transit to sqlite

Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>

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

@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ RUS
 AYUV
 bak
 Bcl
+bgcode
+Deflatealgorithm
 exa
 exabyte
 Gbits
 Gbps
 gcode
+Heatshrink
 Mbits
 MBs
 mkv
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ YVU
 YVYU
 zipfolder
 CODEOWNERS
+VNext
+vnext
 
 # FONTS
 
@@ -89,19 +94,32 @@ onefuzzingestionpreparationtool
 OTP
 Yubi
 Yubico
+Perplexity
 svgl
 
 # KEYS
 
 altdown
 BUTTONUP
+bafunctions
+Baf
+Bitness
+BUILDARCHSHORT
 CTRLALTDEL
 Ctrls
+CSilent
+CBal
+CREATEBAFUNCTIONS
+CPrereq
+dirutil
+DUtil
+Editbox
 EXSEL
 HOLDENTER
 HOLDESC
 HOLDSPACE
 HOLDBACKSPACE
+IDIGNORE
 KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
 keyevent
 LAlt
@@ -113,12 +131,16 @@ LCONTROL
 LCtrl
 LEFTDOWN
 LEFTUP
+locutil
+logutil
+msimg
 MBUTTON
 MBUTTONDBLCLK
 MBUTTONDOWN
 MBUTTONUP
 MIDDLEDOWN
 MIDDLEUP
+memutil
 NCRBUTTONDBLCLK
 NCRBUTTONDOWN
 NCRBUTTONUP
@@ -131,8 +153,18 @@ RCONTROL
 RCtrl
 RIGHTDOWN
 RIGHTUP
+Richedit
+rgwz
+resrutil
+srd
+scz
+shelutil
+thmutil
+uriutil
 VKTAB
+wcautil
 winkey
+wininet
 WMKEYDOWN
 WMKEYUP
 WMSYSKEYDOWN
@@ -142,6 +174,7 @@ XBUTTONDBLCLK
 XBUTTONDOWN
 XBUTTONUP
 XDOWN
+xmlutil
 
 # Prefix
 pcs
@@ -279,3 +312,12 @@ xef
 xes
 PACKAGEVERSIONNUMBER
 APPXMANIFESTVERSION
+
+# MRU lists
+CACHEWRITE
+MRUCMPPROC
+MRUINFO
+REGSTR
+
+# Misc Win32 APIs and PInvokes
+INVOKEIDLIST

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

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ shortcutguide
 
 # 8LWXpg is user name but user folder causes a flag
 LWXpg
+# 0x6f677548 is user name but user folder causes a flag
+x6f677548
 Adoumie
 Advaith
 alekhyareddy

.github/actions/spell-check/candidate.patterns

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # D2D
 #D?2D
 
+# Repeated letters
+\b([a-z])\g{-1}{2,}\b
+
 # marker to ignore all code on line
 ^.*/\* #no-spell-check-line \*/.*$
 # marker to ignore all code on line
@@ -10,6 +13,9 @@
 # cspell inline
 ^.*\b[Cc][Ss][Pp][Ee][Ll]{2}:\s*[Dd][Ii][Ss][Aa][Bb][Ll][Ee]-[Ll][Ii][Nn][Ee]\b
 
+# copyright
+Copyright (?:\([Cc]\)|)(?:[-\d, ]|and)+(?: [A-Z][a-z]+ [A-Z][a-z]+,?)+
+
 # patch hunk comments
 ^@@ -\d+(?:,\d+|) \+\d+(?:,\d+|) @@ .*
 # git index header
@@ -18,6 +24,9 @@ index (?:[0-9a-z]{7,40},|)[0-9a-z]{7,40}\.\.[0-9a-z]{7,40}
 # file permissions
 ['"`\s][-bcdLlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-Ssx]){2}[-r][-w][-SsTtx]\+?['"`\s]
 
+# css fonts
+\bfont(?:-family|):[^;}]+
+
 # css url wrappings
 \burl\([^)]+\)
 
@@ -29,7 +38,7 @@ index (?:[0-9a-z]{7,40},|)[0-9a-z]{7,40}\.\.[0-9a-z]{7,40}
 # data url in quotes
 ([`'"])data:(?:[^ `'"].*?|)(?:[A-Z]{3,}|[A-Z][a-z]{2,}|[a-z]{3,}).*\g{-1}
 # data url
-\bdata:[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*,\S*
+\bdata:[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+_]*,\S*
 
 # https/http/file urls
 #(?:\b(?:https?|ftp|file)://)[-A-Za-z0-9+&@#/*%?=~_|!:,.;]+[-A-Za-z0-9+&@#/*%=~_|]
@@ -68,6 +77,8 @@ magnet:[?=:\w]+
 
 # Amazon
 \bamazon\.com/[-\w]+/(?:dp/[0-9A-Z]+|)
+# AWS ARN
+arn:aws:[-/:\w]+
 # AWS S3
 \b\w*\.s3[^.]*\.amazonaws\.com/[-\w/&#%_?:=]*
 # AWS execute-api
@@ -94,6 +105,8 @@ vpc-\w+
 \bgoogle-analytics\.com/collect.[-0-9a-zA-Z?%=&_.~]*
 # Google APIs
 \bgoogleapis\.(?:com|dev)/[a-z]+/(?:v\d+/|)[a-z]+/[-@:./?=\w+|&]+
+# Google Artifact Registry
+\.pkg\.dev(?:/[-\w]+)+(?::[-\w]+|)
 # Google Storage
 \b[-a-zA-Z0-9.]*\bstorage\d*\.googleapis\.com(?:/\S*|)
 # Google Calendar
@@ -129,6 +142,8 @@ themes\.googleusercontent\.com/static/fonts/[^/\s"]+/v\d+/[^.]+.
 \bscholar\.google\.com/citations\?user=[A-Za-z0-9_]+
 # Google Colab Research Drive
 \bcolab\.research\.google\.com/drive/[-0-9a-zA-Z_?=]*
+# Google Cloud regions
+(?:us|(?:north|south)america|europe|asia|australia|me|africa)-(?:north|south|east|west|central){1,2}\d+
 
 # GitHub SHAs (api)
 \bapi.github\.com/repos(?:/[^/\s"]+){3}/[0-9a-f]+\b
@@ -167,6 +182,12 @@ GHSA(?:-[0-9a-z]{4}){3}
 # GitLab commits
 \bgitlab\.[^/\s"]*/(?:[^/\s"]+/){2}commits?/[0-9a-f]+\b
 
+# #includes
+^\s*#include\s*(?:<.*?>|".*?")
+
+# #pragma lib
+^\s*#pragma comment\(lib, ".*?"\)
+
 # binance
 accounts\.binance\.com/[a-z/]*oauth/authorize\?[-0-9a-zA-Z&%]*
 
@@ -219,7 +240,7 @@ accounts\.binance\.com/[a-z/]*oauth/authorize\?[-0-9a-zA-Z&%]*
 \bmedium\.com/@?[^/\s"]+/[-\w]+
 
 # microsoft
-\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:download\.visualstudio|docs|msdn2?|research)\.microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.com/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%]*
+\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:(?:blogs|download\.visualstudio|docs|msdn2?|research)\.|)microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.co(?:m|\.\w\w)/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%]*
 # powerbi
 \bapp\.powerbi\.com/reportEmbed/[^"' ]*
 # vs devops
@@ -393,7 +414,7 @@ ipfs://[0-9a-zA-Z]{3,}
 \bgetopts\s+(?:"[^"]+"|'[^']+')
 
 # ANSI color codes
-(?:\\(?:u00|x)1[Bb]|\x1b|\\u\{1[Bb]\})\[\d+(?:;\d+|)m
+(?:\\(?:u00|x)1[Bb]|\\03[1-7]|\x1b|\\u\{1[Bb]\})\[\d+(?:;\d+)*m
 
 # URL escaped characters
 %[0-9A-F][A-F](?=[A-Za-z])
@@ -429,10 +450,14 @@ sha\d+:[0-9a-f]*?[a-f]{3,}[0-9a-f]*
 # pki (base64)
 LS0tLS1CRUdJT.*
 
+# C# includes
+^\s*using [^;]+;
+
 # uuid:
 \b[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{12}\b
 # hex digits including css/html color classes:
-(?:[\\0][xX]|\\u|[uU]\+|#x?|%23)[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*?[a-fA-FgGrR]{2,}[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*(?:[uUlL]{0,3}|[iu]\d+)\b
+(?:[\\0][xX]|\\u\{?|[uU]\+|#x?|%23|&H)[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*?[a-fA-FgGrR]{2,}[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*(?:[uUlL]{0,3}|[iu]\d+)\b
+
 # integrity
 integrity=(['"])(?:\s*sha\d+-[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{40,})+\g{-1}
 
@@ -450,7 +475,10 @@ integrity=(['"])(?:\s*sha\d+-[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{40,})+\g{-1}
 Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 
 # IServiceProvider / isAThing
-(?:\b|_)(?:(?:ns|)I|isA)(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
+(?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))I|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
+
+# python
+#\b(?i)py(?!gments|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
 
 # crypt
 (['"])\$2[ayb]\$.{56}\g{-1}
@@ -464,17 +492,14 @@ Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 # machine learning (?)
 #\b(?i)ml(?=[a-z]{2,})
 
-# python
-#\b(?i)py(?!gments|gmy|lon|ramid|ro|th)(?=[a-z]{2,})
-
 # scrypt / argon
 \$(?:scrypt|argon\d+[di]*)\$\S+
 
 # go.sum
 \bh1:\S+
 
-# scala imports
-^import (?:[\w.]|\{\w*?(?:,\s*(?:\w*|\*))+\})+
+# imports
+^import\s+(?:(?:static|type)\s+|)(?:[\w.]|\{\s*\w*?(?:,\s*(?:\w*|\*))+\s*\})+
 
 # scala modules
 #("[^"]+"\s*%%?\s*){2,3}"[^"]+"
@@ -483,13 +508,13 @@ Name\[[^\]]+\]=.*
 image: [-\w./:@]+
 
 # Docker images
-^\s*FROM\s+\S+:\S+(?:\s+AS\s+\S+|)
+^\s*(?i)FROM\s+\S+:\S+(?:\s+AS\s+\S+|)
 
 # `docker images` REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
 \s*\S+/\S+\s+\S+\s+[0-9a-f]{8,}\s+\d+\s+(?:hour|day|week)s ago\s+[\d.]+[KMGT]B
 
 # Intel intrinsics
-_mm_(?!dd)\w+
+_mm\d*_(?!dd)\w+
 
 # Input to GitHub JSON
 content: (['"])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=\g{-1}
@@ -523,7 +548,7 @@ content: (['"])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=\g{-1}
 # javascript replace regex
 \.replace\(/[^/\s"]{3,}/[gim]*\s*,
 # assign regex
-= /[^*].*?(?:[a-z]{3,}|[A-Z]{3,}|[A-Z][a-z]{2,}).*/[gi]?(?=\W|$)
+= /[^*].*?(?:[a-z]{3,}|[A-Z]{3,}|[A-Z][a-z]{2,}).*/[gim]*(?=\W|$)
 # perl regex test
 [!=]~ (?:/.*/|m\{.*?\}|m<.*?>|m([|!/@#,;']).*?\g{-1})
 
@@ -537,7 +562,7 @@ perl(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]\w*)+
 #(?:\d|\bh)to(?!ken)(?=[a-z])|to(?=[adhiklpun]\()
 
 # Go regular expressions
-regexp?\.MustCompile\(`[^`]*`\)
+regexp?\.MustCompile\((?:`[^`]*`|".*"|'.*')\)
 
 # regex choice
 \(\?:[^)]+\|[^)]+\)
@@ -585,7 +610,7 @@ urn:shemas-jetbrains-com
 # xcode
 
 # xcodeproject scenes
-(?:Controller|destination|ID|id)="\w{3}-\w{2}-\w{3}"
+(?:Controller|destination|(?:first|second)Item|ID|id)="\w{3}-\w{2}-\w{3}"
 
 # xcode api botches
 customObjectInstantitationMethod
@@ -600,27 +625,33 @@ PrependWithABINamepsace
 \.fa-[-a-z0-9]+
 
 # bearer auth
-(['"])[Bb]ear[e][r] .*?\g{-1}
+(['"])[Bb]ear[e][r] .{3,}?\g{-1}
 
 # bearer auth
-\b[Bb]ear[e][r]:? [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+.]+
+\b[Bb]ear[e][r]:? [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+.]{3,}
 
 # basic auth
 (['"])[Bb]asic [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{3,}\g{-1}
 
+# basic auth
+: [Bb]asic [-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+.]{3,}
+
 # base64 encoded content
 #([`'"])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{3,}=\g{-1}
 # base64 encoded content in xml/sgml
 >[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{3,}=</
 # base64 encoded content, possibly wrapped in mime
-(?:^|[\s=;:?])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{50,}(?:[\s=;:?]|$)
+#(?:^|[\s=;:?])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{50,}(?:[\s=;:?]|$)
 # base64 encoded json
 \beyJ[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+
 # base64 encoded pkcs
-\bMII[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+
+#\bMII[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+
+
+# uuencoded
+#[!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_]{40,}
 
 # DNS rr data
-(?:\d+\s+){3}(?:[-+/=.\w]{2,}\s*){1,2}
+#(?:\d+\s+){3}(?:[-+/=.\w]{2,}\s*){1,2}
 
 # encoded-word
 =\?[-a-zA-Z0-9"*%]+\?[BQ]\?[^?]{0,75}\?=
@@ -629,7 +660,7 @@ PrependWithABINamepsace
 \bnumer\b(?=.*denom)
 
 # Time Zones
-\b(?:Africa|Atlantic|America|Antarctica|Asia|Australia|Europe|Indian|Pacific)(?:/\w+)+
+\b(?:Africa|Atlantic|America|Antarctica|Arctic|Asia|Australia|Europe|Indian|Pacific)(?:/[-\w]+)+
 
 # linux kernel info
 ^(?:bugs|flags|Features)\s+:.*
@@ -669,13 +700,13 @@ systemd.*?running in system mode \([-+].*\)$
 TeX/AMS
 
 # File extensions
-\*\.[+\w]+,
+#\*\.[+\w]+,
 
 # eslint
 "varsIgnorePattern": ".+"
 
 # nolint
-nolint:\w+
+nolint:\s*[\w,]+
 
 # Windows short paths
 [/\\][^/\\]{5,6}~\d{1,2}(?=[/\\])
@@ -683,6 +714,9 @@ nolint:\w+
 # Windows Resources with accelerators
 \b[A-Z]&[a-z]+\b(?!;)
 
+# signed off by
+(?i)Signed-off-by: .*
+
 # cygwin paths
 /cygdrive/[a-zA-Z]/(?:Program Files(?: \(.*?\)| ?)(?:/[-+.~\\/()\w ]+)*|[-+.~\\/()\w])+
 
@@ -715,29 +749,31 @@ W/"[^"]+"
 
 # Compiler flags (Unix, Java/Scala)
 # Use if you have things like `-Pdocker` and want to treat them as `docker`
-#(?:^|[\t ,>"'`=(])-(?:(?:J-|)[DPWXY]|[Llf])(?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,})
+#(?:^|[\t ,>"'`=(#])-(?:(?:J-|)[DPWXY]|[Llf])(?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,})
 
 # Compiler flags (Windows / PowerShell)
 # This is a subset of the more general compiler flags pattern.
 # It avoids matching `-Path` to prevent it from being treated as `ath`
-#(?:^|[\t ,"'`=(])-(?:[DPL](?=[A-Z]{2,})|[WXYlf](?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,}))
+#(?:^|[\t ,"'`=(#])-(?:[DPL](?=[A-Z]{2,})|[WXYlf](?=[A-Z]{2,}|[A-Z][a-z]|[a-z]{2,}))
 
 # Compiler flags (linker)
 ,-B
 
-# libraries
-(?:\b|_)lib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
-
-# WWNN/WWPN (NAA identifiers)
-\b(?:0x)?10[0-9a-f]{14}\b|\b(?:0x|3)?[25][0-9a-f]{15}\b|\b(?:0x|3)?6[0-9a-f]{31}\b
+# Library prefix
+# e.g., `lib`+`archive`, `lib`+`raw`, `lib`+`unwind`
+# (ignores some words that happen to start with `lib`)
+(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
 
 # iSCSI iqn (approximate regex)
 \biqn\.[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}(?:[\.-][a-z][a-z0-9]*)*\b
 
+# WWNN/WWPN (NAA identifiers)
+\b(?:0x)?10[0-9a-f]{14}\b|\b(?:0x|3)?[25][0-9a-f]{15}\b|\b(?:0x|3)?6[0-9a-f]{31}\b
+
 # curl arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)curl(?:\.exe|)(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\b)*(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{3,})(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]+)*
 # set arguments
-\b(?:bash|sh|set)(?:\s+-[abefimouxE]{1,2})*\s+-[abefimouxE]{3,}(?:\s+-[abefimouxE]+)*
+\b(?:bash|sh|set)(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{1,2})*\s+[-+][abefimouxE]{3,}(?:\s+[-+][abefimouxE]+)*
 # tar arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
 # tput arguments -- https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/terminfo.5.html -- technically they can be more than 5 chars long...

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

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 /TestFiles/
 [^/]\.cur$
 [^/]\.gcode$
+[^/]\.bgcode$
 [^/]\.rgs$
 \.a$
 \.ai$
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@
 \.qm$
 \.s$
 \.sig$
+\.snk$
 \.so$
+\.stl$
 \.svgz?$
 \.sys$
 \.tar$
@@ -90,40 +93,41 @@
 \.xz$
 \.zip$
 ^\.github/actions/spell-check/
+^\.github/workflows/spelling\d*\.yml$
 ^\.gitmodules$
-^\Q.github/workflows/spelling2.yml\E$
-^\Q.pipelines/272MSSharedLibSN2048.snk\E$
 ^\Q.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json\E$
 ^\Qdoc/devdocs/localization.md\E$
-^\Qsrc/common/ManagedCommon/ColorFormatHelper.cs\E$
-^\Qsrc/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/cpp.hint\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/cmdpal/doc/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002.pdn\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Assets/ColorPicker/colorPicker.cur\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Shaders/GridShader.cso\E$
 ^\Qsrc/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJump.Common/NativeMethods/User32/UI/WindowsAndMessaging/User32.SYSTEM_METRICS_INDEX.cs\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MainForm.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmAbout.cs\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmInputCallback.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmLogon.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMatrix.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMessage.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMouseCursor.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmScreen.resx\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/ModuleInterface/generateSecurityDescriptor.h\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/peek/Peek.Common/NativeMethods.txt\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgHTMLPreviewGenerator.cs\E$
-^\Qsrc/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider/HelperFiles/sample.stl\E$
-^\Qtools/project_template/ModuleTemplate/resource.h\E$
 ^doc/devdocs/akaLinks\.md$
+^NOTICE\.md$
+^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$
+^src/common/ManagedCommon/ColorFormatHelper\.cs$
+^src/common/notifications/BackgroundActivatorDLL/cpp\.hint$
+^src/common/sysinternals/Eula/
+^src/modules/cmdpal/doc/initial-sdk-spec/list-elements-mock-002\.pdn$
+^src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Shaders/GridShader\.cso$
 ^src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft\.PowerToys\.Run\.Plugin\.TimeDate/Properties/
+^src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MainForm\.resx$
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/.*/NativeMethods\.cs$
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/.*\.Designer\.cs$
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/.*\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmAbout\.cs$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmInputCallback\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmLogon\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMatrix\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMessage\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmMouseCursor\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Form/frmScreen\.resx$
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/.*\.resx$
+^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/ModuleInterface/generateSecurityDescriptor\.h$
+^src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/NativeMethods\.txt$
+^src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgHTMLPreviewGenerator\.cs$
 ^src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/HelperFiles/MarkdownWithHTMLImageTag\.txt$
+^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
 ^src/modules/ZoomIt/ZoomIt/ZoomIt\.idc$
 ^src/Monaco/
-^src/common/sysinternals/Eula/
+^tools/project_template/ModuleTemplate/resource\.h$
 ^tools/Verification scripts/Check preview handler registration\.ps1$
 ignore$
 ^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
+^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$

.github/actions/spell-check/line_forbidden.patterns

@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@
 # you might not want to check in code where you skip all the other tests.
 #\bfit\(
 
+# English does not use a hyphen between adverbs and nouns
+# https://twitter.com/nyttypos/status/1894815686192685239
+(?:^|\s)[A-Z]?[a-z]+ly-(?=[a-z]{3,})(?:[.,?!]?\s|$)
+
+# Smart quotes should match
+\s’[^.?!‘’]+’[^.?!‘’]+‘[^.?!‘’]+’|\s‘[^.?!‘’]+’[^.?!‘’]+’[^.?!‘’]+’|\s”[^.?!“”]+”[^.?!“”]+“[^.?!“”]+”|\s“[^.?!“”]+”[^.?!“”]+”[^.?!“”]+”
+
+# Don't use `requires that` + `to be`
+# https://twitter.com/nyttypos/status/1894816551435641027
+\brequires that \w+\b[^.]+to be\b
+
+# A fully parenthetical sentence’s period goes inside the parentheses, not outside.
+# https://twitter.com/nyttypos/status/1898844061873639490
+\([A-Z][a-z]{2,}(?: [a-z]+){3,}\)\.\s
+
+# Complete sentences shouldn't be in the middle of another sentence as a parenthetical.
+(?<!\.)(?<!\betc)\.\),
+
+# Complete sentences in parentheticals should not have a space before the period.
+\s\.\)(?!.*\}\})
+
+# This probably indicates Mojibake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibake
+# You probably should try to unbake this content
+Ã(?:Â[¤¶¥]|[£¢])|Ã
+
 # Should be `HH:MM:SS`
 \bHH:SS:MM\b
 
@@ -24,18 +49,74 @@
 # Should be `a priori` or `and prior`
 (?i)(?<!posteriori)\sand priori\s
 
+# Should be `a`
+\san (?=(?:[b-df-gj-npqtv-xz]|h(?!our|tml|ttp)|r(?!c\b)|s(?!sh|vg))[a-z])
+
+# Articles generally shouldn't be used without a noun and a verb
+# - Perhaps you're missing a verb between the noun and the second article.
+# - Or, perhaps you should remove the first verb and treat the intervening word as a verb?
+# - In some cases you should add a `,` between the noun and the second article.
+\s(?:an?|the(?! action))\s(?!way|wh|how\b)[A-Za-z][a-z]+[a-qs-z]\s(?:a(?! bit)n?|the)\s
+
 # Should only be one of `a`, `an`, or `the`
 \b(?:(?:an?|the)\s+){2,}\b
 
+# Should be a list `something, a second thing, or a third thing` or `something, a thing to do a thing`
+# -- This rule is experimental, if you find it has a high false-positive rate, please let the maintainer know
+#(?:^|[?!.] )[^()?!;,.]+, a(?:\s+(?!to\b)\w+)+?\s+an?\b
+
+# Should only be `are` or `can`, not both
+\b(?:(?:are|can)\s+){2,}\b
+
+# Should probably be `ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`
+(?i)(?!ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ)ABC[A-Z]{21}YZ
+
+# Should be `an`
+#(?<!\b[Ii] |\.)\bam\b
+
 # Should be `anymore`
 \bany more[,.]
 
+# Should be `Ask`
+(?:^|[.?]\s+)As\s+[A-Z][a-z]{2,}\s[^.?]*?(?:how|if|wh\w+)\b
+
+# Should be `at one fell swoop`
+# and only when talking about killing, not some other completion
+# Act 4 Scene 3, Macbeth
+# https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=macbeth&Act=4&Scene=3&Scope=scene
+\bin one fell s[lw]?oop\b
+
 # Should be `'`
-(?i)\b(?:(?:i|s?he|they|what|who|you)"ll|(?:are|ca|did|do|does|ha[ds]|have|is|should|were|wo|would)n"t|(?:s?he|let|that|there|what|where|who)"s|(?:i|they|we|what|who|you)"ve)\b
+(?i)\b(?:(?:i|s?he|they|what|who|you)[`"]ll|(?:are|ca|did|do|does|ha[ds]|have|is|should|were|wo|would)n[`"]t|(?:s?he|let|that|there|what|where|who)[`"]s|(?:i|they|we|what|who|you)[`"]ve)\b
+
+# Should be `background` / `intro text` / `introduction` / `prologue` unless it's a brand or relates to _subterfuge_
+(?i)\bpretext\b
+
+# Should be `bearer`
+\b(?<=the )burden(?= of bad news\b)
+
+# Should be `bona`
+# unless talking about bones
+\bbone(?= fide\b)
+
+# Should be `branches`
+# ... unless it's really about the meal that replaces breakfast and lunch.
+\b[Bb]runches\b
 
 # Should be `briefcase`
 \bbrief-case\b
 
+# Should be `by far` or `far and away`
+\bby far and away\b
+
+# Should be `by and large`
+\bby in large\b
+
+# Should be `bytes`
+# unless talking about sports where a team gets to skip a game, or
+# saying `goodbyes` (even this is questionable)
+(?<!\\)\bbyes\b
+
 # Should be `can, not only ..., ... also...`
 \bcan not only.*can also\b
 
@@ -46,7 +127,10 @@
 # > In formal writing and where contractions are frowned upon, use `cannot`.
 # > It is possible to write `can not`, but you generally find it only as part of some other construction, such as `not only . . . but also.`
 # - if you encounter such a case, add a pattern for that case to patterns.txt.
-\b[Cc]an not\b
+\b[Cc]an not\b(?! only\b)
+
+# Should be `chart`
+(?i)\bhelm\b.*\bchard\b
 
 # Do not use `(click) here` links
 # For more information, see:
@@ -56,19 +140,49 @@
 # * https://heyoka.medium.com/dont-use-click-here-f32f445d1021
 (?i)(?:>|\[)(?:(?:click |)here|this(?=\]\([^\)]+:/)|link|(?:read |)more(?!</value))(?:</|\]\()
 
+# Including "image of" or "picture of" in alt text is unnecessary.
+\balt=['"](?:an? |)(?:image|picture) of
+
+# Alt text should be short
+\balt=(?:'[^']{126,}'|"[^"]{126,}")
+
+# Should be `effect`
+(?<=\btake )affect\b
+
+# Should be `-endian`
+\b(?i)(?<=big|little) endian\b
+
 # Should be `equals` to `is equal to`
 \bequals to\b
 
+# Should be `ECMA` 262 (JavaScript)
+(?i)\bTS\/EMCA\b|\bEMCA(?: \d|\s*Script)|\bEMCA\b(?=.*\bTS\b)
+
+# Should be `ECMA` 340 (Near Field Communications)
+(?i)EMCA[- ]340
+
+# Should be `fall back`
+\bfallback(?= to)\b
+
+# Should be `for`, `for, to` or `to`
+\b(?:for to|to for)\b
+
 # Should be `GitHub`
 (?<![&*.]|// |\b(?:from|import|type) )\bGithub\b(?![{()])
 
 # Should be `GitLab`
 (?<![&*.]|// |\b(?:from|import|type) )\bGitlab\b(?![{()])
 
+# Should be `heartrending` unless talking about drawing hearts
+\b(?i)heart[- ]rendering\b(?![^.?!]*(?:hearts|quirk))
+
 # Should probably be `https://`...
 # Markdown generally doesn't assume that links are to urls
 \]\(www\.\w
 
+# Should be `intents and purposes`
+(?<=[Ff]or all )intensive purposes\b
+
 # Should be `JavaScript`
 \bJavascript\b
 
