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Command Palette Dock - Occasionally when using a pinned item, pressing the activation shortcut will lock CmdPal to the recently used pinned item
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.98.0
Installation method
Microsoft Store, PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
- Activate the Command Palette Dock
- Select an extension
- Use Win+Alt+Space (or whatever your keyboard shortcut is) to open Command Palette
✔️ Expected Behavior
Command Palette returns to the home page
❌ Actual Behavior
Command Palette sometimes opens to the extension and the back button is not visible
Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
PowerToysReport_2026-03-23-08-17-56.zip
Additional Information
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0
.NET Version: .NET 9.0.14
PowerToys is running as user (non-elevated)
Install scope: per user
Operating System Language: English (US)
System locale: en-US
Other Software
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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 Command Palette Dock flow: select an extension, then use the Win+Alt+Space activation shortcut and compare the home-page and pinned-item states. Use the linked PowerToysReport ZIP and the reported Windows/.NET environment to investigate the intermittent behavior; done means the shortcut reliably returns to the home page with the back button available.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100