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QuickAccent Activates in Excluded App
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.2
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Quick Accent
Steps to reproduce
- Enable QuickAccent and add
parsecd.exeto the list of excluded apps - Connect to remote PC using Parsec
- QuickAccent is enabled on remote PC
I mention Parsec specifically as this is the main offender. Maybe it happens with other apps as well, though most apps I add in the exclusion list are correctly excluded.
✔️ Expected Behavior
QuickAccent is disabled as it is added to the list of excluded apps.
❌ Actual Behavior
QuickAccent is enabled, and buggy: selected character is not inserted, and the spacebar detection triggers when it should not.
Mainly though, QuickAccent should be disabled.
Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
PowerToysReport_2026-05-11-11-37-22.zip
Additional Information
Windows 11 Home
Other Software
Parsec Version 150-103a - Loader V15
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 by reproducing the issue with Quick Accent enabled, parsecd.exe listed as excluded, and a Parsec remote connection. Trace how Quick Accent identifies the active application and matches excluded app names. Done means Quick Accent stays disabled in Parsec while continuing to work in non-excluded apps, with coverage for this exclusion case.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100