update

Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan (from Dev Box) <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>

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

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ YVU
 YVYU
 zipfolder
 CODEOWNERS
+VNext
+vnext
 
 # FONTS
 
@@ -92,19 +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
@@ -116,12 +131,16 @@ LCONTROL
 LCtrl
 LEFTDOWN
 LEFTUP
+locutil
+logutil
+msimg
 MBUTTON
 MBUTTONDBLCLK
 MBUTTONDOWN
 MBUTTONUP
 MIDDLEDOWN
 MIDDLEUP
+memutil
 NCRBUTTONDBLCLK
 NCRBUTTONDOWN
 NCRBUTTONUP
@@ -134,8 +153,18 @@ RCONTROL
 RCtrl
 RIGHTDOWN
 RIGHTUP
+Richedit
+rgwz
+resrutil
+srd
+scz
+shelutil
+thmutil
+uriutil
 VKTAB
+wcautil
 winkey
+wininet
 WMKEYDOWN
 WMKEYUP
 WMSYSKEYDOWN
@@ -145,6 +174,7 @@ XBUTTONDBLCLK
 XBUTTONDOWN
 XBUTTONUP
 XDOWN
+xmlutil
 
 # Prefix
 pcs
@@ -282,3 +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

@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ capturevideosample
 cmdow
 Controlz
 cortana
+devhints
 dlnilsson
 fancymouse
 firefox
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ regedit
 roslyn
 Skia
 Spotify
+tldr
 Vanara
 wangyi
 WEX

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

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/.*\.resx$
 ^src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/ModuleInterface/generateSecurityDescriptor\.h$
 ^src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/NativeMethods\.txt$
+^src/modules/peek/Peek.UITests/TestAssets/4\.qoi$
+^src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUITest/testItems/folder1/testCase2\.txt$
+^src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUITest/testItems/folder2/SpecialCase\.txt$
+^src/modules/powerrename/PowerRenameUITest/testItems/testCase1\.txt$
 ^src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgHTMLPreviewGenerator\.cs$
 ^src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/HelperFiles/MarkdownWithHTMLImageTag\.txt$
 ^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
@@ -131,3 +135,4 @@
 ignore$
 ^src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/Controls/HexBox/.*$
 ^src/common/CalculatorEngineCommon/exprtk\.hpp$
+src/modules/cmdpal/ext/SamplePagesExtension/Pages/SampleMarkdownImagesPage.cs

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

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ abcdefghjkmnpqrstuvxyz
 abgr
 ABlocked
 ABOUTBOX
+ABORTIFHUNG
 Abug
 Acceleratorkeys
 ACCEPTFILES
@@ -25,11 +26,13 @@ ADMINS
 adml
 admx
 advancedpaste
+advapi
 advfirewall
 AFeature
 affordances
 AFX
 AGGREGATABLE
+AHK
 AHybrid
 akv
 ALarger
@@ -38,12 +41,14 @@ ALLAPPS
 ALLCHILDREN
 ALLINPUT
 Allman
+Allmodule
 ALLOWUNDO
 ALLVIEW
 ALPHATYPE
 AModifier
 amr
 ANDSCANS
+animatedvisuals
 Animnate
 ANull
 AOC
@@ -64,11 +69,13 @@ APPMODEL
 APPNAME
 appref
 appsettings
+appsfeatures
 appwindow
 appwiz
 appxpackage
 APSTUDIO
 AQS
+Aquadrant
 ARandom
 ARCHITEW
 ARemapped
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ bigbar
 bigobj
 binlog
 binres
+binskim
 BITMAPFILEHEADER
 bitmapimage
 BITMAPINFO
@@ -125,7 +133,6 @@ bla
 BLACKFRAME
 BLENDFUNCTION
 Blockquotes
-blogs
 Blt
 BLURBEHIND
 BLURREGION
@@ -151,6 +158,7 @@ BUILDARCH
 BUILDNUMBER
 buildtransitive
 builttoroam
+BUNDLEINFO
 BVal
 BValue
 byapp
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ callbackptr
 calpwstr
 Cangjie
 CANRENAME
+Canvascustomlayout
 CAPTUREBLT
 CAPTURECHANGED
 CARETBLINKING
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ coclass
 CODENAME
 codereview
 Codespaces
+Coen
 COINIT
 colid
 colorconv
@@ -237,6 +247,7 @@ CONFIGW
 CONFLICTINGMODIFIERKEY
 CONFLICTINGMODIFIERSHORTCUT
 CONOUT
+coreclr
 constexpr
 contentdialog
 contentfiles
@@ -245,6 +256,7 @@ CONTEXTMENUHANDLER
 contractversion
 CONTROLPARENT
 copiedcolorrepresentation
+coppied
 copyable
 COPYPEN
 COREWINDOW
@@ -252,10 +264,13 @@ Corpor
 cotaskmem
 COULDNOT
 countof
+covrun
 cpcontrols
 cph
 cplusplus
 CPower
+cpptools
+cppvsdbg
 cppwinrt
 createdump
 CREATEPROCESS
@@ -267,6 +282,7 @@ CRH
 critsec
 cropandlock
 Crossdevice
+csdevkit
 CSearch
 CSettings
 cso
@@ -294,6 +310,7 @@ CXVIRTUALSCREEN
 CYSCREEN
 CYSMICON
 CYVIRTUALSCREEN
+Czechia
 cziplib
 Dac
 dacl
@@ -318,6 +335,7 @@ Deact
 debugbreak
 decryptor
 Dedup
+Deduplicator
 Deeplink
 DEFAULTBOOTSTRAPPERINSTALLFOLDER
 DEFAULTCOLOR
@@ -346,6 +364,7 @@ desktopshorcutinstalled
 DESKTOPVERTRES
 devblogs
 devdocs
+devenv
 devmgmt
 DEVMODE
 DEVMODEW
@@ -374,6 +393,7 @@ DNLEN
 DONOTROUND
 DONTVALIDATEPATH
 dotnet
+downscale
 DPICHANGED
 DPIs
 DPSAPI
@@ -390,6 +410,7 @@ DString
 DSVG
 DTo
 DUMMYUNIONNAME
+dutil
 DVASPECT
 DVASPECTINFO
 DVD
@@ -422,6 +443,7 @@ EDITSHORTCUTS
 EDITTEXT
 EFile
 ekus
+emojis
 ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 ENABLEDPOPUP
 ENABLETAB
@@ -431,6 +453,7 @@ encryptor
 ENDSESSION
 ENSUREVISIBLE
 ENTERSIZEMOVE
+ENTRYW
 ENU
 environmentvariables
 EOAC
@@ -443,6 +466,7 @@ ERRORIMAGE
 ERRORTITLE
 ESettings
 esrp
+etd
 ETDT
 etl
 etw
@@ -460,6 +484,7 @@ examplehandler
 examplepowertoy
 EXAND
 EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE
+EXECUTEDEFAULT
 executionpolicy
 exename
 exf
@@ -483,7 +508,6 @@ FANCYZONESDRAWLAYOUTTEST
 FANCYZONESEDITOR
 FARPROC
 fesf
-fff
 FFFF
 FILEEXPLORER
 fileexploreraddons
@@ -527,8 +551,8 @@ frm
 FROMTOUCH
 fsanitize
 fsmgmt
-fxf
 fuzzingtesting
+fxf
 FZE
 gacutil
 Gaeilge
@@ -546,6 +570,7 @@ GETDESKWALLPAPER
 GETDLGCODE
 GETDPISCALEDSIZE
 getfilesiginforedist
+geolocator
 GETHOTKEY
 GETICON
 GETMINMAXINFO
@@ -555,6 +580,7 @@ GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING
 GETSECKEY
 GETSTICKYKEYS
 GETTEXTLENGTH
+gitmodules
 GHND
 GMEM
 GNumber
@@ -564,6 +590,7 @@ GPOCA
 gpp
 gpu
 gradians
+Gridcustomlayout
 GSM
 gtm
 guiddata
@@ -623,6 +650,7 @@ HKCU
 hkey
 HKLM
 HKM
+hkmng
 HKPD
 HKU
 HMD
@@ -631,6 +659,7 @@ hmodule
 hmonitor
 homies
 homljgmgpmcbpjbnjpfijnhipfkiclkd
+HOOKPROC
 HORZRES
 HORZSIZE
 Hostbackdropbrush
@@ -652,6 +681,7 @@ HROW
 hsb
 HSCROLL
 hsi
+HSpeed
 HTCLIENT
 hthumbnail
 HTOUCHINPUT
@@ -700,6 +730,7 @@ imageresizersettings
 imagingdevices
 ime
 imgflip
+inapp
 inbox
 INCONTACT
 Indo
@@ -733,6 +764,7 @@ INSTALLSTARTMENUSHORTCUT
 INSTALLSTATE
 Inste
 Interlop
+intput
 INTRESOURCE
 INVALIDARG
 invalidoperatioexception
@@ -752,6 +784,7 @@ istep
 ith
 ITHUMBNAIL
 IUI
+IUWP
 IWIC
 jfif
 jgeosdfsdsgmkedfgdfgdfgbkmhcgcflmi
@@ -772,6 +805,7 @@ KEYBOARDMANAGEREDITORLIBRARYWRAPPER
 keyboardmanagerstate
 keyboardmanagerui
 keyboardtester
+keycap
 KEYEVENTF
 KEYIMAGE
 keynum
@@ -781,11 +815,14 @@ keyvault
 KILLFOCUS
 killrunner
 kmph
+kvp
 Kybd
+LARGEICON
 lastcodeanalysissucceeded
 LASTEXITCODE
 LAYOUTRTL
 LCh
+lbl
 lcid
 LCIDTo
 lcl
@@ -804,10 +841,12 @@ LIBID
 LIMITSIZE
 LIMITTEXT
 lindex
+lightswitch
 linkid
 LINKOVERLAY
 LINQTo
 listview
+LIVEDRAW
 LIVEZOOM
 LLKH
 llkhf
@@ -815,6 +854,7 @@ LMEM
 LMENU
 LOADFROMFILE
 LOBYTE
+localappdata
 localpackage
 LOCALSYSTEM
 LOCATIONCHANGE
@@ -822,12 +862,15 @@ LOCKTYPE
 LOGFONT
 LOGFONTW
 logon
+LOGMSG
 LOGPIXELSX
 LOGPIXELSY
-LOn
+lng
+lon
 longdate
 LONGNAMES
 lowlevel
+lquadrant
 LOWORD
 lparam
 LPBITMAPINFOHEADER
@@ -874,7 +917,6 @@ luid
 LUMA
 lusrmgr
 LVal
-lvm
 LWA
 lwin
 LZero
@@ -955,6 +997,9 @@ mousepointer
 mouseutils
 MOVESIZEEND
 MOVESIZESTART
+muxx
+muxxc
+muxxh
 MRM
 MRT
 mru
@@ -963,6 +1008,7 @@ msc
 mscorlib
 msctls
 msdata
+msdia
 MSDL
 MSGFLT
 MSHCTX
@@ -980,6 +1026,7 @@ Mso
 msrc
 msstore
 msvcp
+MT
 MTND
 MULTIPLEUSE
 multizone
@@ -1090,6 +1137,7 @@ NOTSRCCOPY
 NOTSRCERASE
 notwindows
 NOTXORPEN
+nowarn
 NOZORDER
 NPH
 npmjs
@@ -1117,6 +1165,7 @@ oldtheme
 oleaut
 OLECHAR
 onebranch
+OOBEUI
 openas
 opencode
 OPENFILENAME
@@ -1145,8 +1194,10 @@ PACL
 PAINTSTRUCT
 PALETTEWINDOW
 PARENTNOTIFY
+PARENTRELATIVE
 PARENTRELATIVEEDITING
 PARENTRELATIVEFORADDRESSBAR
+PARENTRELATIVEFORUI
 PARENTRELATIVEPARSING
 parray
 PARTIALCONFIRMATIONDIALOGTITLE
@@ -1157,6 +1208,7 @@ PATPAINT
 pbc
 pbi
 PBlob
+pbrush
 pcb
 pcch
 pcelt
@@ -1190,6 +1242,7 @@ pgp
 pguid
 phbm
 phbmp
+phicon
 phwnd
 pici
 pidl
@@ -1198,6 +1251,7 @@ pinfo
 pinvoke
 pipename
 PKBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
+pkgfamily
 plib
 ploc
 ploca
@@ -1274,6 +1328,7 @@ PRTL
 prvpane
 psapi
 pscid
+pscustomobject
 PSECURITY
 psfgao
 psfi
@@ -1314,8 +1369,9 @@ quickaccent
 QUNS
 RAII
 RAlt
+RAquadrant
 randi
-Rasterization
+rasterization
 Rasterize
 RAWINPUTDEVICE
 RAWINPUTHEADER
@@ -1346,6 +1402,7 @@ regkey
 regroot
 regsvr
 REINSTALLMODE
+releaseblog
 reloadable
 Relogger
 remappings
@@ -1383,7 +1440,6 @@ RIGHTSCROLLBAR
 riid
 RKey
 RNumber
-Rns
 rop
 ROUNDSMALL
 ROWSETEXT
@@ -1394,7 +1450,7 @@ Rsp
 rstringalnum
 rstringalpha
 rstringdigit
-RTB
+rtb
 RTLREADING
 rtm
 runas
@@ -1432,6 +1488,7 @@ secpol
 securestring
 SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST
 SELCHANGE
+selfhost
 SENDCHANGE
 sendvirtualinput
 serverside
@@ -1451,6 +1508,7 @@ SETRULES
 SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE
 SETSTICKYKEYS
 SETTEXT
+settingscard
 SETTINGCHANGE
 SETTINGSCHANGED
 settingsheader
@@ -1528,6 +1586,7 @@ SLGP
 sln
 SMALLICON
 smartphone
+smileys
 SMTO
 SNAPPROCESS
 snk
@@ -1606,6 +1665,7 @@ sublang
 SUBMODULEUPDATE
 subresource
 Superbar
+suntimes
 sut
 svchost
 SVGIn
@@ -1614,6 +1674,8 @@ svgz
 SVSI
 SWFO
 SWP
+SWPNOSIZE
+SWPNOZORDER
 SWRESTORE
 symbolrequestprod
 SYMCACHE
@@ -1669,6 +1731,7 @@ tgz
 themeresources
 THH
 THICKFRAME
+THEMECHANGED
 THISCOMPONENT
 throughs
 TILEDWINDOW
@@ -1684,9 +1747,9 @@ tkconverters
 tlb
 tlbimp
 tlc
+tmain
 TNP
 Toolhelp
-toolkitconverters
 toolwindow
 TOPDOWNDIB
 TOUCHEVENTF
@@ -1706,6 +1769,7 @@ trx
 tsa
 tskill
 tstoi
+tweakable
 TWF
 tymed
 TYPEKEYBOARD
@@ -1716,10 +1780,13 @@ UACUI
 UAL
 uap
 UBR
+UBreak
+ubrk
 UCallback
 ucrt
 ucrtd
 uefi
+UError
 uesc
 UFlags
 UHash
@@ -1727,12 +1794,14 @@ UIA
 UIEx
 uild
 uitests
+UITo
 ULONGLONG
 ums
 uncompilable
 UNCPRIORITY
 UNDNAME
 UNICODETEXT
+unins
 uninstalls
 Uniquifies
 unitconverter
@@ -1753,8 +1822,8 @@ Uptool
 urld
 Usb
 USEDEFAULT
-USEINSTALLERFORTEST
 USEFILEATTRIBUTES
+USEINSTALLERFORTEST
 USESHOWWINDOW
 USESTDHANDLES
 USRDLL
@@ -1788,6 +1857,7 @@ VFT
 vget
 vgetq
 viewmodels
+virama
 VIRTKEY
 VIRTUALDESK
 VISEGRADRELAY
@@ -1812,6 +1882,7 @@ VSINSTALLDIR
 VSM
 vso
 vsonline
+VSpeed
 vstemplate
 vstest
 VSTHRD
@@ -1868,6 +1939,7 @@ winexe
 winforms
 winget
 wingetcreate
+wingetpkgs
 Winhook
 WINL
 winlogon
@@ -1893,6 +1965,7 @@ WMI
 WMICIM
 wmimgmt
 wmp
+wmsg
 WMSYSCOMMAND
 wnd
 WNDCLASS
@@ -1906,6 +1979,7 @@ WORKSPACESEDITOR
 WORKSPACESLAUNCHER
 WORKSPACESSNAPSHOTTOOL
 WORKSPACESWINDOWARRANGER
+Worktree
 wox
 wparam
 wpf
@@ -1937,6 +2011,7 @@ XButton
 xclip
 xcopy
 XDeployment
+xdf
 XDocument
 XElement
 xfd
@@ -1947,10 +2022,13 @@ XNamespace
 Xoshiro
 XPels
 XPixel
+XPos
 XResource
 xsi
+XSpeed
 XStr
 xstyler
+XTimer
 XUP
 XVIRTUALSCREEN
 xxxxxx
@@ -1960,7 +2038,10 @@ YIncrement
 yinle
 yinyue
 YPels
+YPos
 YResolution
+YSpeed
+YTimer
 YStr
 YVIRTUALSCREEN
 ZEROINIT

