Address code review: fix case-insensitive path traversal check for Windows

Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/sessions/01ffbdc0-9034-455a-9914-3ee88ff85188

Co-authored-by: crutkas <1462282+crutkas@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ body:
       - Other (please specify in "Steps to Reproduce")
   validations:
     required: true
-
 - type: dropdown
   attributes:
     label: Area(s) with issue?
@@ -106,7 +105,13 @@ body:
     placeholder: What happened instead?
   validations:
     required: false
-
+- type: upload
+  id: bugreportfile 
+  attributes:
+    label: Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
+    description: Right-clicking the PowerToys tray icon in the taskbar and selecting “Report bug” generates a ZIP file containing diagnostic information about your setup and PowerToys logs, helping us better understand and troubleshoot the issue.
+  validations:
+    required: false
 - id: additionalInfo
   type: textarea
   attributes:

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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # COLORS
 
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+Bgr
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@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ RUS
 
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+HDP
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@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ nupkg
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+runtimeconfig
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@@ -297,6 +300,8 @@ pwa
 
 AOT
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+ify
+TFM
 
 # YML
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@@ -334,6 +339,7 @@ SETAUTOHIDEBAR
 WINDOWPOS
 WINEVENTPROC
 WORKERW
+FULLSCREENAPP
 
 # PowerRename metadata pattern abbreviations (used in tests and regex patterns)
 DDDD

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

@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ Moq
 mozilla
 mspaint
 Newtonsoft
+NVIDIA
 onenote
 openai
 Quickime

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

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
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@@ -11,53 +25,163 @@ CTLCOLORDLG
 CTLCOLOREDIT
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+zncc
+Zncc
+ZNCC

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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ adaptivecards
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+ADMINS
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@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ ARPINSTALLLOCATION
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+arrowshape
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@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ bthprops
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+bugreportfile
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@@ -167,7 +170,11 @@ cim
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+classguid
+classmethod
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+claude
+CLEARTYPE
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@@ -199,11 +206,13 @@ colorformat
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+colorref
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+commoncontrols
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@@ -215,6 +224,8 @@ CONTEXTHELP
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+Convs
+cooldown
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@@ -225,6 +236,8 @@ cpcontrols
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+cpptools
+cppvsdbg
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@@ -247,6 +260,8 @@ CTLCOLORSTATIC
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+CURSORSHOWING
+cursorwrap
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@@ -263,12 +278,14 @@ dacl
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+dbcc
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+DBT
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@@ -284,6 +301,8 @@ DEFAULTFLAGS
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+DEFAULTSIZE
+defaulttonearest
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@@ -303,11 +322,21 @@ DESKTOPABSOLUTEPARSING
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+DEVICEINTERFACE
+devicetype
+DEVINTERFACE
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+DEVNODES
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+DEVTYP
+dfx
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+diffs
+digicert
+DINORMAL
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@@ -421,6 +450,12 @@ eyetracker
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 FANCYZONESEDITOR
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+fdw
+fdx
+FErase
+fesf
+FFFF
+Figma
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@@ -437,6 +472,7 @@ FILESYSPATH
 Filetime
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+FInc
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@@ -492,6 +528,7 @@ GPOCA
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+GRGX
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@@ -522,11 +559,13 @@ HCRYPTPROV
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+HDEVNOTIFY
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+hgdiobj
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@@ -537,6 +576,8 @@ HIBYTE
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+highlightbackground
+highlightthickness
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@@ -627,6 +668,7 @@ inetcpl
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+initialfile
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+JOBOBJECT
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+LPCFHOOKPROC
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@@ -831,6 +884,7 @@ mmsys
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.github/actions/spell-check/patterns.txt

@@ -289,3 +289,6 @@ St&yle
 
 # Microsoft Store URLs and product IDs
 ms-windows-store://\S+
+
+# ANSI color codes
+(?:\\(?:u00|x)1[Bb]|\\03[1-7]|\x1b|\\u\{1[Bb]\})\[\d+(?:;\d+)*m

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ These are auto-applied based on file location:
 ## Detailed Documentation
 
 - [Architecture](../doc/devdocs/core/architecture.md)
-- [Coding Style](../doc/devdocs/development/style.md)
+- [Coding Style](../doc/devdocs/development/style.md)

.github/scripts/generate-monaco-languages.js

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/**
+ * generate-monaco-languages.js
+ *
+ * Headless replacement for the manual generateLanguagesJson.html workflow.
+ * Serves the Monaco directory on a local HTTP server, then uses Playwright
+ * to open generateLanguagesJson.html and capture the generated JSON.
+ *
+ * Monaco's AMD loader requires a real browser DOM, so we use Playwright
+ * instead of trying to load it in Node.js directly.
+ *
+ * Usage: node generate-monaco-languages.js <path-to-src/Monaco>
+ *
+ * Prerequisites: npx playwright install chromium
+ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("fs");
+const http = require("http");
+
+const monacoDir = process.argv[2];
+if (!monacoDir) {
+  console.error("Usage: node generate-monaco-languages.js <monaco-dir>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const absMonacoDir = path.resolve(monacoDir);
+const outputPath = path.join(absMonacoDir, "monaco_languages.json");
+const htmlPath = path.join(absMonacoDir, "generateLanguagesJson.html");
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(htmlPath)) {
+  console.error(`generateLanguagesJson.html not found at: ${htmlPath}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// MIME types for serving Monaco files
+const MIME_TYPES = {
+  ".html": "text/html",
+  ".js": "application/javascript",
+  ".css": "text/css",
+  ".json": "application/json",
+  ".ttf": "font/ttf",
+  ".woff": "font/woff",
+  ".woff2": "font/woff2",
+  ".svg": "image/svg+xml",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a simple static file server rooted at absMonacoDir.
+ */
+function createServer() {
+  return http.createServer((req, res) => {
+    const url = new URL(req.url, "http://localhost");
+    // Resolve the file path relative to absMonacoDir, preventing path traversal
+    const requestedPath = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname);
+    const filePath = path.resolve(absMonacoDir, requestedPath.replace(/^\/+/, ""));
+
+    // Ensure the resolved path is within absMonacoDir (case-insensitive on Windows)
+    const normalizedFile = process.platform === "win32" ? filePath.toLowerCase() : filePath;
+    const normalizedBase = process.platform === "win32" ? absMonacoDir.toLowerCase() : absMonacoDir;
+    if (!normalizedFile.startsWith(normalizedBase + path.sep) && normalizedFile !== normalizedBase) {
+      res.writeHead(403);
+      res.end("Forbidden");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filePath) || fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
+      res.writeHead(404);
+      res.end("Not found");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+    const contentType = MIME_TYPES[ext] || "application/octet-stream";
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
+    res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": contentType });
+    res.end(content);
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  // Start local HTTP server
+  const server = createServer();
+  await new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve));
+  const port = server.address().port;
+  const baseUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`;
+  console.log(`Local server started at ${baseUrl}`);
+
+  let browser;
+  try {
+    // Launch Playwright browser
+    const { chromium } = require("playwright");
+    browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+    const context = await browser.newContext({
+      // Accept downloads so we can capture the generated file
+      acceptDownloads: true,
+    });
+    const page = await context.newPage();
+
+    // The generateLanguagesJson.html auto-triggers a download of the JSON.
+    // We intercept that download event to capture the content.
+    const downloadPromise = page.waitForEvent("download", { timeout: 30000 });
+
+    console.log("Loading generateLanguagesJson.html in headless browser...");
+    await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/generateLanguagesJson.html`, {
+      waitUntil: "networkidle",
+      timeout: 30000,
+    });
+
+    // Wait for the download to be triggered
+    const download = await downloadPromise;
+    console.log(`Download triggered: ${download.suggestedFilename()}`);
+
+    // Save the downloaded file
+    const downloadPath = await download.path();
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(downloadPath, "utf-8");
+
+    // Validate the JSON before writing
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(content);
+    if (!parsed.list || !Array.isArray(parsed.list) || parsed.list.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Generated JSON is invalid: missing or empty 'list' property"
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Write to output
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, content, "utf-8");
+    console.log(
+      `monaco_languages.json written with ${parsed.list.length} languages.`
+    );
+  } finally {
+    if (browser) {
+      await browser.close();
+    }
+    server.close();
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error("Error:", err.message || err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

.github/scripts/tests/validate-monaco-update.tests.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Validates that a Monaco Editor update was performed correctly.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Runs a series of checks against the Monaco Editor files in the repository
+    to ensure the update is valid and no regressions were introduced.
+
+    Tests:
+      - loader.js exists and contains version info
+      - monaco_languages.json is valid JSON with expected structure
+      - All expected built-in Monaco languages are present
+      - All PowerToys custom languages are registered
+      - Custom language extension mappings are present
+      - Monaco directory structure is intact
+      - No empty/corrupt core files
+
+.PARAMETER RepoRoot
+    The root of the PowerToys repository. Defaults to the repo root
+    relative to this script.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    ./validate-monaco-update.tests.ps1
+    ./validate-monaco-update.tests.ps1 -RepoRoot "C:\src\PowerToys"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter()]
+    [string]$RepoRoot
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+if (-not $RepoRoot) {
+    $RepoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".." ".." "..")).Path
+}
+
+$monacoDir = Join-Path $RepoRoot "src" "Monaco"
+$monacoSrcDir = Join-Path $monacoDir "monacoSRC"
+$minDir = Join-Path $monacoSrcDir "min"
+$loaderJsPath = Join-Path $minDir "vs" "loader.js"
+$languagesJsonPath = Join-Path $monacoDir "monaco_languages.json"
+$specialLangsPath = Join-Path $monacoDir "monacoSpecialLanguages.js"
+$customLangsDir = Join-Path $monacoDir "customLanguages"
+
+$testsPassed = 0
+$testsFailed = 0
+$testResults = @()
+
+function Assert-Test {
+    param(
+        [string]$Name,
+        [scriptblock]$Test
+    )
+
+    try {
+        $result = & $Test
+        if ($result -eq $false) {
+            throw "Assertion returned false"
+        }
+        $script:testsPassed++
+        $script:testResults += [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = $Name; Status = "PASS"; Error = $null }
+        Write-Host "  [PASS] $Name" -ForegroundColor Green
+    }
+    catch {
+        $script:testsFailed++
+        $script:testResults += [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = $Name; Status = "FAIL"; Error = $_.Exception.Message }
+        Write-Host "  [FAIL] $Name" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host "         $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host "=== Monaco Editor Update Validation ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Repository root: $RepoRoot"
+Write-Host ""
+
+# ─── Test Group 1: Directory Structure ────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "--- Directory Structure ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+Assert-Test "Monaco directory exists" {
+    Test-Path $monacoDir
+}
+
+Assert-Test "monacoSRC directory exists" {
+    Test-Path $monacoSrcDir
+}
+
+Assert-Test "min directory exists" {
+    Test-Path $minDir
+}
+
+Assert-Test "vs subdirectory exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "editor directory exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "editor")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "basic-languages directory exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "basic-languages")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "base directory exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "base")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "language directory exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "language")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "customLanguages directory exists" {
+    Test-Path $customLangsDir
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 2: Core Files ─────────────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- Core Files ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+Assert-Test "loader.js exists" {
+    Test-Path $loaderJsPath
+}
+
+Assert-Test "loader.js is not empty" {
+    (Get-Item $loaderJsPath).Length -gt 0
+}
+
+Assert-Test "loader.js contains version string" {
+    $content = Get-Content $loaderJsPath -Raw
+    $content -match 'Version:\s*\d+\.\d+\.\d+'
+}
+
+Assert-Test "editor.main.js exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "editor" "editor.main.js")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "editor.main.js is not empty" {
+    (Get-Item (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "editor" "editor.main.js")).Length -gt 0
+}
+
+Assert-Test "editor.main.css exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $minDir "vs" "editor" "editor.main.css")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "monacoSpecialLanguages.js exists" {
+    Test-Path $specialLangsPath
+}
+
+Assert-Test "generateLanguagesJson.html exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $monacoDir "generateLanguagesJson.html")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "index.html exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $monacoDir "index.html")
+}
+
+Assert-Test "customTokenThemeRules.js exists" {
+    Test-Path (Join-Path $monacoDir "customTokenThemeRules.js")
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 3: monaco_languages.json ──────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- monaco_languages.json ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+Assert-Test "monaco_languages.json exists" {
+    Test-Path $languagesJsonPath
+}
+
+Assert-Test "monaco_languages.json is not empty" {
+    (Get-Item $languagesJsonPath).Length -gt 0
+}
+
+$languagesJson = $null
+Assert-Test "monaco_languages.json is valid JSON" {
+    $script:languagesJson = Get-Content $languagesJsonPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+    $null -ne $script:languagesJson
+}
+
+Assert-Test "JSON has 'list' property" {
+    $null -ne $languagesJson.list
+}
+
+Assert-Test "Language list is a non-empty array" {
+    $languagesJson.list.Count -gt 0
+}
+
+# Minimum expected languages from built-in Monaco
+# These are a core subset that should always be present
+$expectedBuiltinLanguages = @(
+    "plaintext", "javascript", "typescript", "html", "css", "json",
+    "xml", "markdown", "yaml", "python", "java", "csharp", "cpp",
+    "go", "rust", "ruby", "php", "sql", "shell", "powershell",
+    "dockerfile", "bat", "fsharp", "lua", "r", "swift", "kotlin",
+    "scala", "perl", "dart", "ini", "vb"
+)
+
+Assert-Test "Minimum language count check (at least 80 languages)" {
+    $languagesJson.list.Count -ge 80
+}
+
+$languageIds = $languagesJson.list | ForEach-Object { $_.id }
+
+foreach ($lang in $expectedBuiltinLanguages) {
+    Assert-Test "Built-in language '$lang' is present" {
+        $lang -in $languageIds
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 4: PowerToys Custom Languages ─────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- PowerToys Custom Languages ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+# Custom languages defined in monacoSpecialLanguages.js
+$expectedCustomLanguages = @(
+    @{ Id = "reg"; Extensions = @(".reg") },
+    @{ Id = "gitignore"; Extensions = @(".gitignore") },
+    @{ Id = "srt"; Extensions = @(".srt") }
+)
+
+foreach ($custom in $expectedCustomLanguages) {
+    Assert-Test "Custom language '$($custom.Id)' is registered" {
+        $custom.Id -in $languageIds
+    }
+
+    foreach ($ext in $custom.Extensions) {
+        Assert-Test "Custom language '$($custom.Id)' has extension '$ext'" {
+            $lang = $languagesJson.list | Where-Object { $_.id -eq $custom.Id }
+            if ($null -eq $lang) { throw "Language not found" }
+            $ext -in $lang.extensions
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Custom language definition files exist
+$expectedCustomFiles = @("reg.js", "gitignore.js", "srt.js")
+foreach ($file in $expectedCustomFiles) {
+    Assert-Test "Custom language file '$file' exists" {
+        Test-Path (Join-Path $customLangsDir $file)
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 5: Custom Language Extensions ─────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- Custom Language Extensions ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+$expectedExtensions = @(
+    @{ Id = "cppExt"; Extensions = @(".ino", ".pde") },
+    @{ Id = "xmlExt"; Extensions = @(".wsdl", ".csproj", ".vcxproj", ".vbproj", ".fsproj", ".resx", ".resw") },
+    @{ Id = "txtExt"; Extensions = @(".sln", ".log") },
+    @{ Id = "razorExt"; Extensions = @(".razor") },
+    @{ Id = "vbExt"; Extensions = @(".vbs") },
+    @{ Id = "iniExt"; Extensions = @(".inf") },
+    @{ Id = "shellExt"; Extensions = @(".ksh", ".zsh", ".bsh") }
+)
+
+foreach ($ext in $expectedExtensions) {
+    Assert-Test "Extension mapping '$($ext.Id)' is registered" {
+        $ext.Id -in $languageIds
+    }
+
+    # Spot-check at least one extension from each mapping
+    $firstExt = $ext.Extensions[0]
+    Assert-Test "Extension mapping '$($ext.Id)' has extension '$firstExt'" {
+        $lang = $languagesJson.list | Where-Object { $_.id -eq $ext.Id }
+        if ($null -eq $lang) { throw "Language not found" }
+        $firstExt -in $lang.extensions
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 6: Language Entry Structure ───────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- Language Entry Structure ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+Assert-Test "Every language has an 'id' field" {
+    $missing = @($languagesJson.list | Where-Object { -not $_.id -or $_.id.Trim() -eq "" })
+    $missing.Count -eq 0
+}
+
+Assert-Test "No duplicate language IDs" {
+    $ids = $languagesJson.list | ForEach-Object { $_.id }
+    $uniqueIds = $ids | Select-Object -Unique
+    $ids.Count -eq $uniqueIds.Count
+}
+
+Assert-Test "JSON language with extensions has array-type extensions" {
+    $withExtensions = @($languagesJson.list | Where-Object {
+        ($_.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "extensions") -and ($null -ne $_.extensions)
+    })
+    $invalid = @($withExtensions | Where-Object { $_.extensions -isnot [array] })
+    $invalid.Count -eq 0
+}
+
+# ─── Test Group 7: Version Consistency ────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "`n--- Version Consistency ---" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+
+Assert-Test "All NLS files in editor directory have matching versions" {
+    $editorDir = Join-Path $minDir "vs" "editor"
+    $nlsFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $editorDir -Filter "editor.main.nls*.js" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($nlsFiles.Count -eq 0) { throw "No NLS files found" }
+
+    $loaderContent = Get-Content $loaderJsPath -Raw
+    $null = $loaderContent -match 'Version:\s*(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)'
+    $loaderVersion = $Matches[1]
+
+    foreach ($nlsFile in $nlsFiles) {
+        $content = Get-Content $nlsFile.FullName -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($content -and $content -match 'Version:\s*(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)') {
+            if ($Matches[1] -ne $loaderVersion) {
+                throw "Version mismatch in $($nlsFile.Name): expected $loaderVersion, found $($Matches[1])"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    $true
+}
+
+# ─── Summary ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "=== Test Summary ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Passed: $testsPassed" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "Failed: $testsFailed" -ForegroundColor $(if ($testsFailed -gt 0) { "Red" } else { "Green" })
+Write-Host "Total:  $($testsPassed + $testsFailed)"
+
+if ($testsFailed -gt 0) {
+    Write-Host "`nFailed tests:" -ForegroundColor Red
+    $testResults | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq "FAIL" } | ForEach-Object {
+        Write-Host "  - $($_.Name): $($_.Error)" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Write-Host "`nAll tests passed!" -ForegroundColor Green
+exit 0

.github/scripts/update-monaco-editor.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Updates the Monaco Editor in PowerToys to the latest (or specified) version.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    This script automates the Monaco Editor update process described in
+    doc/devdocs/common/FilePreviewCommon.md:
+      1. Downloads Monaco editor via npm
+      2. Copies the min folder into src/Monaco/monacoSRC/
+      3. Generates the monaco_languages.json file using Node.js (headless)
+
+.PARAMETER Version
+    The Monaco Editor npm version to install. Defaults to "latest".
+
+.PARAMETER RepoRoot
+    The root of the PowerToys repository. Defaults to the repo root relative to this script.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    ./update-monaco-editor.ps1
+    ./update-monaco-editor.ps1 -Version "0.50.0"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter()]
+    [string]$Version = "latest",
+
+    [Parameter()]
+    [string]$RepoRoot
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+if (-not $RepoRoot) {
+    $RepoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot ".." "..")).Path
+}
+
+$monacoDir = Join-Path $RepoRoot "src" "Monaco"
+$monacoSrcDir = Join-Path $monacoDir "monacoSRC"
+$languagesJsonPath = Join-Path $monacoDir "monaco_languages.json"
+$tempDir = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "monaco-update-$([System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N').Substring(0, 8))"
+
+Write-Host "=== Monaco Editor Update Script ==="
+Write-Host "Repository root: $RepoRoot"
+Write-Host "Target version: $Version"
+Write-Host "Temp directory: $tempDir"
+
+# Verify prerequisites
+$npmPath = Get-Command npm -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if (-not $npmPath) {
+    throw "npm is required but not found in PATH. Please install Node.js."
+}
+
+$nodePath = Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if (-not $nodePath) {
+    throw "node is required but not found in PATH. Please install Node.js."
+}
+
+# Verify repo structure
+if (-not (Test-Path $monacoDir)) {
+    throw "Monaco directory not found at: $monacoDir"
+}
+
+try {
+    # Step 1: Download Monaco via npm
+    Write-Host "`n--- Step 1: Downloading Monaco Editor ($Version) via npm ---"
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tempDir -Force | Out-Null
+
+    Push-Location $tempDir
+    try {
+        $versionSpec = if ($Version -eq "latest") { "monaco-editor@latest" } else { "monaco-editor@$Version" }
+        npm init -y 2>&1 | Out-Null
+        npm install $versionSpec 2>&1
+
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            throw "npm install failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
+        }
+    }
+    finally {
+        Pop-Location
+    }
+
+    $downloadedMinDir = Join-Path $tempDir "node_modules" "monaco-editor" "min"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $downloadedMinDir)) {
+        throw "Downloaded Monaco min directory not found at: $downloadedMinDir"
+    }
+
+    # Detect the downloaded version from loader.js
+    $loaderJsPath = Join-Path $downloadedMinDir "vs" "loader.js"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $loaderJsPath)) {
+        throw "loader.js not found in downloaded Monaco package"
+    }
+
+    $loaderContent = Get-Content $loaderJsPath -Raw
+    if ($loaderContent -match 'Version:\s*(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)') {
+        $newVersion = $Matches[1]
+        Write-Host "Downloaded Monaco version: $newVersion"
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Warning "Could not detect version from loader.js"
+        $newVersion = $Version
+    }
+
+    # Step 2: Replace monacoSRC/min folder
+    Write-Host "`n--- Step 2: Replacing monacoSRC with new version ---"
+    $targetMinDir = Join-Path $monacoSrcDir "min"
+
+    if (Test-Path $targetMinDir) {
+        Write-Host "Removing existing min directory..."
+        Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $targetMinDir
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Copying new min directory..."
+    Copy-Item -Recurse -Force $downloadedMinDir $targetMinDir
+
+    # Step 3: Generate monaco_languages.json
+    Write-Host "`n--- Step 3: Generating monaco_languages.json ---"
+    $generateScript = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "generate-monaco-languages.js"
+
+    # Ensure playwright is available (installed in workflow, but verify here)
+    $playwrightCheck = npm list playwright 2>&1
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Host "Installing playwright for headless browser..."
+        npm install playwright@latest 2>&1
+        npx playwright install chromium --with-deps 2>&1
+    }
+
+    node $generateScript $monacoDir
+
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "Failed to generate monaco_languages.json (exit code: $LASTEXITCODE)"
+    }
+
+    if (-not (Test-Path $languagesJsonPath)) {
+        throw "monaco_languages.json was not generated at: $languagesJsonPath"
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "`n=== Monaco Editor update complete ==="
+    Write-Host "Updated to version: $newVersion"
+    Write-Host "Languages JSON: $languagesJsonPath"
+
+    # Output the new version for the workflow to use
+    Write-Output "MONACO_VERSION=$newVersion"
+}
+finally {
+    # Clean up temp directory
+    if (Test-Path $tempDir) {
+        Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $tempDir -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    }
+}

.github/skills/release-note-generation/SKILL.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- GitHub CLI (`gh`) installed and authenticated
+- **GitHub CLI (`gh`) installed and authenticated** — The collection script uses `gh pr view` and `gh api graphql` to fetch PR metadata and co-author information. Run `gh auth status` to verify; if not logged in, run `gh auth login` first. See [Step 1.0.0](./references/step1-collection.md) for details.
 - MCP Server: github-mcp-server installed
 - GitHub Copilot code review enabled for the org/repo
 
