microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Grab and Move being too powerful part 2: lock screen can be moved
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Product-Grab And Move
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Grab And Move
Steps to reproduce
- Lock the computer
- Trigger Grab and Move
✔️ Expected Behavior
Lock screen doesn't move
❌ Actual Behavior
Lock screen moves
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Additional Information
Windows 11
Maybe you could grab the window class of the lock screen and the executable name: LockApp.exe?
Other Software
PowerToys >= 0.99.0
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
Reproduce the issue on Windows 11 using the listed steps, then inspect the Grab And Move handling for the lock screen and the LockApp.exe/window-class clue. Done means Grab and Move no longer moves the lock screen while its normal window behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100