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

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # See https://github.com/check-spelling/check-spelling/wiki/Configuration-Examples:-patterns
 
+# marker to ignore all code on line
+^.*/\* #no-spell-check-line \*/.*$
+# marker for ignoring a comment to the end of the line
+// #no-spell-check.*$
+
 # Gaelic
 Gàidhlig
 
@@ -260,3 +265,11 @@ 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
+
+# Usernames with numbers
+# 0x6f677548 is user name but user folder causes a flag
+\bx6f677548\b

.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/automatic-issue-deduplication.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Automatic New Issue Deduplication
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, reopened]
+permissions:
+  models: read
+  issues: write
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  deduplicate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Run Deduplicate Action
+        uses: pelikhan/action-genai-issue-dedup@v0
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          label_as_duplicate: true

.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)

.gitignore

@@ -350,6 +350,15 @@ src/common/Telemetry/*.etl
 
 # Generated installer file for Monaco source files.
 /installer/PowerToysSetup/MonacoSRC.wxs
+/installer/PowerToysSetup/DscResources.wxs
+/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/MonacoSRC.wxs
+/installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/DscResources.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

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
             "PowerToys.GPOWrapperProjection.dll",
             "PowerToys.AllExperiments.dll",
 
+            "Common.Search.dll",
+
             "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTop.exe",
             "PowerToys.AlwaysOnTopModuleInterface.dll",
 
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@
             "PowerToys.Awake.exe",
             "PowerToys.Awake.dll",
 
-
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.exe",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor.dll",
             "PowerToys.FancyZonesEditorCommon.dll",
@@ -132,6 +133,9 @@
             "PowerToys.ImageResizerContextMenu.dll",
             "ImageResizerContextMenuPackage.msix",
 
+            "PowerToys.LightSwitchModuleInterface.dll",
+            "LightSwitchService\\PowerToys.LightSwitchService.exe",
+
             "PowerToys.KeyboardManager.dll",
             "KeyboardManagerEditor\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEditor.exe",
             "KeyboardManagerEngine\\PowerToys.KeyboardManagerEngine.exe",
@@ -228,7 +232,10 @@
 
             "PowerToys.CmdPalModuleInterface.dll",
             "CmdPalKeyboardService.dll",
-            "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix"
+            "*Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix",
+
+            "PowerToys.DSC.dll",
+            "PowerToys.DSC.exe"
           ],
             "SigningInfo": {
                 "Operations": [
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@
                 "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll",
                 "Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll",
                 "Newtonsoft.Json.dll",
+                "CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.TitleBar.dll",
 
                 "NLog.dll",
                 "HtmlAgilityPack.dll",
@@ -294,6 +302,9 @@
                 "msvcp140_1_app.dll",
                 "msvcp140_2_app.dll",
                 "msvcp140_app.dll",
+                "Namotion.Reflection.dll",
+                "NJsonSchema.Annotations.dll",
+                "NJsonSchema.dll",
                 "vcamp140_app.dll",
                 "vccorlib140_app.dll",
                 "vcomp140_app.dll",
@@ -319,6 +330,12 @@
                 "WinUI3Apps\\ReverseMarkdown.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\SharpCompress.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\ZstdSharp.dll",
+                "CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock.dll",
+                "WinUI3Apps\\CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock.dll",
+                "Markdig.dll",
+                "WinUI3Apps\\Markdig.dll",
+                "RomanNumerals.dll",
+                "WinUI3Apps\\RomanNumerals.dll",
                 "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.dll",
                 "WinUI3Apps\\TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.dll",
                 "TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers.dll",