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 
 ```
 ┌────────────────────────────────┐
+│ 1.0 Verify gh auth + MemberList │
+└────────────────────────────────┘
+              ↓
+┌────────────────────────────────┐
 │ 1.1 Collect PRs (stable range) │
 └────────────────────────────────┘
               ↓
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/
 
 | Step | Action | Details |
 |------|--------|---------|
+| 1.0 | Verify prerequisites | `gh auth status` must pass; generate MemberList.md |
 | 1.1 | Collect PRs | From previous release tag on `stable` branch → `sorted_prs.csv` |
 | 1.2 | Assign Milestones | Ensure all PRs have correct milestone |
 | 2.1–2.4 | Label PRs | Auto-suggest + human label low-confidence |

.github/skills/release-note-generation/references/SampleOutput.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
- - Added mouse button actions so you can choose what left, right, or middle click does. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!  
+ - Added mouse button actions so you can choose what left, right, or middle click does in [#1234](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/1234) by [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)  
 
- - Aligned window styling with current Windows theme for a cleaner look. Thanks [@sadirano](https://github.com/sadirano)!  
+ - Aligned window styling with current Windows theme for a cleaner look in [#1235](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/1235) by [@sadirano](https://github.com/sadirano)  
 
- - Ensured screen readers are notified when the selected item in the list changes for better accessibility.
+ - Ensured screen readers are notified when the selected item in the list changes for better accessibility in [#1236](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/1236)
 
- - Implemented configurable UI test pipeline that can use pre-built official releases instead of building everything from scratch, reducing test execution time from 2+ hours.
+ - Implemented configurable UI test pipeline that can use pre-built official releases instead of building everything from scratch, reducing test execution time from 2+ hours in [#1237](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/1237)
 
- - Fixed Alt+Left Arrow navigation not working when search box contains text. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!  
+ - Fixed Alt+Left Arrow navigation not working when search box contains text in [#1238](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/1238) by [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)  

.github/skills/release-note-generation/references/step1-collection.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Step 1: Collection and Milestones
 
 ## 1.0 To-do
+- 1.0.0 Verify GitHub CLI authentication (REQUIRED)
 - 1.0.1 Generate MemberList.md (REQUIRED)
 - 1.1 Collect PRs
 - 1.2 Assign Milestones (REQUIRED)
@@ -20,6 +21,34 @@
 
 ---
 
+## 1.0.0 Verify GitHub CLI Authentication (REQUIRED)
+
+⚠️ **BLOCKING:** The collection script requires an authenticated `gh` CLI to fetch PR metadata and co-author information via GitHub's GraphQL API. Without authentication, PR data and `NeedThanks` attribution will be incomplete.
+
+### Check authentication status
+
+```powershell
+gh auth status
+```
+
+**If authenticated:** You'll see `Logged in to github.com account <username>`. Proceed to 1.0.1.
+
+**If NOT authenticated:** Run the login flow before continuing:
+
+```powershell
+# Interactive login (opens browser for OAuth)
+gh auth login --hostname github.com --web
+
+# Or use a personal access token
+gh auth login --with-token <<< "YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN"
+```
+
+**Required scopes:** `repo` (for reading PR data and assigning milestones)
+
+After login, verify again with `gh auth status` and confirm exit code 0.
+
+---
+
 ## 1.0.1 Generate MemberList.md (REQUIRED)
 
 Create `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/MemberList.md` from the **PowerToys core team** section in [COMMUNITY.md](../../../COMMUNITY.md).
@@ -80,6 +109,8 @@ The script detects both merge commits (`Merge pull request #12345`) and squash c
 **Output** (in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/`):
 - `milestone_prs.json` - raw PR data
 - `sorted_prs.csv` - sorted PR list with columns: Id, Title, Labels, Author, Url, Body, CopilotSummary, NeedThanks
+  - `Author`: Comma-separated list of all contributors (PR opener + co-authors from commit trailers)
+  - `NeedThanks`: Comma-separated list of external contributors to thank (excludes core team members from MemberList.md). Empty string means no thanks needed.
 
 ---
 

.github/skills/release-note-generation/references/step4-summarization.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ For each CSV in `Generated Files/ReleaseNotes/grouped_csv/`, create a markdown f
 - Use the “Verb-ed + Scenario + Impact” sentence structure—make readers think, “That’s exactly what I need” or “Yes, that’s an awesome fix.”; The "impact" can be end-user focused (written to convey user excitement) or technical (performance/stability) when user-facing impact is minimal.
 - If nothing special on impact or unclear impact, mark as needing human summary
 - Source from Title, Body, and CopilotSummary (prefer CopilotSummary when available)
-- If the column `NeedThanks` in CSV is `True`, append: `Thanks [@Author](https://github.com/Author)!`
+- The `NeedThanks` column contains a comma-separated list of external contributor usernames who should be thanked (empty = no thanks needed, all authors are core team). For each non-empty `NeedThanks` value, append thanks for **every** listed contributor: `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1)!` for a single contributor, or `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1) and [@user2](https://github.com/user2)!` for two, or `Thanks [@user1](https://github.com/user1), [@user2](https://github.com/user2), and [@user3](https://github.com/user3)!` for three or more.
 - Do NOT include PR numbers in bullet lines
 - Do NOT mention “security” or “privacy” issues, since these are not known and could be leveraged by attackers in earlier versions. Instead, describe the user-facing scenario, usage, or impact.
 - If confidence < 70%, write: `Human Summary Needed: <PR full link>`
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ Some items in the Development section may overlap and should be moved to the Mod
 
 ## Advanced Paste
 
-- Wrapped paste option lists in a single ScrollViewer
-- Added image input handling for AI-powered transformations
+- Wrapped paste option lists in a single ScrollViewer in [#5678](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/5678)
+- Added image input handling for AI-powered transformations in [#5679](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/5679)
 ...
 
 ## Awake
 
-- Fixed timed mode expiration. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
+- Fixed timed mode expiration in [#5680](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pull/5680) by [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)
 ...
 
 ---

.github/skills/release-note-generation/scripts/dump-prs-since-commit.ps1

@@ -42,30 +42,7 @@ param(
     [string]$OutputJson = "milestone_prs.json"
 )
 
-<#
-.SYNOPSIS
-    Dump merged PR information whose merge commits are reachable from EndCommit but not from StartCommit.
-.DESCRIPTION
-    Uses git rev-list to compute commits in the (StartCommit, EndCommit] range, extracts PR numbers from merge commit messages,
-    queries GitHub (gh CLI) for details, then outputs a CSV.
-
-    PR merge commit messages in PowerToys generally contain patterns like:
-        Merge pull request #12345 from ...
-
-.EXAMPLE
-    pwsh ./dump-prs-since-commit.ps1 -StartCommit 0123abcd -Branch stable
-
-.EXAMPLE
-    pwsh ./dump-prs-since-commit.ps1 -StartCommit 0123abcd -EndCommit 89ef7654 -OutputCsv changes.csv
-
-.NOTES
-    Requires: gh CLI authenticated; git available in working directory (must be inside PowerToys repo clone).
-    CopilotSummary behavior:
-      - Attempts to locate the latest GitHub Copilot authored review (preferred).
-      - If no review is found, lazily fetches PR comments to look for a Copilot-authored comment.
-      - Normalizes whitespace and strips newlines. Empty when no Copilot activity detected.
-      - Run with -Verbose to see whether the summary came from a 'review' or 'comment' source.
-#>
+# (See top-level synopsis above for full documentation)
 
 function Write-Info($msg) { Write-Host $msg -ForegroundColor Cyan }
 function Write-Warn($msg) { Write-Host $msg -ForegroundColor Yellow }
@@ -151,11 +128,11 @@ catch {
 }
 
 Write-Info "Collecting commits between $startSha..$endSha (excluding start, including end)."
-    # Get list of commits reachable from end but not from start.
-    # IMPORTANT: In PowerShell, the .. operator creates a numeric/char range. If $startSha and $endSha look like hex strings,
-    # `$startSha..$endSha` must be passed as a single string argument.
-    $rangeArg = "$startSha..$endSha"
-    $commitList = git rev-list $rangeArg
+# Get list of commits reachable from end but not from start.
+# IMPORTANT: In PowerShell, the .. operator creates a numeric/char range. If $startSha and $endSha look like hex strings,
+# `$startSha..$endSha` must be passed as a single string argument.
+$rangeArg = "$startSha..$endSha"
+$commitList = git rev-list $rangeArg
 
 # Normalize list (filter out empty strings)
 $normalizedCommits = $commitList | Where-Object { $_ -and $_.Trim() -ne '' }
@@ -210,6 +187,63 @@ $prNumbers = $mergeCommits | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Pr -Unique | Sort-Obj
 Write-Info ("Found {0} unique PRs: {1}" -f $prNumbers.Count, ($prNumbers -join ', '))
 Write-DebugMsg ("Total merge commits examined: {0}" -f $mergeCommits.Count)
 
+# Build a map of PR number → list of commit SHAs (for co-author extraction)
+$prToCommits = @{}
+foreach ($mc in $mergeCommits) {
+    if (-not $prToCommits.ContainsKey($mc.Pr)) {
+        $prToCommits[$mc.Pr] = @()
+    }
+    $prToCommits[$mc.Pr] += $mc.Sha
+}
+
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Get all authors (including co-authors) for a set of commits via GitHub GraphQL API.
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Uses the Commit.authors field in GitHub's GraphQL API which natively includes
+    co-authors (from Co-authored-by trailers). Returns GitHub usernames (login)
+    without any email parsing — GitHub resolves the association for us.
+
+    NOTE: For squash merges this captures all co-authors correctly because GitHub
+    preserves Co-authored-by trailers in the squash commit. For traditional merge
+    commits, only the merger's author is returned — co-authors on individual PR
+    commits are not traversed. This is acceptable because PowerToys primarily uses
+    squash merging.
+#>
+function Get-CommitAuthors {
+    param(
+        [string[]]$CommitShas,
+        [string]$RepoFullName = "microsoft/PowerToys"
+    )
+    $parts = $RepoFullName -split '/'
+    $owner = $parts[0]
+    $repoName = $parts[1]
+    $allAuthors = @()
+
+    foreach ($sha in $CommitShas) {
+        try {
+            $query = "{ repository(owner: `"$owner`", name: `"$repoName`") { object(expression: `"$sha`") { ... on Commit { authors(first: 20) { nodes { user { login } name } } } } } }"
+            $result = gh api graphql -f query="$query" 2>$null | ConvertFrom-Json
+            $nodes = $result.data.repository.object.authors.nodes
+            if ($nodes) {
+                foreach ($node in $nodes) {
+                    if ($node.user -and $node.user.login) {
+                        $allAuthors += $node.user.login
+                    } else {
+                        # User without a GitHub account (rare) — use display name as fallback
+                        Write-DebugMsg "Commit $sha has an author without GitHub account: $($node.name)"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch {
+            Write-DebugMsg "GraphQL authors query failed for commit ${sha}: $_"
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $allAuthors | Select-Object -Unique
+}
+
 # Query GitHub for each PR
 $prDetails = @()
 function Get-CopilotSummaryFromPrJson {
@@ -307,22 +341,45 @@ foreach ($pr in $prNumbers) {
         $bodyValue = if ($json.body) { ($json.body -replace "`r", '') -replace "`n", ' ' } else { '' }
         $bodyValue = $bodyValue -replace '\s+', ' '
 
-        # Determine if author needs thanks (not in member list)
+        # Collect all contributors: PR author + co-authors from commit messages
         $authorLogin = $json.author.login
-        $needThanks = $true
-        if ($memberList.Count -gt 0 -and $authorLogin) {
-            $needThanks = -not ($memberList -contains $authorLogin)
+        $allContributors = @($authorLogin)
+
+        # Extract all authors (including co-authors) from associated commits via GitHub GraphQL API
+        if ($prToCommits.ContainsKey([int]$pr)) {
+            $commitAuthors = Get-CommitAuthors -CommitShas $prToCommits[[int]$pr] -RepoFullName $Repo
+            if ($commitAuthors) {
+                $allContributors += $commitAuthors
+            }
         }
 
+        # Deduplicate contributors (case-insensitive)
+        $allContributors = $allContributors | Where-Object { $_ } | Sort-Object -Unique
+
+        # Filter to only external contributors (not in member list) for thanks
+        $externalContributors = @()
+        if ($memberList.Count -gt 0) {
+            $externalContributors = $allContributors | Where-Object { -not ($memberList -contains $_) }
+        } else {
+            $externalContributors = $allContributors
+        }
+
+        # Author column: all contributors (comma-separated)
+        $authorField = ($allContributors -join ', ')
+
+        # NeedThanks column: comma-separated list of external contributors who
+        # deserve thanks attribution. Empty string means no thanks needed.
+        $needThanksField = ($externalContributors -join ', ')
+
         $prDetails += [PSCustomObject]@{
             Id = $json.number
             Title = $json.title
             Labels = $labelNames
-            Author = $authorLogin
+            Author = $authorField
             Url = $json.url
             Body = $bodyValue
             CopilotSummary = $copilot.Summary
-            NeedThanks = $needThanks
+            NeedThanks = $needThanksField
         }
     }
     catch {

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/LICENSE.txt

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+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: winmd-api-search
+description: 'Find and explore Windows desktop APIs. Use when building features that need platform capabilities — camera, file access, notifications, UI controls, AI/ML, sensors, networking, etc. Discovers the right API for a task and retrieves full type details (methods, properties, events, enumeration values).'
+license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
+---
+
+# WinMD API Search
+
+This skill helps you find the right Windows API for any capability and get its full details. It searches a local cache of all WinMD metadata from:
+
+- **Windows Platform SDK** — all `Windows.*` WinRT APIs (always available, no restore needed)
+- **WinAppSDK / WinUI** — bundled as a baseline in the cache generator (always available, no restore needed)
+- **NuGet packages** — any additional packages in restored projects that contain `.winmd` files
+- **Project-output WinMD** — class libraries (C++/WinRT, C#) that produce `.winmd` as build output
+
+Even on a fresh clone with no restore or build, you still get full Platform SDK + WinAppSDK coverage.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+- User wants to build a feature and you need to find which API provides that capability
+- User asks "how do I do X?" where X involves a platform feature (camera, files, notifications, sensors, AI, etc.)
+- You need the exact methods, properties, events, or enumeration values of a type before writing code
+- You're unsure which control, class, or interface to use for a UI or system task
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **.NET SDK 8.0 or later** — required to build the cache generator. Install from [dotnet.microsoft.com](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) if not available.
+
+## Cache Setup (Required Before First Use)
+
+All query and search commands read from a local JSON cache. **You must generate the cache before running any queries.**
+
+```powershell
+# All projects in the repo (recommended for first run)
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Update-WinMdCache.ps1
+
+# Single project
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir <project-folder>
+```
+
+No project restore or build is needed for baseline coverage (Platform SDK + WinAppSDK). For additional NuGet packages, the project needs `dotnet restore` (which generates `project.assets.json`) or a `packages.config` file.
+
+Cache is stored at `Generated Files\winmd-cache\`, deduplicated per-package+version.
+
+### What gets indexed
+
+| Source | When available |
+|--------|----------------|
+| Windows Platform SDK | Always (reads from local SDK install) |
+| WinAppSDK (latest) | Always (bundled as baseline in cache generator) |
+| WinAppSDK Runtime | When installed on the system (detected via `Get-AppxPackage`) |
+| Project NuGet packages | After `dotnet restore` or with `packages.config` |
+| Project-output `.winmd` | After project build (class libraries that produce WinMD) |
+
+> **Note:** This cache directory should be in `.gitignore` — it's generated, not source.
+
+## How to Use
+
+Pick the path that matches the situation:
+
+---
+
+### Discover — "I don't know which API to use"
+
+The user describes a capability in their own words. You need to find the right API.
+
+**0. Ensure the cache exists**
+
+If the cache hasn't been generated yet, run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` first — see [Cache Setup](#cache-setup-required-before-first-use) above.
+
+**1. Translate user language → search keywords**
+
+Map the user's daily language to programming terms. Try multiple variations:
+
+| User says | Search keywords to try (in order) |
+|-----------|-----------------------------------|
+| "take a picture" | `camera`, `capture`, `photo`, `MediaCapture` |
+| "load from disk" | `file open`, `picker`, `FileOpen`, `StorageFile` |
+| "describe what's in it" | `image description`, `Vision`, `Recognition` |
+| "show a popup" | `dialog`, `flyout`, `popup`, `ContentDialog` |
+| "drag and drop" | `drag`, `drop`, `DragDrop` |
+| "save settings" | `settings`, `ApplicationData`, `LocalSettings` |
+
+Start with simple everyday words. If results are weak or irrelevant, try the more technical variation.
+
+**2. Run searches**
+
+```powershell
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action search -Query "<keyword>"
+```
+
+This returns ranked namespaces with top matching types and the **JSON file path**.
+
+If results have **low scores (below 60) or are irrelevant**, fall back to searching online documentation:
+
+1. Use web search to find the right API on Microsoft Learn, for example:
+   - `site:learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api <capability keywords>` for `Windows.*` APIs
+   - `site:learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt <capability keywords>` for `Microsoft.*` WinAppSDK APIs
+2. Read the documentation pages to identify which type matches the user's requirement.
+3. Once you know the type name, come back and use `-Action members` or `-Action enums` to get the exact local signatures.
+
+**3. Read the JSON to choose the right API**
+
+Read the file at the path(s) from the top results. The JSON has all types in that namespace — full members, signatures, parameters, return types, enumeration values.
+
+Read and decide which types and members fit the user's requirement.
+
+**4. Look up official documentation for context**
+
+The cache contains only signatures — no descriptions or usage guidance. For explanations, examples, and remarks, look up the type on Microsoft Learn:
+
+| Namespace prefix | Documentation base URL |
+|-----------------|----------------------|
+| `Windows.*` | `https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/{fully.qualified.typename}` |
+| `Microsoft.*` (WinAppSDK) | `https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/{fully.qualified.typename}` |
+
+For example, `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView` maps to:
+`https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls.navigationview`
+
+**5. Use the API knowledge to answer or write code**
+
+---
+
+### Lookup — "I know the API, show me the details"
+
+You already know (or suspect) the type or namespace name. Go direct:
+
+```powershell
+# Get all members of a known type
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action members -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView"
+
+# Get enum values
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action enums -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility"
+
+# List all types in a namespace
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action types -Namespace "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls"
+
+# Browse namespaces
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action namespaces -Filter "Microsoft.UI"
+```
+
+If you need full detail beyond what `-Action members` shows, use `-Action search` to get the JSON file path, then read the JSON file directly.
+
+---
+
+### Other Commands
+
+```powershell
+# List cached projects
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action projects
+
+# List packages for a project
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action packages
+
+# Show stats
+.\.github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action stats
+```
+
+> If only one project is cached, `-Project` is auto-selected.
+> If multiple projects exist, add `-Project <name>` (use `-Action projects` to see available names).
+> In scan mode, manifest names include a short hash suffix to avoid collisions; you can pass the base project name without the suffix if it's unambiguous.
+
+## Search Scoring
+
+The search ranks type names and member names against your query:
+
+| Score | Match type | Example |
+|-------|-----------|---------|
+| 100 | Exact name | `Button` → `Button` |
+| 80 | Starts with | `Navigation` → `NavigationView` |
+| 60 | Contains | `Dialog` → `ContentDialog` |
+| 50 | PascalCase initials | `ASB` → `AutoSuggestBox` |
+| 40 | Multi-keyword AND | `navigation item` → `NavigationViewItem` |
+| 20 | Fuzzy character match | `NavVw` → `NavigationView` |
+
+Results are grouped by namespace. Higher-scored namespaces appear first.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Issue | Fix |
+|-------|-----|
+| "Cache not found" | Run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` |
+| "Multiple projects cached" | Add `-Project <name>` |
+| "Namespace not found" | Use `-Action namespaces` to list available ones |
+| "Type not found" | Use fully qualified name (e.g., `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button`) |
+| Stale after NuGet update | Re-run `Update-WinMdCache.ps1` |
+| Cache in git history | Add `Generated Files/` to `.gitignore` |
+
+## References
+
+- [Windows Platform SDK API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/) — documentation for `Windows.*` namespaces
+- [Windows App SDK API reference](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/windows-app-sdk/api/winrt/) — documentation for `Microsoft.*` WinAppSDK namespaces

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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Query WinMD API metadata from cached JSON files.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Reads pre-built JSON cache of WinMD types, members, and namespaces.
+    The cache is organized per-package (deduplicated) with project manifests
+    that map each project to its referenced packages.
+
+    Supports listing namespaces, types, members, searching, enum value lookup,
+    and listing cached projects/packages.
+
+.PARAMETER Action
+    The query action to perform:
+    - projects    : List cached projects
+    - packages    : List packages for a project
+    - stats       : Show aggregate statistics for a project
+    - namespaces  : List all namespaces (optional -Filter prefix)
+    - types       : List types in a namespace (-Namespace required)
+    - members     : List members of a type (-TypeName required)
+    - search      : Search types and members by name (-Query required)
+    - enums       : List enum values (-TypeName required)
+
+.PARAMETER Project
+    Project name to query. Auto-selected if only one project is cached.
+    Use -Action projects to list available projects.
+
+.PARAMETER Namespace
+    Namespace to query types from (used with -Action types).
+
+.PARAMETER TypeName
+    Full type name e.g. "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button" (used with -Action members, enums).
+
+.PARAMETER Query
+    Search query string (used with -Action search).
+
+.PARAMETER Filter
+    Optional prefix filter for namespaces (used with -Action namespaces).
+
+.PARAMETER CacheDir
+    Path to the winmd-cache directory. Defaults to "Generated Files\winmd-cache"
+    relative to the workspace root.
+
+.PARAMETER MaxResults
+    Maximum number of results to return for search. Defaults to 30.
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action projects
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action packages -Project BlankWinUI
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action stats -Project BlankWinUI
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action namespaces -Filter "Microsoft.UI"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action types -Namespace "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action members -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Button"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action search -Query "NavigationView"
+    .\Invoke-WinMdQuery.ps1 -Action enums -TypeName "Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+    [ValidateSet('projects', 'packages', 'stats', 'namespaces', 'types', 'members', 'search', 'enums')]
+    [string]$Action,
+
+    [string]$Project,
+    [string]$Namespace,
+    [string]$TypeName,
+    [string]$Query,
+    [string]$Filter,
+    [string]$CacheDir,
+    [int]$MaxResults = 30
+)
+
+# ─── Resolve cache directory ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+if (-not $CacheDir) {
+    # Convention: skill lives at .github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/
+    # so workspace root is 4 levels up from $PSScriptRoot.
+    $scriptDir = $PSScriptRoot
+    $root = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $scriptDir '..\..\..\..')).Path
+    $CacheDir = Join-Path $root 'Generated Files\winmd-cache'
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $CacheDir)) {
+    Write-Error "Cache not found at: $CacheDir`nRun: .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 (from .github\skills\winmd-api-search\scripts\)"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Project resolution helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-CachedProjects {
+    $projectsDir = Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $projectsDir)) { return @() }
+    Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter '*.json' | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }
+}
+
+function Resolve-ProjectManifest {
+    param([string]$Name)
+
+    $projectsDir = Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $projectsDir)) {
+        Write-Error "No projects cached. Run Update-WinMdCache.ps1 first."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    if ($Name) {
+        $path = Join-Path $projectsDir "$Name.json"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
+            # Scan mode appends a hash suffix -- try prefix match
+            $matching = @(Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter "${Name}_*.json" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
+            if ($matching.Count -eq 1) {
+                return Get-Content $matching[0].FullName -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            }
+            if ($matching.Count -gt 1) {
+                $names = ($matching | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }) -join ', '
+                Write-Error "Multiple projects match '$Name'. Specify the full name: $names"
+                exit 1
+            }
+            $available = (Get-CachedProjects) -join ', '
+            Write-Error "Project '$Name' not found. Available: $available"
+            exit 1
+        }
+        return Get-Content $path -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+    }
+
+    # Auto-select if only one project
+    $manifests = Get-ChildItem $projectsDir -Filter '*.json' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($manifests.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Error "No projects cached. Run Update-WinMdCache.ps1 first."
+        exit 1
+    }
+    if ($manifests.Count -eq 1) {
+        return Get-Content $manifests[0].FullName -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+    }
+
+    $available = ($manifests | ForEach-Object { $_.BaseName }) -join ', '
+    Write-Error "Multiple projects cached -- use -Project to specify. Available: $available"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+function Get-PackageCacheDirs {
+    param($Manifest)
+    $dirs = @()
+    foreach ($pkg in $Manifest.packages) {
+        $dir = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version
+        if (Test-Path $dir) {
+            $dirs += $dir
+        }
+    }
+    return $dirs
+}
+
+# ─── Action: projects ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Projects {
+    $projects = Get-CachedProjects
+    if ($projects.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "No projects cached."
+        return
+    }
+    Write-Output "Cached projects ($($projects.Count)):"
+    foreach ($p in $projects) {
+        $manifest = Get-Content (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'projects') "$p.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $pkgCount = $manifest.packages.Count
+        Write-Output "  $p ($pkgCount package(s))"
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: packages ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Packages {
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    Write-Output "Packages for project '$($manifest.projectName)' ($($manifest.packages.Count)):"
+    foreach ($pkg in $manifest.packages) {
+        $metaPath = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version) 'meta.json'
+        if (Test-Path $metaPath) {
+            $meta = Get-Content $metaPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            Write-Output "  $($pkg.id)@$($pkg.version) -- $($meta.totalTypes) types, $($meta.totalMembers) members"
+        } else {
+            Write-Output "  $($pkg.id)@$($pkg.version) -- (cache missing)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: stats ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Show-Stats {
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $totalTypes = 0
+    $totalMembers = 0
+    $totalNamespaces = 0
+    $totalWinMd = 0
+
+    foreach ($pkg in $manifest.packages) {
+        $metaPath = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $CacheDir 'packages') $pkg.id) $pkg.version) 'meta.json'
+        if (Test-Path $metaPath) {
+            $meta = Get-Content $metaPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            $totalTypes += $meta.totalTypes
+            $totalMembers += $meta.totalMembers
+            $totalNamespaces += $meta.totalNamespaces
+            $totalWinMd += $meta.winMdFiles.Count
+        }
+    }
+
+    Write-Output "WinMD Index Statistics -- $($manifest.projectName)"
+    Write-Output "======================================"
+    Write-Output "  Packages:   $($manifest.packages.Count)"
+    Write-Output "  Namespaces: $totalNamespaces (may overlap across packages)"
+    Write-Output "  Types:      $totalTypes"
+    Write-Output "  Members:    $totalMembers"
+    Write-Output "  WinMD files: $totalWinMd"
+}
+
+# ─── Action: namespaces ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-Namespaces {
+    param([string]$Prefix)
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+    $allNs = @()
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $nsFile = Join-Path $dir 'namespaces.json'
+        if (Test-Path $nsFile) {
+            $allNs += (Get-Content $nsFile -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json)
+        }
+    }
+
+    $allNs = $allNs | Sort-Object -Unique
+    if ($Prefix) {
+        $allNs = $allNs | Where-Object { $_ -like "$Prefix*" }
+    }
+    $allNs | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-TypesInNamespace {
+    param([string]$Ns)
+    if (-not $Ns) {
+        Write-Error "-Namespace is required for 'types' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+    $safeFile = $Ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+    $found = $false
+    $seen = @{}
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+        $found = $true
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        foreach ($t in $types) {
+            if ($seen.ContainsKey($t.fullName)) { continue }
+            $seen[$t.fullName] = $true
+            Write-Output "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName)$(if ($t.baseType) { " : $($t.baseType)" } else { '' })"
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (-not $found) {
+        Write-Error "Namespace not found: $Ns"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Action: members ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-MembersOfType {
+    param([string]$FullName)
+    if (-not $FullName) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName is required for 'members' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $lastDot = $FullName.LastIndexOf('.')
+    if ($lastDot -lt 0) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName must include a namespace (for example: 'MyNamespace.MyType'). Provided: $FullName"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $ns = $FullName.Substring(0, $lastDot)
+    $safeFile = $ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $type = $types | Where-Object { $_.fullName -eq $FullName }
+        if (-not $type) { continue }
+
+        Write-Output "$($type.kind) $($type.fullName)"
+        if ($type.baseType) { Write-Output "  Extends: $($type.baseType)" }
+        Write-Output ""
+        foreach ($m in $type.members) {
+            Write-Output "  [$($m.kind)] $($m.signature)"
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Error "Type not found: $FullName"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Action: search ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Ranks namespaces by best match score on type names and member names.
+# Outputs: ranked namespaces with top matching types and the JSON file path.
+# The agent can then read the JSON file to inspect all members intelligently.
+
+function Search-WinMd {
+    param([string]$SearchQuery, [int]$Max)
+    if (-not $SearchQuery) {
+        Write-Error "-Query is required for 'search' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    # Collect: namespace -> { bestScore, matchingTypes[], filePath }
+    $nsResults = @{}
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $nsFile = Join-Path $dir 'namespaces.json'
+        if (-not (Test-Path $nsFile)) { continue }
+        $nsList = Get-Content $nsFile -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+        foreach ($n in $nsList) {
+            $safeFile = $n.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+            $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+            if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+            $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+            foreach ($t in $types) {
+                $typeScore = Get-MatchScore -Name $t.name -FullName $t.fullName -Query $SearchQuery
+
+                # Also search member names for matches
+                $bestMemberScore = 0
+                $matchingMember = $null
+                if ($t.members) {
+                    foreach ($m in $t.members) {
+                        $memberName = $m.name
+                        $mScore = Get-MatchScore -Name $memberName -FullName "$($t.fullName).$memberName" -Query $SearchQuery
+                        if ($mScore -gt $bestMemberScore) {
+                            $bestMemberScore = $mScore
+                            $matchingMember = $m.signature
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                $score = [Math]::Max($typeScore, $bestMemberScore)
+                if ($score -le 0) { continue }
+
+                if (-not $nsResults.ContainsKey($n)) {
+                    $nsResults[$n] = @{ BestScore = 0; Types = @(); FilePaths = @() }
+                }
+                $entry = $nsResults[$n]
+                if ($score -gt $entry.BestScore) { $entry.BestScore = $score }
+                if ($entry.FilePaths -notcontains $filePath) {
+                    $entry.FilePaths += $filePath
+                }
+
+                if ($typeScore -ge $bestMemberScore) {
+                    $entry.Types += @{ Text = "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName) [$typeScore]"; Score = $typeScore }
+                } else {
+                    $entry.Types += @{ Text = "$($t.kind) $($t.fullName) -> $matchingMember [$bestMemberScore]"; Score = $bestMemberScore }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($nsResults.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Output "No results found for: $SearchQuery"
+        return
+    }
+
+    $ranked = $nsResults.GetEnumerator() |
+        Sort-Object { $_.Value.BestScore } -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First $Max
+
+    foreach ($r in $ranked) {
+        $ns = $r.Key
+        $info = $r.Value
+        Write-Output "[$($info.BestScore)] $ns"
+        foreach ($fp in $info.FilePaths) {
+            Write-Output "    File: $fp"
+        }
+        # Show top 5 highest-scoring matching types in this namespace
+        $info.Types | Sort-Object { $_.Score } -Descending |
+            Select-Object -First 5 |
+            ForEach-Object { Write-Output "    $($_.Text)" }
+        Write-Output ""
+    }
+}
+
+# ─── Search scoring ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Simple ranked scoring on type names. Higher = better.
+#   100 = exact name    80 = starts-with    60 = substring
+#    50 = PascalCase     40 = multi-keyword   20 = fuzzy subsequence
+
+function Get-MatchScore {
+    param([string]$Name, [string]$FullName, [string]$Query)
+
+    $q = $Query.Trim()
+    if (-not $q) { return 0 }
+
+    if ($Name -eq $q) { return 100 }
+    if ($Name -like "$q*") { return 80 }
+    if ($Name -like "*$q*" -or $FullName -like "*$q*") { return 60 }
+
+    $initials = ($Name.ToCharArray() | Where-Object { [char]::IsUpper($_) }) -join ''
+    if ($initials.Length -ge 2 -and $initials -like "*$q*") { return 50 }
+
+    $words = $q -split '\s+' | Where-Object { $_.Length -gt 0 }
+    if ($words.Count -gt 1) {
+        $allFound = $true
+        foreach ($w in $words) {
+            if ($Name -notlike "*$w*" -and $FullName -notlike "*$w*") {
+                $allFound = $false
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        if ($allFound) { return 40 }
+    }
+
+    if (Test-FuzzySubsequence -Text $Name -Pattern $q) { return 20 }
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+function Test-FuzzySubsequence {
+    param([string]$Text, [string]$Pattern)
+    $ti = 0
+    $tLower = $Text.ToLowerInvariant()
+    $pLower = $Pattern.ToLowerInvariant()
+    foreach ($ch in $pLower.ToCharArray()) {
+        $idx = $tLower.IndexOf($ch, $ti)
+        if ($idx -lt 0) { return $false }
+        $ti = $idx + 1
+    }
+    return $true
+}
+
+# ─── Action: enums ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function Get-EnumValues {
+    param([string]$FullName)
+    if (-not $FullName) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName is required for 'enums' action."
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $lastDot = $FullName.LastIndexOf('.')
+    if ($lastDot -lt 1) {
+        Write-Error "-TypeName must be a fully-qualified type name including namespace, e.g. 'Namespace.TypeName'. Provided: $FullName"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $ns = $FullName.Substring(0, $lastDot)
+    $safeFile = $ns.Replace('.', '_') + '.json'
+
+    $manifest = Resolve-ProjectManifest -Name $Project
+    $dirs = Get-PackageCacheDirs -Manifest $manifest
+
+    foreach ($dir in $dirs) {
+        $filePath = Join-Path $dir "types\$safeFile"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $filePath)) { continue }
