init

<!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it
fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)?
-->
## Summary of the Pull Request
Adds a dedicated command-line interface (CLI) executable for Image
Resizer (PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe)

## Command
`PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe [options] [files...]`

## Options (High Level)

| Option (aliases) | Description |
|-----------------|-------------|
| `--help` | Show help |
| `--show-config` | Print current effective configuration |
| `--destination`, `-d` | Output directory (optional) |
| `--width`, `-w` | Width |
| `--height`, `-h` | Height |
| `--unit`, `-u` | Unit (Pixel / Percent / Inch / Centimeter) |
| `--fit`, `-f` | Fit mode (Fill / Fit / Stretch) |
| `--size`, `-s` | Preset size index (supports `0` for Custom) |
| `--shrink-only` | Only shrink (do not enlarge) |
| `--replace` | Replace original |
| `--ignore-orientation` | Ignore EXIF orientation |
| `--remove-metadata` | Strip metadata |
| `--quality`, `-q` | JPEG quality (1–100) |
| `--keep-date-modified` | Preserve source last-write time |
| `--file-name` | Output filename format |

## Example usage
```
# Show help
PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe --help

# Show current config
PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe --show-config

# Resize with explicit dimensions
PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe --width 800 --height 600 .\image.png

# Use preset size 0 (Custom) and output to a folder
PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe --size 0 -d "C:\Output" .\photo.png

# Preserve source LastWriteTime
PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe --width 800 --height 600 --keep-date-modified -d "C:\Output" .\image.png
```

![imageresize](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/437fc1c2-b655-4168-9c85-b1561eeef3b4)

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## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #xxx
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- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
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- [x] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [x] **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

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## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

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## Validation Steps Performed

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

@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ HHH
 riday
 YYY
 
+# Unicode
+precomposed
+
 # GitHub issue/PR commands
 azp
 feedbackhub

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

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ CImage
 cla
 CLASSDC
 CLASSNOTAVAILABLE
+CLEARTYPE
 clickable
 clickonce
 CLIENTEDGE
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ colorhistory
 colorhistorylimit
 COLORKEY
 colorref
+Convs
 comctl
 comdlg
 comexp
@@ -529,9 +531,12 @@ eyetracker
 FANCYZONESDRAWLAYOUTTEST
 FANCYZONESEDITOR
 FARPROC
+fdw
 fdx
+FErase
 fesf
 FFFF
+FInc
 Figma
 FILEEXPLORER
 fileexploreraddons
@@ -573,6 +578,7 @@ formatetc
 FORPARSING
 foundrylocal
 FRAMECHANGED
+FRestore
 frm
 FROMTOUCH
 fsanitize
@@ -607,6 +613,7 @@ GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING
 GETSECKEY
 GETSTICKYKEYS
 GETTEXTLENGTH
+gfx
 GHND
 gitmodules
 GMEM
@@ -657,6 +664,7 @@ hdwwiz
 Helpline
 helptext
 HGFE
+hgdiobj
 hglobal
 hhk
 HHmmssfff
@@ -704,7 +712,7 @@ hotlight
 hotspot
 HPAINTBUFFER
 HRAWINPUT
-HREDRAW
+hredraw
 hres
 hresult
 hrgn
@@ -882,7 +890,7 @@ LINKOVERLAY
 LINQTo
 listview
 LIVEDRAW
-LIVEZOOM
+livezoom
 LLKH
 llkhf
 LMEM
@@ -911,6 +919,7 @@ LPBITMAPINFOHEADER
 LPCFHOOKPROC
 LPCITEMIDLIST
 LPCLSID
+lpch
 lpcmi
 LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFO
 LPCREATESTRUCT
@@ -935,6 +944,7 @@ lptpm
 LPTR
 LPTSTR
 lpv
+LPrivate
 LPW
 lpwcx
 lpwndpl
@@ -1349,6 +1359,7 @@ ppv
 ppwsz
 prc
 Prefixer
+Premul
 prependpath
 prepopulate
 prevhost
@@ -1904,7 +1915,7 @@ valuegenerator
 variantassignment
 VARTYPE
 vcamp
-VCENTER
+vcenter
 vcgtq
 VCINSTALLDIR
 Vcpkg
@@ -1936,7 +1947,7 @@ vorrq
 VOS
 vpaddlq
 vqsubq
-VREDRAW
+vredraw
 vreinterpretq
 VSC
 VSCBD

.gitignore

@@ -358,4 +358,4 @@ src/common/Telemetry/*.etl
 /src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Assets/Settings/search.index.json
 
 # PowerToysInstaller Build Temp Files
-installer/*/*.wxs.bk
+installer/*/*.wxs.bk

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 
             "PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
             "PowerToys.ImageResizer.dll",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerCLI.dll",
             "PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll",
             "PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll",
             "ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix",
@@ -235,6 +237,14 @@
 
             "PowerToys.CmdPalModuleInterface.dll",
             "CmdPalKeyboardService.dll",
+            "PowerToys.ModuleContracts.dll",
+            "Awake.ModuleServices.dll",
+            "ColorPicker.ModuleServices.dll",
+            "Workspaces.ModuleServices.dll",
+            "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.dll",
+            "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.dll",
+            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.dll",
+            "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe",
             "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix",
 
             "PowerToys.DSC.dll",
@@ -358,9 +368,13 @@
                 "boost_regex-vc143-mt-x32-1_87.dll",
                 "boost_regex-vc143-mt-x64-1_87.dll",
 
+                "Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.dll",
+
                 "UnitsNet.dll",
                 "UtfUnknown.dll",
-                "Wpf.Ui.dll"
+                "Wpf.Ui.dll",
+                "Shmuelie.WinRTServer.dll",
+                "ToolGood.Words.Pinyin.dll"
             ],
             "SigningInfo": {
                 "Operations": [

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

@@ -624,4 +624,4 @@ jobs:
     - publish: $(JobOutputDirectory)
       artifact: $(JobOutputArtifactName)-failure-$(System.JobAttempt)
       displayName: Publish failure logs
-      condition: or(failed(), canceled())
+      condition: or(failed(), canceled())

.pipelines/versionAndSignCheck.ps1

@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ if ($totalFailure -gt 0) {
     exit 1
 }
 
-exit 0
+exit 0

DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md

@@ -444,6 +444,10 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.FancyZones_ZoneWindowKeyUp</td>
     <td>Occurs when a key is released while interacting with zones.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.FancyZones_CLICommand</td>
+    <td>Triggered when a FancyZones CLI command is executed, logging the command name and success status.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ### FileExplorerAddOns

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.5.250829002" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.10" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.10" />
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="RtfPipe" Version="2.0.7677.4303" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.37.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Shmuelie.WinRTServer" Version="2.1.1" />
     <!-- Don't update SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI to version 3.* branch as this brakes the HexBox control in Registry Preview. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI" Version="2.88.9" />
     <PackageVersion Include="StreamJsonRpc" Version="2.21.69" />
@@ -145,4 +147,4 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client" Version="2.4.17140001" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract" Version="3.0.16990001" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

NOTICE.md

@@ -1560,6 +1560,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - ReverseMarkdown
 - ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote
 - SharpCompress
+- Shmuelie.WinRTServer
 - SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI
 - StreamJsonRpc
 - StyleCop.Analyzers

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/common/PowerToys.ModuleContracts/PowerToys.ModuleContracts.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/common/SettingsAPI/SettingsAPI.vcxproj" Id="6955446d-23f7-4023-9bb3-8657f904af99" />
     <Project Path="src/common/Themes/Themes.vcxproj" Id="98537082-0fdb-40de-abd8-0dc5a4269bab" />
     <Project Path="src/common/UITestAutomation/UITestAutomation.csproj">
@@ -156,6 +160,10 @@
     <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.ModuleServices/Awake.ModuleServices.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -166,6 +174,10 @@
     <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.ModuleServices/ColorPicker.ModuleServices.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/ColorPicker.vcxproj" Id="655c9af2-18d3-4da6-80e4-85504a7722ba">
       <BuildDependency Project="src/common/logger/logger.vcxproj" />
     </Project>
@@ -206,6 +218,11 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
       <Deploy />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+      <Deploy />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
@@ -442,6 +459,10 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/ImageResizerCLI.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/imageresizer/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizer.UnitTests.csproj">
@@ -932,6 +953,10 @@
     <Project Path="src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="2d604c07-51fc-46bb-9eb7-75aecc7f5e81" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/Workspaces/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/Workspaces.ModuleServices.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
     <Project Path="src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />

doc/devdocs/cli-conventions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# CLI Conventions
+
+This document describes the conventions for implementing command-line interfaces (CLI) in PowerToys modules.
+
+## Library
+
+Use the **System.CommandLine** library for CLI argument parsing. This is already defined in `Directory.Packages.props`:
+
+```xml
+<PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
+```
+
+Add the reference to your project:
+
+```xml
+<PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" />
+```
+
+## Option Naming and Definition
+
+- Use `--kebab-case` for long form (e.g., `--shrink-only`).
+- Use single `-x` for short form (e.g., `-s`, `-w`).
+- Define aliases as static readonly arrays: `["--silent", "-s"]`.
+- Create options using `Option<T>` with descriptive help text.
+- Add validators for options that require range or format checking.
+
+## RootCommand Setup
+
+- Create a `RootCommand` with a brief description.
+- Add all options and arguments to the command.
+
+## Parsing
+
+- Use `Parser(rootCommand).Parse(args)` to parse CLI arguments.
+- Extract option values using `parseResult.GetValueForOption()`.
+- Note: Use `Parser` directly; `RootCommand.Parse()` may not be available with the pinned System.CommandLine version.
+
+### Parse/Validation Errors
+
+- On parse/validation errors, print error messages and usage, then exit with non-zero code.
+
+## Examples
+
+Reference implementations:
+- Awake: `src/modules/Awake/Awake/Program.cs`
+- ImageResizer: `src/modules/imageresizer/ui/Cli/`
+
+## Help Output
+
+- Provide a `PrintUsage()` method for custom help formatting if needed.
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Consistency**: Follow existing module patterns.
+2. **Documentation**: Always provide help text for each option.
+3. **Validation**: Validate input and provide clear error messages.
+4. **Atomicity**: Make one logical change per PR; avoid drive-by refactors.
+5. **Build/Test Discipline**: Build and test synchronously, one terminal per operation.
+6. **Style**: Follow repo analyzers (`.editorconfig`, StyleCop) and formatting rules.
+
+## Logging Requirements
+
+- Use `ManagedCommon.Logger` for consistent logging.
+- Initialize logging early in `Main()`.
+- Use dual output (console + log file) for errors and warnings to ensure visibility.
+- Reference: `src/modules/imageresizer/ui/Cli/CliLogger.cs`
+
+## Error Handling
+
+### Exit Codes
+
+- `0`: Success
+- `1`: General error (parsing, validation, runtime)
+- `2`: Invalid arguments (optional)
+
+### Exception Handling
+
+- Always wrap `Main()` in try-catch for unhandled exceptions.
+- Log exceptions before exiting with non-zero code.
+- Display user-friendly error messages to stderr.
+- Preserve detailed stack traces in log files only.
+
+## Testing Requirements
+
+- Include tests for argument parsing, validation, and edge cases.
+- Place CLI tests in module-specific test projects (e.g., `src/modules/[module]/tests/*CliTests.cs`).
+
+## Signing and Deployment
+
+- CLI executables are signed automatically in CI/CD.
+- **New CLI tools**: Add your executable and dll to `.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json` in the signing list.
+- CLI executables are deployed alongside their parent module (e.g., `C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\[ModuleName]\`).
+- Use self-contained deployment (import `Common.SelfContained.props`).

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs

@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@
 
   <Fragment>
     <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
+      <Component Id="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Guid="304AD25A-A986-4058-940E-61DB79EBD78C" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" Source="$(var.BinDir)Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.winmd" />
+      </Component>
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--BaseApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="BaseApplicationsComponentGroup">
+      <ComponentRef Id="Microsoft_CommandPalette_Extensions_winmd" />
     </ComponentGroup>
 
   </Fragment>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj

@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
   <Target Name="Restore" />
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/PackageIdentity/AppxManifest.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   xmlns:desktop="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10"
   xmlns:uap10="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/10"
   xmlns:systemai="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/systemai/windows10"
-  IgnorableNamespaces="uap uap2 uap3 rescap desktop uap10 systemai">
+  xmlns:com="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/com/windows10"
+  IgnorableNamespaces="uap uap2 uap3 rescap desktop uap10 systemai com">
   <Identity
     Name="Microsoft.PowerToys.SparseApp"
     Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
     <TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Desktop" MinVersion="10.0.19000.0" MaxVersionTested="10.0.26226.0" />
   </Dependencies>
   <Capabilities>
+    <Capability Name="internetClient" />
     <rescap:Capability Name="runFullTrust" />
     <systemai:Capability Name="systemAIModels"/>
     <rescap:Capability Name="unvirtualizedResources"/>
@@ -66,5 +68,42 @@
         AppListEntry="none">
       </uap:VisualElements>
     </Application>
+    <Application Id="PowerToys.CmdPalExtension" Executable="Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">
+      <uap:VisualElements
+        DisplayName="PowerToys.CommandPaletteExtension"
+        Description="PowerToys Command Palette Extension"
+        BackgroundColor="transparent"
+        Square150x150Logo="Images\Square150x150Logo.png"
+        Square44x44Logo="Images\Square44x44Logo.png"
+        AppListEntry="none">
+      </uap:VisualElements>
+      <Extensions>
+        <com:Extension Category="windows.comServer">
+          <com:ComServer>
+            <com:ExeServer Executable="Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.PowerToys.exe" Arguments="-RegisterProcessAsComServer" DisplayName="PowerToys Command Palette Extension">
+              <com:Class Id="7EC02C7D-8F98-4A2E-9F23-B58C2C2F2B17" DisplayName="PowerToys Command Palette Extension" />
+            </com:ExeServer>
+          </com:ComServer>
+        </com:Extension>
+        <uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExtension">
+          <uap3:AppExtension Name="com.microsoft.commandpalette"
+            Id="PowerToys"
+            PublicFolder="Public"
+            DisplayName="PowerToys"
+            Description="Surface PowerToys commands inside Command Palette">
+            <uap3:Properties>
+              <CmdPalProvider>
+                <Activation>
+                  <CreateInstance ClassId="7EC02C7D-8F98-4A2E-9F23-B58C2C2F2B17" />
+                </Activation>
+                <SupportedInterfaces>
+                  <Commands/>
+                </SupportedInterfaces>
+              </CmdPalProvider>
+            </uap3:Properties>
+          </uap3:AppExtension>
+        </uap3:Extension>
+      </Extensions>
+    </Application>
   </Applications>
-</Package>
+</Package>

src/common/Common.UI/SettingsDeepLink.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 // 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 ManagedCommon;
 
 namespace Common.UI
 {
@@ -120,28 +122,33 @@ namespace Common.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public static void OpenSettings(SettingsWindow window, bool mainExecutableIsOnTheParentFolder)
+        // What about debug build? Should also consider debug build, maybe tray window message?
+        public static void OpenSettings(SettingsWindow window)
         {
             try
             {
-                var directoryPath = System.AppContext.BaseDirectory;
-                if (mainExecutableIsOnTheParentFolder)
+                var exePath = Path.Combine(
+                    PowerToysPathResolver.GetPowerToysInstallPath(),
+                    "PowerToys.exe");
+
+                if (exePath == null || !File.Exists(exePath))
                 {
-                    // Need to go into parent folder for PowerToys.exe. Likely a WinUI3 App SDK application.
-                    directoryPath = Path.Combine(directoryPath, "..");
-                    directoryPath = Path.Combine(directoryPath, "PowerToys.exe");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // PowerToys.exe is in the same path as the application.
-                    directoryPath = Path.Combine(directoryPath, "PowerToys.exe");
+                    Logger.LogError($"Failed to find powertoys exe path, {exePath}");
+                    return;
                 }
 