.pipelines/ESRPSigning_installer.json

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

.pipelines/generateDscManifests.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string]$BuildPlatform,
+
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [string]$BuildConfiguration,
+
+    [Parameter()]
+    [string]$RepoRoot = (Get-Location).Path
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+function Resolve-PlatformDirectory {
+    param(
+        [string]$Root,
+        [string]$Platform
+    )
+
+    $normalized = $Platform.Trim()
+    $candidates = @()
+    $candidates += Join-Path $Root $normalized
+    $candidates += Join-Path $Root ($normalized.ToUpperInvariant())
+    $candidates += Join-Path $Root ($normalized.ToLowerInvariant())
+    $candidates = $candidates | Where-Object { -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_) } | Select-Object -Unique
+
+    foreach ($candidate in $candidates) {
+        if (Test-Path $candidate) {
+            return $candidate
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $candidates[0]
+}
+
+Write-Host "Repo root: $RepoRoot"
+Write-Host "Requested build platform: $BuildPlatform"
+Write-Host "Requested configuration: $BuildConfiguration"
+
+# Always use x64 PowerToys.DSC.exe since CI/CD machines are x64
+$exePlatform = 'x64'
+$exeRoot = Resolve-PlatformDirectory -Root $RepoRoot -Platform $exePlatform
+$exeOutputDir = Join-Path $exeRoot $BuildConfiguration
+$exePath = Join-Path $exeOutputDir 'PowerToys.DSC.exe'
+
+Write-Host "Using x64 PowerToys.DSC.exe to generate DSC manifests for $BuildPlatform build"
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $exePath)) {
+    throw "PowerToys.DSC.exe not found at '$exePath'. Make sure it has been built first."
+}
+
+Write-Host "Using PowerToys.DSC.exe at '$exePath'."
+
+# Output DSC manifests to the target build platform directory (x64, ARM64, etc.)
+$outputRoot = Resolve-PlatformDirectory -Root $RepoRoot -Platform $BuildPlatform
+if (-not (Test-Path $outputRoot)) {
+    Write-Host "Creating missing platform output root at '$outputRoot'."
+    New-Item -Path $outputRoot -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+$outputDir = Join-Path $outputRoot $BuildConfiguration
+if (-not (Test-Path $outputDir)) {
+    Write-Host "Creating missing configuration output directory at '$outputDir'."
+    New-Item -Path $outputDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+}
+
+Write-Host "DSC manifests will be generated to: '$outputDir'"
+
+Write-Host "Cleaning previously generated DSC manifest files from '$outputDir'."
+Get-ChildItem -Path $outputDir -Filter 'microsoft.powertoys.*.settings.dsc.resource.json' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-Item -Force
+
+$arguments = @('manifest', '--resource', 'settings', '--outputDir', $outputDir)
+Write-Host "Invoking DSC manifest generator: '$exePath' $($arguments -join ' ')"
+& $exePath @arguments
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    throw "PowerToys.DSC.exe exited with code $LASTEXITCODE"
+}
+
+$generatedFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $outputDir -Filter 'microsoft.powertoys.*.settings.dsc.resource.json' -ErrorAction Stop
+if ($generatedFiles.Count -eq 0) {
+    throw "No DSC manifest files were generated in '$outputDir'."
+}
+
+Write-Host "Generated $($generatedFiles.Count) DSC manifest file(s):"
+foreach ($file in $generatedFiles) {
+    Write-Host "  - $($file.FullName)"
+}

.pipelines/loc/loc.yml

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Touchdown Build - 37400, PRODEXT'
   inputs:
     teamId: 37400
-    TDBuildServiceConnection: $(TouchdownServiceConnection)
-    authType: SubjectNameIssuer
+    FederatedIdentityTDBuildServiceConnection: $(TouchdownServiceConnection)
+    authType: FederatedIdentityTDBuild
     resourceFilePath: |
      src\**\Resources.resx
      src\**\Resource.resx

.pipelines/v2/ci-nightly.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# .pipelines/v2/nightly-prewarm.yml
+# Nightly pre-warm that reuses your existing ci.yml as-is
+
+trigger: none
+pr: none
+
+# (18:00 UTC) — adjust as you like
+schedules:
+  - cron: "0 18 * * *"   # UTC
+    displayName: Nightly pre-warm (main)
+    branches:
+      include:
+        - main
+    always: true
+
+name: $(BuildDefinitionName)_$(date:yyMM).$(date:dd)$(rev:rrr)
+
+parameters:
+  - name: buildPlatforms
+    type: object
+    default:
+      - x64
+      - arm64
+  - name: enableMsBuildCaching
+    type: boolean
+    displayName: "Enable MSBuild Caching"
+    default: true
+  - name: msBuildCacheIsReadOnly
+    type: boolean
+    displayName: "MSBuild Cache Read Only"
+    default: false
+
+extends:
+  template: templates/pipeline-ci-build.yml
+  parameters:
+    buildPlatforms: ${{ parameters.buildPlatforms }}
+    enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+    msBuildCacheIsReadOnly: ${{ parameters.msBuildCacheIsReadOnly }}

.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
@@ -38,11 +43,6 @@ 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:
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ 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
@@ -100,7 +104,8 @@ extends:
                 useManagedIdentity: $(SigningUseManagedIdentity)
                 clientId: $(SigningOriginalClientId)
               # Have msbuild use the release nuget config profile
-              additionalBuildOptions: /p:RestoreConfigFile="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\release-nuget.config" /p:EnableCmdPalAOT=${{ parameters.enableAOT }}
+              installerSuffix: ${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+              additionalBuildOptions: /p:RestoreConfigFile="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.pipelines\release-nuget.config" /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}  /p:EnableCmdPalAOT=true
               beforeBuildSteps:
                 # Sets versions for all PowerToy created DLLs
                 - pwsh: |-

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

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: msBuildCacheIsReadOnly
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     default: true
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: versionNumber
     type: string
     default: '0.0.1'
+  - name: installerSuffix
+    type: string
+    default: "wix5"
   - name: useLatestWinAppSDK
     type: boolean
     default: false
@@ -151,6 +157,11 @@ jobs:
         $MSBuildCacheParameters += " -reportfileaccesses"
         $MSBuildCacheParameters += " -p:MSBuildCacheEnabled=true"
         $MSBuildCacheParameters += " -p:MSBuildCacheLogDirectory=$(LogOutputDirectory)\MSBuildCacheLogs"
+        # Cache read-only policy controlled by parameter
+        $cacheIsReadOnly = "${{ parameters.msBuildCacheIsReadOnly }}"
+        if ($cacheIsReadOnly -eq "True") {
+          $MSBuildCacheParameters += " /p:MSBuildCacheRemoteCacheIsReadOnly=true"
+        }
         Write-Host "MSBuildCacheParameters: $MSBuildCacheParameters"
         Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=MSBuildCacheParameters]$MSBuildCacheParameters"
       displayName: Prepare MSBuildCache variables
@@ -260,6 +271,23 @@ jobs:
       env:
         SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
 
+  # Build PowerToys.DSC.exe for ARM64 (x64 uses existing binary from previous build)
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: Build PowerToys.DSC.exe (x64 for generating manifests)
+    condition: ne(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'x64')
+    inputs:
+      solution: src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj
+      msbuildArgs: /t:Build /m /restore
+      platform: x64
+      configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+      maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  # Generate DSC manifests using PowerToys.DSC.exe
+  - pwsh: |-
+      & '.pipelines/generateDscManifests.ps1' -BuildPlatform '$(BuildPlatform)' -BuildConfiguration '$(BuildConfiguration)' -RepoRoot '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
+    displayName: Generate DSC manifests
+
   - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: Stage SDK/build
     inputs:
@@ -408,9 +436,28 @@ jobs:
           !**\obj\**
 
   - pwsh: |-
-      $Package = (Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix" | Select -First 1)
-      $PackageFilename = $Package.FullName
-      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CmdPalPackagePath]${PackageFilename}"
+      $Packages = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_*.msix"
+      Write-Host "Found $($Packages.Count) CmdPal MSIX package(s):"
+      foreach ($pkg in $Packages) {
+          Write-Host "  - $($pkg.FullName)"
+      }
+      
+      if ($Packages.Count -gt 0) {
+          # Priority: Look for platform-specific MSIX (x64/arm64) first, then fall back to any
+          $PlatformPackage = $Packages | Where-Object { $_.Name -match "Microsoft\.CmdPal\.UI_.*_(x64|arm64)\.msix$" } | Select-Object -First 1
+          if ($PlatformPackage) {
+              $Package = $PlatformPackage
+              Write-Host "Using platform-specific package: $($Package.FullName)"
+          } else {
+              $Package = $Packages | Select-Object -First 1
+              Write-Host "Using first available package: $($Package.FullName)"
+          }
+          
+          $PackageFilename = $Package.FullName
+          Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CmdPalPackagePath]${PackageFilename}"
+      } else {
+          Write-Warning "No CmdPal MSIX packages found!"
+      }
     displayName: Locate the CmdPal MSIX
 
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
@@ -476,6 +523,23 @@ 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 .pdb files from any static libs .libs (which were only used during linking)
@@ -494,7 +558,9 @@ jobs:
   - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: Stage Installers
     inputs:
-      contents: "**/PowerToys*Setup-*.exe"
+      contents: |-
+        **/PowerToys*Setup-*.exe
+        !**/PowerToysSetupVNext/obj/**
       flattenFolders: True
       targetFolder: $(JobOutputDirectory)
 
@@ -510,26 +576,48 @@ 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

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Stage UI Test Build Outputs
     inputs:
       sourceFolder: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
-      contents: '$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)/**/*'
+      contents: '**/$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)/tests/**/*'
       targetFolder: '$(JobOutputDirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'
 
   - publish: $(JobOutputDirectory)

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

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ parameters:
   - name: useLatestWebView2
     type: boolean
     default: false
-  - name: useLatestOfficialBuild
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-  - name: useCurrentBranchBuild
-    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: []
@@ -113,16 +115,17 @@ jobs:
       & '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\InstallWinAppDriver.ps1'
     displayName: Download and install WinAppDriver
 
-  - ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
     - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
       inputs:
         buildType: 'specific'
         project: 'Dart'
         definition: '76541'
-        buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
-        ${{ if eq(parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild, true) }}:
-          branchName: '$(Build.SourceBranch)'
+        ${{ if eq(parameters.buildSource, 'specificBuildId') }}:
+          buildVersionToDownload: 'specific'
+          buildId: '${{ parameters.specificBuildId }}'
         ${{ else }}:
+          buildVersionToDownload: 'latestFromBranch'
           branchName: 'refs/heads/main'
         artifactName: 'build-$(BuildPlatform)-Release'
         targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           patterns: |
             **/PowerToysSetup*.exe
 
-  - ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.installMode, 'peruser') }}:
       - pwsh: |-
           & "$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\installPowerToys.ps1" -InstallMode "PerUser"
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         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
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
       env:
         platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
-        useInstallerForTest: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
+        useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}
 
   - ${{ if ne(length(parameters.uiTestModules), 0) }}:
     - ${{ each module in parameters.uiTestModules }}:
@@ -182,6 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           vsTestVersion: 'toolsInstaller'
           uiTests: true
           rerunFailedTests: true
+          testRunTitle: 'UITests_${{ parameters.platform }}_${{ parameters.installMode }}'
           testAssemblyVer2: |
             **\*${{ module }}*.dll
             !**\obj\**
@@ -189,4 +194,4 @@ jobs:
             !**\UITests-FancyZones\**\UITests-FancyZonesEditor.dll
         env:
           platform: '$(TestPlatform)'
-          useInstallerForTest: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
+          useInstallerForTest: ${{ ne(parameters.buildSource, 'buildNow') }}

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

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: enableMsBuildCaching
     type: boolean
     default: false
+  - name: msBuildCacheIsReadOnly
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
   - name: runTests
     type: boolean
     default: true
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ stages:
             buildConfigurations: [Release]
             enablePackageCaching: true
             enableMsBuildCaching: ${{ parameters.enableMsBuildCaching }}
+            msBuildCacheIsReadOnly: ${{ parameters.msBuildCacheIsReadOnly }}
             runTests: ${{ parameters.runTests }}
             useVSPreview: ${{ parameters.useVSPreview }}
             useLatestWinAppSDK: ${{ parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK }}

