microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Random Freeze

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.82.1.0

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

General

### Steps to reproduce

Firefox was opening a website when all screen went blank and the keyboard became unresponsive.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

_No response_

### ❌ Actual Behavior

_No response_

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[runner-log_2026-05-21.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28125525/runner-log_2026-05-21.txt)

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Other Software

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reviewing runner-log_2026-05-21.txt and the reported Firefox/browser-opening scenario. Determine whether the log identifies a PowerToys component or reproducible trigger for the screen freeze and keyboard failure; done requires a confirmed cause or reproducible diagnosis.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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