-                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(directoryPath) { Arguments = "--open-settings=" + SettingsWindowNameToString(window) });
+                var args = "--open-settings=" + SettingsWindowNameToString(window);
+
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = exePath,
+                    Arguments = args,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                });
             }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                // TODO(stefan): Log exception once unified logging is implemented
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
             }
         }
     }

src/common/FilePreviewCommon/MarkdownHelper.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.FilePreviewCommon
             var softlineBreak = new Markdig.Extensions.Hardlines.SoftlineBreakAsHardlineExtension();
 
             MarkdownPipelineBuilder pipelineBuilder;
-            pipelineBuilder = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder().UseAdvancedExtensions().UseEmojiAndSmiley().UseYamlFrontMatter().UseMathematics();
+            pipelineBuilder = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder().UseAdvancedExtensions().UseEmojiAndSmiley().UseYamlFrontMatter().UseMathematics().DisableHtml();
             pipelineBuilder.Extensions.Add(extension);
             pipelineBuilder.Extensions.Add(softlineBreak);
 

src/common/ManagedCommon/PowerToysPathResolver.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// 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.Runtime.Versioning;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+
+namespace ManagedCommon
+{
+    [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+    public class PowerToysPathResolver
+    {
+        private const string PowerToysRegistryKey = @"Software\Classes\powertoys";
+        private const string PowerToysExe = "PowerToys.exe";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the PowerToys installation path by checking registry entries
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The path to PowerToys installation directory, or null if not found</returns>
+        public static string GetPowerToysInstallPath()
+        {
+#if DEBUG
+            // In debug builds, resolve directly from the running process (no installer/registry involved).
+            return GetPathFromCurrentProcess();
+#else
+            // Try to get path from Per-User installation first
+            string path = GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive.CurrentUser);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+            {
+                return path;
+            }
+
+            // Fall back to Per-Machine installation
+            path = GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive.LocalMachine);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+            {
+                return path;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+#endif
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive hive)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using var baseKey = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(hive, RegistryView.Registry64);
+
+                // First try to get path from the powertoys protocol registration
+                string path = GetPathFromProtocolRegistration(baseKey);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+                {
+                    return path;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignore registry access errors
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPathFromProtocolRegistration(RegistryKey baseKey)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using var key = baseKey.OpenSubKey($@"{PowerToysRegistryKey}\shell\open\command");
+
+                if (key != null)
+                {
+                    string command = key.GetValue(string.Empty)?.ToString();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(command))
+                    {
+                        // Parse command like: "C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe" "%1"
+                        return ExtractPathFromCommand(command);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignore registry access errors
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static string GetPathFromCurrentProcess()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // If we're running inside PowerToys.exe (dev/debug builds), use the executable location.
+                var processPath = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule?.FileName;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(processPath))
+                {
+                    var processDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(processPath);
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(processDir) && File.Exists(Path.Combine(processDir, PowerToysExe)))
+                    {
+                        return processDir;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // As a fallback, walk up from AppContext.BaseDirectory to find PowerToys.exe.
+                var directory = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
+                while (directory != null)
+                {
+                    var candidate = Path.Combine(directory.FullName, PowerToysExe);
+                    if (File.Exists(candidate))
+                    {
+                        return directory.FullName;
+                    }
+
+                    directory = directory.Parent;
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore reflection/process permission errors; caller will see null and handle accordingly.
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static string ExtractPathFromCommand(string command)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(command))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Handle quoted paths: "C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe" "%1"
+                if (command.StartsWith('\"'))
+                {
+                    int endQuote = command.IndexOf('\"', 1);
+                    if (endQuote > 1)
+                    {
+                        string exePath = command.Substring(1, endQuote - 1);
+                        if (File.Exists(exePath))
+                        {
+                            return Path.GetDirectoryName(exePath);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Handle unquoted paths (less common)
+                    string[] parts = command.Split(' ');
+                    if (parts.Length > 0 && File.Exists(parts[0]))
+                    {
+                        return Path.GetDirectoryName(parts[0]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // Ignore path parsing errors
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/common/PowerToys.ModuleContracts/IModuleService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// 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 Common.UI;
+
+namespace PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Base contract for PowerToys modules exposed to the Command Palette.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IModuleService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets module identifier (e.g., Workspaces, Awake).
+    /// </summary>
+    string Key { get; }
+
+    Task<OperationResult> LaunchAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult> OpenSettingsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Helper base to reduce duplication for simple modules.
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class ModuleServiceBase : IModuleService
+{
+    public abstract string Key { get; }
+
+    protected abstract SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow SettingsWindow { get; }
+
+    public abstract Task<OperationResult> LaunchAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    public virtual Task<OperationResult> OpenSettingsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsWindow);
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Ok());
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail($"Failed to open settings for {Key}: {ex.Message}"));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/common/PowerToys.ModuleContracts/OperationResult.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// 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 PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Lightweight result type for module operations.
+/// </summary>
+public readonly record struct OperationResult(bool Success, string? Error = null)
+{
+    public static OperationResult Ok() => new(true, null);
+
+    public static OperationResult Fail(string error) => new(false, error);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result type with a payload.
+/// </summary>
+public readonly record struct OperationResult<T>(bool Success, T? Value, string? Error = null);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Factory helpers for creating operation results.
+/// </summary>
+public static class OperationResults
+{
+    public static OperationResult<T> Ok<T>(T value) => new(true, value, null);
+
+    public static OperationResult<T> Fail<T>(string error) => new(false, default, error);
+}

src/common/PowerToys.ModuleContracts/PowerToys.ModuleContracts.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/common/interop/Constants.cpp

@@ -75,10 +75,62 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::ADVANCED_PASTE_CUSTOM_ACTION_MESSAGE;
     }
+    hstring Constants::AdvancedPasteShowUIEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ADVANCED_PASTE_SHOW_UI_EVENT;
+    }
     hstring Constants::AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage()
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::ADVANCED_PASTE_TERMINATE_APP_MESSAGE;
     }
+    hstring Constants::AlwaysOnTopPinEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ALWAYS_ON_TOP_PIN_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::FindMyMouseTriggerEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::FIND_MY_MOUSE_TRIGGER_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::MouseHighlighterTriggerEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_TRIGGER_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::MouseCrosshairsTriggerEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::MOUSE_CROSSHAIRS_TRIGGER_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::CursorWrapTriggerEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::CURSOR_WRAP_TRIGGER_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::LightSwitchToggleEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::LIGHTSWITCH_TOGGLE_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItZoomEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_ZOOM_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItDrawEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_DRAW_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItBreakEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_BREAK_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItLiveZoomEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_LIVEZOOM_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItSnipEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_SNIP_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::ZoomItRecordEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_RECORD_EVENT;
+    }
     hstring Constants::ShowPowerOCRSharedEvent()
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_POWEROCR_SHARED_EVENT;

src/common/interop/Constants.h

@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
         static hstring AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage();
         static hstring AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage();
         static hstring AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage();
+        static hstring AdvancedPasteShowUIEvent();
+        static hstring AlwaysOnTopPinEvent();
+        static hstring MeasureToolTriggerEvent();
+        static hstring FindMyMouseTriggerEvent();
+        static hstring MouseHighlighterTriggerEvent();
+        static hstring MouseCrosshairsTriggerEvent();
+        static hstring CursorWrapTriggerEvent();
+        static hstring LightSwitchToggleEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItZoomEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItDrawEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItBreakEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItLiveZoomEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItSnipEvent();
+        static hstring ZoomItRecordEvent();
         static hstring ShowPowerOCRSharedEvent();
         static hstring TerminatePowerOCRSharedEvent();
         static hstring MouseJumpShowPreviewEvent();
@@ -33,7 +47,6 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
         static hstring PowerAccentExitEvent();
         static hstring ShortcutGuideTriggerEvent();
         static hstring RegistryPreviewTriggerEvent();
-        static hstring MeasureToolTriggerEvent();
         static hstring GcodePreviewResizeEvent();
         static hstring BgcodePreviewResizeEvent();
         static hstring QoiPreviewResizeEvent();

src/common/interop/Constants.idl

@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static String AdvancedPasteAdditionalActionMessage();
             static String AdvancedPasteCustomActionMessage();
             static String AdvancedPasteTerminateAppMessage();
+            static String AdvancedPasteShowUIEvent();
+            static String AlwaysOnTopPinEvent();
+            static String FindMyMouseTriggerEvent();
+            static String MouseHighlighterTriggerEvent();
+            static String MouseCrosshairsTriggerEvent();
+            static String CursorWrapTriggerEvent();
+            static String LightSwitchToggleEvent();
+            static String ZoomItZoomEvent();
+            static String ZoomItDrawEvent();
+            static String ZoomItBreakEvent();
+            static String ZoomItLiveZoomEvent();
+            static String ZoomItSnipEvent();
+            static String ZoomItRecordEvent();
             static String ShowPowerOCRSharedEvent();
             static String TerminatePowerOCRSharedEvent();
             static String MouseJumpShowPreviewEvent();
@@ -51,4 +64,4 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static String ShowCmdPalEvent();
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/common/interop/shared_constants.h

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     const wchar_t ADVANCED_PASTE_CUSTOM_ACTION_MESSAGE[] = L"CustomAction";
 
     const wchar_t ADVANCED_PASTE_TERMINATE_APP_MESSAGE[] = L"TerminateApp";
+    
+    const wchar_t ADVANCED_PASTE_SHOW_UI_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToys_AdvancedPaste_ShowUI";
 
     // Path to the event used to show Color Picker
     const wchar_t SHOW_COLOR_PICKER_SHARED_EVENT[] = L"Local\\ShowColorPickerEvent-8c46be2a-3e05-4186-b56b-4ae986ef2525";
@@ -83,12 +85,21 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
 
     const wchar_t TERMINATE_MOUSE_JUMP_SHARED_EVENT[] = L"Local\\TerminateMouseJumpEvent-252fa337-317f-4c37-a61f-99464c3f9728";
 
+    // Paths to the events used by other Mouse Utilities
+    const wchar_t FIND_MY_MOUSE_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\FindMyMouseTriggerEvent-5a9dc5f4-1c74-4f2f-a66f-1b9b6a2f9b23";
+    const wchar_t MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\MouseHighlighterTriggerEvent-1e3c9c3d-3fdf-4f9a-9a52-31c9b3c3a8f4";
+    const wchar_t MOUSE_CROSSHAIRS_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\MouseCrosshairsTriggerEvent-0d4c7f92-0a5c-4f5c-b64b-8a2a2f7e0b21";
+    const wchar_t CURSOR_WRAP_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\CursorWrapTriggerEvent-1f8452b5-4e6e-45b3-8b09-13f14a5900c9";
+
     // Path to the event used by RegistryPreview
     const wchar_t REGISTRY_PREVIEW_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\RegistryPreviewEvent-4C559468-F75A-4E7F-BC4F-9C9688316687";
 
     // Path to the event used by MeasureTool
     const wchar_t MEASURE_TOOL_TRIGGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\MeasureToolEvent-3d46745f-09b3-4671-a577-236be7abd199";
 
+    // Path to the event used by LightSwitch
+    const wchar_t LIGHTSWITCH_TOGGLE_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToys-LightSwitch-ToggleEvent-d8dc2f29-8c94-4ca1-8c5f-3e2b1e3c4f5a";
+
     // Path to the event used by GcodePreviewHandler
     const wchar_t GCODE_PREVIEW_RESIZE_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysGcodePreviewResizeEvent-6ff1f9bd-ccbd-4b24-a79f-40a34fb0317d";
 
@@ -130,6 +141,12 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     // Path to the events used by ZoomIt
     const wchar_t ZOOMIT_REFRESH_SETTINGS_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-RefreshSettingsEvent-f053a563-d519-4b0d-8152-a54489c13324";
     const wchar_t ZOOMIT_EXIT_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-ExitEvent-36641ce6-df02-4eac-abea-a3fbf9138220";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_ZOOM_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-ZoomEvent-1e4190d7-94bc-4ad5-adc0-9a8fd07cb393";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_DRAW_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-DrawEvent-56338997-404d-4549-bd9a-d132b6766975";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_BREAK_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-BreakEvent-17f2e63c-4c56-41dd-90a0-2d12f9f50c6b";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_LIVEZOOM_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-LiveZoomEvent-390bf0c7-616f-47dc-bafe-a2d228add20d";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_SNIP_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-SnipEvent-2fd9c211-436d-4f17-a902-2528aaae3e30";
+    const wchar_t ZOOMIT_RECORD_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-RecordEvent-74539344-eaad-4711-8e83-23946e424512";
 
     // used from quick access window
     const wchar_t CMDPAL_SHOW_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysCmdPal-ShowEvent-62336fcd-8611-4023-9b30-091a6af4cc5a";

src/common/utils/EventWaiter.h

@@ -3,78 +3,128 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <thread>
 #include <string>
+#include <atomic>
 #include <windows.h>
 
