microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Peek: Space triggers Peek while renaming after toggling Peek switch off and on
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Peek
### Steps to reproduce
After further testing, I found that pressing the Space bar during rename can consistently trigger Peek after **toggling the Peek switch off and back on**.
I noticed there was previously a reported issue where using a Chinese input method during rename would accidentally trigger Peek on Space press. That issue was likely misattributed to the input method — based on my testing, it appears to be caused by the same underlying problem related to toggling the Peek feature switch.
Additionally, after a system restart, pressing Space during rename may also trigger Peek if Peek has not been manually toggled on beforehand.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Please test, verify and repair it.
### ❌ Actual Behavior
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### Additional Information
Windows11 25H2
### Other Software
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. First reproduce the issue on Windows 11 by renaming an item, pressing Space, and toggling Peek off and on or restarting; trace the Peek switch and rename key handling, then confirm Space no longer opens Peek and add regression coverage if the existing test structure supports it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100