@@ -84,11 +198,14 @@
 # Should be `RabbitMQ`
 \bRabbitmq\b
 
+# Should be `TensorFlow`
+\bTensorflow\b
+
 # Should be `TypeScript`
 \bTypescript\b
 
 # Should be `another`
-\ban[- ]other\b
+\ban[- ]other(?!-)\b
 
 # Should be `case-(in)sensitive`
 \bcase (?:in|)sensitive\b
@@ -108,11 +225,14 @@
 # Should be `here-in`, `the`, `them`, `this`, `these` or reworded in some other way
 \bthe here(?:\.|,| (?!and|defined))
 
-# Should be `greater than`
-\bhigher than\b
+# Should be `going to bed` or `going to a bad`
+\bgoing to bad(?!-)\b
 
-# Should be `ID`
-#\bId\b
+# Should be `greater than`
+#\bhigher than\b
+
+# Should be `ID` (unless it's a flag/property)
+#(?<![-\.])\bId\b(?![(])
 
 # Should be `in front of`
 \bin from of\b
@@ -125,14 +245,26 @@
 # Should be `use`
 \sin used by\b
 
+# Should be `in-depth` if used as an adjective (but `in depth` when used as an adverb)
+\bin depth\s(?!rather\b)\w{6,}
+
+# Should be `in-flight` or `on the fly` (unless actually talking about airline flights)
+\bon[- ]flight\b(?!=\s+(?:(?:\w{2}|)\d+|availability|booking|computer|data|delay|departure|management|performance|radar|reservation|scheduling|software|status|ticket|time|type|.*(?:hotel|taxi)))
+
 # Should be `is obsolete`
 \bis obsolescent\b
 
 # Should be `it's` or `its`
-\bits['’]
+(?<![.'])\bits['’]
 
 # Should be `its`
-\bit's(?= own\b)
+\bit's(?= (?:child|only purpose|own(?:er|)|parent|sibling)\b)
+
+# Should be `for its` (possessive) or `because it is`
+\bfor it(?:'s| is)\b
+
+# Should be `lends`
+\bleads(?= credence)
 
 # Should be `log in`
 \blogin to the
@@ -140,12 +272,34 @@
 # Should be `long-standing`
 \blong standing\b
 
+# Should be `lose`
+(?<=\bwill )loose\b
+
+# `apt-key` is deprecated
+# ... instead you should be writing a pair of files:
+# ... * the gpg key added to a distinct key ring file based on your project/distro/key...
+# ... * the sources.list in a district file -- not simply appended to `/etc/apt/sources.list` -- (there is a newer format [DEB822](https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/dpkg-dev/deb822.5.en.html)) that references the gpg key.
+# Consider:
+# ````sh
+# curl http://download.something.example.com/$DISTRO/Release.key | \
+#     gpg --dearmor --yes --output /usr/share/keyrings/something-distro.gpg
+# echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/something-distro.gpg] http://download.something.example.com/repositories/home:/$DISTRO ./" \
+#     >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/something-distro.list
+# ````
+\bapt-key add\b
+
+# Should be `nearby`
+\bnear by\b
+
 # Should probably be a person named `Nick` or the abbreviation `NIC`
 \bNic\b
 
 # Should be `not supposed`
 \bsupposed not\b
 
+# Should be `Once this` or `On this` or even `One that`. Rarely `One, this`
+[?!.] One this\b
+
 # Should probably be `much more`
 \bmore much\b
 
@@ -153,7 +307,10 @@
 \bperform it's\b
 
 # Should be `opt-in`
-(?<!\scan|for)(?<!\sif)\sopt in\s
+(?<!\scan|for)(?<!\smust)(?<!\sif)\sopt in\s
+
+# Should be `out-of-date` if acting as an adjective before a noun
+\bout of date(?= \w{3,}\b)
 
 # Should be `less than`
 \bless then\b
@@ -170,24 +327,89 @@
 # Should be `on the other hand`
 \b(?i)on another hand\b
 
+# Reword to `on at runtime` or `enabled at launch`
+# The former if you mean it can be changed dynamically.
+# The latter if you mean that it can be changed without recompiling but not after the program starts.
+\bswitched on runtime\b
+
+# Should be `Of course,`
+[?.!]\s+Of course\s(?=[-\w\s]+[.?;!,])
+
 # Most people only have two hands. Reword.
 \b(?i)on the third hand\b
 
+# Should be `Open Graph`
+# unless talking about a specific Open Graph implementation:
+# - Java
+# - Node
+# - Py
+# - Ruby
+\bOpenGraph\b
+
+# Should be `OpenShift`
+\bOpenshift\b
+
 # Should be `otherwise`
 \bother[- ]wise\b
 
+# Should be `; otherwise` or `. Otherwise`
+# https://study.com/learn/lesson/otherwise-in-a-sentence.html
+, [Oo]therwise\b
+
+# Should probably be `Otherwise,`
+(?<=\. )Otherwise\s
+
 # Should be `or (more|less)`
 \bore (?:more|less)\b
 
+# Should be `or`
+\b(?i)true of .*false\b
+
+# Should be `pale`
+\b(?<=beyond the )pail\b
+
+# Should be reworded.
+# `passthrough` is an adjective
+# `pass-through` could be a noun
+# `pass through` would be a verb phrase
+\b(?i)passthrough(?= an?\b)
+
 # Should be `rather than`
 \brather then\b
 
+# Should be `Red Hat`
+\bRed[Hh]at\b
+
 # Should be `regardless, ...` or `regardless of (whether)`
 \b[Rr]egardless if you\b
 
+# Should be `self-signed`
+\bself signed\b
+
+# Should be `SendGrid`
+\bSendgrid\b
+
+# Should be `set up` (`setup` is a noun / `set up` is a verb)
+\b[Ss]etup(?= (?:an?|the)\b)
+
+# Should be `state`
+\bsate(?=\b|[A-Z])|(?<=[a-z])Sate(?=\b|[A-Z])|(?<=[A-Z]{2})Sate(?=\b|[A-Z])
+
+# Should be `this`
+\b[Tt]oday(?= morning\b)
+
+# Should be `let's` or `let us`
+\b[Ll]ets (?=throw\.)
+
 # Should be `no longer needed`
 \bno more needed\b(?! than\b)
 
+# Should be `<see|look> below for the`
+(?i)\bfind below the\b
+
+# Should be `then any` unless there's a comparison before the `,`
+, than any\b
+
 # Should be `did not exist`
 \bwere not existent\b
 
@@ -197,9 +419,18 @@
 # Should be `nonexistent`
 \b[Nn]o[nt][- ]existent\b
 
+# Should be `our`
+\bspending out time\b
+
 # Should be `@brief` / `@details` / `@param` / `@return` / `@retval`
 (?:^\s*|(?:\*|//|/*)\s+`)[\\@](?:breif|(?:detail|detials)|(?:params(?!\.)|prama?)|ret(?:uns?)|retvl)\b
 
+# Should be `more than` or `more, then`
+\bmore then\b
+
+# Should be `Pipeline`/`pipeline`
+(?:(?<=\b|[A-Z])p|P)ipeLine(?:\b|(?=[A-Z]))
+
 # Should be `preexisting`
 [Pp]re[- ]existing
 
@@ -215,6 +446,9 @@
 # Should be `prerequisite`
 [Pp]re[- ]requisite
 
+# Should be `QuickTime`
+\bQuicktime\b
+
 # Should be `recently changed` or `recent changes`
 [Rr]ecent changed
 
@@ -224,14 +458,30 @@
 # Should be `reentrant`
 [Rr]e[- ]entrant
 
+# Should be `room for`
+\brooms for (?!lease|rent|sale)
+
+# Should be `socioeconomic`
+# https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/socioeconomic
+socio-economic
+
 # Should be `strong suit`
 \b(?:my|his|her|their) strong suite\b
 
+# Should probably be `temperatures` unless actually talking about thermal drafts (things birds may fly on)
+\bthermals\b
+
+# Should be `there are` or `they are` (or `they're`)
+(?i)\btheir are\b
+
 # Should be `understand`
 \bunder stand\b
 
-# Should be `URI` or `uri` unless it refers to a person named `Uri`
-#(?<!\.)\bUri\b(?![(])
+# Should be `URI` or `uri` unless it refers to a person named `Uri` (or a flag)
+#(?<![-\.])\bUri\b(?![(])
+
+# Should be `true`
+(?i)(?<![\[\]()])\brue(?:= or false)
 
 # Should be `it uses is`
 /\bis uses is\b/
@@ -245,12 +495,43 @@
 # Should be `where`
 \bwere they are\b
 
+# Should be `why`
+, way(?= is [^.]*\?)
+
 # should be `vCenter`
 \bV[Cc]enter\b
 
 # Should be `VM`
 \bVm\b
 
+# Should be `walkthrough(s)`
+\bwalk-throughs?\b
+
+# Should be `want`
+\bdon't ant\b
+
+# Should be `we'll`
+\bwe 'll\b
+
+# Should be `week`
+# unless you're really talking about people or pointers
+\bevery weak[.,?!]
+
+# Should be `well`
+\b[Yy]ou(?:'re| are) doing good\b
+
+# Should be `whereas`
+\bwhere as\b
+
+# Should be `WinGet`
+\bWinget\b
+
+# Should be `without` (unless `out` is a modifier of the next word)
+\bwith out\b(?!-)
+
+# Should be `work around`
+\b[Ww]orkaround(?= an?\b)
+
 # Should be `workarounds`
 #\bwork[- ]arounds\b
 
@@ -267,15 +548,15 @@
 \b(?:coarse|fine) grained\b
 
 # Homoglyph (Cyrillic) should be `A`/`B`/`C`/`E`/`H`/`I`/`I`/`J`/`K`/`M`/`O`/`P`/`S`/`T`/`Y`
-# It's possible that your content is intentionally mixing Cyrllic and Latin scripts, but if it isn't, you definitely want to correct this.
+# It's possible that your content is intentionally mixing Cyrillic and Latin scripts, but if it isn't, you definitely want to correct this.
 (?<=[A-Z]{2})[АВСЕНІӀЈКМОРЅТУ]|[АВСЕНІӀЈКМОРЅТУ](?=[A-Z]+(?:\b|[a-z]+)|[a-z]+(?:[^a-z]|$))
 
-# Homoglyph (Cyrillic) should be `a`/`b`/`e`
-# It's possible that your content is intentionally mixing Cyrllic and Latin scripts, but if it isn't, you definitely want to correct this.
-[аве](?=[A-Za-z]{2,})|(?<=[A-Za-z]{2})[аве]|(?<=[A-Za-z])[аве](?=[A-Za-z])
+# Homoglyph (Cyrillic) should be `a`/`b`/`c`/`e`/`o`/`p`/`x`/`y`
+# It's possible that your content is intentionally mixing Cyrillic and Latin scripts, but if it isn't, you definitely want to correct this.
+[авсеорху](?=[A-Za-z]{2,})|(?<=[A-Za-z]{2})[авсеорху]|(?<=[A-Za-z])[авсеорху](?=[A-Za-z])
 
 # Should be `neither/nor` -- or reword
-#(?!<do )\bnot\b([^.?!"/(](?!neither|,.*?,))+\bnor\b
+#(?<!do )\bnot\b([^.?!"/(](?!neither|,.*?,))+\bnor\b
 
 # Should be `neither/nor` (plus rewording the beginning)
 # This is probably a double negative...

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

@@ -1,31 +1,36 @@
 # See https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/wiki/Configuration-Examples:-patterns
 
-# #includes
-^\s*#include\s*(?:<.*?>|".*?")
+# Gaelic
+Gàidhlig
 
-# #pragma lib
-^\s*#pragma comment\(lib, ".*?"\)
+Ov_erwrite
 
 # languageHashTable
 "\w+(?:-\w+|)"\s+=\s+@\(".*"\)
 
-# wikipedia
-\b\w\w\.wikipedia\.org/wiki/[-\w%.#]+
+# Regular expression with `\b`
+\\b(?=[a-z]\S*\{)
 
-# css fonts
-\bfont-family:[^;}]+
-
-# .github/policies/resourceManagement.yml
-pattern: '.*'
+# long lorem
+L"Lorem.*"
 
 # tabs in c#
 \$"\\t
 
 # Hexadecimal character pattern in code
-\\x[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]
+\\x[0-9a-fA-F]{4}
+
+fontFamily": ".*"
+
+D[23]D(?=[A-Z][a-z])
+(?<=[a-z])3D(?=[A-Z])
+
+\.monitorId = \{ .*\}
+
+json::value\(L"\S+"
 
 # windows line breaks in strings
-\\r\\n
+\\r\\n(?=[A-Za-z])
 
 # power shell gallery website
 \bpowershellgallery.com/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%]*
@@ -35,9 +40,22 @@ L?(["']|[-<({>]|\b)[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{10,12}(?:\g{
 
 (?:L"[abAB]+", ){3}L"[abAB]+"
 
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# marker to ignore all code on line
-^.*/\* #no-spell-check-line \*/.*$
+\. (?: @[-A-Za-z\d]+\b(?!\.[A-Z]),?)+
+
+auto deviceId = L".*"
+deviceId(?:\.id|) = L".*"
+
+StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase\) \{.*\}
+
+# namespaces
+\b[a-z]+::
+
+"Author": ".+"
+
+(?:Include|Link)=".*?"
+
+# You could ignore `xmlns`, but it's probably better to enforce rules about them...
+#\s(?:xmlns:[a-z]+(?:[A-Z][a-z]+|)=|[a-z]+(?:[A-Z][a-z]+):(?=[a-z]+=))
 
 # UnitTests
 \[DataRow\(.*\)\]
@@ -50,142 +68,135 @@ L?(["']|[-<({>]|\b)[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-){3}[0-9a-fA-F]{10,12}(?:\g{
 
 # Automatically suggested patterns
 
-# hit-count: 3715 file-count: 992
+# hit-count: 5402 file-count: 1339
 # IServiceProvider / isAThing
-(?:\b|_)(?:(?:ns|)I|isA)(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
+(?:(?:\b|_|(?<=[a-z]))[IT]|(?:\b|_)(?:nsI|isA))(?=(?:[A-Z][a-z]{2,})+(?:[A-Z\d]|\b))
 
-# hit-count: 404 file-count: 42
-# base64 encoded content, possibly wrapped in mime
-(?:^|[\s=;:?])[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]{50,}(?:[\s=;:?]|$)
+# hit-count: 2073 file-count: 842
+# #includes
+^\s*#include\s*(?:<.*?>|".*?")
 
-# hit-count: 402 file-count: 160
+# hit-count: 1639 file-count: 855
+# C# includes
+^\s*using [^;]+;
+
+# hit-count: 1491 file-count: 693
+# microsoft
+\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:(?:blogs|download\.visualstudio|docs|msdn2?|research)\.|)microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.co(?:m|\.\w\w)/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%]*
+
+# hit-count: 398 file-count: 133
+# hex digits including css/html color classes:
+(?:[\\0][xX]|\\u\{?|[uU]\+|#x?|%23|&H)[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*?[a-fA-FgGrR]{2,}[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*(?:[uUlL]{0,3}|[iu]\d+)\b
+
+# hit-count: 339 file-count: 146
 # hex runs
 \b[0-9a-fA-F]{16,}\b
 
-# hit-count: 337 file-count: 110
-# hex digits including css/html color classes:
-(?:[\\0][xX]|\\u|[uU]\+|#x?|%23)[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*?[a-fA-FgGrR]{2,}[0-9_a-fA-FgGrR]*(?:[uUlL]{0,3}|[iu]\d+)\b
-
-# hit-count: 311 file-count: 43
-# D2D
-D?2D(?!efault)
-
-# hit-count: 272 file-count: 75
+# hit-count: 253 file-count: 100
 # GitHub SHAs (markdown)
 (?:\[`?[0-9a-f]+`?\]\(https:/|)/(?:www\.|)github\.com(?:/[^/\s"]+){2,}(?:/[^/\s")]+)(?:[0-9a-f]+(?:[-0-9a-zA-Z/#.]*|)\b|)
 
-# hit-count: 146 file-count: 27
+# hit-count: 241 file-count: 37
 # version suffix <word>v#
 (?:(?<=[A-Z]{2})V|(?<=[a-z]{2}|[A-Z]{2})v)\d+(?:\b|(?=[a-zA-Z_]))
 
-# hit-count: 105 file-count: 103
+# hit-count: 141 file-count: 6
+# Contributor / Project
+\[[^\]\s]+\]\(https://github\.com/[^)]+\)(?: -(?: [A-Z]\S+)+|)|\[[^\]]+\]\(https://github\.com/(?:[^/\s"]+/?){1,2}\)
+
+https://github.com/(?:[-\w]+/?){1,2}
+
+# hit-count: 131 file-count: 125
+# Repeated letters
+\b([a-z])\g{-1}{2,}\b
+
+# hit-count: 99 file-count: 97
 # w3
 \bw3\.org/[-0-9a-zA-Z/#.]+
 
-# hit-count: 94 file-count: 6
-# Contributor
-\[[^\]]+\]\(https://github\.com/[^/\s"]+/?\)
-
-RegExp\(([`'"]).*?\g{-1}\)|(?:escapes|regEx):\s*(?:/.*/|([`'"]).*?\g{-1})|return/.*?/
-
-# hit-count: 65 file-count: 38
-# regex choice
-\(\?:[^)]+\|[^)]+\)
-
-# hit-count: 37 file-count: 14
+# hit-count: 59 file-count: 11
 # Markdown anchor links
 \(#\S*?[a-zA-Z]\S*?\)
 
-# hit-count: 33 file-count: 5
-# base64 encoded pkcs
-\bMII[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]+
-
-# hit-count: 28 file-count: 22
+# hit-count: 29 file-count: 23
 # stackexchange -- https://stackexchange.com/feeds/sites
 \b(?:askubuntu|serverfault|stack(?:exchange|overflow)|superuser).com/(?:questions/\w+/[-\w]+|a/)
 
-# hit-count: 14 file-count: 3
-# node packages
-(["'])@[^/'" ]+/[^/'" ]+\g{-1}
+# hit-count: 24 file-count: 11
+# Library prefix
+# e.g., `lib`+`archive`, `lib`+`raw`, `lib`+`unwind`
+# (ignores some words that happen to start with `lib`)
+(?:\b|_)[Ll]ib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
 
-# hit-count: 13 file-count: 1
+# hit-count: 20 file-count: 2
 # Intel intrinsics
-_mm_(?!dd)\w+
+_mm\d*_(?!dd)\w+
 
-# hit-count: 11 file-count: 5
-# URL escaped characters
-%[0-9A-F][A-F](?=[A-Za-z])
-
-# hit-count: 9 file-count: 5
+# hit-count: 15 file-count: 8
 # Wikipedia
 \ben\.wikipedia\.org/wiki/[-\w%.#]+
 
-# hit-count: 5 file-count: 4
+# hit-count: 14 file-count: 10
 # vs devops
 \bvisualstudio.com(?::443|)/[-\w/?=%&.]*
 
-# hit-count: 5 file-count: 4
-# Alternatively, if you're using check-spelling v0.0.25+, and you would like to _check_ the Non-English content for spelling errors, you can. For information on how to do so, see:
-# https://docs.check-spelling.dev/Feature:-Configurable-word-characters.html#unicode
-[a-zA-Z]*[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź][a-zA-Z]{3}[a-zA-ZÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź]*|[a-zA-Z]{3,}[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź]|[ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆČÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛÜÝßàáâãäåæčçèéêëìíîïðñòóôõöøùúûüýÿĀāŁłŃńŅņŒœŚśŠšŜŝŸŽžź][a-zA-Z]{3,}
+# hit-count: 8 file-count: 2
+# copyright
+Copyright (?:\([Cc]\)|)(?:[-\d, ]|and)+(?: [A-Z][a-z]+ [A-Z][a-z]+,?)+
 
-# hit-count: 4 file-count: 4
-# microsoft
-\b(?:https?://|)(?:(?:(?:blogs|download\.visualstudio|developer|docs|learn|msdn2?|research)\.|)microsoft|blogs\.msdn)\.co(?:m|\.\w\w)/[-_a-zA-Z0-9()=./%#]*
+# hit-count: 8 file-count: 1
+# css fonts
+\bfont(?:-family|):[^;}]+
 
 aka\.ms/[a-zA-Z0-9]+
 
+# hit-count: 8 file-count: 1
+# kubernetes crd patterns
+^\s*pattern: .*$
+
+# hit-count: 5 file-count: 3
+# URL escaped characters
+%[0-9A-F][A-F](?=[A-Za-z])
+
 # hit-count: 3 file-count: 3
 # githubusercontent
 /[-a-z0-9]+\.githubusercontent\.com/[-a-zA-Z0-9?&=_\/.]*
 
-# hit-count: 3 file-count: 2
-# css url wrappings
-\burl\([^)]+\)
-
-# hit-count: 3 file-count: 1
-# kubernetes crd patterns
-^\s*pattern: .*$
-
-# hit-count: 3 file-count: 1
-# Lorem
-# Update Lorem based on your content (requires `ge` and `w` from https://github.com/jsoref/spelling; and `review` from https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/wiki/Looking-for-items-locally )
-# grep '^[^#].*lorem' .github/actions/spelling/patterns.txt|perl -pne 's/.*i..\?://;s/\).*//' |tr '|' "\n"|sort -f |xargs -n1 ge|perl -pne 's/^[^:]*://'|sort -u|w|sed -e 's/ .*//'|w|review -
-# Warning, while `(?i)` is very neat and fancy, if you have some binary files that aren't proper unicode, you might run into:
-# ... Operation "substitution (s///)" returns its argument for non-Unicode code point 0x1C19AE (the code point will vary).
-# ... You could manually change `(?i)X...` to use `[Xx]...`
-# ... or you could add the files to your `excludes` file (a version after 0.0.19 should identify the file path)
-(?:(?:\w|\s|[,.])*\b(?i)(?:amet|consectetur|cursus|dolor|eros|ipsum|lacus|libero|ligula|lorem|magna|neque|nulla|suscipit|tempus)\b(?:\w|\s|[,.])*)
-
-# hit-count: 3 file-count: 1
-# libraries
-(?:\b|_)lib(?:re(?=office)|)(?!era[lt]|ero|erty|rar(?:i(?:an|es)|y))(?=[a-z])
+# hit-count: 2 file-count: 2
+# medium
+\bmedium\.com/@?[^/\s"]+/[-\w:/*.]+
 
 # hit-count: 2 file-count: 1
 # While you could try to match `http://` and `https://` by using `s?` in `https?://`, sometimes there
 # YouTube url
 \b(?:(?:www\.|)youtube\.com|youtu.be)/(?:channel/|embed/|user/|playlist\?list=|watch\?v=|v/|)[-a-zA-Z0-9?&=_%]*
 
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# GHSA
-GHSA(?:-[0-9a-z]{4}){3}
-
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
+# hit-count: 2 file-count: 1
 # GitHub actions
 \buses:\s+[-\w.]+/[-\w./]+@[-\w.]+
 
 # hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# medium
-\bmedium\.com/@?[^/\s"]+/[-\w]+
-
-# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
-# sha-... -- uses a fancy capture
-(\\?['"]|&quot;)[0-9a-f]{40,}\g{-1}
+# curl arguments
+\b(?:\\n|)curl(?:\.exe|)(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{1,2}\b)*(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]{3,})(?:\s+-[a-zA-Z]+)*
 
 # hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
 # tar arguments
 \b(?:\\n|)g?tar(?:\.exe|)(?:(?:\s+--[-a-zA-Z]+|\s+-[a-zA-Z]+|\s[ABGJMOPRSUWZacdfh-pr-xz]+\b)(?:=[^ ]*|))+
 
+# #pragma lib
+^\s*#pragma comment\(lib, ".*?"\)
+
+# UnitTests
+\[DataRow\(.*\)\]
+
+# AdditionalDependencies
+<AdditionalDependencies>.*<
+
+# the last line of mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64" things in .resx files
+^\s*[-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*[-a-zA-Z;:/0-9+][-a-zA-Z=;:/0-9+]*=$
+
+RegExp\(@?([`'"]).*?\g{-1}\)|(?:escapes|regEx):\s*(?:/.*/|([`'"]).*?\g{-1})|return/.*?/
+
 # Questionably acceptable forms of `in to`
 # Personally, I prefer `log into`, but people object
 # https://www.tprteaching.com/log-into-log-in-to-login/
@@ -194,13 +205,16 @@ GHSA(?:-[0-9a-z]{4}){3}
 # to opt in
 \bto opt in\b
 
+# pass(ed|ing) in
+\bpass(?:ed|ing) in\b
+
 # acceptable duplicates
 # ls directory listings
 [-bcdlpsw](?:[-r][-w][-SsTtx]){3}[\.+*]?\s+\d+\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+[.\d]+(?:[KMGT]|)\s+
 # mount
 \bmount\s+-t\s+(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\b
 # C types and repeated CSS values
-\s(auto|buffalo|center|div|inherit|long|LONG|none|normal|solid|thin|transparent|very)(?: \g{-1})+\s
+\s(auto|buffalo|center|div|inherit|long|LONG|none|normal|solid|thin|transparent|very)(?:\s\g{-1})+\s
 # C enum and struct
 \b(?:enum|struct)\s+(\w+)\s+\g{-1}\b
 # go templates
@@ -232,9 +246,11 @@ _SILENCE_STDEXT_ARR_ITERS_DEPRECATION_WARNING
 # ignore long runs of a single character:
 \b([A-Za-z])\g{-1}{3,}\b
 
+# hit-count: 1 file-count: 1
 # Amazon
-\bamazon\.com/[-\w]+/(?:dp/[0-9A-Z]+|)
+\bamazon\.com/[-\w]+/(?:dp/[0-9A-Z]+|)[^"'\s]+
 
+# hit-count: 3 file-count: 3
 # imgur
 \bimgur\.com/[^.]+
 
@@ -244,3 +260,7 @@ Process Process
 # ZoomIt menu items with accelerator keys
 E&xit
 St&yle
+
+# This matches a relative clause where the relative pronoun "that" is omitted.
+# Example: "Gets or sets the window the TitleBar should configure."
+\bthe\s+\w+\s+the\b

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

@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 ^attache$
-^bellow$
+^bellows?$
 benefitting
 occurences?
 ^dependan.*
+^develope$
+^developement$
+^developpe
+^Devers?$
+^devex
+^devide
+^Devinn?[ae]
+^devisal
+^devisor
 ^diables?$
 ^oer$
 Sorce
@@ -10,4 +19,5 @@ Sorce
 ^Teh$
 ^untill$
 ^untilling$
+^venders?$
 ^wether.*

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# PowerToys – Copilot guide (concise)
+
+This is the top-level guide for AI changes. Keep edits small, follow existing patterns, and cite exact paths in PRs.
+
+Repo map (1‑line per area)
+- Core apps: `src/runner/**` (tray/loader), `src/settings-ui/**` (Settings app)
+- Shared libs: `src/common/**`
+- Modules: `src/modules/*` (one per utility; Command Palette in `src/modules/cmdpal/**`)
+- Build tools/docs: `tools/**`, `doc/devdocs/**`
+
+Build and test (defaults)
+- Prerequisites: Visual Studio 2022 17.4+, minimal Windows 10 1803+.
+- Build discipline:
+  - One terminal per operation (build → test). Don’t switch/open new ones mid-flow.
+  - After making changes, `cd` to the project folder that changed (`.csproj`/`.vcxproj`).
+  - Use script(s) to build, synchronously block and wait in foreground for it to finish: `tools/build/build.ps1|.cmd` (current folder), `build-essentials.*` (once per brand new build for missing nuget packages)
+  - Treat build **exit code 0** as success; any non-zero exit code is a failure, have Copilot read the errors log in the build folder (e.g., `build.*.*.errors.log`) and surface problems.
+  - Don’t start tests or launch Runner until the previous step succeeded.
+- Tests (fast + targeted):
+  - Find the test project by product code prefix (e.g., FancyZones, AdvancedPaste). Look for a sibling folder or 1–2 levels up named like `<Product>*UnitTests` or `<Product>*UITests`.
+  - Build the test project, wait for **exit**, then run only those tests via VS Test Explorer or `vstest.console.exe` with filters. Avoid `dotnet test` in this repo.
+  - Add/adjust tests when changing behavior; if skipped, state why (e.g., comment-only, string rename).
+
+Pull requests (expectations)
+- Atomic: one logical change; no drive‑by refactors.
+- Describe: problem / approach / risk / test evidence.
+- List: touched paths if not obvious.
+
+When to ask for clarification
+- Ambiguous spec after scanning relevant docs (see below).
+- Cross-module impact (shared enum/struct) not clear.
+- Security / elevation / installer changes.
+
+Logging (use existing stacks)
+- C++: `src/common/logger/**` (`Logger::info|warn|error|debug`). Keep hot paths quiet (hooks, tight loops).
+- C#: `ManagedCommon.Logger` (`LogInfo|LogWarning|LogError|LogDebug|LogTrace`). Some UIs use injected `ILogger` via `LoggerInstance.Logger`.
+
+Docs to consult
+- `tools/build/BUILD-GUIDELINES.md`
+- `doc/devdocs/core/architecture.md`, `doc/devdocs/core/runner.md`, `doc/devdocs/core/settings/readme.md`, `doc/devdocs/modules/readme.md`
+
+Done checklist (self review before finishing)
+- Build clean? Tests updated/passed? No unintended formatting? Any new dependency? Documented skips?

