Update NOTICE.md

[Deps][CmdPal] Update System.Text.Json package version to 9.0.5 in Extension Template
[Deps] Update NuGet Packages from 9.0.4 to 9.0.5
2026-01-05 20:06:59 +01:00 · 2025-05-13 15:59:15 -04:00 · 2025-05-13 15:58:24 -04:00 · 2025-05-13 15:57:50 -04:00 · 2025-05-13 12:24:26 -05:00 · 2025-05-13 14:39:16 +08:00
79 changed files with 669 additions and 214 deletions
--- a/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ debugbreak
 declatory
 decryptor
 Dedup
+Deeplink
 DEFAULTBOOTSTRAPPERINSTALLFOLDER
 DEFAULTCOLOR
 DEFAULTFLAGS
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ DEFAULTTONULL
 DEFAULTTOPRIMARY
 DEFERERASE
 DEFPUSHBUTTON
+DEFT
 deinitialization
 DELA
 DELETEDKEYIMAGE
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ devmgmt
 DEVMODE
 DEVMODEW
 devpal
+DFX
 DIALOGEX
 digicert
 dimm
--- a/.pipelines/packages.config
+++ b/.pipelines/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry" version="2.0.2" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry" version="2.0.3" />
 </packages>
--- a/.pipelines/tsa.json
+++ b/.pipelines/tsa.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
    "notificationAliases": ["powertoys@microsoft.com"],
    "instanceUrl": "https://microsoft.visualstudio.com",
    "projectName": "OS",
-    "areaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\DIVE\\PowerToys"
+    "areaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\PowerToys"
 }
--- a/.pipelines/v2/release.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/release.yml
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ extends:
                # Prepare the localizations and telemetry config before the release build
                - template: .pipelines/v2/templates/steps-fetch-and-prepare-localizations.yml@self

-                - script: |
-                    call nuget.exe restore -configFile .pipelines/release-nuget.config -PackagesDirectory . .pipelines/packages.config || exit /b 1
-                    move /Y "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.2.0.2\build\include\TraceLoggingDefines.h" "src\common\Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h" || exit /b 1
-                    move /Y "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.2.0.2\build\include\TelemetryBase.cs" "src\common\Telemetry\TelemetryBase.cs" || exit /b 1
+                - pwsh: |-
+                    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+                    $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
+                    & nuget.exe restore -configFile .pipelines/release-nuget.config -PackagesDirectory . .pipelines/packages.config
+                    Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TraceLoggingDefines.h" "src\common\Telemetry\TraceLoggingDefines.h"
+                    Move-Item -Force -Verbose "Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.*\build\include\TelemetryBase.cs" "src\common\Telemetry\TelemetryBase.cs"
                  displayName: Emplace telemetry files

      - stage: Build_SDK
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -31,22 +31,22 @@
    <!-- Including MessagePack to force version, since it's used by StreamJsonRpc but contains vulnerabilities. After StreamJsonRpc updates the version of MessagePack, we can upgrade StreamJsonRpc instead. -->
    <PackageVersion Include="MessagePack" Version="3.1.3" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="9.0.5" />
    <!-- Including Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces to force version, since it's used by Microsoft.SemanticKernel. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent" Version="3.1.16" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.15.0" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications" Version="7.1.2" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
    <!-- Package Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents added as a hack for being able to exclude the runtime assets so they don't conflict with 8.0.1. This is a dependency of System.Drawing.Common but the 8.0.1 version wasn't published to nuget. -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop" Version="1.10.340" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />
    <!-- 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. -->
    <!-- 
@@ -72,28 +72,28 @@
    <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="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.CodeDom" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Data.OleDb" Version="9.0.5" />
    <!-- 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="4.8.6" />
    <!-- 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="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="9.0.5" />
    <!-- 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="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="22.0.13" />
    <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers" Version="22.0.13" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="9.0.5" />
    <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="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.4" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Runtime.Caching" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.5" />
    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
    <PackageVersion Include="UnicodeInformation" Version="2.6.0" />
    <PackageVersion Include="UnitsNet" Version="5.56.0" />
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -1453,22 +1453,22 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - Mages 3.0.0
 - Markdig.Signed 0.34.0
 - MessagePack 3.1.3
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers 9.0.0
- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Data.Sqlite 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent 3.1.16
 - Microsoft.DotNet.ILCompiler (A)
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions 9.0.5
 - 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 9.0.4
- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.4
+- Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents 9.0.5
+- Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility 9.0.5
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32 0.2.46-beta
 - Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 2.2.0
 - Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 10.0.22621.2428
@@ -1487,25 +1487,25 @@ SOFTWARE.
 - SharpCompress 0.37.2
 - StreamJsonRpc 2.21.69
 - StyleCop.Analyzers 1.2.0-beta.556
- System.CodeDom 9.0.4
+- System.CodeDom 9.0.5
 - System.CommandLine 2.0.0-beta4.22272.1
- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.4
- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.4
- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.4
+- System.ComponentModel.Composition 9.0.5
+- System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager 9.0.5
+- System.Data.OleDb 9.0.5
 - System.Data.SqlClient 4.8.6
- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.4
- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.4
- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.4
+- System.Diagnostics.EventLog 9.0.5
+- System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter 9.0.5
+- System.Drawing.Common 9.0.5
 - System.IO.Abstractions 22.0.13
 - System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers 22.0.13
- System.Management 9.0.4
+- System.Management 9.0.5
 - System.Net.Http 4.3.4
 - System.Private.Uri 4.3.2
 - System.Reactive 6.0.1
- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.4
- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.4
- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.4
- System.Text.Json 9.0.4
+- System.Runtime.Caching 9.0.5
+- System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.5
+- System.Text.Encoding.CodePages 9.0.5
+- System.Text.Json 9.0.5
 - System.Text.RegularExpressions 4.3.1
 - UnicodeInformation 2.6.0
 - UnitsNet 5.56.0
--- a/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
+++ b/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "leilzh@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "leilzh@microsoft.com",
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ public:
        CmdPal::m_enabled.store(true);

        std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
-        std::wstring launchPath = L"shell:AppsFolder\\Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App";
+        std::wstring launchPath = L"x-cmdpal://background";
 #ifdef IS_DEV_BRANDING
        packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
-        launchPath = L"shell:AppsFolder\\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App";
 #endif

        if (!package::GetRegisteredPackage(packageName, false).has_value())
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ public:
        if (!firstEnableCall)
        {
            Logger::trace("Not first attempt, try to launch");
-            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"RunFromPT", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
+            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
        }
        else
        {
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ public:
        int retry = 0;
        do
        {
-            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, L"RunFromPT", false, retry < max_retry);
+            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, L"", false, retry < max_retry);
            if (launch_result)
            {
                Logger::info(L"CmdPal launched successfully after {} retries.", retry);
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.2.0" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0-preview.24508.2" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.7.250401001" />
    <PackageVersion Include="Shmuelie.WinRTServer" Version="2.1.1" />
    <PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="9.0.5" />
  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Assets/template.zip
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandBarViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandBarViewModel.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public partial class CommandBarViewModel : ObservableObject,
    // this comes in when the primary button is tapped
    public void InvokePrimaryCommand()
    {
-        PerformCommand(SecondaryCommand);
+        PerformCommand(PrimaryCommand);
    }