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

@@ -19,155 +19,40 @@ parameters:
   - name: useLatestWebView2
     type: boolean
     default: false
-  - name: useLatestOfficialBuild
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-  - name: testBothInstallModes
-    type: boolean
-    default: true
-  - name: useCurrentBranchBuild
-    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 }}:
-    - ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, false) }}:
-      - stage: Build_${{ 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 }}
-              timeoutInMinutes: 90
+    # 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 }}
 
-    - ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
-      - stage: BuildUITests_${{ platform }}
-        displayName: Build UI Tests Only
-        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
-                ${{ if eq(parameters.useVSPreview, true) }}:
-                  demands: ImageOverride -equals SHINE-VS17-Preview
-              buildPlatforms:
-                - ${{ platform }}
-              uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-
-    - ${{ if eq(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_x64Win10
-        displayName: Test x64Win10
-        ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - BuildUITests_${{ platform }}
-        ${{ else }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - Build_${{ platform }}
-        jobs:
-            - template: job-test-project.yml
-              parameters:
-                platform: x64Win10
-                configuration: Release
-                useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-                useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-                useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-                uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-
-            # Additional per-user installation test (when both modes are enabled)
-            - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true), eq(parameters.testBothInstallModes, true)) }}:
-              - template: job-test-project.yml
-                parameters:
-                  platform: x64Win10
-                  configuration: Release
-                  useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-                  useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-                  useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-                  uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-                  installMode: 'peruser'
-                  jobSuffix: '_PerUser'
-
-    - ${{ if eq(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_x64Win11
-        displayName: Test x64Win11
-        ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - BuildUITests_${{ platform }}
-        ${{ else }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - Build_${{ platform }}
-        jobs:
-            - template: job-test-project.yml
-              parameters:
-                platform: x64Win11
-                configuration: Release
-                useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-                useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-                useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-                uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-
-            # Additional per-user installation test (when both modes are enabled)
-            - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true), eq(parameters.testBothInstallModes, true)) }}:
-              - template: job-test-project.yml
-                parameters:
-                  platform: x64Win11
-                  configuration: Release
-                  useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-                  useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-                  useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-                  uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-                  installMode: 'peruser'
-                  jobSuffix: '_PerUser'
-
-    - ${{ if ne(platform, 'x64') }}:
-      - stage: Test_${{ platform }}
-        displayName: Test ${{ platform }}
-        ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true) }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - BuildUITests_${{ platform }}
-        ${{ else }}:
-          dependsOn:
-            - Build_${{ platform }}
-        jobs:
-          - template: job-test-project.yml
-            parameters:
-              platform: ${{ platform }}
-              configuration: Release
-              useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-              useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-              useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-              uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-
-          # Additional per-user installation test (when both modes are enabled)
-          - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild, true), eq(parameters.testBothInstallModes, true)) }}:
-            - template: job-test-project.yml
-              parameters:
-                platform: ${{ platform }}
-                configuration: Release
-                useLatestWebView2: ${{ parameters.useLatestWebView2 }}
-                useLatestOfficialBuild: ${{ parameters.useLatestOfficialBuild }}
-                useCurrentBranchBuild: ${{ parameters.useCurrentBranchBuild }}
-                uiTestModules: ${{ parameters.uiTestModules }}
-                installMode: 'peruser'
-                jobSuffix: '_PerUser'
+    # 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 +1,241 @@
+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
+  
+  #### BUILDING AND SIGNING SilentFilesInUseBAFunction DLL
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Build SilentFilesInUseBAFunction
+    inputs:
+      solution: "**/installer/PowerToysSetup.sln"
+      vsVersion: 17.0
+      msbuildArgs: >-
+        /t:SilentFilesInUseBAFunction
+        /p:RunBuildEvents=true;PerUser=${{parameters.buildUserInstaller}};RestorePackagesConfig=true;CIBuild=true
+        /p:InstallerSuffix=${{ parameters.installerSuffix }}
+        -restore -graph
+        /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\installer-$(InstallerBuildSlug)-SilentFilesInUseBAFunction.binlog
+        ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
+      platform: $(BuildPlatform)
+      configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
+      clean: false # don't undo our hard work above by deleting the msi
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+      maximumCpuCount: true
+
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.codeSign, true) }}:
+    - template: steps-esrp-signing.yml
+      parameters:
+        displayName: ${{replace(replace(parameters.buildUserInstaller,'True','👤'),'False','💻')}} Sign SilentFilesInUseBAFunction
+        signingIdentity: ${{ parameters.signingIdentity }}
+        inputs:
+          FolderPath: 'installer/$(BuildPlatform)/$(BuildConfiguration)'
+          signType: batchSigning
+          batchSignPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\ESRPSigning_installer.json'
+          ciPolicyFile: '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\.pipelines\CIPolicy.xml'
+
+  #### END BUILDING AND SIGNING SilentFilesInUseBAFunction DLL
+  
+  #### 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 nor SilentFilesInUseBAFunction
+      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/v2/templates/steps-fetch-and-prepare-localizations.yml

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ steps:
     displayName: 'Download Localization Files -- PowerToys 37400'
     inputs:
       teamId: 37400
-      TDBuildServiceConnection: $(TouchdownServiceConnection)
-      authType: SubjectNameIssuer
+      FederatedIdentityTDBuildServiceConnection: $(TouchdownServiceConnection)
+      authType: FederatedIdentityTDBuild
       resourceFilePath: |
        **\Resources.resx
        **\Resource.resx

.pipelines/verifyCommonProps.ps1

@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ foreach ($csprojFile in $csprojFilesArray) {
     if ($csprojFile -like '*TemplateCmdPalExtension.csproj') {
         continue
     }
+    
+    # The CmdPal.Core projects use a common shared props file, so skip them
+    if ($csprojFile -like '*Microsoft.CmdPal.Core.*.csproj') {
+        continue
+    }
+    if ($csprojFile -like '*Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell.csproj') {
+        continue
+    }
 
     $importExists = Test-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps -filePath $csprojFile
     if (!$importExists) {

.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
+        }
+    ]
+}

Directory.Build.props

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <_PropertySheetDisplayName>PowerToys.Root.Props</_PropertySheetDisplayName>
     <ForceImportBeforeCppProps>$(MsbuildThisFileDirectory)\Cpp.Build.props</ForceImportBeforeCppProps>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj'">
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>

Directory.Build.targets

@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@
 
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildCachePackageRoot)\build\$(MSBuildCachePackageName).targets" Condition="'$(MSBuildCacheEnabled)' == 'true'" />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildCacheSharedCompilationPackageRoot)\build\Microsoft.MSBuildCache.SharedCompilation.targets" Condition="'$(MSBuildCacheEnabled)' == 'true'" />
+
+  <!-- Override ManifestTool to the x64 host tool under WindowsSdkDir for all projects once the SDK path is known. -->
+  <PropertyGroup Label="ManifestToolOverride">
+    <ManifestTool Condition="Exists('$(WindowsSdkDir)bin\x64\mt.exe')">$(WindowsSdkDir)bin\x64\mt.exe</ManifestTool>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3" Version="2.0.0-beta" />
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
     <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" />
@@ -20,11 +22,11 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" Version="8.2.250402" />
     <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown" Version="7.1.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.250703-build.2173" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock" Version="0.1.251002-build.2316" />
     <PackageVersion Include="ControlzEx" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit" Version="2.24.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf" Version="2.24.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="HtmlAgilityPack" Version="1.12.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="hyjiacan.pinyin4net" Version="4.1.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Interop.Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote" Version="1.1.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="LazyCache" Version="2.4.0" />
@@ -33,22 +35,23 @@
     <!-- 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="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="2.0.240111.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <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" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.3179.45" />
     <!-- 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="9.0.7" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.8" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <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. -->
     <!-- 
@@ -56,19 +59,22 @@
       This is present due to a bug in CsWinRT where WPF projects cause the analyzer to fail.
 	-->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.4188" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250513003" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.26100.4948" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.8.250907003" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" Version="2.0.9" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.39" />
     <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="NJsonSchema" Version="11.4.0" />
+    <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. -->
@@ -76,39 +82,47 @@
     <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="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
+    <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="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <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="WinUIEx" Version="2.2.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="UTF.Unknown" Version="2.6.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="WinUIEx" Version="2.8.0" />
     <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.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock 0.1.250703-build.2173
-- 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 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Bot.AdaptiveExpressions.Core 4.23.0
-- Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers 9.0.0
-- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent 3.1.16
-- Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler (A)
-- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.7
-- 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 9.0.7
-- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.7
-- 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 9.0.7
-- System.CommandLine 2.0.0-beta4.22272.1
-- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.7
-- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.7
-- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.7
-- System.Data.SqlClient 4.9.0
-- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.7
-- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.7
-- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.7
-- System.IO.Abstractions 22.0.13
-- System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers 22.0.13
-- System.Management 9.0.7
-- System.Net.Http 4.3.4
-- System.Private.Uri 4.3.2
-- System.Reactive 6.0.1
-- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.7
-- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.7
-- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.7
-- System.Text.Json 9.0.7
-- 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
+- ControlzEx
+- HelixToolkit
+- HelixToolkit.Core.Wpf
+- hyjiacan.pinyin4net
+- Interop.Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote
+- LazyCache
+- Mages
+- Markdig.Signed
+- MessagePack
+- ModernWpfUI
+- Moq
+- MSTest
+- NJsonSchema
+- 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

@@ -1,81 +1,253 @@
-# Microsoft PowerToys
+<p align="center">
+    <picture>
+      <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="./doc/images/readme/pt-hero.light.png" />
+      <img src="./doc/images/readme/pt-hero.dark.png" />
+  </picture>
+</p>
+<h1 align="center">
+  <span>Microsoft PowerToys</span>
+</h1>
 
-![Hero image for Microsoft PowerToys](doc/images/overview/PT_hero_image.png)
+<h3 align="center">
+  <a href="#-installation">Installation</a>
+  <span> · </span>
+  <a href="https://aka.ms/powertoys-docs">Documentation</a>
+  <span> · </span>
+  <a href="https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog">Blog</a>
+  <span> · </span>
+  <a href="#-whats-new">Release notes</a>
+</h3>
+<br/><br/>
+Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that help you customize Windows and streamline everyday tasks.
+<br/><br/>
 
