
+        {
+            var localAppDataDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
+            var file = localAppDataDir + SettingsFilePath + SettingsFile;
+
+            if (File.Exists(file))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    FileStream inputStream = File.Open(file, FileMode.Open);
+                    StreamReader reader = new(inputStream);
+                    string data = reader.ReadToEnd();
+                    inputStream.Close();
+                    reader.Dispose();
+
+                    return JsonSerializer.Deserialize(data, UpdatingsSettingsSourceGenerationContext.Default.UpdatingSettings)!;
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new UpdatingSettings();
+        }
+
+        public string ToJsonString()
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, UpdatingsSettingsSourceGenerationContext.Default.UpdatingSettings);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Update/UpdatingsSettingsSourceGenerationContext.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// 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.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Update
+{
+    [JsonSourceGenerationOptions(WriteIndented = true)]
+    [JsonSerializable(typeof(UpdatingSettings))]
+
+    internal sealed partial class UpdatingsSettingsSourceGenerationContext : JsonSerializerContext
+    {
+    }
+}

src/Update/packages.config

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" version="1.0.231216.1" targetFramework="native" />
-</packages>

src/Update/resource.base.h

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
-// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
-// Used by PowerToys.Update.rc
-
-//////////////////////////////
-// Non-localizable
-
-#define FILE_DESCRIPTION "PowerToys Update"
-#define INTERNAL_NAME "PowerToys.Update"
-#define ORIGINAL_FILENAME "PowerToys.Update.exe"
-

src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapper.cs

@@ -66,5 +66,10 @@ namespace PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection
         {
             return (GpoRuleConfigured)PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetConfiguredWorkspacesEnabledValue();
         }
+
+        public static GpoRuleConfigured GetDisableShowWhatsNewAfterUpdatesValue()
+        {
+            return (GpoRuleConfigured)PowerToys.GPOWrapper.GPOWrapper.GetDisableShowWhatsNewAfterUpdatesValue();
+        }
     }
 }

src/common/ManagedCommon/HotkeyEx.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// 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.
+
+namespace ManagedCommon
+{
+    public record HotkeyEx(ushort ModifiersMask, ushort VkCode, int Identifier);
+}

src/common/ManagedCommon/HotkeySettingsControlHook.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-
 using PowerToys.Interop;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
+namespace ManagedCommon
 {
     public delegate void KeyEvent(int key);
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 
     public delegate bool FilterAccessibleKeyboardEvents(int key, UIntPtr extraInfo);
 
-    public class HotkeySettingsControlHook : IDisposable
+    public partial class HotkeySettingsControlHook : IDisposable
     {
         private const int WmKeyDown = 0x100;
         private const int WmKeyUp = 0x101;

src/common/ManagedCommon/LanguageHelper.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         internal sealed class OutGoingLanguageSettings
         {
             [JsonPropertyName("language")]
-            public string LanguageTag { get; set; }
+            public string? LanguageTag { get; set; }
         }
 
         public static string LoadLanguage()
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
                     inputStream.Close();
                     reader.Dispose();
 
-                    return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingLanguageSettings>(data, SourceGenerationContext.Default.OutGoingLanguageSettings).LanguageTag;
+                    return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingLanguageSettings>(data, SourceGenerationContext.Default.OutGoingLanguageSettings)!.LanguageTag!;
                 }
                 catch (Exception)
                 {

src/common/ManagedCommon/Logger.cs

@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the log directory for the current version of the app.
         /// </summary>
-        public static string CurrentVersionLogDirectoryPath { get; private set; }
+        public static string? CurrentVersionLogDirectoryPath { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the current log file.
         /// </summary>
-        public static string CurrentLogFile { get; private set; }
+        public static string? CurrentLogFile { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the log directory for the app.
         /// </summary>
-        public static string AppLogDirectoryPath { get; private set; }
+        public static string? AppLogDirectoryPath { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the logger and sets the path for logging.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         public static void InitializeLogger(string applicationLogPath, bool isLocalLow = false)
         {
             string versionedPath = LogDirectoryPath(applicationLogPath, isLocalLow);
-            string basePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(versionedPath);
+            string basePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(versionedPath)!;
 
             if (!Directory.Exists(versionedPath))
             {

src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>PowerToys ManagedCommon</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.ManagedCommon</AssemblyName>
+		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- See https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/platform/csharp-winrt/net-projection-from-cppwinrt-component for more info -->
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\GPOWrapperProjection\GPOWrapperProjection.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>

src/common/ManagedCommon/NativeKeyboardHelper.cs

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
+namespace ManagedCommon
 {
-    internal static class NativeKeyboardHelper
+    public static class NativeKeyboardHelper
     {
         [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct INPUT
+        public struct INPUT
         {
-            internal INPUTTYPE type;
-            internal InputUnion data;
+            public INPUTTYPE type;
+            public InputUnion data;
 
-            internal static int Size
+            public static int Size
             {
                 get { return Marshal.SizeOf<INPUT>(); }
             }
@@ -24,49 +24,49 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
 
         [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct InputUnion
+        public struct InputUnion
         {
             [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal MOUSEINPUT mi;
+            public MOUSEINPUT mi;
             [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal KEYBDINPUT ki;
+            public KEYBDINPUT ki;
             [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal HARDWAREINPUT hi;
+            public HARDWAREINPUT hi;
         }
 
         [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct MOUSEINPUT
+        public struct MOUSEINPUT
         {
-            internal int dx;
-            internal int dy;
-            internal int mouseData;
-            internal uint dwFlags;
-            internal uint time;
-            internal UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
+            public int dx;
+            public int dy;
+            public int mouseData;
+            public uint dwFlags;
+            public uint time;
+            public UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
         }
 
         [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct KEYBDINPUT
+        public struct KEYBDINPUT
         {
-            internal short wVk;
-            internal short wScan;
-            internal uint dwFlags;
-            internal int time;
-            internal UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
+            public short wVk;
+            public short wScan;
+            public uint dwFlags;
+            public int time;
+            public UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
         }
 
         [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
         [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct HARDWAREINPUT
+        public struct HARDWAREINPUT
         {
-            internal int uMsg;
-            internal short wParamL;
-            internal short wParamH;
+            public int uMsg;
+            public short wParamL;
+            public short wParamH;
         }
 
-        internal enum INPUTTYPE : uint
+        public enum INPUTTYPE : uint
         {
             INPUT_MOUSE = 0,
             INPUT_KEYBOARD = 1,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
         }
 
         [Flags]
-        internal enum KeyEventF
+        public enum KeyEventF
         {
             KeyDown = 0x0000,
             ExtendedKey = 0x0001,

src/common/ManagedCommon/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace ManagedCommon
 {
-    internal static class NativeMethods
+    internal static partial class NativeMethods
     {
         [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
         internal static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(uint processAccess, bool bInheritHandle, int processId);
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
         internal static extern bool QueryFullProcessImageName(IntPtr hProcess, uint dwFlags, System.Text.StringBuilder lpExeName, ref uint lpdwSize);
 
