microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Quick Accent not remembering frequent accents after restart (persists after 0.94 fix)
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.1
Installation method
GitHub
Area(s) with issue?
Quick Accent
Steps to reproduce
With the "Sort characters by usage frequency" option enabled, the order of the accents resets after each restart of windows. This issue was originally reported in #26034, and marked as fixed in v0.94.0, however I still experience the issue in v0.97.1.
✔️ Expected Behavior
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❌ Actual Behavior
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Additional Information
Running as admin
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Quick Accent implementation and review issue #26034 alongside the reported behavior. Reproduce the problem with “Sort characters by usage frequency” enabled, restart Windows, and verify that the custom accent order is retained afterward.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100