+
+        $types = Get-Content $filePath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $type = $types | Where-Object { $_.fullName -eq $FullName }
+        if (-not $type) { continue }
+
+        if ($type.kind -ne 'Enum') {
+            Write-Error "$FullName is not an Enum (kind: $($type.kind))"
+            exit 1
+        }
+        Write-Output "Enum $($type.fullName)"
+        if ($type.enumValues) {
+            $type.enumValues | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $_" }
+        } else {
+            Write-Output "  (no values)"
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
+    Write-Error "Type not found: $FullName"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# ─── Dispatch ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+switch ($Action) {
+    'projects'   { Show-Projects }
+    'packages'   { Show-Packages }
+    'stats'      { Show-Stats }
+    'namespaces' { Get-Namespaces -Prefix $Filter }
+    'types'      { Get-TypesInNamespace -Ns $Namespace }
+    'members'    { Get-MembersOfType -FullName $TypeName }
+    'search'     { Search-WinMd -SearchQuery $Query -Max $MaxResults }
+    'enums'      { Get-EnumValues -FullName $TypeName }
+}

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/Update-WinMdCache.ps1

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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Generate or refresh the WinMD cache for the Agent Skill.
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Builds and runs the standalone cache generator to export cached JSON files
+    from all WinMD metadata found in project NuGet packages and Windows SDK.
+
+    The cache is per-package+version: if two projects reference the same
+    package at the same version, the WinMD data is parsed once and shared.
+
+    Supports single project or recursive scan of an entire repo.
+
+.PARAMETER ProjectDir
+    Path to a project directory (contains .csproj/.vcxproj), or a project file itself.
+    Defaults to scanning the workspace root.
+
+.PARAMETER Scan
+    Recursively discover all .csproj/.vcxproj files under ProjectDir.
+
+.PARAMETER OutputDir
+    Path to the cache output directory. Defaults to "Generated Files\winmd-cache".
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir BlankWinUI
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -Scan -ProjectDir .
+    .\Update-WinMdCache.ps1 -ProjectDir "src\MyApp\MyApp.csproj"
+#>
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [string]$ProjectDir,
+    [switch]$Scan,
+    [string]$OutputDir = 'Generated Files\winmd-cache'
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+# Convention: skill lives at .github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/
+# so workspace root is 4 levels up from $PSScriptRoot.
+$root = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..\..\..')).Path
+$generatorProj = Join-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'cache-generator') 'CacheGenerator.csproj'
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WinAppSDK version detection -- look only at the repo root folder (no recursion)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromDirectoryPackagesProps {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Extract Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK version from a Directory.Packages.props
+        (Central Package Management) at the repo root.
+    #>
+    param([string]$RepoRoot)
+    $propsFile = Join-Path $RepoRoot 'Directory.Packages.props'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $propsFile)) { return $null }
+    try {
+        [xml]$xml = Get-Content $propsFile -Raw
+        $node = $xml.SelectNodes('//PackageVersion') |
+            Where-Object { $_.Include -eq 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK' } |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($node) { return $node.Version }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Verbose "Could not parse $propsFile : $_"
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromPackagesConfig {
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Extract Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK version from a packages.config at the repo root.
+    #>
+    param([string]$RepoRoot)
+    $configFile = Join-Path $RepoRoot 'packages.config'
+    if (-not (Test-Path $configFile)) { return $null }
+    try {
+        [xml]$xml = Get-Content $configFile -Raw
+        $node = $xml.SelectNodes('//package') |
+            Where-Object { $_.id -eq 'Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK' } |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+        if ($node) { return $node.version }
+    } catch {
+        Write-Verbose "Could not parse $configFile : $_"
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+# Try Directory.Packages.props first (CPM), then packages.config
+$winAppSdkVersion = Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromDirectoryPackagesProps -RepoRoot $root
+if (-not $winAppSdkVersion) {
+    $winAppSdkVersion = Get-WinAppSdkVersionFromPackagesConfig -RepoRoot $root
+}
+if ($winAppSdkVersion) {
+    Write-Host "Detected WinAppSDK version from repo: $winAppSdkVersion" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+} else {
+    Write-Host "No WinAppSDK version found at repo root; will use latest (Version=*)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
+# Default: if no ProjectDir, scan the workspace root
+if (-not $ProjectDir) {
+    $ProjectDir = $root
+    $Scan = $true
+}
+
+Push-Location $root
+
+try {
+    # Detect installed .NET SDK -- require >= 8.0, prefer stable over preview
+    $dotnetSdks = dotnet --list-sdks 2>$null
+    $bestMajor = $dotnetSdks |
+        Where-Object { $_ -notmatch 'preview|rc|alpha|beta' } |
+        ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(\d+)\.') { [int]$Matches[1] } } |
+        Where-Object { $_ -ge 8 } |
+        Sort-Object -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First 1
+
+    # Fall back to preview SDKs if no stable SDK found
+    if (-not $bestMajor) {
+        $bestMajor = $dotnetSdks |
+            ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(\d+)\.') { [int]$Matches[1] } } |
+            Where-Object { $_ -ge 8 } |
+            Sort-Object -Descending |
+            Select-Object -First 1
+    }
+
+    if (-not $bestMajor) {
+        Write-Error "No .NET SDK >= 8.0 found. Install from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    $targetFramework = "net$bestMajor.0"
+    Write-Host "Using .NET SDK: $targetFramework" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+    # Build MSBuild properties -- pass detected WinAppSDK version when available
+    $sdkVersionProp = ''
+    if ($winAppSdkVersion) {
+        $sdkVersionProp = "-p:WinAppSdkVersion=$winAppSdkVersion"
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Building cache generator..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    $restoreArgs = @($generatorProj, "-p:TargetFramework=$targetFramework", '--nologo', '-v', 'q')
+    if ($sdkVersionProp) { $restoreArgs += $sdkVersionProp }
+    dotnet restore @restoreArgs
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Restore failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    $buildArgs = @($generatorProj, '-c', 'Release', '--nologo', '-v', 'q', "-p:TargetFramework=$targetFramework", '--no-restore')
+    if ($sdkVersionProp) { $buildArgs += $sdkVersionProp }
+    dotnet build @buildArgs
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Build failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    # Run the built executable directly (avoids dotnet run target framework mismatch issues)
+    $generatorDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'cache-generator'
+    $exePath = Join-Path $generatorDir "bin\Release\$targetFramework\CacheGenerator.exe"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $exePath)) {
+        # Fallback: try dll with dotnet
+        $dllPath = Join-Path $generatorDir "bin\Release\$targetFramework\CacheGenerator.dll"
+        if (Test-Path $dllPath) {
+            $exePath = $null
+        } else {
+            Write-Error "Built executable not found at: $exePath"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    $runArgs = @()
+    if ($Scan) {
+        $runArgs += '--scan'
+    }
+
+    # Detect installed WinAppSDK runtime via Get-AppxPackage (the WindowsApps
+    # folder is ACL-restricted so C# cannot enumerate it directly).
+    # WinMD files are architecture-independent metadata, so pick whichever arch
+    # matches the current OS to ensure the package is present.
+    $osArch = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::OSArchitecture.ToString()
+    $runtimePkg = Get-AppxPackage -Name 'Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+        Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch 'CBS' -and $_.Architecture -eq $osArch } |
+        Sort-Object -Property Version -Descending |
+        Select-Object -First 1
+    if ($runtimePkg -and $runtimePkg.InstallLocation -and (Test-Path $runtimePkg.InstallLocation)) {
+        Write-Host "Detected WinAppSDK runtime: $($runtimePkg.Name) v$($runtimePkg.Version)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+        $runArgs += '--winappsdk-runtime'
+        $runArgs += $runtimePkg.InstallLocation
+    }
+
+    $runArgs += $ProjectDir
+    $runArgs += $OutputDir
+
+    Write-Host "Exporting WinMD cache..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    if ($exePath) {
+        & $exePath @runArgs
+    } else {
+        dotnet $dllPath @runArgs
+    }
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Error "Cache export failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Cache updated at: $OutputDir" -ForegroundColor Green
+} finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/CacheGenerator.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <!-- Default fallback; Update-WinMdCache.ps1 overrides via -p:TargetFramework=net{X}.0 -->
+    <TargetFramework Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == ''">net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- System.Reflection.Metadata is inbox in net9.0+, only needed for net8.0 -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="8.0.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!--
+    Baseline WinAppSDK packages: downloaded during restore so the cache generator
+    can always index WinAppSDK APIs, even if the target project hasn't been restored.
+    ExcludeAssets="all" means they're downloaded but don't affect this tool's build.
+
+    When the repo has a known version (passed via -p:WinAppSdkVersion=X.Y.Z from
+    Update-WinMdCache.ps1), prefer that version to avoid unnecessary NuGet downloads.
+    Falls back to Version="*" (latest) on fresh clones with no restore.
+  -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(WinAppSdkVersion)' != ''">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="$(WinAppSdkVersion)" ExcludeAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(WinAppSdkVersion)' == ''">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="*" ExcludeAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Build.props

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level build configuration -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Build.targets

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level build targets -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/winmd-api-search/scripts/cache-generator/Directory.Packages.props

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+<Project>
+  <!-- Isolate this standalone tool from the repo-level Central Package Management -->
+</Project>

.github/skills/wpf-to-winui3-migration/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: wpf-to-winui3-migration
+description: Guide for migrating PowerToys modules from WPF to WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK). Use when asked to migrate WPF code, convert WPF XAML to WinUI, replace System.Windows namespaces with Microsoft.UI.Xaml, update Dispatcher to DispatcherQueue, replace DynamicResource with ThemeResource, migrate imaging APIs from System.Windows.Media.Imaging to Windows.Graphics.Imaging, convert WPF Window to WinUI Window, migrate .resx to .resw resources, migrate custom Observable/RelayCommand to CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators, handle WPF-UI (Lepo) to WinUI native control migration, or fix installer/build pipeline issues after migration. Keywords: WPF, WinUI, WinUI3, migration, porting, convert, namespace, XAML, Dispatcher, DispatcherQueue, imaging, BitmapImage, Window, ContentDialog, ThemeResource, DynamicResource, ResourceLoader, resw, resx, CommunityToolkit, ObservableProperty, WPF-UI, SizeToContent, AppWindow, SoftwareBitmap.
+license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
+---
+
+# WPF to WinUI 3 Migration Skill
+
+Migrate PowerToys modules from WPF (`System.Windows.*`) to WinUI 3 (`Microsoft.UI.Xaml.*` / Windows App SDK). Based on patterns validated in the ImageResizer module migration.
+
+## When to Use This Skill
+
+- Migrate a PowerToys module from WPF to WinUI 3
+- Convert WPF XAML files to WinUI 3 XAML
+- Replace `System.Windows` namespaces with `Microsoft.UI.Xaml`
+- Migrate `Dispatcher` usage to `DispatcherQueue`
+- Migrate custom `Observable`/`RelayCommand` to CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators
+- Replace WPF-UI (Lepo) controls with native WinUI 3 controls
+- Convert imaging code from `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` to `Windows.Graphics.Imaging`
+- Handle WPF `Window` vs WinUI `Window` differences (sizing, positioning, SizeToContent)
+- Migrate resource files from `.resx` to `.resw` with `ResourceLoader`
+- Fix installer/build pipeline issues after WinUI 3 migration
+- Update project files, NuGet packages, and signing config
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Visual Studio 2022 17.4+
+- Windows App SDK NuGet package (`Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK`)
+- .NET 8+ with `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0` TFM
+- Windows 10 1803+ (April 2018 Update or newer)
+
+## Migration Strategy
+
+### Recommended Order
+
+1. **Project file** — Update TFM, NuGet packages, set `<UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>`
+2. **Data models and business logic** — No UI dependencies, migrate first
+3. **MVVM framework** — Replace custom Observable/RelayCommand with CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
+4. **Resource strings** — Migrate `.resx` → `.resw`, introduce `ResourceLoaderInstance`
+5. **Services and utilities** — Replace `System.Windows` types, async-ify imaging code
+6. **ViewModels** — Update Dispatcher usage, binding patterns
+7. **Views/Pages** — Starting from leaf pages with fewest dependencies
+8. **Main page / shell** — Last, since it depends on everything
+9. **App.xaml / startup code** — Merge carefully (do NOT overwrite WinUI 3 boilerplate)
+10. **Installer & build pipeline** — Update WiX, signing, build events
+11. **Tests** — Adapt for WinUI 3 runtime, async patterns
+
+### Key Principles
+
+- **Do NOT overwrite `App.xaml` / `App.xaml.cs`** — WinUI 3 has different application lifecycle boilerplate. Merge your resources and initialization code into the generated WinUI 3 App class.
+- **Do NOT create Exe→WinExe `ProjectReference`** — Extract shared code to a Library project. This causes phantom build artifacts.
+- **Use `Lazy<T>` for resource-dependent statics** — `ResourceLoader` is not available at class-load time in all contexts.
+
+## Quick Reference Tables
+
+### Namespace Mapping
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `System.Windows` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls` |
+| `System.Windows.Media` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` (UI) / `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` (processing) |
+| `System.Windows.Input` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input` |
+| `System.Windows.Data` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data` |
+| `System.Windows.Threading` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching` |
+| `System.Windows.Interop` | `WinRT.Interop` |
+
+### Critical API Replacements
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke()` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue()` | Different return type (`bool`) |
+| `Dispatcher.CheckAccess()` | `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` | Property vs method |
+| `Application.Current.Dispatcher` | Store `DispatcherQueue` in static field | See [Threading](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) |
+| `MessageBox.Show()` | `ContentDialog` | Must set `XamlRoot` |
+| `DynamicResource` | `ThemeResource` | Theme-reactive only |
+| `clr-namespace:` | `using:` | XAML namespace prefix |
+| `{x:Static props:Resources.Key}` | `x:Uid` or `ResourceLoader.GetString()` | .resx → .resw |
+| `DataType="{x:Type m:Foo}"` | Remove or use code-behind | `x:Type` not supported |
+| `Properties.Resources.MyString` | `ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("MyString")` | Lazy-init pattern |
+| `Application.Current.MainWindow` | Custom `App.Window` static property | Must track manually |
+| `SizeToContent="Height"` | Custom `SizeToContent()` via `AppWindow.Resize()` | See [Windowing](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) |
+| `MouseLeftButtonDown` | `PointerPressed` | Mouse → Pointer events |
+| `Pack URI (pack://...)` | `ms-appx:///` | Resource URI scheme |
+| `Observable` (custom base) | `ObservableObject` + `[ObservableProperty]` | CommunityToolkit.Mvvm |
+| `RelayCommand` (custom) | `[RelayCommand]` source generator | CommunityToolkit.Mvvm |
+| `JpegBitmapEncoder` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(JpegEncoderId, stream)` | Async, unified API |
+| `encoder.QualityLevel = 85` | `BitmapPropertySet { "ImageQuality", 0.85f }` | int 1-100 → float 0-1 |
+
+### NuGet Package Migration
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf` | `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed` |
+| `WPF-UI` (Lepo) | Remove — use native WinUI 3 controls |
+| `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` | `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` (same) |
+| `Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.*` | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.*` |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools` |
+| (none) | `WinUIEx` (optional, for window helpers) |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters` |
+
+### XAML Syntax Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"` | `xmlns:local="using:MyApp"` |
+| `{DynamicResource Key}` | `{ThemeResource Key}` |
+| `{x:Static Type.Member}` | `{x:Bind}` or code-behind |
+| `{x:Type local:MyType}` | Not supported |
+| `<Style.Triggers>` / `<DataTrigger>` | `VisualStateManager` |
+| `{Binding}` in `Setter.Value` | Not supported — use `StaticResource` |
+| `Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}"` | `x:Uid="Cancel"` with `.Content` in `.resw` |
+| `<ui:FluentWindow>` / `<ui:Button>` (WPF-UI) | Native `<Window>` / `<Button>` |
+| `<ui:NumberBox>` / `<ui:ProgressRing>` (WPF-UI) | Native `<NumberBox>` / `<ProgressRing>` |
+| `BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type ui:Button}}"` | `BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}"` |
+| `IsDefault="True"` / `IsCancel="True"` | `Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}"` / handle via KeyDown |
+| `<AccessText>` | Not available — use `AccessKey` property |
+| `<behaviors:Interaction.Triggers>` | Migrate to code-behind or WinUI behaviors |
+
+## Detailed Reference Docs
+
+Read only the section relevant to your current task:
+
+- [Namespace and API Mapping](./references/namespace-api-mapping.md) — Full type mapping, NuGet changes, project file, CsWinRT interop
+- [XAML Migration Guide](./references/xaml-migration.md) — XAML syntax, WPF-UI removal, markup extensions, styles, resources, data binding
+- [Threading and Window Management](./references/threading-and-windowing.md) — Dispatcher, DispatcherQueue, SizeToContent, AppWindow, HWND interop, custom entry point
+- [Imaging API Migration](./references/imaging-migration.md) — BitmapEncoder/Decoder, SoftwareBitmap, CodecHelper, async patterns, int→uint
+- [PowerToys-Specific Patterns](./references/powertoys-patterns.md) — MVVM migration, ResourceLoader, Lazy init, installer, signing, test adaptation, build pipeline
+
+## Common Pitfalls (from ImageResizer migration)
+
+| Pitfall | Solution |
+|---------|----------|
+| `ContentDialog` throws "does not have a XamlRoot" | Set `dialog.XamlRoot = this.Content.XamlRoot` before `ShowAsync()` |
+| `FilePicker` throws error in desktop app | Call `WinRT.Interop.InitializeWithWindow.Initialize(picker, hwnd)` |
+| `Window.Dispatcher` returns null | Use `Window.DispatcherQueue` instead |
+| Resources on `Window` element not found | Move resources to root layout container (`Grid.Resources`) |
+| `VisualStateManager` on `Window` fails | Use `UserControl` or `Page` inside the Window |
+| Satellite assembly installer errors (`WIX0103`) | Remove `.resources.dll` refs from `Resources.wxs`; WinUI 3 uses `.pri` |
+| Phantom `.exe`/`.deps.json` in root output dir | Avoid Exe→WinExe `ProjectReference`; use Library project |
+| `ResourceLoader` crash at static init | Wrap in `Lazy<T>` or null-coalescing property — see [Lazy Init](./references/powertoys-patterns.md#lazy-initialization-for-resource-dependent-statics) |
+| `SizeToContent` not available | Implement manual content measurement + `AppWindow.Resize()` with DPI scaling |
+| `x:Bind` default mode is `OneTime` | Explicitly set `Mode=OneWay` or `Mode=TwoWay` |
+| `DynamicResource` / `x:Static` not compiling | Replace with `ThemeResource` / `ResourceLoader` or `x:Uid` |
+| `IValueConverter.Convert` signature mismatch | Last param: `CultureInfo` → `string` (language tag) |
+| Test project can't resolve WPF types | Add `<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>` temporarily; remove after imaging migration |
+| Pixel dimension type mismatch (`int` vs `uint`) | WinRT uses `uint` for pixel sizes — add `u` suffix in test assertions |
+| `$(SolutionDir)` empty in standalone project build | Use `$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)` with relative paths instead |
+| JPEG quality value wrong after migration | WPF: int 1-100; WinRT: float 0.0-1.0 |
+| MSIX packaging fails in PreBuildEvent | Move to PostBuildEvent; artifacts not ready at PreBuild time |
+| RC file icon path with forward slashes | Use double-backslash escaping: `..\\ui\\Assets\\icon.ico` |
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+| Issue | Solution |
+|-------|----------|
+| Build fails after namespace rename | Check for lingering `System.Windows` usings; some types have no direct equivalent |
+| Missing `PresentationCore.dll` at runtime | Ensure ALL imaging code uses `Windows.Graphics.Imaging`, not `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` |
+| `DataContext` not working on Window | WinUI 3 `Window` is not a `DependencyObject`; use a root `Page` or `UserControl` |
+| XAML designer not available | WinUI 3 does not support XAML Designer; use Hot Reload instead |
+| NuGet restore failures | Run `build-essentials.cmd` after adding `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` package |
+| `Parallel.ForEach` compilation error | Migrate to `Parallel.ForEachAsync` for async imaging operations |
+| Signing check fails on leaked artifacts | Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1`; verify only `WinUI3Apps\\` paths in signing config |

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+# Imaging API Migration
+
+Migrating from WPF (`System.Windows.Media.Imaging` / `PresentationCore.dll`) to WinRT (`Windows.Graphics.Imaging`). Based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Why This Migration Is Required
+
+WinUI 3 apps deployed as self-contained do NOT include `PresentationCore.dll`. Any code using `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` will throw `FileNotFoundException` at runtime. ALL imaging code must use WinRT APIs.
+
+| Purpose | Namespace |
+|---------|-----------|
+| UI display (`Image.Source`) | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` |
+| Image processing (encode/decode/transform) | `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` |
+
+## Architecture Change: Pipeline vs Declarative
+
+The fundamental architecture differs:
+
+**WPF**: In-memory pipeline of bitmap objects. Decode → transform → encode synchronously.
+```csharp
+var decoder = BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, ...);
+var transform = new TransformedBitmap(decoder.Frames[0], new ScaleTransform(...));
+var encoder = new JpegBitmapEncoder();
+encoder.Frames.Add(BitmapFrame.Create(transform, ...));
+encoder.Save(outputStream);
+```
+
+**WinRT**: Declarative transform model. Configure transforms on the encoder, which handles pixel manipulation internally. All async.
+```csharp
+var decoder = await BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(winrtStream);
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateForTranscodingAsync(outputStream, decoder);
+encoder.BitmapTransform.ScaledWidth = newWidth;
+encoder.BitmapTransform.ScaledHeight = newHeight;
+encoder.BitmapTransform.InterpolationMode = BitmapInterpolationMode.Fant;
+await encoder.FlushAsync();
+```
+
+## Core Type Mapping
+
+### Decoders
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapDecoder.Create(stream, options, cache)` | `BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(stream)` | Async, auto-detects format |
+| `JpegBitmapDecoder` / `PngBitmapDecoder` / etc. | `BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(stream)` | Single unified decoder |
+| `decoder.Frames[0]` | `await decoder.GetFrameAsync(0)` | Async frame access |
+| `decoder.Frames.Count` | `decoder.FrameCount` (uint) | `int` → `uint` |
+| `decoder.CodecInfo.ContainerFormat` | `decoder.DecoderInformation.CodecId` | Different property path |
+| `decoder.Frames[0].PixelWidth` (int) | `decoder.PixelWidth` (uint) | `int` → `uint` |
+| `WmpBitmapDecoder` | Not available | WMP/HDP not supported |
+
+### Encoders
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `new JpegBitmapEncoder()` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId, stream)` | Async factory |
+| `new PngBitmapEncoder()` | `BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId, stream)` | No interlace control |
+| `encoder.Frames.Add(frame)` | `encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap)` | Different API |
+| `encoder.Save(stream)` | `await encoder.FlushAsync()` | Async |
+
+### Encoder Properties (Strongly-Typed → BitmapPropertySet)
+
+WPF had type-specific encoder subclasses. WinRT uses a generic property set:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+case JpegBitmapEncoder jpeg: jpeg.QualityLevel = 85;        // int 1-100
+case PngBitmapEncoder png:   png.Interlace = PngInterlaceOption.On;
+case TiffBitmapEncoder tiff: tiff.Compression = TiffCompressOption.Lzw;
+
+// WinRT — JPEG quality (float 0.0-1.0)
+await encoder.BitmapProperties.SetPropertiesAsync(new BitmapPropertySet
+{
+    { "ImageQuality", new BitmapTypedValue(0.85f, PropertyType.Single) }
+});
+
+// WinRT — TIFF compression (via BitmapPropertySet at creation time)
+var props = new BitmapPropertySet
+{
+    { "TiffCompressionMethod", new BitmapTypedValue((byte)2, PropertyType.UInt8) }
+};
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateAsync(BitmapEncoder.TiffEncoderId, stream, props);
+```
+
+**JPEG quality scale change**: WPF int `1-100` → WinRT float `0.0-1.0`. Divide by 100.
+
+### Bitmap Types
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapSource` | `SoftwareBitmap` | Central pixel-data type |
+| `BitmapImage` | `BitmapImage` (in `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging`) | UI display only |
+| `FormatConvertedBitmap` | `SoftwareBitmap.Convert()` | |
+| `TransformedBitmap` + `ScaleTransform` | `BitmapTransform` via encoder | Declarative |
+| `CroppedBitmap` | `BitmapTransform.Bounds` | |
+
+### Metadata
+
+| WPF | WinRT | Notes |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `BitmapMetadata` | `BitmapProperties` | Different API surface |
+| `BitmapMetadata.Clone()` | No equivalent | Cannot selectively clone |
+| Selective metadata removal | Not supported | All-or-nothing only |
+
+**Two encoder creation strategies for metadata:**
+- `CreateForTranscodingAsync()` — preserves ALL metadata from source
+- `CreateAsync()` — creates fresh encoder with NO metadata
+
+This eliminated ~258 lines of manual metadata manipulation code (`BitmapMetadataExtension.cs`) in ImageResizer.
+
+### Interpolation Modes
+
+| WPF `BitmapScalingMode` | WinRT `BitmapInterpolationMode` |
+|------------------------|-------------------------------|
+| `HighQuality` / `Fant` | `Fant` |
+| `Linear` | `Linear` |
+| `NearestNeighbor` | `NearestNeighbor` |
+| `Unspecified` / `LowQuality` | `Linear` |
+
+## Stream Interop
+
+WinRT imaging requires `IRandomAccessStream` instead of `System.IO.Stream`:
+
+```csharp
+using var stream = File.OpenRead(path);
+var winrtStream = stream.AsRandomAccessStream();  // Extension method
+var decoder = await BitmapDecoder.CreateAsync(winrtStream);
+```
+
+**Critical**: For transcode, seek the input stream back to 0 before creating the encoder:
+```csharp
+winrtStream.Seek(0);
+var encoder = await BitmapEncoder.CreateForTranscodingAsync(outputStream, decoder);
+```
+
+## CodecHelper Pattern (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF stored container format GUIDs in `settings.json`. WinRT uses different codec IDs. Create a `CodecHelper` to bridge them:
+
+```csharp
+internal static class CodecHelper
+{
+    // Maps WPF container format GUIDs (stored in settings JSON) to WinRT encoder IDs
+    private static readonly Dictionary<Guid, Guid> LegacyGuidToEncoderId = new()
+    {
+        [new Guid("19e4a5aa-5662-4fc5-a0c0-1758028e1057")] = BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("1b7cfaf4-713f-473c-bbcd-6137425faeaf")] = BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("0af1d87e-fcfe-4188-bdeb-a7906471cbe3")] = BitmapEncoder.BmpEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("163bcc30-e2e9-4f0b-961d-a3e9fdb788a3")] = BitmapEncoder.TiffEncoderId,
+        [new Guid("1f8a5601-7d4d-4cbd-9c82-1bc8d4eeb9a5")] = BitmapEncoder.GifEncoderId,
+    };
+
+    // Maps decoder IDs to corresponding encoder IDs
+    private static readonly Dictionary<Guid, Guid> DecoderIdToEncoderId = new()
+    {
+        [BitmapDecoder.JpegDecoderId] = BitmapEncoder.JpegEncoderId,
+        [BitmapDecoder.PngDecoderId] = BitmapEncoder.PngEncoderId,
+        // ...
+    };
+
+    public static Guid GetEncoderIdFromLegacyGuid(Guid legacyGuid)
+        => LegacyGuidToEncoderId.GetValueOrDefault(legacyGuid, Guid.Empty);
+
+    public static Guid GetEncoderIdForDecoder(BitmapDecoder decoder)
+        => DecoderIdToEncoderId.GetValueOrDefault(decoder.DecoderInformation.CodecId, Guid.Empty);
+}
+```
+
+This preserves backward compatibility with existing `settings.json` files that contain WPF-era GUIDs.
+
+## ImagingEnums Pattern (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF-specific enums (`PngInterlaceOption`, `TiffCompressOption`) from `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` are used in settings JSON. Create custom enums with identical integer values for backward-compatible deserialization:
+
+```csharp
+// Replace System.Windows.Media.Imaging.PngInterlaceOption
+public enum PngInterlaceOption { Default = 0, On = 1, Off = 2 }
+
+// Replace System.Windows.Media.Imaging.TiffCompressOption
+public enum TiffCompressOption { Default = 0, None = 1, Ccitt3 = 2, Ccitt4 = 3, Lzw = 4, Rle = 5, Zip = 6 }
+```
+
+## Async Migration Patterns
+
+### Method Signatures
+
+All imaging operations become async:
+
+| Before | After |
+|--------|-------|
+| `void Execute(file, settings)` | `async Task ExecuteAsync(file, settings)` |
+| `IEnumerable<Error> Process()` | `async Task<IEnumerable<Error>> ProcessAsync()` |
+
+### Parallel Processing
+
+```csharp
+// WPF (synchronous)
+Parallel.ForEach(Files, new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = ... },
+    (file, state, i) => { Execute(file, settings); });
+
+// WinRT (async)
+await Parallel.ForEachAsync(Files, new ParallelOptions { MaxDegreeOfParallelism = ... },
+    async (file, ct) => { await ExecuteAsync(file, settings); });
+```
+
+### CLI Async Bridge
+
+CLI entry points must bridge async to sync:
+```csharp
+return RunSilentModeAsync(cliOptions).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+```
+
+### Task.Factory.StartNew → Task.Run
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+_ = Task.Factory.StartNew(StartExecutingWork, token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
+
+// WinUI 3
+_ = Task.Run(() => StartExecutingWorkAsync());
+```
+
+## SoftwareBitmap as Interface Type
+
+When modules expose imaging interfaces (e.g., AI super-resolution), change parameter/return types:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+BitmapSource ApplySuperResolution(BitmapSource source, int scale, string filePath);
+
+// WinRT
+SoftwareBitmap ApplySuperResolution(SoftwareBitmap source, int scale, string filePath);
+```
+
+This eliminates manual `BitmapSource ↔ SoftwareBitmap` conversion code (unsafe `IMemoryBufferByteAccess` COM interop).
+
+## MultiFrame Image Handling
+
+```csharp
+// WinRT multi-frame encode (e.g., multi-page TIFF, animated GIF)
+for (uint i = 0; i < decoder.FrameCount; i++)
+{
+    if (i > 0)
+        await encoder.GoToNextFrameAsync();
+
+    var frame = await decoder.GetFrameAsync(i);
+    var bitmap = await frame.GetSoftwareBitmapAsync(
+        frame.BitmapPixelFormat,
+        BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied,
+        transform,
+        ExifOrientationMode.IgnoreExifOrientation,
+        ColorManagementMode.DoNotColorManage);
+    encoder.SetSoftwareBitmap(bitmap);
+}
+await encoder.FlushAsync();
+```
+
+## int → uint for Pixel Dimensions
+
+WinRT uses `uint` for all pixel dimensions. This affects:
+- `decoder.PixelWidth` / `decoder.PixelHeight` — `uint`
+- `BitmapTransform.ScaledWidth` / `ScaledHeight` — `uint`
+- `SoftwareBitmap` constructor — `uint` parameters
+- Test assertions: `Assert.AreEqual(96, ...)` → `Assert.AreEqual(96u, ...)`
+
+## Display SoftwareBitmap in UI
+
+```csharp
+var source = new SoftwareBitmapSource();
+// Must convert to Bgra8/Premultiplied for display
+if (bitmap.BitmapPixelFormat != BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8 ||
+    bitmap.BitmapAlphaMode != BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied)
+{
+    bitmap = SoftwareBitmap.Convert(bitmap, BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied);
+}
+await source.SetBitmapAsync(bitmap);
+myImage.Source = source;
+```
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+| Feature | WPF | WinRT | Impact |
+|---------|-----|-------|--------|
+| PNG interlace | `PngBitmapEncoder.Interlace` | Not available | Always non-interlaced |
+| Metadata stripping | Selective via `BitmapMetadata.Clone()` | All-or-nothing | Orientation EXIF also removed |
+| Pixel formats | Many (`Pbgra32`, `Bgr24`, `Indexed8`, ...) | Primarily `Bgra8`, `Rgba8`, `Gray8/16` | Convert to `Bgra8` |
+| WMP/HDP format | `WmpBitmapDecoder` | Not available | Not supported |
+| Pixel differences | WPF scaler | `BitmapInterpolationMode.Fant` | Not bit-identical |

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+# Namespace and API Mapping Reference
+
+Complete reference for mapping WPF types to WinUI 3 equivalents, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Root Namespace Mapping
+
+| WPF Namespace | WinUI 3 Namespace |
+|---------------|-------------------|
+| `System.Windows` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml` |
+| `System.Windows.Automation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation` |
+| `System.Windows.Automation.Peers` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation.Peers` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls` |
+| `System.Windows.Controls.Primitives` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives` |
+| `System.Windows.Data` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data` |
+| `System.Windows.Documents` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents` |
+| `System.Windows.Input` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input` |
+| `System.Windows.Markup` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Markup` |
+| `System.Windows.Media` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Animation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Imaging` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging` |
+| `System.Windows.Navigation` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation` |
+| `System.Windows.Shapes` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Shapes` |
+| `System.Windows.Threading` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching` |
+| `System.Windows.Interop` | `WinRT.Interop` |
+
+## Core Type Mapping
+
+| WPF Type | WinUI 3 Type |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `System.Windows.Application` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application` |
+| `System.Windows.Window` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Window` (NOT a DependencyObject) |
+| `System.Windows.DependencyObject` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.DependencyObject` |
+| `System.Windows.DependencyProperty` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.DependencyProperty` |
+| `System.Windows.FrameworkElement` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.FrameworkElement` |
+| `System.Windows.UIElement` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UIElement` |
+| `System.Windows.Visibility` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility` |
+| `System.Windows.Thickness` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Thickness` |
+| `System.Windows.CornerRadius` | `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.CornerRadius` |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Color` | `Windows.UI.Color` (note: `Windows.UI`, not `Microsoft.UI`) |
+| `System.Windows.Media.Colors` | `Microsoft.UI.Colors` |
+
+## Controls Mapping
+
+### Direct Mapping (namespace-only change)
+
+These controls exist in both frameworks with the same name — change `System.Windows.Controls` to `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls`:
+
+`Button`, `TextBox`, `TextBlock`, `ComboBox`, `CheckBox`, `ListBox`, `ListView`, `Image`, `StackPanel`, `Grid`, `Border`, `ScrollViewer`, `ContentControl`, `UserControl`, `Page`, `Frame`, `Slider`, `ProgressBar`, `ToolTip`, `RadioButton`, `ToggleButton`
+
+### Controls With Different Names or Behavior
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `MessageBox` | `ContentDialog` | Must set `XamlRoot` before `ShowAsync()` |
+| `ContextMenu` | `MenuFlyout` | Different API surface |
+| `TabControl` | `TabView` | Different API |
+| `Menu` | `MenuBar` | Different API |
+| `StatusBar` | Custom `StackPanel` layout | No built-in equivalent |
+| `AccessText` | Not available | Use `AccessKey` property on target control |
+
+### WPF-UI (Lepo) to Native WinUI 3
+
+ImageResizer used the `WPF-UI` library (Lepo) for Fluent styling. These must be replaced with native WinUI 3 equivalents:
+
+| WPF-UI (Lepo) | WinUI 3 Native | Notes |
+|----------------|---------------|-------|
+| `<ui:FluentWindow>` | `<Window>` | Native window + `ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar` |
+| `<ui:Button>` | `<Button>` | Native button |
+| `<ui:NumberBox>` | `<NumberBox>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:ProgressRing>` | `<ProgressRing>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:SymbolIcon>` | `<SymbolIcon>` or `<FontIcon>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:InfoBar>` | `<InfoBar>` | Built into WinUI 3 |
+| `<ui:TitleBar>` | Custom title bar via `SetTitleBar()` | Use `ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar` |
+| `<ui:ThemesDictionary>` | `<XamlControlsResources>` | In merged dictionaries |
+| `<ui:ControlsDictionary>` | Remove | Not needed — WinUI 3 has its own control styles |
+| `BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type ui:Button}}"` | `BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultButtonStyle}"` | Named style keys |
+
+## Input Event Mapping
+
+| WPF Event | WinUI 3 Event | Notes |
+|-----------|--------------|-------|
+| `MouseLeftButtonDown` | `PointerPressed` | Check `IsLeftButtonPressed` on args |
+| `MouseLeftButtonUp` | `PointerReleased` | Check pointer properties |
+| `MouseRightButtonDown` | `RightTapped` | Or `PointerPressed` with right button check |
+| `MouseMove` | `PointerMoved` | Uses `PointerRoutedEventArgs` |
+| `MouseWheel` | `PointerWheelChanged` | Different event args |
+| `MouseEnter` | `PointerEntered` | |
+| `MouseLeave` | `PointerExited` | |