+/// <summary>
+/// A reusable utility class that listens for a named Windows event and invokes a callback when triggered.
+/// Provides RAII-based resource management for event handles and the listener thread.
+/// The thread is properly joined on destruction to ensure clean shutdown.
+/// </summary>
 class EventWaiter
 {
 public:
-    EventWaiter() {}
-    EventWaiter(const std::wstring& name, std::function<void(DWORD)> callback)
+    EventWaiter() = default;
+
+    EventWaiter(const EventWaiter&) = delete;
+    EventWaiter& operator=(const EventWaiter&) = delete;
+    EventWaiter(EventWaiter&&) = delete;
+    EventWaiter& operator=(EventWaiter&&) = delete;
+
+    ~EventWaiter()
     {
-        // Create localExitThreadEvent and localWaitingEvent for capturing. We cannot capture 'this' as we implement move constructor.
-        auto localExitThreadEvent = exitThreadEvent = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, false, nullptr);
-        HANDLE localWaitingEvent = waitingEvent = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, false, name.c_str());
-        std::thread([=]() {
-            HANDLE events[2] = { localWaitingEvent, localExitThreadEvent };
-            while (true)
+        stop();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts listening for the specified named event. When the event is signaled, the callback is invoked.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="name">The name of the Windows event to listen for.</param>
+    /// <param name="callback">The callback function to invoke when the event is triggered. Receives ERROR_SUCCESS on success.</param>
+    /// <returns>true if listening started successfully, false otherwise.</returns>
+    bool start(const std::wstring& name, std::function<void(DWORD)> callback)
+    {
+        if (m_listening)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        m_exitThreadEvent = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, nullptr);
+        m_waitingEvent = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, name.c_str());
+
+        if (!m_exitThreadEvent || !m_waitingEvent)
+        {
+            cleanup();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        m_listening = true;
+        m_eventThread = std::thread([this, cb = std::move(callback)]() {
+            HANDLE events[2] = { m_waitingEvent, m_exitThreadEvent };
+            while (m_listening)
             {
                 auto waitResult = WaitForMultipleObjects(2, events, false, INFINITE);
+                if (!m_listening)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 if (waitResult == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
                 {
+                    // Exit event signaled
                     break;
                 }
 
                 if (waitResult == WAIT_FAILED)
                 {
-                    callback(GetLastError());
+                    cb(GetLastError());
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 if (waitResult == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
                 {
-                    callback(ERROR_SUCCESS);
+                    cb(ERROR_SUCCESS);
                 }
             }
-        }).detach();
+        });
+
+        return true;
     }
 
-    EventWaiter(EventWaiter&) = delete;
-    EventWaiter& operator=(EventWaiter&) = delete;
-
-    EventWaiter(EventWaiter&& a) noexcept
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Stops listening for the event and cleans up resources.
+    /// Waits for the listener thread to finish before returning.
+    /// Safe to call multiple times.
+    /// </summary>
+    void stop()
     {
-        this->exitThreadEvent = a.exitThreadEvent;
-        this->waitingEvent = a.waitingEvent;
-
-        a.exitThreadEvent = nullptr;
-        a.waitingEvent = nullptr;
-    }
-
-    EventWaiter& operator=(EventWaiter&& a) noexcept
-    {
-        this->exitThreadEvent = a.exitThreadEvent;
-        this->waitingEvent = a.waitingEvent;
-
-        a.exitThreadEvent = nullptr;
-        a.waitingEvent = nullptr;
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    ~EventWaiter()
-    {
-        if (exitThreadEvent)
+        m_listening = false;
+        if (m_exitThreadEvent)
         {
-            SetEvent(exitThreadEvent);
-            CloseHandle(exitThreadEvent);
+            SetEvent(m_exitThreadEvent);
         }
-
-        if (waitingEvent)
+        if (m_eventThread.joinable())
         {
-            CloseHandle(waitingEvent);
+            m_eventThread.join();
         }
+        cleanup();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns whether the listener is currently active.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool is_listening() const
+    {
+        return m_listening;
     }
 
 private:
-    HANDLE exitThreadEvent = nullptr;
-    HANDLE waitingEvent = nullptr;
+    void cleanup()
+    {
+        if (m_exitThreadEvent)
+        {
+            CloseHandle(m_exitThreadEvent);
+            m_exitThreadEvent = nullptr;
+        }
+        if (m_waitingEvent)
+        {
+            CloseHandle(m_waitingEvent);
+            m_waitingEvent = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    HANDLE m_exitThreadEvent = nullptr;
+    HANDLE m_waitingEvent = nullptr;
+    std::thread m_eventThread;
+    std::atomic_bool m_listening{ false };
 };

src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   <Target Name="GenerateDscResourceJsonFiles" AfterTargets="Build" Condition="'$(CIBuild)' != 'true'">
     <Message Text="Generating DSC resource JSON files to DSCModules subfolder..." Importance="high" />
     <MakeDir Directories="$(TargetDir)DSCModules" />
+    
     <Exec Command="dotnet &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; manifest --resource settings --outputDir &quot;$(TargetDir)DSCModules&quot;" />
   </Target>
 </Project>

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

@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@
             <converters:CountToVisibilityConverter x:Key="CountToVisibilityConverter" />
             <converters:CountToInvertedVisibilityConverter x:Key="CountToInvertedVisibilityConverter" />
             <converters:ServiceTypeToIconConverter x:Key="ServiceTypeToIconConverter" />
-            <converters:PasteAIUsageToStringConverter x:Key="PasteAIUsageToStringConverter" />
         </ResourceDictionary>
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <Grid x:Name="PromptBoxGrid" Loaded="Grid_Loaded">
@@ -431,52 +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
-                                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
-                                                Source="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomFormatImageResult, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                                Stretch="Uniform"
-                                                Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasCustomFormatImage, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-                                            <Grid Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasCustomFormatAudio, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">
-                                                <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                                                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                                                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                                                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                                                </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                                                <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioFileName, Mode=OneWay}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,8" />
-                                                <Grid Grid.Row="1" Margin="0,0,0,8">
-                                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-                                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                                    <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioPositionString, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0" />
-                                                    <Slider Grid.Column="1" Minimum="0" Maximum="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioDuration, Mode=OneWay}" Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioPosition, Mode=TwoWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
-                                                    <TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioDurationString, Mode=OneWay}" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="8,0,0,0" />
-                                                </Grid>
-                                                <Grid Grid.Row="2">
-                                                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
-                                                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
-                                                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                                    <Button Grid.Column="0" Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.PlayPauseAudioCommand}">
-                                                        <FontIcon Glyph="{x:Bind ViewModel.AudioPlayPauseGlyph, Mode=OneWay}" />
-                                                    </Button>
-                                                    <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
-                                                        <Button Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.SaveAudioCommand}" Content="Save" />
-                                                        <Button Command="{x:Bind ViewModel.DeleteAudioCommand}" Content="Delete" />
-                                                    </StackPanel>
-                                                </Grid>
-                                            </Grid>
-                                        </StackPanel>
+                                        <TextBlock
+                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
+                                            IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
+                                            Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
+                                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomFormatResult, Mode=OneWay}"
+                                            TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                     </ScrollViewer>
                                 </Grid>
                                 <Rectangle
@@ -643,37 +602,20 @@
                                                         Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
                                                         Text="{x:Bind ServiceType, Mode=OneWay}" />
                                                 </StackPanel>
-                                                <StackPanel
+                                                <Border
                                                     Grid.Column="2"
+                                                    Padding="2,0,2,0"
                                                     VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                                    Orientation="Horizontal"
-                                                    Spacing="4">
-                                                    <Border
-                                                        Padding="2,0,2,0"
-                                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                                        BorderBrush="{ThemeResource ControlStrokeColorSecondary}"
-                                                        BorderThickness="1"
-                                                        CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}">
-                                                        <TextBlock
-                                                            AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
-                                                            FontSize="10"
-                                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                                                            Text="{x:Bind Usage, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource PasteAIUsageToStringConverter}}" />
-                                                    </Border>
-                                                    <Border
-                                                        Padding="2,0,2,0"
-                                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                                        BorderBrush="{ThemeResource ControlStrokeColorSecondary}"
-                                                        BorderThickness="1"
-                                                        CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}"
-                                                        Visibility="{x:Bind IsLocalModel, Mode=OneWay}">
-                                                        <TextBlock
-                                                            x:Uid="LocalModelBadge"
-                                                            AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
-                                                            FontSize="10"
-                                                            Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
-                                                    </Border>
-                                                </StackPanel>
+                                                    BorderBrush="{ThemeResource ControlStrokeColorSecondary}"
+                                                    BorderThickness="1"
+                                                    CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}"
+                                                    Visibility="{x:Bind IsLocalModel, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                                    <TextBlock
+                                                        x:Uid="LocalModelBadge"
+                                                        AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
+                                                        FontSize="10"
+                                                        Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
+                                                </Border>
                                                 <!--<Border
                                                     Grid.Column="2"
                                                     Padding="2,0,2,0"

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

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Controls
                 return;
             }
 
-            var flyout = AIProviderButton.Flyout;
+            var flyout = FlyoutBase.GetAttachedFlyout(AIProviderButton);
 
             if (AIProviderListView.SelectedItem is not PasteAIProviderDefinition provider)
             {
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Controls
             if (ViewModel.SetActiveProviderCommand.CanExecute(provider))
             {
                 await ViewModel.SetActiveProviderCommand.ExecuteAsync(provider);
+                SyncProviderSelection();
             }
 
             flyout?.Hide();

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteXAML/Converters/PasteAIUsageToStringConverter.cs

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Converters;
-
-public sealed partial class PasteAIUsageToStringConverter : IValueConverter
-{
-    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
-    {
-        var usage = value switch
-        {
-            string s => PasteAIUsageExtensions.FromConfigString(s),
-            PasteAIUsage u => u,
-            _ => PasteAIUsage.ChatCompletion,
-        };
-
-        return ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString($"PasteAIUsage_{usage}_Label");
-    }
-
-    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
-    {
-        throw new NotImplementedException();
-    }
-}

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);
@@ -250,29 +243,6 @@ internal static class DataPackageHelpers
         return memoryStream.ToArray();
     }
 
-    internal static async Task<(byte[] Data, string MimeType)> GetAudioBytesAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
-    {
-        if (dataPackageView.Contains(StandardDataFormats.StorageItems))
-        {
-            var storageItems = await dataPackageView.GetStorageItemsAsync();
-            var file = storageItems.Count == 1 ? storageItems[0] as StorageFile : null;
-
-            if (file != null)
-            {
-                var supportedAudioTypes = SupportedFileTypes.Value.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Format == ClipboardFormat.Audio).FileTypes;
-                if (supportedAudioTypes != null && supportedAudioTypes.Contains(file.FileType))
-                {
-                    using var stream = await file.OpenStreamForReadAsync();
-                    using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
-                    await stream.CopyToAsync(memoryStream);
-                    return (memoryStream.ToArray(), file.ContentType);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (null, null);
-    }
-
     internal static async Task<SoftwareBitmap> GetImageContentAsync(this DataPackageView dataPackageView)
     {
         using var stream = await dataPackageView.GetImageStreamAsync();
@@ -309,11 +279,7 @@ internal static class DataPackageHelpers
             var file = storageItems.Count == 1 ? storageItems[0] as StorageFile : null;
             if (file != null)
             {
-                var supportedImageTypes = SupportedFileTypes.Value.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Format == ClipboardFormat.Image).FileTypes;
-                if (supportedImageTypes != null && supportedImageTypes.Contains(file.FileType))
-                {
-                    return await file.OpenReadAsync();
-                }
+                return await file.OpenReadAsync();
             }
         }
 

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

@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         IconGlyph = "\uE945",
         RequiresAIService = true,
         CanPreview = true,
-        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text | ClipboardFormat.Image | ClipboardFormat.Audio,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes user instructions and applies them to the current clipboard content (text, image or audio). Use this function for image analysis, description, or transformation tasks beyond simple OCR.",
+        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,
 }

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

@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             this.userSettings = userSettings;
         }
 
-        public async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, byte[] audioBytes, string audioMimeType, 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, imageBytes, audioBytes, audioMimeType, providerConfig, cancellationToken, progress);
+            return await TransformAsync(prompt, inputText, imageBytes, providerConfig, cancellationToken, progress);
         }
 
-        private async Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, byte[] audioBytes, string audioMimeType, 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);
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 return new CustomActionTransformResult(string.Empty, AIServiceUsage.None);
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null && audioBytes is null)
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null)
             {
                 Logger.LogWarning("Clipboard has no usable data");
                 return new CustomActionTransformResult(string.Empty, AIServiceUsage.None);
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                     InputText = inputText,
                     ImageBytes = imageBytes,
                     ImageMimeType = imageBytes != null ? "image/png" : null,
-                    AudioBytes = audioBytes,
-                    AudioMimeType = audioMimeType,
                     SystemPrompt = systemPrompt,
                 };
 
@@ -170,10 +168,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
                 ModelPath = provider.ModelPath,
                 SystemPrompt = systemPrompt,
                 ModerationEnabled = provider.ModerationEnabled,
-                Usage = provider.UsageKind,
-                ImageWidth = provider.ImageWidth,
-                ImageHeight = provider.ImageHeight,
-                Voice = provider.Voice,
             };
 
             return providerConfig;

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

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 {
     public interface ICustomActionTransformService
     {
-        Task<CustomActionTransformResult> TransformAsync(string prompt, string inputText, byte[] imageBytes, byte[] audioBytes, string audioMimeType, 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/PasteAIConfig.cs

@@ -28,13 +28,5 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
         public string SystemPrompt { get; set; }
 
         public bool ModerationEnabled { get; set; }
-
-        public PasteAIUsage Usage { get; set; }
-
-        public string Voice { get; set; }
-
-        public int ImageWidth { get; set; }
-
-        public int ImageHeight { get; set; }
     }
 }

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

@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 
         public string ImageMimeType { get; init; }
 
-        public byte[] AudioBytes { get; init; }
-
-        public string AudioMimeType { get; init; }
-
         public string SystemPrompt { get; init; }
 
         public AIServiceUsage Usage { get; set; } = AIServiceUsage.None;