    // this comes in when the secondary button is tapped
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandProviderWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandProviderWrapper.cs
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
        DisplayName = provider.DisplayName;
        Icon = new(provider.Icon);
        Icon.InitializeProperties();
+
+        // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
+        // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
        Settings = new(provider.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
-        Settings.InitializeProperties();

        Logger.LogDebug($"Initialized command provider {ProviderId}");
    }
@@ -151,9 +153,11 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
            Icon = new(model.Icon);
            Icon.InitializeProperties();

+            // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
+            // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
            Settings = new(model.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
-            Settings.InitializeProperties();

+            // We do need to explicitly initialize commands though
            InitializeCommands(commands, fallbacks, serviceProvider, pageContext);

            Logger.LogDebug($"Loaded commands from {DisplayName} ({ProviderId})");
@@ -194,21 +198,6 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
        }
    }

-    /* This is a View/ExtensionHost piece
-     * public void AllowSetForeground(bool allow)
-    {
-        if (!IsExtension)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var iextn = extensionWrapper?.GetExtensionObject();
-        unsafe
-        {
-            PInvoke.CoAllowSetForegroundWindow(iextn);
-        }
-    }*/
-
    public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is CommandProviderWrapper wrapper && isValid == wrapper.isValid;

    public override int GetHashCode() => _commandProvider.GetHashCode();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -2,18 +2,25 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;

-public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
+public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
 {
    private readonly ExtensionObject<ICommandSettings> _model = new(_unsafeSettings);

    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage { get; private set; }

-    public void InitializeProperties()
+    public bool Initialized { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool HasSettings =>
+        _model.Unsafe != null && // We have a settings model AND
+        (!Initialized || SettingsPage != null); // we weren't initialized, OR we were, and we do have a settings page
+
+    private void UnsafeInitializeProperties()
    {
        var model = _model.Unsafe;
        if (model == null)
@@ -27,4 +34,27 @@ public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings _unsafeSettings,
            SettingsPage.InitializeProperties();
        }
    }
+
+    public void SafeInitializeProperties()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            UnsafeInitializeProperties();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to load settings page", ex: ex);
+        }
+
+        Initialized = true;
+    }
+
+    public void DoOnUiThread(Action action)
+    {
+        Task.Factory.StartNew(
+            action,
+            CancellationToken.None,
+            TaskCreationOptions.None,
+            mainThread);
+    }
 }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContentFormViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContentFormViewModel.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
 using AdaptiveCards.Templating;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -28,43 +29,67 @@ public partial class ContentFormViewModel(IFormContent _form, WeakReference<IPag

    public AdaptiveCardParseResult? Card { get; private set; }

+    private static string Serialize(string? s) =>
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
+
+    private static bool TryBuildCard(
+        string templateJson,
+        string dataJson,
+        out AdaptiveCardParseResult? card,
+        out Exception? error)
+    {
+        card = null;
+        error = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var template = new AdaptiveCardTemplate(templateJson);
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
+            card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("Error building card from template: {Message}", ex.Message);
+            error = ex;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
    public override void InitializeProperties()
    {
        var model = _formModel.Unsafe;
-        if (model == null)
+        if (model is null)
        {
            return;
        }

-        try
-        {
-            TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
-            StateJson = model.StateJson;
-            DataJson = model.DataJson;
+        TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
+        StateJson = model.StateJson;
+        DataJson = model.DataJson;

-            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(TemplateJson);
-            var cardJson = template.Expand(DataJson);
-            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+        if (TryBuildCard(TemplateJson, DataJson, out var builtCard, out var renderingError))
+        {
+            Card = builtCard;
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
+            return;
        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            // If we fail to parse the card JSON, then display _our own card_
-            // with the exception
-            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(ErrorCardJson);
-            var serializeString = (string? s) => JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);

-            // todo: we could probably stick Card.Errors in there too
-            var dataJson = $$"""
-{
-    "error_message": {{serializeString(e.Message)}},
-    "error_stack": {{serializeString(e.StackTrace)}},
-    "inner_exception": {{serializeString(e.InnerException?.Message)}},
-    "template_json": {{serializeString(TemplateJson)}},
-    "data_json": {{serializeString(DataJson)}}
-}
-""";
-            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
-            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+        var errorPayload = $$"""
+    {
+        "error_message": {{Serialize(renderingError!.Message)}},
+        "error_stack":   {{Serialize(renderingError.StackTrace)}},
+        "inner_exception": {{Serialize(renderingError.InnerException?.Message)}},
+        "template_json": {{Serialize(TemplateJson)}},
+        "data_json":     {{Serialize(DataJson)}}
+    }
+    """;
+
+        if (TryBuildCard(ErrorCardJson, errorPayload, out var errorCard, out var _))
+        {
+            Card = errorCard;
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
+            return;
        }

        UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ListViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ListViewModel.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
    private Task? _initializeItemsTask;
    private CancellationTokenSource? _cancellationTokenSource;

+    private ListItemViewModel? _lastSelectedItem;
+
    public override bool IsInitialized
    {
        get => base.IsInitialized; protected set
@@ -330,6 +332,11 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
    [RelayCommand]
    private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel? item)
    {
+        if (_lastSelectedItem != null)
+        {
+            _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged -= SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
+        }
+
        if (item != null)
        {
            SetSelectedItem(item);
@@ -367,6 +374,43 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable

               TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
           });
+
+        _lastSelectedItem = item;
+        _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged += SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void SelectedItemPropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var item = _lastSelectedItem;
+        if (item == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // already on the UI thread here
+        switch (e.PropertyName)
+        {
+            case nameof(item.Command):
+            case nameof(item.SecondaryCommand):
+            case nameof(item.AllCommands):
+            case nameof(item.Name):
+                WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<UpdateCommandBarMessage>(new(item));
+                break;
+            case nameof(item.Details):
+                if (ShowDetails && item.HasDetails)
+                {
+                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<ShowDetailsMessage>(new(item.Details));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HideDetailsMessage>();
+                }
+
+                break;
+            case nameof(item.TextToSuggest):
+                TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
+                break;
+        }
    }

    private void ClearSelectedItem()
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ProviderSettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ProviderSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
    IServiceProvider _serviceProvider) : ObservableObject
 {
    private readonly SettingsModel _settings = _serviceProvider.GetService<SettingsModel>()!;
+    private readonly Lock _initializeSettingsLock = new();
+    private Task? _initializeSettingsTask;

    public string DisplayName => _provider.DisplayName;

@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(

    public IconInfoViewModel Icon => _provider.Icon;

+    [ObservableProperty]
+    public partial bool LoadingSettings { get; set; } = _provider.Settings?.HasSettings ?? false;
+
    public bool IsEnabled
    {
        get => _providerSettings.IsEnabled;
@@ -56,15 +61,60 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
        }
    }

