microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

quick accent deactivates itself

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Quick Accent
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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

Open the contributing 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.

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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

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