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- Please review the items on the PR checklist before submitting-->
 ## PR Checklist
 
-- [ ] **Closes:** #xxx
+- [ ] Closes: #xxx
 - [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
 - [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
 - [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized

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

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Manual Batch Issue Deduplication
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      issue_numbers:
+        description: "JSON array of issue numbers to deduplicate (e.g. [101,102,103])"
+        required: true
+      since:
+        description: "Only compare against issues created after this date (ISO 8601, e.g. 2019-05-05T00:00:00Z)"
+        required: false
+        default: "2019-05-05T00:00:00Z"
+      label_as_duplicate:
+        description: "Apply duplicate label if duplicates are found (true/false)"
+        required: false
+        default: "true"
+
+permissions:
+  models: read
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  deduplicate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        issue: ${{ fromJson(github.event.inputs.issue_numbers) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Run GenAI Issue Deduplicator
+        uses: pelikhan/action-genai-issue-dedup@v0
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github_issue: ${{ matrix.issue }}
+          label_as_duplicate: ${{ github.event.inputs.label_as_duplicate }}
+          

.github/workflows/msstore-submissions.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: BODGY - Set up Gnome Keyring for future Cert Auth
         run: |-
-          sudo apt-get install -y gnome-keyring
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gnome-keyring
           export $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax)
           export $(echo 'anypass_just_to_unlock' | gnome-keyring-daemon --unlock)
           export $(echo 'anypass_just_to_unlock' | gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=gpg,pkcs11,secrets,ssh)

.github/workflows/spelling2.yml

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           report-timing: 1
           warnings: bad-regex,binary-file,deprecated-feature,ignored-expect-variant,large-file,limited-references,no-newline-at-eof,noisy-file,non-alpha-in-dictionary,token-is-substring,unexpected-line-ending,whitespace-in-dictionary,minified-file,unsupported-configuration,no-files-to-check,unclosed-block-ignore-begin,unclosed-block-ignore-end
           experimental_apply_changes_via_bot: 1
-          use_sarif: ${{ (!github.event.pull_request || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)) && 1 }}
+          use_sarif: 1
           check_extra_dictionaries: ""
           dictionary_source_prefixes: >
             {
@@ -113,37 +113,28 @@ jobs:
             }
           extra_dictionaries: |
             cspell:software-terms/softwareTerms.txt
+            cspell:cpp/stdlib-c.txt
             cspell:cpp/stdlib-cpp.txt
             cspell:filetypes/filetypes.txt
-            cspell:cpp/stdlib-c.txt
-            cspell:lorem-ipsum/dictionary.txt
-            cspell:python/python/python-lib.txt
             cspell:php/php.txt
-            cspell:fullstack/fullstack.txt
-            cspell:dotnet/dotnet.txt
-            cspell:swift/swift.txt
-            cspell:node/node.txt
             cspell:dart/dart.txt
-            cspell:django/django.txt
-            cspell:python/python/python.txt
+            cspell:dotnet/dotnet.txt
             cspell:powershell/powershell.txt
-            cspell:npm/npm.txt
-            cspell:golang/go.txt
-            cspell:cpp/compiler-msvc.txt
             cspell:csharp/csharp.txt
-            cspell:html/html.txt
+            cspell:python/python/python-lib.txt
+            cspell:node/node.txt
+            cspell:golang/go.txt
+            cspell:npm/npm.txt
+            cspell:fullstack/fullstack.txt
+            cspell:css/css.txt
             cspell:java/java.txt
-            cspell:aws/aws.txt
             cspell:typescript/typescript.txt
-            cspell:cpp/lang-keywords.txt
+            cspell:html/html.txt
+            cspell:r/r.txt
+            cspell:aws/aws.txt
+            cspell:cpp/compiler-msvc.txt
             cspell:python/common/extra.txt
             cspell:scala/scala.txt
-            cspell:shell/shell-all-words.txt
-            cspell:css/css.txt
-            cspell:r/r.txt
-            cspell:java/java-terms.txt
-            cspell:cpp/stdlib-cerrno.txt
-            cspell:k8s/k8s.txt
 
   comment-push:
     name: Report (Push)

.gitignore

@@ -350,6 +350,13 @@ src/common/Telemetry/*.etl
 
 # Generated installer file for Monaco source files.
 /installer/PowerToysSetup/MonacoSRC.wxs
+/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/MonacoSRC.wxs
 
 # MSBuildCache
 /MSBuildCacheLogs/
+
+# PowerToys Settings generated search index (legacy location) and obj outputs
+/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Assets/Settings/search.index.json
+
+# PowerToysInstaller Build Temp Files
+installer/*/*.wxs.bk

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json

@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
             "PowerToys.ActionRunner.exe",
             "PowerToys.Update.exe",
             "PowerToys.BackgroundActivatorDLL.dll",
-            "Notifications.dll",
-            "os-detection.dll",
+
             "PowerToys.exe",
             "PowerToys.FilePreviewCommon.dll",
             "PowerToys.Interop.dll",
             "Tools\\PowerToys.BugReportTool.exe",
             "StylesReportTool\\PowerToys.StylesReportTool.exe",
-            "Telemetry.dll",
+
             "CalculatorEngineCommon.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedTelemetry.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedCommon.dll",
@@ -29,11 +28,13 @@
             "PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.dll",
             "PowerToys.AllExperiments.dll",
 
+            "Common.Search.dll",
+
             "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop.exe",
             "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.dll",
 
             "PowerToys.CmdNotFoundModuleInterface.dll",
-            "PowerToys.CmdNotFound.dll",
+
 
             "PowerToys.ColorPicker.dll",
             "PowerToys.ColorPickerUI.dll",
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
             "PowerToys.Awake.exe",
             "PowerToys.Awake.dll",
 
-            "fancyzones.dll",
+
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.exe",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.dll",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditorCommon.dll",
@@ -67,6 +68,12 @@
             "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.dll",
             "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
             "PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.dll",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.exe",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandlerCpp.dll",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.dll",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
+            "PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProviderCpp.dll",
             "PowerToys.ManagedTelemetry.dll",
             "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandler.dll",
             "PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandler.exe",
@@ -136,7 +143,7 @@
             "PowerToys.PowerLauncher.dll",
             "PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe",
             "PowerToys.PowerLauncher.Telemetry.dll",
-            "Wox.dll",
+
             "Wox.Infrastructure.dll",
             "Wox.Plugin.dll",
             "RunPlugins\\Calculator\\Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.dll",
@@ -275,16 +282,17 @@
                 "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll",
                 "Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll",
                 "Newtonsoft.Json.dll",
-                "Newtonsoft.Json.Bson.dll",
+                "CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.TitleBar.dll",
+
                 "NLog.dll",
                 "HtmlAgilityPack.dll",
                 "Markdig.Signed.dll",
                 "HelixToolkit.dll",
                 "HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf.dll",
                 "Mages.Core.dll",
-                "JetBrains.Annotations.dll",
+
                 "NLog.Extensions.Logging.dll",
-                "getfilesiginforedist.dll",
+
                 "concrt140_app.dll",
                 "msvcp140_1_app.dll",
                 "msvcp140_2_app.dll",
@@ -294,22 +302,8 @@
                 "vcomp140_app.dll",
                 "vcruntime140_1_app.dll",
                 "vcruntime140_app.dll",
-                "WinUI3Apps\\CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.SettingsControls.dll",
+
                 "UnicodeInformation.dll",
-                "Vanara.Core.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.ComCtl32.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Cryptography.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Gdi32.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Kernel32.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Ole.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Rpc.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Security.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Shared.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.ShlwApi.dll",
-                "Vanara.PInvoke.User32.dll",
-                "WinUI3Apps\\clrcompression.dll",
-                "WinUI3Apps\\Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas.Interop.dll",
                 "Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll",
                 "Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll",
                 "Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll",
@@ -336,7 +330,7 @@
                 "Testably.Abstractions.FileSystem.Interface.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\Testably.Abstractions.FileSystem.Interface.dll",
                 "ColorCode.Core.dll", 
-                "ColorCode.UWP.dll",
+
                 "UnitsNet.dll",
                 "UtfUnknown.dll",
                 "Wpf.Ui.dll"

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_installer.json

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
         {
             "MatchedPath": [
                 "PowerToysSetupCustomActions.dll",
+                "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.dll",
+                "SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.dll",
                 "PowerToys*Setup-*.exe",
                 "PowerToys*Setup-*.msi"
             ],

.pipelines/installPowertoys.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+param(
+    [Parameter()]
+    [ValidateSet("Machine", "PerUser")]
+    [string]$InstallMode = "Machine"
+)
+
+$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+
+# Get artifact path
+$ArtifactPath = $ENV:BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY
+if (-not $ArtifactPath) {
+    throw "BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY environment variable not set"
+}
+
+# Since we only download PowerToysSetup-*.exe files, we can directly find it
+$Installer = Get-ChildItem -Path $ArtifactPath -Filter 'PowerToys*.exe' | Select-Object -First 1
+
+if (-not $Installer) {
+    throw "PowerToys installer not found"
+}
+
+Write-Host "Installing PowerToys: $($Installer.Name)"
+
+# Install PowerToys
+$Process = Start-Process -Wait -FilePath $Installer.FullName -ArgumentList "/passive", "/norestart" -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+
+if ($Process.ExitCode -eq 0 -or $Process.ExitCode -eq 3010) {
+    Write-Host "✅ PowerToys installation completed successfully"
+} else {
+    throw "PowerToys installation failed with exit code: $($Process.ExitCode)"
+}
+
+# Verify installation
+if ($InstallMode -eq "PerUser") {
+    if (Test-Path "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe") {
+        Write-Host "✅ PowerToys verified at: ${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe"
+    } else {
+        throw "PowerToys installation verification failed"
+    }
+} else {
+    if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe") {
+        Write-Host "✅ PowerToys verified at: ${env:ProgramFiles}\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe"
+    } else {
+        throw "PowerToys installation verification failed"
+    }
+}

.pipelines/v2/ci-test-with-canary-webview2.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Enable MSBuild Caching"
-    default: false
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Run Tests"
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ extends:
   template: templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
   parameters:
     buildPlatforms: ${{ parameters.buildPlatforms }}
-    enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+    ${{ if eq(variables['System.PullRequest.IsFork'], 'False') }}:
+      enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
     runTests: ${{ parameters.runTests }}
     useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
     useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}

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

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Enable MSBuild Caching"
-    default: false
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Run Tests"
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ extends:
   template: templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
   parameters:
     buildPlatforms: ${{ parameters.buildPlatforms }}
-    enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+    ${{ if eq(variables['System.PullRequest.IsFork'], 'False') }}:
+      enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
     runTests: ${{ parameters.runTests }}
     useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
     useLatestWinAppSDK: ${{ parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK }}

.pipelines/v2/ci.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Enable MSBuild Caching"
-    default: false
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     displayName: "Run Tests"
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ extends:
   template: templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
   parameters:
     buildPlatforms: ${{ parameters.buildPlatforms }}
-    enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+    ${{ if eq(variables['System.PullRequest.IsFork'], 'False') }}:
+      enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
     runTests: ${{ parameters.runTests }}
     useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}

.pipelines/v2/oneFuzz.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ stages:
           enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
           runTests: true
           useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
+          timeoutInMinutes: 90
 
   - stage: OneFuzz
     displayName: Fuzz ${{ parameters.platform }}

.pipelines/v2/release.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ parameters:
     type: string
     default: '0.0.1'
 
+  - name: installerSuffix
+    type: string
+    displayName: "WiX5 installer suffix (e.g., 'wix5', 'vnext', etc.)"
+    default: "wix5"
+
   - name: buildConfigurations
     displayName: "Build Configurations"
     type: object
@@ -38,6 +43,11 @@ parameters:
     displayName: "Build Using Visual Studio Preview"
     default: false
 
+  - name: enableAOT
+    type: boolean
+    displayName: "Enable AOT (Ahead-of-Time) Compilation for CmdPal"
+    default: true
+
 name: $(BuildDefinitionName)_$(date:yyMM).$(date:dd)$(rev:rrr)
 
 variables:
@@ -59,6 +69,10 @@ extends:
       tsa:
         enabled: true
         configFile: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\tsa.json'
+      binskim:
+        enabled: true
+        # Exclude every dll/exe in tests/*, as well as all msdia*, covrun* and vcruntime*
+        analyzeTargetGlob: +:file|$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/**/*.dll;+:file|$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/**/*.exe;-:file:regex|tests.*\.(dll|exe)$;-:file:regex|(covrun.*)\.dll$;-:file:regex|(msdia.*)\.dll$;-:file:regex|(vcruntime.*)\.dll$
 
     stages:
       - stage: Build
@@ -95,7 +109,8 @@ extends:
                 useManagedIdentity: $(SigningUseManagedIdentity)
                 clientId: $(SigningOriginalClientId)
               # Have msbuild use the release nuget config profile
-              additionalBuildOptions: /p:RestoreConfigFile="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\release-nuget.config"
+              additionalBuildOptions: /p:RestoreConfigFile="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\release-nuget.config" /p:EnableCmdPalAOT=${{ parameters.enableAOT }} /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+              installerSuffix: ${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
               beforeBuildSteps:
                 # Sets versions for all PowerToy created DLLs
                 - pwsh: |-

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

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: versionNumber
     type: string
     default: '0.0.1'
+  - name: installerSuffix
+    type: string
+    default: "wix5"
   - name: useLatestWinAppSDK
     type: boolean
     default: false
@@ -81,6 +84,12 @@ parameters:
       - 'src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj'
       - 'src/modules/previewpane/SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj'
       - 'src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj'
+  - name: timeoutInMinutes
+    type: number
+    default: 240
+  - name: cancelTimeoutInMinutes
+    type: number
+    default: 1
 
 jobs:
 - job: ${{ parameters.jobName }}
@@ -123,8 +132,8 @@ jobs:
     ${{ else }}:
       RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: ''
   displayName: Build
-  timeoutInMinutes: 240
-  cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 1
+  timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }}
+  cancelTimeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.cancelTimeoutInMinutes }}
   templateContext: # Required when this template is hosted in 1ES PT
     outputs:
     - output: pipelineArtifact
@@ -470,9 +479,26 @@ jobs:
       additionalBuildOptions: ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
       buildUserInstaller: true # NOTE: This is the distinction between the above and below rules
 
+  - template: steps-build-installer-vnext.yml
+    parameters:
+      codeSign: ${{ parameters.codeSign }}
+      signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+      versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
+      additionalBuildOptions: ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      installerSuffix: ${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+
+  - template: steps-build-installer-vnext.yml
+    parameters:
+      codeSign: ${{ parameters.codeSign }}
+      signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+      versionNumber: ${{ parameters.versionNumber }}
+      additionalBuildOptions: ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      installerSuffix: ${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+      buildUserInstaller: true # NOTE: This is the distinction between the above and below rules
+
   # This saves ~1GiB per architecture. We won't need these later.
   # Removes:
-  # - All .pdbs from any static libs .libs (which were only used during linking)
+  # - All .pdb files from any static libs .libs (which were only used during linking)
   - pwsh: |-
       $binDir = '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       $ImportLibs = Get-ChildItem $binDir -Recurse -File -Filter '*.exp' | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName -Replace "exp$","lib" }
@@ -488,7 +514,9 @@ jobs:
   - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: Stage Installers
     inputs:
-      contents: "**/PowerToys*Setup-*.exe"
+      contents: |-
+        **/PowerToys*Setup-*.exe
+        !**/PowerToysSetupVNext/obj/**
       flattenFolders: True
       targetFolder: $(JobOutputDirectory)
 
@@ -504,26 +532,48 @@ jobs:
 
   - pwsh: |-
       $p = "$(JobOutputDirectory)\"
-      $userHash = ((Get-Item $p\PowerToysUserSetup*.exe | Get-FileHash).Hash);
-      $machineHash = ((Get-Item $p\PowerToysSetup*.exe | Get-FileHash).Hash);
-      $userPlat = "hash_user_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
-      $machinePlat = "hash_machine_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
-      $combinedUserPath = $p + $userPlat;
-      $combinedMachinePath = $p + $machinePlat;
-
-      echo $p
-
-      echo $userPlat
-      echo $userHash
-      echo $combinedUserPath
-
-      echo $machinePlat
-      echo $machineHash
-      echo $combinedMachinePath
-
-      $userHash | out-file -filepath $combinedUserPath
-      $machineHash | out-file -filepath $combinedMachinePath
-    displayName: Calculate file hashes
+      $installerSuffix = "${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}"
+      
+      # Calculate hashes for regular installers (without custom suffix)
+      $userSetupFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $p -Filter "PowerToysUserSetup*.exe" | Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch "-$installerSuffix-" }
+      $machineSetupFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $p -Filter "PowerToysSetup*.exe" | Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch "-$installerSuffix-" -and $_.Name -notmatch "PowerToysUserSetup" }
+      
+      if ($userSetupFiles.Count -gt 0) {
+          $userHash = ($userSetupFiles[0] | Get-FileHash).Hash;
+          $userPlat = "hash_user_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
+          $combinedUserPath = $p + $userPlat;
+          echo "Regular User: $userHash"
+          $userHash | out-file -filepath $combinedUserPath
+      }
+      
+      if ($machineSetupFiles.Count -gt 0) {
+          $machineHash = ($machineSetupFiles[0] | Get-FileHash).Hash;
+          $machinePlat = "hash_machine_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
+          $combinedMachinePath = $p + $machinePlat;
+          echo "Regular Machine: $machineHash"
+          $machineHash | out-file -filepath $combinedMachinePath
+      }
+      
+      # Calculate hashes for VNext installers (with custom suffix)
+      $userVNextFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $p -Filter "PowerToysUserSetup*-$installerSuffix-*.exe"
+      $machineVNextFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $p -Filter "PowerToysSetup*-$installerSuffix-*.exe" | Where-Object { $_.Name -notmatch "PowerToysUserSetup" }
+      
+      if ($userVNextFiles.Count -gt 0) {
+          $userVNextHash = ($userVNextFiles[0] | Get-FileHash).Hash;
+          $userVNextPlat = "hash_user_vnext_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
+          $combinedUserVNextPath = $p + $userVNextPlat;
+          echo "VNext User: $userVNextHash"
+          $userVNextHash | out-file -filepath $combinedUserVNextPath
+      }
+      
+      if ($machineVNextFiles.Count -gt 0) {
+          $machineVNextHash = ($machineVNextFiles[0] | Get-FileHash).Hash;
+          $machineVNextPlat = "hash_machine_vnext_$(BuildPlatform).txt";
+          $combinedMachineVNextPath = $p + $machineVNextPlat;
+          echo "VNext Machine: $machineVNextHash"
+          $machineVNextHash | out-file -filepath $combinedMachineVNextPath
+      }
+    displayName: Calculate file hashes for all installers
 
   # Publishing the GPO files
   - pwsh: |-

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-ui-tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# Minimal UI Tests Build Template
+# This template only builds UI test projects and stages their test DLLs for consumption by test pipelines
+
+parameters:
+  - name: buildConfigurations
+    type: object
+    default:
+      - Release
+  - name: buildPlatforms
+    type: object
+    default:
+      - x64
+  - name: condition
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: dependsOn
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: pool
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: variables
+    type: object
+    default: {}
+  - name: uiTestModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
+
+jobs:
+- job: BuildUITests
+  ${{ if ne(length(parameters.pool), 0) }}:
+    pool: ${{ parameters.pool }}
+  dependsOn: ${{ parameters.dependsOn }}
+  condition: ${{ parameters.condition }}
+  strategy:
+    matrix:
+      ${{ each config in parameters.buildConfigurations }}:
+        ${{ each platform in parameters.buildPlatforms }}:
+          ${{ config }}_${{ platform }}:
+            BuildConfiguration: ${{ config }}
+            BuildPlatform: ${{ platform }}
+  variables:
+    JobOutputDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+    LogOutputDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\logs
+    JobOutputArtifactName: build-$(BuildPlatform)-$(BuildConfiguration)
+    NUGET_RESTORE_MSBUILD_ARGS: /p:Platform=$(BuildPlatform)
+    ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.variables }}
+  displayName: Build UI Tests Only
+  timeoutInMinutes: 60
+  cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 1
+  templateContext:
+    outputs:
+    - output: pipelineArtifact
+      artifactName: $(JobOutputArtifactName)
+      targetPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
+  steps:
+  - checkout: self
+    clean: true
+    submodules: true
+    persistCredentials: True
+    fetchTags: false
+    fetchDepth: 1
+
+  - template: steps-ensure-dotnet-version.yml
+    parameters:
+      sdk: true
+      version: '9.0'
+
+  - template: .\steps-restore-nuget.yml
+
+  - task: NuGetCommand@2
+    displayName: Restore solution-level NuGet packages
+    inputs:
+      command: restore
+      feedsToUse: config
+      configPath: nuget.config
+      restoreSolution: PowerToys.sln
+      restoreDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\packages'
+
+  # Build all UI test projects if no specific modules are specified
+  - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - task: VSBuild@1
+      displayName: Build UI Test Projects
+      inputs:
+        solution: '**/*UITest*.csproj'
+        vsVersion: 17.0
+        msbuildArgs: >-
+          -restore
+          -graph
+          /p:RestorePackagesConfig=true
+          /p:BuildProjectReferences=true
+          /p:CIBuild=true
+          /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\build-all-uitests.binlog
+          $(NUGET_RESTORE_MSBUILD_ARGS)
+        platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+        configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+        msbuildArchitecture: x64
+        maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  # Build specific UI test modules
+  - ${{ if ne(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - ${{ each module in parameters.uiTestModules }}:
+      - task: VSBuild@1
+        displayName: 'Build UI Test Module: ${{ module }}'
+        inputs:
+          solution: '**/*${{ module }}*.csproj'
+          vsVersion: 17.0
+          msbuildArgs: >-
+            -restore
+            -graph
+            /p:RestorePackagesConfig=true
+            /p:BuildProjectReferences=true
+            /p:CIBuild=true
+            /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\build-${{ module }}.binlog
+            $(NUGET_RESTORE_MSBUILD_ARGS)
+          platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+          configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+          msbuildArchitecture: x64
+          maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  # Stage test project outputs with directory structure
+  - task: CopyFiles@2
+    displayName: Stage UI Test Build Outputs
+    inputs:
+      sourceFolder: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
+      contents: '**/$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)/tests/**/*'
+      targetFolder: '$(JobOutputDirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'
+
+  - publish: $(JobOutputDirectory)
+    artifact: $(JobOutputArtifactName)
+    displayName: Publish UI Test artifacts
+    condition: always()

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

@@ -11,10 +11,30 @@ parameters:
   - name: useLatestWebView2
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: buildSource
+    type: string
+    default: "latestMainOfficialBuild"
+    displayName: "Build Source"
+  - name: specificBuildId
+    type: string
+    default: "xxxx"
+    displayName: "Build ID (for specific builds)"
+  - name: uiTestModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
+  - name: installMode
+    type: string
+    default: 'machine'
+    values:
+      - 'machine'
+      - 'peruser'
+  - name: jobSuffix
+    type: string
+    default: ''
 
 jobs:
-- job: Test${{ parameters.platform }}${{ parameters.configuration }}
-  displayName: Test ${{ parameters.platform }} ${{ parameters.configuration }}
+- job: Test${{ parameters.platform }}${{ parameters.configuration }}${{ parameters.jobSuffix }}
+  displayName: Test ${{ parameters.platform }} ${{ parameters.configuration }}${{ parameters.jobSuffix }}
   timeoutInMinutes: 300
   variables:
     ${{ if or(eq(parameters.platform, 'x64Win10'), eq(parameters.platform, 'x64Win11')) }}:
@@ -95,28 +115,83 @@ jobs:
       & '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\InstallWinAppDriver.ps1'
     displayName: Download and install WinAppDriver
 
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
+    - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+      inputs:
+        buildType: 'specific'
+        project: 'Dart'
+        definition: '76541'
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.buildSource, 'specificBuildId') }}:
+          buildVersionToDownload: 'specific'
+          buildId: '${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}'
+        ${{ else }}:
+          buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
+          branchName: 'refs/heads/main'
+        artifactName: 'build-$(BuildPlatform)-Release'
+        targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.installMode, 'peruser') }}:
+          patterns: |
+            **/PowerToysUserSetup*.exe
+        ${{ else }}:
+          patterns: |
+            **/PowerToysSetup*.exe
+
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.installMode, 'peruser') }}:
+      - pwsh: |-
+          & "$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\installPowerToys.ps1" -InstallMode "PerUser"
+        displayName: Install PowerToys (Per-User)
+
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.installMode, 'machine') }}:
+      - pwsh: |-
+          & "$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\installPowerToys.ps1" -InstallMode "Machine"
+        displayName: Install PowerToys (Machine-Level)
+
   - ${{ if ne(parameters.platform, 'arm64') }}:
     - task: ScreenResolutionUtility@1
       inputs:
         displaySettings: 'optimal'
 