-    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether returns true if we have a settings page
+    /// that's initialized, or we are still working on initializing that
+    /// settings page. If we don't have a settings object, or that settings
+    /// object doesn't have a settings page, then we'll return false.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool HasSettings
    {
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
+        get
+        {
+            if (_provider.Settings == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
+            {
+                return _provider.Settings.HasSettings;
+            }
+
+            // settings still need to be loaded.
+            return LoadingSettings;
+        }
    }

-    public bool HasSettings => _provider.Settings != null && _provider.Settings.SettingsPage != null;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets will return the settings page, if we have one, and have initialized it.
+    /// If we haven't initialized it, this will kick off a thread to start
+    /// initializing it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (_provider.Settings == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }

-    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage => HasSettings ? _provider?.Settings?.SettingsPage : null;
+            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
+            {
+                LoadingSettings = false;
+                return _provider.Settings.SettingsPage;
+            }
+
+            // Don't load the settings if we're already working on it
+            lock (_initializeSettingsLock)
+            {
+                _initializeSettingsTask ??= Task.Run(InitializeSettingsPage);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }

    [field: AllowNull]
    public List<TopLevelViewModel> TopLevelCommands
@@ -90,4 +140,30 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
    }

    private void Save() => SettingsModel.SaveSettings(_settings);
+
+    private void InitializeSettingsPage()
+    {
+        if (_provider.Settings == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _provider.Settings.SafeInitializeProperties();
+        _provider.Settings.DoOnUiThread(() =>
+        {
+            // Changing these properties will try to update XAML, and that has
+            // to be handled on the UI thread, so we need to raise them on the
+            // UI thread
+            LoadingSettings = false;
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(LoadingSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SettingsPage));
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
+    }
 }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/SettingsModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/SettingsModel.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public partial class SettingsModel : ObservableObject

    public bool ShowSystemTrayIcon { get; set; } = true;

-    public bool IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool IgnoreShortcutWhenFullscreen { get; set; }

    public Dictionary<string, ProviderSettings> ProviderSettings { get; set; } = [];

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/TopLevelCommandManager.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/TopLevelCommandManager.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,

    public async Task<bool> LoadBuiltinsAsync()
    {
+        var s = new Stopwatch();
+        s.Start();
+
        _builtInCommands.Clear();

        // Load built-In commands first. These are all in-proc, and
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
            }
        }

+        s.Stop();
+
+        Logger.LogDebug($"Loading built-ins took {s.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+
        return true;
    }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml.cs
@@ -73,26 +73,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
    /// Invoked when the application is launched.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="args">Details about the launch request and process.</param>
-    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
+    protected override void OnLaunched(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
    {
        AppWindow = new MainWindow();

-        var cmdArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
-
-        var runFromPT = false;
-        foreach (var arg in cmdArgs)
-        {
-            if (arg == "RunFromPT")
-            {
-                runFromPT = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!runFromPT)
-        {
-            AppWindow.Activate();
-        }
+        var activatedEventArgs = Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs();
+        ((MainWindow)AppWindow).HandleLaunch(activatedEventArgs);
    }

    /// <summary>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/BeginInvoke.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/BeginInvoke.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;

@@ -13,4 +12,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class BeginInvoke : EventBase, IEvent
 {
    public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
+
+    public BeginInvoke()
+    {
+        EventName = "CmdPal_BeginInvoke";
+    }
 }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ColdLaunch.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ColdLaunch.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;

@@ -13,4 +12,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class ColdLaunch : EventBase, IEvent
 {
    public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
+
+    public ColdLaunch()
+    {
+        EventName = "CmdPal_ColdLaunch";
+    }
 }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/OpenPage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/OpenPage.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;

@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ public class OpenPage : EventBase, IEvent
    public OpenPage(int pageDepth)
    {
        PageDepth = pageDepth;
+
+        EventName = "CmdPal_OpenPage";
    }

    public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ReactivateInstance.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Events/ReactivateInstance.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry.Events;

@@ -13,4 +12,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 public class ReactivateInstance : EventBase, IEvent
 {
    public PartA_PrivTags PartA_PrivTags => PartA_PrivTags.ProductAndServiceUsage;
+
+    public ReactivateInstance()
+    {
+        EventName = "CmdPal_ReactivateInstance";
+    }
 }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Composition.SystemBackdrops;
 using Microsoft.UI.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 using Windows.Graphics;
 using Windows.UI;
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
        unsafe
        {
            BOOL value = false;
-            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, &value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
        }

        PInvoke.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
        unsafe
        {
            BOOL value = true;
-            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, &value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
        }
    }

@@ -423,6 +425,40 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
        }
    }

+    public void HandleLaunch(AppActivationArguments? activatedEventArgs)
+    {
+        if (activatedEventArgs == null)
+        {
+            Summon(string.Empty);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (activatedEventArgs.Kind == Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.ExtendedActivationKind.Protocol)
+        {
+            if (activatedEventArgs.Data is IProtocolActivatedEventArgs protocolArgs)
+            {
+                if (protocolArgs.Uri.ToString() is string uri)
+                {
+                    // was the URI "x-cmdpal://background" ?
+                    if (uri.StartsWith("x-cmdpal://background", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        // we're running, we don't want to activate our window. bail
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    else if (uri.StartsWith("x-cmdpal://settings", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<OpenSettingsMessage>(new());
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Activate();
+    }
+
    public void Summon(string commandId) =>

        // The actual showing and hiding of the window will be done by the
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ WM_RBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK

+MessageBox
 DwmGetWindowAttribute
 DwmSetWindowAttribute
-DWM_CLOAKED_APP
+DWM_CLOAKED_APP
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package-Dev.appxmanifest
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package-Dev.appxmanifest
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
            DisplayName="ms-resource:StartupTaskNameDev" />
        </uap5:Extension>

+        <uap:Extension Category="windows.protocol">
+          <uap:Protocol Name="x-cmdpal">
+            <uap:Logo>Assets\StoreLogo.png</uap:Logo>
+            <uap:DisplayName>Command Palette Dev URI scheme</uap:DisplayName>
+          </uap:Protocol>
+        </uap:Extension>
+
      </Extensions>

    </Application>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package.appxmanifest
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package.appxmanifest
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
            DisplayName="ms-resource:StartupTaskName" />
        </uap5:Extension>

+
+        <uap:Extension Category="windows.protocol">
+          <uap:Protocol Name="x-cmdpal">
+            <uap:Logo>Assets\StoreLogo.png</uap:Logo>
+            <uap:DisplayName>Command Palette URI scheme</uap:DisplayName>
+          </uap:Protocol>
+        </uap:Extension>
+
      </Extensions>

    </Application>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml.cs
@@ -418,15 +418,20 @@ public sealed partial class ShellPage : Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Page,
    {
        _ = DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
        {
-            if (_settingsWindow == null)
-            {
-                _settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();
-            }
-
-            _settingsWindow.Activate();
+            OpenSettings();
        });
    }

+    public void OpenSettings()
+    {
+        if (_settingsWindow == null)
+        {
+            _settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();
+        }
+
+        _settingsWindow.Activate();
+    }
+
    public void Receive(ShowDetailsMessage message)
    {
        // TERRIBLE HACK TODO GH #245
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Program.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI;