+        [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+        internal static partial IntPtr CreateEventW(IntPtr lpEventAttributes, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bManualReset, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInitialState, string lpName);
+
+        [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static partial bool SetEvent(IntPtr hEvent);
+
         [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
         internal static extern bool GetExitCodeProcess(IntPtr hProcess, out uint lpExitCode);
 

src/common/ManagedCommon/ThemeHelpers.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         // based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51334674/how-to-detect-windows-10-light-dark-mode-in-win32-application
         public static AppTheme GetAppTheme()
         {
-            int value = (int)Registry.GetValue($"{HKeyRoot}\\{HkeyWindowsPersonalizeTheme}", HValueAppTheme, 1);
+            int value = (int)Registry.GetValue($"{HKeyRoot}\\{HkeyWindowsPersonalizeTheme}", HValueAppTheme, 1)!;
             return (AppTheme)value;
         }
 

src/common/ManagedCommon/ThemeListener.cs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
         /// <summary>
         /// An event that fires if the Theme changes.
         /// </summary>
-        public event ThemeChangedEvent ThemeChanged;
+        public event ThemeChangedEvent? ThemeChanged;
 
         private readonly ManagementEventWatcher watcher;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
             var currentUser = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
             var query = new WqlEventQuery(
                 $"SELECT * FROM RegistryValueChangeEvent WHERE Hive='HKEY_USERS' AND " +
-                $"KeyPath='{currentUser.User.Value}\\\\{ThemeHelpers.HkeyWindowsPersonalizeTheme.Replace("\\", "\\\\")}' AND ValueName='{ThemeHelpers.HValueAppTheme}'");
+                $"KeyPath='{currentUser.User?.Value}\\\\{ThemeHelpers.HkeyWindowsPersonalizeTheme.Replace("\\", "\\\\")}' AND ValueName='{ThemeHelpers.HValueAppTheme}'");
             watcher = new ManagementEventWatcher(query);
             watcher.EventArrived += Watcher_EventArrived;
             watcher.Start();

src/common/interop/Constants.cpp

@@ -195,4 +195,28 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::CMDPAL_SHOW_EVENT;
     }
+    hstring Constants::AlwaysOnTopPinEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ALWAYS_ON_TOP_PIN_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::AlwaysOnTopTerminateEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ALWAYS_ON_TOP_TERMINATE_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::CropAndLockExitEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::CROP_AND_LOCK_EXIT_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItRefreshSettingsEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_REFRESH_SETTINGS_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::TerminateKBMSharedEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::TERMINATE_KBM_SHARED_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::LightSwitchManualOverrideEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE_EVENT;
+    }
 }

src/common/interop/Constants.h

@@ -46,12 +46,18 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
         static hstring TerminateHostsSharedEvent();
         static hstring CropAndLockThumbnailEvent();
         static hstring CropAndLockReparentEvent();
+        static hstring CropAndLockExitEvent();
         static hstring ShowEnvironmentVariablesSharedEvent();
         static hstring ShowEnvironmentVariablesAdminSharedEvent();
         static hstring WorkspacesLaunchEditorEvent();
         static hstring WorkspacesHotkeyEvent();
         static hstring PowerToysRunnerTerminateSettingsEvent();
         static hstring ShowCmdPalEvent();
+        static hstring AlwaysOnTopPinEvent();
+        static hstring AlwaysOnTopTerminateEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItRefreshSettingsEvent();
+        static hstring TerminateKBMSharedEvent();
+        static hstring LightSwitchManualOverrideEvent();
     };
 }
 

src/common/interop/Constants.idl

@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static String TerminateHostsSharedEvent();
             static String CropAndLockThumbnailEvent();
             static String CropAndLockReparentEvent();
+            static String CropAndLockExitEvent();
             static String ShowEnvironmentVariablesSharedEvent();
             static String ShowEnvironmentVariablesAdminSharedEvent();
             static String WorkspacesLaunchEditorEvent();
             static String WorkspacesHotkeyEvent();
             static String PowerToysRunnerTerminateSettingsEvent();
             static String ShowCmdPalEvent();
+            static String AlwaysOnTopPinEvent();
+            static String AlwaysOnTopTerminateEvent();
+            static String ZoomItRefreshSettingsEvent();
+            static String TerminateKBMSharedEvent();
+            static String LightSwitchManualOverrideEvent();
         }
     }
 }

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\utils\package.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="async_message_queue.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="CommonManaged.h">
       <DependentUpon>CommonManaged.idl</DependentUpon>
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="shared_constants.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="ThemeHelper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.h">
       <DependentUpon>TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.idl</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>Create</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
+		<ClCompile Include="ThemeHelper.cpp">
+      <DependentUpon>ThemeHelper.idl</DependentUpon>
+		</ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.cpp">
       <DependentUpon>TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.idl</DependentUpon>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@
     <Midl Include="HotkeyManager.idl" />
     <Midl Include="KeyboardHook.idl" />
     <Midl Include="LayoutMapManaged.idl" />
+    <Midl Include="ThemeHelper.idl" />
     <Midl Include="TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.idl" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj.filters

@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Constants.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\utils\package.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="ThemeHelper.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="keyboard_layout.cpp">
@@ -83,6 +89,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Constants.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="ThemeHelper.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="interop.rc">
@@ -115,6 +124,9 @@
     <Midl Include="TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged.idl">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </Midl>
+    <Midl Include="ThemeHelper.idl">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </Midl>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Natvis Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\natvis\wil.natvis" />

src/common/interop/ThemeHelper.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "ThemeHelper.h"
+#include "ThemeHelper.g.h"
+
+namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
+{
+
+    // Controls changing the themes.
+    static void ResetColorPrevalence()
+    {
+        HKEY hKey;
+        if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                         L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize",
+                         0,
+                         KEY_SET_VALUE,
+                         &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            DWORD value = 0; // back to default value
+            RegSetValueEx(hKey, L"ColorPrevalence", 0, REG_DWORD, reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&value), sizeof(value));
+            RegCloseKey(hKey);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(L"ImmersiveColorSet"), SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_THEMECHANGED, 0, 0, SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_DWMCOLORIZATIONCOLORCHANGED, 0, 0, SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void ThemeHelper::SetAppsTheme(bool mode)
+    {
+        HKEY hKey;
+        if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                         L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize",
+                         0,
+                         KEY_SET_VALUE,
+                         &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            DWORD value = mode;
+            RegSetValueEx(hKey, L"AppsUseLightTheme", 0, REG_DWORD, reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&value), sizeof(value));
+            RegCloseKey(hKey);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(L"ImmersiveColorSet"), SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_THEMECHANGED, 0, 0, SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void ThemeHelper::SetSystemTheme(bool mode)
+    {
+        HKEY hKey;
+        if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                         L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize",
+                         0,
+                         KEY_SET_VALUE,
+                         &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            DWORD value = mode;
+            RegSetValueEx(hKey, L"SystemUsesLightTheme", 0, REG_DWORD, reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&value), sizeof(value));
+            RegCloseKey(hKey);
+
+            if (mode) // if are changing to light mode
+            {
+                ResetColorPrevalence();
+            }
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SETTINGCHANGE, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(L"ImmersiveColorSet"), SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+
+            SendMessageTimeout(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_THEMECHANGED, 0, 0, SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 5000, nullptr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool ThemeHelper::GetCurrentSystemTheme()
+    {
+        HKEY hKey;
+        DWORD value = 1; // default = light
+        DWORD size = sizeof(value);
+
+        if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                         L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize",
+                         0,
+                         KEY_READ,
+                         &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            RegQueryValueEx(hKey, L"SystemUsesLightTheme", nullptr, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPBYTE>(&value), &size);
+            RegCloseKey(hKey);
+        }
+
+        return value == 1; // true = light, false = dark
+    }
+
+    bool ThemeHelper::GetCurrentAppsTheme()
+    {
+        HKEY hKey;
+        DWORD value = 1;
+        DWORD size = sizeof(value);
+
+        if (RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                         L"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize",
+                         0,
+                         KEY_READ,
+                         &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            RegQueryValueEx(hKey, L"AppsUseLightTheme", nullptr, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPBYTE>(&value), &size);
+            RegCloseKey(hKey);
+        }
+
+        return value == 1; // true = light, false = dark
+    }
+}
+
+#include "ThemeHelper.g.cpp"

src/common/interop/ThemeHelper.h

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "ThemeHelper.g.h"
+
+namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
+{
+    struct ThemeHelper : ThemeHelperT<ThemeHelper>
+    {
+        ThemeHelper() = default;
+
+        static void SetSystemTheme(bool dark);
+        static void SetAppsTheme(bool dark);
+        static bool GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+        static bool GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+    };
+}
+
+namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::factory_implementation
+{
+    struct ThemeHelper : ThemeHelperT<ThemeHelper, implementation::ThemeHelper>
+    {
+    };
+}
+

src/common/interop/ThemeHelper.idl

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace PowerToys
+{
+    namespace Interop
+    {
+        [default_interface] static runtimeclass ThemeHelper {
+            static void SetSystemTheme(Boolean dark);
+            static void SetAppsTheme(Boolean dark);
+            static Boolean GetCurrentSystemTheme();
+            static Boolean GetCurrentAppsTheme();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/common/interop/shared_constants.h