-  - task: VSTest@3
-    displayName: Run UI Tests
-    inputs:
-      platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
-      configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
-      testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
-      searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\$(TestArtifactsName)'
-      vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
-      uiTests: true
-      rerunFailedTests: true
-      # Since UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll is generated in both UITests-FancyZonesEditor and UITests-FancyZones, removed one to avoid duplicate test runs
-      testAssemblyVer2: |
-        **\*UITest*.dll
-        !**\obj\**
-        !**\ref\**
-        !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
+  - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - task: VSTest@3
+      displayName: Run UI Tests
+      inputs:
+        platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
+        configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
+        testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
+        searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\$(TestArtifactsName)'
+        vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
+        uiTests: true
+        rerunFailedTests: true
+        testRunTitle: 'UITests_${{ parameters.platform }}_${{ parameters.installMode }}'
+        # Since UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll is generated in both UITests-FancyZonesEditor and UITests-FancyZones, removed one to avoid duplicate test runs
+        testAssemblyVer2: |
+          **\*UITest*.dll
+          !**\obj\**
+          !**\ref\**
+          !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
+      env:
+        platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
+        useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}
 
-
-    env:
-      platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
+  - ${{ if ne(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
+    - ${{ each module in parameters.uiTestModules }}:
+      - task: VSTest@3
+        displayName: Run UI Test - ${{ module }}
+        inputs:
+          platform: '$(BuildPlatform)'
+          configuration: '$(BuildConfiguration)'
+          testSelector: 'testAssemblies'
+          searchFolder: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\$(TestArtifactsName)'
+          vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
+          uiTests: true
+          rerunFailedTests: true
+          testRunTitle: 'UITests_${{ parameters.platform }}_${{ parameters.installMode }}'
+          testAssemblyVer2: |
+            **\*${{ module }}*.dll
+            !**\obj\**
+            !**\ref\**
+            !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
+        env:
+          platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
+          useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ variables:
     value: false
   - name: EnablePipelineCache
     value: true
-  - ${{ if eq(parameters.enableMsBuildCaching, true) }}:
-    - name: EnablePipelineCache
-      value: true
 
 parameters:
   - name: buildPlatforms
@@ -60,4 +57,5 @@ stages:
             useLatestWinAppSDK: ${{ parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK }}
             ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK, true) }}:
               winAppSDKVersionNumber: ${{ parameters.winAppSDKVersionNumber }}
-              useExperimentalVersion: ${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
+              useExperimentalVersion: ${{ parameters.useExperimentalVersion }}
+            timeoutInMinutes: 90

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-automation.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ variables:
     value: false
   - name: EnablePipelineCache
     value: true
-  - ${{ if eq(parameters.enableMsBuildCaching, true) }}:
-    - name: EnablePipelineCache
-      value: true
 
 parameters:
   - name: buildPlatforms
@@ -22,63 +19,40 @@ parameters:
   - name: useLatestWebView2
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: buildSource
+    type: string
+    default: "latestMainOfficialBuild"
+    displayName: "Build Source"
+    values:
+      - latestMainOfficialBuild
+      - buildNow
+      - specificBuildId
+  - name: specificBuildId
+    type: string
+    default: 'xxxx'
+    displayName: "Build ID (only used when Build Source = specificBuildId)"
+  - name: uiTestModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
 
 stages:
   - ${{ each platform in parameters.buildPlatforms }}:
-    - stage: Build_${{ platform }}
-      displayName: Build ${{ platform }}
-      dependsOn: []
-      jobs:
-        - template: job-build-project.yml
-          parameters:
-            pool:
-              ${{ if eq(variables['System.CollectionId'], 'cb55739e-4afe-46a3-970f-1b49d8ee7564') }}:
-                name: SHINE-INT-L
-              ${{ else }}:
-                name: SHINE-OSS-L
-              ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-                demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
-            buildPlatforms:
-              - ${{ platform }}
-            buildConfigurations: [Release]
-            enablePackageCaching: true
-            enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
-            runTests: false
-            buildTests: true
-            useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
+    # Full build path: build PowerToys + UI tests + run tests
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
+      - template: pipeline-ui-tests-full-build.yml
+        parameters:
+          platform: ${{ platform }}
+          enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+          useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
+          useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+          uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
 
-    - ${{ if eq(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_x64Win10
-        displayName: Test x64Win10
-        dependsOn:
-          - Build_${{platform}}
-        jobs:
-            - template: job-test-project.yml
-              parameters:
-                platform: x64Win10
-                configuration: Release
-                useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-
-    - ${{ if eq(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_x64Win11
-        displayName: Test x64Win11
-        dependsOn:
-          - Build_${{platform}}
-        jobs:
-            - template: job-test-project.yml
-              parameters:
-                platform: x64Win11
-                configuration: Release
-                useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-
-    - ${{ if ne(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_${{ platform }}
-        displayName: Test ${{ platform }}
-        dependsOn:
-          - Build_${{platform}}
-        jobs:
-          - template: job-test-project.yml
-            parameters:
-              platform: ${{ platform }}
-              configuration: Release
-              useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+    # Official build path: build UI tests only + download official build + run tests  
+    - ${{ if ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
+      - template: pipeline-ui-tests-official-build.yml
+        parameters:
+          platform: ${{ platform }}
+          buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+          specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+          useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+          uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-full-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Template for full build path: Build PowerToys + Build UI Tests + Run Tests
+parameters:
+  - name: platform
+    type: string
+  - name: enableMsBuildCaching
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: useVSPreview
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: useLatestWebView2
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: uiTestModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
+
+stages:
+  # Stage 1: Build full PowerToys project
+  - stage: Build_${{ parameters.platform }}
+    displayName: Build PowerToys ${{ parameters.platform }}
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: job-build-project.yml
+        parameters:
+          pool:
+            ${{ if eq(variables['System.CollectionId'], 'cb55739e-4afe-46a3-970f-1b49d8ee7564') }}:
+              name: SHINE-INT-L
+            ${{ else }}:
+              name: SHINE-OSS-L
+            ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
+              demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
+          buildPlatforms:
+            - ${{ parameters.platform }}
+          buildConfigurations: [Release]
+          enablePackageCaching: true
+          enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+          runTests: false
+          buildTests: true
+          useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
+          timeoutInMinutes: 90
+
+  # Stage 2: Run UI Tests
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.platform, 'x64') }}:
+    - stage: Test_x64Win10_FullBuild
+      displayName: Test x64Win10 (Full Build)
+      dependsOn: Build_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win10
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: 'buildNow'
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+    - stage: Test_x64Win11_FullBuild
+      displayName: Test x64Win11 (Full Build)
+      dependsOn: Build_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win11
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: 'buildNow'
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.platform, 'x64') }}:
+    - stage: Test_${{ parameters.platform }}_FullBuild
+      displayName: Test ${{ parameters.platform }} (Full Build)
+      dependsOn: Build_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: ${{ parameters.platform }}
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: 'buildNow'
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}

.pipelines/v2/templates/pipeline-ui-tests-official-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Template for official build path: Download Official Build + Build UI Tests Only + Run Tests
+parameters:
+  - name: platform
+    type: string
+  - name: buildSource
+    type: string
+  - name: specificBuildId
+    type: string
+    default: 'xxxx'
+  - name: useLatestWebView2
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: uiTestModules
+    type: object
+    default: []
+
+stages:
+  # Stage 1: Build UI Tests Only
+  - stage: BuildUITests_${{ parameters.platform }}
+    displayName: Build UI Tests Only ${{ parameters.platform }}
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: job-build-ui-tests.yml
+        parameters:
+          pool:
+            ${{ if eq(variables['System.CollectionId'], 'cb55739e-4afe-46a3-970f-1b49d8ee7564') }}:
+              name: SHINE-INT-L
+            ${{ else }}:
+              name: SHINE-OSS-L
+          buildPlatforms:
+            - ${{ parameters.platform }}
+          uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+  # Stage 2: Run UI Tests with Official Build
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.platform, 'x64') }}:
+    - stage: Test_x64Win10_OfficialBuild
+      displayName: Test x64Win10 (Official Build)
+      dependsOn: BuildUITests_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win10
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+        # Additional per-user installation test
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win10
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+            installMode: 'peruser'
+            jobSuffix: '_PerUser'
+
+    - stage: Test_x64Win11_OfficialBuild
+      displayName: Test x64Win11 (Official Build)
+      dependsOn: BuildUITests_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win11
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+        # Additional per-user installation test
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: x64Win11
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+            installMode: 'peruser'
+            jobSuffix: '_PerUser'
+
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.platform, 'x64') }}:
+    - stage: Test_${{ parameters.platform }}_OfficialBuild
+      displayName: Test ${{ parameters.platform }} (Official Build)
+      dependsOn: BuildUITests_${{ parameters.platform }}
+      jobs:
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: ${{ parameters.platform }}
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+
+        # Additional per-user installation test
+        - template: job-test-project.yml
+          parameters:
+            platform: ${{ parameters.platform }}
+            configuration: Release
+            useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
+            buildSource: ${{ parameters.buildSource }}
+            specificBuildId: ${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}
+            uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
+            installMode: 'peruser'
+            jobSuffix: '_PerUser'

.pipelines/v2/templates/steps-build-installer-vnext.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+parameters:
+  - name: versionNumber
+    type: string
+    default: "0.0.1"
+  - name: buildUserInstaller
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: codeSign
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  - name: signingIdentity
+    type: object
+    default: {}
+  - name: additionalBuildOptions
+    type: string
+    default: ''
+  - name: installerSuffix
+    type: string
+    default: "wix5"
+
+steps:
+  # Install WiX 5.0.2 tools needed for VNext installer (matching project SDK)
+  - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
+    displayName: Install WiX 5.0.2 tools
+    inputs:
+      command: 'custom'
+      custom: 'tool'
+      arguments: 'install --global wix --version 5.0.2'
+
+  - pwsh: |-
+      & git clean -xfd -e *exe -- .\installer\
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Clean installer to reduce cross-contamination
+
+  - pwsh: |-
+      # Determine whether this is a per-user build
+      $IsPerUser = $${{ parameters.buildUserInstaller }}
+
+      # Build slug used to locate the artifacts
+      $InstallerBuildSlug = if ($IsPerUser) { 'UserSetup' } else { 'MachineSetup' }
+
+      # VNext bundle folder; base name intentionally omits the VNext suffix
+      $InstallerFolder = 'PowerToysSetupVNext'
+      if ($IsPerUser) {
+        $InstallerBasename = "PowerToysUserSetup-${{ parameters.versionNumber }}-${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}-$(BuildPlatform)"
+      }
+      else {
+        $InstallerBasename = "PowerToysSetup-${{ parameters.versionNumber }}-${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}-$(BuildPlatform)"
+      }
+
+      # Export variables for downstream steps
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=InstallerBuildSlug]$InstallerBuildSlug"
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=InstallerRelativePath]$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)\$InstallerBuildSlug"
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=InstallerBasename]$InstallerBasename"
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=InstallerFolder]$InstallerFolder"
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Prepare Installer variables
+
+  # This dll needs to be built and signed before building the MSI.
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Build PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext
+    inputs:
+      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.sln"
+      vsVersion: 17.0
+      msbuildArgs: >-
+        /t:PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext
+        /p:RunBuildEvents=true;PerUser=${{parameters.buildUserInstaller}};RestorePackagesConfig=true;CIBuild=true
+        /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+        -restore -graph
+        /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\installer-$(InstallerBuildSlug)-actions.binlog
+        ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+      configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+      clean: true
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+      maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
+    - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
+      parameters:
+        displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Sign PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext
+        signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+        inputs:
+          FolderPath: 'installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/$(InstallerRelativePath)'
+          signType: batchSigning
+          batchSignPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\ESRPSigning_installer.json'
+          ciPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\CIPolicy.xml'
+
+  ## INSTALLER START
+  #### MSI BUILDING AND SIGNING
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Build VNext MSI
+    inputs:
+      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.sln"
+      vsVersion: 17.0
+      msbuildArgs: >-
+        -restore
+        /t:PowerToysInstallerVNext
+        /p:RunBuildEvents=false;PerUser=${{parameters.buildUserInstaller}};BuildProjectReferences=false;CIBuild=true
+        /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+        /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\installer-$(InstallerBuildSlug)-msi.binlog
+        ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+      configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+      clean: false # don't undo our hard work above by deleting the CustomActions dll
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+      maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  - script: |-
+      wix msi decompile installer\$(InstallerFolder)\$(InstallerRelativePath)\$(InstallerBasename).msi -x $(build.sourcesdirectory)\extractedMsi
+      dir $(build.sourcesdirectory)\extractedMsi
+    displayName: "${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} WiX5: Extract and verify MSI"
+
+  # Check if deps.json files don't reference different dll versions.
+  - pwsh: |-
+      & '.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1' -targetDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\extractedMsi\File'
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Audit deps.json in MSI extracted files
+
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
+    - pwsh: |-
+        & .pipelines/versionAndSignCheck.ps1 -targetDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\extractedMsi\File'
+        & .pipelines/versionAndSignCheck.ps1 -targetDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\extractedMsi\Binary'
+        git clean -xfd ./extractedMsi
+      displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Verify all binaries are signed and versioned
+
+    - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
+      parameters:
+        displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Sign VNext MSI
+        signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+        inputs:
+          FolderPath: 'installer/$(InstallerFolder)/$(InstallerRelativePath)'
+          signType: batchSigning
+          batchSignPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\ESRPSigning_installer.json'
+          ciPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\CIPolicy.xml'
+
+  #### END MSI
+  #### BOOTSTRAP BUILDING AND SIGNING
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Build VNext Bootstrapper
+    inputs:
+      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.sln"
+      vsVersion: 17.0
+      msbuildArgs: >-
+        -restore
+        /t:PowerToysBootstrapperVNext
+        /p:PerUser=${{parameters.buildUserInstaller}};CIBuild=true
+        /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+        /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\installer-$(InstallerBuildSlug)-bootstrapper.binlog
+        -restore -graph
+        ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+      configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+      clean: false # don't undo our hard work above by deleting the MSI
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+      maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  # The entirety of bundle unpacking/re-packing is unnecessary if we are not code signing it.
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
+    - script: |-
+        wix burn detach installer\$(InstallerFolder)\$(InstallerRelativePath)\$(InstallerBasename).exe -engine installer\engine.exe
+      displayName: "${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} WiX5: Extract Engine from Bundle"
+
+    - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
+      parameters:
+        displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Sign WiX Engine
+        signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+        inputs:
+          FolderPath: "installer"
+          Pattern: engine.exe
+          signConfigType: inlineSignParams
+          inlineOperation: |
+            [
+                {
+                    "KeyCode": "CP-230012",
+                    "OperationCode": "SigntoolSign",
+                    "Parameters": {
+                        "OpusName": "Microsoft",
+                        "OpusInfo": "http://www.microsoft.com",
+                        "FileDigest": "/fd \"SHA256\"",
+                        "PageHash": "/NPH",
+                        "TimeStamp": "/tr \"http://rfc3161.gtm.corp.microsoft.com/TSS/HttpTspServer\" /td sha256"
+                    },
+                    "ToolName": "sign",
+                    "ToolVersion": "1.0"
+                },
+                {
+                    "KeyCode": "CP-230012",
+                    "OperationCode": "SigntoolVerify",
+                    "Parameters": {},
+                    "ToolName": "sign",
+                    "ToolVersion": "1.0"
+                }
+            ]
+
+    - script: |-
+        wix burn reattach installer\$(InstallerFolder)\$(InstallerRelativePath)\$(InstallerBasename).exe -engine installer\engine.exe -o installer\$(InstallerFolder)\$(InstallerRelativePath)\$(InstallerBasename).exe
+      displayName: "${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} WiX5: Reattach Engine to Bundle"
+
+    - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
+      parameters:
+        displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Sign Final Bootstrapper
+        signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+        inputs:
+          FolderPath: 'installer/$(InstallerFolder)/$(InstallerRelativePath)'
+          signType: batchSigning
+          batchSignPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\ESRPSigning_installer.json'
+          ciPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\CIPolicy.xml'
+
+  #### END BOOTSTRAP
+  ## END INSTALLER

.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Get-ChildItem $targetDir -Recurse -Filter *.deps.json -Exclude *UITest*,MouseJum
     # Temporarily exclude All UI-Test, Fuzzer-Test projects because of Appium.WebDriver dependencies
     $depsJsonFullFileName = $_.FullName
 
-    if ($depsJsonFullFileName -like "*CmdPal*") {
+    if ($depsJsonFullFileName -like "*CmdPal*" -or $depsJsonFullFileName -like "*CommandPalette*") {
         return
     }
 

.pipelines/verifyNoticeMdAgainstNugetPackages.ps1

@@ -57,12 +57,19 @@ $totalList = $projFiles | ForEach-Object -Parallel {
 
             $p = -split $p
             $p = $p[1, 2]
-            $tempString = $p[0] + " " + $p[1]
+            $tempString = $p[0]
 
-            if(![string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($tempString))
+            if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($tempString))
             {
-		   echo "- $tempString";
+                Continue
             }
+
+            if($tempString.StartsWith("Microsoft.") -Or $tempString.StartsWith("System."))
+            {
+                Continue
+            }
+
+            echo "- $tempString"
         }
 	$csproj = $null;
     }

.pipelines/verifyNugetPackages.ps1

@@ -21,4 +21,13 @@ if (-not $?)
     exit 1
 }
 
+# Ignore NU1503 on vcxproj files 
+dotnet restore $solution /nowarn:NU1503 
+if ($lastExitCode -ne 0)
+{
+    $result = $lastExitCode
+    Write-Error "Error running dotnet restore, with the exit code $lastExitCode. Please verify logs on the nuget package versions."
+    exit $result
+}
+
 exit 0

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "inputs": [
+        {
+            "id": "arch",
+            "type": "pickString",
+            "description": "Select target architecture",
+            "options": ["x64", "arm64"],
+            "default": "x64"
+        }
+    ],
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Run native executable (no build)",
+            "type": "cppvsdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\${input:arch}\\Debug\\PowerToys.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "C/C++ Attach to PowerToys Process (native)",
+            "type": "cppvsdbg",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "processId": "${command:pickProcess}",
+            "symbolSearchPath": "${workspaceFolder}\\${input:arch}\\Debug;${workspaceFolder}\\Debug;${workspaceFolder}\\symbols"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Run managed code (managed, no build, ARCH configurable)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\${input:arch}\\Debug\\WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "env": {},
+            "console": "internalConsole",
+            "stopAtEntry": false
+        }
+    ]
+}

COMMUNITY.md

@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ ZoomIt source code was originally implemented by [Sysinternals](https://sysinter
 - [@cinnamon-msft](https://github.com/cinnamon-msft) - Kayla Cinnamon - Lead
 - [@craigloewen-msft](https://github.com/craigloewen-msft) - Craig Loewen - Product Manager
 - [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001/) - Niels Laute - Product Manager
-- [@dhowett](https://github.com/dhowett) - Dustin Howett - Dev lead
-- [@yeelam-gordon](https://github.com/yeelam-gordon) - Gordon Lam - Dev lead
-- [@jamrobot](https://github.com/jamrobot) - Jerry Xu - Dev lead
+- [@dhowett](https://github.com/dhowett) - Dustin Howett - Dev Lead
+- [@yeelam-gordon](https://github.com/yeelam-gordon) - Gordon Lam - Dev Lead
+- [@jamrobot](https://github.com/jamrobot) - Jerry Xu - Dev Lead
 - [@lei9444](https://github.com/lei9444) - Leilei Zhang - Dev
 - [@shuaiyuanxx](https://github.com/shuaiyuanxx) - Shawn Yuan - Dev
 - [@moooyo](https://github.com/moooyo) - Yu Leng - Dev
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@ ZoomIt source code was originally implemented by [Sysinternals](https://sysinter
 - [@donlaci](https://github.com/donlaci) - Laszlo Nemeth - Dev
 - [@SeraphimaZykova](https://github.com/SeraphimaZykova) - Seraphima Zykova - Dev
 - [@stefansjfw](https://github.com/stefansjfw) - Stefan Markovic - Dev
-- [@jaimecbernardo](https://github.com/jaimecbernardo) - Jaime Bernardo - Dev lead
+- [@jaimecbernardo](https://github.com/jaimecbernardo) - Jaime Bernardo - Dev Lead

DATA_AND_PRIVACY.md

@@ -383,6 +383,18 @@ _If you want to find diagnostic data events in the source code, these two links
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.GcodeFilePreviewError</td>
     <td>Triggered when there is an error previewing a G-code file.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.BgcodeFileHandlerLoaded</td>
+    <td>Triggered when a Binary G-code file handler is loaded.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.BgcodeFilePreviewed</td>
+    <td>Occurs when a Binary G-code file is previewed in File Explorer.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.BgcodeFilePreviewError</td>
+    <td>Triggered when there is an error previewing a Binary G-code file.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>Microsoft.PowerToys.MarkdownFileHandlerLoaded</td>
     <td>Occurs when a Markdown file handler is loaded.</td>

Directory.Build.props

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   <!-- Add ability to run tests via "msbuild /t:Test" -->
   <!--
-    Workaround an MSBuild bug where Microsoft.Common.Test.targets is missing from the Arm64 installation.
+    Work around an MSBuild bug where Microsoft.Common.Test.targets is missing from the Arm64 installation.
     See: https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/pull/9984
     NB 1: This means that using "/t:Test" is not supported for Arm64 builds and tests will need to be run in an alternate way,
           eg running tests in VS or invoking vstest.console directly.

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bot.AdaptiveExpressions.Core" Version="4.23.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Appium.WebDriver" Version="4.4.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="1.0.0-beta.17" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash" Version="1.3.6" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" Version="8.2.250402" />
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown" Version="7.1.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.250703-build.2173" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf" Version="2.24.0" />
@@ -32,22 +34,22 @@
     <!-- 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.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.8" />
     <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.15.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
     <!-- Package Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Drawing.Common but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.3.183" />
     <!-- CsWinRT version needs to be set to have a WinRT.Runtime.dll at the same version contained inside the NET SDK we're currently building on CI. -->
     <!-- 
@@ -59,15 +61,18 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250513003" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" Version="2.0.9" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.39" />
+	<PackageVersion Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.3.0-preview.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
     <!-- Moq to stay below v4.20 due to behavior change. need to be sure fixed -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.18.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MSTest" Version="3.8.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="NLog" Version="5.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="NLog" Version="5.2.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Extensions.Logging" Version="5.3.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NLog.Schema" Version="5.2.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenAI" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ReverseMarkdown" Version="4.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="RtfPipe" Version="2.0.7677.4303" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote" Version="3.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.37.2" />
     <!-- Don't update SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI to version 3.* branch as this brakes the HexBox control in Registry Preview. -->
@@ -75,39 +80,47 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="StreamJsonRpc" Version="2.21.69" />
     <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
     <!-- Package System.CodeDom added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Management but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.8" />
     <!-- Package System.Data.SqlClient added to force it as a dependency of Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility to the latest version available at this time. -->
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.9.0" />
     <!-- Package System.Diagnostics.EventLog added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Data.OleDb but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.8" />
     <!-- Package System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.11. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.0.13" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.6" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnitsNet" Version="5.56.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="UTF.Unknown" Version="2.5.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="UTF.Unknown" Version="2.6.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="WinUIEx" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="WPF-UI" Version="3.0.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="WyHash" Version="1.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.Heat" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.Firewall.wixext" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.Util.wixext" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.UI.wixext" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.NetFx.wixext" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.Bal.wixext" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.BootstrapperApplicationApi" Version="5.0.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WixToolset.WixStandardBootstrapperApplicationFunctionApi" Version="5.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsExperimentationLive)'!=''">
     <!-- Additional dependencies used by experimentation -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Client" Version="2.4.17140001" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VariantAssignment.Contract" Version="3.0.16990001" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

NOTICE.md

@@ -1491,92 +1491,50 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ## NuGet Packages used by PowerToys
 
-- AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3 2.0.0-beta
-- AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3 2.1.0-beta
-- AdaptiveCards.Templating 2.0.5
-- Appium.WebDriver 4.4.5
-- Azure.AI.OpenAI 1.0.0-beta.17
-- CommunityToolkit.Common 8.4.0
-- CommunityToolkit.Mvvm 8.4.0
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions 8.2.250402
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid 7.1.2
-- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown 7.1.2
-- ControlzEx 6.0.0
-- HelixToolkit 2.24.0
-- HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf 2.24.0
-- hyjiacan.pinyin4net 4.1.1
-- Interop.Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote 1.1.0.2
-- LazyCache 2.4.0
-- Mages 3.0.0
-- Markdig.Signed 0.34.0
-- MessagePack 3.1.3
-- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Bot.AdaptiveExpressions.Core 4.23.0
-- Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers 9.0.0
-- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent 3.1.16
-- Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler (A)
-- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks (A)
-- Microsoft.SemanticKernel 1.15.0
-- Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications 7.1.2
-- Microsoft.Web.WebView2 1.0.2903.40
-- Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.6
-- Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.3.183
-- Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.2.0
-- Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 10.0.26100.4188
-- Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.7.250513003
-- Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop 1.10.340
-- Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed 2.0.9
-- Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf 1.1.39
-- ModernWpfUI 0.9.4
-- Moq 4.18.4
-- MSTest 3.8.3
-- NLog.Extensions.Logging 5.3.8
-- NLog.Schema 5.2.8
-- OpenAI 2.0.0
-- ReverseMarkdown 4.1.0
-- ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote 3.0.1
-- SharpCompress 0.37.2
-- SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI 2.88.9
-- StreamJsonRpc 2.21.69
-- StyleCop.Analyzers 1.2.0-beta.556
-- System.CodeDom 9.0.6
-- System.CommandLine 2.0.0-beta4.22272.1
-- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.6
-- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.6
-- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.6
-- System.Data.SqlClient 4.9.0
-- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.6
-- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.6
-- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.6
-- System.IO.Abstractions 22.0.13
-- System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers 22.0.13
-- System.Management 9.0.6
-- System.Net.Http 4.3.4
-- System.Private.Uri 4.3.2
-- System.Reactive 6.0.1
-- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.6
-- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.6
-- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.6
-- System.Text.Json 9.0.6
-- System.Text.RegularExpressions 4.3.1
-- UnicodeInformation 2.6.0
-- UnitsNet 5.56.0
-- UTF.Unknown 2.5.1
-- WinUIEx 2.2.0
-- WPF-UI 3.0.5
-- WyHash 1.0.5
-
+- AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3
+- AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3
+- AdaptiveCards.Templating
+- Appium.WebDriver
+- Azure.AI.OpenAI
+- CoenM.ImageSharp.ImageHash
+- CommunityToolkit.Common
+- CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock
+- CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Collections
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Segmented
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid
+- CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown
+- ControlzEx
+- HelixToolkit
+- HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf
+- hyjiacan.pinyin4net
+- Interop.Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote
+- LazyCache
+- Mages
+- Markdig.Signed
+- MessagePack
+- ModernWpfUI
+- Moq
+- MSTest
+- NLog
+- NLog.Extensions.Logging
+- NLog.Schema
+- OpenAI
+- ReverseMarkdown
+- ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote
+- SharpCompress
+- SkiaSharp.Views.WinUI
+- StreamJsonRpc
+- StyleCop.Analyzers
+- UnicodeInformation
+- UnitsNet
+- UTF.Unknown
+- WinUIEx
+- WPF-UI
+- WyHash

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline
 | [Color Picker](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ColorPicker) | [Command Not Found](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdNotFound) | [Command Palette](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdPal) |
 | [Crop And Lock](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CropAndLock) | [Environment Variables](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_EnvironmentVariables) | [FancyZones](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FancyZones) |
 | [File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) |
-| [Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) | [Mouse utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) |
+| [Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) | [Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) |
 | [Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) | [New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) | [Paste as Plain Text](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PastePlain) |
 | [Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) | [PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) |
 | [Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) | [Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) |
@@ -35,19 +35,19 @@ Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline
 Go to the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link] and click on `Assets` at the bottom to show the files available in the release. Please use the appropriate PowerToys installer that matches your machine's architecture and install scope. For most, it is `x64` and per-user.
 
