microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Command Palette Dock blank on secondary display/monitor.

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CmdPal - Dock Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Command Palette
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.100.2

### Installation method

Microsoft Store

### Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

### Steps to reproduce

# Steps to reproduce:-
1. Enable Dock (Preview) within the Command Palette Settings.
2. Scroll down to Monitors section and enable the dock for secondary monitor/display.
3. The window on the secondary display indents down and an empty bar appears at the top (default location for the dock).

# Investigation so far:-
1. Tried all possible combinations of enabling and disabling dock in primary and secondary display.
2. Tried all the different theme modes and materials (acrylic/transparent).
3. Tried restarting the machine after enabling dock. It just got disabled after restart instead.

### ✔️ Expected Behavior

The dock should appear with the stats instead of an empty bar as it does when enabled in the primary display.

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### ❌ Actual Behavior

The dock should appear with the stats instead of an empty bar as it does when enabled in the primary display.
The screen recording should help. Since the game bar does not have ability to record multiple displays at once (at least I couldn't find one), the recording only has the incident on the secondary display.

https://1drv.ms/v/c/12ae62f598c6023f/IQDsmyMABg3zTqORF0ctwUg3AZilTvvGdDVI3fqymh2ThW8?e=UnWfWQ
[uploading a OneDrive link cause file upload failed consistently]

### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

[PowerToysReport_2026-07-31-22-34-32.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30603879/PowerToysReport_2026-07-31-22-34-32.zip)

### Additional Information

OS Version: 10.0.26200 Build 26200
.NET Version: Latest Stable channel. Why is it so hard to find it?
System Language: English US
User Installation: Microsoft Store Installation is installed in user space by default I presume.
I am the administrator.

### Other Software

_No response_

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with Command Palette Dock enabled on a secondary display, then review the attached screen recording and PowerToys report ZIP for relevant details. Done means the secondary-display dock renders its stats instead of only an empty bar, while primary-display behavior remains unchanged.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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