microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

"Report Bug" not generating any files on desktop

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Area-Setup/Install Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-PowerToys Run
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.1

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

System tray interaction

### Steps to reproduce

Pick the Report Bug command from the tray icon with right click or the small button on the Quick Access and it displays that a bug report has been generated at desktop but can't find it.

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Could not attach that file to the issue #48900 because none was generated:

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### ✔️ Expected Behavior

A bug report file to be attached to submitted issues

### ❌ Actual Behavior

No file was generated.
Irony, can't attach the bug report zip file to this issue!

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

_No response_

### Additional Information

Windows 11, dev machine with several .NET versions

### Other Software

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Report Bug command from the system tray icon and Quick Access on Windows 11, checking whether the expected desktop ZIP is created. Trace the bug-report generation path and verify that a report file is produced and can be attached to a submitted issue.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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