microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Have a better CmdPal installation of extensions - Raycast better alterative
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.1
### Installation method
GitHub
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
Installing CmdPal and making it work with an office computer is really hard now. Besides an office computer, everyone is moving to Mac due to the fact Window 11 has become too much like an Edge Browser.
Except for Gaming I fear to turn on the PC for any lightweight tasks, Mac Mini runs peacefully without that industrial fan turning on when opening a notepad. Honestly, Mac is bad but still better than the current state of windows.
Technically Windows apps are very unstable, even the Microsoft apps. Only thing good about the whole Win ecosystem is the Powertoys, but increasing reliance on Microsoft Store is making it hard to use it on Office machines.
Winget, MSIX CmdPal extensions are not usable where Microsoft Store disabled in almost every office computer.
Raycast for Windows is a brilliant alternative, has separate store ecosystem. Gets updated almost every week.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Installing apps should work.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
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### Additional Information
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### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the Command Palette installation flow and the GitHub-based extension path described in the issue. Compare the Winget, MSIX, and Microsoft Store constraints for office computers, then define a concrete supported installation route and verify that extension installation works without the Microsoft Store.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100