@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     const wchar_t CMDPAL_SHOW_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysCmdPal-ShowEvent-62336fcd-8611-4023-9b30-091a6af4cc5a";
     const wchar_t CMDPAL_EXIT_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysCmdPal-ExitEvent-eb73f6be-3f22-4b36-aee3-62924ba40bfd";
 
+    // Used by Light Switch
+    const wchar_t LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysLightSwitch-ManualOverrideEvent-7a464015-a560-419c-845e-2249edc1b4d7";
+
     // Max DWORD for key code to disable keys.
     const DWORD VK_DISABLED = 0x100;
 }

src/common/utils/modulesRegistry.h

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ inline registry::ChangeSet getRegistryPreviewChangeSet(const std::wstring instal
 
     std::wstring icon_path = installationDir;
     icon_path.append(L"\\WinUI3Apps\\Assets\\RegistryPreview\\RegistryPreview.ico");
-    changes.push_back({ scope, L"Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shell\\preview", L"icon", icon_path });
+changes.push_back({ scope, L"Software\\Classes\\regfile\\shell\\preview", L"icon", icon_path });
 
     return { changes };
 }

src/common/utils/package.h

@@ -4,469 +4,120 @@
 
 #include <appxpackaging.h>
 #include <exception>
-#include <filesystem>
-#include <regex>
 #include <string>
-#include <optional>
 #include <Shlwapi.h>
-#include <wrl/client.h>
-
-#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
-#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
-#include <winrt/Windows.Management.Deployment.h>
 
 #include "../logger/logger.h"
-#include "../version/version.h"
 
-namespace package
+struct PACKAGE_VERSION
+{
+    UINT16 Major;
+    UINT16 Minor;
+    UINT16 Build;
+    UINT16 Revision;
+};
+
+class ComInitializer
+{
+public:
+    explicit ComInitializer(DWORD coInitFlags = COINIT_MULTITHREADED) :
+        _initialized(false)
+    {
+        const HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, coInitFlags);
+        _initialized = SUCCEEDED(hr);
+    }
+
+    ~ComInitializer()
+    {
+        if (_initialized)
+        {
+            CoUninitialize();
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool Succeeded() const { return _initialized; }
+
+private:
+    bool _initialized;
+};
+
+__declspec(dllexport) EXTERN_C bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(
+    const std::wstring& appxPath,
+    std::wstring& outName,
+    PACKAGE_VERSION& outVersion)
 {
     using namespace winrt::Windows::Foundation;
-    using namespace winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel;
-    using namespace winrt::Windows::Management::Deployment;
-    using Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr;
-
-    inline BOOL IsWin11OrGreater()
+    try
     {
-        OSVERSIONINFOEX osvi{};
-        DWORDLONG dwlConditionMask = 0;
-        byte op = VER_GREATER_EQUAL;
-
-        // Initialize the OSVERSIONINFOEX structure.
-        osvi.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX);
-        osvi.dwMajorVersion = HIBYTE(_WIN32_WINNT_WINTHRESHOLD);
-        osvi.dwMinorVersion = LOBYTE(_WIN32_WINNT_WINTHRESHOLD);
-        // Windows 11 build number
-        osvi.dwBuildNumber = 22000;
-
-        // Initialize the condition mask.
-        VER_SET_CONDITION(dwlConditionMask, VER_MAJORVERSION, op);
-        VER_SET_CONDITION(dwlConditionMask, VER_MINORVERSION, op);
-        VER_SET_CONDITION(dwlConditionMask, VER_BUILDNUMBER, op);
-
-        // Perform the test.
-        return VerifyVersionInfo(
-            &osvi,
-            VER_MAJORVERSION | VER_MINORVERSION | VER_BUILDNUMBER,
-            dwlConditionMask);
-    }
-
-    struct PACKAGE_VERSION
-    {
-        UINT16 Major;
-        UINT16 Minor;
-        UINT16 Build;
-        UINT16 Revision;
-    };
-
-    class ComInitializer
-    {
-    public:
-        explicit ComInitializer(DWORD coInitFlags = COINIT_MULTITHREADED) :
-            _initialized(false)
+        ComInitializer comInit;
+        if (!comInit.Succeeded())
         {
-            const HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(nullptr, coInitFlags);
-            _initialized = SUCCEEDED(hr);
-        }
-
-        ~ComInitializer()
-        {
-            if (_initialized)
-            {
-                CoUninitialize();
-            }
-        }
-
-        bool Succeeded() const { return _initialized; }
-
-    private:
-        bool _initialized;
-    };
-
-    inline bool GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(
-        const std::wstring& appxPath,
-        std::wstring& outName,
-        PACKAGE_VERSION& outVersion)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            ComInitializer comInit;
-            if (!comInit.Succeeded())
-            {
-                Logger::error(L"COM initialization failed.");
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            ComPtr<IAppxFactory> factory;
-            ComPtr<IStream> stream;
-            ComPtr<IAppxPackageReader> reader;
-            ComPtr<IAppxManifestReader> manifest;
-            ComPtr<IAppxManifestPackageId> packageId;
-
-            HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(AppxFactory), nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&factory));
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            hr = SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(appxPath.c_str(), STGM_READ | STGM_SHARE_DENY_WRITE, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, FALSE, nullptr, &stream);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            hr = factory->CreatePackageReader(stream.Get(), &reader);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            hr = reader->GetManifest(&manifest);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            hr = manifest->GetPackageId(&packageId);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            LPWSTR name = nullptr;
-            hr = packageId->GetName(&name);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            UINT64 version = 0;
-            hr = packageId->GetVersion(&version);
-            if (FAILED(hr))
-                return false;
-
-            outName = std::wstring(name);
-            CoTaskMemFree(name);
-
-            outVersion.Major = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 48) & 0xFFFF);
-            outVersion.Minor = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 32) & 0xFFFF);
-            outVersion.Build = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 16) & 0xFFFF);
-            outVersion.Revision = static_cast<UINT16>(version & 0xFFFF);
-
-            Logger::info(L"Package name: {}, version: {}.{}.{}.{}, appxPath: {}",
-                         outName,
-                         outVersion.Major,
-                         outVersion.Minor,
-                         outVersion.Build,
-                         outVersion.Revision,
-                         appxPath);
-
-            return true;
-        }
-        catch (const std::exception& ex)
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Standard exception: {}", winrt::to_hstring(ex.what()));
+            Logger::error(L"COM initialization failed.");
             return false;
         }
-        catch (...)
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Unknown or non-standard exception occurred.");
+
+        ComPtr<IAppxFactory> factory;
+        ComPtr<IStream> stream;
+        ComPtr<IAppxPackageReader> reader;
+        ComPtr<IAppxManifestReader> manifest;
+        ComPtr<IAppxManifestPackageId> packageId;
+
+        HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(AppxFactory), nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&factory));
+        if (FAILED(hr))
             return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    inline std::optional<Package> GetRegisteredPackage(std::wstring packageDisplayName, bool checkVersion)
-    {
-        PackageManager packageManager;
-
-        for (const auto& package : packageManager.FindPackagesForUser({}))
-        {
-            const auto& packageFullName = std::wstring{ package.Id().FullName() };
-            const auto& packageVersion = package.Id().Version();
-
-            if (packageFullName.contains(packageDisplayName))
-            {
-                // If checkVersion is true, verify if the package has the same version as PowerToys.
-                if ((!checkVersion) || (packageVersion.Major == VERSION_MAJOR && packageVersion.Minor == VERSION_MINOR && packageVersion.Revision == VERSION_REVISION))
-                {
-                    return { package };
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    inline bool IsPackageRegisteredWithPowerToysVersion(std::wstring packageDisplayName)
-    {
-        return GetRegisteredPackage(packageDisplayName, true).has_value();
-    }
-
-    inline bool RegisterSparsePackage(const std::wstring& externalLocation, const std::wstring& sparsePkgPath)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            Uri externalUri{ externalLocation };
-            Uri packageUri{ sparsePkgPath };
-
-            PackageManager packageManager;
-
-            // Declare use of an external location
-            AddPackageOptions options;
-            options.ExternalLocationUri(externalUri);
-            options.ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion(true);
-
-            IAsyncOperationWithProgress<DeploymentResult, DeploymentProgress> deploymentOperation = packageManager.AddPackageByUriAsync(packageUri, options);
-            deploymentOperation.get();
-
-            // Check the status of the operation
-            if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Error)
-            {
-                auto deploymentResult{ deploymentOperation.GetResults() };
-                auto errorCode = deploymentOperation.ErrorCode();
-                auto errorText = deploymentResult.ErrorText();
-
-                Logger::error(L"Register {} package failed. ErrorCode: {}, ErrorText: {}", sparsePkgPath, std::to_wstring(errorCode), errorText);
-                return false;
-            }
-            else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Canceled)
-            {
-                Logger::error(L"Register {} package canceled.", sparsePkgPath);
-                return false;
-            }
-            else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Completed)
-            {
-                Logger::info(L"Register {} package completed.", sparsePkgPath);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::debug(L"Register {} package started.", sparsePkgPath);
-            }
-
-            return true;
-        }
-        catch (std::exception& e)
-        {
-            Logger::error("Exception thrown while trying to register package: {}", e.what());
 
