microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Flickering when selecting 'Ignore Conflicts' in PowerToys Shortcut Conflicts page

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Settings Product-Text Extractor
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

GitHub

### Area(s) with issue?

General, TextExtractor

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open PowerToys
2. Go to Home tab
3. Click on Shortcut Conflicts
4. In my case, there existed a conflict on the shortcut `Win + Shift + T` between TextExtractor and a System Shortcut(Move to the previous app in the taskbar). You can create a conflict by your own if none exist.
5. You will see this

Image

6. On clicking the 'Ignore Conflicts' checkbox, the text flickers.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Checking and unchecking the checkbox should be smooth and not cause flickering.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Checking and unchecking the checkbox leads to the text and icons flickering, possibly due to multiple renders.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ecc188f0-7f6e-4c73-99a5-58a8b0400ae2

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-06-28-12-10-29.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29432541/PowerToysReport_2026-06-28-12-10-29.zip)

### Additional Information

OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0
.NET Version: .NET 10.0.9
PowerToys is running as user (non-elevated)
Install scope: per machine (system)
Operating System Language: English (United Kingdom)
System locale: en-GB

### Other Software

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Reproduce the flicker from PowerToys Home > Shortcut Conflicts by checking and unchecking Ignore Conflicts for a conflict such as Win + Shift + T. Trace the Shortcut Conflicts page rendering around that checkbox and compare the text and icons during updates. Done means the checkbox changes smoothly without visible flickering.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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