microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Installer stuck at "Closing Power Toys application"
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
v0.100.0
### Installation method
GitHub
### Area(s) with issue?
Installer
### Steps to reproduce
1. Open a Windows Sandbox; this ensures you're working in a clean, isolated environment
2. Download the [PowerToysUserSetup-0.100.0-x64.exe](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/download/v0.100.0/PowerToysUserSetup-0.100.0-x64.exe) installer from GitHub
3. Run the setup
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
The installation should finish smoothly without any issues.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
The setup gets stuck on this specific step:
> Processing: Closing Power Toys application
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### Additional Information
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### Other Software
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the hang in a clean Windows Sandbox using the linked PowerToysUserSetup-0.100.0-x64.exe installer and observe the “Closing Power Toys application” step. Investigate the installer behavior at that step; done means the installation completes successfully without remaining stuck.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100