+| `MouseDoubleClick` | `DoubleTapped` | Different event args |
+| `KeyDown` | `KeyDown` | Same name, args type: `KeyRoutedEventArgs` |
+| `PreviewKeyDown` | No direct equivalent | Use `KeyDown` with handled pattern |
+
+## IValueConverter Signature Change
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)` | `Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)` |
+| `ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)` | `ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)` |
+
+Last parameter changes from `CultureInfo` to `string` (BCP-47 language tag). All converter classes must be updated.
+
+## Types That Moved to Different Hierarchies
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| `System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueue` | Completely different API |
+| `System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority` | `Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueuePriority` | Only 3 levels: High/Normal/Low |
+| `System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource` | `WinRT.Interop.WindowNative` | For HWND interop |
+| `System.Windows.Interop.WindowInteropHelper` | `WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle()` | |
+| `System.Windows.SystemColors` | Resource keys via `ThemeResource` | No direct static class |
+| `System.Windows.SystemParameters` | Win32 API or `DisplayInformation` | No direct equivalent |
+
+## NuGet Package Migration
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 | Notes |
+|-----|---------|-------|
+| Built into .NET (no NuGet needed) | `Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK` | Required |
+| `PresentationCore` / `PresentationFramework` | `Microsoft.WinUI` (transitive) | |
+| `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf` | `Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed` | |
+| `WPF-UI` (Lepo) | **Remove** — use native WinUI 3 controls | |
+| `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` | `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm` (same) | |
+| `Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.*` | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.*` | |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools` | Required |
+| (none) | `WinUIEx` | Optional, window helpers |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters` | Optional |
+| (none) | `CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions` | Optional |
+| (none) | `Microsoft.Web.WebView2` | If using WebView |
+
+## Project File Changes
+
+### WPF .csproj
+
+```xml
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+    <ApplicationManifest>ImageResizerUI.dev.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Resources\ImageResizer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
+```
+
+### WinUI 3 .csproj
+
+```xml
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+    <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
+    <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
+    <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Assets\ImageResizer\ImageResizer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ProjectPriFileName>PowerToys.ModuleName.pri</ProjectPriFileName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
+```
+
+Key changes:
+- `UseWPF` → `UseWinUI`
+- TFM: `net8.0-windows` → `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0`
+- Add `WindowsPackageType=None` for unpackaged desktop apps
+- Add `SelfContained=true` + `WindowsAppSDKSelfContained=true`
+- Add `DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN` if using custom `Program.cs` entry point
+- Set `ProjectPriFileName` to match your module's assembly name
+- Move icon from `Resources/` to `Assets/<Module>/`
+
+### XAML ApplicationDefinition Setup
+
+WinUI 3 requires explicit `ApplicationDefinition` declaration:
+
+```xml
+<ItemGroup>
+  <Page Remove="ImageResizerXAML\App.xaml" />
+</ItemGroup>
+<ItemGroup>
+  <ApplicationDefinition Include="ImageResizerXAML\App.xaml" />
+</ItemGroup>
+```
+
+### CsWinRT Interop (for GPO and native references)
+
+If the module references native C++ projects (like `GPOWrapper`):
+
+```xml
+<PropertyGroup>
+  <CsWinRTIncludes>PowerToys.GPOWrapper</CsWinRTIncludes>
+  <CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>$(OutDir)</CsWinRTGeneratedFilesDir>
+</PropertyGroup>
+```
+
+Change `GPOWrapperProjection.csproj` reference to direct `GPOWrapper.vcxproj` reference.
+
+### InternalsVisibleTo Migration
+
+Move from code file to `.csproj`:
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE: Properties/InternalsVisibleTo.cs
+// [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("ImageResizer.Test")]
+```
+
+```xml
+<!-- ADD to .csproj: -->
+<ItemGroup>
+  <InternalsVisibleTo Include="ImageResizer.Test" />
+</ItemGroup>
+```
+
+### Items to Remove from .csproj
+
+```xml
+<!-- DELETE: WPF resource embedding -->
+<EmbeddedResource Update="Properties\Resources.resx">...</EmbeddedResource>
+<Resource Include="Resources\ImageResizer.ico" />
+<Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">...</Compile>
+<FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.WPF" /> <!-- from CLI project -->
+```

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+# PowerToys-Specific Migration Patterns
+
+Patterns and conventions specific to the PowerToys codebase, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Project Structure
+
+### Before (WPF Module)
+
+```
+src/modules/<module>/
+├── <Module>UI/
+│   ├── <Module>UI.csproj        # OutputType=WinExe, UseWPF=true
+│   ├── App.xaml / App.xaml.cs
+│   ├── MainWindow.xaml / .cs
+│   ├── Views/
+│   ├── ViewModels/
+│   ├── Helpers/
+│   │   ├── Observable.cs        # Custom INotifyPropertyChanged
+│   │   └── RelayCommand.cs      # Custom ICommand
+│   ├── Properties/
+│   │   ├── Resources.resx       # WPF resource strings
+│   │   ├── Resources.Designer.cs
+│   │   └── InternalsVisibleTo.cs
+│   └── Telemetry/
+├── <Module>CLI/
+│   └── <Module>CLI.csproj       # OutputType=Exe
+└── tests/
+```
+
+### After (WinUI 3 Module)
+
+```
+src/modules/<module>/
+├── <Module>UI/
+│   ├── <Module>UI.csproj        # OutputType=WinExe, UseWinUI=true
+│   ├── Program.cs               # Custom entry point (DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN)
+│   ├── app.manifest             # Single manifest file
+│   ├── ImageResizerXAML/
+│   │   ├── App.xaml / App.xaml.cs   # WinUI 3 App class
+│   │   ├── MainWindow.xaml / .cs
+│   │   └── Views/
+│   ├── Converters/              # WinUI 3 IValueConverter (string language)
+│   ├── ViewModels/
+│   ├── Helpers/
+│   │   └── ResourceLoaderInstance.cs  # Static ResourceLoader accessor
+│   ├── Utilities/
+│   │   └── CodecHelper.cs       # WPF→WinRT codec ID mapping (if imaging)
+│   ├── Models/
+│   │   └── ImagingEnums.cs      # Custom enums replacing WPF imaging enums
+│   ├── Strings/
+│   │   └── en-us/
+│   │       └── Resources.resw   # WinUI 3 resource strings
+│   └── Assets/
+│       └── <Module>/
+│           └── <Module>.ico     # Moved from Resources/
+├── <Module>Common/              # NEW: shared library for CLI
+│   └── <Module>Common.csproj    # OutputType=Library
+├── <Module>CLI/
+│   └── <Module>CLI.csproj       # References Common, NOT UI
+└── tests/
+```
+
+### Critical: CLI Dependency Pattern
+
+**Do NOT** create `ProjectReference` from Exe to WinExe. This causes phantom build artifacts (`.exe`, `.deps.json`, `.runtimeconfig.json`) in the root output directory.
+
+```
+WRONG:  ImageResizerCLI (Exe) → ImageResizerUI (WinExe)    ← phantom artifacts
+CORRECT: ImageResizerCLI (Exe) → ImageResizerCommon (Library)
+         ImageResizerUI (WinExe) → ImageResizerCommon (Library)
+```
+
+Follow the `FancyZonesCLI` → `FancyZonesEditorCommon` pattern.
+
+### Files to Delete
+
+| File | Reason |
+|------|--------|
+| `Properties/Resources.resx` | Replaced by `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw` |
+| `Properties/Resources.Designer.cs` | Auto-generated; no longer needed |
+| `Properties/InternalsVisibleTo.cs` | Moved to `.csproj` `<InternalsVisibleTo>` |
+| `Helpers/Observable.cs` | Replaced by `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ObservableObject` |
+| `Helpers/RelayCommand.cs` | Replaced by `CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input` |
+| `Resources/*.ico` / `Resources/*.png` | Moved to `Assets/<Module>/` |
+| WPF `.dev.manifest` / `.prod.manifest` | Replaced by single `app.manifest` |
+| WPF-specific converters | Replaced by WinUI 3 converters with `string language` |
+
+---
+
+## MVVM Migration: Custom → CommunityToolkit.Mvvm Source Generators
+
+### Observable Base Class → ObservableObject + [ObservableProperty]
+
+**Before (custom Observable):**
+```csharp
+public class ResizeSize : Observable
+{
+    private int _id;
+    public int Id { get => _id; set => Set(ref _id, value); }
+
+    private ResizeFit _fit;
+    public ResizeFit Fit
+    {
+        get => _fit;
+        set
+        {
+            Set(ref _fit, value);
+            UpdateShowHeight();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool _showHeight = true;
+    public bool ShowHeight { get => _showHeight; set => Set(ref _showHeight, value); }
+    private void UpdateShowHeight() { ShowHeight = Fit == ResizeFit.Stretch || Unit != ResizeUnit.Percent; }
+}
+```
+
+**After (CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators):**
+```csharp
+public partial class ResizeSize : ObservableObject  // MUST be partial
+{
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    [JsonPropertyName("Id")]
+    private int _id;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(ShowHeight))]  // Replaces manual UpdateShowHeight()
+    private ResizeFit _fit;
+
+    // Computed property — no backing field, no manual update method
+    public bool ShowHeight => Fit == ResizeFit.Stretch || Unit != ResizeUnit.Percent;
+}
+```
+
+Key changes:
+- Class must be `partial` for source generators
+- `Observable` → `ObservableObject` (from CommunityToolkit.Mvvm)
+- Manual `Set(ref _field, value)` → `[ObservableProperty]` attribute
+- `PropertyChanged` dependencies → `[NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(...))]`
+- Computed properties with manual `UpdateXxx()` → direct expression body
+
+### Custom Name Setter with Transform
+
+For properties that transform the value before storing:
+
+```csharp
+// Cannot use [ObservableProperty] because of value transformation
+private string _name;
+public string Name
+{
+    get => _name;
+    set => SetProperty(ref _name, ReplaceTokens(value));  // SetProperty from ObservableObject
+}
+```
+
+### RelayCommand → [RelayCommand] Source Generator
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE: Helpers/RelayCommand.cs (custom ICommand)
+
+// Before
+public ICommand ResizeCommand { get; } = new RelayCommand(Execute);
+
+// After
+[RelayCommand]
+private void Resize() { /* ... */ }
+// Source generator creates ResizeCommand property automatically
+```
+
+---
+
+## Resource String Migration (.resx → .resw)
+
+### ResourceLoaderInstance Helper
+
+```csharp
+internal static class ResourceLoaderInstance
+{
+    internal static ResourceLoader ResourceLoader { get; private set; }
+
+    static ResourceLoaderInstance()
+    {
+        ResourceLoader = new ResourceLoader("PowerToys.ImageResizer.pri");
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Note**: Use the single-argument `ResourceLoader` constructor. The two-argument version (`ResourceLoader("file.pri", "path/Resources")`) may fail if the resource map path doesn't match the actual PRI structure.
+
+### Usage
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+using ImageResizer.Properties;
+string text = Resources.MyStringKey;
+
+// WinUI 3
+string text = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("MyStringKey");
+```
+
+### Lazy Initialization for Resource-Dependent Statics
+
+`ResourceLoader` is not available at class-load time in all contexts (CLI mode, test harness). Use lazy initialization:
+
+**Before (crashes at class load):**
+```csharp
+private static readonly CompositeFormat _format =
+    CompositeFormat.Parse(Resources.Error_Format);
+
+private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> _tokens = new()
+{
+    ["$small$"] = Resources.Small,
+    ["$medium$"] = Resources.Medium,
+};
+```
+
+**After (lazy, safe):**
+```csharp
+private static CompositeFormat _format;
+private static CompositeFormat Format => _format ??=
+    CompositeFormat.Parse(ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Error_Format"));
+
+private static readonly Lazy<Dictionary<string, string>> _tokens = new(() =>
+    new Dictionary<string, string>
+    {
+        ["$small$"] = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Small"),
+        ["$medium$"] = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("Medium"),
+    });
+// Usage: _tokens.Value.TryGetValue(...)
+```
+
+### XAML: x:Static → x:Uid
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Button Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<Button x:Uid="Cancel" />
+```
+
+In `.resw`, use property-suffixed keys: `Cancel.Content`, `Header.Text`, etc.
+
+---
+
+## CLI Options Migration
+
+`System.CommandLine.Option<T>` constructor signature changed:
+
+```csharp
+// WPF era — string[] aliases
+public DestinationOption()
+    : base(_aliases, Properties.Resources.CLI_Option_Destination)
+
+// WinUI 3 — single string name
+public DestinationOption()
+    : base(_aliases[0], ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("CLI_Option_Destination"))
+```
+
+---
+
+## Installer Updates
+
+### WiX Changes
+
+#### 1. Remove Satellite Assembly References
+
+Remove from `installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Resources.wxs`:
+- `<Component>` entries for `<Module>.resources.dll`
+- `<RemoveFolder>` entries for locale directories
+- Module from `WinUI3AppsInstallFolder` `ParentDirectory` loop
+
+#### 2. Update File Component Generation
+
+Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1` after migration. For Exe→WinExe dependency issues, add cleanup logic:
+
+```powershell
+# Strip phantom ImageResizer files from BaseApplications.wxs
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.exe', ''
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.deps\.json', ''
+$content = $content -replace 'PowerToys\.ImageResizer\.runtimeconfig\.json', ''
+```
+
+#### 3. Output Directory
+
+WinUI 3 modules output to `WinUI3Apps/`:
+```xml
+<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\</OutputPath>
+```
+
+### ESRP Signing
+
+Update `.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json` — all module binaries must use `WinUI3Apps\\` paths:
+
+```json
+{
+    "FileList": [
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll",
+        "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll"
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Build Pipeline Fixes
+
+### $(SolutionDir) → $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)
+
+`$(SolutionDir)` is empty when building individual projects outside the solution. Replace with relative paths from the project file:
+
+```xml
+<!-- Before (breaks on standalone project build) -->
+<Exec Command="powershell $(SolutionDir)tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1" />
+
+<!-- After (works always) -->
+<Exec Command="powershell $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..\..\tools\build\convert-resx-to-rc.ps1" />
+```
+
+### MSIX Packaging: PreBuild → PostBuild
+
+MSIX packaging must happen AFTER the build (artifacts not ready at PreBuild):
+
+```xml
+<!-- Before -->
+<PreBuildEvent>MakeAppx.exe pack /d . /p "$(OutDir)Package.msix" /o</PreBuildEvent>
+
+<!-- After -->
+<PostBuildEvent>
+  if exist "$(OutDir)Package.msix" del "$(OutDir)Package.msix"
+  MakeAppx.exe pack /d "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)." /p "$(OutDir)Package.msix" /o
+</PostBuildEvent>
+```
+
+### RC File Icon Path Escaping
+
+Windows Resource Compiler requires double-backslash paths:
+
+```c
+// Before (breaks)
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "..\\ui\Assets\ImageResizer\ImageResizer.ico"
+// After
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "..\\ui\\Assets\\ImageResizer\\ImageResizer.ico"
+```
+
+### BOM/Encoding Normalization
+
+Migration may strip UTF-8 BOM from C# files (`// Copyright` → `// Copyright`). This is cosmetic and safe, but be aware it will show as changes in diff.
+
+---
+
+## Test Adaptation
+
+### Tests Requiring WPF Runtime
+
+If tests still need WPF types (e.g., comparing old vs new output), temporarily add:
+```xml
+<UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+```
+Remove this after fully migrating all test code to WinRT APIs.
+
+### Tests Using ResourceLoader
+
+Unit tests cannot easily initialize WinUI 3 `ResourceLoader`. Options:
+- Hardcode expected strings in tests: `"Value must be between '{0}' and '{1}'."`
+- Delete tests that only verify resource string lookup
+- Avoid creating `App` instances in test harness (WinUI App cannot be instantiated in tests)
+
+### Async Test Methods
+
+All imaging tests become async:
+```csharp
+// Before
+[TestMethod]
+public void ResizesImage() { ... }
+
+// After
+[TestMethod]
+public async Task ResizesImageAsync() { ... }
+```
+
+### uint Assertions
+
+```csharp
+// Before
+Assert.AreEqual(96, image.Frames[0].PixelWidth);
+// After
+Assert.AreEqual(96u, decoder.PixelWidth);
+```
+
+### Pixel Data Access in Tests
+
+```csharp
+// Before (WPF)
+public static Color GetFirstPixel(this BitmapSource source)
+{
+    var pixel = new byte[4];
+    new FormatConvertedBitmap(
+        new CroppedBitmap(source, new Int32Rect(0, 0, 1, 1)),
+        PixelFormats.Bgra32, null, 0).CopyPixels(pixel, 4, 0);
+    return Color.FromArgb(pixel[3], pixel[2], pixel[1], pixel[0]);
+}
+
+// After (WinRT)
+public static async Task<(byte R, byte G, byte B, byte A)> GetFirstPixelAsync(
+    this BitmapDecoder decoder)
+{
+    using var bitmap = await decoder.GetSoftwareBitmapAsync(
+        BitmapPixelFormat.Bgra8, BitmapAlphaMode.Premultiplied);
+    var buffer = new Windows.Storage.Streams.Buffer(
+        (uint)(bitmap.PixelWidth * bitmap.PixelHeight * 4));
+    bitmap.CopyToBuffer(buffer);
+    using var reader = DataReader.FromBuffer(buffer);
+    byte b = reader.ReadByte(), g = reader.ReadByte(),
+         r = reader.ReadByte(), a = reader.ReadByte();
+    return (r, g, b, a);
+}
+```
+
+### Metadata Assertions
+
+```csharp
+// Before
+Assert.AreEqual("Test", ((BitmapMetadata)image.Frames[0].Metadata).Comment);
+
+// After
+var props = await decoder.BitmapProperties.GetPropertiesAsync(
+    new[] { "System.Photo.DateTaken" });
+Assert.IsTrue(props.ContainsKey("System.Photo.DateTaken"),
+    "Metadata should be preserved during transcode");
+```
+
+### AllowUnsafeBlocks for SoftwareBitmap Tests
+
+If tests access pixel data via `IMemoryBufferByteAccess`, add:
+```xml
+<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+```
+
+---
+
+## Settings JSON Backward Compatibility
+
+- Settings are stored in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\<ModuleName>\`
+- Schema must remain backward-compatible across upgrades
+- Add new fields with defaults; never remove or rename existing fields
+- Create custom enums matching WPF enum integer values for deserialization (e.g., `ImagingEnums.cs`)
+- See: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/`
+
+## IPC Contract
+
+If the module communicates with the runner or settings UI:
+1. Update BOTH sides of the IPC contract
+2. Test settings changes are received by the module
+3. Test module state changes are reflected in settings UI
+4. Reference: `doc/devdocs/core/settings/runner-ipc.md`
+
+---
+
+## Checklist for PowerToys Module Migration
+
+### Project & Dependencies
+- [ ] Update `.csproj`: `UseWPF` → `UseWinUI`, TFM → `net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0`
+- [ ] Add `WindowsPackageType=None`, `SelfContained=true`, `WindowsAppSDKSelfContained=true`
+- [ ] Add `DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN` if using custom `Program.cs`
+- [ ] Replace NuGet packages (WPF-UI → remove, add WindowsAppSDK, etc.)
+- [ ] Update project references (GPOWrapperProjection → GPOWrapper + CsWinRT)
+- [ ] Move `InternalsVisibleTo` from code to `.csproj`
+- [ ] Extract CLI shared logic to Library project (avoid Exe→WinExe dependency)
+
+### MVVM & Resources
+- [ ] Replace custom `Observable`/`RelayCommand` with CommunityToolkit.Mvvm source generators
+- [ ] Migrate `.resx` → `.resw` (`Properties/Resources.resx` → `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`)
+- [ ] Create `ResourceLoaderInstance` helper
+- [ ] Wrap resource-dependent statics in `Lazy<T>` or null-coalescing properties
+- [ ] Delete `Properties/Resources.Designer.cs`, `Observable.cs`, `RelayCommand.cs`
+
+### XAML
+- [ ] Replace `clr-namespace:` → `using:` in all xmlns declarations
+- [ ] Remove WPF-UI (Lepo) xmlns and controls — use native WinUI 3
+- [ ] Replace `{x:Static p:Resources.Key}` → `x:Uid` with `.resw` keys
+- [ ] Replace `{DynamicResource}` → `{ThemeResource}`
+- [ ] Replace `DataType="{x:Type ...}"` → `x:DataType="..."`
+- [ ] Replace `<Style.Triggers>` → `VisualStateManager`
+- [ ] Add `<XamlControlsResources/>` to `App.xaml` merged dictionaries
+- [ ] Move `Window.Resources` to root container's `Resources`
+- [ ] Run XamlStyler: `.\.pipelines\applyXamlStyling.ps1 -Main`
+
+### Code-Behind & APIs
+- [ ] Replace all `System.Windows.*` namespaces with `Microsoft.UI.Xaml.*`
+- [ ] Replace `Dispatcher` with `DispatcherQueue`
+- [ ] Store `DispatcherQueue` reference explicitly (no `Application.Current.Dispatcher`)
+- [ ] Implement `SizeToContent()` via AppWindow if needed
+- [ ] Update `ContentDialog` calls to set `XamlRoot`
+- [ ] Update `FilePicker` calls with HWND initialization
+- [ ] Migrate imaging code to `Windows.Graphics.Imaging` (async, `SoftwareBitmap`)
+- [ ] Create `CodecHelper` for legacy GUID → WinRT codec ID mapping (if imaging)
+- [ ] Create custom imaging enums for JSON backward compatibility (if imaging)
+- [ ] Update all `IValueConverter` signatures (`CultureInfo` → `string`)
+
+### Build & Installer
+- [ ] Update WiX installer: remove satellite assembly refs from `Resources.wxs`
+- [ ] Run `generateAllFileComponents.ps1`; handle phantom artifacts
+- [ ] Update ESRP signing paths to `WinUI3Apps\\`
+- [ ] Fix `$(SolutionDir)` → `$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)` in build events
+- [ ] Move MSIX packaging from PreBuild to PostBuild
+- [ ] Fix RC file path escaping (double-backslash)
+- [ ] Verify output dir is `WinUI3Apps/`
+
+### Testing & Validation
+- [ ] Update test project: async methods, `uint` assertions
+- [ ] Handle ResourceLoader unavailability in tests (hardcode strings or skip)
+- [ ] Build clean: `cd` to project folder, `tools/build/build.cmd`, exit code 0
+- [ ] Run tests for affected module
+- [ ] Verify settings JSON backward compatibility
+- [ ] Test IPC contracts (runner ↔ settings UI)

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+# Threading and Window Management Migration
+
+Based on patterns from the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## Dispatcher → DispatcherQueue
+
+### API Mapping
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke(Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority, Action)` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(DispatcherQueuePriority, Action)` |
+| `Dispatcher.CheckAccess()` | `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` |
+| `Dispatcher.VerifyAccess()` | Check `DispatcherQueue.HasThreadAccess` (no exception-throwing method) |
+
+### Priority Mapping
+
+WinUI 3 has only 3 levels: `High`, `Normal`, `Low`.
+
+| WPF `DispatcherPriority` | WinUI 3 `DispatcherQueuePriority` |
+|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| `Send` | `High` |
+| `Normal` / `Input` / `Loaded` / `Render` / `DataBind` | `Normal` |
+| `Background` / `ContextIdle` / `ApplicationIdle` / `SystemIdle` | `Low` |
+
+### Pattern: Global DispatcherQueue Access (from ImageResizer)
+
+WPF provided `Application.Current.Dispatcher` globally. WinUI 3 requires explicit storage:
+
+```csharp
+// Store DispatcherQueue at app startup
+private static DispatcherQueue _uiDispatcherQueue;
+
+public static void InitializeDispatcher()
+{
+    _uiDispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+}
+```
+
+Usage with thread-check pattern (from `Settings.Reload()`):
+```csharp
+var currentDispatcher = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+if (currentDispatcher != null)
+{
+    // Already on UI thread
+    ReloadCore(jsonSettings);
+}
+else if (_uiDispatcherQueue != null)
+{
+    // Dispatch to UI thread
+    _uiDispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => ReloadCore(jsonSettings));
+}
+else
+{
+    // Fallback (e.g., CLI mode, no UI)
+    ReloadCore(jsonSettings);
+}
+```
+
+### Pattern: DispatcherQueue in ViewModels (from ProgressViewModel)
+
+```csharp
+public class ProgressViewModel
+{
+    private readonly DispatcherQueue _dispatcherQueue;
+
+    public ProgressViewModel()
+    {
+        _dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
+    }
+
+    private void OnProgressChanged(double progress)
+    {
+        _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
+        {
+            Progress = progress;
+            // other UI updates...
+        });
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Pattern: Async Dispatch (await)
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+await this.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => { /* UI work */ });
+
+// WinUI 3 (using TaskCompletionSource)
+var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource();
+this.DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
+{
+    try { /* UI work */ tcs.SetResult(); }
+    catch (Exception ex) { tcs.SetException(ex); }
+});
+await tcs.Task;
+```
+
+### C++/WinRT Threading
+
+| Old API | New API |
+|---------|---------|
+| `winrt::resume_foreground(CoreDispatcher)` | `wil::resume_foreground(DispatcherQueue)` |
+| `CoreDispatcher.RunAsync()` | `DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue()` |
+
+Add `Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary` NuGet for `wil::resume_foreground`.
+
+---
+
+## Window Management
+
+### WPF Window vs WinUI 3 Window
+
+| Feature | WPF `Window` | WinUI 3 `Window` |
+|---------|-------------|------------------|
+| Base class | `ContentControl` → `DependencyObject` | **NOT** a control, NOT a `DependencyObject` |
+| `Resources` property | Yes | No — use root container's `Resources` |
+| `DataContext` property | Yes | No — use root `Page`/`UserControl` |
+| `VisualStateManager` | Yes | No — use inside child controls |
+| `Load`/`Unload` events | Yes | No |
+| `SizeToContent` | Yes (`Height`/`Width`/`WidthAndHeight`) | No — must implement manually |
+| `WindowState` (min/max/normal) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Presenter` |
+| `WindowStyle` | Yes | No — use `AppWindow` title bar APIs |
+| `ResizeMode` | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Presenter` |
+| `WindowStartupLocation` | Yes | No — calculate manually |
+| `Icon` | `Window.Icon` | `AppWindow.SetIcon()` |
+| `Title` | `Window.Title` | `AppWindow.Title` (or `Window.Title`) |
+| Size (Width/Height) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Resize()` |
+| Position (Left/Top) | Yes | No — use `AppWindow.Move()` |
+| `IsDefault`/`IsCancel` on buttons | Yes | No — handle Enter/Escape in code-behind |
+
+### Getting AppWindow from Window
+
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.UI;
+using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
+using WinRT.Interop;
+
+IntPtr hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(window);
+WindowId windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(hwnd);
+AppWindow appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(windowId);
+```
+
+### Pattern: SizeToContent Replacement (from ImageResizer)
+
+WinUI 3 has no `SizeToContent`. ImageResizer implemented a manual equivalent:
+
+```csharp
+private void SizeToContent()
+{
+    if (Content is not FrameworkElement content)
+        return;
+
+    // Measure desired content size
+    content.Measure(new Size(double.PositiveInfinity, double.PositiveInfinity));
+    var desiredHeight = content.DesiredSize.Height + WindowChromeHeight + Padding;
+
+    // Account for DPI scaling
+    var scaleFactor = Content.XamlRoot.RasterizationScale;
+    var pixelHeight = (int)(desiredHeight * scaleFactor);
+    var pixelWidth = (int)(WindowWidth * scaleFactor);
+
+    // Resize via AppWindow
+    var hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(this);
+    var windowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(hwnd);
+    var appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(windowId);
+    appWindow.Resize(new Windows.Graphics.SizeInt32(pixelWidth, pixelHeight));
+}
+```
+
+**Key details:**
+- `WindowChromeHeight` ≈ 32px for the title bar
+- Must multiply by `RasterizationScale` for DPI-aware sizing
+- Call `SizeToContent()` after page navigation or content changes
+- Unsubscribe previous event handlers before subscribing new ones to avoid memory leaks
+
+### Window Positioning (Center Screen)
+
+```csharp
+var displayArea = DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(windowId, DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
+var centerX = (displayArea.WorkArea.Width - appWindow.Size.Width) / 2;
+var centerY = (displayArea.WorkArea.Height - appWindow.Size.Height) / 2;
+appWindow.Move(new Windows.Graphics.PointInt32(centerX, centerY));
+```
+
+### Window State (Minimize/Maximize)
+
+```csharp
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Maximize();
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Minimize();
+(appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter)?.Restore();
+```
+
+### Title Bar Customization
+
+```csharp
+// Extend content into title bar
+this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+this.SetTitleBar(AppTitleBar); // AppTitleBar is a XAML element
+
+// Or via AppWindow API
+if (AppWindowTitleBar.IsCustomizationSupported())
+{
+    var titleBar = appWindow.TitleBar;
+    titleBar.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;
+    titleBar.ButtonBackgroundColor = Colors.Transparent;
+}
+```
+
+### Tracking the Main Window
+
+```csharp
+public partial class App : Application
+{
+    public static Window MainWindow { get; private set; }
+
+    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        MainWindow = new MainWindow();
+        MainWindow.Activate();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### ContentDialog Requires XamlRoot
+
+```csharp
+var dialog = new ContentDialog
+{
+    Title = "Confirm",
+    Content = "Are you sure?",
+    PrimaryButtonText = "Yes",
+    CloseButtonText = "No",
+    XamlRoot = this.Content.XamlRoot  // REQUIRED
+};
+var result = await dialog.ShowAsync();
+```
+
+### File Pickers Require HWND
+
+```csharp
+var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
+picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".jpg");
+
+// REQUIRED for desktop apps
+var hwnd = WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(App.MainWindow);
+WinRT.Interop.InitializeWithWindow.Initialize(picker, hwnd);
+
+var file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
+```
+
+### Window Close Handling
+
+```csharp
+// WPF
+protected override void OnClosing(CancelEventArgs e) { e.Cancel = true; this.Hide(); }
+
+// WinUI 3
+this.AppWindow.Closing += (s, e) => { e.Cancel = true; this.AppWindow.Hide(); };
+```
+
+---
+
+## Custom Entry Point (DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN)
+
+ImageResizer uses a custom `Program.cs` entry point instead of the WinUI 3 auto-generated `Main`. This is needed for:
+- CLI mode (process files without showing UI)
+- Custom initialization before the WinUI 3 App starts
+- Single-instance enforcement
+
+### Setup
+
+In `.csproj`:
+```xml
+<DefineConstants>DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_MAIN,TRACE</DefineConstants>
+```
+
+Create `Program.cs`:
+```csharp
+public static class Program
+{
+    [STAThread]
+    public static int Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        if (args.Length > 0)
+        {
+            // CLI mode — no UI
+            return RunCli(args);
+        }
+
+        // GUI mode
+        WinRT.ComWrappersSupport.InitializeComWrappers();
+        Application.Start((p) =>
+        {
+            var context = new DispatcherQueueSynchronizationContext(
+                DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread());
+            SynchronizationContext.SetSynchronizationContext(context);
+            _ = new App();
+        });
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### WPF App Constructor Removal
+
+WPF modules often created `new App()` to initialize the WPF `Application` and get `Application.Current.Dispatcher`. This is no longer needed — the WinUI 3 `Application.Start()` handles this.
+
+```csharp
+// DELETE (WPF pattern):
+_imageResizerApp = new App();
+// REPLACE with: Store DispatcherQueue explicitly (see Global DispatcherQueue Access above)
+```

.github/skills/wpf-to-winui3-migration/references/xaml-migration.md

@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+# XAML Migration Guide
+
+Detailed reference for migrating XAML from WPF to WinUI 3, based on the ImageResizer migration.
+
+## XML Namespace Declaration Changes
+
+### Before (WPF)
+
+```xml
+<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MyApp"
+        xmlns:m="clr-namespace:ImageResizer.Models"
+        xmlns:p="clr-namespace:ImageResizer.Properties"
+        xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
+        xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"
+        x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow">
+```
+
+### After (WinUI 3)
+
+```xml
+<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:local="using:MyApp"
+        xmlns:m="using:ImageResizer.Models"
+        xmlns:converters="using:ImageResizer.Converters"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow">
+```
+
+### Key Changes
+
+| WPF Syntax | WinUI 3 Syntax | Notes |
+|------------|---------------|-------|
+| `clr-namespace:Foo` | `using:Foo` | CLR namespace mapping |
+| `clr-namespace:Foo;assembly=Bar` | `using:Foo` | Assembly qualification not needed |
+| `xmlns:ui="http://schemas.lepo.co/wpfui/2022/xaml"` | **Remove entirely** | WPF-UI namespace no longer needed |
+| `xmlns:p="clr-namespace:...Properties"` | **Remove** | No more `.resx` string bindings |
+| `sys:String` (from mscorlib) | `x:String` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Int32` | `x:Int32` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Boolean` | `x:Boolean` | XAML intrinsic types |
+| `sys:Double` | `x:Double` | XAML intrinsic types |
+
+## Unsupported Markup Extensions
+
+| WPF Markup Extension | WinUI 3 Alternative |
+|----------------------|---------------------|
+| `{DynamicResource Key}` | `{ThemeResource Key}` (theme-reactive) or `{StaticResource Key}` |
+| `{x:Static Type.Member}` | `{x:Bind}` to a static property, or code-behind |
+| `{x:Type local:MyType}` | Not supported; use code-behind |
+| `{x:Array}` | Not supported; create collections in code-behind |
+| `{x:Code}` | Not supported |
+
+### DynamicResource → ThemeResource
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<TextBlock Foreground="{DynamicResource MyBrush}" />
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<TextBlock Foreground="{ThemeResource MyBrush}" />
+```
+
+`ThemeResource` automatically updates when the app theme changes (Light/Dark/HighContrast). For truly dynamic non-theme resources, set values in code-behind or use data binding.
+
+### x:Static Resource Strings → x:Uid
+
+This is the most pervasive XAML change. WPF used `{x:Static}` to bind to strongly-typed `.resx` resource strings. WinUI 3 uses `x:Uid` with `.resw` files.
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<Button Content="{x:Static p:Resources.Cancel}" />
+<TextBlock Text="{x:Static p:Resources.Input_Header}" />
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<Button x:Uid="Cancel" />
+<TextBlock x:Uid="Input_Header" />
+```
+
+In `Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`:
+```xml
+<data name="Cancel.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Cancel</value>
+</data>
+<data name="Input_Header.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Select a size</value>
+</data>
+```
+
+The `x:Uid` suffix (`.Content`, `.Text`, `.Header`, `.PlaceholderText`, etc.) matches the target property name.
+
+### DataType with x:Type → Remove
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type m:ResizeSize}">
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<DataTemplate x:DataType="m:ResizeSize">
+```
+
+## WPF-UI (Lepo) Controls Removal
+
+If the module uses the `WPF-UI` library, replace all Lepo controls with native WinUI 3 equivalents.
+
+### Window
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (WPF-UI) -->
+<ui:FluentWindow
+    ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar="True"
+    WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen">
+    <ui:TitleBar Title="Image Resizer" />
+    ...
+</ui:FluentWindow>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (native) -->
+<Window>
+    <!-- Title bar managed via code-behind: this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true; -->
+    ...
+</Window>
+```
+
+### App.xaml Resources
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (WPF-UI) -->
+<Application.Resources>
+    <ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <ui:ThemesDictionary Theme="Dark" />
+            <ui:ControlsDictionary />
+        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    </ResourceDictionary>
+</Application.Resources>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (native) -->
+<Application.Resources>
+    <ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+            <XamlControlsResources xmlns="using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls" />
+        </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+    </ResourceDictionary>
+</Application.Resources>
+```
+
+### Common Control Replacements
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF-UI NumberBox -->
+<ui:NumberBox Value="{Binding Width}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<NumberBox Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.Width, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI InfoBar -->
+<ui:InfoBar Title="Warning" Message="..." IsOpen="True" Severity="Warning" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<InfoBar Title="Warning" Message="..." IsOpen="True" Severity="Warning" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI ProgressRing -->
+<ui:ProgressRing IsIndeterminate="True" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<ProgressRing IsActive="True" />
+
+<!-- WPF-UI SymbolIcon -->
+<ui:SymbolIcon Symbol="Add" />
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<SymbolIcon Symbol="Add" />
+```
+
+### Button Patterns
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Button IsDefault="True" Content="OK" />
+<Button IsCancel="True" Content="Cancel" />
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (no IsDefault/IsCancel) -->
+<Button Style="{StaticResource AccentButtonStyle}" Content="OK" />
+<Button Content="Cancel" />
+<!-- Handle Enter/Escape keys in code-behind if needed -->
+```
+
+## Style and Template Changes
+
+### Triggers → VisualStateManager
+
+WPF `Triggers`, `DataTriggers`, and `EventTriggers` are not supported.
+
+**WPF:**
+```xml
+<Style TargetType="Button">
+    <Style.Triggers>
+        <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
+            <Setter Property="Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
+        </Trigger>
+        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsEnabled}" Value="False">
+            <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0.5"/>
+        </DataTrigger>
+    </Style.Triggers>
+</Style>
+```
+
+**WinUI 3:**
+```xml
+<Style TargetType="Button">
+    <Setter Property="Template">
+        <Setter.Value>
+            <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
+                <Grid x:Name="RootGrid" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
+                    <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                        <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                            <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
+                                <VisualState.Setters>
+                                    <Setter Target="RootGrid.Background" Value="LightBlue"/>
+                                </VisualState.Setters>
+                            </VisualState>
+                        </VisualStateGroup>
+                    </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+                    <ContentPresenter />
+                </Grid>
+            </ControlTemplate>
