microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Keyboard Manager: incorrect language

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Keyboard Shortcut Manager
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.99.1

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

Keyboard Manager

### Steps to reproduce

1. Install PowerToys.
2. Set the app language **different** from the system language. In my case, Russian in Windows and English in the app.
3. Select Input & Output - Keyboard Manager.
4. Switch on the new editor.
5. Open the editor.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

The editor window should follow the app language setting.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

The editor remains in the system language.

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### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

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### Additional Information

Windows 11 25H2

### Other Software

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Keyboard Manager with Windows 11 25H2, using different system and PowerToys app languages, then open the new editor. Trace how the editor selects its language and confirm that it follows the app language setting rather than the system language; verify both screenshots' scenarios afterward.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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