microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Microsoft PowerToys detects it's own (SysInternals) ZoomIt module falsely as competitive entity

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

v0.98.0 (a moment later v0.99.0 was announced/offered)

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

ZoomIt

### Steps to reproduce

System start.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

No complaint.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Complaint by PowerToys itself:
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Task Manager > Processes:

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### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-05-05-11-26-49.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27393722/PowerToysReport_2026-05-05-11-26-49.zip)

### Additional Information

Windows Version: W11 Enterprise
Windows Release: 23H2

### Other Software

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the attached PowerToys report and reproduce the complaint during system start with ZoomIt installed on Windows 11. Trace the ZoomIt area’s competitive-entity detection and determine why the bundled or recognized SysInternals ZoomIt module is flagged. Done means PowerToys starts without reporting its own ZoomIt module as competitive.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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