+        </Setter.Value>
+    </Setter>
+</Style>
+```
+
+### No Binding in Setter.Value
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF (works) -->
+<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{Binding TextColor}"/>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 (does NOT work — use StaticResource) -->
+<Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextColorBrush}"/>
+```
+
+### Visual State Name Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `MouseOver` | `PointerOver` |
+| `Disabled` | `Disabled` |
+| `Pressed` | `Pressed` |
+
+## Resource Dictionary Changes
+
+### Window.Resources → Grid.Resources
+
+WinUI 3 `Window` is NOT a `DependencyObject` — no `Window.Resources`, `DataContext`, or `VisualStateManager`.
+
+```xml
+<!-- WPF -->
+<Window>
+    <Window.Resources>
+        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="Red"/>
+    </Window.Resources>
+    <Grid>...</Grid>
+</Window>
+
+<!-- WinUI 3 -->
+<Window>
+    <Grid>
+        <Grid.Resources>
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="Red"/>
+        </Grid.Resources>
+        ...
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
+```
+
+### Theme Dictionaries
+
+```xml
+<ResourceDictionary>
+    <ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Light">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="#FF000000"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Dark">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="#FFFFFFFF"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+        <ResourceDictionary x:Key="HighContrast">
+            <SolidColorBrush x:Key="MyBrush" Color="{ThemeResource SystemColorWindowTextColor}"/>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
+</ResourceDictionary>
+```
+
+## URI Scheme Changes
+
+| WPF | WinUI 3 |
+|-----|---------|
+| `pack://application:,,,/MyAssembly;component/image.png` | `ms-appx:///Assets/image.png` |
+| `pack://application:,,,/image.png` | `ms-appx:///image.png` |
+| Relative path `../image.png` | `ms-appx:///image.png` |
+
+Assets directory convention: `Resources/` → `Assets/<Module>/`
+
+## Data Binding Changes
+
+### {Binding} vs {x:Bind}
+
+Both are available. Prefer `{x:Bind}` for compile-time safety and performance.
+
+| Feature | `{Binding}` | `{x:Bind}` |
+|---------|------------|------------|
+| Default mode | `OneWay` | **`OneTime`** (explicit `Mode=OneWay` required!) |
+| Context | `DataContext` | Code-behind class |
+| Resolution | Runtime | Compile-time |
+| Performance | Reflection-based | Compiled |
+| Function binding | No | Yes |
+
+### WPF-Specific Binding Features to Remove
+
+```xml
+<!-- These WPF-only features must be removed or rewritten -->
+<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3: UpdateSourceTrigger not needed; TextBox uses PropertyChanged by default -->
+<TextBox Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Value, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+
+{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, ...}
+<!-- WinUI 3: Use x:Bind which binds to the page itself, or use ElementName -->
+
+<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding}" />
+<!-- WinUI 3: Must specify explicit path -->
+<ItemsControl ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.Items}" />
+```
+
+## WPF-Only Window Properties to Remove
+
+These properties exist on WPF `Window` but not WinUI 3:
+
+```xml
+<!-- Remove from XAML — handle in code-behind via AppWindow API -->
+SizeToContent="Height"
+WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"
+ResizeMode="NoResize"
+ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar="True"  <!-- Set in code-behind -->
+```
+
+## XAML Control Property Changes
+
+| WPF Property | WinUI 3 Property | Notes |
+|-------------|-----------------|-------|
+| `Focusable` | `IsTabStop` | Different name |
+| `SnapsToDevicePixels` | Not available | WinUI handles pixel snapping internally |
+| `UseLayoutRounding` | `UseLayoutRounding` | Same |
+| `IsHitTestVisible` | `IsHitTestVisible` | Same |
+| `TextBox.VerticalScrollBarVisibility` | `ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility` (attached) | Attached property |
+
+## XAML Formatting (XamlStyler)
+
+After migration, run XamlStyler to normalize formatting:
+- Alphabetize xmlns declarations and element attributes
+- Add UTF-8 BOM to all XAML files
+- Normalize comment spacing: `<!-- text -->` → `<!--  text  -->`
+
+PowerToys command: `.\.pipelines\applyXamlStyling.ps1 -Main`

.github/workflows/update-monaco-editor.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# Update Monaco Editor
+#
+# Automates the Monaco Editor update process described in
+# doc/devdocs/common/FilePreviewCommon.md:
+#   1. Downloads the latest (or specified) Monaco Editor from npm
+#   2. Replaces src/Monaco/monacoSRC/min with the new version
+#   3. Regenerates monaco_languages.json
+#   4. Runs validation tests
+#   5. Creates a pull request with the changes
+#
+# Trigger manually via workflow_dispatch.
+
+name: Update Monaco Editor
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Monaco Editor version (e.g. "0.50.0"). Leave empty for latest.'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  update-monaco:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install Playwright
+        run: |
+          npm install playwright@latest
+          npx playwright install chromium --with-deps
+
+      - name: Get current Monaco version
+        id: current_version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          CURRENT=$(grep -oP 'Version:\s*\K[\d.]+' src/Monaco/monacoSRC/min/vs/loader.js || echo "unknown")
+          echo "version=$CURRENT" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Current Monaco version: $CURRENT"
+
+      - name: Run Monaco update script
+        id: update
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          INPUT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          $version = $env:INPUT_VERSION
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($version)) {
+            $version = 'latest'
+          }
+          $output = & ./.github/scripts/update-monaco-editor.ps1 -Version $version -RepoRoot $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          # Extract version from output
+          $versionLine = $output | Select-String -Pattern '^MONACO_VERSION=' | Select-Object -First 1
+          if ($versionLine) {
+            $newVersion = $versionLine.ToString().Split('=')[1]
+            echo "new_version=$newVersion" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          }
+
+      - name: Run validation tests
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          ./.github/scripts/tests/validate-monaco-update.tests.ps1 -RepoRoot $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+
+      - name: Check for changes
+        id: changes
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "has_changes=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "No changes detected - Monaco may already be up to date."
+          else
+            echo "has_changes=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --stat | tail -1)
+            echo "changed_files=$CHANGED_FILES" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
+        # 3rd-party action pinned to commit hash per Microsoft security guidelines
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@22a9089034f40e5a961c8808d113e2c98fb63676 # v7
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          commit-message: "Update Monaco Editor to ${{ steps.update.outputs.new_version }}"
+          title: "Update Monaco Editor from ${{ steps.current_version.outputs.version }} to ${{ steps.update.outputs.new_version }}"
+          body: |
+            ## Summary
+
+            Automated update of the Monaco Editor dependency.
+
+            **Previous version:** ${{ steps.current_version.outputs.version }}
+            **New version:** ${{ steps.update.outputs.new_version }}
+
+            ## Changes
+
+            - Updated `src/Monaco/monacoSRC/min/` with the new Monaco Editor release
+            - Regenerated `src/Monaco/monaco_languages.json`
+
+            ## Validation
+
+            The following automated checks passed:
+            - ✅ `loader.js` contains valid version header
+            - ✅ `monaco_languages.json` is valid JSON with expected structure
+            - ✅ All expected built-in languages are present
+            - ✅ All PowerToys custom languages (reg, gitignore, srt) are present
+            - ✅ All custom language extensions are registered
+            - ✅ Monaco directory structure is intact
+
+            ## Manual Verification
+
+            Before merging, please verify:
+            - [ ] File Explorer Dev File Preview works correctly
+            - [ ] Peek module previews code files properly
+            - [ ] Registry Preview module functions normally
+
+            ## Reference
+
+            - [Monaco Editor update docs](doc/devdocs/common/FilePreviewCommon.md#update-monaco-editor)
+            - [Monaco Editor releases](https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/releases)
+          branch: automated/update-monaco-editor
+          delete-branch: true
+          labels: |
+            dependencies

.gitignore

@@ -360,3 +360,11 @@ src/common/Telemetry/*.etl
 # PowerToysInstaller Build Temp Files
 installer/*/*.wxs.bk
 /src/modules/awake/.claude
+
+# Claude AI local settings - local-only, not committed
+**/.claude/settings.local.json
+
+# Squad / Copilot agents — local-only, not committed
+.squad/
+.squad-workstream
+.github/agents/

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -106,7 +106,13 @@
             "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProvider.exe",
             "PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
+            "PowerToys.KeyboardManager.dll",
 
+            "KeyboardManagerEditor\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditor.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.exe",
+            "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorUI.dll",
+            "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe",
+            "PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditorLibraryWrapper.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.HostsModuleInterface.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.HostsUILib.dll",
             "WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Hosts.dll",

.pipelines/loc/loc.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ schedules:
     always: false # only run if there's code changes!
 
 pool:
-  vmImage: windows-2019
+  vmImage: windows-latest
 
 resources:
   repositories:

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

@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ jobs:
       & '.pipelines/applyXamlStyling.ps1' -Passive
     displayName: Verify XAML formatting
 
+  - task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+    displayName: Authenticate NuGet feeds for verification
+
   - pwsh: |-
       & '.pipelines/verifyNugetPackages.ps1' -solution '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\PowerToys.slnx'
     displayName: Verify Nuget package versions for PowerToys.slnx

.pipelines/verifyPossibleAssetConflicts.ps1

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ $nonDirectoryAssetsItems = Get-ChildItem $targetAssetsDir -Attributes !Directory
 $directoryAssetsItems = Get-ChildItem $targetAssetsDir -Attributes Directory
 
 if ($directoryAssetsItems.Count -le 0) {
-    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "No directories detected in " $nonDirectoryAssetsItems ". Are you sure this is the right path?`r`n"
+    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "ERROR: No directories detected in " $nonDirectoryAssetsItems ". Are you sure this is the right path?`r`n"
     $totalFailures++;
 } elseif ($nonDirectoryAssetsItems.Count -gt 0) {
-    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Detected " $nonDirectoryAssetsItems " files in " $targetAssetsDir "`r`n"
+    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "ERROR: Detected " $nonDirectoryAssetsItems " files in " $targetAssetsDir ". Each application should use a named subdirectory for assets.`r`n"
     $totalFailures++;
 } else {
     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Only directories detected in " $targetAssetsDir "`r`n"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if ($directoryAssetsItems.Count -le 0) {
 # Make sure there's no resources.pri file. Each application should use a different name for their own resources file path.
 $resourcesPriFiles = Get-ChildItem $targetDir -Filter resources.pri
 if ($resourcesPriFiles.Count -gt 0) {
-    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Detected a resources.pri file in " $targetDir "`r`n"
+    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "ERROR: Detected a resources.pri file in " $targetDir ". Each application should use a unique name for its resources file.`r`n"
     $totalFailures++;
 } else {
     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "No resources.pri file detected in " $targetDir "`r`n"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if ($resourcesPriFiles.Count -gt 0) {
 # Each application should have their XAML files in their own paths to avoid these conflicts.
 $resourcesPriFiles = Get-ChildItem $targetDir -Filter *.xbf
 if ($resourcesPriFiles.Count -gt 0) {
-    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Detected a .xbf file in " $targetDir "`r`n"
+    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "ERROR: Detected a .xbf file in " $targetDir ". Ensure all XAML files are placed in a subdirectory in each application.`r`n"
     $totalFailures++;
 } else {
     Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "No .xbf files detected in " $targetDir "`r`n"

Directory.Build.props

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <NuGetAuditMode>direct</NuGetAuditMode>
     <IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>false</IncludeSourceRevisionInInformationalVersion>    <!-- Don't add source revision hash to the product version of binaries. -->
     <PlatformTarget>$(Platform)</PlatformTarget>
+    <RestoreEnablePackagePruning Condition=" '$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '17.0'">false </RestoreEnablePackagePruning>
 
     <!-- Enable Microsoft.Testing.Platform -->
     <EnableMSTestRunner>true</EnableMSTestRunner>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     <!-- 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" />

PowerToys.slnx

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/FileLocksmith/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj" Id="49D456D3-F485-45AF-8875-45B44F193DDC" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/FileLocksmithCLI.vcxproj" Id="49d456d3-f485-45af-8875-45b44f193ddc" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithContextMenu/FileLocksmithContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="799a50d8-de89-4ed1-8ff8-ad5a9ed8c0ca" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithExt/FileLocksmithExt.vcxproj" Id="57175ec7-92a5-4c1e-8244-e3fbca2a81de" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithLib/FileLocksmithLib.vcxproj" Id="9d52fd25-ef90-4f9a-a015-91efc5daf54f" />
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
     </Project>
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/FileLocksmith/Tests/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/tests/FileLocksmithCLIUnitTests.vcxproj" Id="A1B2C3D4-E5F6-7890-1234-567890ABCDEF" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithCLI/tests/FileLocksmithCLIUnitTests.vcxproj" Id="a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-1234-567890abcdef" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/Hosts/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj">
@@ -464,13 +464,13 @@
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/imageresizer/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/dll/ImageResizerExt.vcxproj" Id="0b43679e-edfa-4da0-ad30-f4628b308b1b" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerContextMenu/ImageResizerContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="93b72a06-c8bd-484f-a6f7-c9f280b150bf" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerLib/ImageResizerLib.vcxproj" Id="18b3db45-4ffe-4d01-97d6-5223feee1853" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/ImageResizerCLI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerCLI/ImageResizerCLI.csproj">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerContextMenu/ImageResizerContextMenu.vcxproj" Id="93b72a06-c8bd-484f-a6f7-c9f280b150bf" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ImageResizerLib/ImageResizerLib.vcxproj" Id="18b3db45-4ffe-4d01-97d6-5223feee1853" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
@@ -497,6 +497,31 @@
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngine/KeyboardManagerEngine.vcxproj" Id="ba661f5b-1d5a-4ffc-9bf1-fc39df280bdd" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineLibrary/KeyboardManagerEngineLibrary.vcxproj" Id="e496b7fc-1e99-4bab-849b-0e8367040b02" />
   </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj" Id="48a1db8c-5df8-4fb3-9e14-2b67f3f2d8b5" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj" Id="e94fd11c-0591-456f-899f-efc0ca548336" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj" Id="782a61be-9d85-4081-b35c-1ccc9dcc1e88" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common/MouseJump.Common.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump/MouseJump.vcxproj" Id="8a08d663-4995-40e3-b42c-3f910625f284" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj" Id="eae14c0e-7a6b-45da-9080-a7d8c077ba6e" />
+  </Folder>
+  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/Tests/">
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseUtils.UITests/MouseUtils.UITests.csproj">
+      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
+      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
+    </Project>
+  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/keyboardmanager/Tests/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEditorTest/KeyboardManagerEditorTest.vcxproj" Id="62173d9a-6724-4c00-a1c8-fb646480a9ec" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/keyboardmanager/KeyboardManagerEngineTest/KeyboardManagerEngineTest.vcxproj" Id="7f4b3a60-bc27-45a7-8000-68b0b6ea7466" />
@@ -720,31 +745,6 @@
       <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
     </Project>
   </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj" Id="48a1db8c-5df8-4fb3-9e14-2b67f3f2d8b5" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/FindMyMouse/FindMyMouse.vcxproj" Id="e94fd11c-0591-456f-899f-efc0ca548336" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.vcxproj" Id="782a61be-9d85-4081-b35c-1ccc9dcc1e88" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common/MouseJump.Common.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump/MouseJump.vcxproj" Id="8a08d663-4995-40e3-b42c-3f910625f284" />
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MousePointerCrosshairs/MousePointerCrosshairs.vcxproj" Id="eae14c0e-7a6b-45da-9080-a7d8c077ba6e" />
-  </Folder>
-  <Folder Name="/modules/MouseUtils/Tests/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests/MouseJump.Common.UnitTests.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
-    <Project Path="src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseUtils.UITests/MouseUtils.UITests.csproj">
-      <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
-      <Platform Solution="*|x64" Project="x64" />
-    </Project>
-  </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/">
     <Project Path="src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj">
       <Platform Solution="*|ARM64" Project="ARM64" />
@@ -1027,7 +1027,10 @@
     <File Path="src/modules/Workspaces/workspaces-common/WindowUtils.h" />
   </Folder>
   <Folder Name="/modules/ZoomIt/">
-    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj" Id="0a84f764-3a88-44cd-aa96-41bdbd48627b" />
+    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt.vcxproj" Id="0a84f764-3a88-44cd-aa96-41bdbd48627b">
+      <BuildDependency Project="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" />
+    </Project>
+    <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItBreak/ZoomItBreak.vcxproj" Id="94ba3051-c8d7-454a-9d46-1a7c78e228a3" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItModuleInterface/ZoomItModuleInterface.vcxproj" Id="e4585179-2ac1-4d5f-a3ff-cfc5392f694c" />
     <Project Path="src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomItSettingsInterop/ZoomItSettingsInterop.vcxproj" Id="ca7d8106-30b9-4aec-9d05-b69b31b8c461" />
   </Folder>

README.md

@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ But to get started quickly, choose one of the installation methods below:
 Go to the <a href="https://aka.ms/installPowerToys">PowerToys GitHub releases</a>, click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
 
 <!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.98%22
-[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.97%22
-[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe 
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe 
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe 
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.97.1/PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.99%22
+[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.98%22
+[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe
+[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe 
+[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe 
+[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.98.1/PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe
  
 |  Description   | Filename |
 |----------------|----------|
-| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.97.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
+| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
+| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
+| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
+| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.98.1-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
 
 </details>
 
@@ -102,242 +102,14 @@ winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 There are <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install#community-driven-install-tools">community driven install methods</a> such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
 </details>
 
-## ✨ What's new
+## ✨ What's new?
 
-**Version 0.97.2 (Feb 2026)**
+[![What's new image](doc/images/readme/Release-Banner.png)](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases)
 
-This patch release fixes several important stability issues identified in v0.97.0 based on incoming reports. Check out the [v0.97.0](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.97.0) notes for the full list of changes.
-
-## Advanced Paste
-- #45207 Fixed a crash in the Advanced Paste settings page caused by null values during JSON deserialization.
-
-## Color Picker
-- #45367 Fixed contrast issue in Color picker UI.
-
-## Command Palette
-- #45194 Fixed an issue where some Command Palette PowerToys Extension strings were not localised.
-
-## Cursor Wrap
-- #45210 Fixed "Automatically activate on utility startup" setting not persisting when disabled. Thanks [@ThanhNguyxn](https://github.com/ThanhNguyxn)!
-- #45303 Added option to disable Cursor Wrapping when only a single monitor is connected. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-## Image Resizer
-- #45184 Fixed Image Resizer not working after upgrading PowerToys on Windows 10 by properly cleaning up legacy sparse app packages.
-
-## LightSwitch
-- #45304 Fixed Light Switch startup logic to correctly apply the appropriate theme on launch.
-
-## Workspaces
-- #45183 Fixed overlay positioning issue in workspace snapshot draw caused by DPI-aware coordinate mismatch.
-
-## Quick Access and Measure Tool
-- #45443 Fixed crash related to `IsShownInSwitchers` property when Explorer is not running.
-
-**Version 0.97.1 (January 2026)**
-
-**Highlights**
-
-### Advanced Paste
-- #44862: Fixed Settings UI advanced paste page crash by using correct settings repository for null checking.
-
-### Command Palette
-- #44886: Fixed personalization section not appearing by using latest MSIX for installation.
-- #44938: Fixed loading of icons from internet shortcuts. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- #45076: Fixed potential deadlock from lazy-loading AppListItem details. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-
-### Cursor Wrap
-- #44936: Added improved multi-monitor support; Added laptop lid close detection for dynamic monitor topology updates. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-- #44936: Added new settings dropdown to constrain wrapping to horizontal-only, vertical-only, or both directions. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-### Peek
-- #44995: Fixed Space key triggering Peek during file rename, search, or address bar typing.
-
-### PowerRename
-- #44944: Fixed regex `$` not working, preventing users from adding text at the end of filenames.
-
-### Runner
-- #44931: Monochrome tray icon now adapts to Windows system theme instead of app theme.
-- #44982: Fixed right-click menu to dynamically update based on Quick Access enabled/disabled state.
-
-### GPO / Enterprise
-- #45028: Added CursorWrap policy definition to ADMX templates. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
-
-For the full list of v0.97 changes, visit the [Windows Command Line blog](https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog).
-
-## Advanced Paste
-
-- Added hex color previews in clipboard history. Thanks [@crramirez](https://github.com/crramirez)!
-- Added automatic placeholder endpoints when required fields are left empty.
-- Fixed a grammar issue in the AI settings description. Thanks [@erik-anderson](https://github.com/erik-anderson)!
-- Fixed loading order so custom action hotkeys are read correctly.
-- Updated Advanced Paste descriptions to reflect support for online and local models.
-- Fixed clipboard history item selection so it doesn’t duplicate entries.
-- Prevented placeholder endpoints from being saved for providers that don’t need them.
-- Added image input support for AI transforms and improved clipboard change tracking.
-
-## Awake
-
-- Fixed Awake CLI so help, errors, and logs appear correctly in the console. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-
-## Command Palette
-
-- Fixed background image loading in BlurImageControl. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Fixed SDK packaging paths and added a CI SDK build stage.
-- Aligned naming and spell-checking with .NET conventions. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added drag-and-drop support for Command Palette items. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a PowerToys Command Palette extension to discover and launch PowerToys utilities.
-- Fixed grid view bindings and layout issues. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Fixed a line-break issue in RDC extension toast messages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Made the Settings button text localizable. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Hid the RDC fallback on the home page and fixed MSTSC working directory handling. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Optimized result list merging for better performance. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added Small/Medium/Large detail sizes in the extensions API. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)!
-- Hid fallback commands on the home page when no query is entered. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added back navigation support in the Settings window. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a Command Palette solution filter. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Updated Extension SDK documentation links to Microsoft Learn. Thanks [@RubenFricke](https://github.com/RubenFricke)!
-- Added a custom search engine URL setting for Web Search. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added pinyin matching for Chinese input. Thanks [@frg2089](https://github.com/frg2089)!
-- Bumped Command Palette version to 0.8.
-- Removed subtitles from built-in top-level commands. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Refined separator styling in the details pane. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a built-in Remote Desktop extension.
-- Added a Peek command to the Indexer extension.
-- Improved default browser detection using the Windows Shell API. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added Escape key behavior options. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added theme and background customization options. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Improved WinGet package app matching. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added an auto-return-home delay setting. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added fallback ranking and global results settings.
-- Removed the selection indicator in the context menu list. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a developer ribbon with build and log info. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Updated the “Learn more” string for Command Palette. Thanks [@pratnala](https://github.com/pratnala)!
-- Added arrow-key navigation for grid views. Thanks [@samrueby](https://github.com/samrueby)!
-- Fixed version display when running unpackaged. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added a native debugging launch profile. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Reduced redundant property change notifications in the SDK. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Improved section readability and accessibility. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Made gallery spacing uniform. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-- Added sections and separators for list and grid pages. Thanks [@DevLGuilherme](https://github.com/DevLGuilherme)!
-
-## Crop & Lock
-
-- Added a screenshot mode that freezes a cropped region into its own window. Thanks [@fm-sys](https://github.com/fm-sys)!
-
-## Cursor Wrap
-
-- Improved Cursor Wrap behavior on multi-monitor setups by wrapping only at outer edges. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-
-## FancyZones
-
-- Fixed editor overlay positioning on mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups. Thanks [@Memphizzz](https://github.com/Memphizzz)!
-- Added a FancyZones CLI for command-line layout management.
-
-## File Locksmith
-
-- Added a File Locksmith CLI for querying, waiting on, or killing file locks.
-
-## Find My Mouse
-
-- Improved spotlight edge rendering for clearer Find My Mouse visuals.
-- Added telemetry to track how Find My Mouse is triggered.
-
-## Image Resizer
-
-- Fixed Fill mode cropping when Shrink Only is enabled. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added a dedicated Image Resizer CLI for scripted resizing.
-
-## Light Switch
-
-- Added telemetry events for Light Switch usage and settings changes.
-- Added a Follow Night Light mode to sync theme changes with Night Light.
-- Clarified LightSwitchService and LightSwitchStateManager roles in docs.
-- Added a Quick Access dashboard button to toggle Light Switch quickly.
-- Ensured Light Switch honors GPO policy states with clear status messaging.
-
-## Mouse Without Borders
-
-- Continued refactoring Mouse Without Borders by splitting the large Common class into focused components. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
-- Completed the Common class refactor with Core and IPC helper extraction. Thanks [@mikeclayton](https://github.com/mikeclayton)!
-
-## Peek
-
-- Hardened Peek previews with strict resource filtering and safer external link warnings.
-- Improved SVG preview compatibility by rendering via WebView2.
-
-## PowerRename
-
-- Added HEIF/AVIF EXIF metadata extraction and extension status guidance for related previews.
-- Fixed undefined behavior in file time handling. Thanks [@safocl](https://github.com/safocl)!
-- Optimized memory allocation for depth-based rename processing.
-- Fixed Unicode normalization and non‑breaking space matching. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Fixed date token replacements followed by capital letters. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-
-## PowerToys Run Plugins
-
-- Fixed a plugin name typo and added Project Launcher to the third‑party list. Thanks [@artickc](https://github.com/artickc)!
-- Added the Open With Antigravity plugin to the third‑party list. Thanks [@artickc](https://github.com/artickc)!
-
-## PowerToys Run
-
-- Avoided unnecessary hotkey conflict checks when settings change.
-- Added QuickAI to the third-party PowerToys Run plugin list. Thanks [@ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap)!
-
-## Quick Accent
-
-- Added localized quotation marks to Quick Accent. Thanks [@warquys](https://github.com/warquys)!
-- Fixed duplicate and redundant characters in Quick Accent sets. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Fixed DPI positioning issues for Quick Accent on mixed-DPI setups. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-
-## Settings
-
-- Added a new tray icon that adapts to theme changes. Thanks [@HO-COOH](https://github.com/HO-COOH)!
-- Centralized module enable/disable logic for cleaner Settings UI updates.
-- Simplified Settings utilities by removing ISettingsUtils/ISettingsPath interfaces. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Improved Settings UI consistency and disabled-state visuals.
-- Added semantic headings to the Dashboard for better accessibility.
-- Introduced Quick Access as a standalone host with updated Settings integration.
-- Fixed Dashboard toggle flicker and sort menu checkmarks. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added Native AOT-compatible settings serialization.
-- Standardized mouse tool description text. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
-- Added a global SettingsUtils singleton to reduce repeated initialization.
-
-## Development
-
-- Fixed broken devdocs links to the coding style guide. Thanks [@RubenFricke](https://github.com/RubenFricke)!
-- Migrated main and installer solutions to .slnx for improved build tooling.
-- Restored local installer builds after the WiX v5 upgrade with signing and versioning fixes.
-- Added incremental review tooling and structured AI prompts for PR/issue reviews.
-- Documented bot commands and cleaned up devdocs structure. Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!
-- Updated WinAppSDK pipeline defaults to 1.8 and fixed restore handling.
-- Updated the COMMUNITY list to reflect current roles.
-- Maintained community member ordering and added a new entry.
-- Re-enabled centralized PackageReference for native projects with VS auto-restore.
-- Disabled MSBuild caching by default in CI to avoid build instability.
-- Updated the latest WinAppSDK daily pipeline for split-dependency restores.
-- Suppressed experimental build warnings and aligned WrapPanel stretch handling.
-- Reordered the spell-check expect list for consistent automation.
-- Migrated native projects to centralized PackageReference management.
-- Cleaned spell-check dictionary entries and capitalization.
-- Synced commit/PR prompts and wired VS Code to repo prompt files.
-- Added VS Code build tasks and improved build script path handling.
-- Updated Windows App SDK package versions in central package management.
-- Migrated cmdpal extension native project to PackageReference and fixed outputs.
-- Reverted PackageReference changes back to packages.config where needed.
-- Bypassed a release version check for a failing DLL to keep pipelines green.
-- Consolidated Copilot instructions and fixed prompt frontmatter.
-- Added signing entries for new Quick Access binaries and CLI version metadata.
-- Fixed install scope detection to avoid mixed per-user/per-machine installs.
-- Added a Module Loader tool to quickly test PowerToys modules without full builds. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
-- Added update telemetry to understand auto-update checks and downloads.
-- Updated the telemetry package for new compliance requirements. Thanks [@carlos-zamora](https://github.com/carlos-zamora)!
-- Documented missing telemetry events in DATA_AND_PRIVACY.
-- Fixed UI test pipeline restores for .slnx solutions.
-- Added UI automation coverage for Advanced Paste clipboard history flows.
-- Stabilized FancyZones UI tests with more reliable selectors and screen recordings.
+To see what's new, check out the [release notes](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.98.1).
 
 ## 🛣️ Roadmap 
-We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – PowerDisplay, Command Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned for [v0.98][github-next-release-work]!
+We are planning some nice new features and improvements for the next releases – PowerDisplay, Command Palette improvements and a brand-new Shortcut Guide experience! Stay tuned for [v0.99][github-next-release-work]!
 
 ## ❤️ PowerToys Community 
 The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn't be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Your contributions and feedback improve PowerToys month after month!

doc/devdocs/modules/newplus.md

@@ -141,3 +141,10 @@ Note: The DllHost process loads the DLL only when the context menu is triggered
   - A signature issue with the MSIX package
   
 - For development and testing, using the Windows 10 handler can be easier since it doesn't require signing.
+
+## Restoring Built-in Windows New context menu
+If the Windows 11 built-in New context menu doesn't reappear on uninstalling PowerToys, some issue with settings etc. here's how to restore the built-in New context menu.
+
+1. Open Registry Editor
+1. Go to the key "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers"
+1. Delete the "New" subkey (i.e. fullpath "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\New")

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -1119,6 +1119,35 @@ LExit:
     return WcaFinalize(er);
 }
 
+UINT __stdcall RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenuCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenuCA");
+
+    constexpr wchar_t built_in_new_registry_path[] = LR"(Software\Classes\Directory\Background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\New)";
+
+    HKEY key{};
+
+    if (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+        built_in_new_registry_path,
+        0,
+        KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
+        &key) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        return WcaFinalize(ERROR_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    if (RegDeleteValueW(key, nullptr) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        RegCloseKey(key);
+        return WcaFinalize(ERROR_SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    RegCloseKey(key);
+
+    return WcaFinalize(ERROR_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 UINT __stdcall TelemetryLogInstallSuccessCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
 {
     HRESULT hr = S_OK;

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.def

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsCA
 	DetectPrevInstallPathCA
 	RemoveScheduledTasksCA
+	RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenuCA
 	TelemetryLogInstallSuccessCA
 	TelemetryLogInstallCancelCA
 	TelemetryLogInstallFailCA

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/DscResources.wxs

@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="DscResourcesComponentGroup">
       <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysDSCReference" />
+      <?if $(var.PerUser) = "false" ?>
+      <Component Id="SecureDSCModulesFolder" Guid="7D2F4E57-CCB2-4F89-9B8B-62E9B3CC4E12" Directory="DSCModulesReferenceFolder" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="SecureDSCModulesFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <CreateFolder>
+          <PermissionEx Sddl="D:PAI(A;OICI;GA;;;SY)(A;OICI;GA;;;BA)(A;OICI;GRGX;;;BU)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;CO)" />
+        </CreateFolder>
+      </Component>
+      <?endif?>
       <Component Id="RemoveDSCModulesFolder" Guid="A3C77D92-4E97-4C1A-9F2E-8B3C5D6E7F80" Directory="DSCModulesReferenceFolder">
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveDSCModulesFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/KeyboardManager.wxs

@@ -2,7 +2,29 @@
 
   <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
 
+  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles=?>
+  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files=?>
+  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\Assets\KeyboardManager\?>
