microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

PowerToys Kills Itself in Background

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

General

### Steps to reproduce

1. ??????

I have no reproduction steps because it just happens. powertoys won't be in my tray, but command palette still works. then i try and use stuff like the text reader and it does not respond. notice powertoys is gone again and use cmdpal to restart it. I don't have the cmdpal tray icon (disabled because stupid), so when powertoys is closed, so should cmdpal.

don't know how to collect feedback for this specific issue

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

don't be unexpectedly closed

### ❌ Actual Behavior

it's closed

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified, and the report has no reproduction steps or Bug Report ZIP. Start by capturing the failure and collecting the requested diagnostic report; done means identifying why PowerToys exits in the background and verifying that it remains available afterward.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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