microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
PowerDisplay doesnt update rotation settings when changing display rotation from settings or autorotate
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.0
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Power Display
### Steps to reproduce
1. Change the rotation of the display through PowerDisplay
2. Go to system settings>system>display
3. change display rotation
OR
2. use physically rotate the display and Autorotate rotates the screen
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
PowerDisplay updates its settings
### ❌ Actual Behavior
PowerDisplay doesnt update the settings to current configuration
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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 in the Power Display rotation handling and reproduce the issue by changing rotation in Windows display settings or through Autorotate after configuring PowerDisplay. Done means PowerDisplay reflects the current display rotation settings after either external change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100