-[How to use PowerToys][usingPowerToys-docs-link] | [Downloads & Release notes][github-release-link] | [Contributing to PowerToys](#contributing) | [What's Happening](#whats-happening) | [Roadmap](#powertoys-roadmap)
+|   |   |   |
+|---|---|---|
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/AdvancedPaste.png" alt="Advanced Paste icon" height="16"> Advanced Paste](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AdvancedPaste) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Always%20On%20Top.png" alt="Always on Top icon" height="16"> Always on Top](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AoT) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Awake.png" alt="Awake icon" height="16"> Awake](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Awake) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Color%20Picker.png" alt="Color Picker icon" height="16"> Color Picker](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ColorPicker) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command%20Not%20Found.png" alt="Command Not Found icon" height="16"> Command Not Found](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdNotFound) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Command Palette.png" alt="Command Palette icon" height="16"> Command Palette](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CmdPal) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Crop%20And%20Lock.png" alt="Crop and Lock icon" height="16"> Crop And Lock](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_CropAndLock) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Environment%20Manager.png" alt="Environment Variables icon" height="16"> Environment Variables](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_EnvironmentVariables) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/FancyZones.png" alt="FancyZones icon" height="16"> FancyZones](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FancyZones) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Explorer%20Preview.png" alt="File Explorer Add-ons icon" height="16"> File Explorer Add-ons](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileExplorerAddOns) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/File%20Locksmith.png" alt="File Locksmith icon" height="16"> File Locksmith](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_FileLocksmith) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Host%20File%20Editor.png" alt="Hosts File Editor icon" height="16"> Hosts File Editor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_HostsFileEditor) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Image%20Resizer.png" alt="Image Resizer icon" height="16"> Image Resizer](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ImageResizer) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Keyboard%20Manager.png" alt="Keyboard Manager icon" height="16"> Keyboard Manager](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_KeyboardManager) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Find My Mouse.png" alt="Mouse Utilities icon" height="16"> Mouse Utilities](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseUtilities) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/MouseWithoutBorders.png" alt="Mouse Without Borders icon" height="16"> Mouse Without Borders](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_MouseWithoutBorders) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/NewPlus.png" alt="New+ icon" height="16"> New+](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_NewPlus) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Peek.png" alt="Peek icon" height="16"> Peek](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Peek) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerRename.png" alt="PowerRename icon" height="16"> PowerRename](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerRename) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerToys%20Run.png" alt="PowerToys Run icon" height="16"> PowerToys Run](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_PowerToysRun) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerAccent.png" alt="Quick Accent icon" height="16"> Quick Accent](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_QuickAccent) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/Registry%20Preview.png" alt="Registry Preview icon" height="16"> Registry Preview](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_RegistryPreview) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/MeasureTool.png" alt="Screen Ruler icon" height="16"> Screen Ruler](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ScreenRuler) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Shortcut%20Guide.png" alt="Shortcut Guide icon" height="16"> Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) |
+| [<img src="doc/images/icons/PowerOCR.png" alt="Text Extractor icon" height="16"> Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/Workspaces.png" alt="Workspaces icon" height="16"> Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) | [<img src="doc/images/icons/ZoomIt.png" alt="ZoomIt icon" height="16"> ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |
 
-## About
 
-Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. For more info on [PowerToys overviews and how to use the utilities][usingPowerToys-docs-link], or any other tools and resources for [Windows development environments](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/dev-environment/overview), head over to [learn.microsoft.com][usingPowerToys-docs-link]!
+## 📋 Installation
 
-|              | Current utilities: |              |
-|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
-| [Advanced Paste](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AdvancedPaste) | [Always on Top](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_AoT) | [PowerToys Awake](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Awake) |
-| [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) |
-| [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) |
-| [Shortcut Guide](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ShortcutGuide) | [Text Extractor](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_TextExtractor) | [Workspaces](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_Workspaces) |
-| [ZoomIt](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_ZoomIt) |
+For detailed installation instructions, visit the [installation docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/install). 
 
-## Installing and running Microsoft PowerToys
+Before you begin, make sure your device meets the system requirements:
 
-### Requirements
+> [!NOTE]
+> - Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 (20H1 / build 19041) or newer
+> - 64-bit processor: x64 or ARM64
+> - Latest stable version of [Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703) is installed via the bootstrapper during setup
 
-- Windows 11 or Windows 10 version 2004 (code name 20H1 / build number 19041) or newer.
-- x64 or ARM64 processor
-- Our installer will install the following items:
-   - [Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703) bootstrapper. This will install the latest version.
+Choose one of the installation methods below:
 
-### Via GitHub with EXE [Recommended]
+<details>
+<summary>Download .exe from GitHub</summary>
 
-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.
+Go to the [PowerToys GitHub releases][github-release-link], click Assets to reveal the downloads, and choose the installer that matches your architecture and install scope. For most devices, that's the x64 per-user installer.
 
 <!-- items that need to be updated release to release -->
-[github-next-release-work]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22PowerToys+0.93%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/v0.92.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.1-x64.exe 
-[ptUserArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.1/PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.1-arm64.exe 
-[ptMachineX64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.1/PowerToysSetup-0.92.1-x64.exe 
-[ptMachineArm64]: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.92.1/PowerToysSetup-0.92.1-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-0.92.1-x64.exe][ptUserX64] |
-| Per user - ARM64     | [PowerToysUserSetup-0.92.1-arm64.exe][ptUserArm64] |
-| Machine wide - x64   | [PowerToysSetup-0.92.1-x64.exe][ptMachineX64] |
-| Machine wide - ARM64 | [PowerToysSetup-0.92.1-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.
+</details>
 
-### Via Microsoft Store
+<details>
+<summary>Microsoft Store</summary>
+You can easily install PowerToys from the Microsoft Store:
+<p>
+  <a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://aka.ms/getPowertoys">
+    <picture>
+      <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="doc/images/readme/StoreBadge-dark.png" width="148" />
+      <img src="doc/images/readme/StoreBadge-light.png" width="148" />
+  </picture></a>
+</p>
+</details>
 
-Install from the [Microsoft Store's PowerToys page][microsoft-store-link]. You must be using the [new Microsoft Store](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsExperience/2021/06/24/building-a-new-open-microsoft-store-on-windows-11/), which is available for both Windows 11 and Windows 10.
 
-### Via WinGet
+<details>
+<summary>WinGet</summary>
+
 Download PowerToys from [WinGet][winget-link]. Updating PowerToys via winget will respect the current PowerToys installation scope. To install PowerToys, run the following command from the command line / PowerShell:
 