 <!-- 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+0.93%22
-[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.92%22
-[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.0-x64.exe 
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.0-arm64.exe 
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.0/PowerToysSetup-0.92.0-x64.exe 
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.0/PowerToysSetup-0.92.0-arm64.exe
+[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.95%22
+[github-current-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.94%22
+[ptUserX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.94.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.94.0-x64.exe 
+[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.94.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.94.0-arm64.exe 
+[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.94.0/PowerToysSetup-0.94.0-x64.exe 
+[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.94.0/PowerToysSetup-0.94.0-arm64.exe
  
 |  Description   | Filename |
 |----------------|----------|
-| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.92.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.92.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
+| Per user - x64       | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.94.0-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
+| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.94.0-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
+| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.94.0-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
+| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.94.0-arm64.exe][ptMachineArm64] |
 
 This is our preferred method.
 
@@ -93,139 +93,146 @@ For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc
 
 Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
 
-### 0.92 - June 2025 Update
+### 0.94 - Sep 2025 Update
 
 In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.
 
+For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the [release blog](https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog).
+
 **✨Highlights**
 
- - PowerToys settings now has a toggle for the system tray icon, giving users control over its visibility based on personal preference. Thanks [@BLM16](https://github.com/BLM16)!  
- - Command Palette now has Ahead-of-Time ([AOT](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/native-aot)) compatibility for all first-party extensions, improved extensibility, and core UX fixes, resulting in better performance and stability across commands.
- - Color Picker now has customizable mouse button actions, enabling more personalized workflows by assigning functions to left, right, and middle clicks. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- - Bug Report Tool now has a faster and clearer reporting process, with progress indicators, improved compression, auto-cleanup of old trace logs, and inclusion of MSIX installer logs for more efficient diagnostics.
- - File Explorer add-ons now have improved rendering stability, resolving issues with PDF previews, blank thumbnails, and text file crashes during file browsing.
+ - PowerToys Settings added a Settings search with fuzzy matching, suggestions, a results page, and UX polish to make finding options faster.
+ - A comprehensive hotkey conflict detection system was introduced in Settings to surface and help resolve conflicting shortcuts. Note that the default hotkey settings (Win+Ctrl+Shift+T, Win+Ctrl+V, Win+Ctrl+T, Win+Shift+T) may overlap with existing Windows system shortcuts. This is expected. You can resolve the conflict by assigning different hotkeys.
+ - Mouse Utilities added a “Gliding cursor” accessibility feature to Mouse Pointer Crosshairs for single‑button cursor movement and clicking. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
+ - The installer was upgraded to WiX 5 after WiX 3 reached end-of-life; this move improved installer security, reliability, and community support.
+ - Tons of bug fixes and improvements for Command Palette, including visual updates and new support for filters on ListPages (handy for extension developers).
+ - Hosts Editor now has a “No leading spaces” option so active host entries can start at column 0 even if others are disabled. Thanks [@mohammed-saalim](https://github.com/mohammed-saalim)!
+ - Context menu registration was moved from the installer to runtime to avoid loading disabled modules (runtime registrations).
+ - Quick Accent now supports Maltese, and frequently used accents appear first (and are remembered across sessions). Thanks [@rovercoder](https://github.com/rovercoder)! [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
 
-### Color Picker
+### Always On Top
 
- - Added mouse button actions so you can choose what left, right, or middle click does. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!  
-
-### Crop & Lock
-
- - Aligned window styling with current Windows theme for a cleaner look. Thanks [@sadirano](https://github.com/sadirano)!  
+ - Fixed the border hover cursor so it shows the arrow instead of the wait cursor. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
 
 ### Command Palette
 
- - Enhanced performance by resolving a regression in page loading.
- - Applied consistent hotkey handling across all Command Palette commands for a smoother user experience.
- - Improved graceful closing of Command Palette. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- - Fixed consistency issue for extensions' alias with "Direct" setting and enabled localization for "Direct" and "Indirect" for better user understanding. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
- - Improved visual clarity by styling critical context items correctly.
- - Automatically focused the field when only one is present on the content page.
- - Improved stability and efficiency when loading file icons in SDK ThumbnailHelper.cs by removing unnecessary operations. Thanks [@OldUser101](https://github.com/OldUser101)!
- - Enhanced details view with commands implementation. (See [Extension sample](./src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleListPageWithDetails.cs))
+ - Applied single-click activation only to pointer input; keyboard always activates immediately. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Let context menus open at the cursor by removing window-bound constraints. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Made error messages clearer with timestamps, HRESULTs, and full details for easier diagnosis. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Prevented crashes and improved robustness when updating providers without commands. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Ensured the Settings window reliably comes to the front when opened. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Replaced the Clipboard History icon with a colorful Fluent icon. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Hardened ContentIcon to avoid duplicate parenting and improve diagnostics. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Standardized null checks using C# pattern matching for safer behavior.
+ - Improved accessibility by focusing the activation shortcut dialog and making text reachable. Thanks [@chatasweetie](https://github.com/chatasweetie)!
+ - Moved the extension SDK to a stable Windows SDK and cleaned up message namespaces.
+ - Added path shortcuts: ~ to home, and / or \\ to system root, plus UNC support. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
+ - Fixed a race in cancellation handling to avoid InvalidOperationException. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Aligned separator styling with WinUI 3 for consistent visuals. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Added ARM64 PDBs to the Extensions SDK NuGet for better debugging.
+ - Added single-select filters to DynamicListPage and updated Windows Services sample.
+ - Updated main page placeholder text to better describe what can be searched. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Removed explicit WinAppSDK/WebView2 dependencies from toolkit and API. Thanks [@rluengen](https://github.com/rluengen)!
+ - Added a local keyboard hook to handle the GoBack key reliably. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Propagated alias changes safely and resolved conflicts across view models.
+ - Allowed providers to override Dispose with a virtual method.
+ - Fixed memory leaks by cleaning up removed or cancelled list items.
+ - Sorted DateTime extension results by relevance for better usability.
+ - Reduced search text “jiggling” by avoiding redundant change notifications.
+ - Centralized automation notifications in a UIHelper for better accessibility. Thanks [@chatasweetie](https://github.com/chatasweetie)!
+ - Preserved Adaptive Card action types during trimming via DynamicDependency.
+ - Added an acrylic backdrop and refined styling to the context menu. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Prevented disposed pages and Settings windows from handling stale messages. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
+ - Made the extension API easier to evolve without breaking clients.
+ - Added “evil” sample pages to help reproduce tricky bugs.
+ - Fixed WinGet trim-safety issues by replacing LINQ with manual iteration.
+ - Cancelled stale list fetches to avoid older results overwriting newer ones in CmdPal.
 
 ### Command Palette extensions
 
- - Added "Copy Path" command to *App* search results for convenience. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- - Improved *Calculator* input experience by ignoring leading equal signs. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!
- - Corrected input handling in the *Calculator* extension to avoid showing errors for input with only leading whitespace.
- - Improved *New Extension* wizard by validating names to prevent namespace errors.
- - Ensured consistent context items display for the *Run* extension between fallback and top-level results.
- - Fixed missing *Time & Date* commands in fallback results. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
- - Fixed outdated results in the *Time & Date* extension. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
- - Fixed an issue where *Web Search* always opened Microsoft Edge instead of the user's default browser on Windows 11 24H2 and later. Thanks [@RuggMatt](https://github.com/RuggMatt)!
- - Improved ordering of *Windows Settings* extension search results from alphabetical to relevance-based for quicker access.
- - Added "Restart Windows Explorer" command to the *Windows System Commands* provider for gracefully terminate and relaunch explorer.exe. Thanks [@jiripolasek](https://github.com/jiripolasek)!
-
-### Command Palette Ahead-of-Time (AOT) readiness
-
- - We’ve made foundational changes to prepare the Command Palette for future Ahead-of-Time (AOT) publishing. This includes replacing the calculator library with ExprTk, improving COM object handling, refining Win32 interop, and correcting trimming behavior—all to ensure compatibility, performance, and reliability under AOT constraints. All first-party extensions are now AOT-compatible. These improvements lay the groundwork for publishing Command Palette as an AOT application in the next release.
- - Special thanks to [@Sergio0694](https://github.com/Sergio0694) for guidance on making COM APIs AOT-compatible, [@jtschuster](https://github.com/jtschuster) for fixing COM object handling, [@ArashPartow](https://github.com/ArashPartow) from ExprTk for integration suggestions, and [@tian-lt](https://github.com/tian-lt) from the Windows Calculator team for valuable suggestion throughout the migration journey and review.
- - As part of the upcoming release, we’re also enabling AOT compatibility for key dependencies, including markdown rendering, Adaptive Cards, internal logging and telemetry library, and the core Command Palette UX.
-
-### FancyZones
-
- - Fixed DPI-scaling issues to ensure FancyZones Editor displays crisply on high-resolution monitors. Thanks [@HO-COOH](https://github.com/HO-COOH)! This inspired us a broader review across other PowerToys modules, leading to DPI display optimizations in Awake, Color Picker, PowerAccent, and more.
-
-### File Explorer add-ons
-
- - Fixed potential failures in PDF previewer and thumbnail generation, improving reliability when browsing PDF files. Thanks [@mohiuddin-khan-shiam](https://github.com/mohiuddin-khan-shiam)!  
- - Prevented Monaco Preview Handler crash when opening UTF-8-BOM text files.  
+ - Improved empty states and ranking logic for multiple extensions. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!
+ - Added app icons to the All Apps "Run" context command when available.
+ - Restored missing builtin icons by standardizing extension dependencies.
+ - Unblocked local deployment by adding WinAppSDK to two sample extensions.
 
 ### Hosts File Editor
 
- - Added an in-app *“Learn more”* link to warning dialogs for quick guidance. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!  
+ - Added a "No leading spaces" option so active hosts entries can start at column 0 even when others are disabled. Thanks [@mohammed-saalim](https://github.com/mohammed-saalim)!
+
+### Image Resizer
+
+ - Fixed Image Resizer localization by installing satellite resources under the WinUI 3 apps culture path.
+
+### Mouse Utilities
+
+ - Introduced "Gliding cursor" to control the pointer and click with a single hotkey for better accessibility. Thanks [@mikehall-ms](https://github.com/mikehall-ms)!
 
 ### Mouse Without Borders
 
- - Fixed firewall rule so MWB now accepts connections from IPs outside your local subnet.
- - Cleaned legacy logs to reduce disk usage and noise.  
+ - Blocked Easy Mouse from switching machines during fullscreen apps, with an allow-list for exceptions. Thanks [@dot-tb](https://github.com/dot-tb)!
 
 ### Peek
 
- - Updated QOI reader so 3-channel QOI images preview correctly in Peek and File Explorer. Thanks [@mbartlett21](https://github.com/mbartlett21)!  
- - Added codec detection with a clear warning when a video can’t be previewed, along with a link to the Microsoft Store to download the required codec.
+ - Added Visual Studio shared project file types to XML preview and fixed bgcode handler registration. Thanks [@rezanid](https://github.com/rezanid)!
+ - Fixes bgcode preview handler registration and events for reliable previews. Thanks [@pedrolamas](https://github.com/pedrolamas)!
 
 ### PowerRename
 
- - Added support for $YY-$MM-$DD in ModificationTime and AccessTime to enable flexible date-based renaming.
+ - Changed the Explorer accelerator key to PowErRename to avoid clashing with the New menu. Thanks [@aaron-ni](https://github.com/aaron-ni)!
 
-### PowerToys Run
+### Quick Accent
 
- - Suppressed error UI for known WPF-related crashes to reduce user confusion, while retaining diagnostic logging for analysis. This targets COMException 0xD0000701 and 0x80263001 caused by temporary DWM unavailability.
-
-### Registry Preview
-
- - Added "Extended data preview" via magnifier icon and context menu in the Data Grid, enabled easier inspection of complex registry types like REG_BINARY, REG_EXPAND_SZ, and REG_MULTI_SZ, etc. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)! 
- - Improved file-saving experience in Registry Preview by aligning with Notepad-like behavior, enhancing user prompts, error handling, and preventing crashes during unsaved or interrupted actions. Thanks [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek)!  
+ - Remembered character usage across sessions so frequently used accents appear first. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
+ - Added Maltese language support with specific characters and the Euro symbol. Thanks [@rovercoder](https://github.com/rovercoder)!
+ - Reduced GPU usage issues by making the window Topmost only when the picker is visible. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment)!
 
 ### Settings
 
- - Added an option to hide or show the PowerToys system tray icon. Thanks [@BLM16](https://github.com/BLM16)!
- - Improved settings to show progress while a bug report package is being generated.
+ - Added telemetry to track usage of the new shortcut conflict detection workflow.
+ - Moved the shutdown action from the title bar to a footer menu item with confirmation. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
+ - Implemented comprehensive hotkey conflict detection with a dedicated resolution dialog.
+ - Added branded visuals for Office and Copilot keys in the KeyVisual control.
+ - Introduced Settings search with fuzzy matching and navigation to specific controls.
+ - Corrected Spanish localization so product names like Awake remain in English across Settings and OOBE.
+ - Simplified the Advanced Paste description in Settings for quicker reading and consistent capitalization. Thanks [@OldUser101](https://github.com/OldUser101)!
+ - Localized conflict messages in the conflict window and dialog.
 
-### Workspaces
+### Installer
 
- - Stored Workspaces icons in user AppData to ensure profile portability and prevent loss during temporary folder cleanup.
- - Enabled capture and launch of PWAs on non-default Edge or Chrome profiles, ensuring consistent behavior during creation and execution.
+ - Upgraded the installer to WiX 5 with silent "Files in Use" handling for smoother winget installs.
+ - Switched Win10 context menu modules to runtime registration and added cleanup on uninstall to avoid stale entries.
 
 ### Documentation
 
- - Added SpeedTest and Dictionary Definition to the third-party plugins documentation for PowerToys Run. Thanks [@ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap)!
- - Corrected sample links and typo in Command Palette documentation. Thanks [@daverayment](https://github.com/daverayment) and [@roycewilliams](https://github.com/roycewilliams)!
+ - Adds docs for building the installer locally and testing winget installs.
+ - Fixed a broken style guide link in developer documentation. Thanks [@denizmaral](https://github.com/denizmaral)!
 
 ### Development
 
- - Updated .NET libraries to 9.0.6 for performance and security. Thanks [@snickler](https://github.com/snickler)!  
- - Updated WinAppSDK to 1.7.2 for better stability and Windows support.  
- - Introduced a one-step local build script that generates a signed installer, enhancing developer productivity.
- - Generated portable PDBs so cross-platform debuggers can read symbol files, improving debugging experience in VSCode and other tools.
- - Simplified WinGet configuration files by using the [Microsoft.Windows.Settings](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Microsoft.Windows.Settings) module to enable Developer Mode. Thanks [@mdanish-kh](https://github.com/mdanish-kh)! 
- - Adjusted build scripts for the latest Az.Accounts module to keep CI green.
- - Streamlined release pipeline by removing hard-coded telemetry version numbers, and unified Command Palette versioning with Windows Terminal's versioning method for consistent updates.
- - Enhanced the build validation step to show detailed differences between NOTICE.md and actual package dependencies and versions.
- - Improved spell-checking accuracy across the repo. Thanks [@rovercoder](https://github.com/rovercoder)!  
- - Upgraded CI to TouchdownBuild v5 for faster pipelines.  
- - Added context comments to *Resources.resw* to help translators.
- - Expanded fuzz testing coverage to include FancyZones.
- - Integrated all unit tests into the CI pipeline, increasing from ~3,000 to ~5,000 tests.
- - Enabled daily UI test automation on the main branch, now covering over 370 UI tests for end-to-end validation.
- - Newly added unit tests for WorkspacesLib to improve reliability and maintainability.
+ - Excluded test and coverage DLLs from BinSkim scans to cut false positives and speed up security analysis.
+ - Simplified NOTICE maintenance by removing version numbers and filtering out Microsoft/System packages.
+ - Improved NuGet dependency validation to prevent package downgrades and catch issues during restore.
+ - Updated UTF.Unknown to a modern version to improve compatibility without breaking changes. Thanks [@304NotModified](https://github.com/304NotModified)!
+ - Refreshed package catalog in CI before installing dependencies to prevent Linux workflow failures.
+ - Refactored CmdPal tests with dependency injection and added coverage for queries and settings.
+ - Added unit tests to verify Close on Enter swaps Copy/Save as expected. Thanks [@mohammed-saalim](https://github.com/mohammed-saalim)!
+ - Added accessibility IDs to CmdPal UI for stable UI tests.
+ - Rewrote system command tests with a new test base and cleaner patterns.
+ - Added unit tests for WebSearch and Shell extensions with mockable settings.
+ - Added unit tests and abstractions for Apps and Bookmarks extensions.
+ - Cleans up AI‑generated tests; adds meaningful query tests across extensions.
+ - Removed the obsolete debug dialog from Settings for a smoother developer loop.
 
-### General
+### What is being planned over the next few releases
 
-- Updated bug report compression library (cziplib 0.3.3) for faster and more reliable package creation. Thanks [@Chubercik](https://github.com/Chubercik)!
-- Included App Installer (“AppX Deployment Server”) event logs in bug reports for more thorough diagnostics.  
-
-### What is being planned for version 0.93
-
-For [v0.93][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below:
+For [v0.95][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below:
 
  - Continued Command Palette polish
- - New UI automation tests
- - Working on installer upgrades
- - Working on shortcut conflict detection
+ - Working on Shortcut Guide v2 (Thanks [@noraa-junker](https://github.com/noraa-junker)!)
  - Upgrading Keyboard Manager's editor UI
+ - UI tweaking utility with day/night theme switcher
+ - DSC v3 support for top utilities
+ - New UI automation tests
  - Stability, bug fixes
 
 ## PowerToys Community

doc/devdocs/UITests.md

@@ -16,9 +16,59 @@
 
 - Run tests in the Test Explorer (`Test > Test Explorer` or `Ctrl+E, T`).
 
+## Running tests in pipeline
+
+The PowerToys UI test pipeline provides flexible options for building and testing:
+
+### Pipeline Options
+
+- **buildSource**: Select the build type for testing:
+  - `latestMainOfficialBuild`: Downloads and uses the latest official PowerToys build from main branch
+  - `buildNow`: Builds PowerToys from current source code and uses it for testing
+  - `specificBuildId`: Downloads a specific PowerToys build using the build ID specified in `specificBuildId` parameter
+
+  **Default value**: `latestMainOfficialBuild`
+
+- **specificBuildId**: When `buildSource` is set to `specificBuildId`, specify the exact PowerToys build ID to download and test against.
+
+  **Default value**: `"xxxx"` (placeholder, enter actual build ID when using specificBuildId option)
+  
+  **When to use this**:
+  - Testing against a specific known build for reproducibility
+  - Regression testing against a particular build version
+  - Validating fixes in a specific build before release
+  
+  **Usage**: Enter the build ID number (e.g., `12345`) to download that specific build. Only used when `buildSource` is set to `specificBuildId`.
+
+- **uiTestModules**: Specify which UI test modules to build and run. This parameter controls both the `.csproj` projects to build and the `.dll` test assemblies to execute. Examples:
+  - `['UITests-FancyZones']` - Only FancyZones UI tests
+  - `['MouseUtils.UITests']` - Only MouseUtils UI tests
+  - `['UITests-FancyZones', 'MouseUtils.UITests']` - Multiple specific modules
+  - Leave empty to build and run all UI test modules
+
+  **Important**: The `uiTestModules` parameter values must match both the test project names (for `.csproj` selection during build) and the test assembly names (for `.dll` execution during testing).
+
+### Build Modes
+
+1. **Official Build Testing** (`buildSource = latestMainOfficialBuild` or `specificBuildId`)
+   - Downloads and installs official PowerToys build (latest from main or specific build ID)
+   - Builds only UI test projects (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
+   - Runs UI tests against installed PowerToys
+   - Tests both machine-level and per-user installation modes automatically
+
+2. **Current Source Build Testing** (`buildSource = buildNow`)
+   - Builds entire PowerToys solution from current source code
+   - Builds UI test projects (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
+   - Runs UI tests against freshly built PowerToys
+   - Uses artifacts from current pipeline build
+
+> **Note**: All modes support the `uiTestModules` parameter to control which specific UI test modules to build and run. Both machine-level and per-user installation modes are tested automatically when using official builds.
+
+### Pipeline Access
+- Pipeline: https://microsoft.visualstudio.com/Dart/_build?definitionId=161438&_a=summary
 
 ## How to add the first UI tests for your modules
-
+- Follow the naming convention: ![{ModuleFolder}/Tests/{ModuleName}-{TestType(Fuzz/UI/Unit)}Tests](images/uitests/naming.png)
 - Create a new project and add the following references to the project file. Change the OutputPath to your own module's path.
   ```
     <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

doc/devdocs/core/installer.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PowerToys Installer
 
-## Installer Architecture (WiX 3)
+## Installer Architecture (WiX 3/ WiX 5)
 
 - Uses a bootstrapper to check dependencies and close PowerToys
 - MSI defined in product.wxs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 ### MSI Installer Build Process
 
-- First builds `PowerToysSetupCustomActions` DLL and signs it
+- First builds `PowerToysSetupCustomActions` DLL and signs it, for WiX5 project, installer will build `PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext` DLL.
 - Then builds the installer without cleaning, to reuse the signed DLL
 - Uses PowerShell scripts to modify .wxs files before build
 - Restores original .wxs files after build completes
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@
 
 ### Building PowerToys Locally
 
+#### One stop script for building installer
+1. Open developer powershell for vs 2022
+2. Run tools\build\build-installer.ps1
+> For the first-time setup, please run the installer as an administrator. This ensures that the Wix tool can move wix.target to the desired location and trust the certificate used to sign the MSIX packages.
+
+The following manual steps will not install the MSIX apps (such as Command Palette) on your local installer.
+
 #### Prerequisites for building the MSI installer
 
 1. Install the [WiX Toolset Visual Studio 2022 Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WixToolset.WixToolsetVisualStudio2022Extension).
@@ -128,6 +135,23 @@ If you prefer, you can alternatively build prerequisite projects for the install
 
 The resulting `PowerToysSetup.msi` installer will be available in the `installer\PowerToysSetup\x64\Release\` folder.
 
+For WiX3 project, run `Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022` in admin mode and execute the following command to build the installer. The generated installer package will be located at `\installer\PowerToysSetup\{platform}\Release\MachineSetup`.
+
+```
+git clean -xfd  -e *exe -- .\installer\
+MSBuild -t:restore  .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true /p:Platform="x64" /p:Configuration=Release
+MSBuild -m .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln /t:PowerToysInstaller /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="x64" 
+MSBuild -m .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln /t:PowerToysBootstrapper /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="x64" 
+```
+For WiX5 project, run `Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022` in admin mode and execute the following command to build the installer. The generated installer package will be located at `\installer\PowerToysSetupVNext\{platform}\Release\MachineSetup`.
+
+```
+git clean -xfd  -e *exe -- .\installer\
+MSBuild -t:restore  .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true /p:Platform="x64" /p:Configuration=Release
+MSBuild -t:Restore -m .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln /t:PowerToysInstallerVNext /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="x64"
+MSBuild -t:Restore -m .\installer\PowerToysSetup.sln /t:PowerToysBootstrapperVNext /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform="x64" 
+```
+
 ### Supported arguments for the .EXE Bootstrapper installer
 
 Head over to the wiki to see the [full list of supported installer arguments][installerArgWiki].

doc/devdocs/core/settings/compatibility-legacy-settings.md

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ The following must be kept in mind regarding compatibility with settings v1 and
 - The status of each of the modules is communicated with the runner in the form of a json object. The names of all the powerToys is set in the [`EnableModules.cs`](src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/EnabledModules.cs) file. The `JsonPropertyName` must not be changed to ensure that the information is dispatched properly to all the modules by the runner.
 
 ### ImageResizer anomaly
-All the powertoys have the same folder name as well as JsonPropertyName to communicate information with the runner. However that is not the case with ImageResizer. The folder name is `ImageResizer` whereas the JsonPropertyName is `Image Resizer`(Note the additional space). This should not be changed to ensure backward compatibility as well as proper functioning of the module.
+All the powertoys have the same folder name as well as JsonPropertyName to communicate information with the runner. However that is not the case with ImageResizer. The folder name is `ImageResizer` whereas the JsonPropertyName has an additional space: `Image Resizer`. This should not be changed to ensure backward compatibility as well as proper functioning of the module.

doc/devdocs/core/settings/dsc-configure.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # What is it
 
-We would like to enable our users to use [`winget configure`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/configure) command to install PowerToys and configure its settings with a [Winget  configuration file](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/configuration/create). For example:
+We would like to enable our users to use [`winget configure`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/configure) command to install PowerToys and configure its settings with a [WinGet configuration file](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/configuration/create). For example:
 
 ```yaml
 properties:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This should install PowerToys and make `PowerToysConfigure` resource available.
 PowerToys.Settings.exe set <ModuleName>.<SettingName> <SettingValue>
 ```
 
-So for the example the config above should perform 3 following invocations:
+So for example the config above should perform 3 following invocations:
 ```
 PowerToys.Settings.exe set ShortcutGuide.Enabled false
 PowerToys.Settings.exe set FancyZones.Enabled true

doc/devdocs/core/settings/settings-implementation.md

@@ -71,6 +71,41 @@ When the user changes settings in the UI:
 3. The runner calls the `set_config` function on the appropriate module
 4. The module parses the JSON and applies the new settings
 
+# Shortcut Conflict Detection
+
+Steps to enable conflict detection for a hotkey:
+
+### 1. Implement module interface for hotkeys
+Ensure the module interface provides either `size_t get_hotkeys(Hotkey* hotkeys, size_t buffer_size)` or `std::optional<HotkeyEx> GetHotkeyEx()`.
+
+- If not yet implemented, you need to add it so that it returns all hotkeys used by the module.
+- **Important**: The order of the returned hotkeys matters. This order is used as an index to uniquely identify each hotkey for conflict detection and lookup.
+- For reference, see: `src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPasteModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp`
+
+### 2. Implement IHotkeyConfig in the module settings (UI side)
+Make sure the module’s settings file inherits from `IHotkeyConfig` and implements `HotkeyAccessor[] GetAllHotkeyAccessors()`.
+
+- This method should return all hotkeys used in the module.
+- **Important**: The order of the returned hotkeys must be consistent with step 1 (`get_hotkeys()` or `GetHotkeyEx()`).
+- For reference, see: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/AdvancedPasteSettings.cs`
+- **_Note:_** `HotkeyAccessor` is a wrapper around HotkeySettings. 
+It provides both `getter` and `setter` methods to read and update the corresponding hotkey.
+Additionally, each `HotkeyAccessor` requires a resource string that describes the purpose of the hotkey.
+This string is typically defined in: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw`
+
+### 3. Update the module’s ViewModel
+The corresponding ViewModel should inherit from `PageViewModelBase` and implement `Dictionary<string, HotkeySettings[]> GetAllHotkeySettings()`.
+
+- This method should return all hotkeys, maintaining the same order as in steps 1 and 2.
+- For reference, see: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AdvancedPasteViewModel.cs`
+
+### 4. Ensure the module’s Views call `OnPageLoaded()`
+Once the module’s view is loaded, make sure to invoke the ViewModel’s `OnPageLoaded()` method:
+```cs
+Loaded += (s, e) => ViewModel.OnPageLoaded();
+```
+- For reference, see: `src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/AdvancedPaste.xaml.cs`
+
 ## Debugging Settings
 
 To debug settings issues:

doc/devdocs/core/settings/viewmodels.md

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-# Viewmodels
-The viewmodels are located within the [`Settings.UI.Library`](/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library) project.
+# View Models
+The view models are located within the [`Settings.UI.Library`](/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library) project.
 
