microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

GENERAL : Unable to close the window

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

General

### Steps to reproduce

For several weeks now, I haven't been able to use the standard buttons to close the Power Toys “Home” window.
I have to right-click.
For example, when I click the close button, the cursor changes to the “maximize” icon, and I can't click it.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Close the windows

### ❌ Actual Behavior

The buttons aren't responding

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[Capture d'écran 2026-06-16 120651.png](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/44899bd1-ebde-4dff-aac7-775fc14b2802)

### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in PowerToys 0.100 using the Home window and its standard close button, then compare the behavior with right-click closing. Use the attached screenshot as the available diagnostic context; done means the standard window buttons respond normally and the Home window can be closed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
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

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