microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Most tools turned off after every restart
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.2
### Installation method
WinGet, PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
General
### Steps to reproduce
Aside from Always on Top and one other tool, everything is turned off after every restart. In contrast, doing a system restore retains their active settings.
There are a lot of similar threads, but many are closed without explanation.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Tools maintain their toggled state after restart.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Tools switched off after restart.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-03-16-18-10-52.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26039940/PowerToysReport_2026-03-16-18-10-52.zip)
### Additional Information
Windows 11 25H2
Run as Admin
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
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 by reproducing the restart behavior on Windows 11 25H2 with PowerToys 0.97.2 and review the attached PowerToysReport ZIP. Compare the tool states before and after restart, including the tools that remain enabled. Done means all enabled tools retain their toggled state after restarting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- 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