 ## Components
-- Each viewmodel takes in the general `settingsRepository`, the `moduleSettingsRepository` if it exists and the delegates for IPC communication.
+- Each view model takes in the general `settingsRepository`, the `moduleSettingsRepository` if it exists and the delegates for IPC communication.
 - The general `settingsRepository` contains the general configurations of all powertoys whereas the `moduleSettingsRepository` is specific to the module. This is to ensure that the configuration details are shared amongst the viewmodels without having to re-open the `settings.json` file.
-- Whenever there is a change in the UI, the `OnPropertyChanged` event is invoked and the viewmodel sends a corresponding IPC message to the runner which would perform the designated action such as dispatching the change to the modules or enabling/disabling the powertoy etc.
+- Whenever there is a change in the UI, the `OnPropertyChanged` event is invoked and the view model sends a corresponding IPC message to the runner which would perform the designated action such as dispatching the change to the modules or enabling/disabling the powertoy, etc.
 
-#### Difference between viewmodels
+#### Difference between view models
 - The [`GeneralViewModel`](/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/GeneralViewModel.cs) is different from the rest of the view models with regard to the IPC communication wherein it sends special IPC messages to the runner to check for updates and to restart as admin.
-- Each of the powerToy viewmodels have two types of IPC communications, one for the general status of the powerToy and the other for communication powerToy specific change in properties to the runner.
+- Each of the powerToy view models have two types of IPC communications, one for the general status of the powerToy and the other for communication powerToy specific change in properties to the runner.
 
 ## [`SettingsRepository`](src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/SettingsRepository`1.cs)
-- The [`SettingsRepository`](src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/SettingsRepository`1.cs) is a generic singleton which contains the configurations for each viewmodel.
-- As it is a generic singleton, there can only be one instance of the settings repository of a particular type. This ensures that all the viewmodels are modifying a common object and a change made in one locations reflects everywhere.
+- The [`SettingsRepository`](src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/SettingsRepository`1.cs) is a generic singleton which contains the configurations for each view model.
+- As it is a generic singleton, there can only be one instance of the settings repository of a particular type. This ensures that all the view models are modifying a common object and a change made in one locations reflects everywhere.
 - The singleton implementation is thread-safe. Unit tests have been added for the same.
 
-### Settings viewmodel anomalies
-- The reason behind using the `SettingsRepository` is to ensure that the settings process does not try to access the `settings.json` files directly but rather does it through this class which encapsulates all the file operations from the viewmodels.
-- However, this could not be expanded to all the viewmodels directly for the following reasons. Some refactoring must be done to unify these cases and to bring them under the same model:
-    - The PowerRename viewmodel does not save the settings configurations in the same format as the rest of the powertoys, ie. {name, version, properties}. However, it only stores the properties directly.
-    - Some viewmodels expect the runner to create the file instead of creating the file themselves, like in keyboard manager.
+### Settings view model anomalies
+- The reason behind using the `SettingsRepository` is to ensure that the settings process does not try to access the `settings.json` files directly but rather does it through this class which encapsulates all the file operations from the view models.
+- However, this could not be expanded to all the view models directly for the following reasons. Some refactoring must be done to unify these cases and to bring them under the same model:
+    - The PowerRename view model does not save the settings configurations in the same format as the rest of the powertoys, i.e. {name, version, properties}. However, it only stores the properties directly.
+    - Some view models expect the runner to create the file instead of creating the file themselves, like in keyboard manager.
     - The colorpicker powertoy creates the `settings.json` within the module. This must be taken care of when encapsulated within the settingsRepository.
 - Currently, all modules use the `SettingsRepository` to access the General Settings config. 
 - However, only FancyZones, ShortcutGuide and PowerPreview use the `SettingsRepository` to access the module properties.

doc/devdocs/development/debugging.md

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ You can build the entire solution from the command line, which is sometimes fast
 1. Open Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022
 2. Navigate to the repository root directory
 3. Run the following command(don't forget to set the correct platform):
-   ```
-   msbuild -restore -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true -p:Platform=ARM64 -m PowerToys.sln
+   ```pwsh
+   msbuild -restore -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true -p:Platform=ARM64 -m PowerToys.sln /tl /p:NuGetInteractive="true"
    ```
 4. This process should complete in approximately 13-14 minutes for a full build
 

doc/devdocs/development/dev-with-vscode.md

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+## Developing PowerToys with Visual Studio Code
+
+This guide shows how to build, debug, and contribute to PowerToys using VS Code instead of (or alongside) full Visual Studio. It focuses on common inner‑loop tasks for C++, .NET, and mixed scenarios present in the solution.
+
+> PowerToys is a large mixed C++ / C# / WinAppSDK solution. VS Code works well for incremental development and quick module iterations, but occasionally you may still prefer full Visual Studio for designer tooling or specialized diagnostics.
+
+---
+VS Code extensions Needed:
+
+| Area | Extension | Notes |
+|------|-----------|-------|
+| C++ | ms-vscode.cpptools | IntelliSense, debugging (cppvsdbg) |
+| C# | ms-dotnettools.csdevkit (or C#) | Language service / test explorer |
+
+---
+
+## Building in VS Code
+### Configure developer powershell for vs2022 for more convenient dev in vscode.
+1. Configure profile in in settings, entry:  "terminal.integrated.profiles.windows"
+2. Add below config as entry:
+```json
+    "Developer PowerShell for VS 2022": {
+		// Configure based on your preference
+        "path": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.PowerShell_7.5.2.0_arm64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\pwsh.exe",
+        "args": [
+            "-NoExit",
+            "-Command",
+            "& {",
+            "$orig = Get-Location;",
+            // Configure based on your environment
+            "& 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Enterprise\\Common7\\Tools\\Launch-VsDevShell.ps1';",
+            "Set-Location $orig",
+            "}"
+        ]
+    },
+```
+3. [Optional] Set Developer PowerShell for VS 2022 as your default profile, so that you can get a deep integration with vscode coding agent. 
+
+4. Now You can build with plain `msbuild` or configure tasks.json in below section
+Or reach out to "tools\build\BUILD-GUIDELINES.md"
+
+### Sample plain msbuild command
+```powershell
+# Restore:
+msbuild powertoys.sln -t:restore -p:configuration=debug -p:platform=x64 -m
+
+# Build powertoys sln
+msbuild powertoys.sln -p:configuration=debug -p:platform=x64 -m
+
+# dotnet project
+msbuild src\settings-ui\Settings.UI\PowerToys.Settings.csproj -p:Platform=x64 -p:Configuration=Debug -m
+
+# native project
+msbuild "src\modules\MouseUtils\FindMyMouse\FindMyMouse.vcxproj" -p:Configuration=Debug -p:Platform=x64 -m
+```
+
+---
+
+## Debugging
+
+### Existing launch configuration
+
+The repo provides `.vscode/launch.json` with:
+
+- `Run PowerToys.exe (no build)`: Launches the already-built executable at `x64/Debug/PowerToys.exe` using `cppvsdbg`.
+
+Build first, then press F5. To switch configuration (Release / ARM64) either edit the path or create additional launch entries.
+
+### Attaching to a running instance
+
+If PowerToys is already running, you can attach to that process:
+
+2. VS Code command palette: “C/C++: (Windows) Attach to Process”.
+3. Filter for `PowerToys.exe` / module-specific processes.
+
+### Debugging managed components
+
+Many modules have a managed component loaded into the PowerToys process. `cppvsdbg` can debug mixed mode, but if you need richer .NET inspection you can create a second configuration using `type: coreclr` and `processId` attachment after the native launch, or just attach separately:
+
+Similar for attach to managed code.
+> Note: In arm64 machine, can only debug arm64 code.
+
+```jsonc
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Run native executable (no build)",
+            "type": "cppvsdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\x64\\Debug\\PowerToys.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "C/C++ Attach to PowerToys Process (native)",
+            "type": "cppvsdbg",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "processId": "${command:pickProcess}",
+            "symbolSearchPath": "${workspaceFolder}\\x64\\Debug;${workspaceFolder}\\Debug;${workspaceFolder}\\symbols"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Run managed code (managed, no build)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\arm64\\Debug\\WinUI3Apps\\PowerToys.Settings.exe",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "env": {},
+            "console": "internalConsole",
+            "stopAtEntry": false
+        }
+    ]
+}
+```
+---
+
+## 6. Common tasks & tips
+
+| Task | Command / Action | Notes |
+|------|------------------|-------|
+| Clean | `git clean -xdf` (careful) or `msbuild /t:Clean PowerToys.sln` | Deep clean removes packages & build outputs |
+| Rebuild single project | `msbuild path\to\proj.vcxproj /t:Rebuild -p:Platform=x64 -p:Configuration=Debug` | Faster than whole solution |
+| Generate installer (rare in inner loop) | See `tools\build\build-installer.ps1` | Usually not needed for local debug |
+| Resource conversion errors | Re-run restore + build | Triggers custom PowerShell targets |

doc/devdocs/development/localization.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ## Localization on the pipeline (CDPX)
 [The localization step](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/86d77103e9c69686c297490acb04775d43ef8b76/.pipelines/pipeline.user.windows.yml#L45-L52) is run on the pipeline before the solution is built. This step runs the [build-localization](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/build-localization.cmd) script, which generates resx files for all the projects with localization enabled using the `Localization.XLoc` package.
 
-The [`Localization.XLoc`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/86d77103e9c69686c297490acb04775d43ef8b76/.pipelines/build-localization.cmd#L24-L25) tool is run on the repo root, and it checks for all occurrences of `LocProject.json`. Each localized project has a `LocProject.json` file in the project root, which contains the location of the English resx file, list of languages for localization, and the output path where the localized resx files are to be copied to. In addition to this, some other parameters can be set, such as whether the language ID should be added as a folder in the file path or in the file name. When the CDPX pipeline is run, the localization team is notified of changes in the English resx files. For each project with localization enabled, a `loc` folder (see [this](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main/src/modules/launcher/Microsoft.Launcher/loc) for example) is created in the same directory as the `LocProject.json` file. The folder contains language specific folders which in turn have a nested folder path equivalent to `OutputPath` in the `LocProject.json`. Each of these folders contain one `lcl` file. The `lcl` files contain the English resources along with their translation for that language. These are described in more detail in the [Lcl files section](#lcl-files). Once the `.resx` files are generated, they will be used during the `Build PowerToys` step for localized versions of the modules.
+The [`Localization.XLoc`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/86d77103e9c69686c297490acb04775d43ef8b76/.pipelines/build-localization.cmd#L24-L25) tool is run on the repo root, and it checks for all occurrences of `LocProject.json`. Each localized project has a `LocProject.json` file in the project root, which contains the location of the English resx file, list of languages for localization, and the output path where the localized resx files are to be copied to. In addition to this, some other parameters can be set, such as whether the language ID should be added as a folder in the file path or in the file name. When the CDPX pipeline is run, the localization team is notified of changes in the English resx files. For each project with localization enabled, a `loc` folder (see [the loc folder in the Microsoft.Launcher module](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/tree/main/src/modules/launcher/Microsoft.Launcher/loc) for example) is created in the same directory as the `LocProject.json` file. The folder contains language specific folders which in turn have a nested folder path equivalent to `OutputPath` in the `LocProject.json`. Each of these folders contain one `lcl` file. The `lcl` files contain the English resources along with their translation for that language. These are described in more detail in the [Lcl files section](#lcl-files). Once the `.resx` files are generated, they will be used during the `Build PowerToys` step for localized versions of the modules.
 
 Since the localization script requires certain nuget packages, the [`restore-localization`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/restore-localization.cmd) script is run before running `build-localization` to install all the required packages. This script must [run in the `restore` step](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/86d77103e9c69686c297490acb04775d43ef8b76/.pipelines/pipeline.user.windows.yml#L37-L39) of pipeline because [the host is network isolated](https://onebranch.visualstudio.com/Pipeline/_wiki/wikis/Pipeline.wiki/2066/Consuming-Packages-in-a-CDPx-Pipeline?anchor=overview) at the `build` step. The [Toolset package source](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/86d77103e9c69686c297490acb04775d43ef8b76/.pipelines/pipeline.user.windows.yml#L23) is used for this.
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ This can be done by adding the directory name of the project to [Product.wxs nea
 
 We should also ensure the new dlls are signed by the pipeline. Currently all dlls of the form [`*.resources.dll` are signed](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/f92bd6ffd38014c228544bb8d68d0937ce4c2b6d/.pipelines/pipeline.user.windows.yml#L68).
 
-**Note:** The resource dlls should be added to the MSI project only after the initial commit with the lcl files has been done by the Localization team. Otherwise the pipeline will fail as there wouldn't be any resx files to generate the dlls.
+**Note:** The resource dlls should be added to the MSI project only after the initial commit with the lcl files has been done by the Localization team. Otherwise, the pipeline will fail as there wouldn't be any resx files to generate the dlls.
 
 ## Working With Strings
 

doc/devdocs/development/test-winget-install-locally.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+## If for any reason, you'd like to test winget install scenario, you can follow this doc:
+
+### Powertoys winget manifest definition:
+[winget repository](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/m/Microsoft/PowerToys)
+
+### How to test a winget installation locally:
+1. Get artifacts from release CI pipeline  Pipelines - Runs for PowerToys Signed YAML Release Build, or you can build one yourself by execute the 
+ 'tools\build\build-installer.ps1' script
+
+2. Get the artifact hash, this is required to define winget manifest
+```powershell
+cd /path/to/your/directory/contains/installer
+Get-FileHash -Path ".\<Installer-name>.exe" -Algorithm SHA256
+```
+ 3.  Host your installer.exe - Attention: staged github release artifacts or artifacts in release pipeline is not OK in this step
+You can self-host it or you can upload to a publicly available endpoint  
+**How to selfhost it** (A extremely simple way):
+```powershell
+python -m http.server 8000
+```
+
+4. Download a version folder from wingetpkgs like: [version 0.92.1](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/m/Microsoft/PowerToys/0.92.1)
+and you get **a folder contains 3 yml files**
+>note: Do not put any files other than these three in this folder
+
+5. Modify the yml files based on your version and the self hosted artifact link, and modify the sha256 hash for the installer you'd like to use
+
+6. Start winget install:
+```powershell
+#execute as admin
+winget settings --enable LocalManifestFiles
+winget install --manifest "<folder_path_of_manifest_files>" --architecture x64 --scope user
+```

doc/devdocs/guidance.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ string validUIDisplayString = Resources.ValidUIDisplayString;
 ```
 
 ## More On Coding Guidance
-Please review these brief docs below relating to our coding standards etc.
+Please review these brief docs below relating to our coding standards, etc.
 
 * [Coding Style](./style.md)
 * [Code Organization](./readme.md)

doc/devdocs/localization.md

@@ -162,4 +162,4 @@ This can be done by adding the directory name of the project to [Product.wxs nea
 
 We should also ensure the new dlls are signed by the pipeline. Currently all dlls of the form [`*.resources.dll` are signed](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/f92bd6ffd38014c228544bb8d68d0937ce4c2b6d/.pipelines/pipeline.user.windows.yml#L68).
 
-**Note:** The resource dlls should be added to the MSI project only after the initial commit with the lcl files has been done by the Localization team. Otherwise the pipeline will fail as there wouldn't be any resx files to generate the dlls.
+**Note:** The resource dlls should be added to the MSI project only after the initial commit with the lcl files has been done by the Localization team. Otherwise, the pipeline will fail as there wouldn't be any resx files to generate the dlls.

doc/devdocs/modules/alwaysontop.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The module is initialized in the AlwaysOnTop class. During initialization, the f
 The AlwaysOnTop class handles the pinning and unpinning of windows. Key methods include:
 
 - **PinTopmostWindow**: Pins the specified window on top of others and applies visual indicators
-- **UnpinTopmostWindowss**: Removes the pinning status and visual indicators from the specified window
+- **UnpinTopmostWindows**: Removes the pinning status and visual indicators from the specified window
 - **AssignBorder**: Applies a colored border around the pinned window based on user settings
 
 ### Settings Management

doc/devdocs/modules/environmentvariables.md

@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ EnvironmentVariableUILib            # Abstracted UI methods and implementations
 
 - The module reads and writes variables directly to the registry instead of using the Environment API
 - This direct registry access approach is used because the Environment API automatically expands variables and has a timeout for notifications
-- When a profile variable has the same name as an existing User variable, a backup is created with a naming pattern: `VARIABLE_NAME_powertoys_PROFILE_NAME`
+- When a profile variable has the same name as an existing User variable, a backup is created with the naming pattern: `VARIABLE_NAME_powertoys_PROFILE_NAME`

doc/devdocs/modules/fancyzones.md

@@ -444,10 +444,12 @@ PowerToys/doc/releases/tests-checklist-template.md at releaseChecklist · micros
 - ### First Run FancyZones error
 ![Debug Step Image](../images/fancyzones/16.png)
 
-If you encounter this situation, you need to launch the FancyZones Editor once in the powertoys settings UI (Refer to the image below). The reason is that running the Editor directly within the project will not initialize various configuration files.
+If you encounter this situation, you need to launch the FancyZones Editor once in the powertoys settings UI:
 
 ![Debug Step Image](../images/fancyzones/17.png)
 
+The reason is that running the Editor directly within the project will not initialize various configuration files.
+
 - ### How are layouts stored and loaded? Is there a central configuration handler?
 
 There is no central configuration handler. 
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ When the Editor starts, it will load the config data, and when FancyZones starts
 
 About monitor detection you can find "FancyZones::MoveSizeUpdate" function. 
 
-I believe that in the case without DPI scaling, FancyZones retrieves the window's position and does not need to know what the mouse's DPI scaling is like. If you are referring to window scaling, it is called through the system interface, and you can see the detailed code in "WindowMouseSnap::MoveSizeEnd()" fucntion.
+I believe that in the case without DPI scaling, FancyZones retrieves the window's position and does not need to know what the mouse's DPI scaling is like. If you are referring to window scaling, it is called through the system interface, and you can see the detailed code in "WindowMouseSnap::MoveSizeEnd()" function.
 
 - ### How does FancyZones track which windows belong to which zones?
 

doc/devdocs/modules/imageresizer.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ For more details on the implementation approach, see the [Dual Registration sect
 Image Resizer dynamically determines when to show the context menu option:
 - `AppxManifest.xml` registers the extension for all file types (`Type="*"`)
 - The shell extension checks if the selected files are images using `AssocGetPerceivedType()`
-- The menu appears only for image files (returns `ECS_ENABLED`), otherwise it remains hidden (returns `ECS_HIDDEN`)
+- The menu appears only for image files (returns `ECS_ENABLED`); otherwise, it remains hidden (returns `ECS_HIDDEN`)
 
 This approach provides flexibility to support additional file types by modifying only the detection logic without changing the system-level registration.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/interface.md

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Returns true if successful.
 virtual void set_config(const wchar_t* config)
 ```
 
-After the user has changed the module settings in the Settings editor, the runner calls this method to pass to the module the updated values. It's a good place to save the settings as well.
+After the user has changed the module settings in the Settings editor, the runner calls this method to pass the updated values to the module. It's a good place to save the settings as well.
 
 ## call_custom_action
 

doc/devdocs/modules/keyboardmanager/keyboardeventhandlers.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ This file contains documentation for all the methods involved in key/shortcut re
 [This method](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/KeyboardEventHandlers.cpp#L754-L809) is used for handling app-specific shortcut to shortcut and shortcut to key remaps. The general logic is as follows:
 - Check if the `dwExtraInfo` field is set to `KEYBOARDMANAGER_SHORTCUT_FLAG`. This indicates that the key event was generated by the KBM shortcut remap method using `SendInput`. This ensures that we don't read events generated by the shortcut remap method, but we still read events which are generated by the key remap method.
 - Get the name of the process in the foreground. This is done using `GetCurrentApplication` which uses `GetForegroundWindow` to get the window handle and `get_process_path` from the common lib. This approach can fail for UWP apps in full screen, so for that scenario we use the `GetGUIThreadInfo` approach to find the correct window handle, and hence the correct process name. This method is [described in more detail](keyboardmanagercommon.md#Foreground-app-detection)
-- By checking `KeyboardManagerState.GetActivatedApp` we check if an app-specific shortcut is currently invoked. If so, we consider this application to be the activated app. This is required because some shortcut remaps could cause the current app to lose focus and hence until the shortcut is completely released we should allow that remap to continue, otherwise the user could end up in a state where some keys do not get released. For example: remap <kbd>Ctrl+A</kbd> to <kbd>Alt+Tab</kbd> for Edge, when a user presses <kbd>Ctrl+A</kbd> the window loses focus as <kbd>Alt+Tab</kbd> gets executed.
+- By checking `KeyboardManagerState.GetActivatedApp` we check if an app-specific shortcut is currently invoked. If so, we consider this application to be the activated app. This is required because some shortcut remaps could cause the current app to lose focus and hence until the shortcut is completely released we should allow that remap to continue; otherwise, the user could end up in a state where some keys do not get released. For example: remap <kbd>Ctrl+A</kbd> to <kbd>Alt+Tab</kbd> for Edge, when a user presses <kbd>Ctrl+A</kbd> the window loses focus as <kbd>Alt+Tab</kbd> gets executed.
 - If there is no app-specific shortcut currently invoked, we check if the foreground process is present in the list of app-specific remaps, either with or without the file extension and case-insensitive. If it is, this is considered to be the activated app.
 - Call `HandleShortcutRemapEvent` with the `activatedApp` argument so that app-specific shortcut remapping takes place if it applies for the current key event.
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ The [`MockedInput`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/src/modules
 
 [To mock the `SendInput` method](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/test/MockedInput.cpp#L10-L110), the steps for processing the input are as follows. This implementation is based on public documentation for SendInput and the behavior of key messages and keyboard hooks:
 - Iterate over all the inputs in the `INPUT` vector argument.
-- If the event is a key up event, then it is considered [`WM_SYSKEYUP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-syskeyup) if Alt is held down, otherwise it is `WM_KEYUP`.
-- If the event is a key down event, then it is considered [`WM_SYSKEYDOWN`](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-syskeydown) if either Alt is held down or if it is F10, otherwise it is `WM_KEYDOWN`.
+- If the event is a key up event, then it is considered [`WM_SYSKEYUP`](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-syskeyup) if Alt is held down; otherwise, it is `WM_KEYUP`.
+- If the event is a key down event, then it is considered [`WM_SYSKEYDOWN`](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-syskeydown) if either Alt is held down or if it is F10; otherwise, it is `WM_KEYDOWN`.
 - An optional function which can be set on the `MockedInput` handler can be used to test for the number of times a key event is received by the system with a particular condition using [`sendVirtualInputCallCondition`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/test/MockedInput.cpp#L48-L52).
 - The hook logic for a low level hook which returns 0 or 1 can be set on the `MockedInput` handler such that it behaves like a low level hook would behave with actual keyboard input. If the method returns 1, then the keyboard state is not updated, and if it returns 0 the corresponding key event is used to update the key state. This works in the recursive way as well similar to low level hooks, as `SendVirtualInput` can be called from within the hook, thus simulating identical behavior to calling `SendInput` in a low level hook (as soon as SendInput is called, the low level hook is called for the new input event, and only after those are processed it returns back to the current event, check this [blog](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140213-00/?p=1773) for more details).
 - For updating the keyboard state, KEYUP messages result in the state for that key code being set to false, and KEYDOWN result in the state for that key code being set to true.

doc/devdocs/modules/keyboardmanager/keyboardmanager.md

@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ The [`HandleKeyboardHookEvent`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b805
 **Note:** Single key remaps need to be executed before shortcut remaps, because otherwise there can be several logical issues. For example if a user has Ctrl remapped to X and Ctrl+A remapped to Y, we can't detect Ctrl+A because the moment Ctrl is pressed it would be remapped to X before the system ever sees Ctrl+A. This is why the design decision was made to separate Remap keys and Remap shortcuts, and all key remaps are reflected in the shortcut remaps.
 
 ## Custom Action to launch KBM UI
-KBM uses the [`call_custom_action`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/dllmain.cpp#L249-L280) method from the `PowertoyModuleIface` in order to launch the KBM UI when the user clicks the Remap a key or Remap a shortcut button from the KBM settings page. On clicking the button, we check if there is already any active KBM UI window, and if there is it is brought to the foreground. If not, the corresponding KBM UI window is launched on a separate detached thread. The UI is described in more detail in [Keyboard Manager UI](keyboardmanagerui.md).
+KBM uses the [`call_custom_action`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/dllmain.cpp#L249-L280) method from the `PowertoyModuleIface` in order to launch the KBM UI when the user clicks "Remap a key" or "Remap a shortcut" from the KBM settings page. On clicking the button, we check if there is already any active KBM UI window, and if there is it is brought to the foreground. If not, the corresponding KBM UI window is launched on a separate detached thread. The UI is described in more detail in [Keyboard Manager UI](keyboardmanagerui.md).
 
 ## SendInput Special Scenarios
 
 ### Extended keys
-Certain keys such as the arrow keys, <kbd>right Ctrl/Alt</kbd>, and <kbd>Del/Home/Ins</kbd>, etc need to be sent with the `KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY` flag because otherwise the NumPad versions get sent, which can cause weird behavior when NumLock is on. The code can be found where [`SetKeyEvent` checks `IsExtendedKey(keyCode)`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/Helpers.cpp#L190-L194) and the list of extended keys in code can be found in [`IsExtendedKey`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/Helpers.cpp#L73-L98). Docs about extended keys can be found in [Keyboard Input Overview: Extended-Key Flag
+Certain keys such as the arrow keys, <kbd>right Ctrl/Alt</kbd>, and <kbd>Del/Home/Ins</kbd>, etc. need to be sent with the `KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY` flag because otherwise the NumPad versions get sent, which can cause weird behavior when NumLock is on. The code can be found where [`SetKeyEvent` checks `IsExtendedKey(keyCode)`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/Helpers.cpp#L190-L194) and the list of extended keys in code can be found in [`IsExtendedKey`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/Helpers.cpp#L73-L98). Docs about extended keys can be found in [Keyboard Input Overview: Extended-Key Flag
 ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/inputdev/about-keyboard-input#extended-key-flag). 
 
 The weird behavior that is caused by this can be found at these issues:
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ For example, while [remapping <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> to <kbd>Caps Lock</kbd>](https://g
 While the above work around fixes most of the cases, there are still some scenarios where the modifier can get stuck, mentioned at this [comment](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3397#issuecomment-663729278), which is why the issue is still open. This occurs if a modifier is pressed after the remap has been invoked before releasing the remapped key and it is a harder scenario to solve which requires refactoring the single key remap code.
 
