microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
quick accent deactivates itself
- Dominant language
- C
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- 139k
- Forks
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100.2
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Quick Accent
### Steps to reproduce
use quick accent
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
to work
### ❌ Actual Behavior
stops working until i restart my computer
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-07-05-22-00-17.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29684723/PowerToysReport_2026-07-05-22-00-17.zip)
### Additional Information
_No response_
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing Quick Accent on PowerToys 0.100.2, then inspect the attached PowerToysReport ZIP for relevant diagnostics. Done means identifying and fixing the cause of Quick Accent stopping, with the feature continuing to work without a computer restart.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100