@@ -30,7 +34,33 @@ internal sealed class Program
            return 0;
        }

-        Logger.InitializeLogger("\\CmdPal\\Logs\\");
+        try
+        {
+            Logger.InitializeLogger("\\CmdPal\\Logs\\");
+        }
+        catch (COMException e)
+        {
+            // This is unexpected. For the sake of debugging:
+            // pop a message box
+            PInvoke.MessageBox(
+                (HWND)IntPtr.Zero,
+                $"Failed to initialize the logger. COMException: \r{e.Message}",
+                "Command Palette",
+                MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_OK | MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_ICONERROR);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        catch (Exception e2)
+        {
+            // This is unexpected. For the sake of debugging:
+            // pop a message box
+            PInvoke.MessageBox(
+                (HWND)IntPtr.Zero,
+                $"Failed to initialize the logger. Unknown Exception: \r{e2.Message}",
+                "Command Palette",
+                MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_OK | MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_ICONERROR);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
        Logger.LogDebug($"Starting at {DateTime.UtcNow}");
        PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new CmdPalProcessStarted());

@@ -79,7 +109,9 @@ internal sealed class Program
            if (thisApp.AppWindow is not null and
                MainWindow mainWindow)
            {
-                mainWindow.Summon(string.Empty);
+                mainWindow.HandleLaunch(args);
+
+                // mainWindow.Summon(string.Empty);
            }
        }
    }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  "profiles": {
    "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI (Package)": {
      "commandName": "MsixPackage",
-      "nativeDebugging": false
+      "nativeDebugging": false,
+      "doNotLaunchApp": false
    },
    "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI (Unpackaged)": {
      "commandName": "Project"
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/ExtensionPage.xaml
@@ -113,7 +113,24 @@
                                    Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}" />

                                <Frame x:Name="SettingsFrame" Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}">
-                                    <cmdpalUI:ContentPage ViewModel="{x:Bind ViewModel.SettingsPage, Mode=OneWay}" />
+
+                                    <controls:SwitchPresenter
+                                        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                                        TargetType="x:Boolean"
+                                        Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.LoadingSettings, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                        <controls:Case Value="True">
+                                            <ProgressRing
+                                                Width="36"
+                                                Height="36"
+                                                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                IsIndeterminate="True" />
+                                        </controls:Case>
+                                        <controls:Case Value="False">
+                                            <cmdpalUI:ContentPage ViewModel="{x:Bind ViewModel.SettingsPage, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                                        </controls:Case>
+                                    </controls:SwitchPresenter>
+
                                </Frame>

                                <TextBlock
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/AppCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/AppCommand.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

+using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -33,8 +35,9 @@ internal sealed partial class AppCommand : InvokableCommand
            {
                appManager.ActivateApplication(aumid, /*queryArguments*/ string.Empty, noFlags, out var unusedPid);
            }
-            catch (System.Exception)
+            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
            }
        }).ConfigureAwait(false);
    }
@@ -46,7 +49,14 @@ internal sealed partial class AppCommand : InvokableCommand
        // const ActivateOptions noFlags = ActivateOptions.None;
        await Task.Run(() =>
        {
-            Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(path) { UseShellExecute = true });
+            try
+            {
+                Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(path) { UseShellExecute = true });
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
+            }
        });
    }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Commands/OpenInConsoleCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Commands/OpenInConsoleCommand.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;

@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenInConsoleCommand : InvokableCommand

                Process.Start(processStartInfo);
            }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception ex)
            {
-                // Log.Exception($"Failed to open {Name} in console, {e.Message}", e, GetType());
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
            }
        });
    }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/PackageWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/PackageWrapper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@

 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Windows.Foundation.Metadata;
 using Package = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package;

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/UWP.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/UWP.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
@@ -131,8 +133,9 @@ public partial class UWP
                    u = new UWP(p);
                    u.InitializeAppInfo(p.InstalledLocation);
                }
-                catch (Exception )
+                catch (Exception ex)
                {
+                    Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
                    return Array.Empty<UWPApplication>();
                }

@@ -161,8 +164,9 @@ public partial class UWP
                var path = p.InstalledLocation;
                return !f && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(path);
            }
-            catch (Exception )
+            catch (Exception ex)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        });
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/UWPApplication.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/UWPApplication.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Commands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 using PackageVersion = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs.UWP.PackageVersion;
+using Theme = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Theme;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;

@@ -154,8 +156,9 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
                        return true;
                    }
                }
-                catch (Exception)
+                catch (Exception ex)
                {
+                    Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
                }
            }
        }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/Win32Program.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/Win32Program.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using System.Security;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Commands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
@@ -239,10 +240,12 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
        }
        catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
    }
@@ -317,11 +320,13 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
            }
            catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
                return InvalidProgram;
            }
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
    }
@@ -374,15 +379,17 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram

            return program;
        }
-        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException)
+        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }

        // Only do a catch all in production. This is so make developer aware of any unhandled exception and add the exception handling in.
        // Error caused likely due to trying to get the description of the program
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
    }
@@ -402,14 +409,17 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
        }
        catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
-        catch (FileNotFoundException)
+        catch (FileNotFoundException e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return InvalidProgram;
        }
    }
@@ -515,16 +525,19 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
                    {
                        files.AddRange(Directory.EnumerateFiles(currentDirectory, $"*.{suffix}", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly));
                    }
-                    catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
+                    catch (DirectoryNotFoundException e)
                    {
+                        Logger.LogError(e.Message);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception e)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            }

            try
@@ -548,9 +561,11 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
            }
            catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception e)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            }
        }
        while (folderQueue.Count > 0);
@@ -682,6 +697,7 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
        }
        catch (Exception e) when (e is SecurityException || e is UnauthorizedAccessException)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return string.Empty;
        }
    }
@@ -769,8 +785,9 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
            icoPath = ExpandEnvironmentVariables(redirectionPath);
            return true;
        }
-        catch (IOException)
+        catch (IOException e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
        }

        icoPath = null;
@@ -839,8 +856,9 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram

            return DeduplicatePrograms(programs.Concat(runCommandPrograms).Where(program => program?.Valid == true));
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception e)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(e.Message);
            return Array.Empty<Win32Program>();
        }
    }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/ListRepository`1.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/ListRepository`1.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;

@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ public class ListRepository<T> : IRepository<T>, IEnumerable<T>
            _items = new ConcurrentDictionary<int, T>(list.ToDictionary(i => i.GetHashCode()));
 #pragma warning restore CS8602 // Dereference of a possibly null reference.
        }
-        catch (ArgumentException)
+        catch (ArgumentException ex)
        {
+            Logger.LogInfo(ex.Message);
        }
    }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/PackageRepository.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/PackageRepository.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@

 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel;

@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ internal sealed partial class PackageRepository : ListRepository<UWPApplication>
        // InitializeAppInfo will throw if there is no AppxManifest.xml for the package.
        // Note there are sometimes multiple packages per product and this doesn't necessarily mean that we haven't found the app.
        // eg. "Could not find file 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_2020.616.45.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\AppxManifest.xml'."
-        catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
+        catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException ex)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }
    }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;

