microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

with power toys v0.100.2 it is not possible to assign different fancy zones to different "desktops" in Windows 11. Before it was working as expected

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-FancyZones
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

FancyZones

### Steps to reproduce

just try to apply different fancy zones to different desktops

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

each desktop can have a different screen layout

### ❌ Actual Behavior

on all desktops the same screen layout is getting populated

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in FancyZones on Windows 11 with PowerToys 0.100.2, applying different layouts to multiple desktops. Compare the saved and displayed layout for each desktop and trace the FancyZones handling of per-desktop configuration. Done means each desktop retains and displays its own screen layout.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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