microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Bug: The “Always On Top” feature does not work with applications running with administrator privileges.
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
### Installation method
WinGet
### Area(s) with issue?
Always on Top
### Steps to reproduce
This issue significantly affects the user experience and impacts many programs—for example, Genshin Impact.
PS: Game Mode has been turned off.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Always On Top.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Never On Top.
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### Additional Information
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### 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 in the Always On Top area and reproduce the issue with an application running as administrator, keeping Game Mode off as reported. Verify the behavior with the reported Genshin Impact example; done means Always On Top remains effective for elevated applications.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100