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

@@ -4,23 +4,18 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
 using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.AudioToText;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureAIInference;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Google;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.MistralAI;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Ollama;
 using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.TextToAudio;
-using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.TextToImage;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
 {
@@ -70,129 +65,14 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             var prompt = request.Prompt;
             var inputText = request.InputText;
             var imageBytes = request.ImageBytes;
-            var audioBytes = request.AudioBytes;
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null && audioBytes is null))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText) && imageBytes is null))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException("Prompt and input content must be provided", nameof(request));
             }
 
             var executionSettings = CreateExecutionSettings();
             var kernel = CreateKernel();
-
-            switch (_config.Usage)
-            {
-                case PasteAIUsage.TextToImage:
-                    var imageDescription = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) ? inputText : $"{inputText}. {prompt}";
-                    return await ProcessTextToImageAsync(kernel, imageDescription, cancellationToken);
-                case PasteAIUsage.TextToAudio:
-                    var textToAudioInput = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prompt) ? inputText : $"{inputText}. {prompt}";
-                    return await ProcessTextToAudioAsync(kernel, textToAudioInput, cancellationToken);
-                case PasteAIUsage.AudioToText:
-                    return await ProcessAudioToTextAsync(kernel, request, cancellationToken);
-                case PasteAIUsage.ChatCompletion:
-                default:
-                    var userMessageContent = $"""
-                        User instructions:
-                        {prompt}
-
-                        Clipboard Content:
-                        {inputText}
-
-                        Output:
-                        """;
-                    return await ProcessChatCompletionAsync(kernel, request, userMessageContent, systemPrompt, cancellationToken);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private async Task<string> ProcessTextToImageAsync(Kernel kernel, string userMessageContent, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0001
-            var imageService = kernel.GetRequiredService<ITextToImageService>();
-            var width = _config.ImageWidth > 0 ? _config.ImageWidth : 1024;
-            var height = _config.ImageHeight > 0 ? _config.ImageHeight : 1024;
-            var settings = new OpenAITextToImageExecutionSettings
-            {
-                Size = (width, height),
-            };
-
-            var generatedImages = await imageService.GetImageContentsAsync(new TextContent(userMessageContent), settings, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
-
-            if (generatedImages.Count == 0)
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("No image generated.");
-            }
-
-            var imageContent = generatedImages[0];
-
-            if (imageContent.Data.HasValue)
-            {
-                var base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(imageContent.Data.Value.ToArray());
-                return $"data:{imageContent.MimeType ?? "image/png"};base64,{base64}";
-            }
-            else if (imageContent.Uri != null)
-            {
-                using var client = new HttpClient();
-                var imageBytes = await client.GetByteArrayAsync(imageContent.Uri, cancellationToken);
-                var base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(imageBytes);
-                return $"data:image/png;base64,{base64}";
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Generated image contains no data.");
-            }
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0001
-        }
-
-        private async Task<string> ProcessTextToAudioAsync(Kernel kernel, string text, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0001
-            var audioService = kernel.GetRequiredService<ITextToAudioService>();
-            var settings = new OpenAITextToAudioExecutionSettings
-            {
-                Voice = _config.Voice,
-                ResponseFormat = "mp3",
-            };
-
-            var audioContent = await audioService.GetAudioContentAsync(text, settings, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
-
-            if (audioContent.Data.HasValue)
-            {
-                var tempPath = Path.GetTempPath();
-                var fileName = $"AdvancedPaste_Audio_{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMddHHmmss}.mp3";
-                var filePath = Path.Combine(tempPath, fileName);
-
-                await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, audioContent.Data.Value.ToArray(), cancellationToken);
-                return filePath;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Generated audio contains no data.");
-            }
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0001
-        }
-
-        private async Task<string> ProcessAudioToTextAsync(Kernel kernel, PasteAIRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0001
-            var audioService = kernel.GetRequiredService<IAudioToTextService>();
-
-            if (request.AudioBytes == null || request.AudioBytes.Length == 0)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Audio content must be provided", nameof(request));
-            }
-
-            var audioContent = new AudioContent(request.AudioBytes, request.AudioMimeType);
-
-            var textContent = await audioService.GetTextContentAsync(audioContent, null, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
-
-            return textContent.Text;
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0001
-        }
-
-        private async Task<string> ProcessChatCompletionAsync(Kernel kernel, PasteAIRequest request, string userMessageContent, string systemPrompt, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            var executionSettings = CreateExecutionSettings();
             var modelId = _config.Model;
 
             IChatCompletionService chatService;
@@ -215,20 +95,29 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             var chatHistory = new ChatHistory();
             chatHistory.AddSystemMessage(systemPrompt);
 
-            if (request.ImageBytes != null)
+            if (imageBytes != null)
             {
                 var collection = new ChatMessageContentItemCollection();
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.InputText))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(inputText))
                 {
-                    collection.Add(new TextContent($"Clipboard Content:\n{request.InputText}"));
+                    collection.Add(new TextContent($"Clipboard Content:\n{inputText}"));
                 }
 
-                collection.Add(new ImageContent(request.ImageBytes, request.ImageMimeType ?? "image/png"));
-                collection.Add(new TextContent($"User instructions:\n{request.Prompt}\n\nOutput:"));
+                collection.Add(new ImageContent(imageBytes, request.ImageMimeType ?? "image/png"));
+                collection.Add(new TextContent($"User instructions:\n{prompt}\n\nOutput:"));
                 chatHistory.AddUserMessage(collection);
             }
             else
             {
+                var userMessageContent = $"""
+                    User instructions:
+                    {prompt}
+
+                    Clipboard Content:
+                    {inputText}
+
+                    Output:
+                    """;
                 chatHistory.AddUserMessage(userMessageContent);
             }
 
@@ -253,55 +142,11 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions
             switch (_serviceType)
             {
                 case AIServiceType.OpenAI:
-                    if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.TextToImage)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddOpenAITextToImage(apiKey, modelId: _config.Model);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.TextToAudio)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddOpenAITextToAudio(_config.Model, apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.AudioToText)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddOpenAIAudioToText(_config.Model, apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        kernelBuilder.AddOpenAIChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey, serviceId: _config.Model);
-                    }
-
+                    kernelBuilder.AddOpenAIChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey, serviceId: _config.Model);
                     break;
                 case AIServiceType.AzureOpenAI:
                     var deploymentName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_config.DeploymentName) ? _config.Model : _config.DeploymentName;
-                    if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.TextToImage)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAITextToImage(deploymentName, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, _serviceType), apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.TextToAudio)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAITextToAudio(deploymentName, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, _serviceType), apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else if (_config.Usage == PasteAIUsage.AudioToText)
-                    {
-#pragma warning disable SKEXP0010
-                        kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAIAudioToText(deploymentName, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, _serviceType), apiKey);
-#pragma warning restore SKEXP0010
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAIChatCompletion(deploymentName, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, _serviceType), apiKey, serviceId: _config.Model);
-                    }
-
+                    kernelBuilder.AddAzureOpenAIChatCompletion(deploymentName, RequireEndpoint(endpoint, _serviceType), apiKey, serviceId: _config.Model);
                     break;
                 case AIServiceType.Mistral:
                     kernelBuilder.AddMistralChatCompletion(_config.Model, apiKey: apiKey);

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

@@ -341,16 +341,15 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
                 var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
-                var audio = await dataPackageView.GetAudioBytesAsync();
                 var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
 
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null && audio.Data == null)
+                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, audio.Data, audio.MimeType, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                var result = await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(fixedPrompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(result?.Content ?? string.Empty);
             });
 
@@ -361,22 +360,21 @@ public abstract class KernelServiceBase(
             async dataPackageView =>
             {
                 var imageBytes = await dataPackageView.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync();
-                var audio = await dataPackageView.GetAudioBytesAsync();
                 var input = await dataPackageView.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync();
 
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null && audio.Data == null)
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input) && imageBytes == null)
                 {
                     input = await dataPackageView.GetClipboardTextOrThrowAsync(kernel.GetCancellationToken());
                 }
 
-                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, imageBytes, audio.Data, audio.MimeType, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
+                string output = await GetPromptBasedOutput(format, prompt, input, imageBytes, kernel.GetCancellationToken(), kernel.GetProgress());
                 return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(output);
             });
 
-    private async Task<string> GetPromptBasedOutput(PasteFormats format, string prompt, string input, byte[] imageBytes, byte[] audioBytes, string audioMimeType, 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.TransformAsync(prompt, input, imageBytes, audioBytes, audioMimeType, 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)),
         };
 

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

@@ -34,26 +34,12 @@ public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(IKernelService kernelService, ICustomAct
 
         // Run on thread-pool; although we use Async routines consistently, some actions still occasionally take a long time without yielding.
         return await Task.Run(async () =>
-        {
-            if (pasteFormat.Format == PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation)
-            {
-                var audio = await clipboardData.GetAudioBytesAsync();
-                return DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText((await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(
-                    pasteFormat.Prompt,
-                    await clipboardData.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync(),
-                    await clipboardData.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync(),
-                    audio.Data,
-                    audio.MimeType,
-                    cancellationToken,
-                    progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty);
-            }
-
-            return pasteFormat.Format switch
+            pasteFormat.Format switch
             {
                 PasteFormats.KernelQuery => await _kernelService.TransformClipboardAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, clipboardData, pasteFormat.IsSavedQuery, cancellationToken, progress),
+                PasteFormats.CustomTextTransformation => DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText((await _customActionTransformService.TransformAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, await clipboardData.GetTextOrHtmlTextAsync(), await clipboardData.GetImageAsPngBytesAsync(), cancellationToken, progress))?.Content ?? string.Empty),
                 _ => await TransformHelpers.TransformAsync(format, clipboardData, cancellationToken, progress),
-            };
-        });
+            });
     }
 
     private static void WriteTelemetry(PasteFormats format, PasteActionSource source)

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

@@ -372,16 +372,4 @@
     <value>Unable to load Foundry Local model: {0}</value>
     <comment>{0} is the model identifier. Do not translate {0}.</comment>
   </data>
-  <data name="PasteAIUsage_ChatCompletion_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Chat completion</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PasteAIUsage_TextToImage_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Text to image</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PasteAIUsage_TextToAudio_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Text to audio</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PasteAIUsage_AudioToText_Label" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Audio to text</value>
-  </data>
 </root>

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

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
-using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
-using Windows.Media.Core;
-using Windows.Media.Playback;
 using Windows.System;
 using WinUIEx;
 
@@ -274,60 +271,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CurrentIndexDisplay));
             };
 
-            PlayPauseAudioCommand = new RelayCommand(PlayPauseAudio);
-            SaveAudioCommand = new RelayCommand(SaveAudio);
-            DeleteAudioCommand = new RelayCommand(DeleteAudio);
-
-            _audioTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100) };
-            _audioTimer.Tick += (s, e) =>
-            {
-                // Notify property change to update UI, but avoid triggering the setter logic
-                // The setter logic checks for significant difference, so it should be fine,
-                // but to be safe we are just notifying here.
-                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPosition));
-                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPositionString));
-            };
-
-            _audioPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
-            _audioPlayer.MediaOpened += (s, e) =>
-            {
-                _ = _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
-                {
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioDuration));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioDurationString));
-                });
-            };
-            _audioPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackStateChanged += (s, e) =>
-            {
-                _ = _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
-                {
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsAudioPlaying));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPlayPauseGlyph));
-                    if (s.PlaybackState == MediaPlaybackState.Playing)
-                    {
-                        _audioTimer.Start();
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _audioTimer.Stop();
-                    }
-                });
-            };
-            _audioPlayer.MediaEnded += (s, e) =>
-            {
-                _ = _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
-                {
-                    s.Position = TimeSpan.Zero;
-
-                    // s.PlaybackState = MediaPlaybackState.Paused; // Read-only
-                    _audioPlayer.Pause();
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPosition));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPositionString));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsAudioPlaying));
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPlayPauseGlyph));
-                });
-            };
-
             ClipboardHistoryEnabled = IsClipboardHistoryEnabled();
             UpdateOpenAIKey();
             _clipboardTimer = new() { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1) };
@@ -481,27 +424,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _clipboardTimer.Stop();
-            _userSettings.Changed -= UserSettings_Changed;
             _pasteActionCancellationTokenSource?.Dispose();
-            _audioPlayer?.Dispose();
-            _audioTimer?.Stop();
-
-            // Cleanup any temporary audio files
-            foreach (var response in GeneratedResponses)
-            {
-                if (response.EndsWith(".mp3", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && File.Exists(response))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        File.Delete(response);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError($"Failed to delete temporary audio file: {response}", ex);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
         }
 
@@ -635,23 +558,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             }
 
             ClipboardHistoryEnabled = IsClipboardHistoryEnabled();
-
-            // Cleanup any temporary audio files from previous session
-            foreach (var response in GeneratedResponses)
-            {
-                if (response.EndsWith(".mp3", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && File.Exists(response))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        File.Delete(response);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError($"Failed to delete temporary audio file: {response}", ex);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             GeneratedResponses.Clear();
         }
 
@@ -708,101 +614,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         }
 
         [ObservableProperty]
-        [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(HasCustomFormatImage))]
-        [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(HasCustomFormatText))]
-        [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(CustomFormatImageResult))]
         private string _customFormatResult;
 
-        public bool HasCustomFormatImage => CustomFormatResult?.StartsWith("data:image", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false;
-
-        public bool HasCustomFormatAudio => CustomFormatResult?.EndsWith(".mp3", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false;
-
-        public bool HasCustomFormatText => !HasCustomFormatImage && !HasCustomFormatAudio;
-
-        public ImageSource CustomFormatImageResult
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (HasCustomFormatImage && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(CustomFormatResult))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var base64Data = CustomFormatResult.Split(',')[1];
-                        var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64Data);
-                        var stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes);
-                        var image = new BitmapImage();
-                        image.SetSource(stream.AsRandomAccessStream());
-                        return image;
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError("Failed to create image source from data URI", ex);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private MediaPlayer _audioPlayer;
-        private DispatcherTimer _audioTimer;
-
-        public string AudioFileName => HasCustomFormatAudio ? Path.GetFileName(CustomFormatResult) : string.Empty;
-
-        public double AudioDuration => _audioPlayer?.PlaybackSession.NaturalDuration.TotalSeconds ?? 0;
-
-        public double AudioPosition
-        {
-            get => _audioPlayer?.PlaybackSession.Position.TotalSeconds ?? 0;
-            set
-            {
-                if (_audioPlayer != null)
-                {
-                    if (Math.Abs(_audioPlayer.PlaybackSession.Position.TotalSeconds - value) > 0.5)
-                    {
-                        _audioPlayer.PlaybackSession.Position = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(value);
-                        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPosition)); // Only notify if we actually changed the position
-                    }
-
-                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioPositionString));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        public string AudioDurationString => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(AudioDuration).ToString(@"mm\:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-
-        public string AudioPositionString => TimeSpan.FromSeconds(AudioPosition).ToString(@"mm\:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-
-        public bool IsAudioPlaying => _audioPlayer?.PlaybackSession.PlaybackState == MediaPlaybackState.Playing;
-
-        public string AudioPlayPauseGlyph => IsAudioPlaying ? "\uE769" : "\uE768";
-
-        public IRelayCommand PlayPauseAudioCommand { get; }
-
-        public IRelayCommand SaveAudioCommand { get; }
-
-        public IRelayCommand DeleteAudioCommand { get; }
-
-        public MediaSource CustomFormatAudioResult
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (HasCustomFormatAudio && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(CustomFormatResult))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        return MediaSource.CreateFromUri(new Uri(CustomFormatResult));
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError("Failed to create audio source from file path", ex);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-
         [RelayCommand]
         public async Task PasteCustomAsync()
         {
@@ -810,25 +623,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                if (text.StartsWith("data:image", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var base64Data = text.Split(',')[1];
-                        var bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64Data);
-                        var stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(bytes);
-                        var dataPackage = DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromImage(Windows.Storage.Streams.RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromStream(stream.AsRandomAccessStream()));
-                        await CopyPasteAndHideAsync(dataPackage);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError("Failed to paste image from data URI", ex);
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    await CopyPasteAndHideAsync(DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(text));
-                }
+                await CopyPasteAndHideAsync(DataPackageHelpers.CreateFromText(text));
             }
         }
 