-#### User scope installer [default]
+*User scope installer [default]*
 ```powershell
 winget install Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
 
-#### Machine-wide scope installer
-
+*Machine-wide scope installer*
 ```powershell
 winget install --scope machine Microsoft.PowerToys -s winget
 ```
+</details>
 
-### Other install methods
+<details>
+<summary>Other methods</summary>
 
 There are [community driven install methods](./doc/unofficialInstallMethods.md) such as Chocolatey and Scoop. If these are your preferred install solutions, you can find the install instructions there.
+</details>
 
-## Third-Party Run Plugins
+## ✨ What's new
+**Version 0.94 (September 2025)**
 
-There is a collection of [third-party plugins](./doc/thirdPartyRunPlugins.md) created by the community that aren't distributed with PowerToys.
+For an in-depth look at the latest changes, visit the [Windows Command Line blog](https://aka.ms/powertoys-releaseblog).
+
+**✨ Highlights**
+
+ - 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)!
+
+### Always On Top
+
+ - Fixed the border hover cursor so it shows the arrow instead of the wait cursor. Thanks [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti)!
+
+### Command Palette
+
+ - 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
+
+ - 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 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
+
+ - Blocked Easy Mouse from switching machines during fullscreen apps, with an allow-list for exceptions. Thanks [@dot-tb](https://github.com/dot-tb)!
+
+### Peek
+
+ - 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
+
+ - Changed the Explorer accelerator key to PowErRename to avoid clashing with the New menu. Thanks [@aaron-ni](https://github.com/aaron-ni)!
+
+### Quick Accent
+
+ - 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 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.
+
+### Installer
+
+ - 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
+
+ - 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
+
+ - 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.
+
+## 🛣️ Roadmap
+
+For [v0.95][github-next-release-work], we'll work on the items below:
+
+ - Continued Command Palette polish
+ - 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
+
+The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn't be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work. Your contributions and feedback improve PowerToys month after month!
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -87,151 +259,6 @@ Most contributions require you to agree to a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA
 
 For guidance on developing for PowerToys, please read the [developer docs](./doc/devdocs) for a detailed breakdown. This includes how to setup your computer to compile.
 
-## What's Happening
-
-### PowerToys Roadmap
-
-Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
-
-### 0.92 - June 2025 Update
-
-In this release, we focused on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation.
-
-**✨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.
-
-### Color Picker
-
- - 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)!  
-
-### 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))
-
-### 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.  
-
-### Hosts File Editor
-
- - Added an in-app *“Learn more”* link to warning dialogs for quick guidance. Thanks [@PesBandi](https://github.com/PesBandi)!  
-
-### 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.  
-
-### 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.
-
-### PowerRename
-
- - Added support for $YY-$MM-$DD in ModificationTime and AccessTime to enable flexible date-based renaming.
-
-### PowerToys Run
-
- - 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)!  
-
-### 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.
-
-### Workspaces
-
- - 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.
-
-### 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)!
-
-### 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.
-
-### General
-
-- 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:
-
- - Continued Command Palette polish
- - New UI automation tests
- - Working on installer upgrades
- - Working on shortcut conflict detection
- - Upgrading Keyboard Manager's editor UI
- - Stability, bug fixes
-
-## PowerToys Community
-
-The PowerToys team is extremely grateful to have the [support of an amazing active community][community-link]. The work you do is incredibly important. PowerToys wouldn’t be nearly what it is today without your help filing bugs, updating documentation, guiding the design, or writing features. We want to say thank you and take time to recognize your work.  Month by month, you directly help make PowerToys a better piece of software.
-
 ## Code of Conduct
 
 This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct][oss-conduct-code].

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/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/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/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/development/ui-tests.md

@@ -22,23 +22,23 @@ The PowerToys UI test pipeline provides flexible options for building and testin
 
 ### Pipeline Options
 
-- **useLatestOfficialBuild**: When checked, downloads the latest official PowerToys build and installs it for testing. This skips the full solution build and only builds UI test projects.
+- **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
 
-- **useCurrentBranchBuild**: When checked along with `useLatestOfficialBuild`, downloads the official build from the current branch instead of main.
+  **Default value**: `latestMainOfficialBuild`
 
-  **Default value**: `false` (downloads from main branch)
+- **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**:
-  - **Default scenario**: The pipeline tests against the latest signed PowerToys build from the `main` branch, regardless of which branch your test code changes are from
-  - **Custom branch testing**: Only specify `true` when:
-    - Your branch has produced its own signed PowerToys build via the official build pipeline
-    - You want to test against that specific branch's PowerToys build instead of main
-    - You are testing PowerToys functionality changes that are only available in your branch's build
+  - Testing against a specific known build for reproducibility
+  - Regression testing against a particular build version
+  - Validating fixes in a specific build before release
   
-  **Important notes**:
-  - The test pipeline itself runs from your specified branch, but by default tests against the main branch's PowerToys build
-  - Not all branches have signed builds available - only use this if you're certain your branch has a signed build
-  - If enabled but no build exists for your branch, the pipeline may fail or fall back to main
+  **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
@@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ The PowerToys UI test pipeline provides flexible options for building and testin
 
 ### Build Modes
 
-1. **Official Build + Selective Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild = true`)
-   - Downloads and installs official PowerToys build
-   - Builds only specified UI test projects
-   - Runs specified UI tests against installed PowerToys
-   - Controlled by `uiTestModules` parameter
+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. **Full Build + Testing** (`useLatestOfficialBuild = false`)
-   - Builds entire PowerToys solution
+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 (all or specific based on `uiTestModules`)
-   - Uses freshly built PowerToys for testing
+   - Runs UI tests against freshly built PowerToys
+   - Uses artifacts from current pipeline build
 
-> **Note**: Both modes support the `uiTestModules` parameter to control which specific UI test modules to build and run.
+> **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/modules/lightswitch.md

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# Light Switch
+
+[Public Overview – Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/light-switch)
+
+## Quick Links
+
+* [All Issues](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3AProduct-LightSwitch)
+* [Bugs](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3AProduct-LightSwitch%20label%3AIssue-Bug)
+* [Pull Requests](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3AProduct-LightSwitch)
+
+## Overview
+
+The **Light Switch** module lets users automatically transition between light and dark mode using a timed schedule or a keyboard shortcut.
+
+## Features
+
+* Set custom times to start and stop dark mode.
+* Use geolocation to determine local sunrise and sunset times.
+* Apply offsets in sunrise mode (e.g., 15 minutes before sunset).
+* Quickly toggle between modes with a keyboard shortcut (`Ctrl+Shift+Win+D` by default).
+* Choose whether theme changes apply to:
+
+  * Apps only
+  * System only
+  * Both apps and system
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Main Components
+
+* **Shortcut/Hotkey**
+  Listens for a hotkey event. Calling `onHotkey()` flips the theme flags.
+
+  > **Note:** Using the shortcut overrides the current schedule until the next transition event.
+
+* **LightSwitchService**
+  Reads settings and applies theming. Runs a check every minute to ensure the state is correct.
+
+* **SettingsXAML/LightSwitch**
+  Provides the settings UI for configuring schedules, syncing location, and customizing shortcuts.
+
+* **Settings.UI/ViewModels/LightSwitchViewModel.cs**
+  Handles updates to the settings file and communicates changes to the front end.
+
+* **modules/LightSwitch/Tests**
+  Contains UI tests that verify interactions between the settings UI, system state, and `settings.json`.
+
+### Data Flow
+
+1. User configures settings in the UI (default: manual mode, light mode from 06:00–18:00).
+2. Every minute, the service checks the time.
+
+   * If it’s not a threshold, the service sleeps until the next minute.
+   * If it matches a threshold, the service applies the theme based on settings and returns to sleep.
+3. At **midnight**, when in *Sunrise to Sunset* mode, the service updates daily sunrise and sunset times.
+4. If the machine was asleep during a scheduled event, the service applies the correct settings at the next check.
+
+## User Interface
+
+The module’s settings are exposed in the PowerToys Settings UI. Options include:
+
+* Shortcut customization
+* Mode selection (Manual or Sunrise to Sunset)
+* Manual start/stop times (manual mode only)
+* Automatic sunrise/sunset calculation (location-based)
+* Time offsets (sunrise mode)
+* Target scope (system, apps, or both)
+
+## Development Environment Setup
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+* Visual Studio 2019 or later
+* Windows 10 SDK
+* PowerToys repository cloned from GitHub
+
+### Building and Testing
+
+1. Clone the repo:
+
+   ```sh
+   git clone https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys.git
+   ```
+2. Initialize submodules:
+
+   ```sh
+   git submodule update --init --recursive
+   ```
+3. Build the solution:
+
+   ```sh
+   msbuild -restore -p:RestorePackagesConfig=true -p:Platform=ARM64 -m PowerToys.sln
+   ```
+
+   > Note: This may take some time.
+4. Set `runner` as the startup project and press **F5**.
+5. Enable Light Switch in PowerToys Settings.
+6. To debug the service:
+
+   * Press `Ctrl+Alt+P` or go to **Debug > Attach to Process**.
+   * Select `LightSwitchService.exe` and click **Attach**.
+   * You can now set breakpoints in the service files.
+7. To debug the Settings UI:
+
+   * Set the startup project to `PowerToys.Settings` and press **F5**.
+   * Note: Light Switch settings will not persist in this mode (they depend on the service executable).
+   * Alternatively, you can attach `PowerToys.Settings.exe` to the debugger while `runner` is running to test the full flow with breakpoints.

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/dsc/Settings.md

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Settings resource
+Manage the settings for PowerToys modules
+
+## Commands
+
+### ✨ Modules
+List all the modules supported by the settings resource.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe modules --resource 'settings'
+AdvancedPaste
+AlwaysOnTop
+App
+Awake
+ColorPicker
+CropAndLock
+EnvironmentVariables
+FancyZones
+FileLocksmith
+FindMyMouse
+Hosts
+ImageResizer
+KeyboardManager
+MeasureTool
+MouseHighlighter
+MouseJump
+MousePointerCrosshairs
+Peek
+PowerAccent
+PowerOCR
+PowerRename
+RegistryPreview
+ShortcutGuide
+Workspaces
+ZoomIt
+```
+
+### 📄 Get
+Get the settings for a specific module.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables
+{"settings":{"properties":{"LaunchAdministrator":{"value":true}},"name":"EnvironmentVariables","version":"1.0"}}
+```
+
+### 🖨️ Export
+Export the settings for a specific module.
+
+ℹ️ Settings resource Get and Export operation output states are identical.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe get --resource 'settings' --module EnvironmentVariables
+{"settings":{"properties":{"LaunchAdministrator":{"value":true}},"name":"EnvironmentVariables","version":"1.0"}}
+```
+
+### 📝 Set
+Set the settings for a specific module. This command will update the settings to the specified values.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe set --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input '{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}'
+{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}
+["settings"]
+```
+
+### 🧪 Test
+Test the settings for a specific module. This command will check if the current settings match the desired state.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe test --resource 'settings' --module Awake --input '{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000002-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"}}'
+{"settings":{"properties":{"keepDisplayOn":false,"mode":0,"intervalHours":0,"intervalMinutes":1,"expirationDateTime":"2025-08-13T10:10:00.000001-07:00","customTrayTimes":{}},"name":"Awake","version":"0.0.1"},"_inDesiredState":false}
+["settings"]
+```
+
+### 🛠️ Schema
+Generates the JSON schema for the settings resource of a specific module.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module Awake
+{"$schema":"http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#","title":"SettingsResourceObjectOfAwakeSettings","type":"object","additionalProperties":false,"required":["settings"],"properties":{"_inDesiredState":{"type":["boolean","null"],"description":"Indicates whether an instance is in the desired state"},"settings":{"description":"The settings content for the module."}}}
+PS E:\src\powertoys> PowerToys.DSC.exe schema --resource 'settings' --module Awake | Format-Json
+```
+
+### 📦 Manifest
+Generates a manifest dsc resource JSON file for the specified module.
+- If the module is not specified, it will generate a manifest for all modules.
+- If the output directory is not specified, it will print the manifest to the console.
+```shell
+PS C:\> PowerToys.DSC.exe manifest --resource settings --module 'Awake' --outputDir "C:\manifests"
+```

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

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Contact the developers of a plugin directly for assistance with a specific plugi
 | [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 |
+| [CheatSheets](https://github.com/ruslanlap/PowerToysRun-CheatSheets) | [ruslanlap](https://github.com/ruslanlap) | 📚 Find cheat sheets and command examples instantly from tldr pages, cheat.sh, and devhints.io. Features include favorites system, categories, offline mode, and smart caching. |
 
 ## Extending software plugins
 
@@ -72,4 +74,5 @@ 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
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 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
@@ -17,6 +16,14 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Version", "..\src\common\ve
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 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
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+		{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
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 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
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@@ -85,4 +122,4 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {B7A3DA30-D443-40FF-AC51-988AD41E3962}
 	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
+EndGlobal

installer/PowerToysSetup/CmdPal.wxs

@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
   <Fragment>
     <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder">
       <Directory Id="CmdPalInstallFolder" Name="CmdPal">
-        <Directory Id="CmdPalDepsInstallFolder" Name="Dependencies">
-        <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 ?>
