microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

ca. 0.5s delay when clicking the tray icon once - not solved in v0.97 as promised in the changelog:

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.97.0

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

System tray interaction

### Steps to reproduce

when clicking the powertoys tray icon once, it takes a ~0.5s delay to open the powertoys tray drawer.

when double-clicking the powertoys window opens immediately though.

the problem is still not solved in v0.97.0, although the changelog says so.

happens on both of my machines:

ryzen 5600X, 32gb ddr4-3200, wd black sn850 m.2 pcie 4.0 as system ssd, radeon rx590
ryzen 6600hs, 16 GB LPDDR5-6400, m.2 pcie 4.0 as system ssd, apu graphics

already filed at:
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/43694#event-21892745810

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

the powertoys tray drawer should open immediately.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

it takes ca. 0.5s to open the tray drawer.

### Additional Information

windows 11 pro 25 h2
build 26200.7462

### Other Software

_No response_

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Research direction

Reproduce the single-click tray interaction on Windows 11 Pro 25 H2 build 26200.7462 and compare it with the immediate double-click behavior and issue #43694. Trace the system tray interaction entry point; done means the tray drawer opens immediately on a single click, matching the expected behavior and the changelog claim.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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