@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers : IDisposable
            {
                Directory.GetFiles(path);
            }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception e)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(e.Message);
                invalidPaths.Add(path);
            }
        }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramRepository.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramRepository.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 using Win32Program = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs.Win32Program;

@@ -132,8 +133,9 @@ internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramRepository : ListRepository<Programs.W
                oldApp = Win32Program.GetAppFromPath(oldPath);
            }
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception ex)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        // To remove the old app which has been renamed and to add the new application.
@@ -192,8 +194,9 @@ internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramRepository : ListRepository<Programs.W
                app = Programs.Win32Program.GetAppFromPath(path);
            }
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception ex)
        {
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        if (app != null)
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Utils/ShellLinkHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Utils/ShellLinkHelper.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
 using System.Text;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;

@@ -138,9 +139,9 @@ public class ShellLinkHelper : IShellLinkHelper
        {
            ((IPersistFile)link).Load(path, STGM_READ);
        }
-        catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
+        catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException ex)
        {
-            // Log.Exception("Path could not be retrieved", ex, GetType(), path);
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
            return string.Empty;
        }

@@ -163,9 +164,9 @@ public class ShellLinkHelper : IShellLinkHelper
                ((IShellLinkW)link).GetDescription(buffer, MAX_PATH);
                Description = buffer.ToString();
            }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception ex)
            {
-                // Log.Exception($"Failed to fetch description for {target}, {e.Message}", e, GetType());
+                Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
                Description = string.Empty;
            }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarkPlaceholderForm.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using Windows.System;
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ internal sealed partial class BookmarkPlaceholderForm : FormContent
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"Error launching URL: {ex.Message}");
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        return CommandResult.GoHome();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarksCommandProvider.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/BookmarksCommandProvider.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -97,8 +98,7 @@ public partial class BookmarksCommandProvider : CommandProvider
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
-            // debug log error
-            Debug.WriteLine($"Error loading commands: {ex.Message}");
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        if (_bookmarks == null)
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/OpenInTerminalCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/OpenInTerminalCommand.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenInTerminalCommand : InvokableCommand
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"Error launching Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        return CommandResult.Dismiss();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/UrlCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark/UrlCommand.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using Windows.System;

@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public partial class UrlCommand : InvokableCommand
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"Error launching URL: {ex.Message}");
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
        }

        return CommandResult.Dismiss();
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ public partial class UrlCommand : InvokableCommand
                        return faviconUrl;
                    }
                }
-                catch (UriFormatException)
+                catch (UriFormatException ex)
                {
-                    // return "🔗";
+                    Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
                }

                return "🔗";
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Commands/OpenKeyInEditorCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Commands/OpenKeyInEditorCommand.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Resources;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Classes;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Properties;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenKeyInEditorCommand : InvokableCommand
            RegistryHelper.OpenRegistryKey(entry.Key?.Name ?? entry.KeyPath);
            return true;
        }
-        catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception)
+        catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception ex)
        {
            // TODO GH #118 We need a convenient way to show errors to a user
            // MessageBox.Show(
@@ -45,13 +46,13 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenKeyInEditorCommand : InvokableCommand
            //    Resources.OpenInRegistryEditorAccessExceptionTitle,
            //    MessageBoxButton.OK,
            //    MessageBoxImage.Error);
+            Logger.LogError(ex.Message);
            return false;
        }
 #pragma warning disable CS0168, IDE0059
        catch (Exception exception)
        {
-            // TODO GH #108: Logging
-            // Log.Exception("Error on opening Windows registry editor", exception, typeof(Main));
+            Logger.LogError(exception.Message);
            return false;
        }
 #pragma warning restore CS0168, IDE0059
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Helpers/RegistryHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Helpers/RegistryHelper.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
-
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Classes;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Constants;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Properties;
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Helpers/ResultHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Helpers/ResultHelper.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Classes;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Commands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.Constants;
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ internal static class ResultHelper
            }
            catch (Exception valueException)
            {
+                Logger.LogError(valueException.Message);
                var registryEntry = new RegistryEntry(key.Name, valueException);

                resultList.Add(new ListItem(new OpenKeyInEditorCommand(registryEntry))
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Helpers/AvailableResultsList.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Helpers/AvailableResultsList.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.Helpers;

@@ -109,10 +110,11 @@ internal static class AvailableResultsList
                        {
                            value = dtObject.ToString(value, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
                        }
-                        catch
+                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            if (!containsCustomSyntax)
                            {
+                                Logger.LogError($"Unable to format date time with format: {value}. Error: {ex.Message}");
                                throw;
                            }
                            else
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ internal static class AvailableResultsList
                    }
                    catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
                    {
+                        Logger.LogError($"ArgumentOutOfRangeException with format: {formatSyntax}. Error: {e.Message}");
                        results.Add(new AvailableResult()
                        {
                            Value = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_ErrorConvertCustomFormat,
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ internal static class AvailableResultsList
                    }
                    catch (Exception e)
                    {
+                        Logger.LogError($"Exception with format: {formatSyntax}. Error: {e.Message}");
                        results.Add(new AvailableResult()
                        {
                            Value = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_InvalidCustomFormat + " " + formatSyntax,
@@ -325,8 +329,9 @@ internal static class AvailableResultsList
                    IconType = ResultIconType.DateTime,
                });
            }
-            catch
+            catch (Exception ex)
            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Unable to convert to Windows file time: {ex.Message}");
                results.Add(new AvailableResult()
                {
                    Value = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_ErrorConvertWft,
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Helpers/TimeAndDateHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Helpers/TimeAndDateHelper.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.Helpers;

@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
        if (DateTime.TryParse(input, out timestamp))
        {
            // Known date/time format
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed standard date/time format: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^u[\+-]?\d+$"))
@@ -179,10 +181,12 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_Unix, UnixTimeSecondsMin, UnixTimeSecondsMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse unix timestamp: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

            timestamp = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(secondsU).LocalDateTime;
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed unix timestamp: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^ums[\+-]?\d+$"))
@@ -196,10 +200,12 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_Unix_Milliseconds, UnixTimeMillisecondsMin, UnixTimeMillisecondsMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse unix millisecond timestamp: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

            timestamp = DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeMilliseconds(millisecondsUms).LocalDateTime;
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed unix millisecond timestamp: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^ft\d+$"))
@@ -212,11 +218,13 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_WindowsFileTime, WindowsFileTimeMin, WindowsFileTimeMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse Windows file time: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

            // DateTime.FromFileTime returns as local time.
            timestamp = DateTime.FromFileTime(secondsFt);
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed Windows file time: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^oa[+-]?\d+[,.0-9]*$"))
@@ -230,10 +238,12 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_OADate, OADateMin, OADateMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse OLE Automation date: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

            timestamp = DateTime.FromOADate(oADate);
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed OLE Automation date: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^exc[+-]?\d+[,.0-9]*$"))
@@ -249,6 +259,7 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
                // For the if itself we use 0 as min value that we can show a special message if input is 0.
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_Excel1900, Excel1900DateMin, Excel1900DateMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse Excel 1900 date value: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