-          <Directory Id="CmdPalDepsX64InstallFolder" Name="x64" />
-        <?else ?>
-          <Directory Id="CmdPalDepsArm64InstallFolder" Name="arm64" />
-        <?endif ?>
-        </Directory>
       </Directory>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -33,41 +26,14 @@
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
-    <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 ?>
-    <DirectoryRef Id="CmdPalDepsX64InstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_Test\Dependencies\x64">
-      <Component Id="Module_CmdPal_Deps" Win64="yes" Guid="C2790FC4-0665-4462-947A-D942A2AABFF0">
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-      </Component>
-    </DirectoryRef>
-    <?else ?>
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-      </Component>
-    </DirectoryRef>
-    <?endif ?>
-
     <ComponentGroup Id="CmdPalComponentGroup">
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         <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveCmdPalInstallDirFolder" Directory="CmdPalInstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
-        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveCmdPalDepsInstallDirFolder" Directory="CmdPalDepsInstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
-    <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 ?>
-        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveCmdPalDepsX64InstallDirFolder" Directory="CmdPalDepsX64InstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
-    <?else ?>
-        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveCmdPalDepsArm64InstallDirFolder" Directory="CmdPalDepsArm64InstallFolder" On="uninstall"/>
-    <?endif ?>
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       <ComponentRef Id="Module_CmdPal" />
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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

@@ -16,71 +16,6 @@
     <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
     <!--ImageResizerAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
 
-      <Component Id="Module_ImageResizer_Registry" Win64="yes">
-        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{51B4D7E5-7568-4234-B4BB-47FB3C016A69}\InprocServer32">
-          <RegistryValue Value="[WinUI3AppsInstallFolder]PowerToys.ImageResizerExt.dll" Type="string" />
-          <RegistryValue Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" Type="string" />
-        </RegistryKey>
-
-        <RegistryValue Root="$(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

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SET PTRoot=$(SolutionDir)\..
 call "..\..\..\publish.cmd" x64
 )
 call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\generateMonacoWxs.ps1 -monacoWxsFile "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\MonacoSRC.wxs"
+call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\generateDscResourcesWxs.ps1 -dscWxsFile "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\DscResources.wxs" -Platform "$(Platform)" -Configuration "$(Configuration)"
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)' != 'x64'">
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ SET PTRoot=$(SolutionDir)\..
 call "..\..\..\publish.cmd" arm64
 )
 call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\generateMonacoWxs.ps1 -monacoWxsFile "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\MonacoSRC.wxs"
+call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\generateDscResourcesWxs.ps1 -dscWxsFile "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\DscResources.wxs" -Platform "$(Platform)" -Configuration "$(Configuration)"
     </PreBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ 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>
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ call powershell.exe -NonInteractive -executionpolicy Unrestricted -File $(MSBuil
     <Compile Include="Hosts.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="ImageResizer.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="KeyboardManager.wxs" />
+    <Compile Include="DscResources.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="Peek.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="PowerRename.wxs" />
     <Compile Include="RegistryPreview.wxs" />

installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="NewPlusComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="NewPlusTemplatesComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="ResourcesComponentGroup" />
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="DscResourcesComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="WindowsAppSDKComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="ToolComponentGroup" />
       <ComponentGroupRef Id="MonacoSRCHeatGenerated" />
@@ -176,6 +177,18 @@
       <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>
@@ -312,7 +325,6 @@
                   BinaryKey="PTCustomActions"
                   DllEntry="UninstallDSCModuleCA"
                    />
-
       <CustomAction Id="UninstallServicesTask"
                     Return="ignore"
                     Impersonate="yes"
@@ -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 $(var.LocLanguageList)?>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       </Component>
       <Component
           Id="ImageResizer_$(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_$(var.IdSafeLanguage)_Component" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@
           <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderResourcesResource$(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/generateDscResourcesWxs.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+Param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
+    [string]$dscWxsFile,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
+    [string]$Platform,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True)]
+    [string]$Configuration
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$buildOutputDir = Join-Path $scriptDir "..\..\$Platform\$Configuration"
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $buildOutputDir)) {
+    Write-Error "Build output directory not found: '$buildOutputDir'"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$dscFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $buildOutputDir -Filter "microsoft.powertoys.*.settings.dsc.resource.json" -File
+
+if (-not $dscFiles) {
+    Write-Warning "No DSC manifest files found in '$buildOutputDir'"
+    $wxsContent = @"
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+  <?include `$(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+  <Fragment>
+    <ComponentGroup Id="DscResourcesComponentGroup">
+    </ComponentGroup>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>
+"@
+    Set-Content -Path $dscWxsFile -Value $wxsContent
+    exit 0
+}
+
+Write-Host "Found $($dscFiles.Count) DSC manifest file(s)"
+
+$wxsContent = @"
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+  <?include `$(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="DSCModulesReferenceFolder">
+"@
+
+$componentRefs = @()
+foreach ($file in $dscFiles) {
+    $componentId = "DscResource_" + ($file.BaseName -replace '[^A-Za-z0-9_]', '_')
+    $fileId = $componentId + "_File"
+    $guid = [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString().ToUpper()
+    $componentRefs += $componentId
+    
+    $wxsContent += @"
+
+      <Component Id="$componentId" Guid="{$guid}">
+        <RegistryKey Root="`$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="$componentId" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Id="$fileId" Source="`$(var.BinDir)$($file.Name)" Vital="no"/>
+      </Component>
+"@
+}
+
+$wxsContent += @"
+
+    </DirectoryRef>
+  </Fragment>
+  <Fragment>
+    <ComponentGroup Id="DscResourcesComponentGroup">
+"@
+
+foreach ($componentId in $componentRefs) {
+    $wxsContent += @"
+
+      <ComponentRef Id="$componentId"/>
+"@
+}
+
+$wxsContent += @"
+
+    </ComponentGroup>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>
+"@
+
+Set-Content -Path $dscWxsFile -Value $wxsContent
+Write-Host "Generated DSC resources WiX fragment: '$dscWxsFile'"

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;

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
+	SetBundleInstallLocationCA

installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext/PowerToysSetupCustomActionsVNext.vcxproj

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<?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\LightSwitch.wxs"" ""$(ProjectDir)..\PowerToysSetupVNext\LightSwitch.wxs.bk""""
+      call cmd /C "copy ""$(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

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?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

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#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

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// 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

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+<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>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/CmdPal.wxs

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+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+  <?define CmdPalBuildDir="$(var.BinDir)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\"?>
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder">
+      <Directory Id="CmdPalInstallFolder" Name="CmdPal">
+      </Directory>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="CmdPalInstallFolder" FileSource="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_Test">
+      <Component Id="Module_CmdPal" Guid="3A4942B2-1A86-4182-B3B4-65157365A980" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Module_CmdPal" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <?if $(sys.BUILDARCH) = x64 ?>
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI___var.CmdPalVersion_._x64.msix" Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_Test\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_x64.msix" />
+        <?else?>
+        <File Id="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI___var.CmdPalVersion_._arm64.msix" Source="$(var.CmdPalBuildDir)AppPackages\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_Test\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI_$(var.CmdPalVersion)_arm64.msix" />
+        <?endif?>
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <ComponentGroup Id="CmdPalComponentGroup">
+      <Component Id="RemoveCmdPalFolder" Guid="2DF90C08-CC75-4245-A14E-B82904636C53" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveCmdPalFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveCmdPalInstallDirFolder" Directory="CmdPalInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+      <ComponentRef Id="Module_CmdPal" />
+    </ComponentGroup>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/ColorPicker.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <?define ColorPickerAssetsFiles=?>
+  <?define ColorPickerAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)Assets\ColorPicker\?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+  <!-- Color Picker -->
+    <DirectoryRef Id="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="ColorPickerAssetsFolder" Name="ColorPicker" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <!-- Color Picker Resources -->
+    <DirectoryRef Id="ColorPickerAssetsFolder" FileSource="$(var.ColorPickerAssetsFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--ColorPickerAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <ComponentGroup Id="ColorPickerComponentGroup">
+      <Component Id="RemoveColorPickerFolder" Guid="18C0C18C-F38A-4C88-B22C-9222F3A5B2EB" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveColorPickerFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderColorPickerAssetsFolder" Directory="ColorPickerAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Common.wxi

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<Include>
+  <!-- Names of folders and projects -->
+  <?define FancyZonesProjectName="FancyZones"?>
+  <?define ImageResizerProjectName="ImageResizer"?>
+  <?define KeyboardManagerProjectName="KeyboardManager"?>
+  <?define PowerAccentProjectName="PowerAccent"?>
+  <?define PowerRenameProjectName="PowerRename"?>
+  <?define FileLocksmithProjectName="FileLocksmith"?>
+  <?define ColorPickerProjectName="ColorPicker"?>
+  <?define PowerOCRProjectName="PowerOCR"?>
+  <?define AwakeProjectName="Awake"?>
+  <?define MouseUtilsProjectName="MouseUtils"?>
+  <?define AlwaysOnTopProjectName="AlwaysOnTop"?>
+  <?define MeasureToolProjectName="MeasureTool"?>
+  <?define HostsProjectName="Hosts"?>
+  <?define MouseWithoutBordersProjectName="MouseWithoutBorders"?>
+  <?define AdvancedPasteProjectName="AdvancedPaste"?>
+  <?define RegistryPreviewProjectName="RegistryPreview"?>
+  <?define PeekProjectName="Peek"?>
+  <?define WorkspacesProjectName="Workspaces"?>
+  
+  <?define RepoDir="$(var.ProjectDir)..\..\" ?>
+  <?if $(var.Platform) = x64?>
+        <?define PowerToysPlatform="x64"?>
+        <?define PlatformProgramFiles="[ProgramFiles64Folder]"?>
+        <?define PlatformLK="x64" ?>
+        <?define BinDir="$(var.RepoDir)x64\$(var.Configuration)\" ?>
+  <?else?>
+        <!-- stable WIX 3 doesn't support ARM64, so we build installers as x86 -->
+        <?define PowerToysPlatform="ARM64"?>
+        <!--TODO: define to ARM64 Program files once it's available-->
+        <?define PlatformProgramFiles="[ProgramFiles6432Folder]"?> 
+        <?define PlatformLK="arm64" ?>
+        <?define BinDir="$(var.RepoDir)ARM64\$(var.Configuration)\" ?>
+  <?endif?>
+
+  <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true"?>
+        <?define PerMachineYesNo="no"?>
+        <?define MSIPath="UserSetup"?>
+        <?define MSIName="PowerToysUserSetup-$(var.Version)-$(var.InstallerSuffix)-$(var.PowerToysPlatform).msi"?>
+        <?define DefaultInstallDir="LocalAppDataFolder" ?>
+        <?define RegistryScope="HKCU" ?>
+        <?define InstallScope="perUser" ?>
+        <?define InstallPrivileges="limited" ?>
+        <?define UpgradeCodeGUID="D8B559DB-4C98-487A-A33F-50A8EEE42726" ?>
+   <?else?>
+        <?define PerMachineYesNo="yes"?>
+        <?define MSIPath="MachineSetup"?>
+        <?define MSIName="PowerToysSetup-$(var.Version)-$(var.InstallerSuffix)-$(var.PowerToysPlatform).msi"?>
+        <?define DefaultInstallDir="ProgramFiles64Folder" ?>
+        <?define RegistryScope="HKLM" ?>
+        <?define InstallScope="perMachine" ?>
+        <?define InstallPrivileges="elevated" ?>
+        <?define UpgradeCodeGUID="42B84BF7-5FBF-473B-9C8B-049DC16F7708" ?>
+  <?endif?>
+
+  <?define BinX32Dir="$(var.RepoDir)x86\$(var.Configuration)\" ?>
+</Include>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Core.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="INSTALLFOLDER" FileSource="$(var.BinDir)">
+      <Component Id="powertoys_per_machine_comp" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="InstallScope" Value="$(var.InstallScope)" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+      </Component>
+      <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_env_path_user" Bitness="always64">
+        <!-- Anchor registry for component key path -->
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="powertoys_env_path_user" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <!-- Append install folder to current user's PATH -->
+        <Environment Id="AddPowerToysToUserPath" Name="PATH" Action="set" Part="last" System="no" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+      </Component>
+      <?else?>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_env_path_machine" Bitness="always64">
+        <!-- Anchor registry for component key path -->
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="powertoys_env_path_machine" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <!-- Append install folder to machine PATH -->
+        <Environment Id="AddPowerToysToMachinePath" Name="PATH" Action="set" Part="last" System="yes" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]" />
+      </Component>
+      <?endif?>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" Bitness="always64">
+        <RemoveFolder Id="Remove_powertoys_toast_clsid" On="uninstall" />
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\CLSID\{DD5CACDA-7C2E-4997-A62A-04A597B58F76}">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="PowerToys Toast Notifications Background Activator" />
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="LocalServer32" Value="[INSTALLFOLDER]PowerToys.exe -ToastActivated" />
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="LocalServer32" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Apartment" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+      </Component>