+  <?define KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3FilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManagerEditor\?>
+
   <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="KeyboardManagerAssetsInstallFolder" Name="KeyboardManager" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3InstallFolder" Name="KeyboardManagerEditor" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="KeyboardManagerAssetsInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.KeyboardManagerAssetsFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3InstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3FilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
     <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
       <Directory Id="KeyboardManagerEditorInstallFolder" Name="KeyboardManagerEditor" />
       <Directory Id="KeyboardManagerEngineInstallFolder" Name="KeyboardManagerEngine" />
@@ -44,6 +66,8 @@
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveKeyboardManagerFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
         </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderKeyboardManagerAssetsInstallFolder" Directory="KeyboardManagerAssetsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderKeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3InstallFolder" Directory="KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3InstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderKeyboardManagerEditorFolder" Directory="KeyboardManagerEditorInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderKeyboardManagerEngineFolder" Directory="KeyboardManagerEngineInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
       </Component>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Product.wxs

@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@
       <!-- Clean Video Conference Mute registry keys that might be around from previous installations. We've deprecated this utility since then. -->
       <Custom Action="CleanVideoConferenceRegistry" Before="InstallFinalize" Condition="NOT Installed" />
 
+      <!-- Restore built-in "New" context menu in case user disabled it via New+ -->
+      <Custom Action="RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenu" Before="RemoveFiles" Condition="Installed AND (REMOVE=&quot;ALL&quot;)" />
+
     </InstallExecuteSequence>
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetLaunchPowerToysParam" Property="LaunchPowerToys" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
@@ -262,6 +265,8 @@
 
     <CustomAction Id="SetBundleInstallLocation" Return="ignore" Impersonate="no" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="SetBundleInstallLocationCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
 
+    <CustomAction Id="RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenu" Return="ignore" Impersonate="yes" Execute="deferred" DllEntry="RestoreBuiltInNewContextMenuCA" BinaryRef="PTCustomActions" />
+
     <!-- Close 'PowerToys.exe' before uninstall-->
     <Property Id="MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL" Value="DisableShutdown" />
     <Property Id="MSIFASTINSTALL" Value="DisableShutdown" />

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/generateAllFileComponents.ps1

@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "HostsAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptR
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName ImageResizerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\ImageResizer"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "ImageResizerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs
 
+#KeyboardManager
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\KeyboardManager"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\KeyboardManagerEditor"
+Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
+Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "KeyboardManagerAssetsWinUI3Files" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\KeyboardManager.wxs
+
 # Light Switch Service
 Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName LightSwitchFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\LightSwitch.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\LightSwitchService"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "LightSwitchFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\LightSwitch.wxs

src/common/Common.UI.Controls/Controls/KeyVisual/KeyVisual.xaml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <ResourceDictionary
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls">
+    xmlns:commoncontrols="using:Microsoft.PowerToys.Common.UI.Controls">
 
-    <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}" TargetType="local:KeyVisual" />
+    <Style BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}" TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual" />
 
-    <Style x:Key="DefaultKeyVisualStyle" TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+    <Style x:Key="DefaultKeyVisualStyle" TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
         <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="16" />
         <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView" Value="Raw" />
         <Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False" />
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
-                <ControlTemplate TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
                     <Grid
                         x:Name="KeyHolder"
                         MinWidth="{TemplateBinding MinWidth}"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                         <Grid.BackgroundTransition>
                             <BrushTransition Duration="0:0:0.083" />
                         </Grid.BackgroundTransition>
-                        <local:KeyCharPresenter
+                        <commoncontrols:KeyCharPresenter
                             x:Name="KeyPresenter"
                             Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                             HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@
     <Style
         x:Key="SubtleKeyVisualStyle"
         BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}"
-        TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+        TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
         <Setter Property="Background" Value="{ThemeResource SubtleFillColorTransparentBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource SubtleFillColorTransparentBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
-                <ControlTemplate TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
                     <Grid
                         x:Name="KeyHolder"
                         MinWidth="{TemplateBinding MinWidth}"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                         <Grid.BackgroundTransition>
                             <BrushTransition Duration="0:0:0.083" />
                         </Grid.BackgroundTransition>
-                        <local:KeyCharPresenter
+                        <commoncontrols:KeyCharPresenter
                             x:Name="KeyPresenter"
                             Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                             HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@
     <Style
         x:Key="AccentKeyVisualStyle"
         BasedOn="{StaticResource DefaultKeyVisualStyle}"
-        TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+        TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
         <Setter Property="Background" Value="{ThemeResource AccentFillColorDefaultBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{ThemeResource TextOnAccentFillColorPrimaryBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{ThemeResource AccentControlElevationBorderBrush}" />
         <Setter Property="BackgroundSizing" Value="OuterBorderEdge" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
-                <ControlTemplate TargetType="local:KeyVisual">
+                <ControlTemplate TargetType="commoncontrols:KeyVisual">
                     <Grid
                         x:Name="KeyHolder"
                         MinWidth="{TemplateBinding MinWidth}"
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                         <Grid.BackgroundTransition>
                             <BrushTransition Duration="0:0:0.083" />
                         </Grid.BackgroundTransition>
-                        <local:KeyCharPresenter
+                        <commoncontrols:KeyCharPresenter
                             x:Name="KeyPresenter"
                             Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                             HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}"

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.cpp

@@ -292,4 +292,8 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
     {
         return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredRunAtStartupValue());
     }
+    GpoRuleConfigured GPOWrapper::GetConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue()
+    {
+        return static_cast<GpoRuleConfigured>(powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue());
+    }
 }

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.h

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::GPOWrapper::implementation
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowDataDiagnosticsValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredRunAtStartupValue();
         static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusReplaceVariablesValue();
+        static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue();
     };
 }
 

src/common/GPOWrapper/GPOWrapper.idl

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetAllowDataDiagnosticsValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredRunAtStartupValue();
             static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusReplaceVariablesValue();
+            static GpoRuleConfigured GetConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue();
         }
     }
 }

src/common/interop/Constants.cpp

@@ -287,4 +287,22 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
     {
         return CommonSharedConstants::POWER_DISPLAY_TERMINATE_APP_MESSAGE;
     }
+    hstring Constants::MWBToggleEasyMouseEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::MWB_TOGGLE_EASY_MOUSE_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::MWBReconnectEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::MWB_RECONNECT_EVENT;
+    }
+
+    hstring Constants::OpenNewKeyboardManagerEvent()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::OPEN_NEW_KEYBOARD_MANAGER_EVENT;
+    }
+    hstring Constants::KeyboardManagerEngineInstanceMutex()
+    {
+        return CommonSharedConstants::KEYBOARD_MANAGER_ENGINE_INSTANCE_MUTEX;
+    }
 }
+

src/common/interop/Constants.h

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::implementation
         static hstring PowerDisplayToggleMessage();
         static hstring PowerDisplayApplyProfileMessage();
         static hstring PowerDisplayTerminateAppMessage();
+        static hstring MWBToggleEasyMouseEvent();
+        static hstring MWBReconnectEvent();
+        static hstring OpenNewKeyboardManagerEvent();
+        static hstring KeyboardManagerEngineInstanceMutex();
     };
 }
 
@@ -84,3 +88,4 @@ namespace winrt::PowerToys::Interop::factory_implementation
     {
     };
 }
+

src/common/interop/Constants.idl

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ namespace PowerToys
             static String PowerDisplayToggleMessage();
             static String PowerDisplayApplyProfileMessage();
             static String PowerDisplayTerminateAppMessage();
+            static String MWBToggleEasyMouseEvent();
+            static String MWBReconnectEvent();
+            static String OpenNewKeyboardManagerEvent();
+            static String KeyboardManagerEngineInstanceMutex();
         }
     }
 }
+

src/common/interop/shared_constants.h

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     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_SNIPOCR_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-SnipOcrEvent-a7c3b1d2-9e4f-4a6b-8d5c-1f2e3a4b5c6d";
     const wchar_t ZOOMIT_RECORD_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysZoomIt-RecordEvent-74539344-eaad-4711-8e83-23946e424512";
 
     // Path to the events used by PowerDisplay
@@ -170,10 +171,19 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
     const wchar_t LIGHT_SWITCH_LIGHT_THEME_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysLightSwitch-LightThemeEvent-50077121-2ffc-4841-9c86-ab1bd3f9baca";
     const wchar_t LIGHT_SWITCH_DARK_THEME_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysLightSwitch-DarkThemeEvent-b3a835c0-eaa2-49b0-b8eb-f793e3df3368";
 
+    // Path to events used by Keyboard Manager
+    const wchar_t OPEN_NEW_KEYBOARD_MANAGER_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysOpenNewKeyboardManagerEvent-9c1d2e3f-4b5a-6c7d-8e9f-0a1b2c3d4e5f";
+    const wchar_t KEYBOARD_MANAGER_ENGINE_INSTANCE_MUTEX[] = L"Local\\PowerToys_KBMEngine_InstanceMutex";
+
     // used from quick access window
     const wchar_t CMDPAL_SHOW_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysCmdPal-ShowEvent-62336fcd-8611-4023-9b30-091a6af4cc5a";
     const wchar_t CMDPAL_EXIT_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysCmdPal-ExitEvent-eb73f6be-3f22-4b36-aee3-62924ba40bfd";
 
+    // Path to the events used by MouseWithoutBorders
+    const wchar_t MWB_TOGGLE_EASY_MOUSE_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysMWB-ToggleEasyMouseEvent-a9c8d7b6-e5f4-3c2a-1b0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d";
+    const wchar_t MWB_RECONNECT_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysMWB-ReconnectEvent-b8d7c6a5-f4e3-2b1c-0a9d-8e7f6a5b4c3d";
+
     // Max DWORD for key code to disable keys.
     const DWORD VK_DISABLED = 0x100;
 }
+

src/common/utils/gpo.h

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
     const std::wstring POLICY_MWB_POLICY_DEFINED_IP_MAPPING_RULES = L"MwbPolicyDefinedIpMappingRules";
     const std::wstring POLICY_NEW_PLUS_HIDE_TEMPLATE_FILENAME_EXTENSION = L"NewPlusHideTemplateFilenameExtension";
     const std::wstring POLICY_NEW_PLUS_REPLACE_VARIABLES = L"NewPlusReplaceVariablesInTemplateFilenames";
+    const std::wstring POLICY_NEW_PLUS_HIDE_BUILT_IN_NEW_CONTEXT_MENU = L"NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu";
 
     // Methods used for reading the registry
 #pragma region ReadRegistryMethods
@@ -700,5 +701,10 @@ namespace powertoys_gpo
         return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_NEW_PLUS_REPLACE_VARIABLES);
     }
     
+    inline gpo_rule_configured_t getConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue()
+    {
+        return getConfiguredValue(POLICY_NEW_PLUS_HIDE_BUILT_IN_NEW_CONTEXT_MENU);
+    }
+
 #pragma endregion IndividualModuleSettingPolicies
 }

src/gpo/assets/PowerToys.admx

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
      Licensed under the MIT License. -->
-<policyDefinitions xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.19" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
+<policyDefinitions xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" revision="1.20" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
   <policyNamespaces>
     <target prefix="powertoys" namespace="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys" />
   </policyNamespaces>
-  <resources minRequiredRevision="1.19"/><!-- Last changed with PowerToys v0.97.0 -->
+  <resources minRequiredRevision="1.20"/><!-- Last changed with PowerToys v0.98.0 -->
   <supportedOn>
     <definitions>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0)"/>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0)"/>
+      <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0)"/>
       <definition name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1" displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1)"/>
     </definitions>
   </supportedOn>
@@ -826,5 +827,15 @@
         <decimal value="0" />
       </disabledValue>
     </policy>
+    <policy name="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu" class="Both" displayName="$(string.NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu)" explainText="$(string.NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuDescription)" key="Software\Policies\PowerToys" valueName="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu">
+      <parentCategory ref="NewPlus" />
+      <supportedOn ref="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0" />
+      <enabledValue>
+        <decimal value="1" />
+      </enabledValue>
+      <disabledValue>
+        <decimal value="0" />
+      </disabledValue>
+    </policy>
   </policies>
 </policyDefinitions>

src/gpo/assets/en-US/PowerToys.adml

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_90_0">PowerToys version 0.90.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_96_0">PowerToys version 0.96.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_97_0">PowerToys version 0.97.0 or later</string>
+      <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0">PowerToys version 0.98.0 or later</string>
       <string id="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_64_0_TO_0_87_1">From PowerToys version 0.64.0 until PowerToys version 0.87.1</string>
 
       <string id="ConfigureAllUtilityGlobalEnabledStateDescription">This policy configures the enabled state for all PowerToys utilities.
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ If you disable this policy, the setting is disabled and variables in filenames w
 
 If you don't configure this policy, the user will be able to control the setting and can enable or disable it.
 </string>
-
+        
       <string id="ConfigureAllUtilityGlobalEnabledState">Configure global utility enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityAdvancedPaste">Advanced Paste: Configure enabled state</string>
       <string id="ConfigureEnabledUtilityAlwaysOnTop">Always On Top: Configure enabled state</string>
@@ -356,6 +357,15 @@ If you disable this policy, users will not be able to select or use Foundry Loca
       <string id="AllowDiagnosticData">Allow sending diagnostic data</string>
       <string id="ConfigureRunAtStartup">Configure the run at startup setting</string>
       <string id="NewPlusReplaceVariablesInTemplateFilenames">Replace variables in template filenames</string>
+      <string id="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu">Hide the built-in "New" context menu</string>
+      <string id="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuDescription">This policy configures if Windows' built-in New context menu should be hidden on the context menu.
+
+If you enable this policy, then the built-in New context menu will be hidden, and user can only create new files and folders using New+ and the explorer toolbar New button.
+
+If you disable this policy, then the build-in New context menu will be displayed as normal in Windows.
+
+If you don't configure this policy, the user will be able to control the setting and can enable or disable it.
+</string>        
     </stringTable>
 
     <presentationTable>
@@ -369,4 +379,3 @@ If you disable this policy, users will not be able to select or use Foundry Loca
 
   </resources>
 </policyDefinitionResources>
-

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

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
 using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using AdvancedPaste.Services;
 using AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions;
-using AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
 using AdvancedPaste.Settings;
 using AdvancedPaste.ViewModels;
 using ManagedCommon;
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
                 services.AddSingleton<IPasteAIProviderFactory, PasteAIProviderFactory>();
                 services.AddSingleton<ICustomActionTransformService, CustomActionTransformService>();
                 services.AddSingleton<IKernelService, AdvancedAIKernelService>();
-                services.AddSingleton<IPythonScriptService, PythonScriptService>();
-                services.AddSingleton<IPythonScriptTrustService, PythonScriptTrustService>();
                 services.AddSingleton<IPasteFormatExecutor, PasteFormatExecutor>();
                 services.AddSingleton<OptionsViewModel>();
             }).Build();

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

@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
                 double GetHeight(int maxCustomActionCount) =>
                     baseHeight +
                     new PasteFormatsToHeightConverter().GetHeight(coreActionCount + _userSettings.AdditionalActions.Count) +
-                    new PasteFormatsToHeightConverter() { MaxItems = maxCustomActionCount }.GetHeight(_optionsViewModel.IsCustomAIServiceEnabled ? _userSettings.CustomActions.Count : 0) +
-                    new PasteFormatsToHeightConverter() { MaxItems = maxCustomActionCount }.GetHeight(_optionsViewModel.PythonScriptPasteFormats.Count);
+                    new PasteFormatsToHeightConverter() { MaxItems = maxCustomActionCount }.GetHeight(_optionsViewModel.IsCustomAIServiceEnabled ? _userSettings.CustomActions.Count : 0);
 
                 MinHeight = GetHeight(1);
                 Height = GetHeight(5);
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste
                     UpdateHeight();
                 }
             };
-            _optionsViewModel.PythonScriptPasteFormats.CollectionChanged += (_, _) => UpdateHeight();
 
             AppWindow.SetIcon("Assets/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.ico");
             this.ExtendsContentIntoTitleBar = true;

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

@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="{x:Bind ViewModel.CustomActionPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource customActionsToMinHeightConverter}}" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                    <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="{x:Bind ViewModel.PythonScriptPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource customActionsToMinHeightConverter}}" />
-                    <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                 </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                 <ListView
@@ -343,27 +341,6 @@
                     ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"
                     SelectionMode="None"
                     TabIndex="2" />
-
-                <Rectangle
-                    Grid.Row="3"
-                    Height="1"
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                    Fill="{ThemeResource DividerStrokeColorDefaultBrush}"
-                    Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.PythonScriptPasteFormats.Count, Mode=OneWay, Converter={StaticResource countToVisibilityConverter}}" />
-
-                <ListView
-                    x:Name="PythonScriptsListView"
-                    Grid.Row="4"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Top"
-                    IsItemClickEnabled="True"
-                    ItemClick="PasteFormat_ItemClick"
-                    ItemContainerTransitions="{x:Null}"
-                    ItemTemplateSelector="{StaticResource PasteFormatTemplateSelector}"
-                    ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.PythonScriptPasteFormats, Mode=OneWay}"
-                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
-                    ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollMode="Disabled"
-                    SelectionMode="None"
-                    TabIndex="3" />
             </Grid>
         </ScrollViewer>
     </Grid>

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

@@ -27,20 +27,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
 
         public PasteAIConfiguration PasteAIConfiguration { get; }
 
-        public IReadOnlyList<AdvancedPastePythonScriptAction> PythonScriptActions { get; }
-
-        public string PythonScriptsFolder { get; }
-
-        public string PythonExecutablePath { get; }
-
-        public int PythonScriptTimeoutSeconds { get; }
-
-        public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> TrustedScriptHashes { get; }
-
         public event EventHandler Changed;
 
         Task SetActiveAIProviderAsync(string providerId);
-
-        void StoreTrustedScriptHash(string scriptPath, string hash);
     }
 }

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

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -26,10 +25,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
         private readonly Lock _loadingSettingsLock = new();
         private readonly List<PasteFormats> _additionalActions;
         private readonly List<AdvancedPasteCustomAction> _customActions;
-        private readonly List<AdvancedPastePythonScriptAction> _pythonScriptActions;
-        private FileSystemWatcher _scriptFolderWatcher;
-        private CancellationTokenSource _scriptFolderDebounce;
-        private string _watchedScriptsFolder = string.Empty;
 
         private const string AdvancedPasteModuleName = "AdvancedPaste";
         private const int MaxNumberOfRetry = 5;
@@ -53,16 +48,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
 
         public PasteAIConfiguration PasteAIConfiguration { get; private set; }
 
-        public IReadOnlyList<AdvancedPastePythonScriptAction> PythonScriptActions => _pythonScriptActions;
-
-        public string PythonScriptsFolder { get; private set; }
-
-        public string PythonExecutablePath { get; private set; }
-
-        public int PythonScriptTimeoutSeconds { get; private set; } = 30;
-
-        public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> TrustedScriptHashes { get; private set; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-
         public UserSettings(IFileSystem fileSystem)
         {
             _settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(fileSystem);
@@ -72,12 +57,8 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
             CloseAfterLosingFocus = false;
             EnableClipboardPreview = true;
             PasteAIConfiguration = new PasteAIConfiguration();
-            PythonScriptsFolder = GetDefaultScriptsFolder();
-            PythonExecutablePath = string.Empty;
-            PythonScriptTimeoutSeconds = 30;
             _additionalActions = [];
             _customActions = [];
-            _pythonScriptActions = [];
             _taskScheduler = TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext();
 
             LoadSettingsFromJson();
@@ -85,14 +66,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
             _watcher = Helper.GetFileWatcher(AdvancedPasteModuleName, "settings.json", OnSettingsFileChanged, fileSystem);
         }
 
-        private static string GetDefaultScriptsFolder() =>
-            System.IO.Path.Combine(
-                Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
-                "Microsoft",
-                "PowerToys",
-                "AdvancedPaste",
-                "Scripts");
-
         private void OnSettingsFileChanged()
         {
             lock (_loadingSettingsLock)
@@ -158,21 +131,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
                                 _customActions.Clear();
                                 _customActions.AddRange(properties.CustomActions.Value.Where(customAction => customAction.IsShown && customAction.IsValid));
 
-                                var pythonScripts = properties.PythonScripts ?? new AdvancedPastePythonScriptSettings();
-                                PythonScriptsFolder = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pythonScripts.ScriptsFolder)
-                                    ? GetDefaultScriptsFolder()
-                                    : pythonScripts.ScriptsFolder;
-                                PythonExecutablePath = pythonScripts.PythonExecutablePath ?? string.Empty;
-                                PythonScriptTimeoutSeconds = pythonScripts.TimeoutSeconds > 0 ? pythonScripts.TimeoutSeconds : 30;
-                                TrustedScriptHashes = new Dictionary<string, string>(
-                                    pythonScripts.TrustedScriptHashes ?? new Dictionary<string, string>(),
-                                    StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-                                _pythonScriptActions.Clear();
-                                _pythonScriptActions.AddRange(pythonScripts.Value.Where(a => a.IsShown));
-
-                                UpdateScriptFolderWatcher(PythonScriptsFolder);
-
                                 Changed?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
                             }
 
@@ -337,102 +295,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
             return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filtered) ? "default" : filtered.ToLowerInvariant();
         }
 
-        private void UpdateScriptFolderWatcher(string folderPath)
-        {
-            if (string.Equals(_watchedScriptsFolder, folderPath, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            _scriptFolderWatcher?.Dispose();
-            _scriptFolderWatcher = null;
-            _watchedScriptsFolder = folderPath;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(folderPath))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(folderPath))
-                {
-                    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
-                }
-
-                _scriptFolderWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher(folderPath, "*.py")
-                {
-                    NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.CreationTime,
-                    EnableRaisingEvents = true,
-                    IncludeSubdirectories = false,
-                };
-
-                _scriptFolderWatcher.Changed += OnScriptFolderChanged;
-                _scriptFolderWatcher.Created += OnScriptFolderChanged;
-                _scriptFolderWatcher.Deleted += OnScriptFolderChanged;
-                _scriptFolderWatcher.Renamed += OnScriptFolderChanged;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError($"Failed to set up script folder watcher for {folderPath}", ex);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void OnScriptFolderChanged(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
-        {
-            lock (_loadingSettingsLock)
-            {
-                _scriptFolderDebounce?.Cancel();
-                _scriptFolderDebounce = new CancellationTokenSource();
-
-                Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500))
-                    .ContinueWith(
-                        _ =>
-                        {
-                            Task.Factory
-                                .StartNew(
-                                    () => Changed?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty),
-                                    CancellationToken.None,
-                                    TaskCreationOptions.None,
-                                    _taskScheduler)
-                                .Wait();
-                        },
-                        _scriptFolderDebounce.Token,
-                        TaskContinuationOptions.NotOnCanceled,
-                        TaskScheduler.Default);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void StoreTrustedScriptHash(string scriptPath, string hash)
-        {
-            lock (_loadingSettingsLock)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettingsOrDefault<AdvancedPasteSettings>(AdvancedPasteModuleName);
-                    if (settings?.Properties?.PythonScripts is null)
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    settings.Properties.PythonScripts.TrustedScriptHashes ??= new Dictionary<string, string>();
-                    settings.Properties.PythonScripts.TrustedScriptHashes[scriptPath] = hash;
-                    settings.Save(_settingsUtils);
-
-                    // Update in-memory cache.
-                    var updated = new Dictionary<string, string>(TrustedScriptHashes, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-                    {
-                        [scriptPath] = hash,
-                    };
-                    TrustedScriptHashes = updated;
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Logger.LogError("Failed to store trusted script hash", ex);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         public async Task SetActiveAIProviderAsync(string providerId)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(providerId))
@@ -525,8 +387,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.Settings
                 if (disposing)
                 {
                     _cancellationTokenSource?.Dispose();
-                    _scriptFolderDebounce?.Dispose();
-                    _scriptFolderWatcher?.Dispose();
                     _watcher?.Dispose();
                 }
 

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Models/PasteFormat.cs

@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ public sealed class PasteFormat
             IsSavedQuery = isSavedQuery,
         };
 
-    public static PasteFormat CreatePythonScriptFormat(string name, string scriptPath, ClipboardFormat availableFormats) =>
-        new(PasteFormats.PythonScript, availableFormats, isAIServiceEnabled: false)
-        {
-            Name = name,
-            Prompt = scriptPath,
-            IsSavedQuery = true,
-        };
-
     public PasteFormatMetadataAttribute Metadata => MetadataDict[Format];
 
     public string IconGlyph => Metadata.IconGlyph;

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

@@ -122,13 +122,4 @@ public enum PasteFormats
         KernelFunctionDescription = "Takes user instructions and applies them to the current clipboard content (text or image). Use this function for image analysis, description, or transformation tasks beyond simple OCR.",
         RequiresPrompt = true)]
     CustomTextTransformation,
-
-    [PasteFormatMetadata(
-        IsCoreAction = false,
-        IconGlyph = "\uE943",
-        RequiresAIService = false,
-        CanPreview = true,
-        SupportedClipboardFormats = ClipboardFormat.Text | ClipboardFormat.Html | ClipboardFormat.Image | ClipboardFormat.Audio | ClipboardFormat.Video | ClipboardFormat.File,
-        KernelFunctionDescription = "Runs a user-provided Python script on clipboard content.")]
-    PythonScript,
 }

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
@@ -9,23 +9,15 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
 using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using AdvancedPaste.Services.CustomActions;
-using AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
 
 namespace AdvancedPaste.Services;
 
-public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(
-    IKernelService kernelService,
-    ICustomActionTransformService customActionTransformService,
-    IPythonScriptService pythonScriptService,
-    IPythonScriptTrustService pythonScriptTrustService) : IPasteFormatExecutor
+public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(IKernelService kernelService, ICustomActionTransformService customActionTransformService) : IPasteFormatExecutor
 {
     private readonly IKernelService _kernelService = kernelService;
     private readonly ICustomActionTransformService _customActionTransformService = customActionTransformService;
-    private readonly IPythonScriptService _pythonScriptService = pythonScriptService;
-    private readonly IPythonScriptTrustService _pythonScriptTrustService = pythonScriptTrustService;
 
     public async Task<DataPackage> ExecutePasteFormatAsync(PasteFormat pasteFormat, PasteActionSource source, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
     {
@@ -40,15 +32,6 @@ public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(
 
         var clipboardData = Clipboard.GetContent();
 
-        // PythonScript must NOT run inside Task.Run: the trust confirmation (ContentDialog)
-        // requires the UI (XAML) thread and will throw if called from a thread-pool thread.
-        // Python script execution is fully async (process.WaitForExitAsync), so it is safe
-        // to await it directly without wrapping in Task.Run.
-        if (format == PasteFormats.PythonScript)
-        {
-            return await ExecutePythonScriptAsync(pasteFormat.Prompt, clipboardData, cancellationToken, progress);
-        }
-
         // 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 () =>
             pasteFormat.Format switch
@@ -59,85 +42,6 @@ public sealed class PasteFormatExecutor(
             });
     }
 
-    private async Task<DataPackage> ExecutePythonScriptAsync(
-        string scriptPath,
-        DataPackageView clipboardData,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken,
-        IProgress<double> progress)
-    {
-        // Security: ensure the script is trusted before executing.
-        if (!_pythonScriptTrustService.IsTrusted(scriptPath))
-        {
-            var hash = _pythonScriptTrustService.ComputeHash(scriptPath);
-            var approved = await _pythonScriptTrustService.RequestTrustAsync(scriptPath, hash);
-
-            if (!approved)
-            {
-                throw new OperationCanceledException("User declined to trust the Python script.");
-            }
-
-            _pythonScriptTrustService.StoreTrust(scriptPath, hash);
-        }
-
-        var metadata = _pythonScriptService.ReadMetadata(scriptPath);
-
-        // Pre-flight: check for missing packages and offer to install them.
-        var missingPackages = await _pythonScriptService.GetMissingRequirementsAsync(metadata, cancellationToken);
-        if (missingPackages.Count > 0)
-        {
-            var approved = await _pythonScriptTrustService.RequestInstallAsync(metadata.Name, missingPackages);
-            if (!approved)
-            {
-                throw new OperationCanceledException("User declined to install missing Python packages.");
-            }
-
-            await _pythonScriptService.InstallRequirementsAsync(missingPackages, metadata.Platform, cancellationToken);
-        }
-
-        var detectedFormat = await clipboardData.GetAvailableFormatsAsync();
-
-        if (string.Equals(metadata.Platform, "linux", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return await _pythonScriptService.ExecuteWslScriptAsync(scriptPath, clipboardData, detectedFormat, cancellationToken, progress);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Windows mode: script modifies the clipboard in-process; we return the updated clipboard.
-            await _pythonScriptService.ExecuteWindowsScriptAsync(scriptPath, detectedFormat, cancellationToken, progress);
-
-            // Re-read clipboard after script has run.
-            return Clipboard.GetContent() is { } updatedView
-                ? await DataPackageFromViewAsync(updatedView)
-                : new DataPackage();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static async Task<DataPackage> DataPackageFromViewAsync(DataPackageView view)
-    {
-        var pkg = new DataPackage();
-
-        if (view.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Text))
-        {
-            pkg.SetText(await view.GetTextAsync());
-        }
-        else if (view.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Html))
-        {
-            pkg.SetHtmlFormat(await view.GetHtmlFormatAsync());
-        }
-        else if (view.Contains(StandardDataFormats.StorageItems))
-        {
-            var items = await view.GetStorageItemsAsync();
-            pkg.SetStorageItems(items);
-        }
-        else if (view.Contains(StandardDataFormats.Bitmap))
-        {
-            var bitmap = await view.GetBitmapAsync();
-            pkg.SetBitmap(bitmap);
-        }
-
-        return pkg;
-    }
-
     private static void WriteTelemetry(PasteFormats format, PasteActionSource source)
     {
         switch (source)

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PythonScripts/IPythonScriptService.cs

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using AdvancedPaste.Models;
-using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-
-public interface IPythonScriptService
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Windows mode: the script directly manipulates the clipboard. C# waits for the process to exit.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task ExecuteWindowsScriptAsync(string scriptPath, ClipboardFormat detectedFormat, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// WSL mode: C# passes data via JSON stdin, receives a DataPackage from JSON stdout.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task<DataPackage> ExecuteWslScriptAsync(string scriptPath, DataPackageView clipboardData, ClipboardFormat detectedFormat, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Parses the @advancedpaste: header comments from a Python script file.