@@ -256,11 +267,13 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_InvalidInput_FakeExcel1900;
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse Excel 1900 date value: '{input}'. Invalid date (0 or 60).");
                return false;
            }

            excDate = excDate <= 60 ? excDate + 1 : excDate;
            timestamp = DateTime.FromOADate(excDate);
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed Excel 1900 date value: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else if (Regex.IsMatch(input, @"^exf[+-]?\d+[,.0-9]*$"))
@@ -275,15 +288,18 @@ internal static class TimeAndDateHelper
            {
                inputParsingErrorMsg = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, errorMessage, Resources.Microsoft_plugin_timedate_Excel1904, Excel1904DateMin, Excel1904DateMax);
                timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to parse Excel 1904 date value: '{input}'. Value out of range.");
                return false;
            }

            timestamp = DateTime.FromOADate(exfDate + 1462);
+            Logger.LogDebug($"Successfully parsed Excel 1904 date value: '{input}' as {timestamp}");
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            timestamp = new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+            Logger.LogWarning($"Failed to parse input: '{input}'. Format not recognized.");
            return false;
        }
    }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/DefaultBrowserInfo.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Helpers/DefaultBrowserInfo.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.Helpers;

@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ public static class DefaultBrowserInfo
                if (!_errorLogged)
                {
                    // Log.Exception("Exception when retrieving browser path/name. Path and Name are set to use Microsoft Edge.", e, typeof(DefaultBrowserInfo));
+                    Logger.LogError("Exception when retrieving browser path/name. Path and Name are set to use Microsoft Edge.");
                    _errorLogged = true;
                }
            }
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet/Pages/InstallPackageListItem.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet/Pages/InstallPackageListItem.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,22 @@ public partial class InstallPackageListItem : ListItem

    private async void UpdatedInstalledStatus()
    {
-        var status = await _package.CheckInstalledStatusAsync();
+        try
+        {
+            var status = await _package.CheckInstalledStatusAsync();
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // DO NOTHING HERE
+            return;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Handle other exceptions
+            ExtensionHost.LogMessage($"[WinGet] UpdatedInstalledStatus throw exception: {ex.Message}");
+            return;
+        }
+
        var isInstalled = _package.InstalledVersion != null;

        var installedState = isInstalled ?
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet/Pages/WinGetExtensionPage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet/Pages/WinGetExtensionPage.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ internal sealed partial class WinGetExtensionPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable
        {
            // emptySearchForTag ===
            // we don't have results yet, we haven't typed anything, and we're searching for a tag
-            bool emptySearchForTag = _results == null &&
+            var emptySearchForTag = _results == null &&
                string.IsNullOrEmpty(SearchText) &&
                HasTag;

@@ -116,8 +116,22 @@ internal sealed partial class WinGetExtensionPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable

        IsLoading = true;

-        // Save the latest search task
-        _currentSearchTask = DoSearchAsync(newSearch, cancellationToken);
+        try
+        {
+            // Save the latest search task
+            _currentSearchTask = DoSearchAsync(newSearch, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // DO NOTHING HERE
+            return;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Handle other exceptions
+            ExtensionHost.LogMessage($"[WinGet] DoUpdateSearchText throw exception: {ex.Message}");
+            return;
+        }

        // Await the task to ensure only the latest one gets processed
        _ = ProcessSearchResultsAsync(_currentSearchTask, newSearch);
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
    <None Remove="Assets\WindowWalker.svg" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/Helpers/ServiceHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/Helpers/ServiceHelper.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.ServiceProcess;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.Commands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -147,12 +148,14 @@ public static class ServiceHelper
                // TODO GH #108 We need to figure out some logging
                // contextAPI.ShowNotification(GetLocalizedErrorMessage(action), serviceResult.DisplayName);
                // Log.Error($"The command returned {exitCode}", MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+                Logger.LogError($"The command returned {exitCode}");
            }
        }
        catch (Win32Exception ex)
        {
            // TODO GH #108 We need to figure out some logging
            // Log.Error(ex.Message, MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to change service '{serviceResult.DisplayName}' status to {action}: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168, SA1005
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ public static class ServiceHelper
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            // TODO GH #108 We need to figure out some logging
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to open services.msc: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168, SA1005
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/ServiceResult.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices/ServiceResult.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@

 using System;
 using System.ServiceProcess;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices;

@@ -35,10 +36,11 @@ public class ServiceResult

            return result;
        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            // try to log the exception in the future
            // retrieve properties from serviceController will throw exception. Such as PlatformNotSupportedException.
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to create ServiceController: {ex.GetType().Name} - {ex.Message}");
        }

        return null;
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/JsonSettingsListHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/JsonSettingsListHelper.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.Helpers;

@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ internal static class JsonSettingsListHelper
        {
            // TODO GH #108 Logging is something we have to take care of
            // Log.Exception("Error loading settings JSON file", exception, typeof(JsonSettingsListHelper));
+            Logger.LogError($"Error loading settings JSON file: {exception.Message}");
        }
 #pragma warning restore CS0168
        return settings ?? new Classes.WindowsSettings();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/TranslationHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/TranslationHelper.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;

+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.Properties;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.Helpers;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ internal static class TranslationHelper
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
                {
                    // Log.Warn($"Resource string for [{settings.Name}] not found", typeof(TranslationHelper));
+                    Logger.LogWarning($"Resource string for [{settings.Name}] not found");
                }

                settings.Name = name ?? settings.Name ?? string.Empty;
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ internal static class TranslationHelper
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(type))
                {
                    // Log.Warn($"Resource string for [{settings.Type}] not found", typeof(TranslationHelper));
+                    Logger.LogWarning($"Resource string for [{settings.Type}] not found");
                }

                settings.Type = type ?? settings.Type ?? string.Empty;
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ internal static class TranslationHelper
                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(translatedArea))
                    {
                        // Log.Warn($"Resource string for [{area}] not found", typeof(TranslationHelper));
+                        Logger.LogWarning($"Resource string for [{area}] not found");
                    }

                    translatedAreas.Add(translatedArea ?? area);
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ internal static class TranslationHelper
                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(translatedAltName))
                    {
                        // Log.Warn($"Resource string for [{altName}] not found", typeof(TranslationHelper));
+                        Logger.LogWarning($"Resource string for [{altName}] not found");
                    }

                    translatedAltNames.Add(translatedAltName ?? altName);
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ internal static class TranslationHelper
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(note))
                {
                    // Log.Warn($"Resource string for [{settings.Note}] not found", typeof(TranslationHelper));
+                    Logger.LogWarning($"Resource string for [{settings.Note}] not found");
                }

                settings.Note = note ?? settings.Note ?? string.Empty;
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/UnsupportedSettingsHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/UnsupportedSettingsHelper.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@

 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.Helpers;

@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ internal static class UnsupportedSettingsHelper