+        hr = SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(appxPath.c_str(), STGM_READ | STGM_SHARE_DENY_WRITE, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, FALSE, nullptr, &stream);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
             return false;
-        }
-    }
 
-    inline bool UnRegisterPackage(const std::wstring& pkgDisplayName)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            PackageManager packageManager;
-            const static auto packages = packageManager.FindPackagesForUser({});
-
-            for (auto const& package : packages)
-            {
-                const auto& packageFullName = std::wstring{ package.Id().FullName() };
-
-                if (packageFullName.contains(pkgDisplayName))
-                {
-                    auto deploymentOperation{ packageManager.RemovePackageAsync(packageFullName) };
-                    deploymentOperation.get();
-
-                    // Check the status of the operation
-                    if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Error)
-                    {
-                        auto deploymentResult{ deploymentOperation.GetResults() };
-                        auto errorCode = deploymentOperation.ErrorCode();
-                        auto errorText = deploymentResult.ErrorText();
-
-                        Logger::error(L"Unregister {} package failed. ErrorCode: {}, ErrorText: {}", packageFullName, std::to_wstring(errorCode), errorText);
-                    }
-                    else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Canceled)
-                    {
-                        Logger::error(L"Unregister {} package canceled.", packageFullName);
-                    }
-                    else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Completed)
-                    {
-                        Logger::info(L"Unregister {} package completed.", packageFullName);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Logger::debug(L"Unregister {} package started.", packageFullName);
-                    }
-
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        catch (std::exception& e)
-        {
-            Logger::error("Exception thrown while trying to unregister package: {}", e.what());
+        hr = factory->CreatePackageReader(stream.Get(), &reader);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
             return false;
-        }
+
+        hr = reader->GetManifest(&manifest);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return false;
+
+        hr = manifest->GetPackageId(&packageId);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return false;
+
+        LPWSTR name = nullptr;
+        hr = packageId->GetName(&name);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return false;
+
+        UINT64 version = 0;
+        hr = packageId->GetVersion(&version);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+            return false;
+
+        outName = std::wstring(name);
+        CoTaskMemFree(name);
+
+        outVersion.Major = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 48) & 0xFFFF);
+        outVersion.Minor = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 32) & 0xFFFF);
+        outVersion.Build = static_cast<UINT16>((version >> 16) & 0xFFFF);
+        outVersion.Revision = static_cast<UINT16>(version & 0xFFFF);
+
+        Logger::info(L"Package name: {}, version: {}.{}.{}.{}, appxPath: {}",
+                     outName,
+                     outVersion.Major,
+                     outVersion.Minor,
+                     outVersion.Build,
+                     outVersion.Revision,
+                     appxPath);
 
