microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

PowerToys Run: Sometimes Window walker returns no results

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Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-PowerToys Run
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

PowerToys Run

### Steps to reproduce

1. Open PowerToys Run
2. Open the Window Walker

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

Window walker returns the open windows all the time

### ❌ Actual Behavior

Window walker sometimes returns no results

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3bcfca4d-3c73-4663-bfea-c2e17071420b

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

Any application?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with PowerToys Run and its Window Walker using the listed steps, then trace the Window Walker entry point and window enumeration behavior. Done means Window Walker consistently returns the open windows instead of intermittently showing no results.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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