            // TODO GH #108 Logging is something we have to take care of
            // Log.Warn(warningMessage, typeof(UnsupportedSettingsHelper));
+            Logger.LogWarning(warningMessage);
        }

        var currentWindowsBuild = currentBuild != uint.MinValue
@@ -71,12 +73,9 @@ internal static class UnsupportedSettingsHelper
        {
            registryValueData = Win32.Registry.GetValue(registryKey, valueName, uint.MinValue);
        }
-        catch
+        catch (Exception ex)
        {
-            // Log.Exception(
-            //    $"Can't get registry value for '{valueName}'",
-            //    exception,
-            //    typeof(UnsupportedSettingsHelper));
+            Logger.LogError($"Can't get registry value for '{valueName}' - {ex.Message}");
            return uint.MinValue;
        }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/WindowsSettingsPathHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Helpers/WindowsSettingsPathHelper.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

 using System.Linq;
+using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.Helpers;

@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ internal static class WindowsSettingsPathHelper
            {
                // TODO GH #108 Logging is something we have to take care of
                // Log.Warn($"The type property is not set for setting [{settings.Name}] in json. Skipping generating of settings path.", typeof(WindowsSettingsPathHelper));
+                Logger.LogWarning($"The type property is not set for setting [{settings.Name}] in json. Skipping generating of settings path.");
                continue;
            }

@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ internal static class WindowsSettingsPathHelper
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.JoinedAreaPath))
            {
                // Log.Debug($"The property [JoinedAreaPath] of setting [{settings.Name}] was filled from the json. This value is not used and will be overwritten.", typeof(WindowsSettingsPathHelper));
+                Logger.LogDebug($"The property [JoinedAreaPath] of setting [{settings.Name}] was filled from the json. This value is not used and will be overwritten.");
            }

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(settings.JoinedFullSettingsPath))
            {
                // TODO GH #108 Logging is something we have to take care of
                // Log.Debug($"The property [JoinedFullSettingsPath] of setting [{settings.Name}] was filled from the json. This value is not used and will be overwritten.", typeof(WindowsSettingsPathHelper));
+                Logger.LogDebug($"The property [JoinedFullSettingsPath] of setting [{settings.Name}] was filled from the json. This value is not used and will be overwritten.");
            }

            // Generating path values.
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.csproj
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Resources;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand : InvokableCommand
            //var message = Resources.run_terminal_failed;
            //Log.Exception("Failed to open Windows Terminal", ex, GetType());
            //_context.API.ShowMsg(name, message, string.Empty);
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to open Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168, SA1005
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand : InvokableCommand
            // var message = Resources.run_terminal_failed;
            // Log.Exception("Failed to open Windows Terminal", ex, GetType());
            // _context.API.ShowMsg(name, message, string.Empty);
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to open Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand : InvokableCommand
        catch
        {
            // TODO GH #108 We need to figure out some logging
+            // No need to log here, as the exception is already logged in LaunchElevated
        }

        return CommandResult.Dismiss();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileCommand.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileCommand.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Resources;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileCommand : InvokableCommand
            // var message = Resources.run_terminal_failed;
            // Log.Exception("Failed to open Windows Terminal", ex, GetType());
            // _context.API.ShowMsg(name, message, string.Empty);
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to open Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileCommand : InvokableCommand
        catch
        {
            // TODO GH #108 We need to figure out some logging
+            // No need to log here, as the exception is already logged in the Launch method
        }

        return CommandResult.Dismiss();
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Helpers/TerminalQuery.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Helpers/TerminalQuery.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Principal;
-
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Windows.Management.Deployment;

 // using Wox.Plugin.Logger;
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class TerminalQuery : ITerminalQuery
        {
            // TODO: what kind of logging should we do?
            // Log.Warn($"No Windows Terminal packages installed", typeof(TerminalQuery));
+            Logger.LogWarning("No Windows Terminal packages installed");
        }

        foreach (var terminal in Terminals)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public class TerminalQuery : ITerminalQuery
            {
                // TODO: what kind of logging should we do?
                // Log.Warn($"Failed to find settings file {terminal.SettingsPath}", typeof(TerminalQuery));
+                Logger.LogWarning($"Failed to find settings file {terminal.SettingsPath}");
                continue;
            }

--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
    <None Remove="Assets\WindowsTerminal.svg" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/TerminalPackage.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/TerminalPackage.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@

 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;

 // using Wox.Infrastructure.Image;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public class TerminalPackage
        {
            // Not using wox anymore, TODO: find the right new way to handle this
            // image.UriSource = new Uri(ImageLoader.ErrorIconPath);
+            Logger.LogError($"Logo file not found: {LogoPath}");
        }

        return image;
--- a/src/modules/powerrename/PowerRename.FuzzingTest/OneFuzzConfig.json
+++ b/src/modules/powerrename/PowerRename.FuzzingTest/OneFuzzConfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "leilzh@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\DIVE\\SALT",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "PowerToys@microsoft.com",
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreview.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
+++ b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreview.FuzzTests/OneFuzzConfig.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
        "org": "microsoft",
        "project": "OS",
        "AssignedTo": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
-        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DEEP-Developer Experience, Ecosystem and Partnerships\\SHINE\\PowerToys",
+        "AreaPath": "OS\\Windows Client and Services\\WinPD\\DFX-Developer Fundamentals and Experiences\\DEFT\\SALT",
        "IterationPath": "OS\\Future"
      },
      "jobNotificationEmail": "mengyuanchen@microsoft.com",
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@
                    Severity="Informational" />