-    /// </summary>
-    PythonScriptMetadata ReadMetadata(string scriptPath);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Discovers all .py scripts in <paramref name="folderPath"/> and returns their metadata.
-    /// </summary>
-    IReadOnlyList<PythonScriptMetadata> DiscoverScripts(string folderPath);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Finds the Python executable to use. Returns null if none is found.
-    /// </summary>
-    string TryFindPythonExecutable(string overridePath = null);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Returns true if wsl.exe is available on this machine.
-    /// </summary>
-    bool IsWslAvailable();
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Checks which of the declared requirements are not yet importable.
-    /// Returns an empty list if all packages are installed.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task<IReadOnlyList<PythonRequirement>> GetMissingRequirementsAsync(
-        PythonScriptMetadata metadata,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Installs the given packages via pip / pip3.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task InstallRequirementsAsync(
-        IReadOnlyList<PythonRequirement> requirements,
-        string platform,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
-}

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PythonScripts/IPythonScriptTrustService.cs

@@ -1,37 +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 System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-
-public interface IPythonScriptTrustService
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Returns true if the script at <paramref name="scriptPath"/> is currently trusted (hash matches stored value).
-    /// </summary>
-    bool IsTrusted(string scriptPath);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Shows a UI confirmation dialog for the script. Returns true if the user approved execution.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task<bool> RequestTrustAsync(string scriptPath, string hash);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Persists the trust entry for <paramref name="scriptPath"/> with the given <paramref name="hash"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    void StoreTrust(string scriptPath, string hash);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Computes the SHA-256 hash of the script file and returns the hex string.
-    /// </summary>
-    string ComputeHash(string scriptPath);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Shows a confirmation dialog listing the missing packages and asking the user
-    /// whether to install them. Returns true if the user approved installation.
-    /// </summary>
-    Task<bool> RequestInstallAsync(string scriptName, IReadOnlyList<PythonRequirement> missingPackages);
-}

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PythonScripts/PythonRequirement.cs

@@ -1,13 +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.
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Represents a single Python package requirement declared via
-/// <c># @advancedpaste:requires import_name=pip_package</c>.
-/// </summary>
-/// <param name="ImportName">The Python import name used in the script (e.g. "cv2").</param>
-/// <param name="PipPackage">The pip install name (e.g. "opencv-python-headless"). Equals <see cref="ImportName"/> when not explicitly specified.</param>
-public sealed record PythonRequirement(string ImportName, string PipPackage);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PythonScripts/PythonScriptMetadata.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.Collections.Generic;
-
-using AdvancedPaste.Models;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-
-public sealed record PythonScriptMetadata(
-    string ScriptPath,
-    string Name,
-    string Description,
-    ClipboardFormat SupportedFormats,
-    string Platform,
-    string Version,
-    IReadOnlyList<PythonRequirement> Requirements);

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/Services/PythonScripts/PythonScriptTrustService.cs

@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
-using AdvancedPaste.Settings;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-
-namespace AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
-
-public sealed class PythonScriptTrustService(IUserSettings userSettings) : IPythonScriptTrustService
-{
-    private readonly IUserSettings _userSettings = userSettings;
-
-    public bool IsTrusted(string scriptPath)
-    {
-        var hashes = _userSettings.TrustedScriptHashes;
-        if (hashes is null || !hashes.TryGetValue(scriptPath, out var storedHash))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            var currentHash = ComputeHash(scriptPath);
-            return string.Equals(currentHash, storedHash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Failed to compute hash for {scriptPath}", ex);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public async Task<bool> RequestTrustAsync(string scriptPath, string hash)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            var resourceLoader = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
-
-            var dialog = new ContentDialog
-            {
-                Title = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonScriptTrustTitle"),
-                Content = string.Format(
-                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
-                    resourceLoader.GetString("PythonScriptTrustContent"),
-                    scriptPath),
-                PrimaryButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonScriptTrustConfirm"),
-                CloseButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonScriptTrustCancel"),
-            };
-
-            // XamlRoot must be set for ContentDialog to function.
-            var mainWindow = (Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application.Current as AdvancedPaste.App)?.GetMainWindow();
-            if (mainWindow?.Content?.XamlRoot is { } xamlRoot)
-            {
-                dialog.XamlRoot = xamlRoot;
-            }
-
-            var result = await dialog.ShowAsync();
-            return result == ContentDialogResult.Primary;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("Failed to show trust dialog", ex);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void StoreTrust(string scriptPath, string hash)
-    {
-        _userSettings.StoreTrustedScriptHash(scriptPath, hash);
-    }
-
-    public string ComputeHash(string scriptPath)
-    {
-        using var stream = File.OpenRead(scriptPath);
-        var hashBytes = SHA256.HashData(stream);
-        return Convert.ToHexStringLower(hashBytes);
-    }
-
-    public async Task<bool> RequestInstallAsync(string scriptName, IReadOnlyList<PythonRequirement> missingPackages)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            var resourceLoader = ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
-            var packageList = string.Join("\n", missingPackages.Select(r =>
-                string.Equals(r.ImportName, r.PipPackage, StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                    ? $"  • {r.PipPackage}"
-                    : $"  • {r.PipPackage}  (import: {r.ImportName})"));
-
-            var dialog = new ContentDialog
-            {
-                Title = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonPackageInstallTitle"),
-                Content = string.Format(
-                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
-                    resourceLoader.GetString("PythonPackageInstallContent"),
-                    scriptName,
-                    packageList),
-                PrimaryButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonPackageInstallConfirm"),
-                CloseButtonText = resourceLoader.GetString("PythonPackageInstallCancel"),
-            };
-
-            var mainWindow = (Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application.Current as AdvancedPaste.App)?.GetMainWindow();
-            if (mainWindow?.Content?.XamlRoot is { } xamlRoot)
-            {
-                dialog.XamlRoot = xamlRoot;
-            }
-
-            var result = await dialog.ShowAsync();
-            return result == ContentDialogResult.Primary;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("Failed to show package install dialog", ex);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-}

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

@@ -372,60 +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="PythonNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Python was not found. Please install Python or configure the path in Settings.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="WslNotAvailable" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>WSL is not installed or not available. Cannot run Linux scripts.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptFailed" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The Python script failed to execute.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptTimeout" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Script execution timed out ({0} seconds).</value>
-    <comment>{0} is the configured timeout in seconds. Do not translate {0}.</comment>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Script file not found: {0}</value>
-    <comment>{0} is the script file path. Do not translate {0}.</comment>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptInvalidJson" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The script output is not valid JSON.</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptTrustTitle" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Run Python Script?</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptTrustContent" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>This script has not been verified. Running untrusted scripts can be a security risk. Do you want to run the following script?
-
-{0}</value>
-    <comment>{0} is the script file path. Do not translate {0}.</comment>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptTrustConfirm" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Run</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonScriptTrustCancel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Cancel</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonPackageInstallTitle" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Install Missing Packages?</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonPackageInstallContent" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The script "{0}" requires the following Python packages that are not installed:
-
-{1}
-
-Install them now?</value>
-    <comment>{0} = script display name, {1} = bullet list of package names. Do not translate package names.</comment>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonPackageInstallConfirm" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Install</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonPackageInstallCancel" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Skip</value>
-  </data>
-  <data name="PythonPackageInstallFailed" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Failed to install package(s) "{0}": {1}</value>
-    <comment>{0} = pip package names, {1} = error detail. Do not translate package names.</comment>
-  </data>
 </root>

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

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AdvancedPaste.Helpers;
 using AdvancedPaste.Models;
 using AdvancedPaste.Services;
-using AdvancedPaste.Services.PythonScripts;
 using AdvancedPaste.Settings;
 using Common.UI;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
         private readonly IUserSettings _userSettings;
         private readonly IPasteFormatExecutor _pasteFormatExecutor;
         private readonly IAICredentialsProvider _credentialsProvider;
-        private readonly IPythonScriptService _pythonScriptService;
 
         private CancellationTokenSource _pasteActionCancellationTokenSource;
 
@@ -102,8 +100,6 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
 
         public ObservableCollection<PasteFormat> CustomActionPasteFormats { get; } = [];
 
-        public ObservableCollection<PasteFormat> PythonScriptPasteFormats { get; } = [];
-
         public bool IsCustomAIServiceEnabled
         {
             get
@@ -262,12 +258,11 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
 
         public event EventHandler PreviewRequested;
 
-        public OptionsViewModel(IFileSystem fileSystem, IAICredentialsProvider credentialsProvider, IUserSettings userSettings, IPasteFormatExecutor pasteFormatExecutor, IPythonScriptService pythonScriptService)
+        public OptionsViewModel(IFileSystem fileSystem, IAICredentialsProvider credentialsProvider, IUserSettings userSettings, IPasteFormatExecutor pasteFormatExecutor)
         {
             _credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
             _userSettings = userSettings;
             _pasteFormatExecutor = pasteFormatExecutor;
-            _pythonScriptService = pythonScriptService;
 
             GeneratedResponses = [];
             GeneratedResponses.CollectionChanged += (s, e) =>
@@ -418,46 +413,12 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             }
 
             UpdateFormats(StandardPasteFormats, Enum.GetValues<PasteFormats>()
-                                                    .Where(format => format != PasteFormats.PythonScript &&
-                                                                     (PasteFormat.MetadataDict[format].IsCoreAction || _userSettings.AdditionalActions.Contains(format)))
+                                                    .Where(format => PasteFormat.MetadataDict[format].IsCoreAction || _userSettings.AdditionalActions.Contains(format))
                                                     .Select(CreateStandardPasteFormat));
 
             UpdateFormats(
                 CustomActionPasteFormats,
                 IsCustomAIServiceEnabled ? _userSettings.CustomActions.Select(customAction => CreateCustomAIPasteFormat(customAction.Name, customAction.Prompt, isSavedQuery: true)) : []);
-
-            UpdateFormats(
-                PythonScriptPasteFormats,
-                BuildPythonScriptFormats());
-        }
-
-        private IEnumerable<PasteFormat> BuildPythonScriptFormats()
-        {
-            var folder = _userSettings.PythonScriptsFolder;
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(folder))
-            {
-                yield break;
-            }
-
-            var discoveredScripts = _pythonScriptService.DiscoverScripts(folder);
-            var scriptActions = _userSettings.PythonScriptActions;
-
-            // Use metadata from discovered scripts, but apply IsShown from saved settings.
-            var hiddenPaths = new System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<string>(
-                scriptActions.Where(a => !a.IsShown).Select(a => a.ScriptPath),
-                StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-            foreach (var meta in discoveredScripts)
-            {
-                if (hiddenPaths.Contains(meta.ScriptPath))
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                // Filter by intersection: only pass clipboard formats the script supports.
-                var filteredFormats = AvailableClipboardFormats & meta.SupportedFormats;
-                yield return PasteFormat.CreatePythonScriptFormat(meta.Name, meta.ScriptPath, filteredFormats);
-            }
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
@@ -731,10 +692,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
             _pasteActionCancellationTokenSource = new();
             TransformProgress = double.NaN;
             PasteActionError = PasteActionError.None;
-
-            // For Python scripts the Prompt field holds the file path, not a user-visible query.
-            // Setting Query to the path would show it in the AI prompt box, which is misleading.
-            Query = pasteFormat.Format == PasteFormats.PythonScript ? string.Empty : pasteFormat.Query;
+            Query = pasteFormat.Query;
 
             try
             {
@@ -774,7 +732,7 @@ namespace AdvancedPaste.ViewModels
 
         internal async Task ExecutePasteFormatAsync(VirtualKey key)
         {
-            var pasteFormat = StandardPasteFormats.Concat(CustomActionPasteFormats).Concat(PythonScriptPasteFormats)
+            var pasteFormat = StandardPasteFormats.Concat(CustomActionPasteFormats)
                                                   .Where(pasteFormat => pasteFormat.IsEnabled)
                                                   .ElementAtOrDefault(key - VirtualKey.Number1);
 

src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/Helpers/HostsService.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using HostsUILib.Exceptions;
 using HostsUILib.Models;
 using HostsUILib.Settings;
-using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace HostsUILib.Helpers
 {
@@ -223,64 +222,17 @@ namespace HostsUILib.Helpers
 
         public void OpenHostsFile()
         {
-            var notepadFallback = false;
-
             try
             {
-                // Try to open in default editor
-                var key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("SystemFileAssociations\\text\\shell\\edit\\command");
-                if (key != null)
-                {
-                    var commandPattern = key.GetValue(string.Empty).ToString(); // Default value
-                    var file = null as string;
-                    var args = null as string;
-
-                    if (commandPattern.StartsWith('\"'))
-                    {
-                        var endQuoteIndex = commandPattern.IndexOf('\"', 1);
-                        if (endQuoteIndex != -1)
-                        {
-                            file = commandPattern[1..endQuoteIndex];
-                            args = commandPattern[(endQuoteIndex + 1)..].Trim();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        var spaceIndex = commandPattern.IndexOf(' ');
-                        if (spaceIndex != -1)
-                        {
-                            file = commandPattern[..spaceIndex];
-                            args = commandPattern[(spaceIndex + 1)..].Trim();
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    if (file != null && args != null)
-                    {
-                        args = args.Replace("%1", HostsFilePath);
-                        Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(file, args));
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        notepadFallback = true;
-                    }
-                }
+                var notepadPath = Path.Combine(
+                    Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Windows),
+                    "System32",
+                    "notepad.exe");
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(notepadPath, HostsFilePath));
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                LoggerInstance.Logger.LogError("Failed to open default editor", ex);
-                notepadFallback = true;
-            }
-
-            if (notepadFallback)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("notepad.exe", HostsFilePath));
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    LoggerInstance.Logger.LogError("Failed to open notepad", ex);
-                }
+                LoggerInstance.Logger.LogError("Failed to open notepad", ex);
             }
         }
 

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrap.vcxproj

@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -112,12 +110,8 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="COMPLETE_REWRITE_SUMMARY.md" />
-    <None Include="CRITICAL_BUG_ANALYSIS.md" />
-    <None Include="CURSOR_WRAP_FIX_ANALYSIS.md" />
-    <None Include="DEBUG_GUIDE.md" />
+    <None Include="CursorWrapTests\WrapSimulator\test_new_algorithm.py" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
-    <None Include="VERTICAL_WRAP_BUG_FIX.md" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
@@ -130,4 +124,4 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '$(RepoRoot)packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.250303.1\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapCore.cpp

@@ -163,6 +163,39 @@ void CursorWrapCore::UpdateMonitorInfo()
     Logger::info(L"======= UPDATE MONITOR INFO END =======");
 }
 
+void CursorWrapCore::ResetWrapState()
+{
+    m_hasPreviousPosition = false;
+    m_hasLastWrapDestination = false;
+    m_previousPosition = { LONG_MIN, LONG_MIN };
+    m_lastWrapDestination = { LONG_MIN, LONG_MIN };
+}
+
+CursorDirection CursorWrapCore::CalculateDirection(const POINT& currentPos) const
+{
+    CursorDirection dir = { 0, 0 };
+    if (m_hasPreviousPosition)
+    {
+        dir.dx = currentPos.x - m_previousPosition.x;
+        dir.dy = currentPos.y - m_previousPosition.y;
+    }
+    return dir;
+}
+
+bool CursorWrapCore::IsWithinWrapThreshold(const POINT& currentPos) const
+{
+    if (!m_hasLastWrapDestination)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    int dx = currentPos.x - m_lastWrapDestination.x;
+    int dy = currentPos.y - m_lastWrapDestination.y;
+    int distanceSquared = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+    
+    return distanceSquared <= (WRAP_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD * WRAP_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD);
+}
+
 POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapDuringDrag, int wrapMode, bool disableOnSingleMonitor)
 {
     // Check if wrapping should be disabled on single monitor
@@ -176,6 +209,8 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
             loggedOnce = true;
         }
 #endif
+        m_previousPosition = currentPos;
+        m_hasPreviousPosition = true;
         return currentPos;
     }
 
@@ -185,9 +220,31 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
 #ifdef _DEBUG
         OutputDebugStringW(L"[CursorWrap] [DRAG] Left mouse button down - skipping wrap\n");
 #endif
+        m_previousPosition = currentPos;
+        m_hasPreviousPosition = true;
         return currentPos;
     }
 
+    // Check distance threshold to prevent rapid oscillation
+    if (IsWithinWrapThreshold(currentPos))
+    {
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+        OutputDebugStringW(L"[CursorWrap] [THRESHOLD] Cursor within wrap threshold - skipping wrap\n");
+#endif
+        m_previousPosition = currentPos;
+        m_hasPreviousPosition = true;
+        return currentPos;
+    }
+    
+    // Clear wrap destination threshold once cursor moves away
+    if (m_hasLastWrapDestination && !IsWithinWrapThreshold(currentPos))
+    {
+        m_hasLastWrapDestination = false;
+    }
+
+    // Calculate cursor movement direction
+    CursorDirection direction = CalculateDirection(currentPos);
+
     // Convert int wrapMode to WrapMode enum
     WrapMode mode = static_cast<WrapMode>(wrapMode);
 
@@ -195,6 +252,7 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
     {
         std::wostringstream oss;
         oss << L"[CursorWrap] [MOVE] Cursor at (" << currentPos.x << L", " << currentPos.y << L")";
+        oss << L" direction=(" << direction.dx << L", " << direction.dy << L")";
 
         // Get current monitor and identify which one
         HMONITOR currentMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(currentPos, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
@@ -229,9 +287,9 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
     // Get current monitor
     HMONITOR currentMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(currentPos, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
 
-    // Check if cursor is on an outer edge (filtered by wrap mode)
+    // Check if cursor is on an outer edge (filtered by wrap mode and direction)
     EdgeType edgeType;
-    if (!m_topology.IsOnOuterEdge(currentMonitor, currentPos, edgeType, mode))
+    if (!m_topology.IsOnOuterEdge(currentMonitor, currentPos, edgeType, mode, &direction))
     {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
         static bool lastWasNotOuter = false;
@@ -241,6 +299,8 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
             lastWasNotOuter = true;
         }
 #endif
+        m_previousPosition = currentPos;
+        m_hasPreviousPosition = true;
         return currentPos; // Not on an outer edge
     }
 
@@ -278,5 +338,16 @@ POINT CursorWrapCore::HandleMouseMove(const POINT& currentPos, bool disableWrapD
     }
 #endif
 
+    // Update tracking state
+    m_previousPosition = currentPos;
+    m_hasPreviousPosition = true;
+    
+    // Store wrap destination for threshold checking
+    if (newPos.x != currentPos.x || newPos.y != currentPos.y)
+    {
+        m_lastWrapDestination = newPos;
+        m_hasLastWrapDestination = true;
+    }
+
     return newPos;
 }

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapCore.h

@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "MonitorTopology.h"
 
+// Distance threshold to prevent rapid back-and-forth wrapping (in pixels)
+constexpr int WRAP_DISTANCE_THRESHOLD = 50;
+
+// Cursor movement direction
+struct CursorDirection
+{
+    int dx; // Horizontal movement (positive = right, negative = left)
+    int dy; // Vertical movement (positive = down, negative = up)
+    
+    bool IsMovingLeft() const { return dx < 0; }
+    bool IsMovingRight() const { return dx > 0; }
+    bool IsMovingUp() const { return dy < 0; }
+    bool IsMovingDown() const { return dy > 0; }
+    
+    // Returns true if horizontal movement is dominant
+    bool IsPrimarilyHorizontal() const { return abs(dx) >= abs(dy); }
+};
+
 // Core cursor wrapping engine
 class CursorWrapCore
 {
@@ -25,11 +43,28 @@ public:
     size_t GetMonitorCount() const { return m_monitors.size(); }
     const MonitorTopology& GetTopology() const { return m_topology; }
 
+    // Reset wrap state (call when disabling/re-enabling)
+    void ResetWrapState();
+
 private:
 #ifdef _DEBUG
     std::wstring GenerateTopologyJSON() const;
 #endif
 
+    // Calculate movement direction from previous position
+    CursorDirection CalculateDirection(const POINT& currentPos) const;
+    
+    // Check if cursor is within threshold distance of last wrap position
+    bool IsWithinWrapThreshold(const POINT& currentPos) const;
+
     std::vector<MonitorInfo> m_monitors;
     MonitorTopology m_topology;
+    
+    // Movement tracking for direction-based edge priority
+    POINT m_previousPosition = { LONG_MIN, LONG_MIN };
+    bool m_hasPreviousPosition = false;
+    
+    // Wrap stability: prevent rapid oscillation
+    POINT m_lastWrapDestination = { LONG_MIN, LONG_MIN };
+    bool m_hasLastWrapDestination = false;
 };

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/CursorLog/CursorLog.slnx

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Solution>
+  <Configurations>
+    <Platform Name="x64" />
+    <Platform Name="x86" />
+  </Configurations>
+  <Project Path="CursorLog/CursorLog.vcxproj" Id="646f6684-9f11-42cd-8b35-b2954404f985" />
+</Solution>

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/CursorLog/CursorLog/CursorLog.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+// CursorLog.cpp : Monitors mouse position and logs to file with monitor/DPI info
+//
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <ShellScalingApi.h>
+
+#pragma comment(lib, "Shcore.lib")
+
+// Global variables
+std::ofstream g_outputFile;
+HHOOK g_mouseHook = nullptr;
+POINT g_lastPosition = { LONG_MIN, LONG_MIN };
+DWORD g_mainThreadId = 0;
+
+// Get monitor information for a given point
+std::string GetMonitorInfo(POINT pt, UINT* dpiX, UINT* dpiY)
+{
+    HMONITOR hMonitor = MonitorFromPoint(pt, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
+    if (!hMonitor)
+        return "Unknown";
+
+    MONITORINFOEX monitorInfo = {};
+    monitorInfo.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFOEX);
+    GetMonitorInfo(hMonitor, &monitorInfo);
+
+    // Get DPI for this monitor
+    if (SUCCEEDED(GetDpiForMonitor(hMonitor, MDT_EFFECTIVE_DPI, dpiX, dpiY)))
+    {
+        // DPI retrieved successfully
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        *dpiX = 96;
+        *dpiY = 96;
+    }
+
+    // Convert device name to string using proper wide-to-narrow conversion
+    std::wstring deviceName(monitorInfo.szDevice);
+    int sizeNeeded = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, deviceName.c_str(), static_cast<int>(deviceName.length()), nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
+    std::string result(sizeNeeded, 0);
+    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, deviceName.c_str(), static_cast<int>(deviceName.length()), &result[0], sizeNeeded, nullptr, nullptr);
+    return result;
+}
+
+// Calculate scale factor from DPI
+constexpr double GetScaleFactor(UINT dpi)
+{
+    return static_cast<double>(dpi) / 96.0;
+}
+
+// Low-level mouse hook callback
+LRESULT CALLBACK LowLevelMouseProc(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
+{
+    if (nCode == HC_ACTION && wParam == WM_MOUSEMOVE)
+    {
+        MSLLHOOKSTRUCT* mouseStruct = reinterpret_cast<MSLLHOOKSTRUCT*>(lParam);
+        POINT pt = mouseStruct->pt;
+
+        // Only log if position changed
+        if (pt.x != g_lastPosition.x || pt.y != g_lastPosition.y)
+        {
+            g_lastPosition = pt;
+
+            UINT dpiX = 96, dpiY = 96;
+            std::string monitorName = GetMonitorInfo(pt, &dpiX, &dpiY);
+            double scale = GetScaleFactor(dpiX);
+
+            if (g_outputFile.is_open())
+            {
+                g_outputFile << monitorName
+                    << "," << pt.x
+                    << "," << pt.y
+                    << "," << dpiX
+                    << "," << static_cast<int>(scale * 100) << "%"
+                    << "\n";
+                g_outputFile.flush();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return CallNextHookEx(g_mouseHook, nCode, wParam, lParam);
+}
+
+// Console control handler for clean shutdown
+BOOL WINAPI ConsoleHandler(DWORD ctrlType)
+{
+    if (ctrlType == CTRL_C_EVENT || ctrlType == CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT)
+    {
+        std::cout << "\nShutting down..." << std::endl;
+
+        if (g_mouseHook)
+        {
+            UnhookWindowsHookEx(g_mouseHook);
+            g_mouseHook = nullptr;
+        }
+
+        if (g_outputFile.is_open())
+        {
+            g_outputFile.close();
+        }
+
+        // Post quit message to the main thread to exit the message loop
+        PostThreadMessage(g_mainThreadId, WM_QUIT, 0, 0);
+
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    // Set DPI awareness FIRST, before any other Windows API calls
+    SetProcessDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE_V2);
+
+    // Store main thread ID for clean shutdown
+    g_mainThreadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
+
+    // Check command line arguments
+    if (argc != 2)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Usage: CursorLog.exe <output_path_and_filename>" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    std::filesystem::path outputPath(argv[1]);
+    std::filesystem::path parentPath = outputPath.parent_path();
+
+    // Validate the directory exists
+    if (!parentPath.empty() && !std::filesystem::exists(parentPath))
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Error: The directory '" << parentPath.string() << "' does not exist." << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Check if file exists and prompt for overwrite
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(outputPath))
+    {
+        std::cout << "File '" << outputPath.string() << "' already exists. Overwrite? (y/n): ";
+        char response;
+        std::cin >> response;
+
+        if (response != 'y' && response != 'Y')
+        {
+            std::cout << "Operation cancelled." << std::endl;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Open output file
+    g_outputFile.open(outputPath, std::ios::out | std::ios::trunc);
+    if (!g_outputFile.is_open())
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Unable to create or open file '" << outputPath.string() << "'." << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Logging mouse position to: " << outputPath.string() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Press Ctrl+C to stop..." << std::endl;
+
+    // Set up console control handler
+    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(ConsoleHandler, TRUE);
+
+    // Install low-level mouse hook
+    g_mouseHook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_MOUSE_LL, LowLevelMouseProc, nullptr, 0);
+    if (!g_mouseHook)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Failed to install mouse hook. Error code: " << GetLastError() << std::endl;
+        g_outputFile.close();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Message loop - required for low-level hooks
+    MSG msg;
+    while (GetMessage(&msg, nullptr, 0, 0))
+    {
+        TranslateMessage(&msg);
+        DispatchMessage(&msg);
+    }
+
+    // Cleanup
+    if (g_mouseHook)
+    {
+        UnhookWindowsHookEx(g_mouseHook);
+    }
+
+    if (g_outputFile.is_open())
+    {
+        g_outputFile.close();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}

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src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/WrapSimulator/README.md

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+# CursorWrap Simulator
+
+A Python visualization tool that displays monitor layouts and shows which edges will wrap to other monitors using the exact same logic as the PowerToys CursorWrap implementation.
+
+## Purpose
+
+This tool helps you:
+- Visualize your multi-monitor setup
+- Identify which screen edges are "outer edges" (edges that don't connect to another monitor)
+- See where cursor wrapping will occur when you move the cursor to an outer edge
+- **Find problem areas** where edges have NO wrap destination (shown in red)
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Python 3.6+
+- Tkinter (included with standard Python on Windows)
+
+## Usage
+
+### Command Line
+
+```bash
+python wrap_simulator.py <path_to_monitor_layout.json>
+```
+
+### Without Arguments
+
+```bash
+python wrap_simulator.py
+```
+
+This opens the application with no layout loaded. Use the "Load JSON" button to select a file.
+
+## JSON File Format
+
+The monitor layout JSON file should have this structure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "captured_at": "2026-02-16T08:50:34+00:00",
+  "computer_name": "MY-PC",
+  "user_name": "User",
+  "monitor_count": 3,
+  "monitors": [
+    {
+      "left": 0,
+      "top": 0,
+      "right": 2560,
+      "bottom": 1440,
+      "width": 2560,
+      "height": 1440,
+      "dpi": 96,
+      "scaling_percent": 100.0,
+      "primary": true,
+      "device_name": "DISPLAY1"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Understanding the Visualization
+
+### Monitor Display
+- **Gray rectangles**: Individual monitors
+- **Orange border**: Primary monitor
+- **Labels**: Show monitor index, device name, and resolution
+
+### Edge Bars (Outside Monitor Boundaries)
+
+Colored bars are drawn outside each **outer edge** (edges not adjacent to another monitor):
+
+| Color | Meaning |
+|-------|---------|
+| **Yellow** | Edge segment has a wrap destination ✓ |
+| **Red with stripes** | NO wrap destination - Problem area! ⚠️ |
+
+The bar outline color indicates the edge type:
+- Red = Left edge
+- Teal = Right edge  
+- Blue = Top edge
+- Green = Bottom edge
+
+### Interactive Features
+
+1. **Hover over edge segments**: 
+   - See wrap destination info in the status bar
+   - Green arrow shows where the cursor would wrap to
+   - Green dashed rectangle highlights the destination
+
+2. **Click on edge segments**:
+   - Detailed information appears in the info panel
+   - Shows full problem analysis with reason codes
+   - Explains why wrapping does/doesn't occur
+   - Provides suggestions for fixing problems
+
+
+3. **Wrap Mode Selection**:
+   - **Both**: Wrap in all directions (default)
+   - **Vertical Only**: Only top/bottom edges wrap
+   - **Horizontal Only**: Only left/right edges wrap
+
+4. **Export Analysis**:
+   - Click "Export Analysis" to save detailed diagnostic data
+   - Exports to JSON format for use in algorithm development
+   - Includes all problem segments with reason codes and suggestions
+
+5. **Edge Test Simulation** (NEW):
+   - Click "🧪 Test Edges" to start automated edge testing
+   - Visually animates cursor movement along ALL outer edges
+   - Shows wrap destination for each test point with colored lines:
+     - **Red circle**: Source position on outer edge
+     - **Green circle**: Wrap destination
+     - **Green dashed line**: Connection showing wrap path
+     - **Red X**: No wrap destination (problem area)
+   - Use "New Algorithm" checkbox to toggle between:
+     - **NEW**: Projection-based algorithm (eliminates dead zones)
+     - **OLD**: Direct overlap only (may have dead zones)
+   - Results summary shows per-edge coverage statistics
+
+## Problem Analysis
+
+When a segment has no wrap destination, the tool provides detailed analysis:
+
+### Problem Reason Codes
+
+| Code | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `WRAP_MODE_DISABLED` | Edge type disabled by current wrap mode setting |
+| `NO_OPPOSITE_OUTER_EDGES` | No outer edges of the opposite type exist at all |
+| `NO_OVERLAPPING_RANGE` | Opposite edges exist but don't cover this coordinate range |
+| `SINGLE_MONITOR` | Only one monitor - nowhere to wrap to |
+
+### Diagnostic Details
+
+For `NO_OVERLAPPING_RANGE` problems, the tool shows:
+- Distance to the nearest valid wrap destination
+- List of available opposite edges sorted by distance
+- Whether the gap is above/below or left/right of the segment
+- Suggested fixes (extend monitors or adjust positions)
+
+## Sample Files
+
+Included sample layouts:
+
+- `sample_layout.json` - 3 monitors in a row with one offset
+- `sample_staggered.json` - 3 monitors with staggered vertical positions (shows problem areas)
+- `sample_with_gap.json` - 2 monitors with a gap between them
+
+## Exported Analysis Format
+
+The "Export Analysis" button generates a JSON file with this structure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "export_timestamp": "2026-02-16T08:50:34+00:00",
+  "wrap_mode": "BOTH",
+  "monitor_count": 3,
+  "monitors": [...],
+  "outer_edges": [...],
+  "problem_segments": [
+    {
+      "source": {
+        "monitor_index": 0,
+        "monitor_name": "DISPLAY1",
+        "edge_type": "TOP",
+        "edge_position": 200,
+        "segment_range": {"start": 0, "end": 200},
+        "segment_length_px": 200
+      },
+      "analysis": {
+        "reason_code": "NO_OVERLAPPING_RANGE",
+        "description": "No BOTTOM outer edge overlaps...",
+        "suggestion": "To fix: Either extend...",
+        "details": {
+          "gap_to_nearest": 200,
+          "available_opposite_edges": [...]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "summary": {
+    "total_outer_edges": 8,
+    "total_problem_segments": 4,
+    "total_problem_pixels": 800,
+    "problems_by_reason": {"NO_OVERLAPPING_RANGE": 4},
+    "has_problems": true
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## How CursorWrap Logic Works
+
+### Original Algorithm (v1)
+
+1. **Outer Edge Detection**: An edge is "outer" if no other monitor's opposite edge is within 50 pixels AND has sufficient vertical/horizontal overlap
+
+2. **Wrap Destination**: When cursor reaches an outer edge:
+   - Find the opposite type outer edge (Left→Right, Top→Bottom, etc.)
+   - The destination must overlap with the cursor's perpendicular position
+   - Cursor warps to the furthest matching outer edge
+
+3. **Problem Areas**: If no opposite outer edge overlaps with a portion of an outer edge, that segment has no wrap destination - the cursor will simply stop at that edge.
+
+### Enhanced Algorithm (v2) - With Projection
+
+The enhanced algorithm eliminates dead zones by projecting cursor positions to valid destinations:
+
+1. **Direct Overlap**: If an opposite outer edge directly overlaps the cursor's perpendicular coordinate, use it (same as v1)
+
+2. **Nearest Edge Projection**: If no direct overlap exists:
+   - Find the nearest opposite outer edge by coordinate distance
+   - Calculate a projected position using offset-from-boundary approach
+   - The projection preserves relative position similar to how Windows handles monitor transitions
+
+3. **No Dead Zones**: Every point on every outer edge will have a valid wrap destination
