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Clint Rutkas bb99c30edc New module: AltWindowCycle (#48281)
## Summary of the Pull Request

Introduces a new utility: AltWindowCycle to quickly switch between
windows from the same process using Alt + `.

In release notes give @wzhudev coauthor credits as he also had an
earlier PR

It works like Alt + Tab, but scoped to the app you’re already in.
Perfect for juggling multiple browser windows, terminals, or editor
instances.


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cd42f6af-fa5d-4f08-8f68-3c4e75c16d94

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/adea59cb-6c8d-4b44-87e2-0a792c4c0b4f"
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## PR Checklist

- [x] Closes: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/278
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [ ] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [ ] **Dev docs:** Added/updated
- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
signing](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ESRPSigning_core.json)
for new binaries
- [ ] [WXS for
installer](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs)
for new binaries and localization folder
- [ ] [YML for CI
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/ci/templates/build-powertoys-steps.yml)
for new test projects
- [ ] [YML for signed
pipeline](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/blob/main/.pipelines/release.yml)
- [ ] **Documentation updated:** If checked, please file a pull request
on [our docs
repo](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-uwp/tree/docs/hub/powertoys)
and link it here: #xxx

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments

This PR adds AltWindowCycle (in-proc module + Settings integration),
then addresses follow-up check-spelling feedback without changing
runtime behavior:
- allow-list update for `ROOTOWNER`
- comment text adjustment for forbidden-pattern compliance
- local identifier rename (`wpx` → `whitePx`) for spelling compliance

## Validation Steps Performed

- Verified `ROOTOWNER` is present in
`.github/actions/spell-check/allow/code.txt`
- Verified `wpx` is removed and updated occurrences in
`src/modules/AltWindowCycle/AltWindowCycle.cpp`
- Ran targeted diff/verification for both updated files
- Ran final validation (code review + CodeQL trivial-change path)
- Ran secret scan for changed files

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check-spelling/check-spelling configuration

File Purpose Format Info
allow.txt Add words to the dictionary one word per line (only letters and 's allowed) allow
reject.txt Remove words from the dictionary (after allow) grep pattern matching whole dictionary words reject
excludes.txt Files to ignore entirely perl regular expression excludes
only.txt Only check matching files (applied after excludes) perl regular expression only
patterns.txt Patterns to ignore from checked lines perl regular expression (order matters, first match wins) patterns
candidate.patterns Patterns that might be worth adding to patterns.txt perl regular expression with optional comment block introductions (all matches will be suggested) candidates
line_forbidden.patterns Patterns to flag in checked lines perl regular expression (order matters, first match wins) patterns
expect.txt Expected words that aren't in the dictionary one word per line (sorted, alphabetically) expect
advice.md Supplement for GitHub comment when unrecognized words are found GitHub Markdown advice

Note: you can replace any of these files with a directory by the same name (minus the suffix) and then include multiple files inside that directory (with that suffix) to merge multiple files together.