microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Grab And Move + Fancy Zones, Win + Shfit hotkey combo doesn't work
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.99.1
### Installation method
WinGet
### Area(s) with issue?
Grab And Move
### Steps to reproduce
- Enable "Grab and Move", set "Windows" as activation key
- Enable Fancy Zones, set "Hold Shift key to activate zones while dragging a window"
- "Override Windows Snap" = true
- Drag a window while holding Win+Shift
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
When Win+Shift is held - drag and move activates, fancy zones show up.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Nothing happens. The combo is ignored.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-05-09-21-28-32.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27557837/PowerToysReport_2026-05-09-21-28-32.zip)
### Additional Information
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Win+Shift drag scenario with Grab And Move and Fancy Zones enabled, Windows activation selected, and Override Windows Snap enabled. Trace how the two utilities handle the shared hotkey while dragging; done means dragging with Win+Shift activates Grab And Move and displays Fancy Zones as expected.
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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
- 45/100