 ### UIPI Issues (not resolved)
-`SendInput` does not work directly with certain key codes such as Play/Pause Media, Calculator key, etc as it requires UAC privileges to be injected to the OS and accordingly play the active media app or launch the Calculator app. In order to resolve this the correct approach is that the executable which calls `SendInput` needs to have the [UIAccess flag](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/winauto/uiauto-securityoverview) set to true, which will also avoid the requirement of KBM having to run as administrator to intercept key events when an elevated window is in focus. The UIAccess flag has many constraints such as it must be a signed executable and must be located in a protected path like Program Files. Since KBM currently runs out of the runner process, it would make more sense to do this work after KBM is moved to a separate executable, and it could be enabled by a separate toggle in settings only if PowerToys is installed in Program Files. [This comment](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3192#issuecomment-646323661) has more details on this approach and (this)[https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3255] is the tracking issue.
+`SendInput` does not work directly with certain key codes such as Play/Pause Media, Calculator key, etc. as it requires UAC privileges to be injected to the OS and accordingly play the active media app or launch the Calculator app. In order to resolve this the correct approach is that the executable which calls `SendInput` needs to have the [UIAccess flag](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/winauto/uiauto-securityoverview) set to true, which will also avoid the requirement of KBM having to run as administrator to intercept key events when an elevated window is in focus. The UIAccess flag has many constraints such as it must be a signed executable and must be located in a protected path like Program Files. Since KBM currently runs out of the runner process, it would make more sense to do this work after KBM is moved to a separate executable, and it could be enabled by a separate toggle in settings only if PowerToys is installed in Program Files. [This comment](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3192#issuecomment-646323661) has more details on this approach and (this)[https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/3255] is the tracking issue.
 
 ## Other remapping approaches
 Other approaches for remapping which were deprioritized are:
 
 ### Registry approach
-This method is used by [SharpKeys](https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys) and involves using the [Microsoft Keyboard Scancode mapper registry key](https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys) to remap keys based on their scan codes. This has the advantage of being applied in all scenarios and not facing any elevation or UAC issues, however the disadvantages are that for modifying the settings the process must run elevated (as it modifies HKLM registry) and it requires a reboot to get applied. Another issue which is an advantage/disadvantage for users is that the process does not need to be running, so the remaps are applied all the time, including at the password prompt on logging into the user's Windows account, which could get a user stuck if they orphaned a key in their password. This registry doesn't have any support for remapping shortcuts either, so the hook approach was prioritized over this.
+This method is used by [SharpKeys](https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys) and involves using the [Microsoft Keyboard Scancode mapper registry key](https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys) to remap keys based on their scan codes. This has the advantage of being applied in all scenarios and not facing any elevation or UAC issues, however the disadvantages are that for modifying the settings, the process must run elevated (as it modifies HKLM registry) and it requires a reboot to get applied. Another issue which is an advantage/disadvantage for users is that the process does not need to be running, so the remaps are applied all the time, including at the password prompt on logging into the user's Windows account, which could get a user stuck if they orphaned a key in their password. This registry doesn't have any support for remapping shortcuts either, so the hook approach was prioritized over this.
 
 ### Driver approach
 Using a driver approach has the benefit of not depending on precedence orders as KBM could always run before low level hooks, and it also has the benefit of differentiating between different keyboards, allowing [multi keyboard-specific remaps](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/1460). The disadvantages are however that any bug or crash could have system level consequences. [Interception](https://github.com/oblitum/Interception) is an open source driver that could be used for implementing this. The approach was deprioritized due to the potential side effects.
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Using a driver approach has the benefit of not depending on precedence orders as
 ## Telemetry
 Keyboard Manager emits the following telemetry events (implemented in [trace.h](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/trace.h) and [trace.cpp](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/src/modules/keyboardmanager/common/trace.cpp)):
 - **`KeyboardManager_EnableKeyboardManager`:** Logs a `boolean` value storing the KBM toggle state. It is logged whenever KBM is enabled or disabled (emitted in [`enable`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/dllmain.cpp#L305-L306) and [`disable`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/dllmain.cpp#L315-L316)).
-- **`KeyboardManager_KeyRemapCount`:** Logs the number of key to key and key to shortcut remaps (i.e. all the remaps on the Remap a key window). This gets logged on saving new settings in the Remap a key window (emitted at [the end of `ApplySingleKeyRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L159-L163)).
-- **`KeyboardManager_OSLevelShortcutRemapCount`:** Logs the number of global shortcut to shortcut and shortcut to key remaps. This gets logged on saving new settings in the Remap a shortcut window (emitted at [the end of `ApplyShortcutRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L220)).
-- **`KeyboardManager_AppSpecificShortcutRemapCount`:** Logs the number of app-specific shortcut to shortcut and shortcut to key remaps. This gets logged on saving new settings in the Remap a shortcut window (emitted [after calling `OSLevelShortcutRemapCount` in `ApplyShortcutRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L221)).
+- **`KeyboardManager_KeyRemapCount`:** Logs the number of key to key and key to shortcut remaps (i.e. all the remaps on the "Remap a key" window). This gets logged on saving new settings in the "Remap a key" window (emitted at [the end of `ApplySingleKeyRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L159-L163)).
+- **`KeyboardManager_OSLevelShortcutRemapCount`:** Logs the number of global shortcut to shortcut and shortcut to key remaps. This gets logged on saving new settings in the "Remap a shortcut" window (emitted at [the end of `ApplyShortcutRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L220)).
+- **`KeyboardManager_AppSpecificShortcutRemapCount`:** Logs the number of app-specific shortcut to shortcut and shortcut to key remaps. This gets logged on saving new settings in the "Remap a shortcut" window (emitted [after calling `OSLevelShortcutRemapCount` in `ApplyShortcutRemappings`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/LoadingAndSavingRemappingHelper.cpp#L221)).
 - **`KeyboardManager_Error`:** Logs the occurrence of an error in KBM with the name of the method, error code and the corresponding error message. This is currently used only for logging `SetWindowsHookEx` failures (emitted [at the end of `start_lowlevel_keyboard_hook`](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/dll/dllmain.cpp#L364-L369)).

doc/devdocs/modules/keyboardmanager/keyboardmanagerui.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The KBM UI consists of a [`Grid` with several columns](https://github.com/micros
 
 When the UI windows are activated the `KeyboardManagerState` object [sets the `UIState` variable](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/EditKeyboardWindow.cpp#L251-L252) which is used for distinguishing if the UI is up from the keyboard hook thread. The [states are also updated](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/SingleKeyRemapControl.cpp#L53) on opening and closing the Type window.
 
-Clicking the Type Button [opens a content dialog](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/SingleKeyRemapControl.cpp#L206-L380) which registers key delays using the [`KeyDelay` class](keyboardmanagercommon.md#KeyDelay) for Enter and Esc keys and sets the UI states such that when a key event occurs the TextBlocks on the ContentDialog are updated accordingly. On accepting the dialog the selected keys are copied into the ComboBoxes from the TextBlocks, and on closing the window the key delays are unregistered and UI states are reset.
+Clicking the Type Button [opens a content dialog](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/SingleKeyRemapControl.cpp#L206-L380) which registers key delays using the [`KeyDelay` class](keyboardmanagercommon.md#KeyDelay) for Enter and Esc keys and sets the UI states such that when a key event occurs the TextBlocks on the ContentDialog are updated accordingly. On accepting the dialog, the selected keys are copied into the ComboBoxes from the TextBlocks, and on closing the window, the key delays are unregistered and UI states are reset.
 
 Since ComboBoxes are added dynamically, handlers have been added which [update the accessible names for these controls](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/b80578b1b9a4b24c9945bddac33c771204280107/src/modules/keyboardmanager/ui/KeyDropDownControl.cpp#L69-L74), which get executed whenever a drop down is added or removed.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/community.valuegenerator.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The Value Generator plugin is used to generate hashes for strings, to calculate
   - [`UuidCreateSequential`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/rpcdce/nf-rpcdce-uuidcreatesequential) for version 1 
   - `System.Guid.NewGuid()` for version 4
   - `System.Guid.CreateVersion7()` for version 7
-- Versions 3 and 5 take two parameters, a namespace and a name
+- Versions 3 and 5 take two parameters: a namespace and a name
 - The namespace must be a valid GUID or one of the [predefined ones](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#appendix-C)
 - The `PredefinedNamespaces` dictionary contains aliases for the predefined namespaces
 - The name can be any string
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ The Value Generator plugin is used to generate hashes for strings, to calculate
 ### [`InputParser`](/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator/InputParser.cs)
 - It is responsible only for parsing the query from the user
 - Based on the user query, the `ParseInput()` method must return an object that implements the `IComputeRequest` interface or it must throw one of `FormatException` or `ArgumentException`
-- Throwing an `ArgumentException` should signal the fact the query contains a mistake that the user can fix (eg. an unsupported hash function, an invalid GUID version, an invalid namespace, etc)
+- Throwing an `ArgumentException` should signal the fact that the query contains a mistake that the user can fix (e.g. an unsupported hash function, an invalid GUID version, an invalid namespace, etc.)
 > The error message will be shown to the user and no log message will be created
 - Throwing a `FormatException` should signal either:
-  - that the query may become valid, and so it does not make sense to show an error just yet (eg. the query does not contain a request yet, a hash request without a string to hash)
+  - that the query may become valid, and so it does not make sense to show an error just yet (e.g. the query does not contain a request yet, a hash request without a string to hash)
   - that the query is completely invalid
 > The error message will not be shown to the user but a log message will be created
 

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/history.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The History Plugin allows users to search or display results they have used (sel
 The plugin uses data that was already being captured which is, what results were clicked, and how many times. We do add a little more data to this set now.
 When this plugin is queried, it creates results based on this previously selected results data.
 