+      <Component Id="powertoys_exe" Guid="30261594-41A6-4509-AD09-FBC4E692F441" Bitness="always64">
+        <File Id="PowerToys.exe" Name="PowerToys.exe" Checksum="yes" />
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="URL Protocol" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="URL:PowerToys custom internal URI protocol" />
+          <RegistryKey Key="DefaultIcon">
+            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="PowerToys.exe" />
+          </RegistryKey>
+          <RegistryKey Key="shell\open\command">
+            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="&quot;[INSTALLFOLDER]PowerToys.exe&quot; &quot;%1&quot;" />
+          </RegistryKey>
+        </RegistryKey>
+      </Component>
+      <Component Id="License_rtf" Guid="632C60DF-0DDC-4F14-8F2B-A28136CD9E63" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="License_rtf" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\installer\License.rtf" Id="License.rtf" />
+      </Component>
+      <Component Id="Notice_md" Guid="1671B5F5-1260-42CF-83A8-9B3430DFF8C5" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="Notice_md" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\Notice.md" Id="Notice.md" />
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="DSCModulesReferenceFolder">
+      <Component Id="PowerToysDSCReference" Guid="40869ACB-0BEB-4911-AE41-5E73BC1586A9" Bitness="always64">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="DSCModulesReference" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConfReference.psd1" />
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConfReference.psm1" />
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
+    <!-- DSC module files for PerUser handled in InstallDSCModule custom action. -->
+    <?else?>
+    <StandardDirectory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
+      <Directory Id="WindowsPowerShellFolder" Name="WindowsPowerShell">
+        <Directory Id="PowerShellModulesFolder" Name="Modules">
+          <Directory Id="PowerToysDscFolder" Name="Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure">
+            <Directory Id="PowerToysDscVerFolder" Name="$(var.Version).0">
+              <Component Id="PowerToysDSC" Guid="C52AECA0-DA73-49B8-BB49-31EF6640FF1F" Bitness="always64">
+                <!-- Don't fail installation because of DSC. Files are marked as not vital. -->
+                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConf.psd1" />
+                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConf.psm1" />
+              </Component>
+            </Directory>
+          </Directory>
+        </Directory>
+      </Directory>
+    </StandardDirectory>
+    <?endif?>
+
+    <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
+      <Component Id="PowerToysStartMenuShortcut">
+        <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" Name="PowerToys (Preview)" Description="PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity" Icon="powertoys.exe" IconIndex="0" Target="[!PowerToys.exe]" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+          <ShortcutProperty Key="System.AppUserModel.ID" Value="Microsoft.PowerToysWin32" />
+        </Shortcut>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="CleanUpStartMenuShortCut" Directory="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <!-- ApplicationStartMenuShortcut is implicitly installed in HKCU, so WIX won't allow changing this reg value to HKLM. -->
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\PowerToys" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <StandardDirectory Id="DesktopFolder">
+      <Component Id="DesktopShortcut" Condition="INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT">
+        
+        <!-- DesktopShortcutId is implicitly installed in HKCU, so WIX won't allow changing this reg value to HKLM. -->
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="desktopshorcutinstalled" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes" />
+        <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcutId" Name="PowerToys (Preview)" Description="PowerToys - Windows system utilities to maximize productivity" Target="[!PowerToys.exe]" WorkingDirectory="INSTALLFOLDER" Icon="powertoys.exe" Directory="DesktopFolder" />
+      </Component>
+    </StandardDirectory>
+  </Fragment>
+  <Fragment>
+    <ComponentGroup Id="CoreComponents">
+      <Component Id="RemoveCoreFolder" Guid="9330BD69-2D12-4D98-B0C7-66C99564D619" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveCoreFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveBaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" Directory="BaseApplicationsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveDSCModulesReferenceFolder" Directory="DSCModulesReferenceFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsInstallFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsInstallFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveWinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" Directory="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveINSTALLFOLDER" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+      <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_exe" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysStartMenuShortcut" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_per_machine_comp" />
+  <?if $(var.PerUser) = "true" ?>
+  <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_user" />
+  <?else?>
+  <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_env_path_machine" />
+  <?endif?>
+      <ComponentRef Id="powertoys_toast_clsid" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="License_rtf" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="Notice_md" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="DesktopShortcut" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysDSCReference" />
+      <?if $(var.PerUser) = "false" ?>
+      <ComponentRef Id="PowerToysDSC" />
+      <?endif?>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/CustomDialogs/PTInstallDirDlg.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
+
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+    <Fragment>
+        <UI>
+            <Dialog Id="PTInstallDirDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.InstallDirDlg_Title)">
+                <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)" />
+                <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
+                <Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
+                    <Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg" />
+                </Control>
+
+                <Control Id="Description" Type="Text" X="25" Y="23" Width="280" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgDescription)" />
+                <Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgTitle)" />
+                <Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgBannerBitmap)" />
+                <Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
+                <Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
+
+                <Control Id="FolderLabel" Type="Text" X="20" Y="60" Width="290" Height="30" NoPrefix="yes" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgFolderLabel)" />
+                <Control Id="Folder" Type="PathEdit" X="20" Y="100" Width="320" Height="18" Property="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Indirect="yes" />
+                <Control Id="ChangeFolder" Type="PushButton" X="20" Y="120" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.InstallDirDlgChange)" />
+                <Control Id="DesktopShortcutCheckBox" Type="CheckBox" X="20" Y="160" Width="290" Height="17" Property="INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT" CheckBoxValue="1" Text="Create a shortcut for [ProductName] on the desktop." />
+                <Control Id="ScheduledTaskCheckBox" Type="CheckBox" X="20" Y="180" Width="330" Height="17" Property="CREATESCHEDULEDTASK" CheckBoxValue="1" Text="Automatically start [ProductName] at logon." />
+            </Dialog>
+        </UI>
+    </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/CustomDialogs/PTLicenseDlg.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
+
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+  <Fragment>
+    <UI>
+      <Dialog Id="PTLicenseDlg" Width="370" Height="270" Title="!(loc.LicenseAgreementDlg_Title)">
+        <Control Id="BannerBitmap" Type="Bitmap" X="0" Y="0" Width="370" Height="44" TabSkip="no" Text="!(loc.LicenseAgreementDlgBannerBitmap)" />
+        <Control Id="BannerLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="44" Width="370" Height="0" />
+        <Control Id="BottomLine" Type="Line" X="0" Y="234" Width="370" Height="0" />
+        <Control Id="Title" Type="Text" X="15" Y="6" Width="200" Height="15" Transparent="yes" NoPrefix="yes" Text="{\WixUI_Font_Title}[ProductName] License" />
+        <Control Id="Print" Type="PushButton" X="112" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIPrint)">
+          <Publish Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIPrintEula_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" />
+        </Control>
+        <Control Id="Back" Type="PushButton" X="180" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Text="!(loc.WixUIBack)" />
+        <Control Id="Next" Type="PushButton" X="236" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Default="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUINext)">
+          <Publish Event="SpawnWaitDialog" Value="WaitForCostingDlg" Condition="!(wix.WixUICostingPopupOptOut) OR CostingComplete = 1" />
+        </Control>
+        <Control Id="Cancel" Type="PushButton" X="304" Y="243" Width="56" Height="17" Cancel="yes" Text="!(loc.WixUICancel)">
+          <Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="CancelDlg" />
+        </Control>
+        <Control Id="LicenseText" Type="ScrollableText" X="20" Y="60" Width="330" Height="140" Sunken="yes" TabSkip="no">
+          <Text SourceFile="!(wix.WixUILicenseRtf)" />
+        </Control>
+      </Dialog>
+    </UI>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/CustomDialogs/WixUI_PTInstallDir.wxs

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+<!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Microsoft Reciprocal License. See LICENSE.TXT file in the project root for full license information. -->
+
+
+
+<!--
+First-time install dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_WelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_LicenseAgreementDlg
+ - WixUI_PTInstallDirDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+ - WixUI_DiskCostDlg
+
+Maintenance dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_MaintenanceWelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_MaintenanceTypeDlg
+ - WixUI_PTInstallDirDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+
+Patch dialog sequence:
+ - WixUI_WelcomeDlg
+ - WixUI_VerifyReadyDlg
+
+-->
+
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+    <Fragment>
+        <UI Id="WixUI_PTInstallDir">
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Normal" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="8" />
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Bigger" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="12" />
+            <TextStyle Id="WixUI_Font_Title" FaceName="Tahoma" Size="9" Bold="yes" />
+
+            <Property Id="DefaultUIFont" Value="WixUI_Font_Normal" />
+            <Property Id="WixUI_Mode" Value="InstallDir" />
+
+            <DialogRef Id="BrowseDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="DiskCostDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ErrorDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="FatalError" />
+            <DialogRef Id="FilesInUse" />
+            <DialogRef Id="MsiRMFilesInUse" />
+            <DialogRef Id="PrepareDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ProgressDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="ResumeDlg" />
+            <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
+            
+            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" Order="3" />
+            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4" Condition="NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID&lt;&gt;&quot;1&quot;" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="PTLicenseDlg" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+            <Publish Dialog="WelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Condition="Installed AND PATCH" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="PTLicenseDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTLicenseDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="PTInstallDirDlg" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="PTLicenseDlg" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="SetTargetPath" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" Order="2" Condition="NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="3" Condition="NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID&lt;&gt;&quot;1&quot;" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" Order="4" Condition="WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH OR WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID=&quot;1&quot;" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Property="_BrowseProperty" Value="[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR]" Order="1" />
+            <Publish Dialog="PTInstallDirDlg" Control="ChangeFolder" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2" />
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="PTInstallDirDlg" Order="1" Condition="NOT Installed" />
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Order="2" Condition="Installed AND NOT PATCH" />
+            <Publish Dialog="VerifyReadyDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="WelcomeDlg" Order="2" Condition="Installed AND PATCH" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" Control="Next" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceTypeDlg" />
+
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RepairButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" />
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="RemoveButton" Event="NewDialog" Value="VerifyReadyDlg" />
+            <Publish Dialog="MaintenanceTypeDlg" Control="Back" Event="NewDialog" Value="MaintenanceWelcomeDlg" />
+        </UI>
+
+        <UIRef Id="WixUI_Common" />
+    </Fragment>
+</Wix>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/Directory.Build.props

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+<Project>
+  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Set BaseIntermediateOutputPath for each project to avoid conflicts -->
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'PowerToysInstallerVNext'">obj\Installer\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'PowerToysBootstrapperVNext'">obj\Bootstrapper\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    
+    <!-- Set MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath to use the BaseIntermediateOutputPath -->
+    <MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)' != ''">$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)</MSBuildProjectExtensionsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

installer/PowerToysSetupVNext/EnvironmentVariables.wxs

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+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
+
+  <?include $(sys.CURRENTDIR)\Common.wxi?>
+
+  <?define EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFiles=?>
+  <?define EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFilesPath=$(var.BinDir)WinUI3Apps\Assets\EnvironmentVariables\?>
+
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="WinUI3AppsAssetsFolder">
+      <Directory Id="EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFolder" Name="EnvironmentVariables" />
+    </DirectoryRef>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFolder" FileSource="$(var.EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFilesPath)">
+    <!-- Generated by generateFileComponents.ps1 -->
+    <!--EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFiles_Component_Def-->
+    </DirectoryRef>
+
+    <ComponentGroup Id="EnvironmentVariablesComponentGroup">
+      <Component Id="RemoveEnvironmentVariablesFolder" Guid="B62A779D-38BA-46B2-859D-9D242D9B0CC1" Directory="EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFolder">
+        <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
+          <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="RemoveEnvironmentVariablesFolder" Value="" KeyPath="yes" />
+        </RegistryKey>
+        <RemoveFolder Id="RemoveFolderEnvironmentVariablesAssetsFolder" Directory="EnvironmentVariablesAssetsFolder" On="uninstall" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>