microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Graphs in performance monitor flicker on update
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98.0
### Installation method
WinGet
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
- Activate "Dock" in "Command Palette"
- Click on "CPU" in the "Dock"
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
No flickering when the graph is updated.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Graph flickers on update:

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
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### Additional Information
Win 11 25H2 26200.8037
### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the Command Palette Dock by opening CPU on Windows 11 and observing the graph during updates. Trace the graph update and display behavior in the Command Palette performance monitor, then verify that repeated updates no longer cause visible flickering.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100