microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
EnviromentVariable crush when run as Admin
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.0
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Environment Variables
### Steps to reproduce
Run as Admin
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
It work well without Admin privilege
### ❌ Actual Behavior
see a blank window, which crushes after 3-5 seconds
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-06-12-21-48-15.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28881716/PowerToysReport_2026-06-12-21-48-15.zip)
### Additional Information
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### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Environment Variables issue when PowerToys is run as Administrator, then inspect the attached PowerToysReport_2026-06-12-21-48-15.zip for crash details. Done means the Environment Variables window opens and remains usable with administrative privileges, matching its behavior without Admin rights.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100