microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Proposal: Pin Command Palette to always show when on desktop

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Needs-Triage Product-Command Palette
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Description

### Description of the new feature / enhancement

Image

This would allow Command Palette to be an always-searchable always-focused input field on the desktop when no other windows are shown _optionally_

### Scenario when this would be used?

As a search bar from on desktop

### Supporting information

_No response_

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the Command Palette implementation and its desktop-window behavior; clarify the optional always-visible and always-focused interaction and define acceptance criteria before estimating the change.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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