microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Always On Top needs a restart after settings changed

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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

Always on Top

### Steps to reproduce

1. Enable Always On Top in PowerToys settings
2. Change certain settings for this applet, e.g. playing sound on activation, adding 'stay on top' in the system menu, etc.
3. You don't see the changed settings taking effect. It's running as if nothing was changed.
4. Disable and re-enable Always On Top. Now it's behaving as you ask it to.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

The new settings should apply immediately after changing them.

### ❌ Actual Behavior

The settings only applied after a restart of Always On Top.

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### Additional Information

Windows 11 Home Chinese, version 25H2, internal OS version 26200.8875
PowerToys User Installation, running as regular user

### Other Software

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Research direction

Start in the Always On Top applet and reproduce the issue by changing its settings while the applet remains enabled, then compare behavior before and after disabling and re-enabling it. Trace how settings changes are received and applied; done means options such as activation sound and the system-menu entry take effect immediately without restarting the applet.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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