         return true;
     }
-
-    inline std::vector<std::wstring> FindMsixFile(const std::wstring& directoryPath, bool recursive)
+    catch (const std::exception& ex)
     {
-        if (directoryPath.empty())
-        {
-            return {};
-        }
-
-        if (!std::filesystem::exists(directoryPath))
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"The directory '" + directoryPath + L"' does not exist.");
-            return {};
-        }
-
-        const std::regex pattern(R"(^.+\.(appx|msix|msixbundle)$)", std::regex_constants::icase);
-        std::vector<std::wstring> matchedFiles;
-
-        try
-        {
-            if (recursive)
-            {
-                for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator(directoryPath))
-                {
-                    if (entry.is_regular_file())
-                    {
-                        const auto& fileName = entry.path().filename().string();
-                        if (std::regex_match(fileName, pattern))
-                        {
-                            matchedFiles.push_back(entry.path());
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                for (const auto& entry : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(directoryPath))
-                {
-                    if (entry.is_regular_file())
-                    {
-                        const auto& fileName = entry.path().filename().string();
-                        if (std::regex_match(fileName, pattern))
-                        {
-                            matchedFiles.push_back(entry.path());
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        catch (const std::exception& ex)
-        {
-            Logger::error("An error occurred while searching for MSIX files: " + std::string(ex.what()));
-        }
-
-        return matchedFiles;
-    }
-
-    inline bool IsPackageSatisfied(const std::wstring& appxPath)
-    {
-        std::wstring targetName;
-        PACKAGE_VERSION targetVersion{};
-
-        if (!GetPackageNameAndVersionFromAppx(appxPath, targetName, targetVersion))
-        {
-            Logger::error(L"Failed to get package name and version from appx: " + appxPath);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        PackageManager pm;
-
-        for (const auto& package : pm.FindPackagesForUser({}))
-        {
-            const auto& id = package.Id();
-            if (std::wstring(id.Name()) == targetName)
-            {
-                const auto& version = id.Version();
-
-                if (version.Major > targetVersion.Major ||
-                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor > targetVersion.Minor) ||
-                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor == targetVersion.Minor && version.Build > targetVersion.Build) ||
-                    (version.Major == targetVersion.Major && version.Minor == targetVersion.Minor && version.Build == targetVersion.Build && version.Revision >= targetVersion.Revision))
-                {
-                    Logger::info(
-                        L"Package {} is already satisfied with version {}.{}.{}.{}; target version {}.{}.{}.{}; appxPath: {}",
-                        id.Name(),
-                        version.Major,
-                        version.Minor,
-                        version.Build,
-                        version.Revision,
-                        targetVersion.Major,
-                        targetVersion.Minor,
-                        targetVersion.Build,
-                        targetVersion.Revision,
-                        appxPath);
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        Logger::info(
-            L"Package {} is not satisfied. Target version: {}.{}.{}.{}; appxPath: {}",
-            targetName,
-            targetVersion.Major,
-            targetVersion.Minor,
-            targetVersion.Build,
-            targetVersion.Revision,
-            appxPath);
+        Logger::error(L"Standard exception: {}", winrt::to_hstring(ex.what()));
         return false;
     }
-
-    inline bool RegisterPackage(std::wstring pkgPath, std::vector<std::wstring> dependencies)
+    catch (...)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            Uri packageUri{ pkgPath };
-
-            PackageManager packageManager;
-
-            // Declare use of an external location
-            DeploymentOptions options = DeploymentOptions::ForceTargetApplicationShutdown;
-
-            Collections::IVector<Uri> uris = winrt::single_threaded_vector<Uri>();
-            if (!dependencies.empty())
-            {
-                for (const auto& dependency : dependencies)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (IsPackageSatisfied(dependency))
-                        {
-                            Logger::info(L"Dependency already satisfied: {}", dependency);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            uris.Append(Uri(dependency));
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (const winrt::hresult_error& ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger::error(L"Error creating Uri for dependency: %s", ex.message().c_str());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            IAsyncOperationWithProgress<DeploymentResult, DeploymentProgress> deploymentOperation = packageManager.AddPackageAsync(packageUri, uris, options);
-            deploymentOperation.get();
-
-            // Check the status of the operation
-            if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Error)
-            {
-                auto deploymentResult{ deploymentOperation.GetResults() };
-                auto errorCode = deploymentOperation.ErrorCode();
-                auto errorText = deploymentResult.ErrorText();
-
-                Logger::error(L"Register {} package failed. ErrorCode: {}, ErrorText: {}", pkgPath, std::to_wstring(errorCode), errorText);
-                return false;
-            }
-            else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Canceled)
-            {
-                Logger::error(L"Register {} package canceled.", pkgPath);
-                return false;
-            }
-            else if (deploymentOperation.Status() == AsyncStatus::Completed)
-            {
-                Logger::info(L"Register {} package completed.", pkgPath);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger::debug(L"Register {} package started.", pkgPath);
-            }
-        }
-        catch (std::exception& e)
-        {
-            Logger::error("Exception thrown while trying to register package: {}", e.what());
-
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
+        Logger::error(L"Unknown or non-standard exception occurred.");
+        return false;
     }
 }

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

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

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj

@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
     <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <!-- See https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/apps/develop/platform/csharp-winrt/net-projection-from-cppwinrt-component for more info -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <CsWinRTIncludes>PowerToys.GPOWrapper</CsWinRTIncludes>
-    <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
-    <ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>false</ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Remove="AdvancedPasteXAML\Controls\ClipboardHistoryItemPreviewControl.xaml" />
     <None Remove="AdvancedPasteXAML\Controls\PromptBox.xaml" />
@@ -108,9 +101,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- HACK: Common.UI is referenced, even if it is not used, to force dll versions to be the same as in other projects that use it. It's still unclear why this is the case, but this is need for flattening the install directory. -->
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\GPOWrapperProjection\GPOWrapperProjection.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\LanguageModelProvider\LanguageModelProvider.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\GPOWrapper\GPOWrapper.vcxproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 

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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
 using Windows.Graphics;
+using WinRT;
 using WinUIEx;
 
 using static AdvancedPaste.Helpers.NativeMethods;
@@ -42,13 +45,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
 
         public ETWTrace EtwTrace { get; private set; } = new ETWTrace();
 
-        private static readonly Dictionary<string, PasteFormats> AdditionalActionIPCKeys =
-                 typeof(PasteFormats).GetFields()
-                                     .Where(field => field.IsLiteral)
-                                     .Select(field => (Format: (PasteFormats)field.GetRawConstantValue(), field.GetCustomAttribute<PasteFormatMetadataAttribute>().IPCKey))
-                                     .Where(field => field.IPCKey != null)
-                                     .ToDictionary(field => field.IPCKey, field => field.Format);
-
         private readonly DispatcherQueue _dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
         private readonly OptionsViewModel viewModel;
 
@@ -132,47 +128,44 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
 
             if (cmdArgs?.Length > 2)
             {
-                ProcessNamedPipe(cmdArgs[2]);
+                TwoWayPipeMessageIPCManaged ipc = new(cmdArgs[2], string.Empty, async (m) => await OnNamedPipeMessage(m));
+                ipc.Start();
             }
         }
 
-        private void ProcessNamedPipe(string pipeName)
-        {
-            void OnMessage(string message) => _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(async () => await OnNamedPipeMessage(message));
-
-            Task.Run(async () => await NamedPipeProcessor.ProcessNamedPipeAsync(pipeName, connectTimeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), OnMessage, CancellationToken.None));
-        }
-
         private async Task OnNamedPipeMessage(string message)
         {
-            var messageParts = message.Split();
-            var messageType = messageParts.First();
+            _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(async () =>
+            {
+                var messageParts = message.Split();
+                var messageType = messageParts.First();
 
-            if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteShowUIMessage())
-            {
-                await ShowWindow();
-            }
-            else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteMarkdownMessage())
-            {
-                await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync(PasteFormats.Markdown, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
-            }
-            else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteJsonMessage())
-            {
-                await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync(PasteFormats.Json, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
-            }
-            else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage())
-            {
-                await OnAdvancedPasteAdditionalActionHotkey(messageParts);
-            }
-            else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage())
-            {
-                await OnAdvancedPasteCustomActionHotkey(messageParts);
-            }
-            else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage())
-            {
-                Dispose();
-                Environment.Exit(0);
-            }
+                if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteShowUIMessage())
+                {
+                    await ShowWindow();
+                }
+                else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteMarkdownMessage())
+                {
+                    await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync(PasteFormats.Markdown, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
+                }
+                else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteJsonMessage())
+                {
+                    await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync(PasteFormats.Json, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
+                }
+                else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage())
+                {
+                    await OnAdvancedPasteAdditionalActionHotkey(messageParts);
+                }
+                else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage())
+                {
+                    await OnAdvancedPasteCustomActionHotkey(messageParts);
+                }
+                else if (messageType == PowerToys.Interop.Constants.AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage())
+                {
+                    Dispose();
+                    Environment.Exit(0);
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         private void App_UnhandledException(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
@@ -188,14 +181,14 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
             }
             else
             {
-                if (!AdditionalActionIPCKeys.TryGetValue(messageParts[1], out PasteFormats pasteFormat))
+                if (!int.TryParse(messageParts[1], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out int customActionId))
                 {
                     Logger.LogWarning($"Unexpected additional action type {messageParts[1]}");
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     await ShowWindow();
-                    await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync(pasteFormat, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
+                    await viewModel.ExecutePasteFormatAsync((PasteFormats)customActionId, PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut);
                 }
             }
         }

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

@@ -430,19 +430,12 @@
                                         Grid.Row="1"
                                         MinHeight="104"
                                         MaxHeight="320">
-                                        <StackPanel>
-                                            <TextBlock
-                                                Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                                IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
-                                                Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                                                Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomFormatResult, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                                TextWrapping="Wrap"
-                                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasCustomFormatText, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                                            <Image
-                                                Source="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomFormatImageResult, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                                Stretch="Uniform"
-                                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasCustomFormatImage, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                                        </StackPanel>
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                                            IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomFormatResult, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                            TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                     </ScrollViewer>
                                 </Grid>
                                 <Rectangle

