microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

CmdPal Dock does not show network activity but the flyout does

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Command Palette
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.99.0

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

### Steps to reproduce

Connect to a network via ethernet connected through a USB docking station.
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### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Network traffic should update in real time. I use two computers at work and my PC with direct ethernet connection to the switch shows all traffic but my laptop connected to a docking station which is connected to the same switch does not.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

The dock always shows 0.0 Kbps symmetrically for this network. When I click the internet section, though, I can see the actual numbers in the flyout along with the chart of network usage. I tried every available network adapter on the computer but none of them are actively connected to a network and nothing changes in the CmdPal dock.

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### Additional Information

Windows 11 26200.8246
Not running as admin

### Other Software

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the Command Palette dock with Ethernet connected through a USB docking station, then compare its reading with the internet flyout and its network-usage chart. Trace how the CmdPal Dock selects an adapter and updates network traffic; done means the dock reports live traffic instead of 0.0 Kbps for the active connection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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