-In order to make sure selected results in the history are still valid, we re-query the plugin the relevant plug using the PluginManager. If there are no results,
+In order to make sure selected results in the history are still valid, we re-query the relevant plugin using the PluginManager. If there are no results,
 this history item is not included. This usually means that the result is no longer valid. For instance, if a file was deleted, but it's still in the selected history
 we don't want to show it as a selectable result.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/onenote.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The code itself is very simple, basically just a call into OneNote interop via t
 var pages = OneNoteProvider.FindPages(query.Search);
 ```
 
-The query results will be cached for 1 day, and if cached results are found they'll be returned in the initial `Query()` call, otherwise OneNote itself will be queried in the `delayedExecution:true` overload.
+The query results will be cached for 1 day, and if cached results are found they'll be returned in the initial `Query()` call; otherwise, OneNote itself will be queried in the `delayedExecution:true` overload.
 
 If the user actions on a result, it'll open it in the OneNote app, and restore and/or focus the app as well if necessary.
 

doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/plugins/windowwalker.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The user can switch to the found windows, close them or kill their process.
 ## Remarks
 
 ### UWP Apps
-- The process of an UWP app can't be detected correctly for windows that are minimized while searching. At this time they are assigned to the generic process `ApplicationFrameHost.exe`. If the user searches for such an window while it is not minimized, then the process gets assigned correctly/updated. 
+- The process of an UWP app can't be detected correctly for windows that are minimized while searching. At this time they are assigned to the generic process `ApplicationFrameHost.exe`. If the user searches for such a window while it is not minimized, then the process gets assigned correctly/updated. 
 
 ### Killing processes
 - Killing the Explorer process is only allowed, if each folder window is running in its own process. (See section `File Explorer setting` below.)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The user can switch to the found windows, close them or kill their process.
 - Windows of UWP apps don't know their process, until they are searched in non-minimized state.
 
 ### File Explorer setting
-- To kill the Process of an Explorer window, each window has to run in a separate process. Otherwise the process is the same one as the shell process and killing the shell process will crash the shell (Windows ui).
+- To kill the Process of an Explorer window, each window has to run in a separate process. Otherwise, the process is the same one as the shell process and killing the shell process will crash the shell (Windows ui).
 - To enable this behavior the setting `Launch folder windows in a separate process` under `Folder Options > View` has to be enabled. 
 - From PowerToys Run you can open the `Folder options` dialog by clicking the information message in the search results. The information message is only shown when searching with action keyword for explorer windows and can be hidden in the plugin settings.
 - Note: The folder option/process is evaluated in real time. After changing the setting it is enough to search again for the windows.

doc/devdocs/processes/release-process.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ This document outlines the process for preparing and publishing PowerToys releas
 - Uses semantic versioning: `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`
 - MINOR version increases with regular releases (e.g., 0.89.0)
 - PATCH version increases for hotfixes (e.g., 0.87.0 → 0.87.1)
-- Each release version must be higher than the previous one for proper updating
+- Each release version must be greater than the previous one for proper updating
 
 ## Testing Process
 

doc/devdocs/readme.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Once you've discussed your proposed feature/fix/etc. with a team member, and an
 ## Rules
 
 - **Follow the pattern of what you already see in the code.**
-- [Coding style](development/style.md).
+- [Coding style](style.md).
 - Try to package new functionality/components into libraries that have nicely defined interfaces.
 - Package new functionality into classes or refactor existing functionality into a class as you extend the code.
 - When adding new classes/methods/changing existing code, add new unit tests or update the existing tests.
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ Once you've discussed your proposed feature/fix/etc. with a team member, and an
 - When you'd like the team to take a look (even if the work is not yet fully complete) mark the PR as 'Ready For Review' so that the team can review your work and provide comments, suggestions, and request changes. It may take several cycles, but the end result will be solid, testable, conformant code that is safe for us to merge.
 - When the PR is approved, let the owner of the PR merge it. For community contributions, the reviewer who approved the PR can also merge it.
 - Use the `Squash and merge` option to merge a PR. If you don't want to squash it because there are logically different commits, use `Rebase and merge`.
-- We don't close issues automatically when referenced in a PR, so after the PR is merged:
-  - mark the issue(s) that the PR solved with the `Resolution-Fix-Committed` label, remove the `In progress` label and if the issue is assigned to a project, move the item to the `Done` status.
-  - don't close the issue if it's a bug in the current released version; since users tend to not search for closed issues, we will close the resolved issues when a new version is released.
-  - if it's not a code fix that effects the end user, the issue can be closed (for example a fix in the build or a code refactoring and so on).
+- Close issues automatically when referenced in a PR. You can use [closing keywords](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/using-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue#linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue-using-a-keyword) in the body of the PR to have GitHub automatically link your PR to the issue.
 
 ## Compiling PowerToys
 
@@ -79,6 +76,7 @@ Once you've discussed your proposed feature/fix/etc. with a team member, and an
 1. Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803) or newer
 1. Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise 2022 17.4 or newer
 1. A local clone of the PowerToys repository
+1. Enable long paths in Windows (see [Enable Long Paths](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation#enabling-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later) for details)
 
 ### Install Visual Studio dependencies
 

doc/devdocs/tools/verification-scripts.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This script checks the preview handler registration for the following file types
 * .svgz
 * .pdf
 * .gcode
+* .bgcode
 * .stl
 * .txt
 * .ini

doc/specs/settings-search.md

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+# PowerToys Settings – Search Index (Hard-sealed)
+
+## 1. What to index
+
+This section describes the current structure of the settings pages in PowerToys. All user-facing settings are contained in the content of <controls:SettingsPageControl>. The logical and visual structure of settings follows a nested layout as shown below:
+
+```css
+SettingsPageControl
+ └─ SettingsGroup
+     └─ [SettingsExpander]
+         └─ SettingsCard
+```
+* Each SettingsGroup defines a functional section within a settings page.
+
+* An optional SettingsExpander may be used to further organize related settings inside a group.
+
+* Each actual setting is represented by a SettingsCard, which contains one user-tweakable control or a group of closely related controls.
+
+>Note: Not all SettingsCard are necessarily wrapped in a SettingsExpander; they can exist directly under a SettingsGroup. 
+
+> For indexing purposes, we are specifically targeting all SettingsCard elements. These are the smallest units of user interaction and correspond to individual configurable settings.
+
+> There could be setting item in expander, so we also need to index expander items as well.
+
+### Module
+Module is a primary type that needs to be indexed, for modules, we need to index the 'ModuleTitle' and the 'ModuleDescription'. 
+So these two should be passed in by x:Uid and binding with a key. 
+
+
+### SettingsCard/SettingsExpander
+
+Each SettingsCard/SettingsExpander should have an x:Uid for localization and indexing. The associated display strings are defined in the .resw files:
+
+{x:Uid}.Header – The visible label/title of the setting.
+{x:Uid}.Description – (optional) The tooltip or explanatory text.
+
+The index should be built around these SettingsCard elements and their x:Uid-bound resources, as they represent the actual settings users will search for.
+
+---
+
+## 2. How to Navigate
+
+### Entry
+```csharp
+enum EntryType
+{
+    SettingsPage,
+    SettingsCard,
+    SettingsExpander,
+}
+
+public class SearchableElementMetadata
+{
+    public string PageName { get; set; }    // Used to navigate to a specific page
+    public EntryType Type { get; set; }     // Used to know how should we navigate(As a page, a settingscard or an expander?)
+    public string ParentElementName { get; set; }
+    public string ElementName { get; set; }
+    public string ElementUid { get; set; }
+    public string Icon { get; set; }
+}
+```
+
+### Navigation
+The steps for navigate to an item:
+* Navigate among pages
+* [optional] Expand the expander if setting entry is inside an expander
+* [optional] Navigate within page
+
+> Use page name for navigation:
+```csharp
+Type GetPageTypeFromPageName(string PageName)
+{
+    var assembly = typeof(GeneralPage).Assembly;
+    return assembly.GetType($"Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views.{PageName}");
+}
+
+NavigationService.Navigate(PageType, ElementName，ParentElementName);
+```
+
+> Use ElementName and ParentElementName for in page navigation:
+```csharp
+Page.OnNavigateTo(ElementName， ParentElementName){
+    var element = this.FindName(name) as FrameworkElement;
+    var parentElement = this.FindName(ParentElementName) as FrameworkElement;
+
+    if(parentElement) {
+        expander = (Expander)parentElement;
+        if(expander){
+            expander.Expand();
+        }
+
+        // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.xaml.uielement.startbringintoview?view=winrt-26100        
+        element.StartBringIntoView();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## 3. Runtime Search
+When user start typing for an entry, e.g. shortcut or 快捷键(cn version of shortcut),
+we need to go through all the entries to see if an entry matches the search text.
+
+A naive approach will be try to match all the localized text one by one and see if they match.
+Total entry is within thousand(To fill in an exact number), performance is acceptable now.
+```csharp
+// Match
+query = UserInput();
+matched = {};
+
+indexes = BuildIndex();
+
+foreach(var entry in indexes) {
+    if(entry.Match(query)) {
+        matched.Add(entry);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+And we don't intend to introduce complexity on the match algorithm discussion, so let's use powertoys FuzzMatch impl for now.
+```csharp
+MatchResult Match(this Entry entry, string query) {
+    return FuzzMatch(entry.DisplayedText, query);
+}
+
+struct MatchResult{
+    int Score;
+    bool Result;
+}
+```
+
+## 4. Search Result Page
+![search result page](./search-result.png)
+After we got matched items, map these items to a search result page according to spec.
+```c#
+ObservableCollection<SettingEntry> ModuleResult;
+ObservableCollection<SettingsGroup> GroupedSettingsResults;
+
+public class SettingsGroup : INotifyPropertyChanged
+{
+    private string _groupName;
+    private ObservableCollection<SettingEntry> _settings;
+    public string GroupName
+    {
+        get => _groupName;
+        set
+        {
+            _groupName = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+    public ObservableCollection<SettingEntry> Settings
+    {
+        get => _settings;
+        set
+        {
+            _settings = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
+    protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
+    {
+        PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## 5. How to do Index
+### Runtime index or build time index?
+Now We need to build all the entries in our settings.
+
+Most of the entry properties are static, and in runtime, the `SettingsCard` is compiled into native winUI3 controls <small>(I suppose, please correct here if it's wrong)</small>, it's hard to locate all the `SettingsCard`, and performance is terrible if we do search for all the pages' elements.
+
+### Build time indexing
+We can rely on xaml file parsing to get all the SettingsCard Entries. 
+And we don't want xaml file to be brought into production bundle.
+Use a project for parsing and bring that index file into production bundle is a solution.
+```csproj
+  <Target Name="GenerateSearchIndex" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <BuilderExe>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\Settings.UI.XamlIndexBuilder\bin\$(Configuration)\net8.0\XamlIndexBuilder.exe</BuilderExe>
+      <XamlDir>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Views</XamlDir>
+      <GeneratedJson>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\Services\searchable_elements.json</GeneratedJson>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Exec Command="&quot;$(BuilderExe)&quot; &quot;$(XamlDir)&quot; &quot;$(GeneratedJson)&quot;" />
+  </Target>
+```
+```csharp
+for(xamlFile in xamlFiles){
+    var doc = Load(xamlFile);
+    var elements = doc.Descendants();
+
+    foreach(var element in elements){
+        if(element.Name == "SettingsCard") {
+            var entry = new Entry{
+                ElementName = element.Attribute["Name"],
+                PageName = FileName,
+                Type = "SettingsCard",
+                ElementUid = element.Attribute["Uid"],
+                DisplayedText = "",
+            }
+
+            var parent = element.GetParent();
+            if(parent.Name == "SettingsExpander"){
+                entry.ParentElementName = parent.Attribute["Name"];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+Runtime index loading:
+```
+var entries = LoadEntriesFromFile();
+foreach(var entry in entries){
+    entry.DisplayedText = ResourceLoader.GetString(entry.Uid);
+}
+```
+So now we have all the entries and entry properties.
+
+## Overall flow:
+
+![search workflow](./workflow.png)
+
+
+## 6. Corner cases - that have not addressed yet
+
+1. CmdPal page is not in scope of this effort, that needs additional effort&design to launch and search within cmdpal settings page.
+
+2. Go back button
+
+3. Dynamic constructed settings page
+ - Shortcut guide,  with visibility converter
+ - advanced paste dynamically configured setting items
+ - powertoys run's extensions

doc/thirdPartyRunPlugins.md

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Contact the developers of a plugin directly for assistance with a specific plugi
 | [Weather](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Weather) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | Get real-time weather information directly from PowerToys Run. |
 | [Pomodoro](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Pomodoro) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | Manage Pomodoro productivity sessions directly from PowerToys Run. |
 | [Definition](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Definition) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | Lookup word definitions, phonetics, and synonyms directly in PowerToys Run. |
+| [Hotkeys](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-Hotkeys) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | Create, manage, and trigger custom keyboard shortcuts directly from PowerToys Run. |
+| [RandomGen](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-RandomGen) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | 🎲 Generate random data instantly with a single keystroke. Perfect for developers, testers, designers, and anyone who needs quick access to random data. Features include secure passwords, PINs, names, business data, dates, numbers, GUIDs, color codes, and more. Especially useful for designers who need random color codes and placeholder content. |
+| [Open With Cursor](https://github.com/VictorNoxx/PowerToys-Run-Cursor/) | [VictorNoxx](https://github.com/VictorNoxx) | Open Visual Studio, VS Code recents with Cursor AI |
 
 ## Extending software plugins
 
@@ -70,4 +73,5 @@ Below are community created plugins that target a website or software.  They are
 | [YubicoOauthOTP](https://github.com/dlnilsson/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.YubicoOauthOTP) | [dlnilsson](https://github.com/dlnilsson) | Display generated codes from OATH accounts stored on the YubiKey in powerToys Run  |
 | [Firefox Bookmark](https://github.com/8LWXpg/PowerToysRun-FirefoxBookmark) | [8LWXpg](https://github.com/8LWXpg) | Open bookmarks in Firefox based browser |
 | [Linear](https://github.com/vednig/powertoys-linear) | [vednig](https://github.com/vednig) | Create Linear Issues directly from Powertoys Run |
+| [PerplexitySearchShortcut](https://github.com/0x6f677548/PowerToys-Run-PerplexitySearchShortcut) | [0x6f677548](https://github.com/0x6f677548) | Search Perplexity |
 | [SpeedTest](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-SpeedTest) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | One-command internet speed tests with real-time results, modern UI, and shareable links. |

installer/PowerToysSetup.sln

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio Version 17
 VisualStudioVersion = 17.1.32414.318
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
@@ -17,6 +16,14 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Version", "..\src\common\ve
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "EtwTrace", "..\src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj", "{8F021B46-362B-485C-BFBA-CCF83E820CBD}"
 EndProject
+Project("{930C7802-8A8C-48F9-8165-68863BCCD9DD}") = "PowerToysInstallerVNext", "PowerToysSetupVNext\PowerToysInstallerVNext.wixproj", "{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}"
+EndProject
+Project("{930C7802-8A8C-48F9-8165-68863BCCD9DD}") = "PowerToysBootstrapperVNext", "PowerToysSetupVNext\PowerToysBootstrapperVNext.wixproj", "{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext", "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext\PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj", "{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "SilentFilesInUseBAFunction", "PowerToysSetupVNext\SilentFilesInUseBA\SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.vcxproj", "{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|ARM64 = Debug|ARM64
@@ -78,6 +85,36 @@ Global
 		{8F021B46-362B-485C-BFBA-CCF83E820CBD}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
 		{8F021B46-362B-485C-BFBA-CCF83E820CBD}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{8F021B46-362B-485C-BFBA-CCF83E820CBD}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{B6E94700-DF38-41F6-A3FD-18B69674AB1E}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{DA4E9744-80BE-424C-B0F5-AFD8757DB575}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{F8B9F842-F5C3-4A2D-8C85-7F8B9E2B4F1D}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -85,4 +122,4 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {B7A3DA30-D443-40FF-AC51-988AD41E3962}
 	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
+EndGlobal

installer/PowerToysSetup/FileLocksmith.wxs

@@ -14,21 +14,6 @@
     <DirectoryRef Id="FileLocksmithAssetsInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.FileLocksmithAssetsFilesPath)">
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--FileLocksmithAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
-      <!-- !Warning! Make sure to change Component Guid if you update something here -->
-      <Component Id="Module_FileLocksmith" Guid="108D3EC1-E6E0-4E81-88EF-25966133CB41" Win64="yes">
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{84D68575-E186-46AD-B0CB-BAEB45EE29C0}">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="File Locksmith Shell Extension" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ContextMenuOptIn" Value="" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Value="[WinUI3AppsInstallFolder]PowerToys.FileLocksmithExt.dll" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" />
-        </RegistryKey>
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\FileLocksmithExt">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="{84D68575-E186-46AD-B0CB-BAEB45EE29C0}"/>
-        </RegistryKey>
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\Drive\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\FileLocksmithExt">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="{84D68575-E186-46AD-B0CB-BAEB45EE29C0}"/>
-        </RegistryKey>
-      </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="FileLocksmithComponentGroup">
@@ -38,7 +23,6 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderFileLocksmithAssetsFolder" Directory="FileLocksmithAssetsInstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
       </Component>
-      <ComponentRef Id="Module_FileLocksmith" />
     </ComponentGroup>
 
   </Fragment>

installer/PowerToysSetup/ImageResizer.wxs

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
 
   <?define ImageResizerAssetsFiles=?>
-  <?define ImageResizerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)Assets\ImageResizer\?>
+  <?define ImageResizerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Assets\ImageResizer\?>
 
   <Fragment>
-    <DirectoryRef Id="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder">
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
       <Directory Id="ImageResizerAssetsFolder" Name="ImageResizer" />
     </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -16,71 +16,6 @@
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--ImageResizerAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
 
-      <Component Id="Module_ImageResizer_Registry" Win64="yes">
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}\InprocServer32">
-          <RegistryValue Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll" Type="string" />
-          <RegistryValue Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" Type="string" />
-        </RegistryKey>
-
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <!-- Registry Keys for the context menu handler for each of the following image formats: bmp, dib, gif, jfif, jpe, jpeg, jpg, jxr, png, rle, tif, tiff, wdp  -->
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                          Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.bmp\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                          Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                          Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.dib\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.gif\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jfif\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jpe\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jpeg\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jpg\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jxr\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.png\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.rle\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.tif\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.tiff\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(var.RegistryScope)"
-                        Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.wdp\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\ImageResizer"
-                        Value="{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}"
-                        Type="string" />
-      </Component>
-
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="ImageResizerComponentGroup">
@@ -90,7 +25,6 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderImageResizerAssetsFolder" Directory="ImageResizerAssetsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
       </Component>
-      <ComponentRef Id="Module_ImageResizer_Registry" />
     </ComponentGroup>
   </Fragment>
 </Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetup/NewPlus.wxs

@@ -18,19 +18,6 @@
       <DirectoryRef Id="NewPlusAssetsInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.NewPlusAssetsFilesPath)">
          <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
          <!--NewPlusAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
-         
-         <!-- NewPlus Shell Extension for Win10 registration -->
-         <Component Id="NewPlus_ShellExtension_win10" Guid="D5456D4A-6EEC-4B85-944D-6A6A4A74FFA6" Win64="yes">
-            <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{FF90D477-E32A-4BE8-8CC5-A502A97F5401}">
-               <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="NewPlus Shell Extension Win10" />
-               <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ContextMenuOptIn" Value="" />
-               <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Value="[WinUI3AppsInstallFolder]PowerToys.NewPlus.ShellExtension.win10.dll" />
-               <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" />
-            </RegistryKey>
-            <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\NewPlusShellExtensionWin10">
-               <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="{FF90D477-E32A-4BE8-8CC5-A502A97F5401}"/>
-            </RegistryKey>
-         </Component>
       </DirectoryRef>
 
       <ComponentGroup Id="NewPlusComponentGroup">
@@ -40,8 +27,7 @@
             </RegistryKey>
             <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderNewPlusAssetsFolder" Directory="NewPlusAssetsInstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
          </Component>
-         <ComponentRef Id="NewPlus_ShellExtension_win10" />
-      </ComponentGroup>
+    </ComponentGroup>
 
       
       <!-- Example templates -->
@@ -81,7 +67,7 @@
          </Component>
          <ComponentRef Id="NewPlusTemplateFiles_Component" />
          <ComponentRef Id="NewPlusTemplateSubFiles_Component" />
-      </ComponentGroup>
+    </ComponentGroup>
 
    </Fragment>
 </Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerRename.wxs

@@ -14,22 +14,6 @@
     <DirectoryRef Id="PowerRenameAssetsFolder" FileSource="$(var.PowerRenameAssetsFilesPath)">
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--PowerRenameAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
-      <!-- !Warning! Make sure to change Component Guid if you update something here -->
-      <Component Id="Module_PowerRename" Guid="40D43079-240E-402D-8CE8-571BFFA71175" Win64="yes">
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{0440049F-D1DC-4E46-B27B-98393D79486B}">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="PowerRename Shell Extension" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ContextMenuOptIn" Value="" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Value="[WinUI3AppsInstallFolder]PowerToys.PowerRenameExt.dll" />
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" />
-        </RegistryKey>
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="{0440049F-D1DC-4E46-B27B-98393D79486B}"/>
-        </RegistryKey>
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt">
-          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="{0440049F-D1DC-4E46-B27B-98393D79486B}"/>
-        </RegistryKey>
-
-      </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="PowerRenameComponentGroup">
@@ -39,7 +23,6 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderPowerRenameAssetsFolder" Directory="PowerRenameAssetsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
       </Component>
-      <ComponentRef Id="Module_PowerRename" />
     </ComponentGroup>
 
   </Fragment>

installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
       call move /Y ..\..\..\WinAppSDK.wxs.bk ..\..\..\WinAppSDK.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\WinUI3Applications.wxs.bk ..\..\..\WinUI3Applications.wxs
       call move /Y ..\..\..\Workspaces.wxs.bk ..\..\..\Workspaces.wxs
-    </PostBuildEvent>
+      </PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Name>PowerToysInstaller</Name>

installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs

@@ -176,6 +176,18 @@
       <Custom Action="UnRegisterContextMenuPackages" Before="RemoveFiles">
         Installed AND (REMOVE="ALL")
       </Custom>
+      <Custom Action="CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles">
+        Installed AND (REMOVE="ALL")
+      </Custom>
+      <Custom Action="CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles">
+        Installed AND (REMOVE="ALL")
+      </Custom>
+      <Custom Action="CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles">
+        Installed AND (REMOVE="ALL")
+      </Custom>
+      <Custom Action="CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistry" Before="RemoveFiles">
+        Installed AND (REMOVE="ALL")
+      </Custom>
       <Custom Action="UnRegisterCmdPalPackage" Before="RemoveFiles">
         Installed AND (NOT UPGRADINGPRODUCTCODE) AND (REMOVE="ALL")
       </Custom>
@@ -437,6 +449,35 @@
                 Execute="deferred"
                 BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
                 DllEntry="UnRegisterContextMenuPackagesCA"
+                />
+
+    <CustomAction Id="CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistry"
+                  Return="ignore"
+                  Impersonate="yes"
+                  Execute="deferred"
+                  BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
+                  DllEntry="CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistryCA"
+                  />
+    <CustomAction Id="CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistry"
+                  Return="ignore"
+                  Impersonate="yes"
+                  Execute="deferred"
+                  BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
+                  DllEntry="CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistryCA"
+                  />
+    <CustomAction Id="CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistry"
+                  Return="ignore"
+                  Impersonate="yes"
+                  Execute="deferred"
+                  BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
+                  DllEntry="CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistryCA"
+                  />
+    <CustomAction Id="CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistry"
+                  Return="ignore"
+                  Impersonate="yes"
+                  Execute="deferred"
+                  BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
+                  DllEntry="CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistryCA"
                   />
 
     <CustomAction Id="UnRegisterCmdPalPackage"

installer/PowerToysSetup/Resources.wxs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <Fragment>
     <!-- Resource directories should be added only if the installer is built on the build farm -->
     <?ifdef env.IsPipeline?>
-      <?foreach ParentDirectory in INSTALLFOLDER;HistoryPluginFolder;CalculatorPluginFolder;FolderPluginFolder;ProgramPluginFolder;ShellPluginFolder;IndexerPluginFolder;UnitConverterPluginFolder;ValueGeneratorPluginFolder;UriPluginFolder;WindowWalkerPluginFolder;OneNotePluginFolder;RegistryPluginFolder;VSCodeWorkspacesPluginFolder;ServicePluginFolder;SystemPluginFolder;TimeDatePluginFolder;WindowsSettingsPluginFolder;WindowsTerminalPluginFolder;WebSearchPluginFolder;PowerToysPluginFolder?>
+      <?foreach ParentDirectory in INSTALLFOLDER;WinUI3AppsInstallFolder;HistoryPluginFolder;CalculatorPluginFolder;FolderPluginFolder;ProgramPluginFolder;ShellPluginFolder;IndexerPluginFolder;UnitConverterPluginFolder;ValueGeneratorPluginFolder;UriPluginFolder;WindowWalkerPluginFolder;OneNotePluginFolder;RegistryPluginFolder;VSCodeWorkspacesPluginFolder;ServicePluginFolder;SystemPluginFolder;TimeDatePluginFolder;WindowsSettingsPluginFolder;WindowsTerminalPluginFolder;WebSearchPluginFolder;PowerToysPluginFolder?>
         <DirectoryRef Id="$(var.ParentDirectory)">
           <!-- Resource file directories -->
           <?foreach Language in $(var.LocLanguageList)?>
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@
       </Component>
       <Component
           Id="ImageResizer_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component"
-          Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER"
+          Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder"
           Guid="$(var.CompGUIDPrefix)02">
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="ImageResizer_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
         </RegistryKey>
-        <File Id="ImageResizer_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\PowerToys.ImageResizer.resources.dll" />
+        <File Id="ImageResizer_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\$(var.Language)\PowerToys.ImageResizer.resources.dll" />
       </Component>
       <Component
           Id="ColorPicker_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component"
@@ -458,6 +458,15 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <File Id="WorkspacesEditor_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\PowerToys.WorkspacesEditor.resources.dll" />
       </Component>
+      <Component
+          Id="BgcodePreviewHandler_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component"
+          Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)INSTALLFOLDER"
+          Guid="$(var.CompGUIDPrefix)22">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="BgcodePreviewHandler_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Id="BgcodePreviewHandler_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_File" Source="$(var.BinDir)\$(var.Language)\PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.resources.dll" />
+      </Component>
       <?undef IdSafeLanguage?>
       <?undef CompGUIDPrefix?>
       <?endforeach?>
@@ -544,6 +553,7 @@
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)HistoryPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)HistoryPluginFolder" On="uninstall"/>
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)PowerToysPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)PowerToysPluginFolder" On="uninstall"/>
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)ValueGeneratorPluginFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)ValueGeneratorPluginFolder" On="uninstall"/>
+          <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Directory="Resource$(var.IdSafeLanguage)WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
       <?undef IdSafeLanguage?>
         <?endforeach?>
       </Component>

installer/PowerToysSetup/generateAllFileComponents.ps1

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName HostsAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "HostsAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\Hosts.wxs -regroot $registryroot
 
 #ImageResizer
-Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName ImageResizerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\Assets\ImageResizer"
+Generate-FileList -fileDepsJson "" -fileListName ImageResizerAssetsFiles -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs -depsPath "$PSScriptRoot..\..\..\$platform\Release\WinUI3Apps\Assets\ImageResizer"
 Generate-FileComponents -fileListName "ImageResizerAssetsFiles" -wxsFilePath $PSScriptRoot\ImageResizer.wxs -regroot $registryroot
 
 #New+

installer/PowerToysSetup/publish.cmd

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\MarkdownPreviewHandler\MarkdownPreviewH
 
 msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgPreviewHandler\SvgPreviewHandler.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
 
-msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgThumbnailProvider\SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
+msbuild !PTRoot!\src\modules\previewpane\SvgThumbnailProvider\SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj -t:Publish -p:Configuration="Release" -p:Platform="!PlatformArg!" -p:AppxBundle=Never -p:PowerToysRoot=!PTRoot! -p:VCRTForwarders-IncludeDebugCRT=false -p:PublishProfile=InstallationPublishProfile.pubxml -p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp

@@ -1153,6 +1153,113 @@ UINT __stdcall UnRegisterContextMenuPackagesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
     return WcaFinalize(er);
 }
 
+UINT __stdcall CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistryCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistryCA");
+
+    try
+    {
+        const wchar_t* CLSID_STR = L"{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}";
+        const wchar_t* exts[] = { L".bmp", L".dib", L".gif", L".jfif", L".jpe", L".jpeg", L".jpg", L".jxr", L".png", L".rle", L".tif", L".tiff", L".wdp" };
+
+        auto deleteKeyRecursive = [](HKEY root, const std::wstring &path) {
+            RegDeleteTreeW(root, path.c_str());
+        };
+
+        // InprocServer32 chain root CLSID
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + std::wstring(CLSID_STR));
+        // DragDrop handler
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\Directory\\ShellEx\\DragDropHandlers\\ImageResizer");
+        // Extensions
+        for (auto ext : exts)
+        {
+            deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\SystemFileAssociations\\" + std::wstring(ext) + L"\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\ImageResizer");
+        }
+        // Sentinel
+        RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\ImageResizer");
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        er = ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    er = er == ERROR_SUCCESS ? (SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE) : er;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
+UINT __stdcall CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistryCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistryCA");
+    try
+    {
+        const wchar_t* CLSID_STR = L"{84D68575-E186-46AD-B0CB-BAEB45EE29C0}";
+        auto deleteKeyRecursive = [](HKEY root, const std::wstring& path) {
+            RegDeleteTreeW(root, path.c_str());
+        };
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + std::wstring(CLSID_STR));
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\AllFileSystemObjects\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\FileLocksmithExt");
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\Drive\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\FileLocksmithExt");
+        RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\FileLocksmith");
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        er = ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    }
+    er = er == ERROR_SUCCESS ? (SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE) : er;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
+UINT __stdcall CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistryCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistryCA");
+    try
+    {
+        const wchar_t* CLSID_STR = L"{0440049F-D1DC-4E46-B27B-98393D79486B}";
+        auto deleteKeyRecursive = [](HKEY root, const std::wstring& path) {
+            RegDeleteTreeW(root, path.c_str());
+        };
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + std::wstring(CLSID_STR));
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\AllFileSystemObjects\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\PowerRenameExt");
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\Directory\\background\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\PowerRenameExt");
+        RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\PowerRename");
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        er = ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    }
+    er = er == ERROR_SUCCESS ? (SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE) : er;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
+UINT __stdcall CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistryCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
+{
+    HRESULT hr = S_OK;
+    UINT er = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    hr = WcaInitialize(hInstall, "CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistryCA");
+    try
+    {
+        const wchar_t* CLSID_STR = L"{FF90D477-E32A-4BE8-8CC5-A502A97F5401}";
+        auto deleteKeyRecursive = [](HKEY root, const std::wstring& path) {
+            RegDeleteTreeW(root, path.c_str());
+        };
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\" + std::wstring(CLSID_STR));
+        deleteKeyRecursive(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Classes\\Directory\\background\\ShellEx\\ContextMenuHandlers\\NewPlusShellExtensionWin10");
+        RegDeleteTreeW(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, L"Software\\Microsoft\\PowerToys\\NewPlus");
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        er = ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE;
+    }
+    er = er == ERROR_SUCCESS ? (SUCCEEDED(hr) ? ERROR_SUCCESS : ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE) : er;
+    return WcaFinalize(er);
+}
+
 UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
 {
     HRESULT hr = S_OK;
@@ -1170,7 +1277,7 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
     }
     processes.resize(bytes / sizeof(processes[0]));
 
-    std::array<std::wstring_view, 39> processesToTerminate = {
+    std::array<std::wstring_view, 41> processesToTerminate = {
         L"PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe",
         L"PowerToys.Settings.exe",
         L"PowerToys.AdvancedPaste.exe",
@@ -1186,12 +1293,14 @@ UINT __stdcall TerminateProcessesCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         L"PowerToys.PowerRename.exe",
         L"PowerToys.ImageResizer.exe",
         L"PowerToys.GcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
+        L"PowerToys.BgcodeThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.PdfThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.MonacoPreviewHandler.exe",
         L"PowerToys.MarkdownPreviewHandler.exe",
         L"PowerToys.StlThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.SvgThumbnailProvider.exe",
         L"PowerToys.GcodePreviewHandler.exe",
+        L"PowerToys.BgcodePreviewHandler.exe",
         L"PowerToys.QoiPreviewHandler.exe",
         L"PowerToys.PdfPreviewHandler.exe",
         L"PowerToys.QoiThumbnailProvider.exe",

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.def

@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	UninstallCommandNotFoundModuleCA
 	UpgradeCommandNotFoundModuleCA
 	UnsetAdvancedPasteAPIKeyCA
+	CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistryCA

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/PowerToysSetupCustomActions.vcxproj

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       if not "$(NormalizedPerUserValue)" == "true" call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File ..\PowerToysSetup\generateAllFileComponents.ps1 -platform $(Platform)
       if "$(NormalizedPerUserValue)" == "true" call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File ..\PowerToysSetup\generateAllFileComponents.ps1 -platform $(Platform) -installscopeperuser $(NormalizedPerUserValue)
       </Command>
-      <Message>Backing up original files and populating .NET and WPF Runtime dependencies </Message>
+      <Message>Backing up original files and populating .NET and WPF Runtime dependencies for WiX3 based installer</Message>
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(RunBuildEvents)'=='false'">

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/CustomAction.def

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+LIBRARY "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext"
+
+EXPORTS
+	LaunchPowerToysCA
+	CheckGPOCA
+	CleanVideoConferenceRegistryCA
+	ApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsCA
+	DetectPrevInstallPathCA
+	RemoveScheduledTasksCA
+	TelemetryLogInstallSuccessCA
+	TelemetryLogInstallCancelCA
+	TelemetryLogInstallFailCA
+	TelemetryLogUninstallSuccessCA
+	TelemetryLogUninstallCancelCA
+	TelemetryLogUninstallFailCA
+	TelemetryLogRepairCancelCA
+	TelemetryLogRepairFailCA
+	TerminateProcessesCA
+	InstallEmbeddedMSIXCA
+	InstallDSCModuleCA
+	InstallCmdPalPackageCA
+	UnApplyModulesRegistryChangeSetsCA
+	UnRegisterCmdPalPackageCA
+	UnRegisterContextMenuPackagesCA
+	UninstallEmbeddedMSIXCA
+	UninstallDSCModuleCA
+	UninstallServicesCA
+	UninstallCommandNotFoundModuleCA
+	UpgradeCommandNotFoundModuleCA
+	UnsetAdvancedPasteAPIKeyCA
+	CleanImageResizerRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanFileLocksmithRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanPowerRenameRuntimeRegistryCA
+	CleanNewPlusRuntimeRegistryCA
+	

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\wix.props" Condition="Exists('..\wix.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{B3A354B0-1E54-4B55-A962-FB5AF9330C19}</ProjectGuid>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
+    <RootNamespace>PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext</RootNamespace>
+    <ProjectName>PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext</ProjectName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" Condition="Exists('$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\deps\spdlog.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutDir Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup\</OutDir>
+    <OutDir Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir Condition=" '$(PerUser)' != 'true' ">$(SolutionDir)$(ProjectName)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\MachineSetup\obj\</IntDir>
+    <IntDir Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">$(SolutionDir)$(ProjectName)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\UserSetup\obj\</IntDir>
+    <!-- The CMD script below checks this value, and it is **CASE SENSITIVE** -->
+    <NormalizedPerUserValue>false</NormalizedPerUserValue>
+    <NormalizedPerUserValue Condition=" '$(PerUser)' == 'true' ">true</NormalizedPerUserValue>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <IncludePath>..\..\src\common\Telemetry;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <PreBuildEvent>
+      <Command>
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)DepsFilesLists.h"" ""$(ProjectDir)DepsFilesLists.h.bk"""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\AdvancedPaste.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\AdvancedPaste.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Awake.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Awake.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\BaseApplications.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\BaseApplications.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\CmdPal.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\CmdPal.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ColorPicker.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ColorPicker.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Core.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Core.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\EnvironmentVariables.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\EnvironmentVariables.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\FileExplorerPreview.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\FileExplorerPreview.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\FileLocksmith.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\FileLocksmith.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Hosts.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Hosts.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ImageResizer.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ImageResizer.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\KeyboardManager.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\KeyboardManager.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\MouseWithoutBorders.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\MouseWithoutBorders.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\NewPlus.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\NewPlus.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Peek.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Peek.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\PowerRename.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\PowerRename.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Product.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Product.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\RegistryPreview.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\RegistryPreview.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Resources.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Resources.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Run.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Run.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Settings.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Settings.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ShortcutGuide.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\ShortcutGuide.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Tools.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Tools.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\WinAppSDK.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\WinAppSDK.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\WinUI3Applications.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\WinUI3Applications.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Workspaces.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\Workspaces.wxs.bk""""
+      if not "$(NormalizedPerUserValue)" == "true" call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File ..\PowerToysSetupVNext\generateAllFileComponents.ps1 -platform $(Platform)
+      if "$(NormalizedPerUserValue)" == "true" call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File ..\PowerToysSetupVNext\generateAllFileComponents.ps1 -platform $(Platform) -installscopeperuser $(NormalizedPerUserValue)
+      </Command>
+      <Message>Backing up original files and populating .NET and WPF Runtime dependencies for WiX3 based installer</Message>
+    </PreBuildEvent>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(RunBuildEvents)'=='false'">
+    <PreBuildEventUseInBuild>false</PreBuildEventUseInBuild>
+    <PostBuildEventUseInBuild>false</PostBuildEventUseInBuild>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>inc;..\..\src\;..\..\src\common\Telemetry;telemetry;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/await /Zc:twoPhase- /Wv:18 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
+      <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Userenv.lib;Wtsapi32.lib;WindowsApp.lib;Newdev.lib;Crypt32.lib;msi.lib;wcautil.lib;Psapi.lib;Pathcch.lib;comsupp.lib;taskschd.lib;Secur32.lib;msi.lib;dutil.lib;wcautil.lib;Version.lib;Shlwapi.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <ModuleDefinitionFile>CustomAction.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN64;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(NUGET_PACKAGES)\wixtoolset.wcautil\5.0.2\build\native\v14\$(Platform);$(NUGET_PACKAGES)\wixtoolset.dutil\5.0.2\build\native\v14\$(Platform);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <UACExecutionLevel>HighestAvailable</UACExecutionLevel>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;CUSTOMACTIONTEST_EXPORTS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <UACExecutionLevel>HighestAvailable</UACExecutionLevel>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="CustomAction.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader Condition="'$(UsePrecompiledHeaders)' != 'false'">Create</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="CustomAction.def" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="DepsFilesLists.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="RcResource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Telemetry\ProjectTelemetry.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="Resource.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\common\logger\logger.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{d9b8fc84-322a-4f9f-bbb9-20915c47ddfd}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\common\Telemetry\EtwTrace\EtwTrace.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{8f021b46-362b-485c-bfba-ccf83e820cbd}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
+    <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.2.0.240111.5\build\native\Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\WixToolset.DUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.DUtil.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\WixToolset.WcaUtil.5.0.2\build\WixToolset.WcaUtil.props'))" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj.filters

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="CustomAction.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="pch.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Telemetry\ProjectTelemetry.h">
+      <Filter>Telemetry</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h">
+      <Filter>Telemetry</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="RcResource.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="DepsFilesLists.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="CustomAction.def" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="Telemetry">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{6e73ce5d-e715-4e7e-b796-c5d180b07ff2}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="Resource.rc" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/RcResource.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string_view>
+#include <optional>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+class RcResource
+{
+public:
+    const std::byte* _memory = nullptr;
+    size_t _size = 0;
+
+    static inline std::optional<RcResource> create(int resource_id, const std::wstring_view resource_class, const HINSTANCE handle = nullptr)
+    {
+        const HRSRC resHandle = FindResourceW(handle, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(resource_id), resource_class.data());
+        if (!resHandle)
+        {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        const HGLOBAL memHandle = LoadResource(handle, resHandle);
+        if (!memHandle)
+        {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        const size_t resSize = SizeofResource(handle, resHandle);
+        if (!resSize)
+        {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        auto res = static_cast<const std::byte*>(LockResource(memHandle));
+        if (!res)
+        {
+            return std::nullopt;
+        }
+
+        return RcResource{ res, resSize };
+    }
+
+    inline bool saveAsFile(const std::filesystem::path destination)
+    {
+        std::fstream installerFile{ destination, std::ios_base::binary | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::trunc };
+        if (!installerFile.is_open())
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        installerFile.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(_memory), _size);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+private:
+    RcResource() = delete;
+    RcResource(const std::byte* memory, size_t size) :
+        _memory{ memory }, _size{ size }
+    {
+    }
+};

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/Resource.rc

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+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
+//
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "resource.h"
+#include "../../src/common/version/version.h"
+
+#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
+//
+#include "winres.h"
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+FILEVERSION FILE_VERSION
+PRODUCTVERSION PRODUCT_VERSION
+FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+FILEFLAGS 0x0L
+#endif
+FILEOS VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
+FILETYPE VFT_DLL
+FILESUBTYPE VFT2_UNKNOWN
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904b0" // US English (0x0409), Unicode (0x04B0) charset
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "CompanyName", COMPANY_NAME
+            VALUE "FileDescription", FILE_DESCRIPTION
+            VALUE "FileVersion", FILE_VERSION_STRING
+            VALUE "InternalName", INTERNAL_NAME
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", COPYRIGHT_NOTE
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", ORIGINAL_FILENAME
+            VALUE "ProductName", PRODUCT_NAME
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200 // US English (0x0409), Unicode (1200) charset
+    END
+END
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// English (United States) resources
+
+#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_RUS)
+LANGUAGE 25, 1
+
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// TEXTINCLUDE
+//
+
+1 TEXTINCLUDE  
+BEGIN
+    "resource.h\0"
+END
+
+2 TEXTINCLUDE  
+BEGIN
+    "#include ""winres.h""\r\n"
+    "\0"
+END
+
+3 TEXTINCLUDE  
+BEGIN
+    "\r\n"
+    "\0"
+END
+
+#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+
+#endif    // English (United States) resources
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// TODO: Use to activate embedded MSIX
+//IDR_BIN_MSIX_HELLO_PACKAGE BIN "..\\..\..\\src\\modules\\HelloModule\\AppPackages\\HelloModule_1.0.0.0_x64_Test\\HelloModule_1.0.0.0_x64.msix"
+
+
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
+//
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#endif    // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" version="2.0.240111.5" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="WixToolset.DUtil" version="5.0.2" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="WixToolset.WcaUtil" version="5.0.2" targetFramework="native" />
+</packages>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/pch.cpp

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+// pch.cpp: source file corresponding to the pre-compiled header
+
+#include "pch.h"
+
+// When you are using pre-compiled headers, this source file is necessary for compilation to succeed.

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/pch.h

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
+#define DPSAPI_VERSION 1
+// Windows Header Files:
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <newdev.h>
+#include <strsafe.h>
+#include <msiquery.h>
+#include <Msi.h>
+#include <shlobj_core.h>
+
+// WiX Header Files:
+#include <wcautil.h>
+
+#define SECURITY_WIN32
+#include <Security.h>
+#include <Lmcons.h>
+
+#include <comdef.h>
+#include <taskschd.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <strutil.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <optional>
+#include <pathcch.h>
+
+#include <psapi.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <array>
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.Collections.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Management.Deployment.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.System.h>

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/resource.h

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+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by Resource.rc
+
+#define FILE_DESCRIPTION "PowerToys Setup Custom Actions"
+#define INTERNAL_NAME "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext"
+#define ORIGINAL_FILENAME "PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.dll"
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+// 
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        102
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           102
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#define IDR_BIN_MSIX_HELLO_PACKAGE 101

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/AdvancedPaste.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <?define AdvancedPasteAssetsFiles=?>
+  <?define AdvancedPasteAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Assets\AdvancedPaste\?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="AdvancedPasteAssetsFolder" Name="AdvancedPaste" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="AdvancedPasteAssetsFolder" FileSource="$(var.AdvancedPasteAssetsFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--AdvancedPasteAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <ComponentGroup Id="AdvancedPasteComponentGroup">
+      <Component Id="RemoveAdvancedPasteFolder" Guid="55AFE81D-F6BD-439A-A229-66AF5C360AB0" Directory="AdvancedPasteAssetsFolder">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveAdvancedPasteFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderAdvancedPasteAssetsFolder" Directory="AdvancedPasteAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Awake.wxs

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+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <?define AwakeImagesFiles=?>
+  <?define AwakeImagesFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\Assets\Awake\?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <!-- Awake images -->
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="AwakeImagesFolder" Name="Awake" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="AwakeImagesFolder" FileSource="$(var.AwakeImagesFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--AwakeImagesFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <ComponentGroup Id="AwakeComponentGroup">
+      <Component Id="RemoveAwakeFolder" Guid="95D7774C-69A3-48A3-B417-1BD9664BE974" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveAwakeFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderAwakeImagesFolder" Directory="AwakeImagesFolder" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/BaseApplications.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <?define BaseApplicationsFiles=?>
+  <?define BaseApplicationsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)\?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--BaseApplicationsFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <ComponentGroup Id="BaseApplicationsComponentGroup">
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>