+
+### Testing the Algorithm
+
+Use the included test script to validate both algorithms:
+
+```bash
+python test_new_algorithm.py [layout_file.json]
+```
+
+This compares the old algorithm (with dead zones) against the new algorithm (with projection) and reports coverage.
+
+## Cursor Log Playback
+
+The simulator can play back recorded cursor movement logs to visualize how the cursor moves across monitors.
+
+### Loading a Cursor Log
+
+1. Click "Load Log" to select a cursor movement log file
+2. Use the playback controls:
+   - **▶ Play / ⏸ Pause**: Start or pause playback
+   - **⏹ Stop**: Stop and reset to beginning
+   - **⏮ Reset**: Reset to beginning without stopping
+   - **Speed slider**: Adjust playback speed (10-500ms between frames)
+
+### Log File Format
+
+The cursor log file is CSV format with the following columns:
+
+```
+display_name,x,y,dpi,scaling%
+```
+
+Example:
+```csv
+\\.\DISPLAY1,1234,567,96,100%
+\\.\DISPLAY2,2560,720,144,150%
+\\.\DISPLAY3,-500,800,96,100%
+```
+
+- **display_name**: Windows display name (e.g., `\\.\DISPLAY1`)
+- **x, y**: Screen coordinates
+- **dpi**: Display DPI
+- **scaling%**: Display scaling percentage (with or without % sign)
+
+Lines starting with `#` are treated as comments and ignored.
+
+### Playback Visualization
+
+- **Green cursor**: Normal movement within a monitor
+- **Red cursor with burst effect**: Monitor transition detected
+- **Blue trail**: Recent cursor movement path (fades over time)
+- **Dashed red arrow**: Shows transition path between monitors
+
+The playback automatically slows down when a monitor transition is detected, making it easier to observe wrap behavior.
+
+### Sample Log File
+
+A sample cursor log file `sample_cursor_log.csv` is included that demonstrates cursor movement across a three-monitor setup.
+
+## Architecture
+
+The Python implementation mirrors the C++ code structure:
+
+- `MonitorTopology` class: Manages edge-based monitor layout
+- `MonitorEdge` dataclass: Represents a single edge of a monitor
+- `EdgeSegment` dataclass: A portion of an edge with wrap info
+- `CursorLogEntry` dataclass: A single cursor movement log entry
+- `WrapSimulatorApp`: Tkinter GUI application
+
+## Integration with PowerToys
+
+This tool is designed to validate and debug the CursorWrap feature. The JSON files can be generated by the debug build of CursorWrap or created manually for testing specific configurations.

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/CursorWrapTests/WrapSimulator/test_new_algorithm.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script to validate the new projection-based wrapping algorithm.
+"""
+
+import json
+import sys
+from wrap_simulator import MonitorTopology, MonitorInfo, WrapMode
+
+def test_layout(layout_file: str):
+    """Test a monitor layout with both old and new algorithms."""
+    
+    # Load the layout
+    with open(layout_file, 'r') as f:
+        layout = json.load(f)
+    
+    # Create monitor info objects
+    monitors = []
+    for i, m in enumerate(layout['monitors']):
+        monitors.append(MonitorInfo(
+            left=m['left'], top=m['top'], right=m['right'], bottom=m['bottom'],
+            width=m['width'], height=m['height'], dpi=m.get('dpi', 96),
+            scaling_percent=m.get('scaling_percent', 100), primary=m.get('primary', False),
+            device_name=m.get('device_name', f'DISPLAY{i+1}'), monitor_id=i
+        ))
+    
+    # Initialize topology
+    topology = MonitorTopology()
+    topology.initialize(monitors)
+    
+    print(f"Layout: {layout_file}")
+    print(f"Monitors: {len(monitors)}")
+    print(f"Outer edges: {len(topology.outer_edges)}")
+    
+    # Validate with OLD algorithm
+    print("\n--- OLD Algorithm (may have dead zones) ---")
+    old_problems = 0
+    old_problem_details = []
+    for edge in topology.outer_edges:
+        segments = topology.get_edge_segments_with_wrap_info(edge, WrapMode.BOTH)
+        for seg in segments:
+            if not seg.has_wrap_destination:
+                length = seg.end - seg.start
+                old_problems += length
+                detail = f"Mon {edge.monitor_index} {edge.edge_type.name} [{seg.start}-{seg.end}] ({length}px)"
+                old_problem_details.append(detail)
+                print(f"  PROBLEM: {detail}")
+    print(f"Total problematic pixels: {old_problems}")
+    
+    # Validate with NEW algorithm
+    print("\n--- NEW Algorithm (with projection) ---")
+    result = topology.validate_all_edges_have_destinations(WrapMode.BOTH)
+    print(f"Total edge length: {result['total_edge_length']}px")
+    print(f"Covered: {result['covered_length']}px ({result['coverage_percent']:.1f}%)")
+    print(f"Uncovered: {result['uncovered_length']}px")
+    print(f"Fully covered: {result['is_fully_covered']}")
+    
+    if result['problem_areas']:
+        for prob in result['problem_areas']:
+            print(f"  PROBLEM: {prob}")
+    
+    # Summary
+    print("\n--- COMPARISON ---")
+    print(f"Old algorithm dead zones: {old_problems}px")
+    print(f"New algorithm dead zones: {result['uncovered_length']}px")
+    if old_problems > 0 and result['uncovered_length'] == 0:
+        print("SUCCESS: New algorithm eliminates all dead zones!")
+    elif result['uncovered_length'] > 0:
+        print("WARNING: New algorithm still has dead zones")
+    else:
+        print("Both algorithms have no dead zones for this layout")
+    
+    return result['is_fully_covered']
+
+
+def main():
+    layout_files = [
+        'mikehall_monitor_layout.json',
+        'sample_layout.json',
+        'sample_staggered.json',
+    ]
+    
+    # Allow specifying layout on command line
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        layout_files = sys.argv[1:]
+    
+    all_passed = True
+    for layout_file in layout_files:
+        try:
+            print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+            passed = test_layout(layout_file)
+            if not passed:
+                all_passed = False
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print(f"File not found: {layout_file}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error testing {layout_file}: {e}")
+            all_passed = False
+    
+    print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+    if all_passed:
+        print("ALL TESTS PASSED")
+    else:
+        print("SOME TESTS FAILED")
+    
+    return 0 if all_passed else 1
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/MonitorTopology.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "MonitorTopology.h"
+#include "CursorWrapCore.h" // For CursorDirection struct
 #include "../../../common/logger/logger.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
@@ -163,10 +164,80 @@ bool MonitorTopology::EdgesAreAdjacent(const MonitorEdge& edge1, const MonitorEd
     int overlapStart = max(edge1.start, edge2.start);
     int overlapEnd = min(edge1.end, edge2.end);
 
+
     return overlapEnd > overlapStart + tolerance;
 }
 
-bool MonitorTopology::IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, WrapMode wrapMode) const
+EdgeType MonitorTopology::PrioritizeEdgeByDirection(const std::vector<EdgeType>& candidates, 
+                                                     const CursorDirection* direction) const
+{
+    if (candidates.empty())
+    {
+        return EdgeType::Left; // Should not happen, but return a default
+    }
+    
+    if (candidates.size() == 1 || direction == nullptr)
+    {
+        return candidates[0];
+    }
+    
+    // Prioritize based on movement direction
+    // If moving primarily horizontally, prefer horizontal edges (Left/Right)
+    // If moving primarily vertically, prefer vertical edges (Top/Bottom)
+    
+    if (direction->IsPrimarilyHorizontal())
+    {
+        // Prefer Left if moving left, Right if moving right
+        if (direction->IsMovingLeft())
+        {
+            for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+            {
+                if (edge == EdgeType::Left) return edge;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (direction->IsMovingRight())
+        {
+            for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+            {
+                if (edge == EdgeType::Right) return edge;
+            }
+        }
+        // Fall back to any horizontal edge
+        for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+        {
+            if (edge == EdgeType::Left || edge == EdgeType::Right) return edge;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Prefer Top if moving up, Bottom if moving down
+        if (direction->IsMovingUp())
+        {
+            for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+            {
+                if (edge == EdgeType::Top) return edge;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (direction->IsMovingDown())
+        {
+            for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+            {
+                if (edge == EdgeType::Bottom) return edge;
+            }
+        }
+        // Fall back to any vertical edge
+        for (EdgeType edge : candidates)
+        {
+            if (edge == EdgeType::Top || edge == EdgeType::Bottom) return edge;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Default to first candidate
+    return candidates[0];
+}
+
+bool MonitorTopology::IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, 
+                                     WrapMode wrapMode, const CursorDirection* direction) const
 {
     RECT monitorRect;
     if (!GetMonitorRect(monitor, monitorRect))
@@ -248,13 +319,40 @@ bool MonitorTopology::IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, Ed
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Try each candidate edge and return first with valid wrap destination
+    // Prioritize candidates by movement direction at corners
+    EdgeType prioritizedEdge = PrioritizeEdgeByDirection(candidateEdges, direction);
+    
+    // Get the source edge info
+    auto sourceIt = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, prioritizedEdge});
+    if (sourceIt == m_edgeMap.end())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    // Use the new FindNearestOppositeEdge which handles non-overlapping regions
+    int cursorCoord = (prioritizedEdge == EdgeType::Left || prioritizedEdge == EdgeType::Right) 
+                      ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x;
+    OppositeEdgeResult result = FindNearestOppositeEdge(prioritizedEdge, cursorCoord, sourceIt->second);
+    
+    if (result.found)
+    {
+        outEdgeType = prioritizedEdge;
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    // If prioritized edge didn't work, try other candidates
     for (EdgeType candidate : candidateEdges)
     {
-        MonitorEdge oppositeEdge = FindOppositeOuterEdge(candidate,
-            (candidate == EdgeType::Left || candidate == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
-
-        if (oppositeEdge.monitorIndex >= 0)
+        if (candidate == prioritizedEdge) continue;
+        
+        auto it = m_edgeMap.find({monitorIndex, candidate});
+        if (it == m_edgeMap.end()) continue;
+        
+        int coord = (candidate == EdgeType::Left || candidate == EdgeType::Right) 
+                    ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x;
+        OppositeEdgeResult altResult = FindNearestOppositeEdge(candidate, coord, it->second);
+        
+        if (altResult.found)
         {
             outEdgeType = candidate;
             return true;
@@ -280,16 +378,14 @@ POINT MonitorTopology::GetWrapDestination(HMONITOR fromMonitor, const POINT& cur
     }
 
     const MonitorEdge& fromEdge = it->second;
+    
+    // Get cursor coordinate perpendicular to the edge
+    int cursorCoord = (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x;
 
-    // Calculate relative position on current edge (0.0 to 1.0)
-    double relativePos = GetRelativePosition(fromEdge,
-        (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
+    // Use the new FindNearestOppositeEdge which handles non-overlapping regions
+    OppositeEdgeResult oppositeResult = FindNearestOppositeEdge(edgeType, cursorCoord, fromEdge);
 
-    // Find opposite outer edge
-    MonitorEdge oppositeEdge = FindOppositeOuterEdge(edgeType,
-        (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right) ? cursorPos.y : cursorPos.x);
-
-    if (oppositeEdge.monitorIndex < 0)
+    if (!oppositeResult.found)
     {
         // No opposite edge found, wrap within same monitor
         RECT monitorRect;
@@ -321,15 +417,35 @@ POINT MonitorTopology::GetWrapDestination(HMONITOR fromMonitor, const POINT& cur
 
     if (edgeType == EdgeType::Left || edgeType == EdgeType::Right)
     {
-        // Horizontal edge -> vertical movement
-        result.x = oppositeEdge.position;
-        result.y = GetAbsolutePosition(oppositeEdge, relativePos);
+        // Horizontal wrapping (Left<->Right edges)
+        result.x = oppositeResult.edge.position;
+        
+        if (oppositeResult.requiresProjection)
+        {
+            // Use the pre-calculated projected coordinate for non-overlapping regions
+            result.y = oppositeResult.projectedCoordinate;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Overlapping region - preserve Y coordinate
+            result.y = cursorPos.y;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
-        // Vertical edge -> horizontal movement
-        result.y = oppositeEdge.position;
-        result.x = GetAbsolutePosition(oppositeEdge, relativePos);
+        // Vertical wrapping (Top<->Bottom edges)
+        result.y = oppositeResult.edge.position;
+        
+        if (oppositeResult.requiresProjection)
+        {
+            // Use the pre-calculated projected coordinate for non-overlapping regions
+            result.x = oppositeResult.projectedCoordinate;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Overlapping region - preserve X coordinate
+            result.x = cursorPos.x;
+        }
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -387,6 +503,170 @@ MonitorEdge MonitorTopology::FindOppositeOuterEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int relati
     return result;
 }
 
+OppositeEdgeResult MonitorTopology::FindNearestOppositeEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int cursorCoordinate,
+                                                             const MonitorEdge& sourceEdge) const
+{
+    OppositeEdgeResult result;
+    result.found = false;
+    result.requiresProjection = false;
+    result.projectedCoordinate = 0;
+    result.edge.monitorIndex = -1;
+
+    EdgeType targetType;
+    bool findMax; // true = find max position (furthest right/bottom), false = find min (furthest left/top)
+
+    switch (fromEdge)
+    {
+    case EdgeType::Left:
+        targetType = EdgeType::Right;
+        findMax = true;
+        break;
+    case EdgeType::Right:
+        targetType = EdgeType::Left;
+        findMax = false;
+        break;
+    case EdgeType::Top:
+        targetType = EdgeType::Bottom;
+        findMax = true;
+        break;
+    case EdgeType::Bottom:
+        targetType = EdgeType::Top;
+        findMax = false;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return result; // Invalid edge type
+    }
+
+    // First, try to find an edge that directly overlaps the cursor coordinate
+    MonitorEdge directMatch = FindOppositeOuterEdge(fromEdge, cursorCoordinate);
+    if (directMatch.monitorIndex >= 0)
+    {
+        result.found = true;
+        result.requiresProjection = false;
+        result.edge = directMatch;
+        result.projectedCoordinate = cursorCoordinate; // Not used, but set for completeness
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // No direct overlap - find the nearest opposite edge by coordinate distance
+    // This handles the "dead zone" case where cursor is in a non-overlapping region
+    
+    int bestDistance = INT_MAX;
+    MonitorEdge bestEdge = { .monitorIndex = -1 };
+    int bestProjectedCoord = 0;
+
+    for (const auto& edge : m_outerEdges)
+    {
+        if (edge.type != targetType)
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Calculate distance from cursor coordinate to this edge's range
+        int distance = 0;
+        int projectedCoord = 0;
+        
+        if (cursorCoordinate < edge.start)
+        {
+            // Cursor is before the edge's start - project to edge start with offset
+            distance = edge.start - cursorCoordinate;
+            projectedCoord = edge.start; // Clamp to edge start
+        }
+        else if (cursorCoordinate > edge.end)
+        {
+            // Cursor is after the edge's end - project to edge end with offset
+            distance = cursorCoordinate - edge.end;
+            projectedCoord = edge.end; // Clamp to edge end
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Cursor overlaps - this shouldn't happen since we checked direct match
+            distance = 0;
+            projectedCoord = cursorCoordinate;
+        }
+
+        // Choose the best edge: prefer closer edges, and among equals prefer extreme position
+        bool isBetter = false;
+        if (distance < bestDistance)
+        {
+            isBetter = true;
+        }
+        else if (distance == bestDistance && bestEdge.monitorIndex >= 0)
+        {
+            // Same distance - prefer the extreme position (furthest in wrap direction)
+            if ((findMax && edge.position > bestEdge.position) ||
+                (!findMax && edge.position < bestEdge.position))
+            {
+                isBetter = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isBetter)
+        {
+            bestDistance = distance;
+            bestEdge = edge;
+            bestProjectedCoord = projectedCoord;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bestEdge.monitorIndex >= 0)
+    {
+        result.found = true;
+        result.requiresProjection = true;
+        result.edge = bestEdge;
+        
+        // Calculate projected position using offset-from-boundary approach
+        result.projectedCoordinate = CalculateProjectedPosition(cursorCoordinate, sourceEdge, bestEdge);
+        
+        Logger::trace(L"FindNearestOppositeEdge: Non-overlapping wrap from {} to Mon {} edge, cursor={}, projected={}",
+            static_cast<int>(fromEdge), bestEdge.monitorIndex, cursorCoordinate, result.projectedCoordinate);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+int MonitorTopology::CalculateProjectedPosition(int cursorCoordinate, const MonitorEdge& sourceEdge,
+                                                 const MonitorEdge& targetEdge) const
+{
+    // Windows behavior for non-overlapping regions:
+    // When cursor is in a region that doesn't overlap with the target edge,
+    // clamp to the nearest boundary of the target edge.
+    // This matches observed Windows cursor transition behavior.
+    
+    // Find the shared boundary region between source and target edges
+    int sharedStart = max(sourceEdge.start, targetEdge.start);
+    int sharedEnd = min(sourceEdge.end, targetEdge.end);
+    
+    if (cursorCoordinate >= sharedStart && cursorCoordinate <= sharedEnd)
+    {
+        // Cursor is in shared region - preserve the coordinate exactly
+        return cursorCoordinate;
+    }
+    
+    // For non-overlapping regions, clamp to the nearest boundary of the target edge
+    // This matches Windows behavior where the cursor is projected to the closest
+    // valid point on the destination edge
+    int projectedCoord;
+    
+    if (cursorCoordinate < sharedStart)
+    {
+        // Cursor is BEFORE the shared region (e.g., above shared area)
+        // Clamp to the start of the target edge (with small offset to stay within bounds)
+        projectedCoord = targetEdge.start + 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Cursor is AFTER the shared region (e.g., below shared area)
+        // Clamp to the end of the target edge (with small offset to stay within bounds)
+        projectedCoord = targetEdge.end - 1;
+    }
+    
+    // Final bounds check
+    projectedCoord = max(targetEdge.start, min(projectedCoord, targetEdge.end - 1));
+    
+    return projectedCoord;
+}
+
 double MonitorTopology::GetRelativePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, int coordinate) const
 {
     if (edge.end == edge.start)

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/MonitorTopology.h

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 
+// Forward declaration
+struct CursorDirection;
+
 // Monitor information structure
 struct MonitorInfo
 {
@@ -44,6 +47,15 @@ struct MonitorEdge
     bool isOuter;   // True if no adjacent monitor touches this edge
 };
 
+// Result of finding an opposite edge, including projection info for non-overlapping regions
+struct OppositeEdgeResult
+{
+    MonitorEdge edge;
+    bool found;                 // True if an opposite edge was found
+    bool requiresProjection;    // True if cursor position needs to be projected (non-overlapping region)
+    int projectedCoordinate;    // The calculated coordinate on the target edge
+};
+
 // Monitor topology helper - manages edge-based monitor layout
 struct MonitorTopology
 {
@@ -51,7 +63,9 @@ struct MonitorTopology
 
     // Check if cursor is on an outer edge of the given monitor
     // wrapMode filters which edges are considered (Both, VerticalOnly, HorizontalOnly)
-    bool IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, WrapMode wrapMode) const;
+    // direction is used to prioritize edges at corners based on cursor movement
+    bool IsOnOuterEdge(HMONITOR monitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType& outEdgeType, 
+                       WrapMode wrapMode, const CursorDirection* direction = nullptr) const;
 
     // Get the wrap destination point for a cursor on an outer edge
     POINT GetWrapDestination(HMONITOR fromMonitor, const POINT& cursorPos, EdgeType edgeType) const;
@@ -95,12 +109,26 @@ private:
     // Check if two edges are adjacent (within tolerance)
     bool EdgesAreAdjacent(const MonitorEdge& edge1, const MonitorEdge& edge2, int tolerance = 50) const;
 
-    // Find the opposite outer edge for wrapping
+    // Find the opposite outer edge for wrapping (original method - for overlapping regions)
     MonitorEdge FindOppositeOuterEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int relativePosition) const;
+    
+    // Find the nearest opposite outer edge, including projection for non-overlapping regions
+    // This implements Windows-like behavior for cursor transitions
+    OppositeEdgeResult FindNearestOppositeEdge(EdgeType fromEdge, int cursorCoordinate, 
+                                                const MonitorEdge& sourceEdge) const;
+    
+    // Calculate projected position for cursor in non-overlapping region
+    // Returns the coordinate on the destination edge using offset-from-boundary approach
+    int CalculateProjectedPosition(int cursorCoordinate, const MonitorEdge& sourceEdge, 
+                                   const MonitorEdge& targetEdge) const;
 
     // Calculate relative position along an edge (0.0 to 1.0)
     double GetRelativePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, int coordinate) const;
 
     // Convert relative position to absolute coordinate on target edge
     int GetAbsolutePosition(const MonitorEdge& edge, double relativePosition) const;
+    
+    // Prioritize edge candidates based on cursor movement direction
+    EdgeType PrioritizeEdgeByDirection(const std::vector<EdgeType>& candidates, 
+                                       const CursorDirection* direction) const;
 };

src/modules/MouseUtils/CursorWrap/dllmain.cpp

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_AUTO_ACTIVATE[] = L"auto_activate";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_DISABLE_WRAP_DURING_DRAG[] = L"disable_wrap_during_drag";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_WRAP_MODE[] = L"wrap_mode";
+    const wchar_t JSON_KEY_ACTIVATION_MODE[] = L"activation_mode";
     const wchar_t JSON_KEY_DISABLE_ON_SINGLE_MONITOR[] = L"disable_cursor_wrap_on_single_monitor";
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     bool m_disableWrapDuringDrag = true; // Default to true to prevent wrap during drag
     bool m_disableOnSingleMonitor = false; // Default to false
     int m_wrapMode = 0; // 0=Both (default), 1=VerticalOnly, 2=HorizontalOnly
+    int m_activationMode = 0; // 0=Always (default), 1=HoldingCtrl (wraps only while held), 2=HoldingShift (wraps only while held)
     
     // Mouse hook
     HHOOK m_mouseHook = nullptr;
@@ -430,6 +432,21 @@ private:
                 Logger::warn("Failed to initialize CursorWrap wrap mode from settings. Will use default value (0=Both)");
             }
             
+            try
+            {
+                // Parse activation mode
+                auto propertiesObject = settingsObject.GetNamedObject(JSON_KEY_PROPERTIES);
+                if (propertiesObject.HasKey(JSON_KEY_ACTIVATION_MODE))
+                {
+                    auto activationModeObject = propertiesObject.GetNamedObject(JSON_KEY_ACTIVATION_MODE);
+                    m_activationMode = static_cast<int>(activationModeObject.GetNamedNumber(JSON_KEY_VALUE));
+                }
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+                Logger::warn("Failed to initialize CursorWrap activation mode from settings. Will use default value (0=Always)");
+            }
+            
             try
             {
                 // Parse disable on single monitor
@@ -672,6 +689,26 @@ private:
             
             if (g_cursorWrapInstance && g_cursorWrapInstance->m_hookActive)
             {
+                // Check activation mode to determine if wrapping should happen.
+                // 0=Always, 1=HoldingCtrl (wraps only when Ctrl held), 2=HoldingShift (wraps only when Shift held)
+                int activationMode = g_cursorWrapInstance->m_activationMode;
+                bool shouldWrap = true;
+                
+                if (activationMode == 1) // HoldingCtrl - wrap only when Ctrl is held
+                {
+                    shouldWrap = (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_CONTROL) & 0x8000) != 0;
+                }
+                else if (activationMode == 2) // HoldingShift - wrap only when Shift is held
+                {
+                    shouldWrap = (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SHIFT) & 0x8000) != 0;
+                }
+                
+                if (!shouldWrap)
+                {
+                    // Activation key is not held, do not wrap - let normal behavior happen.
+                    return CallNextHookEx(nullptr, nCode, wParam, lParam);
+                }
+                
                 POINT newPos = g_cursorWrapInstance->m_core.HandleMouseMove(
                     currentPos,
                     g_cursorWrapInstance->m_disableWrapDuringDrag,

src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Class/Program.cs

@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ namespace MouseWithoutBorders.Class
                 if (!Common.RunOnLogonDesktop)
                 {
                     StartSettingSyncThread();
+                    CommandEventHandler.StartListening();
                 }
 
                 Application.EnableVisualStyles();

src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Core/CommandEventHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+
+using MouseWithoutBorders.Class;
+using PowerToys.Interop;
+
+namespace MouseWithoutBorders.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Handles command events from external sources (e.g., Command Palette).
+    /// Uses named events for inter-process communication, following the same pattern as other PowerToys modules.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class CommandEventHandler
+    {
+        private static CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Starts listening for command events on background threads.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void StartListening()
+        {
+            _cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            CancellationToken exitToken = _cancellationTokenSource.Token;
+
+            // Start listener for Toggle Easy Mouse event
+            StartEventListener(Constants.MWBToggleEasyMouseEvent(), ToggleEasyMouse, exitToken);
+
+            // Start listener for Reconnect event
+            StartEventListener(Constants.MWBReconnectEvent(), Reconnect, exitToken);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Stops listening for command events.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void StopListening()
+        {
+            _cancellationTokenSource?.Cancel();
+            _cancellationTokenSource?.Dispose();
+            _cancellationTokenSource = null;
+        }
+
+        private static void StartEventListener(string eventName, Action callback, CancellationToken cancel)
+        {
+            new System.Threading.Thread(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    using var eventHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, eventName);
+                    WaitHandle[] waitHandles = new WaitHandle[] { cancel.WaitHandle, eventHandle };
+
+                    while (!cancel.IsCancellationRequested)
+                    {
+                        int result = WaitHandle.WaitAny(waitHandles);
+                        if (result == 1)
+                        {
+                            // Execute callback on UI thread using Common.DoSomethingInUIThread
+                            Common.DoSomethingInUIThread(callback);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // Cancellation requested
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.Log($"Error in event listener for {eventName}: {ex.Message}");
+                }
+            })
+            { IsBackground = true, Name = $"MWB-{eventName}-Listener" }.Start();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Toggles Easy Mouse between Enabled and Disabled states.
+        /// This is the same logic used by the hotkey handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void ToggleEasyMouse()
+        {
+            if (Common.RunOnLogonDesktop || Common.RunOnScrSaverDesktop)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            EasyMouseOption easyMouseOption = (EasyMouseOption)Setting.Values.EasyMouse;
+
+            if (easyMouseOption is EasyMouseOption.Disable or EasyMouseOption.Enable)
+            {
+                Setting.Values.EasyMouse = (int)(easyMouseOption == EasyMouseOption.Disable ? EasyMouseOption.Enable : EasyMouseOption.Disable);
+
+                Common.ShowToolTip($"Easy Mouse has been toggled to [{(EasyMouseOption)Setting.Values.EasyMouse}].", 3000);
+
+                Logger.Log($"Easy Mouse toggled to {(EasyMouseOption)Setting.Values.EasyMouse} via command event.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initiates a reconnection attempt to all machines.
+        /// This is the same logic used by the hotkey handler.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void Reconnect()
+        {
+            Common.ShowToolTip("Reconnecting...", 2000);
+            Common.LastReconnectByHotKeyTime = Common.GetTick();
+            InitAndCleanup.PleaseReopenSocket = InitAndCleanup.REOPEN_WHEN_HOTKEY;
+
+            Logger.Log("Reconnect initiated via command event.");
+        }
+    }
+}

src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj

@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\GPOWrapper\GPOWrapper.vcxproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\interop\PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/constants.h

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace newplus::constants::non_localizable
     
     constexpr WCHAR settings_json_key_template_location[] = L"TemplateLocation";
 
+    constexpr WCHAR settings_json_key_hide_built_in_new[] = L"BuiltInNewHidePreference";
+
     constexpr WCHAR context_menu_package_name[] = L"NewPlusContextMenu";
 
     constexpr WCHAR msix_package_name[] = L"NewPlusPackage.msix";

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/helpers_filesystem.h

@@ -4,22 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace newplus::helpers::filesystem
 {
-    namespace constants::non_localizable
-    {
-        constexpr WCHAR desktop_ini_filename[] = L"desktop.ini";
-    }
-
-    inline bool is_hidden(const std::filesystem::path path)
-    {
-        const std::filesystem::path::string_type name = path.filename();
-        if (name == constants::non_localizable::desktop_ini_filename)
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     inline bool is_directory(const std::filesystem::path path)
     {
         const auto entry = std::filesystem::directory_entry(path);

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/helpers_variables.h

@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ namespace newplus::helpers::variables
         return result;
     }
 
+    static bool exclude_item(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+    {
+        DWORD attrs = GetFileAttributesW(path.c_str());
+        if (attrs == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Exclude if hidden or system
+        return (attrs & (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM)) != 0;
+    }
+
     inline void resolve_variables_in_filename_and_rename_files(const std::filesystem::path& path, const bool do_rename = true)
     {
         // Depth first recursion, so that we start renaming the leaves, and avoid having to rescan
@@ -143,7 +155,7 @@ namespace newplus::helpers::variables
         // Perform the actual rename
         for (const auto& current : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(path))
         {
-            if (!newplus::helpers::filesystem::is_hidden(current))
+            if (!exclude_item(current))
             {
                 const std::filesystem::path resolved_path = resolve_variables_in_path(current.path());
 

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/new_utilities.h

@@ -446,4 +446,69 @@ namespace newplus::utilities
 
         return hr;
     }
+
+    constexpr wchar_t built_in_new_registry_path[] = LR"(Software\Classes\Directory\Background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\New)";
+    constexpr wchar_t built_in_new_registry_disabled_value_prefix[] = L"disabled_";
+
+    inline bool disable_built_in_new_via_registry()
+    {
+        // This is implemented to support where New+ GPO is configured to 
+        // hide the built-in New context menu but Settings UI hasn't been launched
+        // Mirrors the logic in DisableBuiltInNewViaRegistry in .cs
+
+        HKEY key{};
+
+        if (RegCreateKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                            built_in_new_registry_path,
+                            0,
+                            nullptr,
+                            REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
+                            KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
+                            nullptr,
+                            &key,
+                            nullptr) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const auto built_in_new_registry_disabled_value_prefix_len = lstrlenW(built_in_new_registry_disabled_value_prefix);
+
+        if (RegSetValueExW(key, nullptr, 0, REG_SZ, reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(&built_in_new_registry_disabled_value_prefix), built_in_new_registry_disabled_value_prefix_len) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            RegCloseKey(key);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        RegCloseKey(key);
+        return false;
+
+    }
+
+    inline bool enable_built_in_new_via_registry()
+    {
+        // This is implemented to support where New+ GPO is configured to 
+        // display the built-in New context menu but Settings UI hasn't been launched
+        // Mirrors the logic in EnableBuiltInNewViaRegistry in .cs
+
+        HKEY key{};
+
+        if (RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+                          built_in_new_registry_path,
+                          0,
+                          KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
+                          &key) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (RegDeleteValueW(key, nullptr) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            RegCloseKey(key);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        RegCloseKey(key);
+        return false;
+
+    }
 }

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/powertoys_module.cpp

@@ -172,7 +172,22 @@ private:
     void init_settings()
     {
         powertoy_new_enabled = NewSettingsInstance().GetEnabled();
+
         UpdateRegistration(powertoy_new_enabled);
+
+        if (powertoy_new_enabled)
+        {
+            // NOTE: This requires that the runner is running and have loaded the new plus module.
+            // It's not enough for user to just invoke the context menu.
+            if (NewSettingsInstance().GetHideBuiltInNew())
+            {
+                newplus::utilities::disable_built_in_new_via_registry();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                newplus::utilities::enable_built_in_new_via_registry();
+            }
+        }
     }
 };
 

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/settings.cpp

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void NewSettings::Save()
     values.add_property(newplus::constants::non_localizable::settings_json_key_hide_starting_digits, new_settings.hide_starting_digits);
     values.add_property(newplus::constants::non_localizable::settings_json_key_replace_variables, new_settings.replace_variables);
     values.add_property(newplus::constants::non_localizable::settings_json_key_template_location, new_settings.template_location);
+    values.add_property(newplus::constants::non_localizable::settings_json_key_hide_built_in_new, new_settings.hide_built_in_new_preference);
 
     values.save_to_settings_file();
 
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ void NewSettings::InitializeWithDefaultSettings()
     SetReplaceVariables(false);
 
     SetTemplateLocation(GetTemplateLocationDefaultPath());
+
+    // By default we show the built-in New context menu
+    SetHideBuiltInNew(false);
 }
 
 void NewSettings::RefreshEnabledState()
@@ -149,6 +153,12 @@ void NewSettings::ParseJson()
         new_settings.replace_variables = resolveVariables.value();
     }
 
+    const auto hideBuiltInNewValue = settings.get_bool_value(newplus::constants::non_localizable::settings_json_key_hide_built_in_new);
+    if (hideBuiltInNewValue.has_value())
+    {
+        new_settings.hide_built_in_new_preference = hideBuiltInNewValue.value();
+    }
+
     GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(&new_settings_last_loaded_timestamp);
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +249,26 @@ std::wstring NewSettings::GetTemplateLocationDefaultPath() const
     return full_path;
 }
 
+bool NewSettings::GetHideBuiltInNew()
+{
+    const auto gpoSetting = powertoys_gpo::getConfiguredNewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuValue();
+    if (gpoSetting == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_enabled)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (gpoSetting == powertoys_gpo::gpo_rule_configured_disabled)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return new_settings.hide_built_in_new_preference;
+}
+
+void NewSettings::SetHideBuiltInNew(const bool hide_built_in_new)
+{
+    new_settings.hide_built_in_new_preference = hide_built_in_new;
+}
+
 NewSettings& NewSettingsInstance()
 {
     static NewSettings instance;

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/settings.h

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public:
     void SetReplaceVariables(const bool resolve_variables);
     std::wstring GetTemplateLocation() const;
     void SetTemplateLocation(const std::wstring template_location);
+    bool GetHideBuiltInNew();
+    void SetHideBuiltInNew(const bool hide_built_in_new);
 
     void Save();
     void Load();
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ private:
         bool hide_starting_digits{ true };
         bool replace_variables{ true };
         std::wstring template_location;
+        bool hide_built_in_new_preference{ false };
     };
 
     void RefreshEnabledState();

src/modules/NewPlus/NewShellExtensionContextMenu/template_folder.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void template_folder::rescan_template_folder()
         }
         else
         {
-            if (!helpers::filesystem::is_hidden(entry.path()))
+            if (!newplus::helpers::variables::exclude_item(entry.path()))
             {
                 files.push_back({ entry.path().wstring(), new template_item(entry) });
             }