@@ -866,7 +661,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         [RelayCommand]
         public void OpenSettings()
         {
-            SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.AdvancedPaste, true);
+            SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.AdvancedPaste);
             GetMainWindow()?.Close();
         }
 
@@ -1100,6 +895,11 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 Logger.LogError("Failed to activate AI provider", ex);
                 return;
             }
+
+            UpdateAIProviderActiveFlags();
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AIProviders));
+            NotifyActiveProviderChanged();
+            EnqueueRefreshPasteFormats();
         }
 
         public async Task CancelPasteActionAsync()
@@ -1122,119 +922,5 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
                 TransformProgress = value;
             });
         }
-
-        partial void OnCustomFormatResultChanged(string value)
-        {
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasCustomFormatAudio));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CustomFormatAudioResult));
-            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AudioFileName));
-
-            if (HasCustomFormatAudio)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    if (_audioPlayer != null)
-                    {
-                        // Ensure we are on the UI thread if needed, though OnCustomFormatResultChanged is likely called on UI thread.
-                        // Reset player state
-                        _audioPlayer.Pause();
-                        _audioPlayer.Source = MediaSource.CreateFromUri(new Uri(value));
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Logger.LogError("Failed to set audio source", ex);
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                if (_audioPlayer != null)
-                {
-                    _audioPlayer.Pause();
-                    _audioPlayer.Source = null;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void PlayPauseAudio()
-        {
-            if (_audioPlayer == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (_audioPlayer.PlaybackSession.PlaybackState == MediaPlaybackState.Playing)
-            {
-                _audioPlayer.Pause();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _audioPlayer.Play();
-            }
-        }
-
-        private async void SaveAudio()
-        {
-            if (!HasCustomFormatAudio || string.IsNullOrEmpty(CustomFormatResult))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var mainWindow = GetMainWindow();
-            if (mainWindow == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            var savePicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FileSavePicker();
-            savePicker.SuggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.Downloads;
-            savePicker.FileTypeChoices.Add("Audio", new List<string>() { ".mp3" });
-            savePicker.SuggestedFileName = Path.GetFileName(CustomFormatResult);
-
-            var hwnd = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(mainWindow);
-            WinRT.Interop.InitializeWithWindow.Initialize(savePicker, hwnd);
-
-            var file = await savePicker.PickSaveFileAsync();
-            if (file != null)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    File.Copy(CustomFormatResult, file.Path, true);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Logger.LogError("Failed to save audio file", ex);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void DeleteAudio()
-        {
-            if (HasCustomFormatAudio && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(CustomFormatResult))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    if (File.Exists(CustomFormatResult))
-                    {
-                        File.Delete(CustomFormatResult);
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Logger.LogError("Failed to delete audio file", ex);
-                }
-
-                GeneratedResponses.Remove(CustomFormatResult);
-                if (GeneratedResponses.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    CurrentResponseIndex = Math.Max(0, CurrentResponseIndex - 1);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    CustomFormatResult = null;
-                    PreviewRequested?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
 #include <common/utils/gpo.h>
+#include <common/utils/EventWaiter.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cwctype>
+#include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
 BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE /*hModule*/, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID /*lpReserved*/)
@@ -101,6 +103,9 @@ private:
     bool m_is_advanced_ai_enabled = false;
     bool m_preview_custom_format_output = true;
 
+    // Event listening for external triggers (e.g., from CmdPal extension)
+    EventWaiter m_triggerEventWaiter;
+
     Hotkey parse_single_hotkey(const wchar_t* keyName, const winrt::Windows::Data::Json::JsonObject& settingsObject)
     {
         try
@@ -779,6 +784,17 @@ public:
         Trace::AdvancedPaste_Enable(true);
         m_enabled = true;
         m_process_manager.start();
+
+        // Start listening for external trigger event so we can invoke the same logic as the hotkey.
+        // Note: Use start() directly instead of constructor + move assignment to avoid dangling this pointer in the thread.
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::ADVANCED_PASTE_SHOW_UI_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
+            // Same logic as hotkeyId == 1 (m_advanced_paste_ui_hotkey)
+            Logger::trace(L"AdvancedPaste ShowUI event triggered");
+            m_process_manager.start();
+            m_process_manager.bring_to_front();
+            m_process_manager.send_message(CommonSharedConstants::ADVANCED_PASTE_SHOW_UI_MESSAGE);
+            Trace::AdvancedPaste_Invoked(L"AdvancedPasteUIEvent");
+        });
     };
 
     void Disable(bool traceEvent)
@@ -787,6 +803,9 @@ public:
         {
             m_process_manager.stop();
 
+            // Stop event listening
+            m_triggerEventWaiter.stop();
+
             if (traceEvent)
             {
                 Trace::AdvancedPaste_Enable(false);

src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
-        m_showEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_EVENT, [&](int err) {
+        m_showEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_EVENT, [&](DWORD err) {
             if (m_enabled && err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
                 Logger::trace(L"{} event was signaled", CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_EVENT);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public:
             }
         });
 
-        m_showAdminEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_ADMIN_EVENT, [&](int err) {
+        m_showAdminEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_ADMIN_EVENT, [&](DWORD err) {
             if (m_enabled && err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
                 Logger::trace(L"{} event was signaled", CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_ADMIN_EVENT);

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/HostsXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Hosts
                     services.AddSingleton<IElevationHelper, ElevationHelper>();
                     services.AddSingleton<OpenSettingsFunction>(() =>
                     {
-                        SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Hosts, true);
+                        SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Hosts);
                     });
 
                     services.AddSingleton<MainViewModel, MainViewModel>();

src/modules/Hosts/HostsModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
-        m_showEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_HOSTS_EVENT, [&](int err)
+        m_showEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_HOSTS_EVENT, [&](DWORD err)
         {
             if (m_enabled && err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public:
             }
         });
 
-        m_showAdminEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_HOSTS_ADMIN_EVENT, [&](int err)
+        m_showAdminEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHOW_HOSTS_ADMIN_EVENT, [&](DWORD err)
         {
             if (m_enabled && err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/LightSwitchModuleInterface.vcxproj

@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\common\inc;..\..\..\common\Telemetry;..\..\;..\..\..\;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
-    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">$(CoreLibraryDependencies);%(AdditionalDependencies);advapi32.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
-    </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
@@ -222,4 +219,4 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/LightSwitch/LightSwitchModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <codecvt>
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include "ThemeHelper.h"
+#include <thread>
+#include <atomic>
 
 extern "C" IMAGE_DOS_HEADER __ImageBase;
 
@@ -103,12 +105,18 @@ private:
     HANDLE m_force_light_event_handle;
     HANDLE m_force_dark_event_handle;
     HANDLE m_manual_override_event_handle;
+    HANDLE m_toggle_event_handle{ nullptr };
+    std::thread m_toggle_thread;
+    std::atomic<bool> m_toggle_thread_running{ false };
 
     static const constexpr int NUM_DEFAULT_HOTKEYS = 4;
 
     Hotkey m_toggle_theme_hotkey = { .win = true, .ctrl = true, .shift = true, .alt = false, .key = 'D' };
 
     void init_settings();
+    void ToggleTheme();
+    void StartToggleListener();
+    void StopToggleListener();
 
 public:
     LightSwitchInterface()
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@ public:
         m_force_light_event_handle = CreateDefaultEvent(L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_FORCE_LIGHT");
         m_force_dark_event_handle = CreateDefaultEvent(L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_FORCE_DARK");
         m_manual_override_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, TRUE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
+        m_toggle_event_handle = CreateDefaultEvent(L"Local\\PowerToys-LightSwitch-ToggleEvent-d8dc2f29-8c94-4ca1-8c5f-3e2b1e3c4f5a");
 
         init_settings();
     };
@@ -130,6 +139,8 @@ public:
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
     virtual void destroy() override
     {
+        // Ensure worker threads/process handles are cleaned up before destruction
+        disable();
         delete this;
     }
 
@@ -444,6 +455,8 @@ public:
         Logger::info(L"Light Switch process launched successfully (PID: {}).", pi.dwProcessId);
         m_process = pi.hProcess;
         CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+
+        StartToggleListener();
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -469,6 +482,8 @@ public:
             CloseHandle(m_process);
             m_process = nullptr;
         }
+
+        StopToggleListener();
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled
@@ -530,31 +545,8 @@ public:
             }
             else if (hotkeyId == 0)
             {
-                // get current will return true if in light mode; otherwise false
                 Logger::info(L"[Light Switch] Hotkey triggered: Toggle Theme");
-                if (g_settings.m_changeSystem)
-                {
-                    SetSystemTheme(!GetCurrentSystemTheme());
-                }
-                if (g_settings.m_changeApps)
-                {
-                    SetAppsTheme(!GetCurrentAppsTheme());
-                }
-
-                if (!m_manual_override_event_handle)
-                {
-                    m_manual_override_event_handle = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
-                    if (!m_manual_override_event_handle)
-                    {
-                        m_manual_override_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, TRUE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (m_manual_override_event_handle)
-                {
-                    SetEvent(m_manual_override_event_handle);
-                    Logger::debug(L"[Light Switch] Manual override event set");
-                }
+                ToggleTheme();
             }
 
             return true;
@@ -567,8 +559,80 @@ public:
     {
         return WaitForSingleObject(m_process, 0) == WAIT_TIMEOUT;
     }
+
 };
 
+void LightSwitchInterface::ToggleTheme()
+{
+    if (g_settings.m_changeSystem)
+    {
+        SetSystemTheme(!GetCurrentSystemTheme());
+    }
+    if (g_settings.m_changeApps)
+    {
+        SetAppsTheme(!GetCurrentAppsTheme());
+    }
+
+    if (!m_manual_override_event_handle)
+    {
+        m_manual_override_event_handle = OpenEventW(SYNCHRONIZE | EVENT_MODIFY_STATE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
+        if (!m_manual_override_event_handle)
+        {
+            m_manual_override_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, TRUE, FALSE, L"POWERTOYS_LIGHTSWITCH_MANUAL_OVERRIDE");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (m_manual_override_event_handle)
+    {
+        SetEvent(m_manual_override_event_handle);
+        Logger::debug(L"[Light Switch] Manual override event set");
+    }
+}
+
+void LightSwitchInterface::StartToggleListener()
+{
+    if (m_toggle_thread_running || !m_toggle_event_handle)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_toggle_thread_running = true;
+    m_toggle_thread = std::thread([this]() {
+        while (m_toggle_thread_running)
+        {
+            const DWORD wait_result = WaitForSingleObject(m_toggle_event_handle, 500);
+            if (!m_toggle_thread_running)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (wait_result == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+            {
+                ToggleTheme();
+                ResetEvent(m_toggle_event_handle);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+void LightSwitchInterface::StopToggleListener()
+{
+    if (!m_toggle_thread_running)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_toggle_thread_running = false;
+    if (m_toggle_event_handle)
+    {
+        SetEvent(m_toggle_event_handle);
+    }
+    if (m_toggle_thread.joinable())
+    {
+        m_toggle_thread.join();
+    }
+}
+
 std::wstring utf8_to_wstring(const std::string& str)
 {
     if (str.empty())
@@ -646,4 +710,4 @@ void LightSwitchInterface::init_settings()
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
     return new LightSwitchInterface();
-}
+}

src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public:
         init_settings();
 
         triggerEvent = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::MEASURE_TOOL_TRIGGER_EVENT);
-        triggerEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::MEASURE_TOOL_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](int) {
+        triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::MEASURE_TOOL_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
             on_hotkey(0);
         });
     }

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/dllmain.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../../../common/utils/resources.h"
 #include "../../../common/logger/logger.h"
 #include "../../../common/utils/logger_helper.h"
+#include "../../../common/interop/shared_constants.h"
 #include <atomic>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ private:
     // Hotkey
     Hotkey m_activationHotkey{};
 
+    // Event-driven trigger support (for CmdPal/automation)
+    HANDLE m_triggerEventHandle = nullptr;
+    HANDLE m_terminateEventHandle = nullptr;
+    std::thread m_eventThread;
+    std::atomic_bool m_listening{ false };
+
 public:
     // Constructor
     CursorWrap()
@@ -121,7 +128,8 @@ public:
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
     virtual void destroy() override
     {
-        StopMouseHook();
+        // Ensure hooks/threads/handles are torn down before deletion
+        disable();
         g_cursorWrapInstance = nullptr; // Clear global instance pointer
         delete this;
     }
@@ -195,11 +203,54 @@ public:
     {
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(true);
-        
-        // Always start the mouse hook when the module is enabled
-        // This ensures cursor wrapping is active immediately after enabling
-        StartMouseHook();
-        Logger::info("CursorWrap enabled - mouse hook started");
+
+        // Start listening for external trigger event so we can invoke the same logic as the activation hotkey.
+        m_triggerEventHandle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::CURSOR_WRAP_TRIGGER_EVENT);
+        m_terminateEventHandle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, nullptr);
+        if (m_triggerEventHandle && m_terminateEventHandle)
+        {
+            m_listening = true;
+            m_eventThread = std::thread([this]() {
+                HANDLE handles[2] = { m_triggerEventHandle, m_terminateEventHandle };
+
+                // WH_MOUSE_LL callbacks are delivered to the thread that installed the hook.
+                // Ensure this thread has a message queue and pumps messages while the hook is active.
+                MSG msg;
+                PeekMessage(&msg, nullptr, WM_USER, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE);
+
+                StartMouseHook();
+                Logger::info("CursorWrap enabled - mouse hook started");
+
+                while (m_listening)
+                {
+                    auto res = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, false, INFINITE, QS_ALLINPUT);
+                    if (!m_listening)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    if (res == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+                    {
+                        ToggleMouseHook();
+                    }
+                    else if (res == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        while (PeekMessage(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
+                        {
+                            TranslateMessage(&msg);
+                            DispatchMessage(&msg);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                StopMouseHook();
+                Logger::info("CursorWrap event listener stopped");
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -207,8 +258,26 @@ public:
     {
         m_enabled = false;
         Trace::EnableCursorWrap(false);
-        StopMouseHook();
-        Logger::info("CursorWrap disabled - mouse hook stopped");
+
+        m_listening = false;
+        if (m_terminateEventHandle)
+        {
+            SetEvent(m_terminateEventHandle);
+        }
+        if (m_eventThread.joinable())
+        {
+            m_eventThread.join();
+        }
+        if (m_triggerEventHandle)
+        {
+            CloseHandle(m_triggerEventHandle);
+            m_triggerEventHandle = nullptr;
+        }
+        if (m_terminateEventHandle)
+        {
+            CloseHandle(m_terminateEventHandle);
+            m_terminateEventHandle = nullptr;
+        }
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled
@@ -240,7 +309,19 @@ public:
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Toggle cursor wrapping
+        // Toggle on the thread that owns the WH_MOUSE_LL hook (the event listener thread).
+        if (m_triggerEventHandle)
+        {
+            return SetEvent(m_triggerEventHandle);
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+ private:
+    void ToggleMouseHook()
+    {
+        // Toggle cursor wrapping.
         if (m_hookActive)
         {
             StopMouseHook();
@@ -253,11 +334,8 @@ public:
             RunComprehensiveTests();
 #endif
         }
-        
-        return true;
     }
 
