microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
CmdPal: ProviderContext contamination between normal and Dock attached palette
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CmdPal - Dock
Issue-Bug
Needs-Triage
Priority-0
Product-Command Palette
- Dominant language
- C
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98
Installation method
Dev build in Visual Studio
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
- Pin Dad Jokes to Dock
- Open Command Palette by hotkey
- Go to All Apps
- Click on Dad Jokes
- PowerToysAppHostService.GetProviderContextForCommand return All Apps as the context
W:\source\ms-pt\src\modules\cmdpal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI\PowerToysAppHostService.cs
PowerToysAppHostService.GetProviderContextForCommand uses currentContext, but when
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❌ Actual Behavior
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Research direction
Start in src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/PowerToysAppHostService.cs and inspect GetProviderContextForCommand, especially its use of currentContext. Reproduce the sequence with Dad Jokes pinned to Dock, then opened from All Apps, and confirm the provider context is not contaminated between the normal and Dock-attached palettes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100