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

@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ internal static class DataPackageHelpers
         return dataPackage;
     }
 
-    internal static DataPackage CreateFromImage(RandomAccessStreamReference imageStreamRef)
-    {
-        DataPackage dataPackage = new();
-        dataPackage.SetBitmap(imageStreamRef);
-        return dataPackage;
-    }
-
     internal static async Task<DataPackage> CreateFromFileAsync(string fileName)
     {
         var storageFile = await StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(fileName);
@@ -232,6 +225,24 @@ internal static class DataPackageHelpers
     internal static async Task<string> GetHtmlContentAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView) =>
         dataPackageView.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Html) ? await dataPackageView.GetHtmlFormatAsync() : string.Empty;
 
+    internal static async Task<byte[]> GetImageAsPngBytesAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
+    {
+        var bitmap = await dataPackageView.GetImageContentAsync();
+        if (bitmap == null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        using var pngStream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
+        var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId, pngStream);
+        encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap);
+        await encoder.FlushAsync();
+
+        using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+        await pngStream.AsStreamForRead().CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
+        return memoryStream.ToArray();
+    }
+
     internal static async Task<SoftwareBitmap> GetImageContentAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
     {
         using var stream = await dataPackageView.GetImageStreamAsync();

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

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

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Models/GeneratedResponse.cs

@@ -1,14 +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 Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Models;
-
-public class GeneratedResponse
-{
-    public ClipboardItem Preview { get; set; }
-
-    public DataPackage Data { get; set; }
-}

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

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         CanPreview = true,
         SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Image,
         IPCKey = AdvancedPasteAdditionalActions.PropertyNames.ImageToText,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes an image in the clipboard and extracts all text from it using OCR.")]
+        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes an image from the clipboard and extracts text using OCR. This function is intended only for explicit text extraction or OCR requests.")]
     ImageToText,
 
     [PasteFormatMetadata(
@@ -118,19 +118,8 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         IconGlyph = "\uE945",
         RequiresAIService = true,
         CanPreview = true,
-        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes input instructions and transforms clipboard text (not TXT files) with these input instructions, putting the result back on the clipboard. This uses AI to accomplish the task.",
+        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text | ClipboardFormat.Image,
+        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes user instructions and applies them to the current clipboard content (text or image). Use this function for image analysis, description, or transformation tasks beyond simple OCR.",
         RequiresPrompt = true)]
     CustomTextTransformation,
-
-    [PasteFormatMetadata(
-        IsCoreAction = false,
-        ResourceId = "TextToImage",
-        IconGlyph = "\uE91B",
-        RequiresAIService = true,
-        CanPreview = false,
-        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Generates an image based on the text description in the clipboard.",
-        RequiresPrompt = true)]
-    TextToImage,
 }

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

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.TextToImage;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
 
@@ -46,23 +45,24 @@ public sealed class AdvancedAIKernelService : KernelServiceBase
 
     protected override PromptExecutionSettings PromptExecutionSettings => CreatePromptExecutionSettings();
 
-    protected override void AddAIServices(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder)
+    protected override void AddChatCompletionService(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(kernelBuilder);
 
-        // 1. Register the primary Chat Completion Service
-        RegisterChatService(kernelBuilder);
-
-        // 2. Register auxiliary services (e.g., TextToImage) by searching through all configured providers
-        RegisterAuxiliaryServices(kernelBuilder);
-    }
-
-    private void RegisterChatService(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder)
-    {
         var runtimeConfig = GetRuntimeConfiguration();
         var serviceType = runtimeConfig.ServiceType;
         var modelName = runtimeConfig.ModelName;
-        var apiKey = GetApiKey(serviceType);
+        var requiresApiKey = RequiresApiKey(serviceType);
+        var apiKey = string.Empty;
+        if (requiresApiKey)
+        {
+            this.credentialsProvider.Refresh();
+            apiKey = (this.credentialsProvider.GetKey() ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"An API key is required for {serviceType} but none was found in the credential vault.");
+            }
+        }
 
         var endpoint = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeConfig.Endpoint) ? null : runtimeConfig.Endpoint.Trim();
         var deployment = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeConfig.DeploymentName) ? modelName : runtimeConfig.DeploymentName;
@@ -80,76 +80,6 @@ public sealed class AdvancedAIKernelService : KernelServiceBase
         }
     }
 
-    private void RegisterAuxiliaryServices(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder)
-    {
-        // Try to find a dedicated Image Generation provider
-        if (TryRegisterImageService(kernelBuilder))
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private bool TryRegisterImageService(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder)
-    {
-        var allProviders = this.UserSettings.PasteAIConfiguration?.Providers;
-        if (allProviders == null)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var imageProvider = allProviders.FirstOrDefault(p =>
-            p.Capabilities.HasFlag(AIServiceCapability.TextToImage));
-
-        if (imageProvider == null)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var serviceType = NormalizeServiceType(imageProvider.ServiceTypeKind);
-        var apiKey = this.credentialsProvider.GetKey(imageProvider.Id, serviceType);
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var endpoint = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(imageProvider.EndpointUrl) ? null : imageProvider.EndpointUrl.Trim();
-        var deployment = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(imageProvider.DeploymentName) ? imageProvider.ModelName : imageProvider.DeploymentName;
-
-        switch (serviceType)
-        {
-            case AIServiceType.OpenAI:
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                kernelBuilder.AddOpenAITextToImage(apiKey, modelId: imageProvider.ModelName);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                return true;
-            case AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI:
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAITextToImage(deployment, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, serviceType), apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                return true;
-            default:
-                return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private string GetApiKey(AIServiceType serviceType)
-    {
-        if (!RequiresApiKey(serviceType))
-        {
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-
-        this.credentialsProvider.Refresh();
-        var apiKey = (this.credentialsProvider.GetKey() ?? string.Empty).Trim();
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKey))
-        {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException($"An API key is required for {serviceType} but none was found in the credential vault.");
-        }
-
-        return apiKey;
-    }
-
     protected override AIServiceUsage GetAIServiceUsage(ChatMessageContent chatMessage)
     {
         return AIServiceUsageHelper.GetOpenAIServiceUsage(chatMessage);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ public sealed class EnhancedVaultCredentialsProvider : IAICredentialsProvider
         }
     }
 
-    public string GetKey(string providerId, AIServiceType serviceType)
-    {
-        var entry = BuildCredentialEntry(NormalizeServiceType(serviceType), providerId);
-        return LoadKey(entry);
-    }
-
     public bool IsConfigured()
     {
         return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(GetKey());

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/IAICredentialsProvider.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
-
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -23,14 +21,6 @@ public interface IAICredentialsProvider
     /// <returns>Credential string or <see cref="string.Empty"/> when missing.</returns>
     string GetKey();
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Retrieves the credential for a specific AI provider.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="providerId">The unique identifier of the provider.</param>
-    /// <param name="serviceType">The type of the service.</param>
-    /// <returns>Credential string or <see cref="string.Empty"/> when missing.</returns>
-    string GetKey(string providerId, AIServiceType serviceType);
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Refreshes the cached credential for the active AI provider.
     /// </summary>

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

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
@@ -20,10 +18,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.TextToImage;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
-using Windows.Storage.Streams;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
 
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
     protected abstract PromptExecutionSettings PromptExecutionSettings { get; }
 