-private:
     // Load the settings file.
     void init_settings()
     {

src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/dllmain.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/utils/color.h>
 #include <common/utils/string_utils.h>
+#include <common/utils/EventWaiter.h>
+#include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ private:
     // Find My Mouse specific settings
     FindMyMouseSettings m_findMyMouseSettings;
 
+    // Event-driven trigger support
+    EventWaiter m_triggerEventWaiter;
+
     // Load initial settings from the persisted values.
     void init_settings();
 
@@ -86,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
     virtual void destroy() override
     {
+        // Ensure threads/handles are cleaned up before destruction
+        disable();
         delete this;
     }
 
@@ -150,6 +157,11 @@ public:
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableFindMyMouse(true);
         std::thread([=]() { FindMyMouseMain(m_hModule, m_findMyMouseSettings); }).detach();
+
+        // Start listening for external trigger event so we can invoke the same logic as the hotkey.
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::FIND_MY_MOUSE_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
+            OnHotkeyEx();
+        });
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -158,6 +170,8 @@ public:
         m_enabled = false;
         Trace::EnableFindMyMouse(false);
         FindMyMouseDisable();
+
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.stop();
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ inline static uint8_t LegacyOpacityToAlpha(int overlayOpacityPercent)
         overlayOpacityPercent = 100;
     }
 
-    // Round to nearest integer (0<EFBFBD>255)
+    // Round to nearest integer (0–255)
     return static_cast<uint8_t>((overlayOpacityPercent * 255 + 50) / 100);
 }
 
@@ -532,4 +546,4 @@ void FindMyMouse::parse_settings(PowerToysSettings::PowerToyValues& settings)
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
     return new FindMyMouse();
-}
+}

src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/dllmain.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "MouseHighlighter.h"
 #include "common/utils/color.h"
+#include <common/utils/EventWaiter.h>
+#include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ private:
     // Mouse Highlighter specific settings
     MouseHighlighterSettings m_highlightSettings;
 
+    // Event-driven trigger support
+    EventWaiter m_triggerEventWaiter;
+
 public:
     // Constructor
     MouseHighlighter()
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@ public:
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
     virtual void destroy() override
     {
+        // Tear down threads/handles before deletion to avoid abort() on joinable threads during shutdown
+        disable();
         delete this;
     }
 
@@ -132,6 +139,11 @@ public:
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableMouseHighlighter(true);
         std::thread([=]() { MouseHighlighterMain(m_hModule, m_highlightSettings); }).detach();
+
+        // Start listening for external trigger event so we can invoke the same logic as the hotkey.
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
+            OnHotkeyEx();
+        });
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -140,6 +152,8 @@ public:
         m_enabled = false;
         Trace::EnableMouseHighlighter(false);
         MouseHighlighterDisable();
+
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.stop();
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled

src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/dllmain.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "InclusiveCrosshairs.h"
 #include "common/utils/color.h"
-#include <atomic>
+#include <common/utils/EventWaiter.h>
+#include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 #include <thread>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ private:
     // Mouse Pointer Crosshairs specific settings
     InclusiveCrosshairsSettings m_inclusiveCrosshairsSettings;
 
+    // Event-driven trigger support
+    EventWaiter m_triggerEventWaiter;
+
 public:
     // Constructor
     MousePointerCrosshairs()
@@ -137,11 +141,9 @@ public:
     // Destroy the powertoy and free memory
     virtual void destroy() override
     {
-        UninstallKeyboardHook();
-        StopXTimer();
-        StopYTimer();
+        // Ensure all background threads/handles are torn down before destruction to avoid std::terminate/abort on joinable threads
+        disable();
         g_instance.store(nullptr, std::memory_order_release);
-        // Release shared state so worker threads (if any) exit when weak_ptr lock fails
         m_state.reset();
         delete this;
     }
@@ -203,6 +205,11 @@ public:
         m_enabled = true;
         Trace::EnableMousePointerCrosshairs(true);
         std::thread([=]() { InclusiveCrosshairsMain(m_hModule, m_inclusiveCrosshairsSettings); }).detach();
+
+        // Start listening for external trigger event so we can invoke the same logic as the activation hotkey.
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::MOUSE_CROSSHAIRS_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
+            on_hotkey(0); // activation hotkey
+        });
     }
 
     // Disable the powertoy
@@ -215,6 +222,8 @@ public:
         StopYTimer();
         m_glideState = 0;
         InclusiveCrosshairsDisable();
+
+        m_triggerEventWaiter.stop();
     }
 
     // Returns if the powertoys is enabled
@@ -901,4 +910,4 @@ private:
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
 {
     return new MousePointerCrosshairs();
-}
+}

src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/OCROverlay.xaml.cs

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public partial class OCROverlay : Window
     private void SettingsMenuItem_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         WindowUtilities.CloseAllOCROverlays();
-        SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.PowerOCR, false);
+        SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.PowerOCR);
     }
 
     private static bool CheckIfCheckingOrUnchecking(object? sender)

src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuide/main.cpp

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE /*hInstance*/, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE /*hPrevInst
     else
     {
         auto mainThreadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
-        exitEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_EXIT_EVENT, [mainThreadId, &window](int err) {
+        exitEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_EXIT_EVENT, [mainThreadId, &window](DWORD err) {
             if (err != ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
                 Logger::error(L"Failed to wait for {} event. {}", CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_EXIT_EVENT, get_last_error_or_default(err));

src/modules/ShortcutGuide/ShortcutGuideModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         triggerEvent = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_TRIGGER_EVENT);
-        triggerEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](int) {
+        triggerEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::SHORTCUT_GUIDE_TRIGGER_EVENT, [this](DWORD) {
             OnHotkeyEx();
         });
 

src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/IWorkspaceService.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 PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+namespace Workspaces.ModuleServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Workspaces-specific operations.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IWorkspaceService : IModuleService
+{
+    Task<OperationResult> LaunchWorkspaceAsync(string workspaceId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult> LaunchEditorAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult> SnapshotAsync(string? targetPath = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult<IReadOnlyList<ProjectWrapper>>> GetWorkspacesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/WorkspaceService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// 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.IO;
+using Common.UI;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+using PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+namespace Workspaces.ModuleServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Implementation of workspace actions for reuse across hosts.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class WorkspaceService : ModuleServiceBase, IWorkspaceService
+{
+    public static WorkspaceService Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    public override string Key => SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Workspaces.ToString();
+
+    protected override SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow SettingsWindow => SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Workspaces;
+
+    public override Task<OperationResult> LaunchAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        // Treat launch as invoking the Workspaces editor.
+        return LaunchEditorAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> LaunchEditorAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var eventHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, Constants.WorkspacesLaunchEditorEvent());
+            eventHandle.Set();
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Ok());
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail($"Failed to launch Workspaces editor: {ex.Message}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> LaunchWorkspaceAsync(string workspaceId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workspaceId))
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail("Workspace id is required."));
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var powertoysBaseDir = PowerToysPathResolver.GetPowerToysInstallPath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(powertoysBaseDir))
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail("PowerToys installation path not found."));
+            }
+
+            var launcherPath = Path.Combine(powertoysBaseDir, "PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncher.exe");
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(launcherPath)
+            {
+                Arguments = workspaceId,
+                UseShellExecute = true,
+            };
+
+            Process.Start(startInfo);
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Ok());
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail($"Failed to launch workspace: {ex.Message}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> SnapshotAsync(string? targetPath = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        // Snapshot orchestration is not yet exposed via events; provide a clear failure for now.
+        return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail("Snapshot is not implemented for Workspaces."));
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult<IReadOnlyList<ProjectWrapper>>> GetWorkspacesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var items = WorkspacesStorage.Load();
+
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResults.Ok<IReadOnlyList<ProjectWrapper>>(items));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResults.Fail<IReadOnlyList<ProjectWrapper>>($"Failed to read workspaces: {ex.Message}"));
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/Workspaces.ModuleServices/Workspaces.ModuleServices.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\PowerToys.ModuleContracts\PowerToys.ModuleContracts.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// 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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public struct ApplicationWrapper
+{
+    public struct WindowPositionWrapper
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("x")]
+        public int X { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("y")]
+        public int Y { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("width")]
+        public int Width { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("height")]
+        public int Height { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("id")]
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("application")]
+    public string Application { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("application-path")]
+    public string ApplicationPath { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("title")]
+    public string Title { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("package-full-name")]
+    public string PackageFullName { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("app-user-model-id")]
+    public string AppUserModelId { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("pwa-app-id")]
+    public string PwaAppId { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("command-line-arguments")]
+    public string CommandLineArguments { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("is-elevated")]
+    public bool IsElevated { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("can-launch-elevated")]
+    public bool CanLaunchElevated { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("minimized")]
+    public bool Minimized { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("maximized")]
+    public bool Maximized { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("position")]
+    public WindowPositionWrapper Position { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("monitor")]
+    public int Monitor { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("version")]
+    public string Version { get; set; }
+}

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

@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Data
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public enum InvokePoint
 {
-    /* sync with workspaces-common */
-    public enum InvokePoint
-    {
-        EditorButton = 0,
-        Shortcut,
-        LaunchAndEdit,
-    }
+    EditorButton = 0,
+    Shortcut,
+    LaunchAndEdit,
+    CommandPaletteExtension,
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// 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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public struct MonitorConfigurationWrapper
+{
+    public struct MonitorRectWrapper
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("top")]
+        public int Top { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("left")]
+        public int Left { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("width")]
+        public int Width { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("height")]
+        public int Height { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("id")]
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("instance-id")]
+    public string InstanceId { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("monitor-number")]
+    public int MonitorNumber { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("dpi")]
+    public int Dpi { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("monitor-rect-dpi-aware")]
+    public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiAware { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("monitor-rect-dpi-unaware")]
+    public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiUnaware { get; set; }
+}

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

@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public class ProjectData : WorkspacesEditorData<ProjectWrapper>
 {
-    public enum PasteAIUsage
-    {
-        ChatCompletion,
-        TextToImage,
-        TextToAudio,
-        AudioToText,
-    }
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public struct ProjectWrapper
+{
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+
+    public string Name { get; set; }
+
+    public long CreationTime { get; set; }
+
+    public long LastLaunchedTime { get; set; }
+
+    public bool IsShortcutNeeded { get; set; }
+
+    public bool MoveExistingWindows { get; set; }
+
+    public List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper> MonitorConfiguration { get; set; }
+
+    public List<ApplicationWrapper> Applications { get; set; }
+}

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

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using WorkspacesEditor.Utils;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
 
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Data
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data
 {
     public class TempProjectData : ProjectData
     {

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

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+using static WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data.WorkspacesData;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+public class WorkspacesData : WorkspacesEditorData<WorkspacesListWrapper>
+{
+    public string File => FolderUtils.DataFolder() + "\\workspaces.json";
+
+    public struct WorkspacesListWrapper
+    {
+        public List<ProjectWrapper> Workspaces { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public enum OrderBy
+    {
+        LastViewed = 0,
+        Created = 1,
+        Name = 2,
+        Unknown = 3,
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Data/WorkspacesEditorData`1.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Shared JSON serializer helper for Workspaces payloads.
+/// </summary>
+public class WorkspacesEditorData<T>
+{
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    [RequiresDynamicCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    public T Read(string file)
+    {
+        IOUtils ioUtils = new();
+        string data = ioUtils.ReadFile(file);
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(data, WorkspacesJsonOptions.EditorOptions)!;
+    }
+
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    [RequiresDynamicCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    public string Serialize(T data)
+    {
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, WorkspacesJsonOptions.EditorOptions);
+    }
+
+    [RequiresUnreferencedCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    [RequiresDynamicCode("JSON serialization uses reflection-based serializer.")]
+    public T Deserialize(string json)
+    {
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(json, WorkspacesJsonOptions.EditorOptions)!;
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+internal static class WorkspacesJsonOptions
+{
+    internal static readonly JsonSerializerOptions EditorOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = new DashCaseNamingPolicy(),
+        WriteIndented = true,
+    };
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Lightweight reader for persisted workspaces.
+/// </summary>
+public static class WorkspacesStorage
+{
+    public static IReadOnlyList<ProjectWrapper> Load()
+    {
+        var filePath = GetDefaultFilePath();
+        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var json = File.ReadAllText(filePath);
+            var data = JsonSerializer.Deserialize(json, WorkspacesStorageJsonContext.Default.WorkspacesFile);
+
+            if (data?.Workspaces == null)
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            return data.Workspaces
+                .Where(ws => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ws.Id) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ws.Name))
+                .Select(ws => new ProjectWrapper
+                {
+                    Id = ws.Id!,
+                    Name = ws.Name!,
+                    Applications = ws.Applications ?? new List<ApplicationWrapper>(),
+                    CreationTime = ws.CreationTime,
+                    LastLaunchedTime = ws.LastLaunchedTime,
+                    IsShortcutNeeded = ws.IsShortcutNeeded,
+                    MoveExistingWindows = ws.MoveExistingWindows,
+                    MonitorConfiguration = ws.MonitorConfiguration ?? new List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper>(),
+                })
+                .ToList()
+                .AsReadOnly();
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<ProjectWrapper>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static string GetDefaultFilePath()
+    {
+        var localAppData = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
+        return Path.Combine(localAppData, "Microsoft", "PowerToys", "Workspaces", "workspaces.json");
+    }
+
+    internal sealed class WorkspacesFile
+    {
+        public List<WorkspaceProject> Workspaces { get; set; } = new();
+    }
+
+    internal sealed class WorkspaceProject
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("id")]
+        public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("applications")]
+        public List<ApplicationWrapper> Applications { get; set; } = new();
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("monitor-configuration")]
+        public List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper> MonitorConfiguration { get; set; } = new();
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("creation-time")]
+        public long CreationTime { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("last-launched-time")]
+        public long LastLaunchedTime { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("is-shortcut-needed")]
+        public bool IsShortcutNeeded { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("move-existing-windows")]
+        public bool MoveExistingWindows { get; set; }
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// 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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+
+[JsonSourceGenerationOptions(PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true)]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(WorkspacesStorage.WorkspacesFile))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(WorkspacesStorage.WorkspaceProject))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(ApplicationWrapper))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(ApplicationWrapper.WindowPositionWrapper))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(MonitorConfigurationWrapper))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper))]
+internal sealed partial class WorkspacesStorageJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Models/BaseApplication.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using Windows.Management.Deployment;
 
 namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Models
 {
-    public class BaseApplication : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable
+    public partial class BaseApplication : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable
     {
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Utils/DashCaseNamingPolicy.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+public class DashCaseNamingPolicy : JsonNamingPolicy
+{
+    public static DashCaseNamingPolicy Instance { get; } = new DashCaseNamingPolicy();
+
+    public override string ConvertName(string name)
+    {
+        return name.UpperCamelCaseToDashCase();
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Utils/FolderUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// 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;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+public class FolderUtils
+{
+    public static string Desktop()
+    {
+        return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
+    }
+
+    public static string Temp()
+    {
+        return Path.GetTempPath();
+    }
+
+    // Note: the same path should be used in SnapshotTool and Launcher
+    public static string DataFolder()
+    {
+        return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData) + "\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\Workspaces";
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Utils/IOUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// 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.IO.Abstractions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+public class IOUtils
+{
+    private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem = new FileSystem();
+
+    public void WriteFile(string fileName, string data)
+    {
+        _fileSystem.File.WriteAllText(fileName, data);
+    }
+
+    public string ReadFile(string fileName)
+    {
+        if (_fileSystem.File.Exists(fileName))
+        {
+            int attempts = 0;
+            while (attempts < 10)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    using FileSystemStream inputStream = _fileSystem.File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Open);
+                    using StreamReader reader = new(inputStream);
+                    string data = reader.ReadToEnd();
+                    inputStream.Close();
+                    return data;
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                    Task.Delay(10).Wait();
+                }
+
+                attempts++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return string.Empty;
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/Utils/StringUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// 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.Linq;
+
+namespace WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
+
+public static class StringUtils
+{
+    public static string UpperCamelCaseToDashCase(this string str)
+    {
+        // If it's a single letter variable, leave it as it is
+        return str.Length == 1
+            ? str
+            : string.Concat(str.Select((x, i) => i > 0 && char.IsUpper(x) ? "-" + x : x.ToString())).ToLowerInvariant();
+    }
+}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary/WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.WorkspacesCsharpLibrary</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys Workspaces Csharp Library</AssemblyDescription>
     <Description>PowerToys Workspaces Csharp Library</Description>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
@@ -15,4 +17,8 @@
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.WorkspacesCsharpLibrary</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-</Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Data/ProjectData.cs

