microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Resource use in Taskbar shows incorrect values (gpu and cpu)

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Command Palette
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.99.1

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

### Steps to reproduce

As you can see, the values shown on the taskbar for both my GPU and CPU are completely off.

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### ✔️ Expected Behavior

The resource use displayed on the Taskbar for both the GPU and the CPU will be the same as in the Task Manager.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

The values are completely different.

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Research direction

Start with the Command Palette taskbar resource-use display and compare its GPU and CPU values with Windows Task Manager while reproducing the report. A fix is complete when both displayed values match Task Manager; the missing bug report data may be needed to identify the relevant code path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, performance
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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