microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Command palette dock is unstable with frequent crashes
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
v0.100.2
### Installation method
Microsoft Store
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
Usually Spontaneous
Sometimes, on adding new a new extension, or using an extension (particularly the Simple snippet & To-do list)
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Command palette dock to be stable, and retain details/layouts with multiple screens
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Command palete dock is unstable with frequent crashes.
Also, when working with multiple screens, the dock layouts (detail) are not retained correctly. Docks assigned to specific screens are often moved unexpectedly between monitors
### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
[PowerToysReport_2026-07-12-08-57-50.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29935160/PowerToysReport_2026-07-12-08-57-50.zip)
### Additional Information
Windows 11 Enterprise
Microsoft .NET Runtime - 5.0.17 (x64)
English
System installation
Not admin
### Other Software
Nothing of the following is installed:
vim 8.2 (inside WSL)
OpenSSH_for_Windows_8.1p1
My Cool Application v0.3 (include a code snippet if it would help!)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing the attached PowerToysReport ZIP and the Command Palette area, then investigate crashes during spontaneous use, extension creation, and the Simple snippet or To-do list extensions. Done means the dock remains stable and preserves its layouts and monitor assignments when using multiple screens.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100