microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Installing 0.100.0 switches Windows to light mode system wide
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.0
### Installation method
GitHub
### Area(s) with issue?
General
### Steps to reproduce
1. Install 0.100.0
2. During installation, observe Windows 10 switching to light mode
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Installing this tool should not under any circumstances change anything about the OS config!!!
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Catastrophic failure of tool install process causing OS to switch to light mode
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the 0.100.0 installation on Windows 10 and inspect the installation behavior and available logs for any system theme changes. Done means the installer completes without switching Windows from dark mode to light mode or otherwise changing the OS configuration.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100