microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Light Switch bug- task manager UI mixed light and dark

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-LightSwitch
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.99.1

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

Light Switch

### Steps to reproduce

1. Use light switch change during 22:00-6:00
2. open task manager
3. time 22:00
4. auto switch
5. task manager UI wrong

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Image

### ❌ Actual Behavior

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Light Switch schedule during 22:00–06:00, then open Task Manager and compare its UI after the automatic switch. The issue names no source files or tests; done means the Task Manager UI consistently follows the expected light or dark mode after the scheduled change.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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