-    protected abstract void AddAIServices(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder);
+    protected abstract void AddChatCompletionService(IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder);
 
     protected abstract AIServiceUsage GetAIServiceUsage(ChatMessageContent chatMessage);
 
@@ -72,12 +67,36 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
             LogResult(cacheUsed, isSavedQuery, kernel.GetOrAddActionChain(), usage);
 
+            var outputPackage = kernel.GetDataPackage();
+            var hasUsableData = await outputPackage.GetView().HasUsableDataAsync();
+
             if (kernel.GetLastError() is Exception ex)
             {
-                throw ex;
+                // If we have an error, but the AI provided a final text response, we can ignore the error (likely a tool failure that the AI handled).
+                // However, if we have usable data (e.g. from a successful tool call before the error?), we might want to keep it?
+                // In the case of ImageToText failure, outputPackage is empty (new DataPackage), hasUsableData is false.
+                // So we check if there is a valid response in the chat history.
+                var lastMessage = chatHistory.LastOrDefault();
+                bool hasAssistantResponse = lastMessage != null && lastMessage.Role == AuthorRole.Assistant && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastMessage.Content);
+
+                if (!hasAssistantResponse && !hasUsableData)
+                {
+                    throw ex;
+                }
+
+                // If we have a response or data, we log the error but proceed.
+                Logger.LogWarning($"Kernel operation encountered an error but proceeded with available response/data: {ex.Message}");
             }
 
-            var outputPackage = kernel.GetDataPackage();
+            if (!hasUsableData)
+            {
+                var lastMessage = chatHistory.LastOrDefault();
+                if (lastMessage != null && lastMessage.Role == AuthorRole.Assistant && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(lastMessage.Content))
+                {
+                    outputPackage = DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(lastMessage.Content);
+                    kernel.SetDataPackage(outputPackage);
+                }
+            }
 
             if (!(await outputPackage.GetView().HasUsableDataAsync()))
             {
@@ -153,7 +172,21 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
         var systemPrompt = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt) ? DefaultSystemPrompt : runtimeConfig.SystemPrompt;
         chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(systemPrompt);
         chatHistory.AddSystemMessage($"Available clipboard formats: {await kernel.GetDataFormatsAsync()}");
-        chatHistory.AddUserMessage(prompt);
+
+        var imageBytes = await kernel.GetDataPackageView().GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
+        if (imageBytes != null)
+        {
+            var collection = new ChatMessageContentItemCollection
+            {
+                new TextContent(prompt),
+                new ImageContent(imageBytes, "image/png"),
+            };
+            chatHistory.AddUserMessage(collection);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            chatHistory.AddUserMessage(prompt);
+        }
 
         if (ShouldModerateAdvancedAI())
         {
@@ -216,19 +249,12 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
     private Kernel CreateKernel()
     {
         var kernelBuilder = Kernel.CreateBuilder();
-        AddAIServices(kernelBuilder);
-
-        // Build a temporary kernel to check registered services
-        // Note: This is a lightweight check. In a more complex DI scenario, we might need a different approach.
-        // However, since we are building the kernel right here, we can inspect the builder's services.
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0001
-        var hasTextToImageService = kernelBuilder.Services.Any(s => s.ServiceType == typeof(ITextToImageService));
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0001
-        kernelBuilder.Plugins.AddFromFunctions("Actions", GetKernelFunctions(hasTextToImageService));
+        AddChatCompletionService(kernelBuilder);
+        kernelBuilder.Plugins.AddFromFunctions("Actions", GetKernelFunctions());
         return kernelBuilder.Build();
     }
 
-    private IEnumerable<KernelFunction> GetKernelFunctions(bool hasTextToImageService)
+    private IEnumerable<KernelFunction> GetKernelFunctions()
     {
         // Get standard format functions
         var standardFunctions =
@@ -236,9 +262,15 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             let metadata = PasteFormat.MetadataDict[format]
             let coreDescription = metadata.KernelFunctionDescription
             where !string.IsNullOrEmpty(coreDescription)
-            where format != PasteFormats.TextToImage || hasTextToImageService // Filter out TextToImage if the service is not available
-            orderby metadata.RequiresPrompt descending
-            select CreateKernelFunctionForFormat(format, metadata, coreDescription);
+            let requiresPrompt = metadata.RequiresPrompt
+            orderby requiresPrompt descending
+            select KernelFunctionFactory.CreateFromMethod(
+                method: requiresPrompt ? async (Kernel kernel, string prompt) => await ExecutePromptTransformAsync(kernel, format, prompt)
+                                       : async (Kernel kernel) => await ExecuteStandardTransformAsync(kernel, format),
+                functionName: format.ToString(),
+                description: requiresPrompt ? coreDescription : $"{coreDescription} Puts the result back on the clipboard.",
+                parameters: requiresPrompt ? [new(PromptParameterName) { Description = "Input instructions to AI", ParameterType = typeof(string) }] : null,
+                returnParameter: new() { Description = "Array of available clipboard formats after operation" });
 
         HashSet<string> usedFunctionNames = new(Enum.GetNames<PasteFormats>(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
@@ -263,32 +295,6 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
         return standardFunctions.Concat(customActionFunctions);
     }
 
-    private KernelFunction CreateKernelFunctionForFormat(PasteFormats format, PasteFormatMetadataAttribute metadata, string description)
-    {
-        if (format == PasteFormats.TextToImage)
-        {
-            return KernelFunctionFactory.CreateFromMethod(
-                method: async (Kernel kernel, string prompt = null) =>
-                {
-                    await ExecuteTextToImageAsync(kernel, prompt ?? string.Empty);
-                    return "Image generated successfully using the clipboard text as the description.";
-                },
-                functionName: format.ToString(),
-                description: "Generates an image based on text. If the 'prompt' parameter is not provided, the text currently in the clipboard is used as the image description.",
-                parameters: [new(PromptParameterName) { Description = "Optional. Additional instructions for the image. If left empty, the clipboard text is used.", ParameterType = typeof(string), IsRequired = false }],
-                returnParameter: new() { Description = "Status message indicating success." });
-        }
-
-        bool requiresPrompt = metadata.RequiresPrompt;
-        return KernelFunctionFactory.CreateFromMethod(
-            method: requiresPrompt ? async (Kernel kernel, string prompt) => await ExecutePromptTransformAsync(kernel, format, prompt)
-                                   : async (Kernel kernel) => await ExecuteStandardTransformAsync(kernel, format),
-            functionName: format.ToString(),
-            description: requiresPrompt ? description : $"{description} Puts the result back on the clipboard.",
-            parameters: requiresPrompt ? [new(PromptParameterName) { Description = "Input instructions to AI", ParameterType = typeof(string) }] : null,
-            returnParameter: new() { Description = "Array of available clipboard formats after operation" });
-    }
-
     private static string GetUniqueFunctionName(string baseName, HashSet<string> usedFunctionNames, int customActionId)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(usedFunctionNames);
@@ -334,8 +340,16 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             new ActionChainItem(PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation, Arguments: new() { { PromptParameterName, fixedPrompt } }),
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
-                var input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                var result = await _customActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(fixedPrompt, input, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
+                var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null)
+                {
+                    // If we have no text and no image, try to get text via OCR or throw if nothing exists
+                    input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
+                }
+
+                var result = await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(fixedPrompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(result?.Content ?? string.Empty);
             });
 
@@ -345,66 +359,22 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             new ActionChainItem(format, Arguments: new() { { PromptParameterName, prompt } }),
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
-                var input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
+                var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null)
+                {
+                    input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
+                }
+
+                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(output);
             });
 
