microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
'Cut (Ctrl+X)' gets stuck in 'MemoQ' when CmdPal is enabled.
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
Tested on 0.99.0, 0.99.1 and 0.100.0
### Installation method
GitHub
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
1. Open MemoQ
2. Type any text in any text area and use Ctrl+X or context menu to cut the text
3. The cut action causes a delay of about one second.
4. The text is cut, but it cannot be pasted.
5. Pressing Win+V shows nothing in the clipboard.
6. Requires performing another action every time to fix the stuck clipboard, such as pressing ESC, switching to another text area, switching to another window, or 'copying' another text.
Note: In the video, the cut action works fine when CmdPal is disabled, and PowerToys Run does not cause this issue.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7c5993e4-eb0d-4e02-aded-4df7f263b35c
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
'Cut (Ctrl+X)' text without delay and can be pasted normally.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
'Cut (Ctrl+X)' text causes a delay and cannot be pasted unless another action is performed first, such as pressing ESC, switching to another text area, switching to another window, or 'copying' another text.
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-06-13-13-10-47.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28907781/PowerToysReport_2026-06-13-13-10-47.zip)
[Log_2026-06-13.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28907785/Log_2026-06-13.log)
### Additional Information
OS Version: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (19045.7291)
System Language: Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
Installation: Machine-wide, uninstalled and reinstalled via a clean installation downloaded from GitHub.
Running as admin: Yes, but the issue occurs when running as a standard user too.
### Other Software
MemoQ 12.1.33
MemoQ 12.3.40
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the cut operation in MemoQ with Command Palette enabled, then compare it with Command Palette disabled as described. Trace the Command Palette path involved in clipboard or cut handling; done means Ctrl+X and context-menu cuts complete without delay and the text can be pasted normally.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100