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using static WorkspacesEditor.Data.ProjectData;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Data
-{
-    public class ProjectData : WorkspacesEditorData<ProjectWrapper>
-    {
-        public struct ApplicationWrapper
-        {
-            public struct WindowPositionWrapper
-            {
-                public int X { get; set; }
-
-                public int Y { get; set; }
-
-                public int Width { get; set; }
-
-                public int Height { get; set; }
-            }
-
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-
-            public string Application { get; set; }
-
-            public string ApplicationPath { get; set; }
-
-            public string Title { get; set; }
-
-            public string PackageFullName { get; set; }
-
-            public string AppUserModelId { get; set; }
-
-            public string PwaAppId { get; set; }
-
-            public string CommandLineArguments { get; set; }
-
-            public bool IsElevated { get; set; }
-
-            public bool CanLaunchElevated { get; set; }
-
-            public bool Minimized { get; set; }
-
-            public bool Maximized { get; set; }
-
-            public WindowPositionWrapper Position { get; set; }
-
-            public int Monitor { get; set; }
-
-            public string Version { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public struct MonitorConfigurationWrapper
-        {
-            public struct MonitorRectWrapper
-            {
-                public int Top { get; set; }
-
-                public int Left { get; set; }
-
-                public int Width { get; set; }
-
-                public int Height { get; set; }
-            }
-
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-
-            public string InstanceId { get; set; }
-
-            public int MonitorNumber { get; set; }
-
-            public int Dpi { get; set; }
-
-            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiAware { get; set; }
-
-            public MonitorRectWrapper MonitorRectDpiUnaware { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public struct ProjectWrapper
-        {
-            public string Id { get; set; }
-
-            public string Name { get; set; }
-
-            public long CreationTime { get; set; }
-
-            public long LastLaunchedTime { get; set; }
-
-            public bool IsShortcutNeeded { get; set; }
-
-            public bool MoveExistingWindows { get; set; }
-
-            public List<MonitorConfigurationWrapper> MonitorConfiguration { get; set; }
-
-            public List<ApplicationWrapper> Applications { get; set; }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Data/WorkspacesData.cs

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using WorkspacesEditor.Utils;
-
-using static WorkspacesEditor.Data.ProjectData;
-using static WorkspacesEditor.Data.WorkspacesData;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Data
-{
-    public class WorkspacesData : WorkspacesEditorData<WorkspacesListWrapper>
-    {
-        public string File => FolderUtils.DataFolder() + "\\workspaces.json";
-
-        public struct WorkspacesListWrapper
-        {
-            public List<ProjectWrapper> Workspaces { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        public enum OrderBy
-        {
-            LastViewed = 0,
-            Created = 1,
-            Name = 2,
-            Unknown = 3,
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Data/WorkspacesEditorData`1.cs

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Text.Json;
-using WorkspacesEditor.Utils;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Data
-{
-    public class WorkspacesEditorData<T>
-    {
-        protected JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions
-        {
-            get => new()
-            {
-                PropertyNamingPolicy = new DashCaseNamingPolicy(),
-                WriteIndented = true,
-            };
-        }
-
-        public T Read(string file)
-        {
-            IOUtils ioUtils = new();
-            string data = ioUtils.ReadFile(file);
-            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(data, JsonOptions);
-        }
-
-        public string Serialize(T data)
-        {
-            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, JsonOptions);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Models/Project.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 
 using ManagedCommon;
-using WorkspacesEditor.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Utils;
 
 namespace WorkspacesEditor.Models
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Models
             }
         }
 
-        public Project(ProjectData.ProjectWrapper project)
+        public Project(ProjectWrapper project)
         {
             Id = project.Id;
             Name = project.Name;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Models
             Monitors = [];
             Applications = [];
 
-            foreach (ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper app in project.Applications)
+            foreach (ApplicationWrapper app in project.Applications)
             {
                 Models.Application newApp = new()
                 {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Models
                 Applications.Add(newApp);
             }
 
-            foreach (ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper monitor in project.MonitorConfiguration)
+            foreach (MonitorConfigurationWrapper monitor in project.MonitorConfiguration)
             {
                 System.Windows.Rect dpiAware = new(monitor.MonitorRectDpiAware.Left, monitor.MonitorRectDpiAware.Top, monitor.MonitorRectDpiAware.Width, monitor.MonitorRectDpiAware.Height);
                 System.Windows.Rect dpiUnaware = new(monitor.MonitorRectDpiUnaware.Left, monitor.MonitorRectDpiUnaware.Top, monitor.MonitorRectDpiUnaware.Width, monitor.MonitorRectDpiUnaware.Height);

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Utils/DashCaseNamingPolicy.cs

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Text.Json;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
-{
-    public class DashCaseNamingPolicy : JsonNamingPolicy
-    {
-        public static DashCaseNamingPolicy Instance { get; } = new DashCaseNamingPolicy();
-
-        public override string ConvertName(string name)
-        {
-            return name.UpperCamelCaseToDashCase();
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Utils/FolderUtils.cs

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
-{
-    public class FolderUtils
-    {
-        public static string Desktop()
-        {
-            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
-        }
-
-        public static string Temp()
-        {
-            return Path.GetTempPath();
-        }
-
-        // Note: the same path should be used in SnapshotTool and Launcher
-        public static string DataFolder()
-        {
-            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData) + "\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\Workspaces";
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Utils/IOUtils.cs

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.IO.Abstractions;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
-{
-    public class IOUtils
-    {
-        private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem = new FileSystem();
-
-        public IOUtils()
-        {
-        }
-
-        public void WriteFile(string fileName, string data)
-        {
-            _fileSystem.File.WriteAllText(fileName, data);
-        }
-
-        public string ReadFile(string fileName)
-        {
-            if (_fileSystem.File.Exists(fileName))
-            {
-                int attempts = 0;
-                while (attempts < 10)
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        using FileSystemStream inputStream = _fileSystem.File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Open);
-                        using StreamReader reader = new(inputStream);
-                        string data = reader.ReadToEnd();
-                        inputStream.Close();
-                        return data;
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception)
-                    {
-                        Task.Delay(10).Wait();
-                    }
-
-                    attempts++;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return string.Empty;
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/Utils/WorkspacesEditorIO.cs

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-
 using ManagedCommon;
-using WorkspacesEditor.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Models;
 using WorkspacesEditor.ViewModels;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
 
             foreach (Project project in workspaces)
             {
-                ProjectData.ProjectWrapper wrapper = new()
+                ProjectWrapper wrapper = new()
                 {
                     Id = project.Id,
                     Name = project.Name,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
 
                 foreach (Application app in project.Applications.Where(x => x.IsIncluded))
                 {
-                    wrapper.Applications.Add(new ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper
+                    wrapper.Applications.Add(new ApplicationWrapper
                     {
                         Id = app.Id,
                         Application = app.AppName,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
                         Version = app.Version,
                         Maximized = app.Maximized,
                         Minimized = app.Minimized,
-                        Position = new ProjectData.ApplicationWrapper.WindowPositionWrapper
+                        Position = new ApplicationWrapper.WindowPositionWrapper
                         {
                             X = app.Position.X,
                             Y = app.Position.Y,
@@ -123,20 +123,20 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
 
                 foreach (MonitorSetup monitor in project.Monitors)
                 {
-                    wrapper.MonitorConfiguration.Add(new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper
+                    wrapper.MonitorConfiguration.Add(new MonitorConfigurationWrapper
                     {
                         Id = monitor.MonitorName,
                         InstanceId = monitor.MonitorInstanceId,
                         MonitorNumber = monitor.MonitorNumber,
                         Dpi = monitor.Dpi,
-                        MonitorRectDpiAware = new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
+                        MonitorRectDpiAware = new MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
                         {
                             Left = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Left,
                             Top = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Top,
                             Width = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Width,
                             Height = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiAwareBounds.Height,
                         },
-                        MonitorRectDpiUnaware = new ProjectData.MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
+                        MonitorRectDpiUnaware = new MonitorConfigurationWrapper.MonitorRectWrapper
                         {
                             Left = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiUnawareBounds.Left,
                             Top = (int)monitor.MonitorDpiUnawareBounds.Top,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace WorkspacesEditor.Utils
 
         private bool AddWorkspaces(MainViewModel mainViewModel, WorkspacesData.WorkspacesListWrapper workspaces)
         {
-            foreach (ProjectData.ProjectWrapper project in workspaces.Workspaces)
+            foreach (ProjectWrapper project in workspaces.Workspaces)
             {
                 mainViewModel.Workspaces.Add(new Project(project));
             }

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary;
-using WorkspacesEditor.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Utils;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Models;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Telemetry;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Utils;
-
-using static WorkspacesEditor.Data.WorkspacesData;
+using static WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data.WorkspacesData;
 
 namespace WorkspacesEditor.ViewModels
 {

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/WorkspacesEditor.csproj

@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Remove="Data\WorkspacesData.cs" />
+    <Compile Remove="Data\ProjectData.cs" />
+    <Compile Remove="Data\WorkspacesEditorData`1.cs" />
+    <Compile Remove="Utils\IOUtils.cs" />
+    <Compile Remove="Utils\FolderUtils.cs" />
+    <Compile Remove="Utils\DashCaseNamingPolicy.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
@@ -96,4 +105,4 @@
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesEditor/WorkspacesEditorPage.xaml.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 
-using WorkspacesEditor.Data;
+using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data;
 using WorkspacesEditor.Models;
 using WorkspacesEditor.ViewModels;
 

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Data/AppLaunchData.cs

@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-using Workspaces.Data;
-
 using static WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data.AppLaunchData;
 using static WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data.AppLaunchInfosData;
 
 namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data
 {
-    public class AppLaunchData : WorkspacesUIData<AppLaunchDataWrapper>
+    public class AppLaunchData : WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data.WorkspacesEditorData<AppLaunchDataWrapper>
     {
         public struct AppLaunchDataWrapper
         {

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Data/AppLaunchInfoData.cs

@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-using Workspaces.Data;
-
 using static WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data.AppLaunchInfoData;
 
 namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data
 {
-    public class AppLaunchInfoData : WorkspacesUIData<AppLaunchInfoWrapper>
+    public class AppLaunchInfoData : WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data.WorkspacesEditorData<AppLaunchInfoWrapper>
     {
         public struct AppLaunchInfoWrapper
         {

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Data/AppLaunchInfosData.cs

@@ -4,15 +4,12 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
-using Workspaces.Data;
-
 using static WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data.AppLaunchInfoData;
 using static WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data.AppLaunchInfosData;
 
 namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data
 {
-    public class AppLaunchInfosData : WorkspacesUIData<AppLaunchInfoListWrapper>
+    public class AppLaunchInfosData : WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.Data.WorkspacesEditorData<AppLaunchInfoListWrapper>
     {
         public struct AppLaunchInfoListWrapper
         {

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/Data/WorkspacesUIData`1.cs

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System.Text.Json;
-
-using WorkspacesLauncherUI.Utils;
-
-namespace Workspaces.Data
-{
-    public class WorkspacesUIData<T>
-    {
-        protected JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return new JsonSerializerOptions
-                {
-                    PropertyNamingPolicy = new DashCaseNamingPolicy(),
-                    WriteIndented = true,
-                };
-            }
-        }
-
-        public T Deserialize(string data)
-        {
-            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(data, JsonOptions);
-        }
-
-        public string Serialize(T data)
-        {
-            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(data, JsonOptions);
-        }
-    }
-}

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 
 using ManagedCommon;
 using WorkspacesCsharpLibrary;
 using WorkspacesLauncherUI.Data;
 using WorkspacesLauncherUI.Models;
-using WorkspacesLauncherUI.Utils;
 
 namespace WorkspacesLauncherUI.ViewModels
 {

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesLauncherUI/WorkspacesLauncherUI.csproj