-    private Task<string> ExecuteTextToImageAsync(Kernel kernel, string prompt) =>
-        ExecuteTransformAsync(
-            kernel,
-            new ActionChainItem(PasteFormats.TextToImage, Arguments: new() { { PromptParameterName, prompt } }),
-            async dataPackageView =>
-            {
-                Logger.LogDebug($"ExecuteTextToImageAsync started. Prompt: '{prompt}'");
-                var input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                var imageDescription = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) ? input : $"{input}. {prompt}";
-                Logger.LogDebug($"Image description: '{imageDescription}'");
-
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0001
-                var imageService = kernel.GetRequiredService<ITextToImageService>();
-                var settings = new OpenAITextToImageExecutionSettings
-                {
-                    Size = (1024, 1024),
-                    ResponseFormat = "b64_json",
-                };
-
-                var generatedImages = await imageService.GetImageContentsAsync(new TextContent(imageDescription), settings, cancellationToken: kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                Logger.LogDebug($"Image generation completed. Count: {generatedImages.Count}");
-
-                if (generatedImages.Count == 0)
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("No image generated.");
-                }
-
-                var imageContent = generatedImages[0];
-
-                var stream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
-                if (imageContent.Data.HasValue)
-                {
-                    await stream.WriteAsync(imageContent.Data.Value.ToArray().AsBuffer());
-                }
-                else if (imageContent.Uri != null)
-                {
-                    using var client = new HttpClient();
-                    var imageBytes = await client.GetByteArrayAsync(imageContent.Uri, kernel.GetCancellationToken());
-                    await stream.WriteAsync(imageBytes.AsBuffer());
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Generated image contains no data.");
-                }
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0001
-
-                stream.Seek(0);
-
-                return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromImage(RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromStream(stream));
-            });
-
-    private async Task<string> GetPromptBasedOutput(PasteFormats format, string prompt, string input, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress) =>
+    private async Task<string> GetPromptBasedOutput(PasteFormats format, string prompt, string input, byte[] imageBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress) =>
         format switch
         {
-            PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => (await _customActionTransformService.TransformTextAsync(prompt, input, cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty,
+            PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => (await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(prompt, input, imageBytes, cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty,
             _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unsupported format {format} for prompt transform", nameof(format)),
         };
 
@@ -416,7 +386,6 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
 
     private static async Task<string> ExecuteTransformAsync(Kernel kernel, ActionChainItem actionChainItem, Func<DataPackageView, Task<DataPackage>> transformFunc)
     {
-        Logger.LogDebug($"ExecuteTransformAsync started for {actionChainItem.Format}");
         kernel.GetOrAddActionChain().Add(actionChainItem);
         kernel.SetLastError(null);
 
@@ -425,13 +394,10 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             var input = kernel.GetDataPackageView();
             var output = await transformFunc(input);
             kernel.SetDataPackage(output);
-            var formats = await kernel.GetDataFormatsAsync();
-            Logger.LogDebug($"ExecuteTransformAsync finished. New formats: {formats}");
-            return formats;
+            return await kernel.GetDataFormatsAsync();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Logger.LogError($"ExecuteTransformAsync failed for {actionChainItem.Format}", ex);
             kernel.SetLastError(ex);
             throw;
         }
@@ -457,7 +423,7 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             kernelContent switch
             {
                 FunctionCallContent functionCallContent => $"{functionCallContent.FunctionName}({FormatKernelArguments(functionCallContent.Arguments)})",
-                FunctionResultContent functionResultContent => $"{functionResultContent.Result} / {functionResultContent.FunctionName}",
+                FunctionResultContent functionResultContent => functionResultContent.FunctionName,
                 _ => kernelContent.ToString(),
             };
 #pragma warning restore SKEXP0001 // Type is for evaluation purposes only and is subject to change or removal in future updates. Suppress this diagnostic to proceed.

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

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

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

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         private CancellationTokenSource _pasteActionCancellationTokenSource;
 
         private string _currentClipboardHistoryId;
+        private uint _lastClipboardSequenceNumber;
         private DateTimeOffset? _currentClipboardTimestamp;
         private ClipboardFormat _lastClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.None;
         private bool _clipboardHistoryUnavailableLogged;
@@ -455,6 +456,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             {
                 ResetClipboardPreview();
                 _currentClipboardHistoryId = null;
+                _lastClipboardSequenceNumber = 0;
                 _currentClipboardTimestamp = null;
                 _lastClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.None;
                 return;
@@ -477,6 +479,13 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         {
             bool clipboardChanged = formatsChanged;
 
+            var currentSequenceNumber = NativeMethods.GetClipboardSequenceNumber();
+            if (_lastClipboardSequenceNumber != currentSequenceNumber)
+            {
+                clipboardChanged = true;
+                _lastClipboardSequenceNumber = currentSequenceNumber;
+            }
+
             if (Clipboard.IsHistoryEnabled())
             {
                 try
@@ -553,7 +562,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         }
 
         // List to store generated responses
-        public ObservableCollection<GeneratedResponse> GeneratedResponses { get; set; } = [];
+        public ObservableCollection<string> GeneratedResponses { get; set; } = [];
 
         // Index to keep track of the current response
         private int _currentResponseIndex;
@@ -566,12 +575,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 if (value >= 0 && value < GeneratedResponses.Count)
                 {
                     SetProperty(ref _currentResponseIndex, value);
-                    var response = GeneratedResponses[_currentResponseIndex];
-                    CustomFormatResult = response.Preview.Content;
-                    CustomFormatImageResult = response.Preview.Image;
+                    CustomFormatResult = GeneratedResponses[_currentResponseIndex];
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CurrentIndexDisplay));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasCustomFormatText));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasCustomFormatImage));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -611,21 +616,14 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         [ObservableProperty]
         private string _customFormatResult;
 
-        [ObservableProperty]
-        private ImageSource _customFormatImageResult;
-
-        public bool HasCustomFormatText => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(CustomFormatResult);
-
-        public bool HasCustomFormatImage => CustomFormatImageResult != null;
-
         [RelayCommand]
         public async Task PasteCustomAsync()
         {
-            var response = GeneratedResponses.ElementAtOrDefault(CurrentResponseIndex);
+            var text = GeneratedResponses.ElementAtOrDefault(CurrentResponseIndex);
 
-            if (response?.Data != null)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                await CopyPasteAndHideAsync(response.Data);
+                await CopyPasteAndHideAsync(DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(text));
             }
         }
 
@@ -706,24 +704,11 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 await delayTask;
 
                 var outputText = await dataPackage.GetView().GetTextOrEmptyAsync();
-                var formats = dataPackage.GetView().AvailableFormats;
-                var clipboardFormat = ClipboardFormat.None;
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputText))
-                {
-                    clipboardFormat |= ClipboardFormat.Text;
-                }
-
-                if (formats.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Bitmap))
-                {
-                    clipboardFormat |= ClipboardFormat.Image;
-                }
-
-                bool shouldPreview = pasteFormat.Metadata.CanPreview && _userSettings.ShowCustomPreview && clipboardFormat != ClipboardFormat.None && source != PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut;
+                bool shouldPreview = pasteFormat.Metadata.CanPreview && _userSettings.ShowCustomPreview && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(outputText) && source != PasteActionSource.GlobalKeyboardShortcut;
 
                 if (shouldPreview)
                 {
-                    var previewItem = await ClipboardItemHelper.CreateFromCurrentClipboardAsync(dataPackage.GetView(), clipboardFormat);
-                    GeneratedResponses.Add(new GeneratedResponse { Preview = previewItem, Data = dataPackage });
+                    GeneratedResponses.Add(outputText);
                     CurrentResponseIndex = GeneratedResponses.Count - 1;
                     PreviewRequested?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                 }