microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
"PowerToys commands and settings" missing in Command Palette
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98.0
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
1. Install PowerToys (from Github or Microsoft Store)
2. Enable Command Palette
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
"PowerToys commands and settings" should appear.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
"PowerToys commands and settings" is missing in command palette.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-03-18-20-08-29.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26085877/PowerToysReport_2026-03-18-20-08-29.zip)
### Additional Information
Tried: Restart PowerToys, reboot PC, reinstall Powertoys
OS: Windows 11 23H2
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the missing PowerToys commands and settings entry in Command Palette on PowerToys 0.98.0 and Windows 11 23H2. Then trace how PowerToys commands and settings are exposed to Command Palette. Done means the entry appears after installation and remains available after restarting or rebooting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100