@@ -1,102 +1,102 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
-  
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI</AssemblyTitle>
-    <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys Workspaces Editor</AssemblyDescription>
-    <Description>PowerToys Workspaces Editor</Description>
-    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
-    <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
-    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
-    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
-    <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
-    <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ProjectGuid>{9C53CC25-0623-4569-95BC-B05410675EE3}</ProjectGuid>
-    <ProjectTypeGuids>{60dc8134-eba5-43b8-bcc9-bb4bc16c2548};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
-    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.SelfContained.props" />
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ApplicationIcon>..\Assets\Workspaces\Workspaces.ico</ApplicationIcon>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
-    <AssemblyName>PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI</AssemblyName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="..\Assets\**\*.*">
-      <Link>Assets\Workspaces\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI</AssemblyTitle>
+		<AssemblyDescription>PowerToys Workspaces Launcher UI</AssemblyDescription>
+		<Description>PowerToys Workspaces Launcher UI</Description>
+		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+		<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+		<AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+		<AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+		<GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
+		<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
-      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
-      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
-      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
-      <Guid>f935dc20-1cf0-11d0-adb9-00c04fd58a0b</Guid>
-      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
-      <Isolated>false</Isolated>
-      <EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
-    </COMReference>
-    <COMReference Include="Shell32">
-      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
-      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
-      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
-      <Guid>50a7e9b0-70ef-11d1-b75a-00a0c90564fe</Guid>
-      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
-      <Isolated>false</Isolated>
-      <EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
-    </COMReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
- 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Update="Properties\Resources.resx">
-      <Generator>PublicResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </EmbeddedResource>
-    <None Include="app.manifest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<ProjectGuid>{9C53CC25-0623-4569-95BC-B05410675EE3}</ProjectGuid>
+		<ProjectTypeGuids>{60dc8134-eba5-43b8-bcc9-bb4bc16c2548};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+		<AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="ControlzEx" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ModernWpfUI" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<ApplicationIcon>..\Assets\Workspaces\Workspaces.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+		<AssemblyName>PowerToys.WorkspacesLauncherUI</AssemblyName>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\GPOWrapperProjection\GPOWrapperProjection.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
-      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Update="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-  </ItemGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<Content Include="..\Assets\**\*.*">
+			<Link>Assets\Workspaces\%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
+			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+		</Content>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
+			<WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+			<VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
+			<VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+			<Guid>f935dc20-1cf0-11d0-adb9-00c04fd58a0b</Guid>
+			<Lcid>0</Lcid>
+			<Isolated>false</Isolated>
+			<EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
+		</COMReference>
+		<COMReference Include="Shell32">
+			<WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+			<VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
+			<VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+			<Guid>50a7e9b0-70ef-11d1-b75a-00a0c90564fe</Guid>
+			<Lcid>0</Lcid>
+			<Isolated>false</Isolated>
+			<EmbedInteropTypes>true</EmbedInteropTypes>
+		</COMReference>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<EmbeddedResource Update="Properties\Resources.resx">
+			<Generator>PublicResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
+			<LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+		</EmbeddedResource>
+		<None Include="app.manifest" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<PackageReference Include="ControlzEx" />
+		<PackageReference Include="ModernWpfUI" />
+		<PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\GPOWrapperProjection\GPOWrapperProjection.csproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
+		<ProjectReference Include="..\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
+			<DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
+			<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+			<DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
+		</Compile>
+		<Compile Update="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
+			<DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
+			<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
+			<DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
+		</Compile>
+	</ItemGroup>
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<None Update="Properties\Settings.settings">
+			<Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
+			<LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
+		</None>
+	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/Workspaces/WorkspacesModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
                 Logger::error(message.value());
             }
         }
-        m_toggleEditorEventWaiter = EventWaiter(CommonSharedConstants::WORKSPACES_LAUNCH_EDITOR_EVENT, [&](int err) {
+        m_toggleEditorEventWaiter.start(CommonSharedConstants::WORKSPACES_LAUNCH_EDITOR_EVENT, [&](DWORD err) {
             if (err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
                 Logger::trace(L"{} event was signaled", CommonSharedConstants::WORKSPACES_LAUNCH_EDITOR_EVENT);

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj

@@ -369,4 +369,4 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\robmikh.common.0.0.23-beta\build\native\robmikh.common.targets')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.1.0.231216.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary.targets')" />
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/Zoomit.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
 #include <common/utils/gpo.h>
+#include <array>
+#include <vector>
+#endif // __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
+
+#ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
+enum class ZoomItCommand
+{
+    Zoom,
+    Draw,
+    Break,
+    LiveZoom,
+    Snip,
+    Record,
+};
 #endif // __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
 
 namespace winrt
@@ -172,7 +186,6 @@ std::wstring	g_RecordingSaveLocationGIF;
 winrt::IDirect3DDevice	g_RecordDevice{ nullptr };
 std::shared_ptr<VideoRecordingSession> g_RecordingSession = nullptr;
 std::shared_ptr<GifRecordingSession> g_GifRecordingSession = nullptr;
-
 type_pGetMonitorInfo		pGetMonitorInfo;
 type_MonitorFromPoint		pMonitorFromPoint;
 type_pSHAutoComplete		pSHAutoComplete;
@@ -7712,6 +7725,53 @@ HWND InitInstance( HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow )
 
 }
 
+// Dispatch commands coming from the PowerToys IPC channel.
+#ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
+void ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand cmd)
+{
+    auto post_hotkey = [](WPARAM id)
+    {
+        if (g_hWndMain != nullptr)
+        {
+            PostMessage(g_hWndMain, WM_HOTKEY, id, 0);
+        }
+    };
+
+    switch (cmd)
+    {
+    case ZoomItCommand::Zoom:
+        if (g_hWndMain != nullptr)
+        {
+            PostMessage(g_hWndMain, WM_COMMAND, IDC_ZOOM, 0);
+        }
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateZoom();
+        break;
+    case ZoomItCommand::Draw:
+        post_hotkey(DRAW_HOTKEY);
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateDraw();
+        break;
+    case ZoomItCommand::Break:
+        post_hotkey(BREAK_HOTKEY);
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateBreak();
+        break;
+    case ZoomItCommand::LiveZoom:
+        post_hotkey(LIVE_HOTKEY);
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateLiveZoom();
+        break;
+    case ZoomItCommand::Snip:
+        post_hotkey(SNIP_HOTKEY);
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateSnip();
+        break;
+    case ZoomItCommand::Record:
+        post_hotkey(RECORD_HOTKEY);
+        Trace::ZoomItActivateRecord();
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // WinMain
@@ -7746,7 +7806,6 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance
 
         // Initialize logger
         LoggerHelpers::init_logger(L"ZoomIt", L"", LogSettings::zoomItLoggerName);
-
         ProcessWaiter::OnProcessTerminate(pid, [mainThreadId](int err) {
             if (err != ERROR_SUCCESS)
             {
@@ -7905,27 +7964,63 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance
 #ifdef __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__
     HANDLE m_reload_settings_event_handle = NULL;
     HANDLE m_exit_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_zoom_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_draw_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_break_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_live_zoom_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_snip_event_handle = NULL;
+    HANDLE m_record_event_handle = NULL;
     std::thread m_event_triggers_thread;
 
     if( g_StartedByPowerToys ) {
         // Start a thread to listen to PowerToys Events.
         m_reload_settings_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_REFRESH_SETTINGS_EVENT);
         m_exit_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_EXIT_EVENT);
-        if (!m_reload_settings_event_handle || !m_exit_event_handle)
+        m_zoom_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_ZOOM_EVENT);
+        m_draw_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_DRAW_EVENT);
+        m_break_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_BREAK_EVENT);
+        m_live_zoom_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_LIVEZOOM_EVENT);
+        m_snip_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_SNIP_EVENT);
+        m_record_event_handle = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, false, CommonSharedConstants::ZOOMIT_RECORD_EVENT);
+        if (!m_reload_settings_event_handle || !m_exit_event_handle || !m_zoom_event_handle || !m_draw_event_handle || !m_break_event_handle || !m_live_zoom_event_handle || !m_snip_event_handle || !m_record_event_handle)
         {
             Logger::warn(L"Failed to create events. {}", get_last_error_or_default(GetLastError()));
             return 1;
         }
-        m_event_triggers_thread = std::thread([&]() {
+        const std::array<HANDLE, 8> event_handles{
+            m_reload_settings_event_handle,
+            m_exit_event_handle,
+            m_zoom_event_handle,
+            m_draw_event_handle,
+            m_break_event_handle,
+            m_live_zoom_event_handle,
+            m_snip_event_handle,
+            m_record_event_handle,
+        };
+        const DWORD handle_count = static_cast<DWORD>(event_handles.size());
+        m_event_triggers_thread = std::thread([event_handles, handle_count]() {
             MSG msg;
-            HANDLE event_handles[2] = {m_reload_settings_event_handle, m_exit_event_handle};
             while (g_running)
             {
-                DWORD dwEvt = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(2, event_handles, false, INFINITE, QS_ALLINPUT);
+                DWORD dwEvt = MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(handle_count, event_handles.data(), false, INFINITE, QS_ALLINPUT);
+                if (dwEvt == WAIT_FAILED)
+                {
+                    Logger::error(L"ZoomIt event wait failed. {}", get_last_error_or_default(GetLastError()));
+                    break;
+                }
                 if (!g_running)
                 {
                     break;
                 }
+                if (dwEvt == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + handle_count)
+                {
+                    if (PeekMessageW(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
+                    {
+                        TranslateMessage(&msg);
+                        DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
                 switch (dwEvt)
                 {
                 case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
@@ -7938,19 +8033,28 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance
                 case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1:
                 {
                     // Exit Event
-                    Logger::trace(L"Received an exit event.");
                     PostMessage(g_hWndMain, WM_QUIT, 0, 0);
                     break;
                 }
                 case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 2:
-                    if (PeekMessageW(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
-                    {
-                        TranslateMessage(&msg);
-                        DispatchMessageW(&msg);
-                    }
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::Zoom);
                     break;
-                default:
+                case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 3:
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::Draw);
                     break;
+                case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 4:
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::Break);
+                    break;
+                case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 5:
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::LiveZoom);
+                    break;
+                case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 6:
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::Snip);
+                    break;
+                case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 7:
+                    ZoomIt_DispatchCommand(ZoomItCommand::Record);
+                    break;
+                default: break;
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -7980,6 +8084,12 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE hPrevInstance
         SetEvent(m_reload_settings_event_handle);
         CloseHandle(m_reload_settings_event_handle);
         CloseHandle(m_exit_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_zoom_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_draw_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_break_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_live_zoom_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_snip_event_handle);
+        CloseHandle(m_record_event_handle);
         m_event_triggers_thread.join();
     }
 #endif // __ZOOMIT_POWERTOYS__

src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/utils/resources.h>
 #include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
+#include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>

src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/Awake.ModuleServices.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\Common.UI\Common.UI.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\PowerToys.ModuleContracts\PowerToys.ModuleContracts.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/AwakeService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// 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.Text.Json;
+using Common.UI;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+
+namespace Awake.ModuleServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides CLI-based Awake control for reuse across hosts.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class AwakeService : ModuleServiceBase, IAwakeService
+{
+    public static AwakeService Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    public override string Key => SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Awake.ToString();
+
+    protected override SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow SettingsWindow => SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Awake;
+
+    public override Task<OperationResult> LaunchAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        // Default launch -> indefinite, honoring Awake's own settings for display behavior.
+        return SetIndefiniteAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public AwakeState GetCurrentState()
+    {
+        var isRunning = IsAwakeProcessRunning();
+        var settings = ReadSettings();
+
+        if (settings is null)
+        {
+            return new AwakeState(isRunning, AwakeStateMode.Passive, false, null, null);
+        }
+
+        var mode = settings.Properties.Mode switch
+        {
+            AwakeMode.PASSIVE => AwakeStateMode.Passive,
+            AwakeMode.INDEFINITE => AwakeStateMode.Indefinite,
+            AwakeMode.TIMED => AwakeStateMode.Timed,
+            AwakeMode.EXPIRABLE => AwakeStateMode.Expirable,
+            _ => AwakeStateMode.Passive,
+        };
+
+        TimeSpan? duration = null;
+        DateTimeOffset? expiration = null;
+
+        switch (mode)
+        {
+            case AwakeStateMode.Timed:
+                duration = TimeSpan.FromHours(settings.Properties.IntervalHours) + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(settings.Properties.IntervalMinutes);
+                break;
+            case AwakeStateMode.Expirable:
+                expiration = settings.Properties.ExpirationDateTime;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return new AwakeState(isRunning, mode, settings.Properties.KeepDisplayOn, duration, expiration);
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> SetIndefiniteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return UpdateSettingsAsync(
+            settings =>
+            {
+                settings.Properties.Mode = AwakeMode.INDEFINITE;
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> SetTimedAsync(int minutes, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        if (minutes <= 0)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail("Minutes must be greater than zero."));
+        }
+
+        return UpdateSettingsAsync(
+            settings =>
+            {
+                var totalMinutes = Math.Min(minutes, int.MaxValue);
+                settings.Properties.Mode = AwakeMode.TIMED;
+                settings.Properties.IntervalHours = (uint)(totalMinutes / 60);
+                settings.Properties.IntervalMinutes = (uint)(totalMinutes % 60);
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public Task<OperationResult> SetOffAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return UpdateSettingsAsync(
+            settings =>
+            {
+                settings.Properties.Mode = AwakeMode.PASSIVE;
+            },
+            cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private static Task<OperationResult> UpdateSettingsAsync(Action<AwakeSettings> mutateSettings, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
+            var settings = settingsUtils.GetSettingsOrDefault<AwakeSettings>(AwakeSettings.ModuleName);
+
+            mutateSettings(settings);
+
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings, AwakeServiceJsonContext.Default.AwakeSettings), AwakeSettings.ModuleName);
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Ok());
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail("Awake update was cancelled."));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(OperationResult.Fail($"Failed to update Awake settings: {ex.Message}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsAwakeProcessRunning()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return Process.GetProcessesByName("PowerToys.Awake").Length > 0;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static AwakeSettings? ReadSettings()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var settingsUtils = SettingsUtils.Default;
+            return settingsUtils.GetSettingsOrDefault<AwakeSettings>(AwakeSettings.ModuleName);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/AwakeServiceJsonContext.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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace Awake.ModuleServices;
+
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(AwakeSettings))]
+internal sealed partial class AwakeServiceJsonContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/AwakeState.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 Awake.ModuleServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents the current state of the Awake module.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="IsRunning">Whether the Awake process is currently running.</param>
+/// <param name="Mode">The current Awake mode (Passive, Indefinite, Timed, Expirable).</param>
+/// <param name="KeepDisplayOn">Whether the display is kept on.</param>
+/// <param name="Duration">For timed mode, the configured duration.</param>
+/// <param name="Expiration">For expirable mode, the expiration date/time.</param>
+public readonly record struct AwakeState(bool IsRunning, AwakeStateMode Mode, bool KeepDisplayOn, TimeSpan? Duration, DateTimeOffset? Expiration);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The mode of the Awake module.
+/// </summary>
+public enum AwakeStateMode
+{
+    Passive = 0,
+    Indefinite = 1,
+    Timed = 2,
+    Expirable = 3,
+}

src/modules/awake/Awake.ModuleServices/IAwakeService.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 PowerToys.ModuleContracts;
+
+namespace Awake.ModuleServices;
+
+public interface IAwakeService : IModuleService
+{
+    Task<OperationResult> SetIndefiniteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult> SetTimedAsync(int minutes, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<OperationResult> SetOffAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the current state of the Awake module.
+    /// </summary>
+    AwakeState GetCurrentState();
+}