microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

PowerDisplay doesnt update rotation settings when changing display rotation from settings or autorotate

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-PowerDisplay
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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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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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