Hotkeys stopped working (possibly due to conflicts? but not shown in PowerToys)

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

WinGet

### Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

### Steps to reproduce

1. Set CmdPal activation hotkey = Win+Space
2. Set a hotkey (like for CmdPal Clipboard History extension) = Win+V
3. Try setting PowerToys to always run as administrator, no difference
4. Try setting CmdPal hotkey > Low-level keyboard hook, no difference

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Hotkeys work to trigger their respective commands. These hotkeys had worked until recently.

(Win+V is obviously the system hotkey for the Windows clipboad popup "TextInputHost.exe," but PowerToys used to be able to override this. Win+Space is the system hotkey for changing input (meaning language, I think?) but I only have one system input language activated, so it shouldn't be used by Windows. Regardless, it's notable that PowerToys > Shortcut Conflicts does NOT show either of these as conflicts!)

I'm not sure if the hotkey behavior changed due to a PowerToys update or a Windows update, as both have received updates within the last ~week.

Note: I noticed that although PowerToys.exe runs elevated, child processes like Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe are *not* elevated. I don't know if it always worked like that.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Hotkeys do not work.

e.g. Win+V launches TextInputHost.exe.

*Sometimes*, seemingly at random, a hotkey will work if it's pressed *twice in a row*. (Note that CmdPal > Activation Key > "Allow Breakthrough..." is NOT enabled. Neither is "Ignore in fullscreen." None of the options there are enabled, except for Low-Level Hook.)

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-07-08-21-36-08.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29834292/PowerToysReport_2026-07-08-21-36-08.zip)

### Additional Information

Windows 11 Enterprise 64-bit version 25H2
OS Preview update version 26200.8737 (KB5095093)
.NET version 8.0.28 (KB5097149)
System language: En-US
User installation (?) Path is %LocalAppData%, anyway.
Running as admin.

### Other Software

n/a

Start with the Command Palette activation hotkey and Shortcut Conflicts entry points, then inspect the attached PowerToys report for the Win+V and Win+Space cases. Reproduce with the listed Windows 11 and PowerToys versions, compare normal and low-level hook behavior, and identify why the system hotkeys bypass CmdPal. Done means the affected hotkeys reliably trigger their assigned commands or the conflict is correctly reported.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.