                <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="CmdPal_Activation_GroupSettings" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-
                    <tkcontrols:SettingsCard x:Uid="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                        <controls:ShortcutControl
                            MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
                            HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.Hotkey, Mode=OneWay}"
                            IsEnabled="False" />
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                            <HyperlinkButton
+                                x:Name="CmdPalSettingsDeeplink"
+                                x:Uid="CmdPal_DeeplinkContent"
+                                Click="CmdPalSettingsDeeplink_Click" />
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
                    </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                </controls:SettingsGroup>
            </StackPanel>
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
@@ -29,5 +33,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
        {
            ViewModel.RefreshEnabledState();
        }
+
+        private void LaunchApp(string appPath)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(appPath);
+
+                var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = appPath,
+                    Arguments = string.Empty,
+                    WorkingDirectory = dir,
+                    UseShellExecute = true,
+                    Verb = "open",
+                    CreateNoWindow = false,
+                };
+
+                Process process = Process.Start(processStartInfo);
+                if (process == null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Failed to launch CmdPal settings page.");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to launch CmdPal settings: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void CmdPalSettingsDeeplink_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Launch CmdPal settings window
+            string launchPath = "x-cmdpal://settings";
+            LaunchApp(launchPath);
+        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
                    x:Uid="Shell_TopLevelSystemTools"
                    Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/SystemTools.png}"
                    SelectsOnInvoked="False">
-                    <NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
-                        <InfoBadge Style="{StaticResource NewInfoBadge}" />
-                    </NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
                    <NavigationViewItem.MenuItems>
                        <NavigationViewItem
                            x:Uid="Shell_AdvancedPaste"
@@ -125,11 +122,7 @@
                        <NavigationViewItem
                            x:Uid="Shell_CmdPal"
                            helpers:NavHelper.NavigateTo="views:CmdPalPage"
-                            Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/CmdPal.png}">
-                            <NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
-                                <InfoBadge Style="{StaticResource NewInfoBadge}" />
-                            </NavigationViewItem.InfoBadge>
-                        </NavigationViewItem>
+                            Icon="{ui:BitmapIcon Source=/Assets/Settings/Icons/CmdPal.png}" />
                        <NavigationViewItem
                            x:Uid="Shell_ColorPicker"
                            helpers:NavHelper.NavigateTo="views:ColorPickerPage"
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -4996,8 +4996,8 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
  <data name="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>Activation shortcut</value>
  </data>
-  <data name="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Go to Command Palette settings to customize the activation shortcut.</value>
+  <data name="CmdPal_DeeplinkContent.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Open Command Palette settings to customize the activation shortcut</value>
  </data>
  <data name="Help_chromaCIE" xml:space="preserve">
    <value>chroma (CIE LCh)</value>
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardViewModel.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                IsEnabled = gpo == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled || (gpo != GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled && ModuleHelper.GetIsModuleEnabled(generalSettingsConfig, moduleType)),
                IsLocked = gpo == GpoRuleConfigured.Enabled || gpo == GpoRuleConfigured.Disabled,
                Icon = ModuleHelper.GetModuleTypeFluentIconName(moduleType),
-                IsNew = moduleType == ModuleType.CmdPal,
                EnabledChangedCallback = EnabledChangedOnUI,
                DashboardModuleItems = GetModuleItems(moduleType),
            });
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Jeremy Sinclair	c77ce6ebe2	Update NOTICE.md	2025-05-13 15:59:15 -04:00
Jeremy Sinclair	49cdcc5e30	[Deps][CmdPal] Update System.Text.Json package version to 9.0.5 in Extension Template	2025-05-13 15:58:24 -04:00
Jeremy Sinclair	680e8f87e9	[Deps] Update NuGet Packages from 9.0.4 to 9.0.5	2025-05-13 15:57:50 -04:00
Mike Griese	8a07b7b560	Bump our telemetry package version (#39388 ) Data collection is hard. Our internal package, which was last bumped around August 2024, mistakenly changed a load bearing string from `ETW_GROUP` to `MSPG_GROUP`. The former sets the ETW group id. The later does nothing. This PR represents bumping our dependency to the version with the fix. Considering that none of our data for CmdPal worked anyways, I took the opportunity to rename a bunch of our events that had totally generic names. Closes #38704 re: #38032 regressed around: #34078	2025-05-13 12:24:26 -05:00
leileizhang	f0a23ceaeb	[Fuzzing test] Use valid areaPath in OneFuzz configuration (#39393 )	2025-05-13 14:39:16 +08:00
Yu Leng	f2373cf259	[cmdpal] Add some logs for WinGet extension (#39329 )	2025-05-13 13:46:37 +08:00
Gordon Lam	cfdcf91625	Update Areapath in tsa.json to align latest one (#39391 )	2025-05-12 21:45:49 -05:00
Dustin L. Howett	2f678d1fb3	release: stop hardcoding version numbers for the telemetry package (#39390 )	2025-05-12 18:27:29 -07:00
Kai Tao	f49625210c	Add log for cmd pal ext to trace exceptions (#39326 ) * Add log to trace error for apps. * Add bookmark log * registry exception log * fix * Added logger for cmdpal extensions. Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> * remove noise * Update Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> * change log level * change level * Fix comments * Fixed comments. Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> * Resolve comments Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> --------- Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> Co-authored-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>	2025-05-12 20:38:55 +08:00
leileizhang	602eef8830	[Fuzzing test] Use valid areaPath in OneFuzz configuration (#39368 ) change areaPath for fuzzing test config	2025-05-12 17:18:49 +08:00
Yu Leng	13a6287dea	[cmdpal] Fix winget cannot install after clicking "install" button issue (#39324 ) init Co-authored-by: Yu Leng (from Dev Box) <yuleng@microsoft.com>	2025-05-09 13:32:15 +08:00
Yu Leng	6cb852077a	[cmdpal] Disable "ignore shortcut when full screen" by default (#39323 ) disable by default Co-authored-by: Yu Leng (from Dev Box) <yuleng@microsoft.com>	2025-05-09 12:24:53 +08:00
Shawn Yuan	cdc5f073f0	Fix settings crash issue when clicking "Open Cmdpal settings..." (#39322 ) Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>	2025-05-09 10:06:19 +08:00
Kayla Cinnamon	0427a7a7b0	Remove new label from command palette (#39318 ) * remove new label from cmdpal * fix xaml styling	2025-05-08 16:49:37 -07:00
Mike Griese	2d0d12f06c	Bump toolkit version to 0.2.0 in template (#39292 ) This bumps the version of the toolkit consumed by the template to 0.2.0 ~Ironically, I have not yet published 0.2. I'm spinning that CI build currently. But I'll have that uploaded tomorrow morning at the latest~ EDIT: package is uploaded now	2025-05-07 16:52:26 -05:00
Mike Griese	06e5db6ff0	CmdPal: Actually observe Details (#39263 ) Extensions can change the properties on their Details, and they should be observable, but they weren't. This is because the ShellPage is ultimately responsible for exposing the details, but it doesn't own the details. The selected ListItemViewModel from the ListPage does. This PR just adds a event handler on ListViewModel. We'll attach/detach that handler to ListItemViewModels as the selection changes. In the body of that handler, we'll let the ShellPage know when the details object changes (by sending ShowDetails/HideDetails messages). Closes #39216	2025-05-07 17:47:57 +08:00
Niels Laute	1a097ae09c	[CmdPal] Open CmdPal settings from PT settings (#39262 ) * Turning description into a hyperlink * Update expect.txt * Update CmdPalPage.xaml.cs * update xaml format. Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com> * update. Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> * Added logger Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com> * update Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com> --------- Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com> Co-authored-by: Shawn Yuan <shuai.yuan.zju@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Shawn Yuan <shuaiyuan@microsoft.com>	2025-05-07 16:34:03 +08:00
Mike Griese	980ca46cdb	CmdPal: URI activate, rather than using shell:AppsFolder (#39269 ) * Use a URI handler for launching this is a test * I think we can review this * Add a settings URI too	2025-05-07 11:30:47 +08:00
Kai Tao	6a1999d601	[cmdpal] protect cmdpal from crash if adaptive card fails (#39264 ) <!-- Enter a brief description/summary of your PR here. What does it fix/what does it change/how was it tested (even manually, if necessary)? --> ## Summary of the Pull Request Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson) is called in catch block, if it fails, app will crash.	2025-05-06 17:07:32 -05:00
Mike Griese	5655c61794	Lazy-fetch the settings for extensions (#38844 ) This PR stops us from synchronously initializing the settings page for every extension (including built-in's) on startup. That incurs a small penalty that really adds up the more extensions a user has. Instead, we'll now only initialize the `CommandSettings` object when we first actually need it. From a relatively unscientific test, this saves approximately 10% on the initialization of builtin commands, and for my setup, it trims about 28% off extension initialization (across all built-in's / extensions): branch \| Built-in load (ms) \| Extension load (ms) \| %Δ builtin \| %Δ extensions \| -- \| -- \| -- \| -- \| -- \| main \| 1455 \| 6867.6 \| \| \| this PR \| 1309.2 \| 4919 \| -10.02% \| -28.37% Closes #38321	2025-05-06 04:58:44 -05:00